When Australasia's devastating bombardment of the Island Nation became a hotly debated news story around the world, Australasia's actions against the Island Nation had already begun.
On the night of August 29, 1937, in Sapporo, a city in the northern part of the Island Nation.
Knock, knock, knock!
The slightly muffled knocking sounded exceptionally clear in the silent night, but after only a few steps, it was drowned out by the chirping of cicadas and croaking of frogs in the distance.
Creak~
The old wooden door opened, revealing a man with dark, large eyes and a somewhat dispirited air.
"Murakami-kun, is something wrong?" The man looked outside, where his childhood companion was standing—the Murakami San'an who was being watched by the Island Nation Government because he had studied in Australasia.
"Let's talk inside." Murakami glanced at the empty, silent night behind him and did not state his purpose directly.
"Please, come in."
Creak~
Accompanied once more by the sound of the old wooden door, the area outside fell silent again.
"Murakami-kun, what exactly happened?" Inoshita Jiro asked curiously as he looked at his fellow townsman, whose bearing was clearly different from before.
"Inoshita-kun, if nothing unexpected happens, you're going to begin training next month, aren't you?" Murakami San'an looked at his companion as well. Only after a long while did he finally ask.
"Yes. Why? Has something happened?" Inoshita Jiro nodded first, then asked again.
"What happened? Damn it, the sky has fallen!" Murakami San'an became agitated in an instant and said helplessly, "I told you long ago that extreme militarism and fanatical nationalism could never work!
"Do you know, Inoshita-kun? Just yesterday, Australasia carried out a massive bombardment of Tokyo. There, now—the Emperor and the government are both gone, and the Island Nation is completely finished."
"What did you