Chapter 215 – On the Eve of the Manchurian Incident (6)

“Manchuria, I have returned!”

“…That may be true, but what of it?”

“No, nothing in particular. I just thought I’d psych myself up a bit.”

“It certainly is the critical moment.”

With Shizu delivering her usual cool-headed retorts, and Uncle Yagami smiling with obvious anticipation at the commotion about to unfold, attending me like retainers, I gaze out from the deck of the ship toward the reddish-brown expanse of land in the distance.

Liz is in the captain’s cabin this time, together with Sebastian, who came along with us.

Ten days after first meeting Kawashima-san, His Highness Aisin-Gioro Xianyu, and after spending about a frantic week making preparations in Japan, we returned to Manchuria.

But our destination is not the port of Dalian.

We arrived at the Liao River oil field. While this place primarily has a port for