Carl's voice was filled with deep fatigue.

He looked at the princess and said:

"No matter what, from now on, you will ascend the throne."

The emperor calmly removed the crown and placed it on her head.

The princess lowered her head and said:

"I understand."

The father and daughter remained silent for a long time, until they heard the sound of bells coming from the church next door.

Carl raised his head and said:

"Let's go, to see the queen one last time."

The princess said nothing, just quietly followed.

That night.

The palace felt even more desolate.

Emperor Carl began to meticulously prepare for the princess's coronation ceremony.

A month later, the princess would ascend the throne as the 72nd emperor.

However, Chloe noticed that since the princess had talked with the emperor, her smiles had become less frequent.

As the coronation ceremony approached, the princess gradually became busier.

On this day, the princess suddenly said to Chloe:

"If the Elder Council asks for your opinion, you can consider it; I have no objection."

Chloe was full of question marks.

The Elder Council was the real power behind the imperial faction, or rather, the members of the Elder Council were almost all former royals.

Of course.

In principle, the Elder Council is not supposed to directly participate in state affairs.

However, because so many high-ranking powers of the empire are gathered on the Elder Council, saying it wouldn't affect the lower realm would be pure joking.

Chloe just didn't quite understand what the Elder Council wanted from him.

But.

When he was summoned by the Elder Council, he felt something bad was coming.

"So you are Chloe of the Meifei Family."

"You look quite handsome."

"The children of the Meifei family have always been good-looking."

"Haha, indeed, they are related to the queen mother."

"This strength... I have no objections."

"Aren't you worried that kid will come over and cause trouble?"

"Let her cause trouble, she's already on the throne; she won't really become a lone emperor."

Chloe's head was buzzing.

He realized something bad was happening.

No, princess, what are you doing?

Ministers are still resisting, why has Your Majesty surrendered?

He instantly understood the meaning behind the princess's previous words.

Amidst mixed feelings, he still planned to reject the Elder Council's proposal.

The Elder Council was not angry, just looked at him with more satisfied eyes.

After returning.

Chloe immediately sought out the princess.

He said with a troubled look:

"Princess, did you know the intentions of the Elder Council from the beginning?"

The princess was silent for a moment and said:

"Do you have a desire to marry?"

"I don't."

"What a coincidence, neither do I."

"Then why are you dragging me into this?"

"Isn't it necessary to fulfill the emperor's duties? Instead of finding someone else, it's better to have a contractual marriage with Lord Chloe, and if they want descendants, we can use magic to create one."

"..."

Chloe pointed his finger at his own face.

With a dumbfounded expression.

Princess, do you even know what you're talking about?

An inverted version of fgo's "King Arthur and Demon Consort Morgan"?

I can't stop laughing, folks.

The princess raised an eyebrow and looked at Chloe and said:

"Lord Chloe, do you really want to trouble your sovereign?"

"I don't even remember swearing a knight's vow to you."

"Then, as a friend, can I ask you to help me? You wouldn't just watch a friend step into a trap, would you?"

Chloe pinched his chin and said somewhat oddly:

"That's not right, no one is forcing you to become an emperor."

"But I don't want to sit alone on this lonely throne."

"Princess, as an emperor about to ascend the throne, you are too greedy."

"But it is precisely because of this that I have come this far."

The princess said nothing, just looked at him with a smile.

For a long time, silence fell between the two.

Finally, Chloe sighed and said:

"Let me think about it."

He planned to buy some time.

At times like this, he wished for a historian by his side.

If senior Laura were here, he could deduce what he should do during this period based on known history.

...

After leaving the palace.

He was suddenly stopped by an attendant:

"Sir, the Four Elders would like to see you."

Chloe was stunned.

The Elder Council was coming to persuade him again?

But after arriving, seeing the Four Elders sitting in the pavilion, he squinted his eyes.

"You're here; first, have a seat."

Chloe looked at the emblem placed on the table, and after a long time, he said in a low voice:

"That emblem sounds and looks good, doesn't it?"

"The Ethereal Emblem, the insignia of the place where you study, wouldn't it look good?"

Chloe paused for a moment and then said:

"I don't know what you're talking about."

The Four Elders nodded and said:

"A very cautious attitude, you've done well, but there's no need to be too cautious... I was called over by that kid Alfredo to help you."

Chloe's somewhat tense mood then slightly relaxed and he said:

"So, you are a teacher from the school, but you actually replaced Ensar's Elder, your strength is..."

"Don't overthink it," said the Four Elders calmly, "he's not as strong as he is in reality, I'm aggrieved to replace him."

