I've returned after 500 years to find the empire I saved on the verge of collapse. So I became regent just to fix the country and go home, but... [Why don't you just usurp the throne instead of being regent? I'd be satisfied just being your concubine, ancestor.] [Where do you think you're going? You're never leaving. I waited 500 years—if you run away again, I'll lock you up in the Mage Tower.] ...Can I even go home? The cover was created using AI.