Martial Arts Ain’t That Big of a Deal

Let’s say there are two empires formed by alliances of various kingdoms: Empire J (Orthodox Faction) and Empire S (Unorthodox Faction).

Right now, J and S have entered a lull after a fierce war.

That doesn’t mean they’ve come to a peace agreement. There’s still an unbridgeable ideological gap between J and S.

In that situation, the Grand Preceptor of Kingdom N—under Empire J—said:

"Ah, you know that Kingdom B in Empire S? The king there is a friend of mine, so maybe don’t mess with them?"

Now, choose the appropriate reaction from the key figures of each nation sitting in that very meeting room with the Grand Preceptor of N.

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“Oh, really? I didn’t know that. Then let’s leave the Ice Palace alone.”

That was the Emperor speaking.

“If the Ice Palace isn’t exactly an ally but chooses not to get involved in the war... then the only target left is probably Lord of Pacheon.”

That came from Hwangbo Ryung, Head of the Hwangbo Clan.

“No, wait a damn second! How can you trust those Ice Palace bastards? I don’t trust the Black Lotus bastards one damn bit!”