The German Foreign Minister informed the island nation's ambassador to Germany of the German government's reply the very next day.
The South Seas and Australia were both important German colonies and could not possibly be transferred to the Island Nation. The islanders should give up that thought. As for the Island Nation joining the Allied Powers, that was not impossible. However, the prerequisite was that the Island Nation dispatch troops to land in Buru's Far East and launch an offensive westward. Any territory they captured could belong to the Island Nation.
The island nation's ambassador gave no reply. Instead, he immediately reported the Germans' response back home. Such a major matter was never something a mere ambassador abroad could decide.
At the same time, the German Foreign Ministry began cooperating with the security services, quietly leaking the news that the Island Nation intended to join the Allied Powers and attack Buru, ensuring that both American and Buru spies learned of it.
Tokyo, capital of the Island Nation, Prime Minister's residence.
Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe summoned the other senior Cabinet ministers to discuss Germany's reply.
"Gentlemen, the Germans' reply is utterly insincere. They are willing to accept us into the Allied Powers, but they demand that we launch an attack on Buru. As for the colonies in the South Seas and Australia, they have flatly refused to transfer them to us. So now, what should the Empire choose?" Fumimaro Konoe asked.
"Prime Minister, I fear the Germans are merely stalling for time, or simply fobbing us off. It is foreseeable that once Germany defeats Buru, the Germans will not pay us any heed at all. Even if the Empire joins hands with the United States, we may still find it difficult to defeat Germany!" Foreign Minister Kuniaki Koiso said.
"Prime Minister,