This day was not an easy one for Cosmos, Duke Streim's Territory, or rather, the Kingdom of Mithra and the Ragna Empire.
Because disaster had struck out of nowhere.
Cosmos was destroyed.
The fortress city was gone.
The people had been well protected, and there were no casualties, but the disaster that had occurred there and the damage it had caused had left many unable to remain seated.
A fortress with a long history, one that had guarded the Kingdom of Mithra's border for nearly a thousand years, had been destroyed just like that. For anyone, it was an utterly unbelievable and difficult reality to accept.
Especially for the Kingdom of Mithra—or rather, Duke Streim's Territory. When they received the news, every high-ranking official felt as though darkness had fallen before their eyes.
At the very least, when Anxi received the news, he could not help rising from his throne. Barry smashed his desk in fury and cursed aloud, then became too restless to sit still. He immediately prepared the finest long-distance carriage and rushed here.
The Ragna Empire's reaction was equally intense.
The fortress city that had always blocked their advance was now gone. How could their reaction possibly not be intense?
Yet they could not straightforwardly rejoice, either.
Because while Cosmos had suffered such a calamity, their Valkyrie, the Empire's Second Princess, had also vanished along with her Shattered Blade Knights.
This threw the Empire's upper ranks into chaos. Even the reigning emperor became anxious and sent people over overnight to investigate the situation.
It could be said that both nations had fallen into tremendous turmoil because of this incident.
Even the commoners were shaken upon learning that Cosmos had been destroyed. They found it unbelievable and chilling, and discussions erupted everywhere, filling both nations with all kinds