In the naval war against Peng Joe, the Pelius Family had built a remarkably glorious reputation within the military.
Pelius's grandfather had disobeyed orders and sunk the Grand Princess Fleet of Gefra, successfully taking the Federal Navy from the middle and lower ranks of the world's navies straight to the top.
Especially after the Federal Government had "tried" him and imprisoned him in his own residence, Pelius's grandfather's personal prestige within the military had reached its peak! At the same time, the Pelius Family's position within the military had begun to rise rapidly, like a rocket! For a time, they had earned the title of "the military's number-one family," though naturally, the military would not put it so bluntly.
They had enhanced the family's authority and influence by reporting on Pelius's relatives.
The most famous internal report at the time was titled Hero Family. It gave a detailed account of everything the Pelius Family had done for the construction of the Federal military! It was as though the Federal military would have vanished without them! Of course, from another perspective, Pelius's grandfather ordering the military to sink the First Fleet had indeed changed the Federation's fate, but he should never have been elevated to such a height.
They were not creating stars. They were creating gods!
But faced with the fervor sweeping through Federal society at the time and the military's constantly growing influence, even those who realized this was not a good idea had no way to say so.
You could not stand against the mainstream. Of all those who swam against the current, only a tiny few succeeded. Most became nothing more than the debris left behind after the Tidal Wave swept through! The Pelius Family's prestige within the military continued to grow, and their status continued to