Godfrey

There was a place Olivia was visiting for the first time in her life.

It was the audience chamber.

Since it could be used only when the emperor was present, it had been left unused for a long time, inaccessible even to Alexander, the crown prince and the emperor’s regent.

It had remained that way for exactly as long as Olivia had been alive.

“Inspect Her Highness the Princess’s appearance once more.”

“Yes!”

At the head maid’s instruction, the maids following behind her once again touched up Olivia’s appearance.

Even as she waited, voices drifted out from the audience chamber.

-I pay my respects to His Imperial Majesty, the Great Light. How long has it been since Your Majesty last sat upon the throne?

-It is deeply moving to see the light of the Empire ascend the throne once more...