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“Thank you for inviting me.”

“No, it must have been a difficult choice, but thank you for coming.”

Rupert walked through the Sylvania Royal Palace, guided by Adrian, who welcomed him.

‘Indeed, it’s a different kind of charm from the empire.’

Rupert looked at the royal palace of Sylvania and thought it looked like a medieval landscape painted in a painting.

The palace of the Borus Empire was incomparable in its grandeur, but it had a strong exotic feel as it was a mixture of various cultures, reflecting the vast territory of the empire.

The palace of the Kingdom of Sylvania looked like a typical royal palace you would see in a medieval fantasy comic.

Just walking around there made Rupert feel like he was in a romantic fantasy.

‘Adrian was originally a sub-male lead.’

In fact, Rupert was a little reluctant when he first met Adrian.

In the original, Adrian was in a competitive relationship with Edric over Amelia.

-I will have you even if it means destroying the empire.

At first, Adrian approached Amelia to get the attention of the Third Prince, but later turned dark and caused chaos in the empire in order to truly possess her.

“Professor, thank you so much for giving this lecture.”

“No. I am glad that I can repay you for your help last time in this way.”

After taking a tour of the palace, Rupert and Adrian quickly went to their quarters to have tea and chat.

‘Professor, would you be able to give a lecture in Sylvania?’

After the graduation ceremony, Adrian came to Rupert and asked if he could give a lecture in his home country of Sylvania.

‘I can’t pretend not to know since you helped me last time.’

Rupert couldn’t refuse, having received help from him and his knights during the Satanael incident.

Of course, that wasn’t the only reason.

‘It would be great if we could improve our relationship with Sylvania, with whom we have the worst relationship, through this opportunity.’

As Rupert had promised the Emperor that he would break down cultural barriers, he thought it would not be a bad idea to take this opportunity to visit the Kingdom of Sylvania, the biggest obstacle to that goal.

“Professor, no, Rupert. I still remember the excitement I felt when I first screened animation at the Academy.”

“That goes for me too.”

“So I really want to show it to the people of our kingdom.”

Rupert felt that Adrian’s words were sincere.

At first, I felt like there was some kind of hidden agenda, but soon I could see that Adrian was more serious about comics than anyone else.

‘I know what you are trying to do, Professor.’

These were the words Adrian once said to Rupert.

‘Obviously, if that happens, the empire won’t be as isolated as it is now.’

He immediately noticed the Emperor and Rupert’s plan when he saw the recent efforts of Yuren’s overseas expansion.

‘But I will make sure that our kingdom of Sylvania has a culture that will not fall behind.’

And Adrian’s subsequent words shocked Rupert greatly.

-So I want to create a world where the superiority of countries is not determined by swords and spears.

Adrian’s eyes, as he spoke, were no longer dark but radiating a bright light.

***

“There’s a huge crowd of people.”“That’s understandable. The most famous person in the empire has recently arrived.”

“Huh! Even so, he’s still an imperial bastard.”

In the square of Silverion, the capital of Sylvania, there was a specially installed stage.

The stage was set for a lecture by Rupert, the author of children’s books and comic books that have recently become very popular in Sylvania.

“Even in the Empire, it’s rare to get an autograph from author Rupert!”

“That’s why I also had a hard time buying all the rights in a hurry.”

“But what kind of lecture were you going to give that you prepared so much for?”

The people of the Kingdom of Sylvania, where Rupert’s works had already spread as widely as the Empire, were flocking like clouds to not miss this opportunity.

Even if it was an ordinary book, the moment Rupert signed it, the price went up dramatically, so there were many people who couldn’t get the book because they were so busy trying to buy it just to get Rupert’s autograph.

Of course, there were more people who came simply because they heard that an author whose books they liked was coming.

“Can you believe that an Imperial person is so welcomed?”

When someone said something, the people around them nodded without realizing it.

In Sylvania, where harsh words are usually spoken of the Empire by both commoners and nobles alike, the fact that people flocked to meet an Imperial figure was nothing short of a miracle.

However, it is also true that not everyone gathered in the square can gather with good intentions.

“The Kingdom is crazy! They’re calling in the Empire to give a lecture!”

“The prince personally invited you, so have you heard about the empire?”

“Even if it means going to jail, I’ll go there and make a mess.”

Some people even gathered to ruin Rupert’s lecture and humiliate him.

