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Being able to meet the Emperor alone in front of the throne could be seen as a great privilege.

Only those who were the heads of one of the seven great noble families of the empire could meet the emperor within a week of making an appointment, and everyone else had to wait at least half a year to see the emperor in person.

That would be the case, since if he were to meet with so many nobles one by one, he wouldn’t have time to even eat, let alone perform his duties as an emperor.

And now Rupert, who had been granted equal rights with the heads of the Seven Noble Families, was once again facing the Emperor.

“The last competition was very satisfying, Professor Rupert.”

“Thank you for your kind words.”

“Yeah, you’re not looking at me to say thank you, are you? So what’s the story you brought me today?”

Rupert was puzzled by the Emperor’s attitude, which had become more gentle than before.

‘This time, I came not to benefit the royal family, but to make a request… .’

No matter how many times I visited the imperial palace and how often I met the Emperor recently, the burden still remained.

Besides, this time I came here to prevent any unfortunate incidents caused by the new cartoon.

It seemed that the Emperor, having seen that Rupert’s schemes were quite effective in the last card tournament, was expecting such a plan again.

“The reason I requested to see Your Majesty this time is none other than for the new series I am about to serialize.”

“A new work? But why are you asking me to do it? Why don’t you just write it like you did now?”

The emperor’s questions seemed reasonable at first glance.

It was difficult to understand why Rupert, who had not even received the Emperor’s permission to create his works, came to me to talk about it.

“Can I upload this?”

In response to the Emperor’s question, Rupert knelt down and lifted the manuscript he had prepared with both hands.

When the royal attendant accepted it and handed it over to the emperor, the title written on the manuscript was revealed.

‘Great Treasure’

The emperor began to read it from the first page.

***

“‘Adventure King, where did you hide the treasure you found?’

Silver A. Rogers, who had returned from exploring the end of the world, was asked by someone just before he died of an illness.

‘My treasure? If you want, I’ll give it to you. I left everything there.’

The world entered an era of great exploration with the last words of Silver A. Rogers, the only adventurer to have sailed to the end of the world and returned.

“I’m not joking right now!”

“Hey! Upi, put that down, it’s dangerous.”

“Eight!”

When the boy made the dangerous move of cutting under his own eye with the knife he was holding, the men watching nearby were shocked and quickly stopped him.

“Yupi, why are you doing such a stupid thing?”

“Heh, I’m not scared of any of this! So take me on the next adventure!”

“You’re still too young. Think about it when you grow up.”

“That sound every day.”

Yuffie puffed out her cheeks at Sanctus’s words that treated her like a child and asked Mickey at the store counter for some juice.

“Money is on credit for treasure!”

“Another treasure on credit? You say that’s a scam.”

“I’m not lying! I’ll find the treasure later and pay you back in one go!”

“Let’s have a drink for our future adventure king!” 』

Last week at Manapia, concluded to great acclaim.

People were immersed in afterglow after watching the desperate struggles of Dracula, the ultimate villain, and the main characters who overcame it and ultimately won.

‘Ah, the reason I was watching Manapia has disappeared.’

‘That’s what I’m saying. Other works are fun too, but I like works that involve fighting and getting hit.’

‘Writer Rupert is really good at drawing battle scenes, so it was really fun to watch.’

Manapia published a variety of comics in various genres, just as Rupert had intended from the beginning.

From Sena’s work that seems to combine a pure love comic and a boys’ comic, to The Count of Monte Cristo, a realistic yet refreshing revenge story.

Even The Saint’s Second Century Man, which contains philosophical thoughts and is a cult favorite among the middle-aged and older generations.

Because the types of comics were so diverse, it was possible to attract a wide readership to the magazine.

As expected, the readership of the boys’ comics that Rupert was drawing was the highest.

Rupert’s works, which always feature growing protagonists and exciting adventures and battles, have been a popular favorite among the public.

From to , the works that Rupert drew were enjoyable even to those who were seeing comics for the first time or were not interested in them.

There were many people who felt regretful that had come to an end.

‘Oh! I see. Author Rupert is going to publish a new series starting next week?’

And for those people, Rupert had prepared the serial in advance so that he could immediately continue with the next work.

“I believed in you!!! Damn it Rupert I love you!”

“Am I the only one who has a feeling that this new work is going to be a great one from the very beginning?”

“But isn’t this a bit dangerous?”

