The Different Worlds

by Tactical Narrator

In the year of 2026, a mysterious interstellar portal called "The Ring" was spotted on the coast of Manila, Philippines. Many diplomatic and trade treaty was signed across the the Ring. But also too, war and death followed from the New World and Earth itself. Disclaimer: I don't own Japan Summons (Nihonkoku Shoukan) as it's is own by Minoro and published by Pony Canyon.

5. Pearl of the Orient

"The Philippines is in a strategic position. It is both East and West, right and left, rich and poor. We are neither here nor there."

Imelda Marcos

Qua-Toyne Principality, Qua-Toyne

Qua-Toyne Residential Building

January 25, 2026/1639

The sun is beginning to rest on the horizon and the moon is rising as it stead.

The Filipino Ambassador is walking to his room followed by his security forces by his side on all times.

He opened up the door and revealed a living quarter for him to rest and stay for the time being.

The security team searched the room for bugs or listening devices in case they are being listened.

He removed his magical necklace to prevent the device to translate his dialogues.

As the room is cleared, one of his security personnel brought a clothed heavy box and removed the cloth to show to be a field radio. He then turned on the field radio and a moment of static interference as he tries to calibrate the radio frequency to the BRP Gabriela Silang on the Maihark Port.

Ambassador Maynard hand over the microphone and tries to speak with the ship.

"BRP Gabriela Silang 4DFZ-9, this is Papa-Charlie, do you read me. Over"

A moment of static transmission till a voice replied back to radio.

"Papa-Charlie, this is Gabriela Silang 4DFZ-9 we read you, loud and clear. Over"

A spark of satisfaction came in to the room as they establish good communication to the BRP Gabriela Silang on the Maihark Port.

The ship and the other two corvette escort ship for security reasons are relaying messages to each other and passed them to the Ring on the other side from Earth.

"The diplomatic talks went smoothly as it's supposed to be. They want to send their representative to our country for better insight for both of our country's." The ambassador answered.

"Well, it seems like we must ready to roll the red carpet and the travel plan for their arrival. "

"Likewise, don't worry about us, the people here are kind and friendly on meeting with us."

"Nonetheless doesn't hurt to bring some protection in case any dangers that can endanger you."

"I can hold my own very much." He reclaimed to himself.

"Oh yeah!" The Captain of the BRP Gabriela Silang remembered something. "There's a warning from Naval Command that possible for a incoming low pressure and possibly a orange heavy rainfall arriving to Metro Manila."

"Roger that, gonna give a heads up to our companions of our weather forecast. Over and Out."

Capital City of Quatoyne

Government Conference Area (Lotus Garden)

January 25, 2026/1639

The conference table is seated by officials and bureaucrats deciding on sending who will be traveled to the Philippines.

Prime Minister Kanata stand up on his seat and request the members to listen to his answer.

"I know that it's risky to send one of our people to a mysterious country that has been discovered lately. But it can benefit if the country possesses extraordinary creations that can bolster our country."

"Prime Minister, I'm sure that it's unwise to send a mere diplomat to a country without knowing there hidden agenda behind their schemes." The Military Ministerinsisted on the possibility from the Filipino true motives.

"I agreed with the Military Minister, he have some common senses from this situation." The Foreign Minister Rinsui approved on the idea.

"Then who will be the one on traveling to the Philippines." Prime Minister Kanata asked the members for answers.

"Well I know a someone who experience with the Filipinos people." The Foreign Minister smiled on a specific person.

"Really who is it?"

Bring me Yagou, fromForeign Affairs Ministry. Over here at this moment. The Foreign Minister ordered of the officials.

"Yes sir!" The official then ran across the room to fetch Yagou.

"Who is this Yagou?" The Minister of Internal Affairs questions.

"His the attendee and tour guide that we sent to introduce the Filipino in our Principality. He have a good negotiations skills and very proficient on magic." The Foreign Minister told them.

Then as finished talking about the individual.Yagou came to the conference table with nervous on being to summoned to the meeting.

"Are you Yagou from Foreign Affairs Ministry?" The Prime Minister Kanata asked.

"Yes sir, I'm from the Qua-toyne Foreign Affair Ministry. Why am I here?" Yagou shakenly asked.

"It's about your time with the Filipino Ambassador named Maynard on your journey to the Capital. What have you discovered on there country?"

"Well he says remarkable claims on their country. That they don't have any race other then humans and they claimed to have no magic on there nation."

"What! They have no other races and magic on there country?" Military Minister spoken out.

"That when he saw a beastman on the streets. He was surprised from the appearance on the beastmen and asked questions about the race like it was his first time seeing one." He describe the ambassador when he first witness the beastmen.

"And the no magic on their country?" The Prime Minister asked.

"He says that magic to them is a fantasy concept and happens on fantasy stories."

"Their claims on the magic portals is more fantasy then the Emissaries of the Earth God from bedtime stories." He added.

"There's a possibility that they are a nation like the country of Mu, which is a mechanical country that relies on non-magical tools and gadgets." The Prime Minister summarize.

"Is it possible that Mu, is perpetrating this whole thing and the Ring is a high level illusion magic?" The Military Minister theorized.

"According to our intelligence, Mu, the second largest country in the west and part of a major civilization, has developed a flying device that resembles the flying object above Maihark. Their also reports of metal ships on their inventory, so the possibility of being them is possible." One of the intelligence officer answerd

"We need to send another diplomat, to reveal the country's true nature and assess the threat they can be imposed to us." The Foreign Minister suggested.

"I will send in a person on the Military Affairs Ministry that acts as our representative, to find out any secret schemes and their true nature." The Military Minister urged.

"On the way." A official replied. "It will be done before the Philippine ambassador leave their chambers.

"Then the delegation for the nation of the Philippines. Will be given full authority to secured any trade deals and ensured the peace of our nation." The Prime Minister announced.

"Then this meeting is adjourned." He then ended the meeting.

Qua-Toyne Principality, Qua-Toyne

January 26, 2026/1639

Qua-Toyne Government Building

It's early of the morning, the streets is revealed to show people coming out there homes and going to their jobs. The children are playing outside on the roads with balls and playing tag.

A huge caravan of carriages is in front of the Government Building waiting for their guest to appear.

Yagou standing on the gate of the government building waiting the Filipino Ambassador to arrive.

But, his not alone, a man in his early thirties is standing by his side waiting for their arrival too.

Hanki is a man from from Military Affairs Ministry, who was temporarily transferred to the Foreign Affairs Ministry to assess the emerging country named the Philippines. He is acting as a spy and a threat analyst in case the Philippines is turned out to be a hostile nation.

"What taking them so long!" Hanki grumbled.

Ambassador Maynard arrived on the scene with his security on his back. They are carrying the luggage and putting them on the carriage.

Yagou went towards to Maynard for surprised greetings.

"Hello again, Ambassador Maynard!"

"Oh you, Yagou, why are you here?" Maynard was surprised to a familiar face.

"The ministry's decided to send me to as a diplomat for your country travels. I was given a magic translation necklace in order to communicate your superiors."

Maynard looked at his back to reveal a man wearing the same necklace and listening their conversation.

"Whose that from your back?"

The man stepped forwards and introduced himself.

"My name is Hanki from the Foreign Affairs Ministry, I'm here to accompanied with my co-worker with the diplomatic mission."

"Well, the more the merrier!" He shake Hanki hands to greet him.

As they entered the carriage, Maynard and the two Quatoynes are seated together on the same carriage. They are discussing the Philippines' history.

"So, Maynard, what is your country's political structure?" Hanki asked to pry more about the Philippines.

Maynard looked at him trying to thing on what he will said. "My country is a democratic republic that is headed by the President named Emmanuel Sanchez it's his first year of his term. And what is your political systems on your Principality?"

"It's like your nation's political system where the nobles picked our leaders and the Prime Minister is Kanata." Yagou answered.

