Word reached Heian-kyō shortly after the Japanese Defeat in Borneo. Itami was understandably quite glum after hearing that she had already lost a theatre of combat after merely three months of warfare. As a result, she had quickly responded to the incident by reinforcing her position in both Southern Korea and the Philippines. Which she felt would be the next region to suffer a German invasion.
Another month came and passed, as the fighting in Korea continued, and yet during this time, an invasion never came to the Philippines. Instead, the German Empire had taken a step back, and fortified their position in the South China Sea. With the Philippines cut off from the rest of the Japanese Empire, Berengar had no plans to rush an invasion.
