Parpaldia Empire Emergency Meeting

**Parpaldia Empire Emergency Meeting** was a meeting regarding the nation’s crisis and to decide the future of the empire, as well as determine countermeasures against Japan in the imperial palace in the capital Esthirant after the Esthirant Air Strike and the Great Naval Battle of Esthirant.

## Events Leading to the Emergency Meeting

During the Japanese-Parpaldian War, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force's BP-3C bomber planes were ordered to destroy the Parpaldia Empire’s Imperial Capital Defense large-scale military base on the Esthirant Air Strike and JMSDF 2nd and 4th escort group were destroyed Parpaldian navy flagship ships on the Great Naval Battle of Esthirant.

The Third Civilization Area’s superpower, the Parpaldia Empire, had to consider its military base devastated and navy completely neutralized.

In the next morning, the imperial government and management officials were attended to the meeting room in the imperial palace in the capital Esthirant. The meeting to decide the future, as well as determine countermeasures against Japan, was starting.

## Top Management Officials Attending

This meeting regarding the nation’s crisis had no formal structure; it was simply a venue to exchange raw information. Attending the meeting were the country’s top management officials.

The people participating included:

* Emperor Ludius
* Foreign Affairs Auditor Remille (person-in-charge for foreign affairs with Japan)
* Supreme Commander Arde
* First Foreign Affairs Department Director Elt
* Second Foreign Affairs Department Director Rius
* Third Foreign Affairs Department Director Kaios
* Colonial Government Supervisor Perlas
* Financial Department Director Mewri
* Aides for each department were also present

## Document Before Emergency Meeting Beginning

A document containing all information discovered about Japan until now was distributed. All of the officials scanned the material, which had been put together by the third foreign affairs department. The information, arranged in chronological order, is summarized below:

* *Central Calendar year 1639, January, the Principality of Qua-Toyne in Rodenius established contact with Japan. At that time, no other country who received their diplomats acknowledged the existence of a country called “Japan.” After establishing contact, the country of Japan made a purchase request to the Principality of Qua-Toyne for a large amount food.*
	+ *Same year, April, the largest military force in Rodenius at that time, the Kingdom of Louria, invaded the Principality of Qua-Toyne, igniting a war between the two countries. Japan joined the war as an ally of Qua-Toyne. In the Great Naval Battle of Rodenius, the Louria navy lost over 1,500 ships and suffered catastrophic damage to their wyvern fleet.*
	+ *In a battle west of the castle town of Ejey in Qua-Toyne, Louria’s vast ground forces were completely annihilated.*
	+ *While the method is still unclear, shortly afterwards, the king of Louria, Hark Louria, was captured by Japan.*
* *The empire sent the imperial oversight army’s eastern fleet to punish the Kingdom of Fenn, but its wyvern lords were shot down and ships-of-the-line rebuffed. This was the empire’s first clash with Japan.*
	+ *After bringing down the Kingdom of Altarus, the imperial army set its sights on the Kingdom of Fenn. They captured the town of Nishinomiyako, including 200 Japanese citizens, and executed those citizens by order of Remille, the acting 1st Foreign Affairs Department Director. Enraged by this action, the Japanese military attacked the imperial naval forces that were involved in invading Fenn and destroyed them. These losses were equal to a third of the empire’s naval forces.*
	+ *The Emperor announced that the empire would commit to exterminating Japan and all of its citizens; in response, Japan claimed the right of self-defense. This was the official start of the war between the Parpaldia Empire and the country of Japan.*
	+ *Japan attacked and defeated the imperial military forces stationed in Altarus, and the imperial-controlled territory of Altarus reclaimed its independence.*
	+ *Japan also sent numerous aircraft to attack the Imperial Capital Defense military base north of Esthirant, destroying it and all their defenses.*
	+ *At the same time, Japan’s naval forces effectively annihilated the imperial navy and destroyed the navy headquarters building as well as the other buildings built at the port.*
* *Japan claims that its country was transferred from another version of this world, or perhaps from another planet. They do indeed have military achievements that are unthinkable for a country outside of the civilized areas. Rather than the empire never knowing about a country like this in all of its storied history, it is more believable for Japan to have suddenly appeared out of nowhere.*

Every person finished reading the document. Their faces all shared a similar gloomy look.

## Emergency Meeting

Supreme Commander Arde reported about status and conditions of Navy and Army Forces.