"Is the Prime Minister an Elf? I met him on the Government Building, he is kind and gentle on the gathering."

"Yes, Prime Minister is a wise and friendly person. He also a religious personto our Goddess of our Land." Yagou chatted.

"Excuse me? But can you tell me your perspective to our country? I'm very interested what you think of my country's image in your regards." Hanki butted in for more questions.

"Well your country is very peculiar." Maynard replied.

"Peculiar, in what way you describe it?" Yagou also joined in.

It's like a something I never seen in my world from a long time ago. Even the my experience with other countries on my world, this the most fascinating country I been on. The magic and other races in my travels, just put the thriller on your world." He answered.

"Well, I'm happy you thing my country as a most wonderful place you ever visit." Yagou happily replied as his country being viewed on a good light.

"Yes, but could I asked what the other country think of your own."

"The Qua-Toyne Principality is a country located in the northeast of the continent ofRodenius. But it's also located on the Outside Civilization Area, as they are considered inferior or barbaric from the other civilization." Hanki interjects to the social standing of their country.

"That's a bit harsh and disgusting to comment on somebody homeland." Maynard protested.

"There are three kingdoms in the continent is the Qua-Toyne Principality, Quila Kingdom, and Louria Kingdom." Hanki then added the information.

"The Qua-Toyne Principality is country filled of rich and highly fertile soil, which always brings in bountiful harvests year after year that is blessed by the goddesses of the lands."

"On the Quila Kingdom, they are our only ally in the continent, mostly barren with little in terms of fertile lands for farming or animal husbandry. They are heavily populated by the Beastfolk, they are half-human and half-animal traits. Agricultural goods are the main export product of Qua-Toyne to Quila since the land of Quila is unsuited for agriculture."

"Lastly the Lourian Kingdom, this problematic." He spoke the country with worry on the subject.

"What's the problem with the Lourian Kingdom?" Maynard asked on that particular country.

"The Lourian Kingdom used to be a small kingdom from decades ago. They conquer many of its neighbors and now they are building an army to threaten my nation sovereignty."

He paused for a second and think his thoughts carefully.

"The King of Louria named Hark Louria the 34th, has vowed to unite the continent and challenged the other civilization. He also wants to eradicate the entire demi-humans population for human supremacy."

"I felt awful for your country to be neighbors on a kingdom attempting to conquer your lands." Maynard commented on the harsh treatment on their neighborhood country that reminds him of the aftermath to the Russo-Ukraine War when both nations are still aggressive to each other after the peace treaty.

"No worry!" Hanki exclaimed. "The Principality and our Quila allies will pushed back an invasion from anywhere from the territory they arrived."

He tried to suggest that the Qua-Toyne and Quila are a force that shouldn't messes with. Even though they are in a disadvantage in military strength.

"I hope so, it would be worrying for my country to be neighbors with a militarist country."

"Could we shift to a different subject. I more curious about what your country is like." Hanki try to stray away from their problems.

"I agreed, I want to learn more details about your country." Yagou asked to Maynard.

"My country is a tropical country, that has two seasons from sunny to the rainy season. It have some occurring storms or 'Bagyo' in my native tongue that is large storms with strong winds. And also having many beach resorts to have a vacation."

"Sounds like a place for me to rest after a long time of works." Yagou commented.

"Me too." Hanki added.

"We already near to our destination." The coachman on their carriage announced their arrival in the City of Maihark.

Qua-Toyne Principality, Trade City of Maihark

The gate of the walled city opened up to enter the caravan, that carries the diplomats.

They are now accompanied by the city garrison guards as they closed the roads and open the way cleared from bystanders.

The antiquated shops and food vendors that lined up at the paved main street at the center of the city, are bristling of customers buying their commercial goods. They watch the row of carriages with the city guards escorting them to the port.

"We are near the port, the BRP Gabriela Silang is where we are riding." Maynard announced.

"Ugh... I hate traveling by ship. I heard it's dark and damp in the inside of the ship. That one's inexperienced sailor can be ill from a long voyage." Hanki loathed a voyage in the seas.

"I saw the big metal ship on the port and I don't think it's much worse than a normal ship." Yagou addressed.

"Probably on the outside, but the inside is the real problem that I don't want to stay."

"Well the ship is like a floating house with everything your living conditions needed." He then added. "So, don't worry the dark and damp conditions on the ship, because there's lighting and living quarters that quit your needs."

As they entered the Port Area, the BRP Gabriela Silang is on full view on the caravan. Hanki, the only one who haven't witness the BRP Gabriela Silang at first it arrived, was taken at shocked that when he saw the real deal.

The massive white metal hull is protruding above the waters on the port. It's cabin that sticking out on the middle from the lack of sails to propel the ship. It's something out of the realm of imagination from this country.

They came out on the carriage and was completely awed as the ship is much bigger and abstract from their ships design. There two other ships with gray color on their hulls that probably show their status on their navy.

"Are those ships is from your country?" Hanki was perplexed from the magnificent ship.

"Of course! She is the first offshore patrol vessel and currently, the second largest and most modern vessel of the Philippine Coast Guard."

"I'm still amazed by the ship's design. It's like no other ship in the navy we harbor."

"Gentleman, shall we enter the ship." Maynard appealed to enter the vessel.

As they came onboard on the deck of the ship, they are greeted by the ship captain. The captain gives them a quick tour of the ship.

"Welcome to the BRP Gabriela Silang, I'm the ship captain and I will be your tour guide." The captain greeted the diplomat to his ship.

"Excuse me, but how could this metal ship move without any sails or oars?" Yagou curiously asked.

The captain looked at them and answered the question. "It's due to the diesel engines the ship provides."

He guides the diplomats to the ship's propulsion room. The hallways are bright and made of steel that feel so alien to the Quatoynes. As they went inside the engine room, the engines are inactive at the moment.

"Is that the thing that makes this ship moves?" Hanki asked.

"Yes, the engine is still turned off, but I will show you the engine start-up." The captain grabbed his radio and called his engineers.

He then ordered his engineers to activate the ship's engines. The ship engineers then initiated the diesel engines in the engine control room.

"Be careful to the large noise, it's just the engine cranking it's pistons." The captain warned them.

The ship's engine fired up on the intake of diesel from it's pistons and the noise makes Quatoyne's ears ache from the loud engines.

"Purrs like a kitten." The captain commented

"In fact, its very terrifying as it is screaming at my ears." Yagou replied as he covering his ear.

"It's resembles of a banshee in a man's tone." Hanki responded as he also covering ear.

"Well I think our guests are not used to loud machinery. We should explore the rest of the ship." Maynard demanded.

"Let's go to the ship bridge." The captain guide them out of the engine room.

They went up to the ship's bridge, where the ship's controls and navigation are stored for the ship.

The Quatoynes are witnesses to the ships monitors and controls, that are unknown to their understanding. They saw the captain walked towards to the ship with a somewhat steering wheel and he orders his crewmen to ready his ship for departure.

"XO, go and ready to depart from the port, and head back to our side of the Ring." The captain ordered.

"Aye aye, sir." His XO responded back.

The crewmates began to operate the ship to depart away from the port. The ship moves away from the dock and the Quatoynes are amazed from the ship's movement as they went out from the bridge and watched as it moves towards the sea.

The two escort corvette ships escorted the BRP Gabriela Silang, back to it's port on the other side of the Ring.

The Quatoynes diplomats are in the living quarters with a bed and living essentials for their needs. Yagou is writing his experience on the ship while Hanki is exploring the ship's helideck and was curious about the helicopter.

Ambassador Maynard saw him looking at the helicopter, so he went towards to him and asked about his observation.

"Excuse me, Hanki, what are you doing?" Maynard asked on Hanki behind.

"Oh! Ambassador Maynard, I'm just curiously watching this thing that look like a massive metal bug with blades on it's top." He tried to think of the weird object on the top the ship. "Could this be a weapon?"

