At the Joint Conference, Schneizel formally proposed launching a punitive war against Gilkestan.
His justification was that the enemy had attempted to destroy the existing peace and abducted Britannia's princess, Nunnally vi Britannia.
He presented pictures and videos sent back by Kallen as evidence, claiming that some came from their own investigation, while the rest had been provided by Gilkestan's "conservatives," who had voluntarily defected.
Thus, the Joint Conference unanimously approved Britannia's proposal.
In truth, however, the war had already been underway.
By the time the proposal passed, the war was over as well.
Following the orders of Britannia's reigning emperor, they accepted Gilkestan's surrender and established it as the second autonomous Special XZ Zone after Area 11.
Its ruler remained their Priestess, Shamna.
The captain of the royal guard, Shestal Fognar, was killed after putting up fierce resistance, while the assassination squad's captain, Swell Kujapat, was secretly executed by Origami because he possessed Geass.
The remaining general, Fognar, obeyed the Priestess's orders for once and did not avenge his son. Meanwhile, Shamna's younger brother, Shalio, also chose to follow his sister's instructions.
At that moment, however, their revered Priestess was not in Gilkestan, but inside Britannia's Imperial Palace.
Publicly, the explanation was that the two were discussing the details of Gilkestan's development, including transforming and upgrading its weapons industry.
Behind closed doors...
Shamna still retained the proud, sacred air of a Priestess, but her behavior was the complete opposite.
Instead of her lavish robes, she wore a tight blue combat suit and a collar with a bell around her neck, crawling with disgust and reluctance written all over her face.
She deeply resisted and despised such things, yet no matter what she said or how defiantly she acted, she still obediently carried out Ask's orders.
Despite her reluctance, she