Date: Unspecified
Time: Unspecified
Location: Myriad Realms, Card World, Five Regions, Southern Region, Blossom District, Sky Blossom City
After the Central Government and the Five Royal Families declared the New Empire an enemy state and branded its ruler the False Ruler, a coordinated campaign of misinformation spread across the Five Regions.
They didn't merely criticize him. They dissected him.
Every piece of publicly available information about the False Ruler was dragged into the light, examined, twisted, and presented in whatever way best served the narrative they were building.
His age was repeatedly highlighted. So was the absurdly short period he had spent as a Card Apprentice.
