CAN THE MEANING BEHIND CALLING SOMEONE "IMPORTANT"...
...REALLY BE DEFINED SO SIMPLY?
PARDON?
I'M NOT SURE I FOLLOW...
WHAT I MEAN IS...
THAT CAN'T BE THE ONLY REASON,
RIGHT?
I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT YOU MEAN...
THAT'S THE CUE FOR BOTH OF YOU TO LEAVE.
AH, YES. PLEASE EXCUSE US.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND HIERARCHY? KEEP YOUR DISTANCE FROM ME.
GET YOUR CHICKEN FOOT OFF ME, YOU BASTARD.
MY CHICKEN FOOT? YOU GOT ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY, YOU RABID MUTT?
I KNOW ARCY ISN'T PARTICULARLY RESERVED,
BUT COULD THAT ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN A SIGN OF ROMANTIC INTEREST?
NO, THAT CAN'T BE.
THE WAY SHE LOOKED AT ME...
...WAS THE WAY ONE WOULD LOOK AT A HUMAN HEATER OR A SELF-MOVING CARRIAGE.
A HEATER THAT EVEN GIVES MASSAGES?!
COME TO THINK OF IT,
WHEN I TOUCH ARCY,
I'M REMINDED OF MY FAMILY'S PET CAT, MIRVACHET.
MIRVACHET
SHE'S LIKE A SQUISHY, ADORABLE CAT--
ADORABLE? DID I JUST CALL ARCY ADORABLE?
NO, NO.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT MIRVACHET.
HOW COULD I POSSIBLY THINK THAT ABOUT MY QUEEN?
ARCY IS A HIGHLY CAPABLE AND INSIGHTFUL SOVEREIGN.
HER FLAWLESS HANDLING OF AFFAIRS IS TRULY ADMIRABLE.
BUT SOMETIMES,
WHEN SHE LETS HER GUARD DOWN AND SHOWS A MORE HUMAN SIDE,
THAT CONTRAST IS...
...TROUBLING.
THIS IS... REALLY TROUBLING.
I'M LOSING MY ABILITY TO SEE ARCY AS JUST MY LIEGE.
I... I SHOULD FOCUS ON WORK.
RIGHT, THIS IS THE GUEST LIST FOR THE CORONATION.
ALEC DAMON FROM THE EMPIRE?
I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT NAME BEFORE.
WASN’T THE FOREIGN MINISTER NAMED ANTONIO?
THEY’RE SENDING SOMEONE NO ONE’S EVER HEARD OF TO A CORONATION?
YOUR MAJESTY, PLEASE RAISE YOUR ARMS HIGHER.
CORONATION DAY
THIS IS UNBEARABLY HEAVY AND CUMBERSOME.
HOW MANY LAYERS AM I WEARING?
HAHA
WE'RE ALMOST DONE.
KNOCK
WHOEVER YOU ARE, COME IN.
SAVE ME.
YOU LOOK ABSOLUTELY STUNNING, YOUR MAJESTY.
THAT'S THE FIRST TIME A LAPI'S EVER COMPLIMENTED MY APPEARANCE.
SUSPICIOUS
YOUR GOLDEN FUR (HAIR) AND THE ELEGANT DRESS COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER BEAUTIFULLY.
I'M GLAD WE WENT WITH THIS DRESS.
IF YOU HAD WORN THE ONE YOU CHOSE, YOU WOULD'VE LOOKED LIKE A ZUCCHINI.
A ZUCCHINI?
AH, I KNEW IT. YOU WERE JUST PRAISING YOURSELF.
THE COURT ATTENDANT FROM THE ROYAL PROTOCOL OFFICE WAS SO GRATEFUL. THEY EVEN CALLED ME THE GREATEST LAPI.
THE ZUCCHINI DRESS ARCY CHOSE
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
THE GREATEST LAPI
INTERNALLY VERY PROUD
HONESTLY..
WHAT CAN I DO? I HAVE NO INTEREST IN DRESSES.
THERE WAS A TIME I LIKED THINGS LIKE THIS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS THE EMPIRE'S CROWN PRINCESS.
BUT REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH I DRESSED UP, I NEVER DREW THAT DARN CROWN PRINCE'S ATTENTION.
WHO'S COMING FROM PHOMNOS?
MY MOTHER, MOST LIKELY.
OH? THE CHIEF OF PHOMNOS?
YES, SINCE SHE HAS TIES WITH YOUR MAJESTY,
IT SEEMS SHE WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU IN PERSON.
THAT'S KIND OF HER.
YOUR MAJESTY, I'LL TAKE MY LEAVE NOW.
THAT MAD DOG WILL ESCORT YOU FROM THE OUTER PALACE ONWARD.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE THE FIRST TO CONGRATULATE YOU.
MAY YOUR DAY SHINE...
...AS BRILLIANTLY AS YOU DO.
THANK YOU, WHIS.
GREETINGS, YOUR MAJESTY.
Dawn of Vengeance Chapter 36 revolves around coronation preparations and emotional turmoil centered on Arcy. On one hand, there is a crisis over the unheard-of name Alec Damon on the coronation guest list and the rush of preparations with the heavy ceremonial dress, while on the other hand, the fear of admiration for Arcy turning into romantic interest and the old wound from the crown prince come to the forefront.
