Chapter 365 - 6: Who is the Rebel?
"I have returned victorious," said the White Steel Princess to Iao III, and seeing that he still wore a troubled frown, she couldn’t help but say with a frown, "Yet you seem deeply unhappy." "My child, you have briefly dispelled the clouds looming over Black Castle like a white seagull, but I see more shadows, dark as storm clouds, brought by the winds of war from the Divine Mysterious Peninsula. Do you expect me to feel joy?"
Tashina spoke coldly, "If the enemies have come, they shall not leave."
Black Iron King sighed, "Ah, Tana, my Tana, how splendid and exceptional you are. Yet, you were born in the wrong era. You are still too young, born into the Conqueror Family, without a stage to showcase your talents. And you do not realize who you are up against. With the War Hand, I have defeated the Holy War Army twice, but they were ordinary forces. Now, their main army is approaching."
"My father, you too," Iota Hina responded, "look utterly burdened, tired and weak, nothing like the King of Kings. You more closely resemble an old farmer toiling in the countryside. I urge you to lay aside your crown for a moment to catch your breath so that the burdens that follow won’t crush you."
The King offered a bitter smile, "You think I don’t wish to? But someone must wear it; it’s the foundation of our lineage."
"Then give it to me," Tashina said, "If you can’t bear it, pass the crown and the throne to me."
"I cannot give it to you now. This is a crucial time of survival. Let’s get through this crisis... but I’m not sure that opportunity will ever come."