For this reason, the kingdom not only deployed special guards to protect Rupert, but also called in a priest in case of an emergency.

When so many kingdom citizens gathered together and waited, each with different intentions.

Finally, Rupert appeared on the stage set up in the square.

***

“Hello. My name is Rupert Somerset and I draw children’s books and comics.”

Rupert went up on stage, said hello, and watched the crowd’s reactions.

Some people looked happy but couldn’t bring themselves to cheer, so they were watching closely.

Some people were glaring at Rupert, who was greeting them as if he was openly dissatisfied.

‘Is it a feeling of longing?’

Rupert was suddenly reminded of the Academy entrance ceremony as he watched the people remain silent despite his greeting.

Although Rupert is now welcomed wherever he goes in the Empire, at that time there were many who envied him for gaining wealth and fame at such a young age.

Rather, Rupert considered this situation a good thing.

‘In the future, I need to reach out to other countries through lectures.’

The faces of Amelia, Iolin, and Xenia flashed through Rupert’s mind.

Anyone who sees them will see that they are all beautiful and kind women.

It was not enough to keep them waiting, and I could not disappoint them by not keeping my promise.

At first, he was taken aback, but after learning of their sincerity and seeing them work hard for him, Rupert felt he had to do his best to repay their feelings.

“I came to the Kingdom of Sylvania for the first time since I was born, and I felt that it was a very beautiful place with old traditions still alive.”

People nodded at Rupert’s words.

As the Sylvania people were never inferior to the Empire in terms of pride in their country, they could not help but feel good when they were praised by someone from the Empire.

“And it was very heavy on my heart to think of the fact that Sylvania had suffered from the previous war.”

But Rupert’s subsequent words could not help but cause a stir among the people.

The war Rupert spoke of was a recent one, less than ten years ago, that the Empire had waged against Sylvania.

“Is that empire guy apologizing?”

“Does that make sense? How dare you bring that up!”

People didn’t know whether to be offended or sympathetic to Rupert’s words, but he continued speaking regardless.

“I do not wish for my country to invade other countries. There is only one thing I wish for.”

-I want the continent of Sylvania to become a beautiful continent.

“Beautiful Continent?”

People started to get interested when the word continent came out of Rupert’s mouth.

“All the cartoons and fairy tales I draw are meant to make the world a better place.”

People nodded at Rupert’s words.

Certainly, all of Rupert’s works emphasize the triumph of good over evil, and the fairy tales he created contained moral lessons or pointed out the bad aspects of society.

“Culture has the power to enrich people’s hearts and make them love others!”

As Rupert spoke, an animation began to play on the white cloth behind him.

“What the heck is that?! The picture is moving!!”

“Is that the animation I’ve only heard about?”

“How could something like that exist!”

The animation shown on the screen was a combination of highlight scenes from the animations Rupert had created so far.

The people gathered in the square could not help but be mesmerized by the splendid visual beauty.

“Did you know that Sylvania is already a beautiful country?”

And people questioned Rupert’s subsequent words.

“Isn’t this an imperial thing?”

“So, did I just say wrong that the empire is a beautiful country?”

As the crowd began to murmur, Rupert quickly continued.

“Prince Adrian of Sylvania, who is currently studying abroad in the Empire, created this animation himself and presented it to the people of the Empire.”

“What?! Our prince made that?”

Although there were some omissions in Rupert’s words, the people of the kingdom were astonished by them.

They were shocked and amazed that the person who created such a new civilization was their prince.

“There are already quite a few people in the Empire who are enamored with Adrian’s creations and praise Sylvania’s culture!”

“As expected! Our Sylvania is not lacking in culture either!”

Adrian, who was watching Rupert’s speech from behind, had a pale face and couldn’t raise his head.

‘Aren’t there too many omitted and exaggerated parts?’

But there were so many people cheering for those exaggerated and omitted words that I couldn’t even stop them.

“Culture has no borders! Sylvania, where the prince who created this beautiful work resides, will one day become famous on the continent for its excellent culture, and I want to present my works to be the nutrients for that time!”

“Wow!!!!”

People cheered at Rupert’s words that he wanted to continue selling his work to Sylvania in the future, despite all the talk about it.

‘As expected, nationalism works in another world too.’

Rupert responded to the cheers of those people by waving his hand.