"You are referring to the Airbus Helicopters H145 that is resting on the helipad." The captain walked toward them as he explained it.

"No, it's a helicopter that fly that transports cargo and people to different other places. It's also serve many roles in emergency service and military use." The captain answered.

"Is this the flying object that flew over Maihark?" Hanki questioned.

"No, the one that flew over your airspace is a Cessna 208B Caravan, it's an airplane that can over long distance in a high speed, but need a runway to take off and landing.

This one can land anywhere else, but is slow and limited on small distances." Maynard explained the misunderstanding.

"I wonder if my country can procure this transport from your nation?" Hanki wondered of a fleet of helicopters for the Principality.

"The trade is possible, but it's very expensive to bought and maintain to be operated." Maynard neglected the option.

"My government will compensate the cost to purchase this flying object." He still insisted.

"Ok, the only problem is the training and maintenance for the helicopter is needed for long operational use."

As they are discussing on trading for a helicopter dealership. The captain of the BRP came over to them and to give notice.

"Excuse me, but we are shortly arriving to the Ring at a few minutes." The captain announced of the destination.

"Thank you, captain, I will called my companion to come here." He left to fetch his co-worker.

Hanki went back to the ship's living quarters and sees Yagou writing in his journal on his desk.

"Yagou, we are nearly arriving to the Ring, we need to see what this Ring looks like as we arrived." He alarmed him.

"Really? That was much faster than I though." Yagou then put back his book to his pocket and follows Hanki above the deck of the ship.

Ambassador Maynard is outside of the bridge waiting the Quatoynes diplomats to see the mysterious Ring.

As the Quatoyne diplomats arrived on the bridge, they asked Maynard about the Ring.

"Ambassador, can you tell me, where is the 'Ring'?" As Yagou try to search for it in the far distance.

"I think it's over there." Maynard pointed in the distance a small dark figure on the horizon. Its shape is circular and standing above the ocean.

As they come closer to the Ring, it's size and volume is enormous that it's can fit their entire navy fleet and have room to spare.

"It's very big and imposing, I can't imagine how you can create this thing." Hanki commented.

"Sorry, but my country didn't build this thing, nor know who's the creator left it." Maynard added.

The Quatoyne's diplomats are shocked from the statement. The Filipinos didn't built this Ring, yet they hold many marvelous creations. Is it possible that the Goddess must have created this for them to meet each other.

"Why is the other side is pitch black?" Yagou interrupted as he probably thinks that the other side is a dark world.

"Ow, it's already nighttime on our side of the Ring, but sunrise will arrive in a couple of hours." Maynard calmed down that the other side is like their world.

Philippines, Manila

January 26, 2026

Manila Bay, The Ring

5:00 AM

As the BRP Gabriela Silang entered the other side of the Ring, the Quatoynes are surprised as they witness something breathtaking in their whole lifetime.

In the distant sight on the sea, is a city filled with lights and massive steel towers that touched the high sky. It's something that is considered in the border of imagination and reality. Yet, here they are witnessing in their very eyes.

"This city is so beautiful and amazing." Yagou was amazed from the city glamorous infrastructure.

"How in the world did you build this city?" Hanki asked at the city.

"My fellow friend, this is my country's capital, Manila City." Maynard announced his Capital city.

"It's like where gods have resides." Yagou commented.

But, as they come closer to the city, they saw more and bigger metal ship surrounding the Ring as they guarded the entrance. As they looked at the warships they saw a massive flat-top ship with a few of it's metal ships on the far distance on their location.

"That massive metal ship, it's much bigger than anything I ever saw. How in the world can you wield this construct." Hanki wondered to a fleet of metal shops against the Lourians navy.

"You mean those ships." Maynard pointed to the US carrier strike group."They are from our allies, the United States of America, they arrived to assisted the security for the Ring. They are one of my country biggest allies."

"I do wonder if my country can be purchased one of those vessels."

Maynard laughs internally at the statement and calmed himself back to his posture.

"Sorry, but I do say, its takes a lot of resources and manpower to build this enormous floating vessel."

The Quatoyne diplomats could only dream about what prospect of they can acquire this might vessels.

Philippines, Manila

January 26, 2026

Port Area, Manila, Metro Manila

The BRP Gabriela Silang begin to docked at the pier with the rest of the Coast Guard fleet on the other pier.

The Quatoyne diplomats then saw many black metal carriages in a smooth paved road. A black-suited man came out on one of the carriages with similar men wearing black-shaded glasses escorting him.

"Hello my fellow guest, I'm from the Department of Foreign Affairs. I'm here too escort you to your housed designation before the prepared meeting to our head of state." He introduced himself.

"Nice to meet you, but where are we staying on the night from this massive city?" Yagou questions where are they staying in the city.

"Well, we prepared a hotel in advance on your arrival."

"Hotel?"

"It's this version of an inn in this country."

"Ok, before we go." He reached over his pocket to reveal two expensive silver watches. "You need this for your travels."

"What is this artifact?"

"It's a timekeeping device that tells you about the time."

"Amazing, its very small and elegant design is incredible." Hanki glamorize at the device.

"There will be a strong rainfall coming in a few minutes, so we better keep on moving."

The diplomats and Ambassador Maynard entered the Mercedes-Benz S600 Limosine V140. The limousine have multiple seats and is air-conditioned that the Quatoynes are being refreshed from the chilliness. It has indoor lights and is dark-tinted and the most important feature it has is the cupholders.

The Quatoynes saw many large metal boxes on the port that are stacked on each other. With large cranes moving them to larger ships above its deck.

On the road, they saw many automobiles

moving between each other. The people are wearing different kinds of clothes that are foreign to the Quatoynes.

The rain is starting to pour into the sky and many people are getting indoors or starting to use their umbrellas.

Philippines, Manila

January 26, 2026

The Manila Hotel, Manila

There are two reason why the location is here, because of the cultural identity on the hotel design elements that can invokes to other worlders of the Philippine cultural diversity.

Second is security, that the sections of the hotel is suspended for future renovation and that not many people on the hotel due to the heavy construction noices that taken place. The government decide to rented the entire floors and put many security details on the hotel security.

They arrived on a large white stone building with many windows and a Phillippines flag on the middle of it all. Their car enters the lobby area that shelters them with it's glass roof. They stepped out on the car and they are met by two white uniformed doormen who gratefully opened the door and reveal a majestic room with chandeliers and many lights glowing everywhere. There chairs and table that appeared to be high quality of craftmanship.

The Quatoynes diplomats are amazed on the lobby area. And Maynard just looked at them as if they are acting like children on it's first time on being in an amusement park.

They are soon been escorted to their own room. The Quatoynes sees their room to have a giant bed, lamps, a chair and desk, and also a balcony that shows a large pool on the back. But the heavy rain downpour so hard that suggest them to a later time.

"Well here is your very own rooms, the official meeting will be prepared on 3:00 PM on the Malacañang Palace." Maynard announced on their schedule.

"How about you ambassador?" Yagou asked him. "Where are you gonna stay?"

"I would be in my own room, having my business and work to better our country's relations."

"Well I hope they serve me a drink for my likings? I would appreciate it." Hanki demanded.

"I will have the hotel staff to served you one of there best drinks on the moment. What kind of drink do you want to prefer?"

"I think grape wine can be a right to my taste."

"Alright on my way, and if there any problem occurs." Maynard then grabbed the hotel telephone. "Grab this and press this button for any room service. You already got all of that."

They both nodded.

"Alright, I'm will be leaving and take care of each other."

As Ambassador Maynard left on the room, the Quatoyne diplomats are now discussing about their experience on the Philippines.

"Hey Hanki, what do you thing all of this." Yagou asked his co-worker.

