At Balt-Rhein, Louis, Emperor Goldbalt IX, and their advisers prepare to take over the Centro city-states, despite the protests from Adviser Duke Eisenstein and General Corentin Pineau. At the Centro, Venedik notice that their rival nation, Republic of L'isonlani, was seen violating the secret pact between the eleven Centro nations by aiding the empire's navy ships from pirate attacks. Brega speaks with L'isonlani's Doge Doria, who falsely promises to honor the pact, but has secretly sided with the empire. When claims of a plague spread around the Centro, Brega's crew are forced to quarantine themselves for forty days. In the meantime, Doge Lucio suspects this is a ploy and L'isonlani has sided with the empire. After setting up the alliance with Urado, Mahmut and co. return to the Türkiye Stratocracy and meet with Lucio, who proposes a meeting to be held between all five stratocracies of Greater Türkiye, Urado, and Venedik. Once all the leaders assembles, Mahmut mediates the tension between Lucio and Zsigmond, who find Venedik untrustworthy. Once they hear that an Imperial-L'isonlani naval fleet has set up a blockade between east and west Centro, the Tripartite Military Alliance is formed to counteract the growing threat. Choosing to travel by land to confront the empire in Western Centro, Mahmut, Süleyman, and co. are assigned to convince the Cuore di Rumeliana nations to allow the Turkish army passage through their lands as Halil is appointed general of the Turkish army. At the same time, the Balt-Rhein army begins their fearsome invasion in South Rumeliana.
Mahmut parvient à négocier une alliance avec le royaume d’Urado, tandis que l’agitation couve à Venedik. La République de L’isolani rompt la coutume tacite du Centro de fermer les yeux sur les actes de piraterie envers l’Empire. Inquiet, le Doge Lucio envoie Brega s’enquérir des intentions de L’isolani.
ウラド王国と同盟を結ぶことに成功したマフムート。その一方で、海の都（ヴェネディック）共和国では厄介な事態が発生していた。央海（セントロ）の十一都市国家間で結ばれた「帝国の艦隊への海賊行為を黙認する」という密約を、島の都（リゾラーニ）共和国が破ったのだ。この状況に危機感を覚えたヴェネディックの元首（ドージェ）ルチオは、リゾラーニの真意を確かめるためブレガを派遣するが――
Mahmut era riuscito a negoziare un alleanza con Regatul Urado. Nel frattempo, di stavano generando disordini a Venedik. La Repubblica di Rizolani aveva rotto la regola non detta di Centro di monitorare attacchi di Pirati contro l'Impero. Insospettito, il Doge di Venedik Lucio manda Brega da Rizolani per determinare il loro intento.
