Immediately after landing on the deck of the SMS Osterreich, Itami and her family were sequestered away from the public eye. Min-ah, however, had been taken towards the command center with the intention of a full debriefing during her time in the Imperial Palace.
The Joseon Princess stood at attention in front of Admiral Nolthe Schriber, as well as her personal contact Agent Friedrich Ziegler, the two men stood and listened to Min-ah's report on what had transpired within the Japanese Imperial Palace over the last few days.
"It is exactly as you have suspected. General Shiba had taken the Empress captive, and forced her into house arrest, after she declared her intention of surrender. The man has gone mad, and I expect I know why.
