"Cover serial · White Town Arc: 'As war drew near'"
"'Does it really have to come to this?' In the Aka Kingdom, the old chancellor stood atop the city wall, watching the soldiers march proudly toward the front lines, and let out a long sigh..."
"Things had reached the point of no return. The old chancellor understood that if those monsters in White Town were allowed out, the Aka Kingdom would face a devastating disaster too. Yet his conscience still could not accept it..."
A Vice Admiral, at least...
At those words, both Momonga and the Cipher Pol Zero agents who had followed him wore strange expressions.
It was hard to imagine.
It was nearly the year 1507, yet someone still dared say something like that to Noah's face.
So this fat old man had no idea who was standing in front of him?
"You're the king Cipher Pol was escorting this time?"
Noah did not seem particularly angry. He glanced at him and said flatly, "An Affiliated Nation? Didn't you attend this Reverie?"
"Of course we're an Affiliated Nation! I am Roalan VI of the Flevance Kingdom!"
The fat old man snorted and eyed him suspiciously. "As for the Reverie... I was a little busy and didn't have time to go. Why? Why bring that up? What does that have to do with this?"
"It certainly has something to do with this, Your Majesty."
Captain Wilson spoke up from beside him, his voice dry. "Had you attended the Reverie, you would have discovered that Vice Admiral Noah here was the Navy's highest representative, as well as one of the Reverie's presiding officials..."
The implication was obvious.
In front of someone of this standing, he had better put away that royal arrogance. He could throw his weight around with