"I would say, it's nowhere what I imagine. But, the most interesting thing I discovered is there military strength is probably way above to ours. I mean if that ship can hold that many troops and can withstand from projectile weapons and magic spells, then being destroyed immediately."

"I did hear that the biggest ship on the waters is from a different country that called itself the United States of America."

"I do wonder if we can negotiate with the United States to sell one of their ships to us. It's would be a massive gain in our military if we can own one of these vessels."

"It would be probably very expensive and complex to operate even one of them as Ambassador Maynard tells about them."

A knock on the door have heard by the Quatoynes and Yagou went towards it to open the door.

A female maid came over with a bottle of wine on her hand. And asked them about the grape wine that Hanki ordered.

"That would be mine." Hanki responded.

The maid then bows to the Quatoynes and left back to her job. Yagou closes the door and went back to their topic.

"Could we have a moment to taste this wine before discussing it even further." Hanki insisted.

"Ok, I can wait for the taste of wine in a another world."

As they try to open the wine bottle for a it's rich taste. Unknowingly by them, there entire conversation have been listened by multiple listening device that have been installed inside their room.

Maynard smirk as they are talking about there discussing. A team of National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) are on the other room watching their activities.

"They have no idea, that we are listening to their conversation." An intelligence agent came to Maynard with his coffee on his hand.

The Quatoyne diplomat never realized that their entire room is bugged with listening devices. Their desk, lamps, bed, and even their watches as a gift have a microphone that can recorded all of their discussion.

"Well their technology is somewhere medieval with a sprinkle of magic powers they say about."

"Really, they believed in the magic bullshit or they do have magic bullshit?" The agent interjected.

"On my time on their world and some of their aspects. They really do have magic on their world."

"As I thought that my 6-year old daughter believe she has magic powers that could control the lights on my house. I hope my daughter will not be addicted to that stuff."

"Me too, but one of my son watched to many fantasy cartoons from Japan in his free time."

"You have a family?"

"Yeah, I have four children and a loving wife that are living on Cebu. "

"I didn't know your a family guy, why did you pick this job, when you will be far apart from them?"

"That would be classified and you shouldn't pry to someone's business."

"Ok, I get it, it's your private business." The intelligence agent understood the meaning behind it.

They went back to listening on the Quatoyne's diplomat conversations about their preferences.

"So, what trade deals are we gonna aimed to strike?" Yagou asked a question about their goals.

"A technological exchange trade would be our number one priority to achieve a better lifestyle for our country." Hanki retorted as he poured a glass of grape wine and drank the beverage. The taste is sweet,but have ample tannin to balance this sweetness.

"It seems that some product imports are more restricted to trade, but we could managed to trade some consensus to get them." As he replied and while getting a glass cup for the wine.

"Then how about a military alliance with the Philippines?" Hanki insisted a defence pact from the Philippines.

"I'm going to asked them about it, there could be a big catch for such as a a powerful military alliance before it would be agreed" Yagou put forward the defence alliance.

"It's a must, this country could aid us, the Kingdom of Louria will be much powerful to push back, but with some help can migrate some difficulties."

They come together with their wine of glass cups and raised them in the air.

"A toast, to our newly found friends and the forever prosperity for the Principality!"

Then, they clashed their glass cups together. An Earth tradition that occurs during an celebration, parties, or anniversary.

The team of National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) on the other room are recording their entire speech and reporting them to their higher-ups.

"They seems very eager to trade our technologies to them. It would be a great advantage for our part, on making the proposal." Maynard suggested for the future talks.

"They said about a dangerous adversary. That is named the Kingdom of Louria, do you know anything about it." The agent asked at the other party.

Maynard recalled the conversation on the carriage trip about the Kingdom of Louria.

"From what I learned from a conversation from the carriage trip, the Lourian of

Kingdom used to be a small kingdom from decades ago. They conquered many of its neighbors and now they are building an army to threaten the Qua-Toyne Principality.

He paused and remember some of the details from the discussion. He then remembers something more.

"The King of Louria named Hark Louria the 34th, from what I remember, he vowed to unite the continent and challenged the other civilization. He also wants to eradicate the entire demi-humans population for human supremacy."

"Demihumans?" The agent not liking the sound of the name like it's a demonic human.

"A half-human and half-animal features humanoid species. And I saw many of them walking on the streets on my way to their Capital. It's very worrying if the Lourian went attack the Principality."

"So your saying, that a potential genocidal regime exists near our border!" The agent whines at the potential of a fantasy Thrid Reich near to them.

"Let's pry the information from the Quatoynes diplomat about them. For now, we are gonna discuss about the non aggression pact and a potential trade deal."

One of the NICA agents came over to them with a cellphone on his hand.

"Sir! The Foreign Affair minister asked the development of the representative."

"Ok, hand me over the phone."

Maynard grabbed the cellphone and called the Secretary of Foreign Affair tone rang on the phone and he answered it.

"Hello, Foreign Secretary, this is Ambasador Maynard."

A moment of paused till replied came. "Ambassador, it's good to hear your voice!"

"Well sir, the assignment is working smoothly, the heavy rainfall would be over for a few hours before our official meeting with the President."

"Well, what did the diplomats react to our country?"

He says they have a cultural and technological shock from their city. The Foreign Minister is laughing on the statement. And Maynard said about a country near their borders are in an expansionist nation. Then the Foreign Minister is concerned to bother that kind of country and must discuss about to the President.

"It's something the President need to get hear about. Just keep our guest entertained for a moment and let them have the Philippine experience."

The phone call stopped and he then realized that his talking to people that come from in a different world.

"Man, what am I actually doing?" He still not accepting the fact his probably the first human to have a diplomatic talks to alien civilization, yet have a species like their own.

Philippines, Manila

January 26, 2026

Malacañang Palace, Presidential Study

The President Emmanuel is on his desk reacting to the report given from the NICA agents and his diplomatic team's send to the other world.

He still not embracing to the fact that there's a portal in there territorial waters and the first contact of extraterrestrial life.

After reading the report, the reaction is both satisfying and worrying to some parts of the report.

The country that they contact is called the Qua-Toyne Principality, they are a multiple-species civilization, there technological level is extremely low, only equivalent to that of the Middle Ages. While being governed in a quasi-feudal republic, that is headed by a Prime Minister.

What is the most surprised thing on the report is the discovery of many fantasies elements present on the other world. The appearance of elves, hybrid humans, wyverns, and lastly magic. Still more shocked from the first appearance of magic from their first contact with the BRP Jose Rizal from the report.

Then there's the worrying part, a potential imperialist nation on the other world. The potential of the nation that is called the Kingdom of Louria is very unknown in their intelligence. But, their agenda is about the extermination of the demi humans and unite their entire continent.

From the small knowledge about them, they are a neighboring country that borders the Principality and an another country called Quila Kingdom are having a border clashes to each other. Much reminiscent to their territorial water disputes with China and the Philippines.

"Men, what do you think of this circumstance for our nation?" He asked his advisors.

"President, our current choice is either to have diplomatic relations on this country or completely be isolated from the other side of Ring, while hunkering down our defenses around it." His advisor replied to the possible choices.

"So you're saying that the options is to talked with them or just ignored them." He answered back to them.

The President Emmanuel then thinks his decision wisely of the best possible alternatives. He then have picked least risky decision for now.

"For now, the best choice is that we should do is to establish a non-aggression agreement before we are going to mistakenly triggered a war on a another alien civilization, even it's primitive or advanced."

"Wise choice mister president."

"What is the recent reports of today's?"

The advisor then open his tablet and listed out the today events and schedule. His advisor then looked upon the reports of the nation.

"From two hours ago, a sight of two Chinese patrol boats have been sighted by a fisher trailer on the West Philippine Sea. But it's probably a normal probing operation by their Chinese Navy. The Philippine Coast Guard intervene and they left the area immediately."

"Same thing as they usually do." The president sighed as he already know this process, so they do the same thing his predecessor went through.

