They felt more disheartened, especially Julius, who kept cursing incessantly from start to finish, unable to maintain his usual serious poker face: "Father, these Imperial people are too much!"
"Julius, you need to get used to this." Francois said calmly, "This is the Empire, not Brittania. There is no knightly spirit here. In the Knight Kingdom, the knightly spirit and the Holy Grail System are always the benchmarks to evaluate whether a knight is competent and devout to the Lady. Nobles will follow... or at least outwardly adhere to the code of knightly path."
Laine took over Francois' words, the young Holy Grail Knight, the Divine Chosen Champion of the Lake Fairy, spoke to his future brother-in-law: "But in the Empire, these don't exist."
"The Empire is located in the heart of the Old World, it is the most powerful among human nations, but it is also a country constantly in turmoil, surrounded by darkness and Chaos creatures."
