The most inglorious death in Imperial history.
That's how news outlets around the world described the emperor's end.
Since the birth of the empire, it is not that the position of the Vermont family had not been jeopardized or the emperor had not been dethroned due to abusive conduct, but there has never been a more unsightly end than Amir Vermont.
Amir Vermont was the first emperor to die and hadn’t have a funeral.
Instead, the people wanted to leave the floor in the middle of the plaza, where Amir became a dark stain, as a lesson for the rulers of Vermont.
Near the spot where the stain of Amir was left, there were a lot of large and small stones thrown by the people.
Those stones will never be removed.
It was an ugly sight that did not suit the palace square, which was famous for being beautiful and clean, but the people of Vermont were proud of it.
Although the public booed emperor when he called Hairan a traitor, they couldn't step out, but it was nice to be able to express the fact that they always supported Hairan more than the imperial family.
Of course in Dante's eyes such people did not appear distasteful or hypocritical.
“If the dead Amir Vermont did one thing well, it was to give people a voice.”
Chorruk, Dante said, filling the teacup in front of him. One of the two cups belonged to Kashmir.
“I've rarely heard of it, though. Still, I admit that he didn't catch and kill or oppress just because people raised their voice. There are many emperors who can't even do that.”
“Sit Kashmir.”
“Yes, Sir Dante.”
“You must have heard something from Jin.”
"Well…….”
What do you think about ascending the throne after the empire is normalised? Dante didn't ask that. As if he had no right to deny it.
“Why me?”
“Isn’t lord from the imperial family? Besides, the heads of the Seven Colored peacock, who have not yet forgotten their loyalty to the Empire, not the Imperial Family...… Seven families are also with you.”
Kashmir’s original surname is Vermont, not Alprion, and he is the younger brother of Amir Vermont, the former prince.
Dante thought that Kashmir’s job to rule the empire was more like doing his duty as an imperial family than about gaining power.
In other words, as the imperial family, they had to pay the price. By being a good ruler.
“Among the remaining imperial family trash, no one can take responsibility for this incident. The reason I asked to see sir was not to ask about your wishes. I just wanted to share a story in person. And."
Dante bowed his head once.
“I also wanted to personally express my apologies.”
“Why do you feel that way about me?”
“Because sir, you must have needed a chance to avenge yourself.”
Jin is waiting for the day when Kashmir will tell him why he became the ruined prince, but Dante already knew.
Dante is currently the patriarch of Hairan. Therefore, he could see all the information of Hairan, and many records disappeared as the sword emperor castle was destroyed, but the documents about Kashmir remained here in the 2nd castle of Hairan.
According to the record, Kashmir became a deposed prince due to Amir Vermont’s direct slander.
It's common. Kashmir lost loved ones in the process and settled down in Tikan with the remaining loyalists and Alisa, who were almost devastated.
It wasn't something he couldn't tell Jin, but Kashmir was still having a hard time recalling that memory.
“…… I'd be lying if I said it wasn't true, but getting revenge on Amir Vermont is just one aspect of my life. If revenge was everything, I would have told the whole world what he had done to me and my family at the time, and how he had driven me out by holding the people hostage.”
Whoa, Kashmir let out a long breath.
“So there is no need to feel sorry for me. Let's get to the point. It seems that what sir wants to hear from me is about politics.”
"That's right."
“Sir Dante will announce the proclamation of regency tomorrow.”
"Yes."
“Move it forward right now.”
Dante's eyes widened.
“For what reason?”
“If my predictions are correct, the Imperial Family will issue an article about Amir Vermont who died within today. It's not just about blasphemes and ridicules his death, as other news outlets do, but a statement that the imperial family has nothing to do with the rampage he committed.”
It was a problem that Dante had already anticipated. So there was a plan to respond calmly, but Kashmir had a different idea.
“The sir’s regent reign should not give the impression of being slower than the Imperial Family from the start. Although it is a day earlier than the official announcement date, so fewer people will come to your campaign, but it doesn’t matter because public sentiment is toward sir anyway.”
“It’s slower.”
“If the imperial family cuts off the tail right after the regency is declared, it will be a one blow to them. In particular, the people may not know it, but the nobles will definitely see it that way.”
“But if we announce it a day earlier because of that, isn’t it break the promise we made with the people from the beginning?”
“That's a good point. It's obviously not a good to make that choice just because you don't want to lose the first blow."
If the declaration of the regency is moved forward by a day, the imperial family will also urgently send out an article accordingly. The fact that Dante broke his promise and the tyranny were all personal deviations of the emperor.
However, the Vamel alliance has a one card that the imperial family did not know about.
“It is a trap. If the imperial family starts responding to the proclamation of regency sooner than expected, we will present one undeniable piece of evidence that the imperial family participated in the emperor's madness.”
“Evidence?”
