A Misreported Piece of News

The yokai chieftain of the East, Ghost Wolf (鬼狼).

I had already faced and defeated him in my previous life.

Even with only four Solar Rings, I had already defeated him once. I knew his attack patterns and weaknesses precisely.

The same held true for conquering the Ashen Forest. Lucia's expedition journal had become a strategy guide.

Thus, my actions were based on the life I'd lived the first time around.

Things were different now.

In my first life, I had never once met the Emperor face-to-face.

I couldn't gauge how deep the Emperor's schemes ran.

"I don't want a marriage alliance with the princess, nor do I want to send my sister as an adopted daughter……."

I had laid out this game without predicting what he might do...