"They also requested a full access on the Ring for further research. They also want permission to send in a research vessel for better analysis of the Ring."

President Emmanuel was agitated from the request by the Chinese government. Like they have nerves to asked that as they trespass their territorial waters like it's a harmless joke.

"It's one thing to asked for data research on the Ring. But, it's another to push their egos when everyone is given equal research." He was referring to the joint research given to the investigation team sent to the Ring and gave it to the international community to aid on the study of the Ring.

"What should we do?" The advisor asked for the order.

"Denied the request". He growled at the statement. "Have them understand that once the situation on the Ring is entirely under control, any unauthorized personnel are restricted to come near or enter the Ring, without a permission from the Philippine government."

His adsivor added about the worrying judgment. "Would there be a repercussion to denied there request them?"

"No, they aren't that hasty or risky for getting access to the Ring, they will be coming around later."

The advisor then changed to a different report he attained on his tablet.

"We received a message from the United States, the US president want to arranged a online meeting for today. It's about the situation on the Ring."

President Emmanuel then leaned his chair forward and let out a big groaned. "I can't get a break by superpowers."

A PRG agent bring out a laptop to the offices and placed it on the president desk. A video call is shown to be waiting the call.

The president accept the call and and a aged man with white hair and wrinkles while wearing a black suit with red tie.

"Good morning Emmanuel, it's been a while from our last meeting." The US president named Ronald Aiden greeted the Philippine president in a formal manner

"It's good to see you too, Ronald. How you are been?"

"It's fine, business as usual. I'm here about the Ring incident, that I'm really here for."

President Emmanuel had his face showing to a seriously mood. "So you are interested in this Ring too?"

"You requested to deployed in a strike carrier group to your country waters for a urgent situation that may be a threat to your nation. So, its only fair what's the other side of the Ring you managed to discovered." He sternly asked.

President Emmanuel knew what's the issue. They asked for help from their greatest allies for aid and they demand for explanations on what's going on.

"Alright it's very difficult to explain this entire strange event that is coming from the Ring."

"What I need is the truth and situation on the Ring. From the national news, your administration has reveal that a one-dimensional portal has appeared on your backyard." He continued in disbelief from the news report and wasn't sure what is going on.

This eventually makes President Emmanuel to reveal the entire situation and current affairs.

"Alright, after the addressing the Ring on the televised news, the military decided to send a reconnaissance aircraft through the Ring."

"And what have they found there?"

"The aircraft have discover land with a field of grain and windmills on the ground. They have found the signs of civilization on the other side of the Ring."

"Really? Are you very sure about this claim." The US president asked in doubt of this information like it's a joke.

"Well the plane was later being intercepted by a flying creature from this alien civilization. But they managed to evade before they are colided from the creature."

The Philippine President send photos of the wyverns that is nearly crashing on the aircraft.The US president was taken a back from the photos and the then noticed a lightly armoured man on the back of the creature.

"Hey, is that a man on the creature back?"

"Yes, from analysis reports have verify on the authenticity of the photo. And they returned to be the real deal."

"So, when did you met the aliens?" He wondering they are look like ET or any Star Wars aliens.

A fleet of wooden ships came to our vicinity on the other side of the Ring. As they disembark from the vessel, the BRP Jose Rizal Captain was met by the Captain of the Qua-toyne Navy Second Fleet, that who introduce himself.

President Ronald was taken in disbelief from the information as he digest the concept.

"They say they from the Quatoyne Principality and they want to have diplomatic relation with the Philippines."

He told their country name.

"Do you know what they look like?" President Ronald then imagining gray men from the typical alien tropes.

"Surprisingly, they are human or at least look alike human in appearance." The US president was more surprise of the coincidence of the same species or nearly identical.

"Can you measure their threat levels."

"I would say somewhere medieval Europe, where there armament is swords and bows, and their navy is made of wood and powered by sails. But they have-." The Philippine president try to picked the words, so the US president could understood their discovery.

"Well, spill it out." As he waiting the word to come out.

"They have wielded a mysterious force that they can freely manipulate energy from out of thin air. The locals named this mysterious force and I seriously about it, they called it 'Magic'."

That was the final nail on the coffin, as the US president began to snickered from his breath.

"Man, what you are describe is coming from a fantasy novel or movie."

"What I'm telling you is the truth and their envoys are in my country having diplomatic negotiations."

The US president then straighten up his face and asked a question. "Ok, what's your next next move after this?"

"As for now, the talks would be taken places on the afternoon and we will let your country have some meeting with them, when we managed to developed a non-aggression treaty and trade agreements."

The US president then smiled on the suggestion and speak in happy tone. "That's what like hear about, their is one problem, and its about the 'Red Dragon' on the room."

The US president is referring to the People Republic of China, and their request to have access on the Ring.

"So far, we already denied their request from the full access to the Ring, as they want to send in their research team to study the Ring on site."

"You know there's a chance, they will make a arguement on the United Nation for denying the Ring from the international community."

This gives headaches and stress to President Emmanuel on his chair. It's was much easier to bully a weak country as they are practically defenseless to their aggression. But the moment they saw something valuable, they began to start acting friendly to each other.

"We already send analysis data to the international community after the research team finished their studies on the Ring. And from their reports they are still puzzled of the nature of the Ring."

Both president are insecure from the discovery of this mysterious portal. They know the trouble that could implies to the world order. A possibility of untapped resources and the chance to extend their influence to the other world.

But, the discovery of a alien civilization and establishing the first diplomatic relations. It would change the entire perception that we are not alone in this world.

The both are silent from this relevation that could affect their world. Then President Emmanuel has a idea to calmed down the other countries that want the price of the pie.

"How about this, we will formed a joint research program from the entire scientific community to study the Ring while being oversight by my government."

It take a while for President Ronald to think over the idea. It then click him that the idea could be a great idea that can avoid the protest from the other nations.

"I could agreed the idea, but you should send your agents, if they begin to do some funny business."

"That is also applies to your men." He not making the US scotch free from their business.

"Aw! Come on, we are not pushing your boundaries for my nation interest."

"I have my country and it's other relations, I need to up keep."

"Ok, I will only prepared a Marine battalion to Subic Bay, on the ready in case a full bound invasion do occurred. Let's hope we don't resort to violence."

"I agreed, the last thing we should do is starting a interstellar war for a misunderstanding."

As they finished on what they all say about. The US president answered. "Then that's all we have today." As President Aiden concluded their discussion." So l bid farewell because there's others things,

I must do in my country."

"Farewell, I hope our next meeting won't be the mobilizing of troops to the Ring."

The video call ended, as President Emmanuel then stretches his arms on the air and began reading the report send by the ambassador.

"I want a long vacation after this." He sighed his comments, as he turn a page of the report.

Philippines, Manila

January 26, 2026

The Manila Hotel, Manila

Yagou woken up on his desk, with his written journal on the table, while holding his quill. He decided to a short nap after taking a bottle of wine with his colleague. Then after, he wake up with a mild migraine on his forehead from the liquor.

He stand up and looked around the room, he then looked around and found his colleague on the bed talking a sleep. His sleeping posture seems to be a uncomfortable from his observation. He still holding the wine bottle on hand while being smelled like booze.

The rainfall outside from his balcony is getting heavier every minute. This country climate is very harsh to thrive upon. Yet this people, built this amazing city that possibly compete with the second and first civilization combined.

The room door was knocking from the other side. "Hello! This is Ambassador Maynard, I'm here to talk with you."

"On my way. " Yagou alarmed the person as he went towards the doorway and opened the door.

Maynard was standing on the door with two individual on his back, they wore the same outfits when they were on their country.

"Hello representatives." He then looked around their room. "I hoped I didn't disturb you anyway.""

He lied, he already know that, but that's doesn't mean they need know. So he have to play the nice guy act for them.

