I'm the President of My Newly Created Country.

Preparing for Demonstration

Andrew woke up in his sleep, he yawned and outstretched. He looked around the room and saw something not familiar to him rubbing his eyes he had a clear sight of where he was. He was in the palace of the Empire where he is resting. He gets off the bed and two guards approached him. It was his security detail they asked him if he is feeling okay and he answered yes while looking at his body. When they are confirming his health, he looked to his watch in his right arm. It was 4:30 pm he approached the French style window and slowly sliding up the curtain. The sun casts a glow over the entire street telling them that it was afternoon, but he remembered that there will be a demonstration happening. Will they conduct it in the evening? How will the people see? Those are the question coming thru his mind.

Andrew asked one of his guards to know what time the demonstration will commence he shook his head indicating that he did not know. Suddenly they heard a clanging sound, like metal plates rubbing against each other. The door opened and saw five knights wearing full metal armor. Andrew looked blankly he knew that it was common in this medieval era. Along with the guards, a group of girls wearing a maid uniform stepped into the room. It was the maids that assisted them here. The one maid stepped in front of them and bowed. He did not have a clear look at her appearance before since he was tired. Judging from her appearance she seemingly looks in her thirties with red hair fluttering through the gentle breeze coming from the opened window her general facial features are pretty enough. He tried looking at other maids and notices the beauty of each, but what he noticed is that they have different hair colors. Maybe they dyed it? but looking closely it looks natural. Most of the Harthomian citizen's hair color is black and some are blond but, in their country, there is a variety of hair color.

"Sir Andrew the preparation for the demonstration is now complete. You may now inform your representative about this demonstration to prepare themselves. Here's the copy of the schedule of when and where will the test to be conducted."

The maid said giving him the piece of paper. He read the content inside only to found out that it was written in their language. He cannot read nor write in their language he only knew how to speak it since they are identical to Japanese. Thinking about the situation he realized that maybe they knew that he and his guards can read their language since they are speaking the language fluently.

He asked the maid who was in front of him to read the contents. It was embarrassing to him his pride cannot take it. But if it is for his country, he must swallow his pride. The maid answered him sincerely he was shocked he thought that she may ask something like did you know how to read this language. You are speaking it. After one minute he knew the schedule of the demonstration. In one hour, they will go to the wide plains located just outside the Empire where they will test their infantry it will only take 20 minutes. Secondly, to assess their navy, five decommissioned ships are sailing through the Empire's river. It is closer to the capital and they can observe it there. And lastly their air force. Controlled by the magician they will conduct a simulated dogfight. He is looking forward to this demonstration.

A phone rang, the crowds inside the room are looking towards him. Probably due to the sound emitted by the phone. He reached his pocket and saw a glance of caller ID. He answered it the voice sounded at the end of the line. He listened carefully and based on the voice it was his colleague his fellow cabinet. The secretary of defense Mark Thompson.

He forwarded the schedules to him so they have an idea about the demonstration and can use it to what arsenal will they use on each test. It was a long talk and the maids, and the knight is looking at him like crazy. They muttered to each other guessing what was happening to him. They thought he was speaking to himself. The transmission ended between them and Andrew glances to the maid.

"Ma'am for this demonstration to work please allow our air force to enter your airspace. The troops and equipment that we will be using will be transported through the air."

"Huh?!"

The maids and the knight cannot believe what they heard. Transporting through the sky is an incredible feat they do not have the assets to transport such a thing. The wyverns can carry at least two-person and five kilograms of cargo but hearing Andrew's statement made shocks them. The reaction they made cause Andrew to realizes what was going on. If they are surprised at those kinds of logistics, he assumed that they cannot do it.

"We will inform our Majesty. Please wait here."

The maid said and began to leave along with the knights. Meanwhile, Andrew started to look around the room, he first went to where he was sleeping. The bed he gently pressed the bed and caught a sense of poking on his hand he clenched the blankets and mattress. He can feel something hard in the middle while soft on the others. Thinking of something with the same appearance he assumed that it was a feather.

"Hey, can I borrow your knife?" Andrew said while caressing the bed.

The guard startled at the sudden voice, but he gave the knife anyway. Andrew slice the mattress the size was short so they can conceal it afterward. Poking his hands onto the hole he grabbed a piece. On his hand, he found out that it was a combination of feather and cotton.

When he saw the cotton, he suddenly knew that they have a cotton field somewhere within or outside the Empire. After that, he proceeds to another. All the furniture is made of cotton so and what was intrigues him is that they do not have electricity. They only have a sconce attached to the wall. After ten minutes one of the knights approaches them.

"I deliver the message of the King. He wants to summon you on his meeting hall to watch along with him."

"The king? Okay fine" Without hesitation he agrees.

