King of the Kingdom of Emperas

—King of the Kingdom of Emperas: POV (Former Commander of the First Knight Order)—

I responded to the cheering crowds by waving lightly from atop the carriage.

I’d been doing this for so long that my arm was nearly at its limit.

I forced down the urge to let my face twitch and smiled at the crowd.

Now that I’d become the head of the country as its king, I knew this was something I had to do.

But it had already been over two hours.

“I’m exhausted. Who came up with this route?”

A complaint slipped out before I could stop it.

The shoulder of the friend beside me shook slightly, as if he’d heard me.

The next moment, his deputy must have glared at him, because my friend cleared his throat and straightened his expression...