Business Dealing with Battleships

The news of the declaration of war by the Federation and the Kingdom, and the formation of the Imperial Alliance, spread through space in no time. A space vessel carrying the special news transmitted the information to each star system through repeated interstellar warps.

It was a shock.

There had been skirmish-level battles, but they had never turned into a decisive war, and everyone had been somewhat relieved.

The Empire is no exception to this rule.

However, the upper echelons of the empire, who had some information, immediately issued a declaration in the name of Emperor Rexxar III.

“The declaration of war by the Federation and the Kingdom is nothing less than a declaration of war of aggression against the independent nations. It is they who have the territorial ambitions, and the Empire will immediately take the necessary actions to protect the independence of the independent nations.”

It is the independent countries that have been thrown into the most confusion.

Until now, independent countries have kept their countries close to or equidistant from one of the three major powers.

Suddenly, the Federation and the Kingdom declare war on each other, and we face an existential crisis.

The countries that had originally established relations with the Federation were still in good shape. The solution was to surrender to the Federation as soon as possible, and the Federation had developed its foreign policy in that way.

Countries that had close ties with the empire immediately jumped on Lexxar III’s declaration. They asked for support and tried to buy their safety.

The price would not be free, but it was better than being attacked and destroyed.

The countries closest to the kingdom were the most miserable.

The Kingdom was not going to acknowledge their surrender. This was due to a secret agreement between the Kingdom and the Federation.

It is a secret agreement that independent nations will be ruled by the Federation and imperial territories will be ruled by the Kingdom.

The kingdom that I had been working so hard to build a relationship with suddenly picked a fight with me and refused to allow me to surrender, leaving me in a situation where I had no choice but to scream that I didn’t understand.

“Especially our country, which has been named by the President of the Federation.”

Vetsia told Settsu as he sipped his coffee.

It’s a reception room set up in a private space reserved for commanders within the Varauskirv fortress.

It has deep, soft sofas for relaxation and faces a small garden with a beautiful harmony of ponds, rocks, and plants.

Vetsia had often visited the fortress.

Sometimes it’s official, sometimes it’s completely private. It’s the Admiral’s personal reconnaissance mission, he laughed.

Mitsuki had been very cautious at first, but now she was no longer nervous to interact with him. Of course, she maintained the necessary vigilance and surveillance.

However, Setsu could only think that they were there to beg for coffee. He would always bring back some powder as a souvenir.

“When I serve them to visitors, they are very popular. Some of them even want to sell it. Would you like to sell it?”
“I’ll think about it.”

Setsueto was gloating, but he had already started growing beans in the fortress. Once we can harvest them, we’ll have a steady supply. It would be nice to sell them, but he thought it would be better to use them as something to give to others like this instead of selling them. Maintaining the scarcity value is important.

“And what of your country?”

Settsu asked.

“Yes. As for our country, it seems that we have no choice but to ask the Empire for help.”
“I see.”
“It’s just that our country has done more for the empire than the kingdom so far. I’ve heard that just asking for help might not be a good idea.”
“Well, I suppose so.”

I had a bad feeling about this. I thought it would be the usual personal name.

“So, Azuna-dono. Would you please go with me to the Empire?”

My hunch was right.

“I don’t have anything to do with the Empire anymore.”
“But you are the only one who can help us. I beg you. If I may put it badly, I would like you to take responsibility for our current situation.”

Vetsia was sincere when he said it in a bad way.

“I have no intention of going to the Empire.”

Settsu refused.

“No one will meet a person who is supposed to be dead, and more importantly, few people know each other in the Imperial City.”
“Wouldn’t you like that?”
“I’m sorry, I can’t help you.”
“I have no choice. I understand.”

Vetsia backed off surprisingly easily.

“What do you intend to do in this situation, Azuna-dono?”
“Admiral, would you mind keeping me company for a moment?”

Settsu got up and started walking.

“Yeah, sure.”

Vetsia stood up after her. Mitsuki followed further behind.

Settsu left his private space and headed for the port. There were docks in the harbor where incoming ships were stored. His destination was one of them.

We didn’t go into the dock itself, but went into a room on the side of the dock that overlooked it.

It was a glass-walled room with a view of the dock.

He opened the door and stepped inside.

“This is ……!”

Vetsia’s eyes widened at what appeared in front of him.

Walking up to the glass, he shook his head and looked at the whole big thing.

“Battle cruiser?”

It was probably inevitable that Vetsia had a question mark.

It’s about the same size as a battle cruiser. It is about 500 meters long. It has a wedge shape.

“It’s not a battle cruiser.”

Mitsuki denied Vetsia’s words.

“Sagittarius-class battleship. We haven’t decided on a name for the ship yet.”
“Battleship ……”
“Yes, sir. It was built in this fortress.”
It’s called “Building ……. Then, this is no way.”

Vetsia, unable to contain his excitement, stuck to the glass of the room.

“It was the main ship used by the Earth Federation Forces.”
“What’s your attack capability?”
“It is equipped with 51 beam cannons, 24 main guns and 27 secondary guns. The main guns have a half range of 7,000 kilometers, and judging from the data we collected during the recent battle, we should be able to achieve sufficient results against your warships even if we start firing at 10,000 kilometers.”

The nightmare of being shot down unilaterally from out of range came back to Vetsia’s mind. The effective range of the Mars-Camino Kingdom’s warships is set at 4,000 kilometers.

“So, defensive capabilities.”
“I can’t speculate, as none of your battlecruisers fired a shot the other day.”

Mitsuki did not choose her words.

“It’s like my heart is being gouged out.”
“Taking the frigate’s only attack as a reference, the shield’s resilience would prevail against a bombardment from over 1,000 kilometers.”
“Can I cry?”
“Be my guest.”
“‘No, I’ll be patient. What happens when you fight against a dragoon?”
“Against a Dragoon class assault destroyer, assuming both sides start the battle from out of range at synchronized speeds, there is a 50% chance that 10 Dragoons will finally be sunk.”

When Vetsia asked what would happen if they fought one-on-one, Mitsuki’s answer was diagonally different.

“…… It’s horrible.”

After collecting 10 dragoons, we are finally evenly matched.

Such an existence was outside of Vetsia’s imagination.

“I think so, too.”

Settsu nodded.

“Well, Admiral. The reason I’ve taken the trouble to show you this is not to make you sad, Admiral. What I’m proposing is this.”
“This?”

What does that mean, Vezia wondered.

“If you cooperate with me, I will give you to the Kingdom of Mars-Camino.”
“Ho!”

Vetsia’s eyes regained their sparkle.