“This manga you’ve presented is quite entertaining, but its major flaw is the way it depicts the state as though it were the villain,” the emperor remarked.

Rupert had no room for excuses.

After all, no matter how much he had softened the portrayal of pirates into adventurers, the ultimate antagonists in the story were still the World Federation—a coalition of nations—and a portion of the privileged elite.

“I now fully understand the power of what you create with your pen,” the emperor continued sincerely.

Rupert’s works had educated the common people by encouraging them to learn to read through …