The way I acted at the banquet were already clear enough to show my stance in all this matter regarding Hallerus Kingdom for now and the near future. This has clearly made Duke Merrica sitting is a sore spot, he knows that he had his decision already made for him, and now he knows what I had decide for myself, and both of us who were friends are now sitting a complete opposite.
“you were coming quite strong there, Mies,..”. (Duke Merrica)
“...Sometimes…that’s was just the way it is my Friend…at first I only wanted to help…because you and the once eager child that you brought to me, asked for it….”.
“..I see….then, what made the change?..”. (Duke Merrica)
“...you already know what made it change…there’s a limit to greed and disrespect…and also, I have also my limit…if it weren’t for our
Instead of waiting for the hall to be ready by the Hallerus Servant, the Entourage that we bought with us were the one that moving around to prepare the hall for the meetings, lighting lights, the papers laid out, the tables even opening the windows curtains. When all of this were done, Duke Merrica were also active in moving around and helping with everything, after all the display such as this were embarrassing for the Duke too. Finally after a long fit of rage and shouts that Duke Merrica does outside the hall, and him shouting for the Palace Butlers and maids.It was only then that the servant of the Palace frantically moved to the Meeting Hall, rushing to get everything ready. Duke Merrica were beyond furious at this point, he even got his swords out and lashing out at every single person that just started to appeared. As for me and the other leaders, we were just hanging out at the Hall balcony, gazing at the flickering of light down at the city below.
Just like we were in our own circle, so does Queen Helen and her troops of noble, that were just entering the room together with her. The already lost a finger Count Kabronel were also coming into the room, behind the Queen, which is now all of them were visibly shaken and at the same time also furious, Not that it impacted me even a little bit. Instead of going straight to sit down at the table with them, I rather ignored them. Princess Angela, Count William, Grand Magus Soo and Duchess Kolarova were beside me, seeing that I didn’t even have a thought of going inside, they too just lingers around me, chatting.“Sire President, the Queen of Hallerus has arrived..”, (Bina)“Ehm….let her wait..”.“Understood Sire..”. (Bina)Bina who is standing inside the Meeting Hall, nearby the door to the balcony, gently reminded me. Though she knew that I know that t
Inside the meeting hall the ruckus has already started, it was mostly the Nobles behind Queen Hallerus were the one that were barking amongst themselves, one side wanted to keep waiting in silence and another were bickering and complaining that they should be respected. Even so, despite their loud mouth running the whole time, not a single person were dared enough to approach the balcony where I were standing.“Even though they were quite impatient….I guess none of them have the guts to really speak out to you, President Mies..”. (Grand Magus Soo Kwan Hon)Unlike the many, Grand Magus Soo, were quite relaxed in these situations, whilst the others were showing a little bit worried at the current situation.“..that were all there to them, Grand Magus…people like tend to make others do things for them…never dirtied their hands on the first place….it was clear what they wan
The High General reply were something that the Hallerussian has never thought that they would hear, it shocked them to the point that no one could utter a single words. The High General has put every single Hallerussian in the room who acted haughtily the whole time down a peg, back to their own place. Even the old nobles fogies that were lining up behind the Queen back were so angry that they were unable to process what just happened.“How dare you said that!!!…”. (Baron Jokovic)As always the first person that were spouting the remark were the annoying fat baron who keep sweating and jiggling his fat chin.“Stop this…silence!..”. (Queen Helen Hallerus)Seeing everything were about to spiral out of control, the Queen were being careful at the moment. Because unlike the others, there is something that she were trying to achieve in this meeting, though right now t
One can say that the moment I entered the Hall from the balcony was a perfect timing, it was if I were waiting for that to happened. But even so no one can disregard that the Hallerus Noble has insulted and offended an Aeternum High level Ministers. This in itself was an actions that can justify a cause of war, should I wanted to do so, in order to recover the Honour of Aeternum High nobility personage.“...War…..isn’t that to stretched?…it..it was just an wrongly put words…done by a moment of blunder in the spite of a justified intense situations…”. (Queen Helen Hallerus)Clearly she was trying to remedied the situations, it was her side were the one that were clearly on the wrong this whole time. At the same time, she was finally realizes that she has been following the flows of the nobles the whole time, letting them say anything they wanted.“Intense situation
