Chapter 64: Blood-Soaked Coronation Ceremony (1)
The 28th of the 5th month, year 468. Lord Warung’s army took position at the south of the capital which was about half a day away from the capital.
On the other hand, the allied army of the lords and the mercenaries led by Count Chamneaux were confronting Lord Warung’s army with the capital at their rear. Both armies kept a certain distance from each other while gazing at the other.
It was as if both sides were waiting for something.
Meanwhile, the coronation ceremony was solemnly held at the capital in a bit of a rush.
The aristocrats gathered in the building used by the 2nd Emperor for social gatherings as they waited restlessly for the young Emperor to appear.
They would leave the capital with their families as soon as the coronation ceremony is over… or well, that is their plan anyway. The Chancellor and the Chief of the Ministry of Ceremonies weren’t an exception to this. They were also preparing to return to their fiefs in case Count Chamneaux was defeated.
The whole Empire was focused on the battle between Lord Warung and Count Chamneaux. Even the aristocrats who were attending the coronation ceremony were more interested in the outcome of their battle than the Emperor’s coronation.
――― The accession of the Puppet Emperor wouldn’t change the situation.
It wasn’t only the aristocrats who thought this; the citizens of the capital thought this as well.