Prologue (2/2)

He also immediately gained influence within the governing party. They then left the party and merged with the opposition. Because of this the power balance in the Parliament changed, causing the Parliament to be dissolved. Putting this together along with the election, the Progressive Political Party had an overwhelming victory and Heinrich Von Breuberg became the chairman of the European Parliament, or the leader of Europe.

He proceeded with his own policies, and through this he was able to restore the power of Europe. And Europe was also able to go into s.p.a.ce.

There were also those who did not look favorably upon this effort. The Pacific Rim Countries for one. And among others, countries such as America, China, and Russia was greatly displeased.

In their displeasure, they sent out a.s.sa.s.sins, only to fail. And what’s worse is that their behaviors were put to light. These three countries’ intelligence agency received harsh criticism, and their reputation greatly fell.

With this they had no choice but to stay meek for a while, and during this period, Europe vigorously pursued its expansion to s.p.a.ce. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to do anything. The a.s.sa.s.sination incident that was brought to light, caused the Anti-European diehards in the Pacific Parliament to be replaced by the moderates. These moderates, however, also considered Breuberg to be someone that cannot be ignored.

However they didn’t expect any results even from the economic sanction because Europe had already managed to get a strong footing in its economy and has even managed to get the resources it needs.

They contracted the Singapore Treaty. Because of that they were able to monopolize a good part of the expansion to s.p.a.ce. Even if they were try to cause a war, they couldn’t expect support for that because it everyone knows that the one who made the first move was them. Moreover, the Pacific Countries also had a problem with the other countries.

The peculiarity they had was that they had many countries partic.i.p.ating. However, that actually became a disadvantage to them. Because they didn’t have someone who could lead them.

The four countries, j.a.pan, America, China, and Russia, are its leader. However between those leaders, there were plenty of disagreements. And what’s worse is that other countries also partic.i.p.ated. In any case, the point is that it was very difficult to progress with any conversation.

This was a clash of interest. And because they were not unified, they were not able to take a resolute position against Europe.

That is something that Breuberg himself acknowledged. He said, “When there are too many boatmen, the boat will not move.” To actually have taken out a Chinese proverb, he was a first rate cynic with a wealth of words.

Regardless though, the power difference was left unchanged. He too also believed that something needed to be done about the Singapore Treaty. And desperately needing to do that something, the only card left to play was war. However, that was not something he could afford to do. If a war were to occur, the opponent would definitely unify. In that instance, the one who would lose would be his side. And so he instead strengthened the influence of Europe.

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