While Renan was preparing himself for his adventure in the outside world, somewhere far away from the Dragon Empire was another empire that was way bigger than the Dragon Empire. Its castle stood tall, looking magnificent, a testament to its strength and dominance. This empire was the Empire of Humans, home to the human race and the sworn enemies of dragons.
But right now, in the heart of the Human Empire, inside the grand castle, the main hall was filled with a suffocating silence. Sitting on his throne was the Human Emperor—the first emperor of humanity, the strongest human to ever exist. His gray hair, though not from aging but natural, shone under the dim torchlight. His pitch-black eyes, deep and unreadable, surveyed the vast hall with an air of absolute authority. His face, which looked to be in its late twenties or early thirties, held no warmth as he observed the two figures kneeling before him.
