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Final Chapter: Ascension to the Throne part 2

The first to speak was Ankus, raising his hand.

「Your Majesty, I have a proposal.」

「And what might that be?」

「As you know… the great eastern power, the Persis Empire, is on the verge of collapse. No one recognizes the emperor of that land as the ‘King of Kings’ anymore. All the children of the former Emperor Darius, who succeeded Emperor Xerxes, have perished.」

Emperor Darius —
He was the ruler who succeeded Emperor Xerxes as the leader of the Persis Empire.

During his time studying abroad, Marcus received much help from Darius. While not an exceptional ruler, Darius had shown kindness to Marcus, a foreigner unfamiliar with the ways of the empire.

For Marcus, Darius was… a figure who could be described as a second father.

However… he was assassinated. After his death, the Persis Empire fell into complete disarray, embroiled in a succession struggle among the children left behind by Emperor Xerxes. Taking advantage of