At that moment, on the television screen, a gaunt middle-aged man in a suit stood at the center of a podium. Behind him stretched a sea of dark Mecha. He stood there with both hands raised high.
"We hereby declare the restoration of the legitimate independent nation of Japan! I will save every compatriot suffering oppression and hardship from the hands of the Britannian Empire! This land belonged to us in the past, belongs to us now, and will belong to us in the future! My compatriots, join me and drive these hateful invaders from our land!"
They had been played.
Cornelia clenched her fists as she stared at the ugly face on the screen.
"What did they say?"
"General Cao stated that this was merely humanitarian aid."
"Hmph!"
Cornelia snorted coldly at Clovis's reply.
"They really don't take us seriously. But that is fine... let them see the might of our Britannian Empire! Order every garrison unit in Area 11 to deploy immediately, and also..."
At that point, Cornelia seemed to think of something.
"...let them see that we are no longer the Empire we once were!"
The flames of war were spreading.
The war that had begun in Fukuoka was now spreading across all of Kyushu.
"Your Highness, everything has gone very smoothly so far."
"Mm."
Fang Zheng glanced at Ze Qidun beside him, nodded, then turned to look out at the torrential rain and dark clouds beyond the window.
"The weather is quite nice today."
"Indeed. Even heaven is on our side."
Ze Qidun wore a smug smile.
"We will definitely win this war!"
"Report!"
Just then, a report came from the front.
"Radar has detected an unidentified flying battleship!"
"A Britannian warship?"
Hearing the report, General Cao, standing beside Fang Zheng, gave a cold laugh.
"So