When Kashmir explained about it, Dante's eyes widened.
"Indeed…… As expected, I think my choice to entrust the empire to sir was right. I have no power in that realm of politics and governance.”
“Well, in my view, Sir Dante has a similar kind of power as young master Jin. There is such a thing as the power to attract people. That's why Hairan is loved by the people even though it was revealed that they had a white stone.”
The White Stone existed, and caused chaos throughout the empire. In fact, Hairan could earn the people's resentment just by having the white stone regardless of the causal relationship. Even if Glyek couldn't have awakened if it weren't for Zipfel and the Emperor.
“If there is such a thing, it would be the power that my grandfather and the whole of Hairan have, not me.”
“Anyway, let’s go. To give a blow to the disgusting mystics."
The expectation that the people would not flock to the declaration of the regency was groundless.
As soon as Dante left the second castle of Hairan and started moving, the people waiting for him rushed into the imperial palace like a tide.
When the emperor drove Hairan as a traitor, he climbed atop a huge golden palanquin and looked down at the people.
Dante stood on a stone thrown by the people.
“Until the empire is restored to normal, I, Dante Hairan, will act as regent for Amir Vermont’s heir, Kuron Vermont.”
The people shouted as if they had waited, and the faces of servants of the imperial family, who hurriedly came out to the square, crumpled.
But it was still too early for their faces to distort.
“There is no way that Kuron Vermont will officially ascend the throne. He will remain just a scarecrow for a cause until the end of my regency, and when the time comes, he will be disqualified and return to being an ordinary person, not a member of the imperial family.”
It was Kashmir’s opinion on the way to tell Kuron openly that he is a scarecrow.
“What, what! It is an insult to the imperial family!”
“His Highness Kuron did nothing wrong in this incident! He is only nine years old now. He didn't participate in Amir Vermont’s depravity.”
“Whatever the reason, they will not be unaware of the damage done to the empire by the white stone. Do you think Hairan is qualified to usurp the throne?”
A few nobles raised their voices.
“Hairan does not usurp the throne. It is impossible for a family other than Vermont to ascend the throne. So, when the cleanest imperial family that everyone can recognize appears, I will actively support them so that they can ascend to the throne.”
"Ha! Aren't you saying that you're going to build another scarecrow after the fall of Lord Kuron to rule the empire from behind?”
Dante made eye contact with the nobleman who said that. He seemed to flinch at the murderous intent he felt from Dante for a moment.
“Don’t you know the loyalty of Hairan, which history has proved for so long? If we wanted to do something like that, Hairan would have become a new imperial family long ago. It is possible even now, when my grandfather is not around.”
When Dante raised his aura, the whole area was shaken. Having inherited all of Ron's rare skills and being released from the chaos, he was revealing an incomparably greater energy than before.
[T/L:- 진기(珍技) -rare skills/talent.]
“Does the imperial family have any means to stop me now? It will be difficult to borrow the power of Zipfel right now. The reason I'm still keeping the rotten imperial family and the nobility of the empire alive isn't because I've erased my resentment...… It's just because you guys still have work to do in this land.”
“Ha, that’s good. Let's correct that what sir is doing is usurping power, not the throne. But don't forget, the people may be on Hairan side now, but the usurpation without justification will eventually cause the public to turn again!”
After that, the nobles left the plaza with trembling legs. It was because they had to go back and prepare for a response.
Dante turned his gaze back to the people.
“As regent, the first thing I will do is relocate the capital. I do not mean to move all administrative facilities and institutions including the imperial palace, but I will simply choose the territory of sword emperor castle as the symbolic capital.”
The people were buzzing. It was because relocating the capital to sword emperor castle really looked like a usurpation of power, as the nobles said.
“Currently, sword emperor castle has become a land of death that cannot even be entered due to the aftermath of chaos, but there is a light to purify the contaminated empire. It will be possible to observe that light in a few months, so you should take a look at it then. After seeing that, if the relocation of the symbolic capital is considered unreasonable, I will withdraw it. And the second thing to do...….”
Dante's eyes were filled with sadness.
“It is a joint funeral. For ten days from today, we will hold a national funeral and erect a memorial stone to honor those who fought for the Empire and Hairan.”
All people agreed on that part.
It is time for both those who committed the atrocities and defended the empire against it to pay the price.
“The third is to do all-out efforts to clean up contaminated areas. After completing these three tasks, I will step down as regent and defend the empire again as the lord of the Sword Emperor Castle.”
From that day on, Dante's brief and bold declaration of the regency and articles on the state of the empire were pouring out. And as Kashmir expected, the imperial family immediately began cutting off the tail of the emperor.
As soon as articles were pouring that the imperial family and emperor were not related, 'evidence of their solidarity' arrived in the empire.
It was the corpse of a Majin that Jin obtained from Wantaramo Forest in the past and left with Valeria.