He paused for a moment, looked at Chloe, and said:

"In the official history, the 72nd emperor ascended the throne as a woman, and her companion was the adopted son of the Meifei Family, who later became the master of the Dark Crow Guard."

Looking at Chloe's expression, he said somewhat meaningfully:

"Hmm, he was also named Chloe, just like you."

"...What is it that you're trying to tell me, teacher?"

"Have you heard the legend of Chronos?"

"The Lord of Time?"

"Yes, what do you think historical echoes are?"

"I don't know."

"Do you really not know?" the Four Elders chuckled kindly, "You should have already experienced a historical correction."

"..."

Historical correction.

What is that?

Does 'Simulated Hero' have this setting?

The Four Elders poured Chloe a cup of tea and said:

"The world says that conquering a history echo-type maze is extremely difficult, but few know that from the beginning, history echo mazes are not conquerable."

"Huh?"

Then what did I conquer?

Chloe was bewildered by the Elder's words.

The Four Elders shook his head and said:

"History echo mazes are loops of history. Each maze represents an important turning point in human history.

Time rules pervade every corner of the multiverse, and its streams, after passing through the Stars, take root, which is the so-called River of Time.

Time itself has no inclination, but the River of Time itself has an inclination.

And the historical echo is a door opened by Chronos for the World of Stars.

A door to the past.

Of course, if it were so easy to send future people to the past, that would be great.

But in fact, most people who step into historical echoes only see the shadow of history and do not really travel to the past.

Only those with a "mission" who enter it and use their will to create history can make the gears of time quietly turn.

At the moment the historical echo ends, the false reflection will become reality."

Chloe abruptly looked up at the Four Elders.

The Four Elders smiled and said:

"Child, the Golden Maze is a history echo maze thing, and not many forces know about it; the Ethereal Emblem is one of them.

Even Alfredo does not know the secrets within.

He is an excellent principal, but he is still too young.

He doesn't know that on a battlefield anchored by the World Group, the flames of war will spread to every corner of the timeline.

You are chosen by the world, the person who mocks history.

We do not know what has happened in this period of the Stars.

Too many hidden battles have been obliterated in history.

But we can be sure you are very important.

Child, if you do not dislike the princess, please join her.

Your existence is likely a fundamental part of the timeline's continuation."

Chloe was silent.

Finally, he sighed and said:

"Is it because of the Black Emperor?"

"Probably."

The Black Emperor, or perhaps now should be called the Destruction Black Sun.

The only "Supreme Martial Power" in the Stars' future for over a hundred years.

Before Kai came to this world and became the Black Emperor's son-in-law, the Black Emperor used absolute power to suppress most Star disasters.

It can even be said that without the Black Emperor extending the life of the Stars Continent and stabilizing the collapsing situation.

There would be no later events of Kai's rise as the King of Redemption.

"The world needs the birth of the Black Emperor, child, you may not know that a shocking Divine War is raging in the Shadow Plane.

Including Ensar Empire, all major empires, except for keeping some forces to guard the space passages, most have gone to the Shadow Plane to participate in the war.

This war may last for decades until we cultivate a Supreme Martial Power that can deter everything in the rear.

So, please help the people on this timeline and let the Black Emperor descend to the world."

Chloe's face was full of absurdity.

What the hell.

I came to this maze to kill all the enemies I could.

But now you are telling me that my purpose for coming in is to be an outstanding stallion?

Are you kidding.

I can't take this injustice.

Just when he was about to say something, the Four Elders suddenly looked up, his gaze fixed on the torrent of blood rushing into the sky in the distance.

Chloe was also stunned.

That power is... Liszt?

"Go."

The Four Elders grabbed Chloe and instantly teleported to the battle site.

There.

Chloe saw Liszt twisting off the head of a Blood Race member.

His expression was ferocious, with an indescribable anger on his face.

A broken teleportation array was gradually dissipating around him.

"Liszt~ cough cough~ you are still one step too late, I had long said, said, if you don't choose to embrace the Blood, Blood Moon, you would definitely regret it."

"Ah!"

Liszt let out a furious roar, and the intense Red Power turned his opponent to dust.

But the laughter of the Blood Race still echoed even as it was annihilated.

Chloe stepped forward and looked at the collapsed house.

That was Liszt's only property in the imperial capital.

But that wasn't the most important thing.

"Where are sister-in-law and Xiaojie?" Chloe's voice carried a bit of urgency.

He had a bad premonition.

Liszt said numbly, "They were sent away by the teleportation array."

"..."

"I must find them."

"I'll help you."

"Th-thank you."

Liszt was filled with bitterness.

The Four Elders squatted down, looked at the traces left on the ground, and said:

"This power, is it Blood Angel?"

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