While Ferdinand was stepping in to clean up the aftermath, George had also completed his arrangements. His plan to kill with a borrowed blade was finished; naturally, he could not allow the situation to remain in chaos.
"Order the troops to retake Trembling Fragrance Mountain at once and wipe out every last rebel!" George said coldly.
After this battle, all the opposition was finished. Even those who had not taken part in the rebellion were now accomplices of the rebels.
He had gathered the evidence long ago. The Republicans had colluded with the Japanese to rebel in order to overthrow the King's rule—he almost believed it himself when he said it aloud.
Why had Trembling Fragrance Mountain fallen so quickly? What had the defending troops been doing? Those questions had to have an answer, didn't they?
Other than traitors in their midst, was there any better explanation?
Once things reached this point, it became easy to handle. With spies on the inside, they naturally had to be investigated to the bitter end!
George did not even need to act personally. The Republicans who had coordinated with the Japanese were finished this time, even if they did not die.
With treason hanging over their heads, it was hardly excessive to brand them an illegal party, was it?
Though only some of them had committed treason—and most had likely been forced into it with a blade at their throats—a traitor was still a traitor, no matter the reason!
With a single order from George, this farce entered its final act.
The entire Kingdom of Hawaii had a population of less than a million, while the Japanese expatriates numbered only sixty or seventy thousand, scattered throughout the country.
The number of able-bodied men they could gather in a short time was naturally very