Lord Shadow

Hikigaya action of breaking off all of his relationship with the World Government had emboldened certain thought of the leaders of many factions.

That is because right now, Empire of Japan is free from the world power. It is like a beacon of a new era.

A few people likened the world powers expansion and rule as the colonial rule during the Age of Discovery.

It is Death Monarch that draws the border of the world, enthroned seven Emperors of the world

Even though each of the great powers never claimed to be Emperors, to the people of the world the leaders of the seven great powers are emperors of the world

Regardless of what slogan these organizations shouted, whether it be freedom, a unified world government, or a republican haven, it did not change the fact that there is a person at the top that rules over those below them.

When Death Monarch gives Lotus Order the legitimacy to control Asia, how many small nations and kingdoms that have to follow the orders of the Lotus Order.

Like those colonial years, the legitimate faction that have been approved by Death Monarch exercise controls over those small nations and kingdoms and take over their resources.

It is the same for the other world powers.

As for the Republic and the World Government, they have been doing it far earlier than those other world powers.

And since then a new idea had sprouted

Some had proposed the idea of a Federation of free cities and states.

They would ally with each other, maintain the stance of neutrality and would not meddle and provoke the world power.

But if the world power meddles with their matters, each alliance member is required to help each other to maintain their freedom to not participate in the wars between the world power.

This thought is now a new thought of ideas.

Most of the people under the great power is always under great pressure. Sometime, they are dragged into a war they did not want to fight.

The secret wars between the great powers usually had the small states and kingdom as their pawns and it is them that suffer.

This discontent had been growing. There are only a few world powers in the world that is not plagued with this problem.

Pandemonium for example did not have this proem. They rarely waged war. But when they do, they always win.

So most people of Pandemonium look at the world with their head held up high, their pride etched into their bones.

Then there is order of Thinkers. the reason that they did not have such problems is merely because they are not qualified to play with the adults in the room.

They have powerful weapons but they lack people like Death Monarch, Raymond or Jean.

And they themselves rarely meddles with the other six great powers affair, content on studying and researching stuff.

As for the other four world power, they are plagued with internal problems. In other words, all of these problems that have been put aside, are now all broken out

The reason why people had been following the rules is because there is a world sheriff. Even though Pandemonium did not intend to become one, but because they were the ones that drafted the Article of Distribution they had to enforces its rule.

Even when Death Monarch is not there, his people would make sure that no one could shake the reputation of Pandemonium.

And during Loki regency, this tendency to interfere in the conflict of the world which he deems violating the articles had made the world think of Pandemonium as the world arbiter.

It is not all bad. After all, with the supervision of Pandemonium, the world had been at peace for six years.

Even though there were some flare ups of war and there is even a few times provocation of war between the great powers it is usually just a farce.

But Death Monarch is not here and the world is now no longer could be seen by the great power.

The world power no longer has the ability to monitor all of their regions and territory.

And with Hikigaya and Oreki exit from the World Government it started a fire that is getting bigger and it is only a matter of time before it is out of control.

He looks at his subordinate that is waiting an order from him. Even with all of this problem, he still has to settle thing about Jean first.

Boris need to know his attitude and he also needs to know about why Death Monarch suddenly went to the Seresian world without informing him

'Go and meet with Time Monarch. Try to get information why Death Monarch suddenly went to the Seresian world'

Then he paused for a second before saying

'Be polite and respectful. Time Monarch is not your average person. With other people he is quite affable and easy to talk to. But with me, with my people, he would play a bit. He would try to provoke you. Whatever you do, don't fall for his bait. Don't give him and excuse to attack you'

His subordinate nodded and then a second later, they all disappeared from his sight. Boris sighed

The World Government and the Republic both make some moves after the departure of Death Monarch and they are not the only one

In Asia, Lotus Order began mobilizing their army the moment they heard that Death Monarch is no longer on Earth

Of course, this army is not to attack Pandemonium. But to prepare for the chaos. Unlike the separated continent of Pandemonium, Asia is full of powerhouses all over.

Lotus Order only has some nominal power in certain region and do not have that much authority on some other areas

Right now the array protection of the Lotus Palace had some discrepancies.

The Arrayist Sage is repairing it right now. Because of Death Monarch many people do things in low profile way. No one wanted to provoke him.

But all around the Lotus Order headquarters, all of warlords in Asia is looking at that Lotus Palace with the eyes of predator.

As for League of Freedom, while other world power makes a move, the League of Freedom seems to do nothing.

Other than reinforcing certain cities and continue with their search and rescue program, they did not seem to do anything out of the ordinary

But the World Government still is quite cautious. The League of Freedom got a lot of information regarding the secret weapon of World Government

South America continent has become so large that it took Narleod a few days to find the people that was scattered during the Multiversal Convergence and bring them back even with the help of all kinds of technology

League of Freedom seems to be silent and did not do anything that might make people become suspicious of them

Storm Tide did not seem to move. Quiet and peaceful, that is the image that South America continent seems to give to the world

Meanwhile on a new continent that is teeming with life and green grass and tall trees, lies a new large city. This city is one of the few large cities around the area.

The sound of construction is never-ending

It is very futuristic and there are many robots that is building it.

In Pandemonium the city of Adern felt like a city of living beings. But this city while beautiful from afar, seems lifeless.

It is filled with robots but there is lack of people

This is the Capital of the Order of Thinker.

In the past the Order of Thinkers did not have such a large city. Unlike some of the other world power, they are the world power with the smallest population

As such, construction of megacities are unnecessary and a waste of resources. At least that was how it is in the past.

The Grand Researcher stands on the balcony of the new research laboratory. She looks at the vast land in front of her and she frowned.

This is Antarctica.

It is hard to believe that the place where she could see the crystal trees is now a vast land of green.

There is still a region of crystal tree but there are even more plants that had never existed on Earth before.

A new mystery to uncover. To the Order of Thinkers this is a godsend.

If there is one regret it was that she never did manage to uncover all the mysteries of Antarctica.

It is hard to plot the land of Antarctica before the expansion. So, most of the places of interest that the Order of Thinkers had researched before seems to have disappeared

It is not like they did not do anything to mark these places. But after the expansion, Antarctica changes the most

How many of historical artifacts and secrets is buried under the ice of Antarctica that they would never have been able to know because of the expansion of the world?

That is what made her regret the most.

Even before the Fall, Antarctica is a land of mystery. Most other world power is not interested in the land.

Some fought for Europe. Some fought for Asia and so on and so forth. She did not want those places. She did not want to fight. What she wanted was the knowledge of this new world of magic and mystic.

Some people are just weird like that. Most people want knowledge to achieve something whether it be ultimate power or methods of immortality.

Most human desire knowledge to achieve something. That is what most people felt. A tool to reach their true desire.

Knowledge of weapons so that they could conquer people and nations. Knowledge of medicine so that they could prolonged their life, rid themselves of diseases and death

But she…...she only wanted knowledge for knowledge itself.

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