Chapter 374 - 197. The Beginning Of The Apocalypse -2 (Part One) (1/2)

Chapter 374 - 197 The Beginning Of The Apocalypse -2 (Part One)

Translated by A Passing Wanderer

Edited by RED

I had finally returned home

Our procession reached the Ithy itinerary had come to an end, too

"His Majesty the Holy Elory of our Theocratic E bathed in the adulation of countless citizens, I shi+fted aze around to take a look at the status of the army stationed in and around the capital

Paladins and Priests were teeap visible a the the cheering citizens as well

"I hear His Majesty rescued the King of Frants and after taking pity on that kingdos"

"That's not all, buddy! He even went and saved his father in the Kingdoees on top of that!"

"Indeed, our emperor is a merciful ruler"

I'm merciful, is it?

Too bad, that was far from the truth

The Theocratic Empire wasn't so well off that we could sih orked very hard to prepare for the past five years or so, we just weren't prepared enough, nor did we enjoy the luxury of ti a lot out of us to feed a hundred and fifty thousand allied forces It was such a strain that I even thought it'd be nice for the da and arrive here as soon as possible

If they didn't, then we ainst the Jötnar and the undead with a whole bunch of starving soldiers instead, a fine way to fight Ragnarok

I walked ahead,of Charlotte, Alice, Hans, Raphael, and Oscal following right behind me

Well-built Paladins saluted us, then opened the doorway to the Imperial Audience Chamber

"Let us be blessed by the Goddess of Life itself, Gaia-! His Majesty the Holy Eraces us with his presence–!" the Grand Chamberlain's voice resounded out in the chamber

Inside thevarious fiefdoy As Luan and Hilda But it weren't just them; I also spotted Seran and the twins, who had travelled ahead of me to reach the capital, as well as Marcus, as acco of Frants Finally, even White was here

They had all been waiting for this narok, they had been doing their best to strengthen themselves

I sucked in a deep breath, then stared at that throne over yonder The one that I still hadn't gotten used to, no matter how many tis and walked over rather stiffly Everyone on the path bowed their heads deeply

My steps took me past the luxurious crimson carpet, and I settledme stopped at the centre of the audience chamber and knelt down, their heads bowed deeply

The Holy Emperor As the protector of this continent, the time for me to step up and do my job had finally arrived

"Frouard our continent"

I now had to command all these people

That wason this throne, the destiny of the Holy Emperor!

The next week or so proved to be a really tough going forthere was about being a Holy Es like politics to nified as befitting a member of the I in all of those things

All I was capable of doing was facilitating opportunities for people toand fostering their talents, as well as through building friendshi+ps with various nobles

That's all I did, but Charlotte didn't hold back on her praise of me even then "Sire, that is already quite an excellent feat"

When I htly sullen face at that, Raphael, who had never had a good ih several parts are still lacking, Your Majesty, you have done well, sire"

Raphael was the type to say so that needed to be said, so I felt a bit more relieved by his words just then

It was really hard to pretend to be outwardly aloof and lofty, as well as fearless I'd often fall asleep onday's work Whenever that happened, Charlotte would assist me and take me to my quarters This soon became alht, I decided to slip out ofto su the need for so so

Honestly, I found that strolling incognito by myself in and around the Imperial Palace to feel the breeze onmy mood One of the routes that I usually took to help in that regard was stopping by the palace's library

It was business as usual; Alice was already present, reading a book and studying as the night deepened We ended up chatting about this and that for a bit

When I returned to my quarters, Luan, Hilda, Seran, and the tere on standby with bottles of booze in their hands Charlotte wasthat she was unable to stop theh I was the Holy Emperor, we all acted and horsed around as if one's station didn't really s

Gradually, our daily lives seeh the news I had been waiting for finally came in

"Your Majesty!" Harently "The movements of the Jötnar have been detected, sire!"