Chapter 154
Chapter 154
- Ha, ha, hahaha! Hahahahahaha!
Ivan’s laughter spread.
- Since the days of the ancient nations of Old Earth... rule has been the will of the heavens and the right of the Son of Heaven. The heavens were not merely the atmosphere but a term referring to the natural order of the universe beyond. Even when humanity’s wisdom had yet to escape the ground, we already knew. That rulers are born through the choice of a transcendent will. That was what they once called the heavens, and now we call it the universe.
The mechanical sound of Ivan’s voice coming from the terminal had low resolution. But the emotions revealed in it were vivid, like the saturated colors of primary hues.
‘Elation.’
Ivan had fallen to the very bottom and then risen to the peak of the Empire. The disparity between those two points was as vast as the earth and the sky.
- No matter how meticulous our plans may be, they are nothing more than human calculations. How can we, mere specks in the blink of the universe, fully comprehend its will and causality? Rise, knights.
At Ivan’s words, the shadows stood. They positioned themselves around him like a wall. They had come here to protect Ivan, the next emperor.
- If not the mandate of heaven, then how else could one explain the current situation? That is why the emperor is sacred. Just as planets in chaotic orbits sometimes align in perfect order, the order that has emerged from chaos now rests upon my shoulders—just as the great first Cracia was chosen by fate.
This was an unexpected outcome.
‘Ivan Accretia will become emperor.’