New World in Crisis

### Result

**Gra Valkas Empire's Complete Victory*** Allied forces fleet annihilated and repelled.
* Both sides suffered heavy casualties.
* Gra Valkas Empire continues the world conquest.

**New World in Crisis** is a series of global conflicts that occurs between the Gra Valkas Empire and the World Union, consisting of several countries and civilized major powers of the New World. The Gra Valkas Empire begins to invade and dominate the New World after the international conference, turning into a crisis and disaster, which led to the beginning of the New World War. However, Japan remains neutral for a short time before declaring war on Gra Valkas Empire.

## Background

*Main Article: Conquest of Mu Continent*

After completing the comprehensive analysis of the Holy Milishial Empire's and Japan’s military capabilities, the Information Bureau believed both were less than surpassing the Gra Valkas Empire, agreeing to nothing fear from them. No one in the New World could stop their conquest. Emperor Gralux confirmed with supreme commander Caesar and general Mirkenses to completely ready all preparations to establish a new world order and the planning the surprise operation before the Eleven Country Leadership Conference.

However, during the crisis, Japan decided to stay neutral while the time, not joining the alliance with Holy Milishial Empire and Mu. They claimed to build up their defenses and avoid antagonizing either side. Neutrality, combined with the power of the Japanese military and the protection of the seas, would keep Japan safe while the Gra Valkas Empire and its vassal states sorted out their problems. They need more time to build more weapons from the industrial companies.

## Diplomatic Missions

Japan defeated the Parpaldia Empire, the only superpower in the Third Civilization Area, and the Gra Valkas Empire defeated Leifor, the superpower in the Second Civilization Area. The Holy Milishial Empire sent exploratory delegations to Japan and Gra Valkas Empire in the territory of Leifor and negotiated diplomatic with them for inviting them to the El. Both Japan and the Gra Valkas Empire accepted it, but the Gra Valkas Empire had a secret plan to invade and subjugate the Mu continent and Central World.

* Milishial Diplomatic Mission to Japan
* Milishial Diplomatic Mission to Gra Valkas

## International Conference Crisis

### Eleven Country Leadership Conference

Next year later, the Eleven Country Leadership Conference was a convention wherein the leading countries, including the supposed "superpowers" in every civilized sphere of the New World, gathered to address the current and recent political issues and events occurring in the world. The event is held every two years at the port city of Cartalpas in the Holy Milishial Empire. Two emerging countries, Japan and the Gra Valkas Empire were invited for the first time to the conference as superpowers.

During the conference, representative Cielia Oudwin of the Gra Valkas Empire declared their ultimatum to the other ten countries present, stating that they should submit to their rule and become colonies of the empire. The statement enraged the gathered diplomats. Meanwhile, Gra Valkas sent a fleet to attack the international conference.

### Naval Battle of Magdola

To test the combat strength of the Holy Milishial Empire's Zeroth Magic Fleet, General Mirkenses sent twelve warships of the Gra Valkas Imperial Navy Eastern Fleet led by Fleet Commander Admiral Alkaid to the Magdola Archipelago in the southwestern of the Holy Milishial Empire. Meanwhile, satisfied with the enemy's demonstration of their capabilities, Admiral Alkaid ordered a massive air attack on the enemy fleet and quickly destroyed the Zeroth Magic Fleet and the remaining ships on a nearby island base. Before their destination, the Holy Milishial Empire soon learned of the defeat of the Zeroth Magic Fleet but remained silent about its destruction, then told the gathered diplomats that the conference would move due to the "damage to their fleet" and a possible attack from Gra Valkas.

### Battle of Folk Strait

The Gra Valkas Imperial Judgment Force Fleet, including the battleship *Grade Atlastar*, attacked the port town Cartalpas where the Eleven Country Leadership Conference was held. The fleets of all participating nations except the Annonrial Empire, which evacuated early, the fleet of all participating countries suffered enormous damage. Japan Coast Guard patrol boat *Shikishima* tried to get past the battleship *Grade Atlastar* to escape but sunk. Also, the port town Cartalpas was bombed by the air raid, and survivors from each nation, including Japan, were captured. The official start of the New World War.

### Public Execution of POWs

In Gra Valkas, the prisoners, who were captured from the Battle of Folk Strait, were interrogated, but out of all the imprisoned sailors, the Japanese crew remained silent. Then supervisor Gesta decided that uncooperative prisoners should be executed. The other nations and Japan negotiated for the return of their respective Japanese prisoners at a Gra Valkas embassy in Leiforia. Japanese diplomat Asada Taiji insisted to Cielia and Dallas that the captured Japanese were of Japan Coast Guard, asserting the difference between law enforcement and military personnel. They ignored the Japanese diplomat's pleas and additionally reconfirmed their declaration of war on the entire world.

