@InfiniteVerisimilitude
Same here, my guess is that the lion as an emblem was both popular in real history and fantasy stories as well, so it could be fitting as an emblem for the empire, being "brave" , "strong" etc .Tho that still not explains why is it a carbon copy of the Venice flag, so...
@Thedragonlord
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/maou-sama-no-machizukuri-saikyou-no-danjon-wa-kindai-toshi/
The fan translator kinda used both of them, (Web and light novel) but they are identical, aside from short/bonus stories, it is a long read , around 10 short book, and it has even a...
@Thedragonlord
I would strongly recommend the novel for this, there are some alterations between the 2 ,but it is minimal, and it can answer your questions.
@monkey123
"I really wonder when he'll fuck his sword too. Some other MCs already did it."
A friend of mine is interested in those titles, would you share it with us ?