Liage

**Liage** is the general supervisor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Holy Milishial Empire.

## Personality

Liage is responsible for all of the Empire's diplomacy. He is also the chairman of the Eleven Country Leadership Conference. He is moderate and has an excellent ability to coordinate various departments, but he has some prejudice against civilized foreign countries.

## Chronology

### Post-Japanese-Parpaldian War

In the imperial capital Runepolis, Liage discussed with Information Director Arneus after the Parpaldia Empire, the only superpower in the Third Civilization, to defeat by Japan outside the civilized areas. After hearing the opinion of Arneus, Liage wanted him to gather more information about Japan. He asked him to negotiate and send a delegation to invite Japan in place of Parpaldia for an Eleven Country Leadership Conference. The Holy Milishial Empire approved of sending a diplomatic delegation to Japan.

### Post-Naval Battle of Magdola

After the meeting of the Eleven Country Leadership Conference was ruined by the declaration of war by the Gra Valkas Empire, Liage heard the news of the destruction of the Zeroth Magic Fleet in the Naval Battle of Magdola and the possibility of the attack on the port city of Cartalpas. He was forced to work hard to fix the situation. He was completely exhausted. Perclas had already left for Cartalpas to rejoin the leadership conference. Therefore, Liage was his representative to avoid forcing Perclas to make numerous trips between Cartalpas and the imperial capital.

At the meeting at the imperial palace in the capital city of Runepolis, Liage listened to Agra’s explanation of the combined military forces and Arneus' explanation of the exquisitely detailed world map locating Gra Valkas Empire by Japan's satellite surveillance, making him and other governmental officials shocked. Agra had pointed out that Port Town Cartalpas could not protect them and urged them to evacuate, but due to Liage's diplomatic viewpoint and the resentment of the nations, he changed his mind to intercept them. Emperor Milishial VIII asked him to believe Japan would agree to send their fleet. He thought Japan Coast Guard *Shikishima* would lean toward assisting with a swift counterattack, but Japan’s laws forbid them from taking military action except in cases of self-defense.

### Post-Great Naval Invasion of Japan

After the destruction of the Gra Valkas Empire Great Fleet in the Great Naval Invasion of Japan, Liage participated in the meeting with Emperor Milishial VIII and all high-level governmental officials at the Castle Albion in the capital city of Runepolis. The meeting’s agenda had already been discussed through preliminary reports and fragmentary videos of the naval battle between Japan and the Gra Valkas Empire. They watched the video by recording from the aerial battleship Pal Chimera, showing an anti-ship guided missile landed on a cruiser, causing a more violent and bigger intense explosion. Unable to find any other words beyond shock, Liage and other officials stayed silent as they watched the video. Japanese cruisers bombarded the battleship *Grade Atlastar* with multiple missiles and shells, making them wonder how thick the armoring was on the enemy battleship.

After the video ended, Liage and other officials were shocked about Japan’s strength. He listened to Intelligence Bureau Director Arneus explaining the anti-ship guided missiles, causing Military Minister Schmill Pao's anxiety and humiliation on Japan’s advanced weapons development.

National Defense Minister Agra handed out the documents and discussed the necessity of the operation about the Liberation of the Hinomawari Kingdom first before Leifor. Japan wanted to build an airfield around Valkyries for an attack on Leifor’s west coast, which was a considerable distance between the vicinity of Valkyries and Leiforia. Liage and the governmental officials read the documents. According to what’s written in the documents, once the Hinomawari Kingdom had been liberated, Japan would set up an airfield around the Valkyries base, then destroy the Gra Valkas Empire fleet off Leiforia through airstrikes. In addition, attached to the document is a request to the Holy Milishial Empire to dispatch a fleet to carry out a naval blockade once they’ve secured air superiority. Emperor Milishial VIII asked Arneus and Liage questions about their judgment of Japan’s military capabilities fare against the ancient sorcerous empire after the end of the war with the Gra Valkas Empire, making them the agreement. However, Arneus stated to Emperor Milishial that they still didn’t fully understand some parts of Ravernal Empire's weapons and technologies and they also didn't understand the scope nor limits of these weapons by Japan and the Gra Valkas Empire. Emperor Milishial ordered Arneus to endeavor to gather more information.

The Holy Milishial Empire has decided that after they’ve confirmed the destruction of the enemy fleet off Leiforia, it will send a fleet led by magic battleships to spearhead a naval blockade.