The rumors of the mad king who killed mercilessly with a reign of monsters spread like wildfire within the capital. The extras who had already been fleeing under Sungjin’s advice ran even further away.

  The heroes who were edging away from the king started to refrain from entering the capital. Yet even in solitude, the king was their land’s owner.

  There were still subordinates who decided to bet on the king’s victory over Sungjin’s. At the same time, monsters, instead of people, became the new military force of the imperial might.

  He did not become ‘weak’ in any way.

  And……

  Count Satirus, who had handed him the ring, was smiling.

  His solution was indeed on the mark.

  If they themselves had used the ring, it would have been hard to harmonize with it as perfectly as the king had.

  Even if the ring was called the Forbidden Evil due to the ending it would bring to both the tyrant and itself, the power it held was real. And because he had turned mad, Seyzo II could bring out the power in its entirety.

  Sungjin’s provocation was to be his own grave.

  No one could stop the king.

  Those who were ignorant were weary of the Kingdom of Sevrantina’s recent victory, but he was sure of the next result.

  Seyzo II and the two allied countries were to claim victory. And afterwards, Seyzo II was to die by his own powers after spiraling out of control, therefore leaving the four-country alliance in ruins.

  The new king of Sevrantina decided to save a young girl and some multitude of extras. As a consequence, he brought upon himself a threat that he could not handle. He overlooked the destruction that a cornered, mad king could bring.

  He was a foolish man. Although others may call him noble.

  But that’s how a fool self-destructs.

  Rightly so, his master’s plan was perfect.

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