Chapter 394: The Dripping Night (3)
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The Habsburg Imperial Palace. It had now become a place for Demon Lords to exclusively hold meetings.
His Excellency the Emperor was given the seat of honor. Our dear Emperor Rudolf was seated seriously and quietly. In the first seats directly to his left and right were Barbatos and Marbas. From there, people were seated according to their rank in the Empire.
Referentially, I was standing directly to the left of the Emperor as the Attorney General.
My role was to conduct the meeting in the Emperor’s stead. Though there are some Demon Lords who are displeased by this since it makes me stick out, it can’t be helped. Authority becomes apparent on occasions like this depending on where you stand. What am I supposed to do when I have the most authority?
“Abolishing the slave system is ridiculous!”
Demon Lord Amii got worked up as they shouted.
It should be obvious, but the louder someone is during a meeting, the more likely they’re just some small-fry attention seeker. Amii was the Demon Lord who was active with me back when we were making our way through the Black Mountains. While I was busy becoming an authority figure in the Empire, he was busy spending his time in vain.
“Is the slave system not the most important system we have in place!? The biggest and most essential domain requires slaves.”