"You…" Kane gazed at him with a stunned expression, one of the many Martial Sages among the guests of honor. "You're actually serious…!"
He could tell with a single glance that Rui truly meant it this time. He would become the Emperor of the Kandrian Empire, and he would see it through for real this time. There were no tricks, and there was no deceit.
"Your Highness…" Sage Sayfeel grew bewildered at the decision as he recalled the sheer determination with which he had refused the throne after his father had fallen back into a coma after revealing his identity.
He, of all people, couldn't imagine Rui willing to ascend to the throne.
And yet, when he gazed into the depths of his ethereal eyes and saw the intensity of his conviction, he realized that it was true.
"That is why you chose this moment…" Sage Sayfeel whispered with realization.
