“Isn’t this twice as many as expected?”

The Grand Duke’s expression turned stony as he looked at the massive airships filling the sky above the Iberian Castle.

Even the initially expected enemy force of 16 airships was so powerful that Iberia would have had to defend itself with all its might. But now, the number of airships dotting the Iberian sky was twice as many as expected. 

No, there was a lot, but there was something more important and dire than the number of airships. 

“Until now, they have kept their neutrality, so why have they come now…”

The Iberian Grand Duke saw airships that glinted gold as if they had been gilded. It was the flotilla under the direct control of the Emperor. 

“Even though they are the flotilla, they most likely couldn’t stand by and watch the spirit of the Empire deteriorate any longer. It seems like they have decided to help the one who seems the strongest and most influential in order to end the civil war.”

Nothing could be more despairing than this. The aviation corps’ regular battleships would already have been difficult to deal with, but now, the flotilla’s battleships, which were considered to be the finest example of the Empire, had appeared on the battlefield.

“It may be too late, but make arrangements so that Her Highness could escape. If there are more enemy forces here than expected, then that means fewer enemy forces are heading towards our fortresses. As long as we can overcome this immediate crisis, we can still plan for the future.”

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