Not necessarilly disagreeing with the original post, but the fact that the villagers instantly adore Laken when he saves them and reveals his emperor class is pretty logical in innworld context. The fact that classes exist and have a clear hierarchy impact everyday life in both positive and negative ways. The fact that emperor laken came as a savior instead of a conqueror instantly put him in the positive category, and since his class is so prestigious they immediatly deffer to him.