"What do we do... what do we do... Ymir!" Historia was frantic enough to cry. She had never expected war to descend on them again without warning.
"At a time like this, only Marshal Chen Si can take charge and find a way out," Ymir said.
"Your Majesty! Prime Minister Zackly, Minister Pixis, and the other cabinet ministers have all arrived," a royal guard reported with a salute.
"Your Majesty! Please declare war on the Mid-East Allied Forces immediately!" Pixis shouted.
Historia stood dazed for a moment, tears brimming in her eyes as she looked at the grim-faced ministers.
On June 3, 856, the Eldia Empire declared war on the Mid-East Allied Forces from the Royal Capital in the Christa District.
"My fellow citizens, I am your emperor, Historia Reiss. The invaders of the Mid-East Allied Forces across the sea have declared war on us. The humiliation Eldia spent a century erasing must never be repeated. Eldia's thousand-year history will not be buried here."
"I will stand beside you and fight the enemy to the very last moment! I hereby solemnly declare: the Eldia Empire officially declares war on the Inledi Kingdom! On the Kingdom of Farnsi! On the Oran Republic! On the Grand Duchy of Yitao'an! On the Republic of Bohemia!"
"Eldia will never fall! Long live Eldia!"
"Long live Eldia!!!"
The streets throughout the Royal Capital were packed with people, their thunderous cries shaking the sky.
The entire nation officially began preparing for war.
Thunder God Port.
"Soldiers of Eldia, we are about to go to war against nations that possess the most advanced weapons in the world. Tell me, are you afraid?" Chen Si shouted to the two hundred thousand troops before him.
"No!!!" The voices of two hundred thousand troops thundered through the sky.