In a typical “game” story like this, what awaited us would be the final dungeon at the end of the narrative. Inside, enemies would lie in wait.

As we cleared each level of the dungeon, powerful adversaries—lieutenants of the opposing forces—would appear one by one. The protagonist’s party would defeat them and steadily move forward.

Of course, if the enemy was exceptionally powerful, the system might allow a mechanical victory while narratively, they would remain undefeated. Such moments usually featured an ally intervening with the cliché, “Leave this to me and go ahead.”

That was how it should have been.

“Standing so boldly, are they?”

It was the Sword Saint who commented, his voice laced with disbelief.

And he was right.

There wasn’t an imposing dungeon in front of us. No massive beast barred our way.

“Why shouldn’t I stand boldly?”@@novelbin@@

The one who replied was the Emperor.

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