Within the Sun Kingdom, in the capital, Dawnlight City, Central Street District.
Inside a majestic hall stood the Divine Court, the center of the Sun Kingdom's faith and its military command center.
Priests hurried back and forth through the main hall, none of them looking particularly cheerful.
Inside an office.
Knock, knock, knock...
A figure leaned back in a leather chair. A hot towel covered his face, and his fingers lightly tapped the desk before him.
The light in front of the desk twisted, and a phantom figure appeared.
"I told you, didn't I? Don't come looking for me unless it's absolutely necessary."
The man with the hot towel over his face spoke.
"Are we still not withdrawing?"
The phantom spoke in a woman's voice.
"There's no need to rush. Joining forces from within and without is the best choice. You came to find me because those lunatics did something horrifying again?"
"Uh~ Yes, that's right."
The female phantom sounded somewhat helpless.
"What did they do?"
The man in the leather chair pulled the hot towel from his face, revealing an ordinary-looking face. He was none other than Ao.
"Solomon stormed into the neighboring medium-sized nation. You should be able to imagine the destructive power of that Battery."
"That's all?"
Ao frowned. There were many crazy people among his subordinates as well, so Solomon's actions did not surprise him.
"Madam Ghost castrated one of our own contractors..."
"Continue."
Ao gently rubbed his temples.
"Gulu... kidnapped five contractors from Sanctuary Paradise in the Eastern War Zone and is now preparing to extort ransom money."
"..."
The veins on Ao's forehead throbbed.
"Those things are insignificant."
"But... there's a contractor named Old Smoker who raised a rebel army within the Goya Alliance."
"A rebel army?"
Old Schemer Ao clearly could not understand