Chapter 523: Side Story - The End
0% As the long—or perhaps short—years at the academy came to an end, graduation day finally arrived.
A new era of peace had once again dawned.
Riding on that momentum, Sunrise Academy held its largest graduation ceremony in history.
Thanks to that, the academy’s grand banquet hall was filled with familiar and welcoming faces.
“Who would’ve thought that rejecting the Ancient Oath would cost us part of our territory...”
“Shouldn’t we all protest this? We can’t just sit back and allow one-fourth of the Western Continent’s land to become part of the Starlight Grand Duchy...”
“...Against an empire with the strongest military force in a thousand years? Don’t be ridiculous.”
The envoys from various Western nations wore grim expressions, their discomfort palpable—a consequence of the millennia-old Oath being forcibly enacted in the Empire’s favor.
“Hahaha. That’s why we upheld the Oath.”
“We might have lost some resources, but we’re now allies with the Empire. It’s a major gain.”
Meanwhile, the smarter nations that had quickly sided with the Empire were celebrating their good fortune.