To many, it was somehow a bloody starts to a meeting, thought I might be true. To me, it was a perfect kind of start to start a meeting that would be akin to a battle, instilling fear on all of them. Showing the barbaric side of Aeternum that no one has ever seen before. Naturally the dead body were not being leave as it is, as we were all taking our seat comfortably, I have my Major to just throw out the body off the balcony. They said it was rude behaviour to treat a noble bead body like that, I don’t really care at this point.“So let’s start the After war council of the Hallerus Kingdom, as per agreed by the unanimous Decision of the First World Alliance Council….After several days of continuous Meeting, and has yet reach a verdict…this meeting would be the last of it….I expect a wise judgement and fair decisions….”.Everyone were already on their strict mode ready to discuss the result
“...Is that so…..then, why do all the answer, were simply a rejections!!!…I can’t accept this!!…is the Alliance didn’t want to bear any shred of responsibility?!…This isn’t what the Aeternum and the Alliance has promised me before the treaty were signed!!….you have said that you were willing to help…then why is all the demand has been rejected!!…”. (Queen Helen Hallerus)Her hand slammed the table, as she went furious. This is true, that is my simple reply to her long tirade of demands, every single demand were answered with a short sentences, ‘denied’.“What?!..that cannot be!!…let me look……wait..what is this?!!….everything is…denied?!…what the meaning of all this?…”. (Alphonse Gilbert)The lion like man, also went shocked of the result and grab the documents from in fro
Queen Helen Hallerus, Crown Prince Amariss and Alphonse Gilbert were acting like someone has caught their tongue, unable to refute a single words. Now that they heard the arguments it was simply a ball of stupidity that they dared to ask for something like this, which they were clearly doesn’t have any rights to do so. The whole time, the casualty rate which have the highest was the Voluntary army, followed by the Setting Sun Kingdom Knights, the Dukedom of Angela then Aeternum, the rest were mostly just injuries. Even the Mercenaries from Alphonse Gilbert side were barely have any injuries though they were the one that cause trouble a lot.“you have been asking many things that didn’t even make sense….compensations for the Wall and gates….Regular dispatch of Soldier to help patrolling the Kingdom…increased of trading quantity…lowering the prices of trade items…constructions of Aeternum roads…opening mo
I knew what was at stake. We had to uphold this example. We had to show, beyond doubt, that the age of “Human First” was over.That the only supremacy left was the supremacy of character. Wisdom. Unity. Vision. And if we could carve that truth into the very soul of the UNA—if we could bury the old hatreds under libraries, not graves—then maybe, just maybe, this world could finally, finally leave its chains behind.I stood up from my chair, moving to the window. Out there, the city pulsed—an endless, living testament to what was possible when walls were torn down, not built higher. I closed my eyes for a moment. I didn’t want to be remembered as the conqueror of nations. I wanted to be remembered as the architect of a new era.One where no child was born inferior. One where no citizen was condemned by the shape of their ears or the color of their skin or the tail on their back. One where power didn’t mean oppression—but opportunity.Aeternum would be the beacon. And the UNA? The vessel
I took another sip of tea, letting the warmth spread through me.Because here’s the delicious irony: by copying our education system, they didn’t just adopt our books and schedules.They were adopting our mindset.Every child who learned using our curriculum. Every teacher trained by our methods. Every official who quoted Aeternum textbooks. They were all little seeds planted deep within foreign soil.In ten years?Those nations would think like us.In twenty?They would be like us. All without a single sword being drawn. I leaned back in my chair, utterly content.Without armies, without bloodshed, we were gaining soft political power over thirty-one nations.Real power.The kind that shaped futures. Mina clinked her cup lightly against mine in a silent toast, her green eyes sparkling.“To the future?” she teased.I smiled, lifting my cup.“To the future we’re writing,” I said.And out there, beneath the quiet, darkening sky, the seeds of a new world had already begun to bloom.The n
In New City, the public watched it all unfold on massive news screens and digital displays.A young woman in a coffee shop blinked back tears.“My mother couldn’t even sign her name,” she said. “Now, she’s going to school at sixty. Can you imagine?”A factory worker on break raised his can of iced tea. “They used to mock us for thinking machines would replace us. Now? My kid’s learning to design them.”Later that evening, President Mies stood at his office window in the Black House, overlooking a city glowing with lights and ambition.Minister Myers entered, holding the finalized signed charter.“It’s done,” he said quietly. “They all agreed. The future begins today.”Mies nodded. “We’ve unified their borders, their defense, and their markets,” he said. “Now, we unify their minds.”A long silence followed. Then, just a single line: “History will remember this moment.” And across the continent, it already had.The evening air was soft, almost languid, as I sat back in my chair, savorin
