Green received the intelligence from Bixixi City. He had expected this outcome all along. It was just so Asgar.
As for Calamity Nantester, who had fled with serious injuries, Green paid him no mind. The Asgar Kingdom nominally still had two Calamity-Rank Strong Ones, but Virgin had already been captured, surrendered a fragment of his soul, and pledged loyalty to Princess Mulesina. Even if Nantester returned to the Asgar Kingdom, he could not change the situation.
There was no suspense left. As the Lorenzo Kingdom's army advanced rapidly, it met no resistance anywhere it went.
Under the circumstances, Green and Princess Mulesina did not cause any unnecessary slaughter, though the occasional friction and misunderstanding along the way were unavoidable.
The Asgarites, in particular, thought rather highly of themselves. Even after their defeat, they kept grumbling and demanding this right and that. The result... was a merciless whipping from the Lorenzo, of course, to teach them to act like people who had lost a war.
After several demonstrations and clashes, and several thorough beatings, the Asgarites finally learned their lesson. No one else failed to read the room. The Lorenzo Kingdom's reputation among them, however, was utterly ruined. Coupled with Cyrabelle's name as the Bloody Queen, rumors in the Asgar Kingdom painted the Lorenzo Kingdom as a hell on earth.
But rumors could not slow the Lorenzo Kingdom's advance. The Asgar Kingdom's capital was already close at hand.
Then, one evening, someone appeared in the Lorenzo Kingdom's marching camp.
By the time Green arrived after receiving word, Princess Mulesina, as commander, had already received the uninvited guest aboard an Airship hovering overhead.
The Airship was Princess Mulesina's flagship in name. They were about to occupy the Asgar Kingdom's capital, after all, and as invaders and victors, they could hardly make a