Subsequently, later, the execution of prisoners was publicly broadcasted with yet another group of Japanese prisoners killed. The action is considered a public declaration of war by the Gra Valkas Empire, which caused anger amongst the Japanese people.

## Formation of the World Alliance

To counter Gra Valkas Empire's aggression, the majority of First and Second Civilizations formed the World Union Army to combat Gra Valkas. Holy Milishial Empire and Mu along with other civilized countries poured their fleets to battle against the Gra Valkas Imperial Navy. However, Japan decided not to join the alliance as they needed to mobilize their homeland defense and military first much to Mu's dismay as they knew that World Union Fleet would be at a disadvantage without Japan's support.

### Great Naval Battle of Baltica

Determined to expel Gra Valkas Empire from Second Civilization, Holy Milishial Empire assembled the world's most powerful fleet except Japan and the countries from the Third Civilization Area, but the World Union struggled to challenge the Gra Valkas' military superiority.

## Breakdown of Peace

### Gra Valkas Empire Threat in Japan Southern Sea

To show the world that the forces of the Gra Valkas Empire could reach any remote point, even the distant waters of Japan, the Gra Valkas armed forces decided to employ commerce raiding with unrestricted submarine warfare. It would not only disrupt supply lines to the Japanese but also be used as propaganda against the other nations. It would lead to the first naval engagement between Japan and the Gra Valkas armed forces on the sea area about 400 km southeast of Okinawa, Japan. The skirmish result would be a defeat for the Empire and victory for the JMSDF. (For more detail, see: Skirmish at Japan Southern Sea)

### Trade Destruction Activities of Gra Valkas Empire

Few months later, another attack occurred off the eastern coast of Mu, when a Japanese commercial ship was attacked by a floatplane taking off from the Gra-Valkas submarine, resulting in the total loss of the ship's crew. It was an unprovoked attack on a defenseless non-military vessel and was condemned by the Japanese government. (For more detail, see: Mu's Eastern Sea Incident)

## Aftermath

### Japanese Declaration of War on Gra Valkas Empire

After the Gra Valkas Empire attacked the Japanese commercial ship in the Mu eastern sea, Ministers and executives from the other ministries and agencies gathered in the prime minister’s official residence for an emergency strategy meeting. The meeting explained the verified damage situations on both Holy Milishial Empire and Mu at the Great Naval Battle of Baltica and the Gra Valkas Imperial Army prepared for invasion on Mu. However, Japan government worried about the economic crisis without Mu trade if Mu lost to the Gra Valkas Empire. Ultimately, Japan declared war on the Gra Valkas Empire by sending the 7th Division to Mu as reinforcements to repel the Gra Valkas Imperial Army. Japan also drafted a plan to cooperate with Mu and the Holy Milishial Empire to carry out a maritime blockade and topple the Gra Valkas Empire's occupation of the Second Civilization Area. The Japanese government had started to function to its fullest to protect the country and its citizens. The war was starting to spread, leading to the beginning of the end of the Gra Valkas Empire.

### Invasion of Mu

The Gra Valkas Empire gained momentum after defeating the World Union Navy in the Great Naval Battle of Baltica. As Dallas' proposal, they deployed a detachment force of the 52nd Local Fleet called Ishtam Fleet, aiming for Mykal and Otaheit Offshore to attempt to attack the homeland of Mu and weaken Mu's Navy power further simultaneous.

Diplomat Asada Taiji of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who visited the Imperial Foreign Ministry branch office in Leiforia, negotiated Cielia and Dallas to garner more time for the deployment of JGSDF troops to Mu. He demonstrated Japan's history, culture, and technology to dissuade the Gra Valkas Empire from continuing the war. He warned them that if the empire invaded Mu, Japan would destroy the empire's ambitions with all its might. Despite the video evidence, Cielia and Dallas dismissed Japan's strength, considering the technology to be impossible for them to create.

The meeting ended, but Asada accomplished his initial goal of buying time for Japanese troops to arrive. Gra Valkas postponed their attack for a time to reinforce their troops on land but mostly still neglected the Japanese information of superior weaponry and firepower. Furthermore, all information regarding Japan's advanced technology was censored from diplomatic reports by Gesta, resulting in senior members of the Gra Valkas military having virtually no information on Japan's military capabilities.

However, even with the Imperial Foreign Ministry's reports about Japan's strength, the emperor's orders could not be overturned, and so the preparations for the invasion pushed on. The Gra Valkas Imperial Army commenced its bombardment of the Mu border town of Alue, signaling the beginning of its invasion.

For more detail, see: **Invasion of Mu**