Prologue: Post-War Affairs

My name is Coco Vent d’Or. I was born in the Second Republic of Filbarneu and I am an investigator for a war history research center affiliated with the Society of Nations. I analyze records of the Second Great War, the largest war in human history.

The focus of the recent war was the Principality of Wiltia, which has since abolished the monarchy to become the Federation of Wiltia. It fought other major world powers and was defeated after seven years. The nation’s government has greatly changed since then.

While researching the tumultuous events leading up to and during the war, I ran across the name of a certain individual. Lud Langart—the hero of the First Great War. After that war, he quit the military, so he did not participate in the Second Great War. Or so it seemed. But there was much about his actions between the two Great Wars that bothered me.

After his discharge from the military, Lud Langart opened a bakery in what is now part of the Pelfe Republic, but was part of Wiltia at that time. Two years later, he disappeared. This is not remarkable and hardly warrants concern. However, as I carefully examined historical records, I noticed that his actions before the war had been covered up. The nation went to great effort to falsify the official record regarding this baker. So I initiated an independent investigation. I began by questioning relevant individuals. What follows is the report of what I learned.