The most inglorious death in Imperial history.
That's how news outlets around the world described the emperor's end.
Since the birth of the empire, it is not that the position of the Vermont family had not been jeopardized or the emperor had not been dethroned due to abusive conduct, but there has never been a more unsightly end than Amir Vermont.
Amir Vermont was the first emperor to die and hadn’t have a funeral.
Instead, the people wanted to leave the floor in the middle of the plaza, where Amir became a dark stain, as a lesson for the rulers of Vermont.
Near the spot where the stain of Amir was left, there were a lot of large and small stones thrown by the people.
Those stones will never be removed.
It was an ugly sight that did not suit the palace square, which was famous for being beautiful and clean, but the people of Vermont were proud of it.
Although the public booed emperor when he called Hairan a traitor, they couldn't step out, but it was nice to be able to express the fact that they always supported Hairan more than the imperial family.
Of course in Dante's eyes such people did not appear distasteful or hypocritical.
“If the dead Amir Vermont did one thing well, it was to give people a voice.”
Chorruk, Dante said, filling the teacup in front of him. One of the two cups belonged to Kashmir.
“I've rarely heard of it, though. Still, I admit that he didn't catch and kill or oppress just because people raised their voice. There are many emperors who can't even do that.”
“Sit Kashmir.”
“Yes, Sir Dante.”
“You must have heard something from Jin.”
"Well…….”
What do you think about ascending the throne after the empire is normalised? Dante didn't ask that. As if he had no right to deny it.
“Why me?”
“Isn’t lord from the imperial family? Besides, the heads of the Seven Colored peacock, who have not yet forgotten their loyalty to the Empire, not the Imperial Family...… Seven families are also with you.”
Kashmir’s original surname is Vermont, not Alprion, and he is the younger brother of Amir Vermont, the former prince.
Dante thought that Kashmir’s job to rule the empire was more like doing his duty as an imperial family than about gaining power.
In other words, as the imperial family, they had to pay the price. By being a good ruler.
“Among the remaining imperial family trash, no one can take responsibility for this incident. The reason I asked to see sir was not to ask about your wishes. I just wanted to share a story in person. And."
Dante bowed his head once.
“I also wanted to personally express my apologies.”
“Why do you feel that way about me?”
“Because sir, you must have needed a chance to avenge yourself.”
Jin is waiting for the day when Kashmir will tell him why he became the ruined prince, but Dante already knew.
Dante is currently the patriarch of Hairan. Therefore, he could see all the information of Hairan, and many records disappeared as the sword emperor castle was destroyed, but the documents about Kashmir remained here in the 2nd castle of Hairan.
According to the record, Kashmir became a deposed prince due to Amir Vermont’s direct slander.
It's common. Kashmir lost loved ones in the process and settled down in Tikan with the remaining loyalists and Alisa, who were almost devastated.
It wasn't something he couldn't tell Jin, but Kashmir was still having a hard time recalling that memory.
“…… I'd be lying if I said it wasn't true, but getting revenge on Amir Vermont is just one aspect of my life. If revenge was everything, I would have told the whole world what he had done to me and my family at the time, and how he had driven me out by holding the people hostage.”
Whoa, Kashmir let out a long breath.
“So there is no need to feel sorry for me. Let's get to the point. It seems that what sir wants to hear from me is about politics.”
"That's right."
“Sir Dante will announce the proclamation of regency tomorrow.”
"Yes."
“Move it forward right now.”
Dante's eyes widened.
“For what reason?”
“If my predictions are correct, the Imperial Family will issue an article about Amir Vermont who died within today. It's not just about blasphemes and ridicules his death, as other news outlets do, but a statement that the imperial family has nothing to do with the rampage he committed.”
It was a problem that Dante had already anticipated. So there was a plan to respond calmly, but Kashmir had a different idea.
“The sir’s regent reign should not give the impression of being slower than the Imperial Family from the start. Although it is a day earlier than the official announcement date, so fewer people will come to your campaign, but it doesn’t matter because public sentiment is toward sir anyway.”
“It’s slower.”
“If the imperial family cuts off the tail right after the regency is declared, it will be a one blow to them. In particular, the people may not know it, but the nobles will definitely see it that way.”
“But if we announce it a day earlier because of that, isn’t it break the promise we made with the people from the beginning?”
“That's a good point. It's obviously not a good to make that choice just because you don't want to lose the first blow."
If the declaration of the regency is moved forward by a day, the imperial family will also urgently send out an article accordingly. The fact that Dante broke his promise and the tyranny were all personal deviations of the emperor.
However, the Vamel alliance has a one card that the imperial family did not know about.
“It is a trap. If the imperial family starts responding to the proclamation of regency sooner than expected, we will present one undeniable piece of evidence that the imperial family participated in the emperor's madness.”
“Evidence?”
