In those future visions where he had successfully assassinated the Princess, the royal family and nobility surrendered willingly. First, they ceded territories and paid reparations, then handed over all ports and mines. They even forcibly abolished the legal currency. The once prosperous nation was almost entirely drained, yet the people could barely maintain their lives.
As for himself and the "Rebels" he gathered... in every future vision, they didn't exist. Only he endured the *pain of a ruined nation and family*, struggling to survive. *Because only by staying alive could he send messages back in time, trying to save his doomed country!*
Staggering to the door, the aged middle-aged man took a deep breath, his bony hands grasping the rusted doorknob with force.
