Gunka no Baltzar - Vol. 7 Ch. 33 - The Rivalry of Two

[MangaDex]

 

[Pilatypus]

I expected the empress to be some kind of bombshell still in her 40s or so as per usual manga trope but I am pleasantly surprised they went with Queen Victoria instead. Also she's clever to marry both princes to differing country than their powerbase, as she said a tried and true method.

 

[TehSDragon]

Sheesh I know I should've expected it, considering the writing so far, but that's a nice little twist

 

[Darth_Noox]

Basseland is a chessboard for the two great powers bordering it