Demetri was dumbfounded.
At one point, he suspected he was dreaming.
Emperor Ignatius wasn't dead; he had returned. Such a thing already sounded fantastic.
The leader of the First Protocol being Emperor Ignatius made it even more filled with dreamlike absurdity.
Isn't this ridiculous?
If the leader was Emperor Ignatius, why did he stay hidden all along and try every means to counter the Rebirth Empire?
The fact that the Rebirth Empire grew to its current state was heavily due to Emperor Ignatius's efforts. Under his leadership, the Rebirth Empire defeated the Superpower Courtyard, escaped the crisis of annihilation, and then set on a path of rapid development.
Going against the Rebirth Empire now, wasn't he negating his past?
Demetri couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he thought.
