With two days remaining until the Lantern Festival, Leon and Rosvisser returned to the Lionheart Society’s clock tower, still needing a solution for the paper lanterns.

While the Society lacked a dedicated supplier, they did have contacts in the Empire’s business circles who could pull a few strings. Still, it wouldn’t be enough.

Leon’s goal was ambitious: he wanted the recorded messages to reach every one of the Empire’s five districts, not just the central areas. Focusing only on the palace or the upper district would leave the rest of the populace in the dark, missing the chance to witness …