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He was in one of the most advanced of the advanced nations known as safe countries. More specifically, he was within a skyscraper that gained a special tax reduction due to being registered as a military facility while actually being his private office. |
He was in one of the most advanced of the advanced nations known as safe countries. More specifically, he was within a skyscraper that gained a special tax reduction due to being registered as a military facility while actually being his private office. |
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− | “This has become quite a problem,” said a soldier named |
+ | “This has become quite a problem,” said a soldier named Floretia from within the same room. |
− | She may have had a position high enough to put together military operations and command her subordinates on the battlefield, but to a Councilor like Flide, she was nothing. Or so it should have been. However, |
+ | She may have had a position high enough to put together military operations and command her subordinates on the battlefield, but to a Councilor like Flide, she was nothing. Or so it should have been. However, Floretia was showing no respect to him. In fact, she was glaring down on him with a look of scorn. She played with the long, narrow hairpin modeled after a Japanese kanzashi in her silver hair, and she held a Japanese-style kiseru in her mouth despite the entire building being a no smoking area. |
A few documents were lined up in front of Flide. |
A few documents were lined up in front of Flide. |
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“So you’re saying it’s over for me? For ''me''!? After all I’ve done to solidify the Legitimacy Kingdom’s place in this world where the power balance is decided by Objects!?” |
“So you’re saying it’s over for me? For ''me''!? After all I’ve done to solidify the Legitimacy Kingdom’s place in this world where the power balance is decided by Objects!?” |
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− | “You can complain all you want,” said |
+ | “You can complain all you want,” said Floretia. Her voice then dropped and her gaze grew deadly cold. “But I am the type who takes care of the children the families of our country leave under my care. Whatever the situation may be, I feel I must finish this for them. So we can finish this in the trial. Don’t think you can recover from this.” |
“Heh heh heh. I see. In that case, I suppose I must bring out my trump card.” |
“Heh heh heh. I see. In that case, I suppose I must bring out my trump card.” |
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Quenser and Heivia had returned to the most powerful of the nations known as safe countries. It was an advanced nation that belonged to the Legitimacy Kingdom and that was often referred to as the home country. |
Quenser and Heivia had returned to the most powerful of the nations known as safe countries. It was an advanced nation that belonged to the Legitimacy Kingdom and that was often referred to as the home country. |
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− | After the end of the war in Oceania, they had fully intended to retaliate against Councilor Flide, but approaching one of the leaders on the Council was not such a simple task. |
+ | After the end of the war in Oceania, they had fully intended to retaliate against Councilor Flide, but approaching one of the leaders on the Council was not such a simple task. Floretia had a different means of attack, so she had told them to let her deal with it and then disappeared into the office building owned by Councilor Flide. |
“I can’t believe we got all our previous achievements taken from us as punishment for disobeying orders and heading to the Tanami Desert. We ended the war! All the honor and medals are just gone. It’s like having your life savings disappear in an instant.” |
“I can’t believe we got all our previous achievements taken from us as punishment for disobeying orders and heading to the Tanami Desert. We ended the war! All the honor and medals are just gone. It’s like having your life savings disappear in an instant.” |
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The two then fell silent. |
The two then fell silent. |
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− | Before them was Councilor Flide’s private office that |
+ | Before them was Councilor Flide’s private office that Floretia had disappeared into. As it was officially a military base, the large building sat in the middle of a wide open area within the city. |
“Oh, did you receive an email from the princess like usual?” |
“Oh, did you receive an email from the princess like usual?” |
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Quenser frowned slightly. |
Quenser frowned slightly. |
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− | + | “Floretia certainly is taking her time. She already has the summons, so doesn’t she just have to order some soldiers to drag that bastard Flide out of there?” |
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“Uh, oh. I have a bad feeling about this,” said Heivia as his expression stiffened. |
“Uh, oh. I have a bad feeling about this,” said Heivia as his expression stiffened. |
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A portion of the wide open area around the office building started to crumble and a giant Object appeared from below. |
A portion of the wide open area around the office building started to crumble and a giant Object appeared from below. |
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− | The two exchanged a glance and then they received a transmission from |
+ | The two exchanged a glance and then they received a transmission from Floretia over the radios they had never expected to use in the home country. |
“Dammit! Quenser, Heivia, you have a new job!! I had wondered why that bastard Flide had his office in such a wide open area, but I never expected it was for this!!” |
“Dammit! Quenser, Heivia, you have a new job!! I had wondered why that bastard Flide had his office in such a wide open area, but I never expected it was for this!!” |