When Kashmir explained about it, Dante's eyes widened.
"Indeed…… As expected, I think my choice to entrust the empire to sir was right. I have no power in that realm of politics and governance.”
“Well, in my view, Sir Dante has a similar kind of power as young master Jin. There is such a thing as the power to attract people. That's why Hairan is loved by the people even though it was revealed that they had a white stone.”
The White Stone existed, and caused chaos throughout the empire. In fact, Hairan could earn the people's resentment just by having the white stone regardless of the causal relationship. Even if Glyek couldn't have awakened if it weren't for Zipfel and the Emperor.
“If there is such a thing, it would be the power that my grandfather and the whole of Hairan have, not me.”
“Anyway, let’s go. To give a blow to the disgusting mystics."
The expectation that the people would not flock to the declaration of the regency was groundless.
As soon as Dante left the second castle of Hairan and started moving, the people waiting for him rushed into the imperial palace like a tide.
When the emperor drove Hairan as a traitor, he climbed atop a huge golden palanquin and looked down at the people.
Dante stood on a stone thrown by the people.
“Until the empire is restored to normal, I, Dante Hairan, will act as regent for Amir Vermont’s heir, Kuron Vermont.”
The people shouted as if they had waited, and the faces of servants of the imperial family, who hurriedly came out to the square, crumpled.
But it was still too early for their faces to distort.
“There is no way that Kuron Vermont will officially ascend the throne. He will remain just a scarecrow for a cause until the end of my regency, and when the time comes, he will be disqualified and return to being an ordinary person, not a member of the imperial family.”
It was Kashmir’s opinion on the way to tell Kuron openly that he is a scarecrow.
“What, what! It is an insult to the imperial family!”
“His Highness Kuron did nothing wrong in this incident! He is only nine years old now. He didn't participate in Amir Vermont’s depravity.”
“Whatever the reason, they will not be unaware of the damage done to the empire by the white stone. Do you think Hairan is qualified to usurp the throne?”
A few nobles raised their voices.
“Hairan does not usurp the throne. It is impossible for a family other than Vermont to ascend the throne. So, when the cleanest imperial family that everyone can recognize appears, I will actively support them so that they can ascend to the throne.”
"Ha! Aren't you saying that you're going to build another scarecrow after the fall of Lord Kuron to rule the empire from behind?”
Dante made eye contact with the nobleman who said that. He seemed to flinch at the murderous intent he felt from Dante for a moment.
“Don’t you know the loyalty of Hairan, which history has proved for so long? If we wanted to do something like that, Hairan would have become a new imperial family long ago. It is possible even now, when my grandfather is not around.”
When Dante raised his aura, the whole area was shaken. Having inherited all of Ron's rare skills and being released from the chaos, he was revealing an incomparably greater energy than before.
[T/L:- 진기(珍技) -rare skills/talent.]
“Does the imperial family have any means to stop me now? It will be difficult to borrow the power of Zipfel right now. The reason I'm still keeping the rotten imperial family and the nobility of the empire alive isn't because I've erased my resentment...… It's just because you guys still have work to do in this land.”
“Ha, that’s good. Let's correct that what sir is doing is usurping power, not the throne. But don't forget, the people may be on Hairan side now, but the usurpation without justification will eventually cause the public to turn again!”
After that, the nobles left the plaza with trembling legs. It was because they had to go back and prepare for a response.
Dante turned his gaze back to the people.
“As regent, the first thing I will do is relocate the capital. I do not mean to move all administrative facilities and institutions including the imperial palace, but I will simply choose the territory of sword emperor castle as the symbolic capital.”
The people were buzzing. It was because relocating the capital to sword emperor castle really looked like a usurpation of power, as the nobles said.
“Currently, sword emperor castle has become a land of death that cannot even be entered due to the aftermath of chaos, but there is a light to purify the contaminated empire. It will be possible to observe that light in a few months, so you should take a look at it then. After seeing that, if the relocation of the symbolic capital is considered unreasonable, I will withdraw it. And the second thing to do...….”
Dante's eyes were filled with sadness.
“It is a joint funeral. For ten days from today, we will hold a national funeral and erect a memorial stone to honor those who fought for the Empire and Hairan.”
All people agreed on that part.
It is time for both those who committed the atrocities and defended the empire against it to pay the price.
“The third is to do all-out efforts to clean up contaminated areas. After completing these three tasks, I will step down as regent and defend the empire again as the lord of the Sword Emperor Castle.”
From that day on, Dante's brief and bold declaration of the regency and articles on the state of the empire were pouring out. And as Kashmir expected, the imperial family immediately began cutting off the tail of the emperor.
As soon as articles were pouring that the imperial family and emperor were not related, 'evidence of their solidarity' arrived in the empire.
It was the corpse of a Majin that Jin obtained from Wantaramo Forest in the past and left with Valeria.
