Meanwhile, all across Armand's towns and villages.
Everyone had gathered to watch the holo TV for the very first time, feasting together to the spread provided with Javier's own money.
The crowd watched in awe as their lord appeared on the screen, delivering his speech.
"Ah! Our Lord is becoming king?"
"Hey, our Lord's always been our real ruler. Did you forget? Armand has its own laws!"
"Yeah, but now it's official, we're no longer under the Human Kingdom! That's good news!"
"No wonder we're getting new identity cards… They're even stamped with the Armand crest now. Makes sense, with a new nation."
"Yeah! Everyone in Armand's happy tonight."
"We're an independent nation now?"
A wave of cheers rippled through the crowd.
"That means more benefits for us!"
"Right? Life's going to be even better."
"Hey, our lives are already great. Ahahaha!"
Mugs were raised, laughter and joy echoing everywhere as the people of Armand celebrated together.
