"Pay your respects..."
"To His Highness, the Second Prince of the Rakon Empire—"
"Aurelian Rakon."
After Ramiel introduced who their guest was, everyone in the audience widened their eyes.
"...!"
The entire auditorium stirred.
Gasps filled the air.
And the students immediately stood up in unison. They were all taken aback!
None of them expected this, even those from the other academies.
Anyway—as soon as they stood, they lowered their heads in formal salute.
Everyone shouted in unison—
""We pay respect to His Highness and the Empire!""
A deafening declaration.
It echoed through the entire auditorium.
Even the headmasters from the three academies followed along. They stood up from their seats and bowed their heads deeply.
The second prince of the Rakon Empire...
Aurelian Rakon.
He stood with a light smile, lifting a hand gently in response to their greeting.
"At ease, everyone."
His voice was clear, noble, and calm.
