The Queen's Scrutiny of Dragonia

Juana Astro, the Queen of the San Bastian Kingdom, had been closely observing the Dragonia Empire, which had been changing at an astonishing pace in recent years.

It had clearly been the closest to becoming the hegemonic power of the continent, but due to deepening internal strife after the Empress's ascension and a lack of interest in hegemony, it hadn't been a threatening nation. However, under the active rule of the Empress, it is now dismantling neighboring nations one by one, starting with the Rus Kingdom, and is aiming for Continental Unification.

Juana had investigated with all her might to understand why the Dragonia Empire had changed so drastically in such a short time.

“?”

“You are Victor Steinberg?”

She concluded that the man sitting even in his lodging with documents in his hand, Victor Steinberg, was the cause.

Having distinguished himself since the Rus Kingdom, the numerous achievements he began accumulating as soon as he was dramatically recruited into the Empire became a solid foundation for the Empress, and he was also the one who secured the successful deal with the Anchester Kingdom.

“Hmph...”

Of course, Juana knew the reality.

The balance of power on the continent had already completely shifted to the Dragonia Empire, and she anticipated that even if she did something about Victor, she couldn't change the tide...