There was fear in his eyes, too.
This is Divine Punishment.
The terrifying Divine Punishment, utterly impossible to resist; all those years of arduous cultivation, the experience gained from countless battles—against such power, it's all just so fragile.
However—!
It isn't true that no one can resist.
All eyes couldn't help but turn to the new monarch seated upon the throne.
Indeed, in the entire kingdom, even as everyone else was suffering under Divine Punishment, only one person seemed unaffected.
She was still wearing that suit of armor, still gripping her longsword, sitting upright on the throne, perfectly motionless.
No sign of fatigue, no cough, no hint of discomfort.
The old King, after delivering his abdication, had been sitting at the side, coughing violently, and staring at his apparently unaffected daughter with disbelief.
Why is she unharmed?
How could anyone be untouched under Divine Punishment?
