Rhemic Empire (2)

- By the way. What did you find in that little room?

— Those who don't take risks don't open chests! — Yaschur, without any manners, began to stuff food into his mouth. — But here's what I have.
Agam slaps the newspaper onto the dining table.

Reimian Chronicles (136th Issue)

Attack on the Empress
Last night, in the Grand Amphitheater of Reim, during the Empress's очередное performance before the citizens of our country, an unprecedented event occurred: a foreigner broke through the Imperial Guard cordon and attacked Sonata Reim. The government has not yet made any statements about the Empress's condition or the whereabouts of the assassin, but we all sincerely hope that our beloved ruler is well, and the perpetrator has been caught.
One of the police officers shared with us what he knew:
It turned out that the attacker was a man named Lee Taehan, the founder of the so-called "Lotus School." The First Minister, Larian Twice, suspecting this individual, sent his agent to Taehan to conduct a thorough investigation. As it soon became clear to the agent, Lee Taehan (known in very narrow circles as the "Black Dragon of the East") was a legendary assassin with a perfect record. In a hurry, the agent returned home and, as soon as possible, contacted the head of the metropolitan police to warn him. This led to the situation: the head of the police, who was appointed to this position after the disappearance of Rechter Aymosor, did not obey the order to wait and sent a detachment of police officers to arrest the potential criminal. The operation failed and forced Lee Taehan to act immediately.
As for the "Lotus School" itself, there is no such school of martial arts, and Lee Taehan invented it solely to create a cover for himself in the capital and gather information through students.

Attack on the "Prosperity" meeting and the King of Ixii
The visit of King Carmin Vermilion to the empire caused much controversy in Reimian society, but no one could have imagined that the "Licoris" building, where the meeting would take place, would be attacked. None of the key figures were injured, and the negotiations continued at the mansion of Ipomea Flox, where they soon ended. According to Ms. Flox herself, the negotiations were more than successful.

Events in the Amphitheater - Results
For our readers from other regions who could not visit the capital, we have prepared a small article about the winners of the events and, for this purpose, we interviewed the city's residents about what they think of the winners.
Tia Rose from "Harmony": Singing
"The winner's performance was undoubtedly very stylish and powerful, and if he were twenty years younger, I think he would definitely have won the hearts of all the female audience. A well-deserved victory, what can I say! But, to be honest, I liked the Nihonese the most. I don't know what he was singing about, but it was very hot, and he has a great face. My heart just melted... And not just mine. I also really liked the second to last song, but... No offense, but the performer looked very unpresentable...
Gilos Avleon from "Tree of Life": Face Contest
"Women: Arietta Gold is good, she has a nice face and knows how to do makeup. I don't know what her husband is like, but he definitely doesn't deserve such a woman. How can I be sure of this? He is not me. Otherwise... The set as a whole is not impressive, and judging by the first place, the voters are young children.
Men: my nightmares are more pleasant."
Anteros Deim from "Reimport": Ephemeral Shooting
"All participants showed the audience decent shooting, but it seems to me that this competition had a certain drawback, related to the use of different types of weapons. They all require different conditions to truly shine, and I think it would be fairer and more informative if they were divided into different disciplines.
Also, sorry for answering out of topic, but taking this opportunity, I would like to add my personal impressions: Climene should have participated in the face contest, there she would have easily won!"
Sion Reimfrost from "Guild of Mastery": Traditional Shooting
"The archers of this year are a level below their colleagues in the ephemeral shooting competition, but the result also turned out to be unpredictable: I expected Primula to win."
Impi from "Academy of Idols"
"Wonderful performance! (｡◝‿◜｡) Each of the participants can be proud of themselves! (♥ω♥ ) ~♪
But, of course, Princess Erimida is a real professional! I think I have a lot to learn from her, but I don't think I'll have that opportunity, haha..."
Jemian Larderdan (Embassy of Thanarsis)
"Enhancers are a slap in the face to fair sports, reducing these competitions to the level of a bad joke. I cannot blame the participants for deciding to take advantage of the benefits of modern science, but I see nothing in all this but a forced and tasteless advertisement for "Reimford". However, I will note that Narissa Essenhal is doing well."

Explosion in the Akkerwald Forests
A few nights ago, many residents of the capital witnessed an incredibly bright flash in the distance and have since been in a perfectly reasonable state of anxiety, trying to understand what it was.
The First Minister of the Empire, Larian Twice, made a statement shedding light on what happened: according to his order, one of the empire's airships, commanded by Colonel Wei Guai Tao, dropped a bomb made of green eriniun on the castle of the Eisenbach family, where terrorists threatening not only peace in the empire, but also the lives of its citizens, were allegedly hiding. Since the explosion completely annihilated everything within a radius of fifty meters, it is impossible to confirm or deny anything.