As the documents were sealed, cameras flashed and live broadcasts streamed the images of rulers shaking hands with President Mies—smiles genuine, eyes alight with purpose.The message to the world was unmistakable:Aeternum does not just lead with power—it leads with knowledge.Later, in a private conversation, Jonathan Myers turned to Mies.“This is more than we hoped.”Mies looked out the window of his office, where the UNA flags fluttered in a perfect row.“No,” he said. “This is exactly what I planned.”Jonathan raised a brow. “And what next?”Mies smiled faintly. “We teach the world… to think like us.”The central assembly hall of New Concordia UNA Headquarters—a gleaming white dome adorned with banners of thirty-one nations—had never been so full.Delegates filled every seat. National flags stood in perfect rows. The giant LED display behind the stage glowed with the symbol of the United Nation Alliance, now framed by a new banner in golden letters:"Education for All – A Future
Outside the palace gates, the citizens of Hallerus City buzzed with excitement. News traveled fast: another king had come, and he, too, had seen the truth.And far beyond the city walls, whispers began in other UNA courts:“Perhaps we should ask Queen Helen for assistance.”“Maybe Aeternum’s model isn’t just for them.”“Could we build this future too?”In the Black House of New City, when President Mies received the report of King Leopold’s visit, he simply closed the folder and smiled slightly."One seed sows a thousand trees," he murmured.And in the fields of Fantasma, the seeds of knowledge had already begun to sprout.The towering skyline of New City shimmered beneath a clear morning sky. It was a perfect day for diplomacy—and a historic one.Within the great glass-paneled east wing of the Black House, Aeternum’s political nerve center, a long oval table had been prepared. Security was tight, the air dignified, yet the atmosphere was distinctly welcoming. For today, President Mie
That evening, Queen Helen hosted a quiet reception for the UNA visitors. Modest food, strong Hallerian tea, and conversation flowed freely.“We’re not pretending it’s perfect,” Helen told them. “But we’re not pretending it’s impossible, either.”One observer raised a hand, smiling. “Would you be open to helping other nations start similar programs?”Helen looked to Merrica, then back to them.“Of course,” she said. “We’ve taken help. It would be wrong not to offer it.”It was the kind of answer that made diplomats take notes. And so, Hallerus—once a fractured kingdom cast in shadow—began to shine in a new light. Not as a symbol of power. But as a model of transformation. And as the scholars walked the streets of Hallerus City, alongside teachers and curious children, they quietly realized: The future wasn’t just being forged in Aeternum anymore. It was spreading.The scent of blooming gardenias filled the royal courtyard of Hallerus Royal Palace. The sun hung high above the battlement
“It’s… beautiful,” she said.Jonathan smiled. “It’s sure is,.”The first major step was the immediate conversion of six major city libraries into public education centers. Then came the pilot schools—one for each major region of the kingdom. Each staffed with a blend of local teachers (newly trained) and educational experts from Aeternum who came to oversee implementation.Within a month, Hallerus Elementary Schools opened their doors for the first time. Children from farming villages and mining towns, who had never once held a book of their own, were now reading stories about space, science, and society. They learned arithmetic on digital chalkboards and watched recorded lectures from Aeternum instructors. Classrooms were modest, but organized. Desks were salvaged, but steady.The change was jarring. But it was real. Queen Helen visited one of these pilot schools in the outskirts of Archenport. There, she saw barefoot children reciting alphabet lines. She watched a young girl raise h
Outside in the streets of New City, a mural was already being painted on the wall of a youth center—depicting two children, one Aeternian and one Hallerian, sitting together at a shared desk beneath the words:"Wisdom Unites What War Divides."The mural was uncommission—but no one was taking it down. From within the homes, classrooms, and council chambers of Aeternum, the message was clear: the world was learning, and they were learning from Aeternum.And that made the people walk taller.Because every road rebuilt in Hallerus, every classroom opened, every young mind taught in their system—was a quiet victory for Aeternum’s vision. The age of empires was ending. The age of influence had begun.The great hall of Hallerus Royal Palace hadn’t hosted a summit like this in over a generation. Not for war. Not for taxation. But for education.Long tables stretched beneath arched stone windows, newly adorned with fresh flags representing each province of the Hallerus Kingdom. The air smelled
Contracts were awarded to the newly established Hallerus Road Commission, overseen by both local talent and advisory engineers from Aeternum. Bright orange marker flags began appearing all over the kingdom, outlining future road paths. Caravans brought in equipment, gravel, construction tools—and, notably, several transport trucks from Aeternum carrying the first batch of reinforced roadstone, a durable blend sourced from the Stone Ring mountains.Helen personally visited the first construction site just outside the capital—a winding, broken stretch leading to a key trade town in the east.She knelt beside the workers, running her fingers through the packed dirt and gravel. “This path,” she said to a nearby foreman, “will be the spine of our kingdom.”He blinked, surprised at her presence, then bowed. “Then we’ll make sure it’s strong, Your Majesty.”As roadwork began, the kingdom watched. Villages previously isolated by floods or rough terrain saw the first signs of inclusion. Mercha