Charlotte’s thoughts were obvious. She had to be cursing me, or she thought I was being cheeky. Charlotte looked as if she wanted to say something, but she closed her mouth when she saw Father Basel and Lady Caitlyn’s approach. Actually, she could only come out of her hiding place because of me. If it weren’t for me, she would have had to hide in fear that she would get swept in this fire

“Hahaha. I didn’t know that. Miss Charlotte must’ve contributed the most in this revolution.”

“You’ve been very helpful, Your Highness.”

She was worthy of receiving a thumbs up because I guarantee that if I worked on this alone, the revolution wouldn’t have been completed this quickly. When I spoke cautiously, their eyes landed on me again.

“I haven’t told you this, but she’s worthy of being called the number one contributor of this revolution. She helped spread the sacred democracy, and she didn’t hesitate to support us both physically and mentally! Despite being the biggest contributor, she said she would give up everything for the citizens. How nice would it be if the other imperial members were like Miss Charlotte? If they had been like her, the citizens wouldn’t have rallied.”

“...”

“Hahaha. Don’t you agree, Miss Charlotte? She must be at a loss for words because she’s touched. It’s understandable since the revolution you have been dreaming about is about to come true. Ah! It’s the same for the nobles following you, Princess. Now, please come this way! Even though you weren’t there during the Citizen’s Revolution Support Declaration, all the citizens will know that you support the cause,” I continued.

Some of the nobles quietly looked around. Lady Caitlyn and Lady Elise were also talking to the other nobles while holding their hands and the nervous nobles left Charlotte and approached me. They had already realized who was the popular one.

‘It’s natural…’

The nobles who agreed with Charlotte’s will stayed by her side, but those who cared about the numbers or their personal gain were already changing sides. Charlotte kept moving her lips as if there was something she wanted to say, but she couldn’t complain in a happy atmosphere like this. She was probably worried about the nobles behind her more than herself. She understood that I just had to say one thing, and both she and the nobles would be condemned by the citizens.

“Hahaha. You can smile a little. We shed a little bit of blood, but the people won, Miss Charlotte.” I pointed out.

I wasn’t trying to provoke her, but she had to have disliked the way I was talking because her fist started quivering again. It was amusing how she grabbed my hand tightly when I offered a handshake.

‘Man that hurts...’

It was funny because the handshake felt like it was expressing her feelings.

“Hahaha. I didn’t know you had a connection with Miss Charlotte, Brother Lee Ki-Young…” Father Basel commented.

“We’re not really close, Father Basel. We managed to build a relationship because we had the same goal. Miss Charlotte is very considerate of the goddess as well,” I replied.

“I know that very well! Miss Charlotte has made a big decision. I’m sure it wasn’t an easy one, though…” he said.

“It’s proof that she’s very considerate of the citizens and the goddess. Haha. Now, this way. I’ll escort you. We may run into an angry citizen, so it’ll be safer if you stay with me, Miss Charlotte,” I advised.

“...”

“You don’t have to thank me, Princess. Compared to what you did for me, this isn’t even considered as being considerate,” I added.

Naturally, I was very satisfied by the fact that Charlotte couldn’t say a word. She looked as if she wanted to punch my smiling face, but right now, she wasn’t in a position where she could do that. She was probably thinking about my intentions. To be exact, she was suspicious about why I was letting her live. Even though we had been working together up until now, Charlotte and I had different turning points in this revolution. From my point of view, Charlotte was no longer necessary to me, and since she had no idea that Kim Hyun-Sung had made that request to me, she was probably busy thinking about why she was spared.

‘That’s right. Why do you think I’m letting you live?’

However, no matter how much she thought about it, all she could think about was what had to be done after the revolution. Of course, it wasn’t just her who could do what had to be done after the revolution, the others could do so as well.

‘Maybe not...’

The majority of the nobles died, so we needed someone who could quickly fix the chaotic situation. We had Oscar and the executives of the Citizen Revolutionary Group, but just a few days ago, they didn’t even know anything about getting work done, so there was no way they could properly handle a country.

‘The nobles in Charlotte’s party have to move together as well.’

That was the right thing to do…

‘Good thing I let her live…’

It was Kim Hyun-Sung’s request to keep Charlotte alive, but at this point, I started thinking that it was the right decision. Since we could create a situation where the imperial family would return the sovereignty to the people, keeping Charlotte alive was a game-changer.

As I was having different thoughts, screams could still be heard everywhere, and the majority of them probably belonged to the enemy. I wasn’t really interested, but the noises had to be painful to Charlotte.

