And yet, that wasn't all.
There was another, a third reason for this shocking turn of events, in addition to the Emperor of Harmony fooling them and exploiting their psychological changes.
It was the way that the Sage Knight spoke of the Kandrian Empire.
In the past, she used to hate this nation from the bottom of her heart.
She used to despise them, their philosophy, and their leader.
And yet, this time, she spoke of them highly and expressed great trust in the Kandrians.
"…The Dawnbringer has made a great impact upon you in the past eleven years, I see." Prime Minister Edward's tone was grave.
"Not just the Dawnbringer," Sage Knight Vermilion continued with a knowing tone. "The other Martial Sages of the Kandrian Empire are extraordinary as well. While our death rate has just barely been replaced by the influx of new Martial Sages caused by an increasingly Martiallized human civilization, their numbers have increased vastly more than their death rate. And yet…"
