The old Emperor was quite affectionate towards Charles, saying, "I originally thought, once we returned to Strasbourg, we would hold two weddings, one for me and Akso, and one for you and Anne! But I never expected war, that damned thing, to be like a nightmare that just won't go away."
Charles sighed. Whether the old Emperor pretended not to know or genuinely did not want to, he truly no longer wished to fight.
Marrying Anne, living the good life in Strasbourg and Mecklenburg, occasionally taking vacations to Hot Spring Mountain, or even sailing the seas aboard the Legendary Warship—wasn't that far more thrilling than any luxury yacht?
He couldn't understand why Byron and Fars had initiated war in the first place.
So what if they ended up dividing up the Black Phoenix territory?
Hadn't the best land fallen into his hands after all?
Why go to such lengths?