Chapter 1: Crown Prince Alondre. The Better You Work, the More Work You Get
The capital of the Eizern Empire. Calastia.
A historic land that bore the meaning of "The Radiant City," filled with breathtaking and grandiose landmarks that lived up to its name.
Among them was the Golden Cloud Palace, the residence of the empire’s crown prince. Despite being merely a prince’s dwelling rather than the emperor’s, its sheer scale easily overshadowed the royal palaces of other nations.
The golden roof that gave the palace its name.
Inside the towering walls, there was an expansive garden and pond, rivaling the size of a small forest. The structure itself wasn’t a single building but a vast estate composed of a central residence and multiple annexes. It housed an elite guard of a hundred knights clad in the latest magical armor, alongside a support staff of over five hundred—secretaries, gardeners, chefs, and maids.
The sheer manpower dedicated to serving a single individual seemed almost excessive at a glance.
Yet, among the servants and officials of the Golden Cloud Palace, not a single person considered this extravagant or wasteful.
No, on the contrary—many openly claimed that even this level of treatment was insufficient.
Alondre Archandel Eizern.
The crown prince, born with the greatest talent and character in the history of the Eizern imperial family, deserved far greater resources and personnel than this.
And how did the crown prince himself react when he overheard such remarks?
"This is insane. Are they telling me to do even more work?"