The Noble Young Master Doesn't Want His Country to Fall

As one of the few generals to win a battle during the Great Invasion, Duke Ellens could never understand, even as he faced death, why he was the one sent to the chopping block.

The people cursed him as he was led to his execution, while the nobles watched with cold indifference.

Only when he reached the throne did he suddenly see the heaps of bones below.

“I pity those who have been driven from their homes.”

“I am enraged by those who plunder everything.”

“I’ve never been a good person, but I want to do something.”

Duke’s gaze swept over the resplendent nobles. His words seemed wrenched from deep inside him. “You… all deserve to die.”