"No, I just getting up right now. As exclaimed to him. What its seems to be the problem?"

"We do have schedule lunch time before we meet my country leader."

"Alright, I will wake up my colleague." He then closed the door and walked towards to Hanki as he still fallen asleep from the wine.

"Hanki, Hanki wake up!" He pushes him on the bed to wake him up.

"What is it?" He said in a tired voice.

"We are gonna have a lunch with the ambassador."

"Why did you not say that at first?" He answered enthusiastic, and he attempt to get out on bed.

He then tries to stand up quickly on the bed, but collapse on the floor. "Ahh! My body is in pain." He cried out in pain from the fall.

Yagou helped out his colleague to stand up. "I told you not to drink the entire bottle."

"It's a waste of good wine." Hanki replied with a hiccup on the end of his statement. But, did I hear about lunch.

"Yes." Yagou answered. "But we need to cleaned ourself for proper table manners."

They both tidying up the room and their clothing before they left out their room.

Ambassador Maynard and bodyguards are standing on the hallway waiting for them. It seems like they waited for them.

The Quatoyne representatives walked towards to Maynard and they both greeted each other.

"Hello Ambassador, shall we get on to this place dining room." Hanki asked on the place where they can have their lunch.

"Just follow me to the hotel cafe." They both followed Maynard to their tables.

They escorted them toward the hotel cafe area to have their lunch. As they entered the hotel cafe, the Quatoyne would be inshocked for the area.

The Manila Hotel, Manila

Manila Hotel's Cafe Ilang Ilang

January 26, 2026

11:19 PM

They entered the hotel-own restaurant, the

Manila Hotel's Cafe Ilang Ilang is one of the best food eatery on the Capital.

Café Ilang-Ilang is the epicenter of Manila's power dining, it has been a favorite spot for generations. The new Café Ilang-Ilang is a renaissance of chic casual dining which brings together a vast array of cuisines from across all continents.

The Quatoyne representatives are amazed from the dining room designs. The walls and ceilings are painted white and golden decorated styles. The many tables and chairs that are placed in the area is plentiful. The lighting are practically everywhere to brighten the dim areas.

They walked toward the food counter that have different kinds of food that the counter serves. From Filipino food also includes Japanese, Italian, Chinese, Western, Asian, and many more cuisines. Their live cooking stations insure that the food is well presented and of the highest quality.

As they entered in thier own private dining room, the saw a long wooden table with furnished red padded chairs. They take a seat and began to requested their meals.

"So, what you guys want to order?" Maynard asked what their meals they want served.

"The kind of food, I prefer is something sweet and sour that have balanced on pork and vegetables." Yagou answered his food preferences.

"Mine would be roasted pork and the most finest wine on the menu." Hanki added the order.

"I'd guess, I know the kind of food that my country haves." Maynard then asked the waiter and he ordered the choice of cuisine that matches the representatives descriptions. The waiter went outside the room to provided thier meals.

"Ambassador, what food did you ordered?" Yagou pondered their food they will received.

"Well, for your meal the would the Lumpia with vinegar for your condiments." And he faced towards to Hanki. "And yours would be the Lechon pork belly."

"What are they?" Hanki asked him.

He then shows the picture the food he ordered on the menu. "This is a Lumpia, it's a fried spring rollsthat are found in Filipino and Indonesian cuisines. The rolls traditionally feature a thin pastry skin and are often stuffed with a savory mixture of ground pork and vegetables."

He then turns the menu to show a different food picture. "And this is a Lechon pork belly or called Liyempo in Tagalog, it's a boneless, pork-bellyroll version of traditional Filipino lechon and its name is directly named after Cebu–a region well-known for its style of lechon that's stuffed with herbs like lemongrass, scallions, and basil."

"Then what is your food you ordered."

"Well, the food I ordered is a freshly cooked Torta." Maynard replied.

"Torta?" Yagou asked about it.

"Torta is a mixed of ground pork, eggs and soy sauce that is cooked and flatten to become a delicious meat pie." Maynard explained to the concept of Torta.

"Sounds appetizing." Hanki commented the food.

Then a line of waiters come inside the room, with a tray of their ordered food on hand. They placed down the food to the table, then they leave in a orderly manner and walk out on the room.

The food on the is still freshly cooked and the Quatoynes are excited to bite in there own food.

"Let's dig shall we." Maynard then commenced eating their lunches.

The Quatoyne take their eating utensils and shove the food to their mouths. There face are looks savory and delicate to the taste of the foreign exotic food.

As they finished there lunch, Maynard asked about the comment on their meals."After eating your meals, what do you think about it."

"To me, it's kind the a new sense of flavor to my meal. It contains the entire ingredient in a single wrapper and they are equally balance on the taste." Yagou describe on the Lumpia, he consumed.

"Forgot you Hanki? Asking his comment. What's your comment on the Liyempo?" Maynard inquired about his food.

"My dish is very scrumptious, salty, meaty, and hearty. I would describe to be a fitting meal for a noble." He remarked.

Yagou then noticed Maynard dish has a familiar white staple food that is on his plate.

"Maynard, what is that?" He pointed on the white grain on his dish.

"This?" Maynard pointed it. "This is rice, a common staple food on most asian countries."

"I heard the Fenn Kingdom and Gahara Thearchy people have this delicacy on their nation." Yagou informed this similarities to the other countries from their world.

"I do wonder if trading with them is possible." Maynard suggested. "How far are they?"

"Well they are on the northern sea of the Rodenuis Continent and they are quite near on your location of the Ring." Hanki replied.

"Well I think further talks on business will be discuss on the Malacañang Palace."

They finished having their lunch and they are being escorted to the hotel exit. The Quatoyne representatives looked one last time to the hotel before leaving.

"I'm gonna miss this place." Hanki murmured on his lips.

"No worry, you could probably return to this place for vacation visits." Maynard reassured.

As they went outside the hotel, and saying goodbye to the hotel staff. The rain has finally stopped, but the roads are incredibly slippery from the wet surfaces from the rainfall.

The Mercedes-Benz limosine that transport them went infront of the hotel entrance waiting for them. As they about to entered the car, a loud crash can be heard near the hotel driveway.

They witness a car accident that someone got hit from the car. The security team trying to rescue the driver while the other went towards the female bystander.

"It's seems like someone is serious injured." Hanki pointed out.

"Be calmed, the security team are tending the bysta- waited a moment!" He tried to assured the diplomats till he shouted at Yagou as he walked toward to the injured bystander.

"Don't worry, his healing magic is unmatched." Hanki said as Maynard went towards to Yagou.

"Sir I need you stay away from the victim." One of the security agent try ward him out.

He looked at the woman forehead to be bleeding from the blunt trauma from the car.

"Fear not, my healing magic can heal this woman." Before the security agent rejected the offer, the representative begin to chant words he can't understand, with a bright light coming off his hands and the injury begin to heal from the woman.

The woman injured head is fully healed, while the security agents are shocked from the magic performance. But, Maynard butted in and break the moment.

"What the?" Maynard was stunned from the healed woman and the ability the representative have shown. "Is that part of your magic?"

"Yes, its is." Yagou replied in tired tone. "My mana intake seems to struggle in this world."

"What do you mean?" Hanki joined the conversation.

"It's harder for me to use my magic ability in this world it seems." As wipe out his sweat on his forehead." Even average magic spells can be difficult on this world mana flow."

Maynard take a mental note on the discussion between their uses of magic in their world.

"Ambassador? I believe the time to go to the meeting." Hanki pointed at his watch.

Maynard then realized the time, and they entered back to the car. The limosine begin to rapidly traverses to the Malacañang Palace.

As the limousine travel they watched the entire city and it's people on the car window. There are more cars roaming around the road as the security escorts are attached by the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on their motorcycles making an opening on the road.

The Quatoyne delegates caught sight of the Rizal Park on the distance with a large statue.

