Upon reaching the artisan street, Ymir and Parfinor were completely by chance drawn into some kind of lovers' competition taking place in that part of the city. It involved all sorts of nonsense, like "holding a girl in your arms like a princess for as long as possible," "drinking a milkshake from the same glass through straws faster than anyone else," and so on, but they had to go through it because of the crowd's wishes... When they were finally done with all of that (they, unfortunately, didn't win), they finally made it to the "Bellatrix" store. There, they started looking at and trying on various items, and Ymir said that Parfinor looked very good in this outfit:
Whether they bought it, however, remained a question.
As for Bertrand, he and Azarina also had a good time on the last day of the year, but unlike the first couple, their meeting was interrupted unexpectedly when the girl had to run off on some business that she had forgotten about.
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On January 6th, at 06:32, the estate where Symphonia Reim lived was attacked by unknown assailants. The former chancellor of the republic ended her life along with her guards and servants.
At 08:00 on the same day, a government meeting was held.
At 16:00, Larian's troops entered the territory of Alait after the official declaration of war at 13:00.
At 19:00, Reim and Ixia, bound by a defensive pact with Alait, declared war on Larian. In the following hours, the first clashes between imperial and republican forces took place.
On January 8th, at 11:00, the second anti-Reim coalition was formed, which included: Larian, Tanarsis, Astea, Areid, Hem, Darkiria, Beliad, and Eren. This alliance was led by Cassius Reim, the acting chancellor of the republic and grandson of Symphonia Reim.
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On January 9th, a large concert was held in the capital of the empire, featuring performances by students from the idol academy, followed by the Empress herself. Given the circumstances, such an event might have seemed very untimely, but by the end, the audience's spirits were surprisingly lifted.
Since the empire planned to use all available resources, the cadets of the Reim Military Academy were assigned to the 12th Army Corps under the command of Realgar Muscari. Students from the second and third years, as well as the general himself, went to the northern borders of the empire on January 6th, while the freshmen were to follow them today.
The time on the clock is 16:30; at 18:30, they were to board a train directly to Illit.