Picked Up a Beast, Turns Out He's an Emperor (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 103

The Glaces Lake Pier of the Imperial Palace.

Late at night, a procession of carriages lined up along the lakeside pier adorned with hundreds of lanterns. These carriages carried imperial family members and nobles who had just finished the banquet at the Crystal Palace within the Imperial Palace.

Their expressions, as they alighted from their carriages and boarded boats under the escort of the royal guards, were uniformly stunned.

A birthday celebration for the Emperor—without the Emperor himself.

Emperor Maxwell’s birthday was the grandest festival in the empire, indeed, the entire continent.

Although the week-long extravagant festivities of previous generations had been shortened to just half a day, merely receiving an invitation to the palace banquet and fireworks display remained the highest honor and pride for any noble house.

Naturally, all attention focused on the palace banquet while festivals unfolded throughout the empire, including the capital. Moreover, everyone had eagerly anticipated the presence of the future Empress at tonight’s event.

But then…

“His Imperial Majesty and the future Empress have both caught colds and will not be attending tonight’s celebration.”

The Emperor’s chief secretary appeared at the banquet hall to deliver this announcement.

It was a concise, curt message—entirely characteristic of Emperor Maxwell. There was no customary embellishment like “Thank you for coming; this is regrettable” or “I’m deeply sorry I cannot join you all.”

Even an emperor typically had to consider the sensibilities of the imperial family and elder nobles. Solidifying his throne required strong bonds and support from the highest-ranking nobles gathered here.

Yet Emperor Maxwell did not even feign the slightest effort to appease them. He had always acted as he pleased. And the reason he could so boldly manipulate these haughty elites without restraint was…

Aboard the boats gliding toward the center of Lake Glaces, the imperial family members and nobles grimaced sourly.

The reason was exceedingly simple. Emperor Maxwell possessed the power to act exactly as he wished.

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