Asada Taiji

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**Asada Taiji** (朝田 泰司, *Asada Taiji*) is a Japanese Diplomat and a member of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is well known for negotiating with hostile nations to Japan like the Parpaldia Empire and Gra Valkas Empire.

## Appearance

In the illustration version, Asada is an intellectual-looking man in his early thirties with his mouth tied in a straight line, an unshaven stubble beard, and an overtly stern look in his eyes, which a physiognomy easily reveals his busy work schedule and passionate personality.

In the manga version, Asada is an intellectual-looking man with a black cropped hairline and glasses. He wears a suit with a necktie as a typical Japanese office attire.

## Personality

Asada is an intellectual man and a passionate person. He does not hesitate to say anything to intentionally anger his arrogant foreign counterpart. Due to his actions and personality, he is often dispatched into the front lines to negotiate with hostile nations, notably Parpaldia Empire and Gra Valkas Empire.

## Chronology

### Japanese-Parpaldian War Arc

Asada Taiji and his group of foreign officials are stuck in a routine in attempting to establish a diplomatic relations with Parpaldia Empire, but they didn't take them seriously because their country is located outside the Third Civilization Area and delaying their appointment with the head department.

Six months later, Asada and his assistant, Shinohara arrived at the reception window to ask Raita for the department manager’s scheduled appointment. This time, Raita would simply escalate them to his bosses immediately. An hour later, Raita apologized to them for the wait and came them this way to the third department head’s office. They stood in front of chairs set up some distance from the table, and with blank faces, they began introducing themselves before taking their seats.

Shinohara listened quietly during Asada explained with Director Kaios and four diplomatic officials engaging in an unfortunate misunderstanding with Parpaldia Empire, thus; they were hoping to repair their relationship and form diplomatic ties. Islands Section Chief Barco suddenly stood up and yelled at Asada and Shinohara for some reason about the Eastern Fleet of the Imperial Oversight Army being eliminated because it had become the responsibility of the Third Foreign Affairs Department performed speaking close to the intimidation against Japan. Kaios stopped Barco with a hand and bade him sit back down. Kaios asked them to introduce Japan. Asada explained to them to introduce their country where it transferred from another world. Shinohara distributed the documents regarding Japan containing pictures and general details to the Parpaldians. The documents were written in Philades’s common continental language.

Kaios and his representatives didn’t believe in country transference like Mu’s myths and tall tales, making Asada and Shinohara’s faces were still blank, perhaps already used to the reaction. Then Kaios asked them if Japan conquered and rules their countries. Asada replied that Japan did not have a vassal state. The representatives broke out into laughter. Kaios yelled at them to stop laughing by being rude to them. He decided regarding their request to send the Parpaldian ambassador to Japan for about the next two months.

After the Parpaldia Empire invaded the Nishinomiyako in the Fenn Kingdom and captured 200 Japanese citizens, Remille had sent out a notification to Japan’s envoy that the First Foreign Affairs Department would be handling them, as well as an order telling them to come to the imperial palace at once. Seeing the letter, Asada and Shinohara promptly prepared to set out and left the hotel. They arrived at Paradis Castle and met Remille, Auditor for Foreign Affairs. She showed them a 20x30cm crystal board as an old-timey video telephone of some sort, making them feel dejected. Then she gave them sheets of paper that she would immediately begin ordering them and the nation of Japan to the following ludicrous demands. Asada’s eyes widened in shock at what he read and shouted in rage as he saw the document as a complete capitulation of Japan, and refused to accede to any of them. Thinking that it was nothing more than a joke, Shinohara stood at a loss for words. During arguing between Asada and Remille, Shinohara hadn’t been idle in the months he was denied a meeting to set up diplomatic relations. He had been observing the empire, sending accurate reports back to the ministry.

After Asada refused to accede to any of the Parpaldian demands, Remille then gave the order to execute 200 Japanese citizens in the Nishinomiyako thru a magical crystal tube. Asada howled at her to stop the execution as Shinohara couldn’t hold back his tears in grief.

After committing mass murder against 200 innocent Japanese citizens, the Japanese government had declared war on Parpaldia Empire. Asada and Shinohara returned to the First Foreign Affairs Department and gave Remille a sheet of high-quality paper of Japan's demands that the Japanese government would then send their official response to this unprovoked and vicious execution of their citizens. Remille refused to accede to any of Japan's demands, which would lead to the inevitable declaration of war from Japan upon the Parpaldia Empire.