### Navy Force Conditions

Their main naval forces have been decimated. Only twelve dragon carriers survived from their main forces, for a total of fifty first-class ships. In the oversight army, there were twenty-two ships in the eastern fleet and thirteen ships in the western fleet. Overall, their combined navy consisted of eighty-five ships total. Compared to before they fought Japan, they have lost over ninety percent of Parpaldia imperial navy.

### Army Force Conditions

One of the imperial military’s large bases had been destroyed, the Imperial Capital Defense base. Japan attacked them from the sky with explosive projectiles on a scale so large that Parpaldians would never have imagined was possible had it not actually occurred. In the event that future bases are constructed, they have learned to consider the downsides of concentrating too many assets in one location, but it seems unlikely that this lesson will bear any fruit before the next battle. Because the capital’s defenses have been weakened to such an extent, they were withdrawing their troops from all territories and reassigning them to the capital’s defense. However, be aware that even with these troops, it was impossible to replenish the Imperial Capital Defense force to the level it was at prior to the attack.

### Supply Financial Plan

Emperor Ludius and Financial Department Director Mewri were already informed of this and have already given their approval, but the weapons factories in Duro have been ordered to begin mass production of supplies. There will be no gaps in their supply line.

## Kaios' Questions

After Arde finished speaking, the Third Department Director Kaios raised his hand to speak and asked them questions.

He asked Supreme Commander Arde about the current strength of their armies. Arde responded that it is impossible with their current war capacity. They would need more time to recruit more soldiers and build more ships. It would take long years to full strength, but Japan would not give them that time.

He moved on to the First Department Director Elt and asked him what does Japan want from them. On Japanese government’s request to Parpaldia Empire, they want a formal apology, reparations, and to be given custody of all personnel involved Remille or anyone who can provide information about the incident. In addition, an apology towards Fenn Kingdom as well as reparations and compensated goods.

Remille’s face paled what she heard. He asked her thoughts regarding Japan’s demands, but Emperor Ludius shouted her and everyone in silence. Emperor Ludius turned to face Kaios. He completely denied that he and Remille are solely responsible for the downfall of the Parpaldia Empire for Japanese citizens’ massacre and hand over him and her to Japan. However, their other two large-scale bases were still standing firm, and the city of Duro still supported them. They should not run out of weapons. Furthermore, Japan would not be able to set foot on their land.

But Kaios asked for the reasoning behind that. Ludius’s opinion answered that they would need to invest massive amounts of resources to land an army on a continent under control of a superpower with intimate knowledge of the landscape. However, while Japan’s navy may be plentiful, their ground army is light. Their land is vast; no matter the quality of their soldiers, they will be unable to supply them in their endeavors. Everyone nodded in agreement. No one would dare refute the emperor’s words. Unfortunately, while Kaios’s concerns about the collapse of the empire were not assuaged, expressing those worries would be met with a departure of his head from his neck, so he swallowed his words.

## Future Strategy Against Japan

Supreme Commander Arde proposed his strategy in the future that the case was considering their country’s crisis, the finances director Muri need to manage the expenses necessary for Duro to mass-produce their weaponry. Furthermore, they need to conscript soldiers from their territories to replenish their military; their aim is triple the size of their current main force. With enough numbers, they could send a large fleet of ships to Japan’s capital and turn it into a sea of flames by night.

However Kaios disagreed with the plan what Supreme Commander Arde proposed. He believed his strategy was completely useless and worthless, that Japan was powerful easily to destroy them what they did on Esthirant Air Strike and Great Naval Battle of Esthirant.

## Reporting

Suddenly, one of the military aides entered and whispered something into Arde’s ear, causing him shocking. Arde were nervous that he had trouble responding to emperor and everyone. His report told that Duro, industrial center city, was attacked by Japan and completely demolished. All factories have been destroyed. Furthermore, the military base in Duro was also attacked and wiped out by Japan. Everyone was shocked and speechless.

Another military aide burst into the room and gave his report that the Kooze, Marta, and Arukh territories have revolted. All three governing board offices have already fallen into the rebel armies’ hands. Fifteen other territories have rebelled and their governing board offices are all under assault. Apparently, Queen Lumies of the Altaras Kingdom incited rebellion in seventy-two territories over a magical broadcast. The officials were all speechless.

Emperor Ludius was totally crushed as his desperate hope to get the army back in shape was ruined.

## Aftermath

In the end, nothing came from the meeting and they just continued throwing around empty ideas. Wanting to avoid the worst future for the empire, the third foreign affairs department director Kaios made his decision to contact with Japan on the communication device. He got plan to accomplish with the coup d’état to stop the war and save their country.

For more detail, see: Coup D'etat in Esthirant