The response from those who read Rupert’s new book, The Great Treasure, was explosive.

is a story about a world entering the age of great exploration, starting with the last words of the adventurer Silver A. Rogers, who explored the ends of the world, before he died.

Exploring the unknown has always had a magical power that excites people’s hearts.

Even now, there are still many places on the continent of Sylvania that are untouched by human hands, so there are many adventurers and mercenaries who explore these places.

They know it’s hard and dangerous work, but that’s why their stories are always popular in taverns.

The heroic epic of an adventurer discovering an ancient temple and finding incredible relics, or a mercenary band conquering a dungeon created by a warlock, has always been a hot topic of conversation regardless of the era.

But this adventure was a little different, as it was an adventure themed on the ocean rather than the continent.

“The sea… I’ve only heard of it. I’ve never seen it.”

“That goes for me too. If you don’t live in the easternmost part of the country, you probably won’t have a chance to see it, right?”

Most people living in the empire only know that there is a place called the sea.

There were so many people who lived their entire lives without ever seeing each other.

In the empire, only the eastern part bordered the coast, so it was not easy for the people living in the rest of the empire to see the sea.

So, when Ishmael’s , which has now ended, was serialized, there were many people who learned for the first time what kind of place the sea was through pictures.

“They say the end of the world is just a cliff?”

“No, I heard it’s a circle that continues endlessly, so if you go around it once, you’ll connect to the beginning.”

“Are there really monsters like this living in the sea?”

In such a situation, , which tells the story of explorers sailing the sea and going on adventures, was enough to stimulate people’s curiosity.

furthermore,

『“Eww! My arm is stretched out!!!”

Disappointed at Sanctus and his group for not responding to the bandits’ violent behavior, Yupi got angry and tried to leave.

Sanctus, who held the hand of such a Yupi.

However, everyone could not help but shout in surprise when they saw Yupi’s arms stretching like rubber.

“Yupi! Did you eat the fruit that was here?”

“Yeah! It really tastes so bad?”

“You idiot, that fruit is cursed by the sea god!!!”』

“This curse of the sea god is really fascinating.”

People responded enthusiastically to the fruit called the Sea God’s Curse that appears in the new work, .

“Is there really a fruit that makes your whole body grow when you eat it?”

“There must be some! Maybe you can get it from the sea?”

But now it was Rupert who wrote a warning message in front of the issued Manafia.

People didn’t believe that phrase at all.

Because Rupert was treated as the Goddess’s apostle, who received revelations from the Goddess and prophesied the crisis that would befall the continent.

People were also convinced that this new work would definitely be true.

“But if you eat this, you’ll be cursed by the sea god and won’t be able to swim?”

“Are you stupid? Just don’t go to the sea!”

“Are you a genius?”

Not only that, but if you look at the description, you can see that there are fruits that have all sorts of abilities, starting with the ability to simply expand one’s body.

People even debated for a long time what kind of abilities it might have.

“But by the way. Is this World Federation different from the Empire?”

“That’s strange, isn’t the Navy the country’s military?”

“Maybe that’s why the imperial family issued a proclamation this time.”

While people were enjoying reading , they were also concerned about the existence of the World Federation, which appeared as the enemy of the protagonist’s dreamy adventurer.

The World Federation and the Navy, which appeared as enemies of adventurers exploring the sea, had many subtle aspects.

This part was perfect for the story that, if not careful, it could incite treason against the country.

however,

『Recently, there have been many creators who have enriched the culture of the empire, and I, as the emperor, am satisfied.

First, I have heard that creators often have to be mindful of the royal family, the nobility, or some group when it comes to exercising their imagination.

thus….”

Just before was serialized, the imperial family surprised everyone by issuing a proclamation guaranteeing creative freedom for those working in the arts.

Of course, if you use a real empire or real people, it is still a matter of severe punishment.

The emperor ordered that it be recorded in the imperial code that those who created a fictional worldview and wrote works would not be punished for their content.

Even Rupert, who can now be said to be the center of the cultural world of the empire, had to always be mindful of the imperial family when creating works, so it was essential to modify or revise them.

Now that such things were permitted, it was a veritable celebration in the Imperial art world.

Of course, even so, Rupert judged that it would be difficult to have a pirate as the main character, so he had to go through the process of appropriate purification.

and,

‘Well then, in return for granting you your request, I will make you a suggestion.’

‘Yes, go ahead, Your Majesty.’

‘How about marrying Iolin?’

Rupert was thinking back to the arduous process he had gone through to obtain this royal proclamation.