After the Parpaldia Imperial Army was annihilated in the Battle of Fenn Kingdom, Remille returned to the First Foreign Affairs Department from the imperial palace. She entered the meeting room and faced Asada and Shinohara, worsening her mood. Asada made her have considered the terms, but she still refused and insulted them as barbarians. Asada and Shinohara couldn’t hide their perplex at what they thought Remille was implying. Then she gave them her words that the Parpaldia Empire had formally declared war on Japan and would exterminate the people down to the last person, turning them full astonishment. Asada left the room along with Shinohara and headed back to the hotel to pack their things. Kaios stopped them, who remembered him from the Third Foreign Affairs Department, in front of the carriage and desperately spoke to them that it would be a mistake for the Parpaldia Empire to not have a point of contact whatever happened in the coming conflict, avoiding Japan's airstrike. Asada agreed to report it to his superiors. Later, a communications device and an electric generator were secretly installed in a secret room in Kaios' estate.

### New World War Arc

Asada met with his Gra Valkas diplomats to talk about the release of the Shikishima Crew. He reasoned out that the crew were not belong to the military but to the Coast Guard which is a law enforcement agency. However, Cielia decided that the crew will not be released. Later, the Shikishima Crew is executed upon orders of Gesta.

Later, before the start of Invasion of Gra Valkas in Mu, Asada met again his Gra Valkas counterparts. Here, he presented the history of Japan via an OLED monitor and SD card (Laptop in the LN) and said to Cielia and Dallas that once the Gra Valkas Empire invaded Mu, this will be the start of their defeat. However, the Gra Valkans laughed at his presentation, saying that Japan's superior technology is a hoax. But what Asada said in the meeting became true as their state-of-the-art 4th Armored Division were defeated by the JGSDF's 7th Division, the Valkyries Base has been destroyed and their Crown Prince Gra Cabal was captured by the Japan-led World Union Army.

In the talks for the repatriation of Gra Cabal, Asada met with Dallas and Parguel in the Japanese embassy in Otaheit. The Gra Valkans ordered the return of the Crown Prince to Asada saying that they have the best medical technology in the New World, but Japan refused. This outraged the Gra Valkans and vowed to send a Great Fleet to destroy Tokyo. When Asada asked if Gra Valkas will use nuclear weapons against Tokyo, the Gra Valkans responded with confusion to the term nuclear, a confirmation for Asada that Gra Valkas doesn't know about nuclear technology.

After the successful Liberation of Leifor by the World Union, Japan's Embassy in Mu received orders to deploy **Asada** to the Silkark Kingdom, an island Nation in the Southeast of Rodenius Continent. At first, Asada thought that his Silkark assignment will be not as hot as during his Mu assignment, but during the talks with Silkark government officials with regards to the construction of an airport in the island nation, an intruder interrupted the ongoing negotiations between the two countries. A Magic Airship from the Cryseilis Holy Kingdom, a militaristic island nation located 3,000km south of the Rodenius Continent. Later, Asada was again in disappointment as he received an e-mail from the JMFA Office that Cryseilis had done gunboat diplomacy against Silkark. The Silkark government had already sent a letter to the Holy Milishial Empire and Mu, stating that an emerging threat was once again appeared from a so-called "Outlying Civilization", and might threaten the community of nations northwest of Silkark, while the hostilities in the still on-going New World War were temporarily subsided.

## Relationships

### Remille

Asada and Remille were enemies in their first encounter due to her viciousness and murderous action against 200 innocent Japanese tourists. While Remille looked down on Asada and the Japanese as barbarians, Asada angrily pointed out that she and the Parpaldians were the true barbarians.

After Remille was captured from Kaios' coup, they meet again in which Remille still tried to be cocky toward Asada, causing him to further scold her for her disregard of innocent people and further emphasized that she was always a vicious animal.

## Gallery

Asada's reaction when Remille show him the execution of Japanese touristAsada meeting with the chained Remille in a Papaldian Prison.Asada meeting with GVE Diplomat CieliaIllustration of AsadaWhen the stately doors opened, the Parpaldian receptionist brought Japanese diplomat Asada and his assistant Shinohara, entering the office room.Japanese diplomat Asada and his assistant Shinohara saw Director Kaios beside Thall and Barco sitting in a row before a long table and introduced themselves.Asada and Shinohara, sitting in the chairs, negotiated with Director Kaios, Thall, and Barco based on establishing diplomatic ties.