"Whose that man over there?" Yagou pointed at the statue on the park.

"Him?" Maynard looked at the statue. "That our national hero, Jose Rizal."

"Is he a famous figure?" Hanki asked in curiosity.

"Yes, his a writer that reveals the reality on the Spanish occupation on the Philippines. He have two books called Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo that is famous in my country." He explained.

"Really?" Hanki said in surprised. "A scribe is your national hero." As if his mocking the reason."

"It's what makes my countryman realizes on the atrocities for the Spanish oppression." He then remember a quote. "We have a saying, The pen is mighter than the sword."

The Quatoyne representatives are impressed by the Ambassador claim on their country hero feats.

The limosuine continue to travel on the road, as it pass by many buildings and bridges on the highway. They viewed considerable different designs on the buildings from the high skyscrapers to the historical places.

They came across many bridges and railways that shows their engineering feats on a closer scale. It show their achievements on a greater detailed.

Philippines, Manila

January 26, 2026

Malacañang Palace

The limosuine finally arrived on the Malacañang Palace, the car stooped on the security gate and as they gained access to the entrance, the car then entered the gate.

The Quatoyne representatives reacted to the Malacañang Palace is a wonderful sight that shows some resembles to wealthy mansion for the royal residence,. It's design differs to the buildings they encounter, the neoclassical style makes it almost similar to their design.

As the limousine arrived on the palace entrance, they exit the vehicle and looked around the palace. The State Entrance is filled of shrubs and trees in a orderly manner, and the smooth paved path. With a marble fountain on the center of the garden.

Maynard then asked them to entered the Palace. As the they entered the palace, they were greeted by a line of servants and housekeepers on the greeted bow. The Quatoyne delegates feel a humble welcome gesture for their arrival.

The Quatoyne delegates observe the palace and they are mesmerize from the interior design of the palace. The wooden walls and the conservative design they understood the culture design of the country. The glamorous chandeliers and decorations are imposing of rich wealth to the nation. They followed thier guide on the red carpet to the staircase.

They are nervous to meet the leader of the country. They are don't know what's the country leader looks like. But, can be a sure to be very luxurious and wealthy to be image on thier minds.

On the Reception Hall, they are met by a woman on a beautiful casual white dress. She is guarded by many of the agents that are escorting her.

"Welcome delegates." She greeted herself. "My name is Emmanuel Sanchez, and I'm the President of the Philippines."

This is the leader of the country they thought, that it would be glamorous person on a throne, yet they met a man that age old slightly from his line of duty.

The Quatoyne delegates stepped forward and bowed the their for royal greetings. "Thank you for the greeting, President Gloria."

"Just call me President Sanchez." He fixes the statement. "I'm glad for coming to my country."

"Your country is a wonderful thing I'd ever saw. It doesn't matches to my country infrastructure." Yagou compliments the infrastructure of Manila City.

"Me too, never have I seen a country that holds this much wealth on my journeys." Hanki marveled the city.

"It's good to hear about that." He agreed. "The first alien civilization that been contact is my country, it's a blessing to be the first to be the one to have a conversation each other." He told to the delegates.

"Can I talk with my ambassador." She asked. "You can wait out in the East Room. Try to gather your choices before the meeting."

"I think that would be nice." Hanki answered. "I need to talk we my coworker before the meeting starts."

As they went apart, President Gloria went towards to Ambassor Maynard about his travels on the other side of the Ring.

Philippines, Manila

January 26, 2026

Malacañang Palace, Presidential Study

"So Maynard, how is your time on a another world." The President asked.

"Can't say it's really ordinary." He exclaimed. "The land on the other side is really a another world."

"Really!" He chuckled from the statement. "How much it differs to our world."

"Well sir, it's a real fantasy world." He explain. "There technological level is somewhere on the Renaissance Period. And they rely on swords and magic, haven't seen any firearms on their security."

"How is there military strength? Is it any threat to our country." He asked the potential threat."

"Well, the I can't really gauge their military strength." He said. "Unless they can magical create nuclear bombs, it would safe bet to not be underestimate them."

He then remembers something important. "But, they have a expansionist kingdom called Louria Kingdom, they on the west of the continent and they say about having a genocidal crusade on the non-humans."

The President groaned. "That would be a problem, if they really went war. The chance of us being on the crossfire is problematic."

"Mister President, they asked on having a trade deals on product exports and a technological exchange." He stated. "They even asking on trading military arms."

The President frowned on the trade demand. "How bad is there stands on the war?"

"They said that the Lourian are expanding their military and could overpower them. So we should asked that about it."

President Emmanuel formulated the next right choice for the meeting.

"For now, let's established a non-agression pact and agreements with them. We could gain some influence to them, by our trade exports."

"So what are we gonna trade with?" Maynard asked. "They said there country have a abundant of agriculture lands and produce they could export."

"Well that at least something, we could establish some trade, scientific exploration, and economic trade." He suggested. "But trade would be limited to that they can understand to operated and avoid anything related to weaponry.

"This could be good for both sides, but mainly to the Quatoyne, but soon, we can gain some influence to them." It's a uneven deal, but on the long run, it can benefit the Philippines on the future.

If they discovered untapped resources, they could get mining right in exchange for those resources. From the many undiscovered animals and plants that could help in biological and medicinal research to.

The travel spots for tourist to enjoy, maybe have a chance to raise the Philippines standing on the world.

Then there's the Ring.

The Ring is a enigma, a mysterious object appeared on thin air, that can't be explained by the brightest experts on the world. Even the otherworders don't know the Ring itself.

"What did the Quatoynes asked about the Ring. Do they know about it or something related to it." The President asked.

"No really, they say that it's from fairy tales that such thing exist." Maynard answered.

"There whole world is a fantasy world. From mythical creature and magi-." Then something clicked on the President mind.

"Of course there something missing on this question." He thought about it.

"They know something that could be the key piece of the answer. Magic, it's something impossible and breaking the fundamental laws of nature and conservation. Maybe they can get some answers." The President theorized the missing piece to the puzzle.

"I will asked them to have their people that are expert to this magic to aid our scientist on the mystery of the Ring." She declared.

"Good idea Mister President." Maynard approved.

"Have the delegates come here." He ordered one of his agents.

"Yes Mister President." The agent left to fetched the diplomats on the East Room.

Philippines, Manila

January 26, 2026

Malacañang Palace, East Room

The Quatoyne diplomats are waiting nervously and patiently for the meeting to start. They sat on the room alone from the agents to give them privacy.

Yagou is sweating nervously on thinking ways to persuade better trade deals and closer relationship with the Philippines. While Hanki is drinking a cup of tea, figuring out on the best way to get access to exchange military arms with them.

Do you think we could trade in their technologies for agriculture products. Yagou said, in a unsure voice.

"I don't know?" Hanki answered back. "But, we must do anything to get our hands on them."

There was a knock on the door, it then opens and one of the agents addressed them.

"Excuse me, diplomats, but the meeting is about to begin."

They get up and the agent guide them to the Cabinet Room. The room is seated by ministers and advisors from the government. They saw two empty seat and sat on the other side of the table.

"Hello there!" The president greeted as he gets in the room and sat on the other on their table.

I'm pleased to meet you Milord. They stand and bowed in respect to the president.

"Wait, we don't do that here." He exclaimed like the scene on Avengers Infinity War.

They sit down on their chair again and the president cleared his throat.

"We should talk first on the portal that is located on my Capital coastline. It's about the reason on how and why it's there on the first place " The President answered sternly.

"I understand." Yagou replied. "This portal make most of my countrymen worried of it's presence."

"The problem here is that the Ring is on my country territorial waters and close to the Capital itself." He spoked out. "And your it's connected near to your country waters too."

"Yes, it's disturbing for a another country close to our port city that is a economical hub in my nation." Yagou told to them.

"So let's create a borderline to not have any of our country fight for the Ring." The President suggested.

