Chapter 182: The Road (2)
And so.
A week had passed.
The fierce days remained like a single photograph in memory.
And at the bitter end of the brutal snowscape, only spring flowed, having shed the winter.
We returned once again to the Academy.
"It truly was a long week, wasn’t it."
The fall of the Vanity family had been officially declared.
Since the Imperial family had to maintain face, the true agents behind the coup’s suppression were kept hidden.
Instead, it was announced that the Emperor himself, having detected signs of rebellion, had swiftly eradicated them all.
For us, who had no desire to attract undue attention, this was a welcome decision.
In fact, the very act of handing over the traitors to the Empire had already been more than generous.
Had I not owed the Emperor a favor, it would’ve been far more difficult to obtain his permission.
