“Have you heard the news? The Emperor is said to be nearing his end.”

The Emperor had long been bedridden.

At some point, he had suffered from madness, and he had dug up the tomb of the deceased Emperor, claiming to see him.

He had dug up the tomb and moved it,

Since then, the Emperor had gradually lost his sanity.

His eyes and ears were closed,

He withered day by day, suffering from madness, beheading one or two of his subjects.

He cut the tongues of those who spoke the truth and cut their throats.

The Emperor had gone mad, and his relatives were corrupt.

The Central Elders and the Chief Ministers were the deceased Emperor’s relatives.

It was evident from the Eternal Rest Palace.

The Eternal Rest Palace was a place where the remains of the ancestors were kept.

Here, the founding Emperor was buried, and the Eternal Rest Palace was a place to mourn death and offer solace.

“What is happening to the royal family…….”

“If the founding Emperor were to see the royal palace now, he would be shocked.”

The guard knight who guarded the Eternal Rest Palace swallowed his breath in agony.

He had lost both dignity and honor as a member of the royal family.

“Tsk. Be quiet. This is the Eternal Rest Palace, where the tombs of the emperors are kept. Are you talking about such things?”

“Do you know that the tomb of the late Emperor is empty? The Emperor said that he saw the late Emperor in his dream and dug up the tomb… Didn’t you hear the news?”

“Damn it! Are you suddenly trying to scare me with that talk?”

The knights guarding the entrance of the Eternal Rest Palace were two.

“It was just the wind.”

“As the weather gets colder, the wind becomes wild, doesn’t it?”

“Why is it only us who have to guard the Eternal Rest Palace?”

“Isn’t it usually the youngest knights who have just finished their training that are assigned to guard the Eternal Rest Palace? Shouldn’t we just wait for a new batch to come under us? What can we do?”

Once it was an honorable position, but not anymore.

“Shh. Someone really is coming. Be quiet.”

Soon, the sound of footsteps rang.

“Isn’t it the Crown Prince?”

“We greet Your Highness.”

Benjamin walked alone in the royal palace.

The knights bowed their heads, and Benjamin turned his head.

“…….”

And he moved on without a word.

“His Highness wants to see the Eternal Rest Palace alone. Do not follow him.”

Roskella followed Benjamin.

“Your Highness, where are you going?”

Benjamin crossed between the graves of the Eternal Rest Palace.

His birth mother had been executed, and her body had not even been retrieved. There were no tombs or monuments for his grandfather.

“The Eternal Rest Palace is quite empty.”

Roskella stared blankly at the Eternal Rest Palace.

“What have they done here…….”

The sight of the tombs in the Eternal Rest Palace being dug up and temporarily covered was gruesome.

“They’re going mad. Those who saw this with open eyes…….”

“Some of them died, and some lived.”

Benjamin looked down at the empty tomb. It was the tomb of the late Emperor, his grandfather.

“Prepare for the Jinhon ceremony.”

A solace for the dead.

Soon. The time is coming.

(This is a time separator.)

[The system is chaotic. But you don’t have to worry. We are all well, and you must be too. Tsk, tsk. Are you eating well? You always skip meals when you’re troubled, don’t you?]

A postal card arrived at the imperial city.

Charlotte had gone down to the vacation carriage territory, and two months had passed.

Since she left the system, the imperial city had become rapidly chaotic with the news that the Emperor was nearing his end.

Although the Emperor, who was said to be near his end, had lasted for five years.

‘This end is coming.’

Charlotte opened the letter and read the rest.

[You like alcohol too much, just like Cozette, don’t you? Don’t drink on an empty stomach.

Do I have to monitor my grandniece’s drinking habits at this age? Tsk, tsk. Cesar, my uncle, is looking for you. I’m going to cut it short. Contact might be scarce. Take care of yourself.]

Charlotte put away the letter and walked into the backyard. The trees in the backyard were losing their leaves, becoming increasingly desolate.

The gardener swept and cleaned the fallen leaves on the ground, and the servants bustled around.

“Miss, the wind is cold. Let’s go inside.”

“Katarina said it’s not good to stay in the room all the time, so I came out for a short walk.”

Charlotte slowly closed her eyes, and a voice came from behind.

“Staying inside all day because it’s cold will weaken your vitality.”

“You’ve been nagging a lot lately.”
“Protecting the young lady is my duty.”

Katarina stood beside Charlotte as her direct escort.

“I’m not a child left by the water.”

Five years is short if it’s short and long if it’s long.

[The traces of Lupetic disease were found on the southern continent. So, I plan to go to the southern continent, but wait even if it takes some time.]

Aaron closed the pharmacy and left for the southern continent for a while.