Salute To The General

Chapter 2160



A diplomatic smile lit up Simone's face as he tried to calm everyone down. "Duchess Catherine, you may rest assured that we're not here for a war. You must have misunderstood our intention. We stand by our promise to make peace among nations. We will not tolerate anyone going against our calling."

Simone turned toward Nakajima and gestured him to stop the act. “Marquis Nakajima, I hope it's clear to you that we're here for peace, not conflict. As the host country, it is your responsibility to cater to the needs of all your guests. Yes, Nathan defeated two of your men, but you miscounted the seats in the first place, so you're only receiving your due for your mistake. It's totally reasonable for him to take your seat. Why not we add another chair to the table and have a candid discussion instead of dwelling on these negative feelings?"

Despite being known for his short temper and indignation toward the authority, Nakajima caved in and did as Simone said.

"Of course, let it be done as you've said," he replied.

He looked at Nathan from the corner of his eyes before asking his men to bring a chair. "Just you wait and see. I'll make sure you pay for what you did," Nakajima whispered.

Across the table, Simone called out to Nathan politely, "General Cross, why not put this unhappy encounter behind us and start anew? Shall we proceed with our agenda today and carry on with the military exercise?"

Nathan nodded and swept his gaze across the attendees of the meeting. "Sure thing. Eurasia is always ready to work and learn together with our counterparts. We hope to gain more friends than foes from this meeting. I extend the warmest welcome on behalf of Eurasia to any country that is keen on working with us, but of course, we will also not hesitate to push back on any form of aggression from any side. We will readily stand up for what we believe in and defend our country."

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cut through the audience

if Nathan was trying to win her over to his side

Nakajima, and the others, Nathan's words sounded

an uplifting introduction. Let's kick start the discussion on the arrangement of

that, everyone dived into an open discussion about how the military exercise would take place tomorrow.

others. After all, they were

minutes at the banquet, he got

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Eight, a crispy and light sound of heels rattling against the floor echoed behind them. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Cross.” A soothing and melodious

the mention of his name. Running toward him, was a tall and svelte military officer with a few other guards trying to keep up

pace behind her.

none other than Duchess Catherine

befalling Nathan in the morning, Nathan was pleased to see

a courteous smile and greeted her. "Nice to meet you

need anything actually. I just wanted