Chapter 21: Chapter 21

"Y-Your Majesty, that is not what I meant!" Ryden hastily replied with a touch of panic, seemingly extremely afraid to offend the Empress

"I-it's just that ..." Ryden trailed as if he wasn't unsure whether he should say his next sentence or not. He has a look of hesitation on his face and that causes the Emperor to furrow his brows

"Speak! You don't need to hold back" he said. His earlier good impression of Ryden also vanishes

After all, who doesn't know that Ryden is the mightiest sword of the Empire? He was the one that is always in the front of the battlefield

He brought countless victories to the Empire despite having threats almost everywhere

After all, the stronger a nation is, the more people would covet and destroy such a giant

If the battlefield loses such a capable soldier such as Ryden, that would be a great loss for the Empire