Gesta

**Gesta** is a deputy director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Gra Valkas Empire, a chief of Otherworld Relations, and a chairman of the Eastern Relations Department. He is the boss of Cielia.

## Appearance

In the light novel version, Gesta has angry eyes, a wrinkled face, and the rotten personality to match.

## Personality

His cold-heartedness is not limited to the Japanese, but many cities in the New World have been completely erased in writing. However, his achievements in expanding the territory of control were great, and he was highly regarded within the empire. He was very strict with his subordinates, and they would work until the hours of the morning in preparation for strengthening the system. He is a heavy smoker who usually smokes his cigarette.

He doesn't like Cielia's straightforwardness because she is a special person that it is unsuitable for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the fact that she could rise to this position as a woman in the current imperial system without using any connections was proof that she is by far the most talented employee, and she is also beautiful. However, he is attracted to her beauty.

He is extremely deluded, even more so than Dallas and most of the GVE high-ranking officials, as he never took Japan seriously and blindly believe in the image of invincibility of GVE, no matter how much massive damages Japan dealt on the GVE military in many occasion. This is clearly shown when he insisted that the massive loss of the Great Fleet and failed invasion of Japan is not because Japan is more powerful but because of reasons that he assumed in his deluded mind ranging from ambushes, faulty ammunition and the most baseless of all, mutiny.

After witnessing Japan's power with his own eyes, Gesta suffers mental breakdown as his own delusion shatters before him and it is too much for him to handle the reality before his eyes.

## Chronology

### New World War Arc

Gesta listened to Cielia’s report from behind his desk without any hint of interest. He ordered Cielia to "openly execute uncooperative POWs." Cielia protested to the idea and said that they would be on the same playing field as the barbarians, but she insisted his order. However, there is a question mark as to whether or not it was the intention of the emperor.

He falsified the report of Cielia and Dallas in their meeting with Asada. Including in the falsified report is the demands of Japan and the lowering of Japan's technological capabilities, which means that he erased the existence of the laptop computer from the report of Cielia and Dallas.

After the catastrophic loss of the Great Fleet in the utterly failed invasion of the Gra Valkas in Japan, at the office building of the Lars Filmyna base in Leiforia, Gesta was still utterly deluded with the false image of invincibility of the Gra Valkas Empire and refused to admit the JSDF defeated the Great Fleet fair and square with their overwhelming technology. He even made absurd assumptions that the loss of the Great Fleet was due to ambush and faulty ammunition and the most outrageous of all, mutiny. His delusion mindset frustrated Cielia to no end.

After the Lars Filmyna base was destroyed, Commander Fantare ordered a full retreat of the remaining imperial force out of the base toward the fortified Mt. Daigenera in the southern part of Leiforia. Gesta and Cielia evacuated from the office building of the Lars Filmyna base to the Daigenera Fortress on Mt. Daigenera with Ramball, who became the Chain of Command after Fantare surrendered himself to JSDF and World Union forces.

While the combined JSDF and Mu air force bombarded Mt. Daigenera constantly during day and night, Gesta gave Ramball further headaches by insisting that he and other non-combatants be evacuated back to the Gra Valkas mainland. Having had enough of Gesta's rambling, he ordered his soldiers to kick Gesta forcefully out of the command room. Cielia then apologized to Ramball for Gesta's behavior.

Realizing the situation was hopeless, Ramball ordered Cielia to evacuate the place with some of his men and made it back to the mainland while he and his men made their last stand. He instructed her to make sure the Gra Valkas government surrendered to the World Union and Japan in the future before the Empire pushed themselves more towards self-destruction. He then revealed that Gesta would not come with her as he saw Gesta as a liability that needed to be disposed of.

Unfortunately, Gesta was listening to this conversation on the other side of the door. He forces his way in and demanded to be smuggled out as well. Ramball begrudgingly took both diplomats to a collaborators house in Leifor. From there, all three of them witnessed the World Union's mass wyvern attack and then the Lightning Flame Dragon destroy the Daigenera Fortress on the mountain, completing ending Gra Valkas ambitions on the continent.

Gesta hysterically demanded that Ramball find them a way back to their country. Ramball insisted that it was impossible now that all of their forces were truely defeated. Upon further pressing, Ramball instead came up with the idea for them to head south to the Nigrat Union. The Imperial Navy had a secret Hilcalino submarine supply base on an island 300km off the coast. If they could reach it, they could make it home.

Two hours later, they met and exchanged greetings with the Leiforian collaborator Avis, a company president of Reymevius Co., and his daughter Amy. Gesta praised Ramball somewhat out of character for Reymevius Co. as having lots of backchannels with important entities. Setting that aside, he proceeded to explain their circumstances to Avis, but Avis made the necessary arrangements on one condition, to which Gesta agreed.

Avis provided all three with new clothes and supplies, as well as his daughter Amy as a guide. With their lives on the line, Gesta, Cielia, and Ramball began preparations for their flight out of Leifor.

## Quotes

* *"In this world, we will establish a solid foundation of our country as early as possible. For that purpose, it is no problem to adapt to the nations of some barbarians. This is the word of His Majesty, Emperor Gralux."*

## Trivia

* He is similar to Inos since both of them ignorantly and moronically disposes documents that depict Japan's superior technology and military power out of sheer ignorance and arrogance. Their action greatly contribute to the downfall of their countries. However, it is arguable that no one in their government gonna believe the documents before they suffered utter defeat by the Japanese.
* In initial drafts, Gesta was left behind in the mountain and suffocated to death when all oxygen was expelled from the fortress. In the finalized chapter, he instead survives.