The Jaegers returned from Kyoroch filled with melancholy. Three of their members had perished so far, one of whom had a family. Shortly after they returned, Esdese had been called to impede the progress of Revolutionary Army, alongside Grand General Budou. Free of their commander's presence, the three remaining Jaegers held a meeting. All three of them agreed on one thing.

"Prime Minister has to go." Wave said, placing his hand on top of the table "What happened with Wild Hunt cannot continue. Henceforth, I've brought reinforcements."

The door opened and two individuals came in. One was a fair woman with blonde hair. The other was a young girl with similar traits. Both of them wore black clothes due to the fact they were mourning

"But how?" Run said "I thought Shura and Champ raped and killed them."

"You underestimate the resourcefulness of the Jaegers. I figured out this might happen, so I replaced them with dummies, specifically prisoners due to execution with similar traits, and hid them in the mountains." Wave said

"Hello, Sir Wave." the woman said

"Welcome Cordelia and Alicia. You're taking great risks here to go behind General Esdese's back and help us root out the corruption from the Empire." Wave spoke.

Cordelia and her daughter Alicia adopted steely expressions

"We were always of the same mind as rebels, but given that Bols was drafted into the Empire before we could offer them their support, we decided not to show that. However, we can now abandon all pretense. We will undertake this course of action."

Wave nodded to Kurome, who left the room. She came back shortly afterwards with a small dog in her arms.

"This is Imperial Arms, Koro. It belonged to my teammate. If there is justice in your heart, no matter what form it takes, it will accept you. Unfortunately, Seryu had bad form of justice within her, but that was enough for Koro to be compatible with her." Kurome explained.

She handed the dog to Alicia. Both Koro and Alicia were surrounded by warm glow and Koro snuggled into her arms.

"You are compatible. Congratulations." Wave said "Now come on, there is work to be done. The war is sometimes won not by force, but by kindness. Here is the plan..."

"Your Majesty, you seem bored." Prime Minister Onest said

There was a knock of the door. Wave entered, followed by a young girl. The Jaegers were allowed to enter without knocking in case of emergency.

"Your majesty, this is Alicia, daughter of Bols. He was our teammate until his tragic death." Wave introduced

"Your majesty." Alicia bowed slightly "I heard you were lonely and bored. Would you mind playing with me and Koro? That should help with the issues."

"She is compatible with Koro." Wave told Onest "We tested her since the Jaegers lost three members and she would fit right in."

"I suppose I'll allow it." Onest said "However, she is far too young, so to avoid her death, one of you will have to be her chaperone during battles."

Damn that old man." Wave thought, clenching his fists "Pretending he cares. He will get what's coming to him. All of them will."

"I'd very much like to." Emperor Makoto said.

Alicia joined him on the floor and held out Koro for him to pet. The small dog enjoyed the touch. Prime Minister looked at them playing, then at Wave. The Jaeger had that look on his face and fire in his eyes. What did he hope to accomplish? His gaze fell on the young girl and a young boy playing. This was the perfect opportunity to assassinate the Emperor, thereby stripping Onest of his authority as well. Yet neither Wave nor Alicia showed any intentions of doing so.

"Does that unnerve you, old man?" Wave thought "Kindness offers more success than brute force. With Alicia's influence, Makoto will cast your own influence aside, steering the country on the right path and completing our plan. Neither you nor the commander will see it coming and will allow her to visit him, like letting a viper into your midst. And because of your lack of understanding, you will lose."