After Eliza finished her explanation, Kerisha was the first to voice an opinion.
"Since we have sufficient reason to believe France did this, then we have grounds to challenge France, don't we?"
The Second Princess, who controlled England's "military," made that assertion without hesitation, her tone like that of someone who had spotted prey.
"Considering the crime of targeting an important economic lifeline of our country, sending troops to attack them should be understandable, shouldn't it?"
With those words, the already tense atmosphere tightened even further.
It couldn't be helped.
This was not merely talk.
If they truly decided to do so here, then war would become a reality in the end.
With representatives of the Royal Faction, Knight Faction, and Puritan Faction all gathered here, once a policy was decided upon, all of England would follow it.
Therefore, if they truly decided to send troops against France, war would be absolutely unavoidable.
It was a proposal capable of shaking the nation's foundations and determining people's futures.
That was the situation they were in now.
"N-No, we can't!"
Kerisha's proposal immediately made Vivian speak up anxiously.
"Even if it really was France's doing, they must have had some reason for taking an action that was equally disadvantageous to themselves. We should hear them out and resolve this through means other than force..."
That truly sounded like something the Third Princess, who advocated "benevolence," would say.
"Impossible!"
Unfortunately, Kerisha declared it without the slightest hesitation.
As though she had heard something incredibly boring, Kerisha spoke.
"I won't deny the importance of dialogue, but it is meaningless when unnecessary. The current situation is that we have suffered an unprovoked attack from the other side. If we do nothing, foreign nations will only see us as easily compromised and cowardly. Then our enemies