"Your Highness, Minister, I have learned that the Germans have placed our audience last!" Uchida Kosai, the island nation's ambassador to Germany, reported. As the island nation's ambassador to Germany, he had his own channels for gathering intelligence.
"Damn it! The Germans have gone too far in bullying us!" Crown Prince Hirohito flew into a rage.
Kato Takaaki's face turned ashen as well. Germany had actually placed the Island Nation last in the order of audiences. This was plainly a tremendous slight against the Island Nation, a complete humiliation of them!
"Minister, what consequences would there be if we left Germany now and returned to the Empire?" Hirohito asked angrily.
Kato Takaaki's heart immediately tightened. He knew that Hirohito had never suffered such indignities. But while doing so might vent their anger, it would bring no benefit whatsoever to the Island Nation! It would plainly be making things difficult for Germany. It might even cause the hard-won peace between the two countries to fall apart once more, perhaps even lead directly to war.
"Your Highness, absolutely not! If we did that, we would be giving the Germans an excuse to march against us again. The Germans have already defeated Britain. They have more than enough troops to use force against the Empire. If war breaks out, the Empire will find it very difficult to defeat them! For the sake of the greater picture, we must endure!" Kato Takaaki urged earnestly.
"Those damned Germans, they are simply being far too unreasonable!" Hirohito trembled with rage. Of course, he understood what a colossal mess it would cause if they left at this time. He simply could not accept it.
"Your Highness, as the saying goes, a gentleman's revenge can wait ten years. Right now, the Germans rely on their great strength to