“Ah, look at the goddess’ mirror! It seems like the evil emperor and the materialistic first princess were finally captured by the goddess’ followers. Tsk, tsk. He lacks determination. How could the emperor leave those protecting him and run away? Tsk. Don’t you agree, Lady Caitlyn?” Father Basel asked.

“You’re right. The imperial family only cared about themselves from the beginning. Ah, please don’t misunderstand. I don’t think that way about you, Miss Charlotte,” Lady Caitlyn replied.

I saw the group deal with the emperor and his faction. Seeing that Charlia looked fine, Jung Ha-Yan had to have gotten to her late, but the way Charlia kept screaming was still the same.

- Charlotte… Charlotte, you dirty bitch! It’s all your fault! All of it!

- …

- Let go of me! I’m the princess of the empire! How dare you… how dare you?!

- …

- I ordered you to let go!

Obviously, the nobles of the east coldly looked at the mirror. They were still thinking about the time when Charlia had thrown hot tea at Lady Marilyn.

‘They’re pretty scary, too.’

I was relieved that we were on the same side. Anyway, the video showed Charlia screaming, but the sound of the people shouting became louder. Seeing those with power being dragged by the revolutionary group was a spectacular sight, and it was obvious that the Citizen Revolutionary Group had won this game. It would be strange not to shout after seeing that. The remaining powerful nobles were quickly handled, and more and more people threw away their weapons and surrendered.

“It’s the victory of the people!”

“It’s our victory! The victory of the Citizen Revolutionary Group!”

“The Goddess of Benigoa will bless us!”

While people were cheering everywhere...

“That bitch!”

“We must kill those dirty traitors who betrayed the goddess this instant!”

“Kill them! Kill them!”

There were others filled with madness and bloodlust. Some shed tears because of the emotional victory, and others prayed to the goddess. Just about anyone would find this situation interesting.

The goddess’ mirror showed Oscar’s side again, and she still looked dignified. Since she had been selected as the next leader, promoting her was a necessity rather than a choice. The way she led the revolutionary group with scars all over her body and while holding up the sacred democracy flag made her look beautiful.

‘Man… I picked the right person for this role.’

Originally, I thought that using her as a sacrifice would be a good idea, but she ended up being the ideal leader of the empire.

Oscar immediately spoke while staring straight at the camera.

- Surrender! People of the empire who are still resisting for the sake of these dirty people by standing against the Goddess of Benigoa, throw away your weapons! Shedding more blood is useless. The citizens have won.

People started cheering, and they were so loud.

- That’s right. The people of the empire and the Citizen Revolutionary Group have won!

‘Nice, nice!’

- This victory was only possible because of the blood you have shed. It’s the goddess’ victory!

‘Very nice!’

- However, we couldn’t have achieved this victory with our powers alone.

‘Yes, yes, of course.’

- The foreigners, the Eight Seats of the Empire at the heart of those foreigners, and some of the nobles who supported the Citizen Revolutionary Group are worthy of sharing this victory with us.

‘That’s right!’

- Father Basel of the Vatican and Miss Charlotte who made a big decision for the empire are the main contributors to today’s victory.

‘Good job, my Aris!’

- The people who have been with the Citizen Revolutionary Group from beginning to end are worthy of being here with us!

‘Keep going…’

Naturally, I thought it was time to start walking up and obviously, I felt proud that I was in the same position as the others. The members of the Citizen Revolutionary Group started calling out our names and Oscar’s appropriate encouragement and support paid off.

“Father, it’s time…”

“Ahh, I think we can walk up together. Oh, before doing that, you should slightly rip your clothes and put some dirt on them since a lot of people will be watching. We must show them that we fought with them. The public will cheer when they see that,” I suggested.

“Mr. Lee Ki-Young is right. It’ll seem kind of strange if only our clothes look clean.”

“Now, now. I’ll help all of you a bit. Ah! Please come over here, Miss Charlotte. Usually, showing this kind of image is more important. Hahahaha,” I told her.

I started helping them, and their appearances started to change as if they had participated in the battlefield together with the citizens. When we showed ourselves to the public, and while we were walking up to where Oscar was located, the people continued to cheer. Anyone could tell that the people of the empire had won, but the number of people who could walk on the platform was limited. Those with power among us chose the executives of the Citizen Revolutionary Group who would get to stand with us. They were foreigners, but some were members of the Vatican. And some people may find this strange, but so what?

‘The people are nothing but beasts...’

This kind of revolution was bound to be controlled by the media.

“Hahahaha! It’s our victory, people of the empire!”

Oscar was right.