Celestina Shoukan

Chapter 32 - Before The Blood Rose

The Papaldia Empire, Imperial Capital Esthirant, Third Foreign Affairs Department

The day after Kyeos met both Jacob and Rho, he went into the office earlier than usual. He saw Regal making some documents, much to his surprise that no one is in the office yet. Gathering his courage, he starts to make some word sign to convince her.

"Does someone have a chess piece?"

Regal's ear twitches as she looks at him.

"What kind of chess piece you want?"

"I need a rook."

"I have a rook you need."

Kyeos then gives her a hand signal so she will come with him to his office room. She takes her seat once he sits down in his office. Since Kyeos already answered the counterword, she has no objection to help him.

"Good morning, Sir Kyeos. I'm First Lieutenant Regal from Zealot Strike Force. How can I help you?"

"I would like to know what the Celestina Empire wants from us after they declare war on us."

The scroll paper appears in her hand, and she gave it to Kyeos. He opens the scroll and read all of the contents of the Celestina demands:

· Make a formal apology to the Kingdom of Selarong and pay the reparation fee ten times the amount of damage inflicted.

· Make a formal apology to the Kingdom of Verlaine.

· The Papaldia Empire must hand over the status as a Superpower to the Celestina Empire without condition.

· War tribute of 100 Million Pasos each month to the Celestina Empire for three years.

· Receives the sanction of handing over all of the technology to the Celestina Empire.

· Willing to release the entire seventy-seven nations into an independent country and to admit them as such.

· The Celestina Empire will audit any laws to abolish the advantage of the Papaldia Empire, putting them into equal treatment with other nation.

· Must pay seventy percent of the income to the Celestina Empire for five years.

· Any slave around the Papaldia Empire will be subjected to immediate release without exception.

This condition remains negotiable once the Papaldia Empire officially surrenders to the Celestina Empire.

Reading the conditions makes his forehead and back full of sweat, the war tribute was equal o the Empire's five months of income, and they have to pay it monthly to the Celestina Empire. Not to mention, the Papaldia Empire must pay seventy percent of the revenue to the Celestina Empire as a tribute for five years. However, when he saw the condition remains negotiable, he breathes a sigh of relief.

"Can you please install the communication device inside my mansion?"

"Certainly. I will ask my personnel to set it up for you."

"On top of that, I will appoint you as my personal secretary from today."

"Why's that?"

"I want to keep the negotiation table open, and I don't want you to be interrupted with other works. You can hand your position as Head Clerk to Rita."

"Certainly. Oh, by the way, don't forget that we're still playing with your country until they realize their mistake."

Kyeos gulps heavily, hearing that word from Silvano. It seems that the Celestina Empire did plans to humiliate the Papaldia Empire further and taming them by using their own doctrine against them.