"Your Excellency the Foreign Minister, the US government is extremely angered by your government's attempt to betray the Anti-German Alliance and join the Allied Powers! We hope your government will consider this carefully. Do not forget that the Island Nation could not have reached where it is today without the support of the US government. We do not wish for our two nations to become enemies!" The US Ambassador to the Island Nation wore an openly hostile expression.
Foreign Minister Shigenori Tōgō was filled with bitter laughter. He did not know why the Americans had found out so quickly. But this was something they absolutely could not admit. Otherwise, the consequences would be too dreadful to contemplate.
"Your Excellency the Ambassador, the Island Nation is a grateful nation. We remember all the assistance the US government has given us over these years. We will absolutely never betray the Anti-German Alliance. We hope such baseless rumors will not affect the relationship between our two nations!" Kuniaki Koiso said.
"Let us hope so! My government believes that your government will make the correct choice!" the American Ambassador said coldly.
Only after repeatedly assuring the American Ambassador that the Island Nation would not betray the United States did Kuniaki Koiso see him out.
Afterward, he hurriedly called the Prime Minister's residence, then drove there to report the matter to Fumimaro Konoe. He knew this issue had to be handled properly. Otherwise, it would have an enormous impact on the Island Nation.
By the time Kuniaki Koiso arrived at the Prime Minister's residence, several other key Cabinet Ministers had also arrived. Everyone had clearly already learned of the matter, and none of them looked pleased. Finance Minister Seihin Ikeda in particular looked grim. It had been his idea to contact the Germans. Yet this