Chapter 52. Meeting (3)

Guided by Siron, I entered the reception room and felt a sense of unease as I saw the Emperor.

‘Could it be what I think it is?’ The thought crossed my mind.

Frankly, it was hard to think otherwise.

It was rare for the Emperor to leave the Imperial Palace like this, and the fact that he had come all the way to the 6th Lord’s Territory at the edge of the Magical Boundary could only mean one thing.

‘That crazy Great Lord…’

It had to be the Great Lord's scheme to prevent my resignation from the Lord Position.

I hadn’t anticipated this kind of interference.

No, to be honest, I had completely forgotten about the existence of the Imperial Family.

Thinking back, it was the Emperor who had urged me to take the Lord Position in the first place, so it wasn’t that strange that he came here like this.

But now that I was in this situation, I couldn’t help but feel flustered...