Emperor Cyril was an ambitious yet rather cowardly man.
He did not consider himself immortal, nor did he believe he was undefeatable. He did not even think he was stronger than his soldiers. In short, to him, everyone around him was a "threat" to his life.
As a result, he feared that anyone, given the opportunity, could kill him.
"What's wrong?" he grinned, looking down at Eve, who had stopped in her tracks. "Weren't you going to send me to hell, little girl?"
—And that was why he was always adorned with protective artifacts.
All his accessories, which made him appear like a gaudy, greedy pig, were not mere decorations. Each served a specific purpose: to enhance his protection from various threats!
For example, the necklace he wore—the Necklace of Absolute Protection (Projectile)—was an artifact that shielded him from all projectiles as long as its mana lasted. Any physical projectiles would lose their power before it reached him.
