The Beginning of a New Era

While the Northlands were still in the midst of frigid weather, the central plains of Eich were experiencing the warmth of spring.

Right now, in the Royal Palace of the Bardi Empire, the elderly emperor was in the garden, waiting for a scheduled visitor.

Emperor Orloss Mossivory Saint Milan was a silver-haired, elderly man with a kindly appearance. He was on the short side, and he never spoke loudly. He appeared to have a scholarly aura about him, which made him seem like an academic that would be easy to get along with, but within the Bardi Empire, he had the "glorious nickname" of "Sly Fox Scorpion Emperor." This referred to how he was vicious both domestically and internationally.

What? You're saying you don't understand what that meant? "As long as the result is good, the ends justify the means" was what he lived by, and he indeed always followed through with this.