With the audience of the King of the strongest empire. If they successfully convinced him with their military power, he hopes that he will have a sort of scared reaction. If the king of the strongest kingdom flinched to their power, then most likely the other country will not intervene in their war. Mostly the Incredal Kingdom. Earlier when Andrew was talking to him, they have a report wherein the Luweth and Etherean complied and agreed to their demands while the Incredal shuts their doors from them.

Guided by the knights they went to the meeting hall of the King. Senates and nobles from their country are gathered, ambassadors from other countries like Etherean, Luweth, and Incredal are also present. If the test is a success, then it will be four birds in one stone.

They have arrived at the front door of the room. The door was big and engraved with gold. To Andrew, he thinks that it was a waste of material gold has industrial uses. The doors were opened by the two knights and slowly they have the visual inside the room. There a long table is in front of them seated there were nobles and diplomats. They stepped into the room slowly and look around at the surrounding. All of them are made of dazzling gold. They are obsessed with gold Andrew thought to himself.

He was guided by the knights to his designated seats. he was two seats near to the King. Looking at his appearance he assumed that he is between 30 to 40 years old with short, golden-brown hair, a handlebar mustache that curls at the end. He wore a golden crown with a ruby pearl embedded on the front. Also, they notice Aurora Carmine seated next to him and looking around the table who are seating in the large table wearing luxurious clothing with an extravagant design he concluded that it was the nobles of the country. All of them were looking at him and his guards. Other shows curiosity other is hostility. He gives off a faint smile to all of them. The atmosphere in the room was silent and they are looking towards him. He felt uneasy so he tried to break using introduction.

"Good afternoon everyone. My name is Andrew Bells the secretary of state of the United States of Harthom. It is a pleasure to meet you."

Everyone is still silent. beaded with sweats on his forehead. It was embarrassing to him they are all staring intensely towards him. If there is a reason for their odd behavior he can only think of military presence in their kingdom. It's common by the way.

"So, you are from the United States of Harthom who boldly placed their troops throughout the continent. Impressive no one from the continent of this country can do such feat of encirclement. I spoke to my daughter regarding your negotiation and I must say you felt hostility towards each other." The King spoke breaking the tense atmosphere.

Andrew nodded he agrees with the king. Instead of saying it directly, he chose not to since he does not know how to address the king.

"You dirty barbarians. How dare you provoke our great country?!" The loud sound resounded into the room Andrew looked at the source and he saw a man who in his twenties and handsomely beautiful giving off an intimidating aura that he is one the high-ranking noble."

"Shut it brother. Don't be rude to our guess," Aurora said towards the man who lost his cool.

Brother? Andrew thought to himself. so, Aurora has a brother huh?

"We're behind schedule so let's get to the demonstration." The king said breaking the commotion.

"I agree Sir?... King? Our troops will be landing on the said plains. Also, our navy is fifteen minutes out to the river where the demonstration will happen. Lastly, I believe our air force is circling your airspace as we speak."

"Huh? You are mocking are detection magic? My adjutant said that there is no one within our airspace you have the time to fool, around don't you?"

"I'm stating the truth?" Thomas said. Thinking from the claims made by that prince he was shocked when they said that they did not detect something? Mark Thompson said that F-22 Raptors and F-35C Lightning are hovering in the sky, those aircraft have a similar design to each other. They are stealth 5th generation fighters. If magic acts like radar and stealth technology are working on it? Is the magic here are composed of waves? that can be canceled out? Well, this is just a theory Andrew come up with. He will report it to the Department of Magic.

Five UH-60 Blackhawk are flying through the Empire's airspace carrying different loads such as M1A2C Abram Tanks, Troops, M198 Howitzer, Mortars, a variety of weapons inside the helicopter. Such sights attracted the attention of the knights and administrators waiting for them. As they saw flying steel hovering through the air. The soldiers inside the helicopters began bailing with the help of the rope they descended safely. The cables that support heavy cargo are unstrapped. Falling like a huge rock it created dust upon landing.

Different chatters and murmurs not familiar to them can be heard.

"This is Wolfpack actual we successfully reached the testing sites. Thanks for the lift. Tiger 01."

And the five UH-60 Blackhawk began hovering away from the testing location. Meanwhile inside the meeting hall of the Palace. The king and the other nobles were astounding at Harthom flying steel.

"What the? How can they carry so many troops?"

"How are they flying?"

Different reactions from the nobles and the Kings made Andrew smiled it is going according to his plan.

"Now that our troops have arrived at the testing sites maybe we should start now," Andrew said silencing the nobles. They are watching the scene from the magic eye projected in some sort of emerald stone. Seeing the images projected by it he thinks that it is the same for television.

He picked up his phone and call the commanding officer assigned to the demonstration.

"Wolfpack Actual this is the secretary of state, you are OPCON to me. Fire when ready."

"This is Wolfpack Actual acknowledge."