"I think we have some limited authority on this decision. I need to have some of my higher ups to proposed this border." Hanki interjeted because this must be approved by his superiors.

"Then for now, its considered international waters that no one claimed the Ring for it's own." Even the Philippines can outright forceful take over the Ring with less resistance from their current possible strength the President thought.

Both of the Quatoyne diplomats nodded.

They switched to a another topic on the Ring.

"Then do any of you know about this Ring or any related to this phenomenon?"

"Not really". He responded. "It's from fairy tales and legends that says that this kind of ancient magic that is forgotten by time."

"Is it possible that someone created this portal."

"Magic like this are only access by the Ancient Sorcerous Empire that have good like magic that could created this portal." Yagou replied.

"What is the Ancient Sorcerous Empire?" This brings curious by the president and most of the advisors are rising their eyebrows.

"They have a another name the Ravernal Empire, that is spoken its name is considered a taboo. They are a powerful nation with extremely advanced magical technology" Hanki summarized the ancient empire.

This bring interest to the President as the military generals and intelligence agents are listening closely for the information.

"In a time, where a group of flying ships came down on the sky and began to use powerful magic that destroyed many nations." This make the president listened to the story more interested.

"As they conquer the world and enslaved most of the world, they became so arrogant that they tried to challenge the Gods." The word 'Gods' make them think something higher power then them. "But the Gods punished them by sending balls of fire on the sky and destroying most of them.

"What happened to them?" The president asked.

"Legends says that the Ravernal utilized a time space spell to send them into the future, leaving some of their relics on our world." He continued.

This bring discomfort to the Filipinos, that a possible God-like entity could be the one create this portal and have such possible to exist. Yet, this is some wild speculations that it's could be a hoax that might be over dramatic. But, the description on the Ravernal Empire seem a space faring that came down on space.

No worry, it's a long time ago and probably will not appear for a couple of centuries.

This give some relief to the Filipinos to not faced a probable dangerous threat.

"Anything else, could be the suspect on the Ring?" The president spoke.

"I'm sorry, but we have no clue who created this Ring." Hanki replied back.

This bring disappointment to the president and his advisors that is to be a dead end.

"Do any of your scholars have any success?" Hanki asked, hoping they know the origin of the Ring.

The president shook his head.

"Our scientist don't understand the physics behind this thing." He explained. "Even the scientific community from international announced that this is beyond their understanding."

This make the Quatoyne diplomats caught-off guard. Even a world with unimaginable creations don't understand this portal.

"I believe that our mutual interest that we should have a joint cooperation between our nation to better understand this portal." The president suggested

That would be beneficial for both of our countries to help each other.

"But, what could my nation contribute your research when you have advanced technology." Yagou curiously asked.

"Easy." The president smiled. "The answer is simple, you have access to magic." He stated. "We don't don't have magic on Earth that is outside from legends and fairy tales.

"Also it would make the scientific community happy to study your magic for both use to each other country's." He added.

Yagou and Hanki think about their decision and come to a conclusion that they agreed on.

"Well, it's my nation great interest to have a joint cooperation for this study on the Ring." Yagou have already decided.

The argument on the Ring has been more or less temporarily solve. Now it's the foreign affairs on the New World.

"Now let's discuss on your country standing on your world." The president stated.

"The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands." He describe the country.

Also, it's a natural gateway to the East Asian Economies, having one of the most active and resilient economies in the Asia-Pacific region.

This makes the Quatoyne diplomats very confused on the information and trying to understand the meaning behind them.

"What is the ASEAN?" Hanki questioned.

"The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN is economic block on this region of the continent, where we import and export goods between each other, and making investments on infrastructure." The president answered.

It's Quatoyne dipomats turn to explain thier nation in the best possible way. Yagou then exclaimed his country description in the most detailed.

"The Qua-Toyne Principality is a country located in the northeast of the continent ofRodenuis. The land possesses a rich and highly fertile soil, which always brings in bountiful harvests year after year." This bring some amused looks on the Secretary of Trade and Industry and Secretary for Foreign Affairs.

"So your nation is a unde- agriculture nation that trade mainly from produces." He spoked and realized about the communt, if he labeled their country is undeveloped.

"Yes, that true." Yagou answered. "The Principality can produced tons of produces yearly. "

"So, how much produces they can provide?" The Secretary of Agriculture asked.

Yagou smiled and answered the amount of produce that can export. The number exceeds the expectation from the advisors, for a country that barely have modern agriculture techniques.

"That's a lot produces for a such a nation!" The president remark. "But, I must send in some of my FDA agent and health inspection. I don't want any foreign pathogens to bring health risk to my country." He insisted.

"Of course." Hanki replied. "It would be problematic if we send in defective goods."

Yagou raised his hand and replied. "But here's the problem, our infrastructure and transport have some difficulty to send in exports to overseas and abroad.

The President glanced at his Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry. "There could be a solution for that." He suggest." We could send some foreign aid to bolster your logistics commerce. The creation of new roads and establishing of railroads, the modernization of the port on Miahark and probably have some investments in agriculture machine processes.

This bring some delight to the Quatoyne diplomats on the prospect on receiving foreign aid by a country that could improve the lives on the Principality.

"Well we could also trade you some commercial products, textiles, and medicines for your people." Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry added.

"But before we trade to your country, is there any dangers to your country." The President addressed the possible hazards in the deal.

"Danger? As in what?"

"Like political, cultural, and natural obstructions that can hinder the trading sector." The president described the hindrances for the trade. "Or a faction that doesn't agreed with the trade."

The President learns to know the possible other countries that could be sighted as a threat to the sovereignty of the Philippines.

"The other civilizations only meddle in their own domain while the Third Civilization having signs of expansion, yet they are far from our borders." Then he paused. "While in Rodenuis thiers one nation that could poses a possible threat in the foreseeable future."

"Let me guess, the Kingdom of Louria." The President answered first.

The Quatoyne diplomats are astonished as the President knew the kingdom.

"How did you know?" Hanki raised a question.

"My ambassador informed me of your current situation, but I see as this a problem in the laterende." This make the diplomats sweat nervously. "Could I asked, what your military situation on your country."

"Why?" Hanki asked to secretly hide the matter that the military is not on the best condition to barely defend their borders, yet alone launch a counterattack on a invasion.

"Let me say this bluntly then, if your nation is facing of being taken over by a hegemonic country, it might faced problems to my country since the Ring is connected near my Capital." He explained to them briefly.

Hanki looked at Yagou and he nodded to agreed to reveal the truth.

"Our military is small force against the growing Lourian threat. They have a huge amount of manpower, naval ships, and possibly a flock of wyverns." Hanki describe Quatoyne and Lourian military strength.

This reminds the President of the situation from the investigation team on the Ring.

"Wyverns? Like this one." The President asked his agent to bring him something. The agent come back with a laptop and the President show a carcass of a wyvern being dissected by white covered men.

"Yes like that one." As he pointed out on the dead creature. "What are they doing at the body."

"They are studying the body for scientific research to understand the creature." The president explained their actions.

"That morbid they are doing." Yagou replied to the operation.

"We also found a saddle and it bears symbolic markings that doesn't match to or records, that contain a dagger and some crystal tubes." He spoked.

As both off the diplomats examined the markings on the saddle. Hanki recognized the markings the moment he looked at symbols.

"That marking is from the 10th Wyvern Squadron!" He was shocked from the meaning of the markings.

"The 10th Wyvern Squadron?" The President asked an question.

"Ahem! I'm sorry for my outburst, but I was surprised that the wyvern is possiblly from the 10th Wyvern Squadron." He explained. "They last reported to have combat the Lourians Wyvern Corps for trespassing the border. The last thing I heard was that there casualties are 2/5 that they inflicted."

"I'm sorry for your lost of good men." The President and the officials gave their grievances.

"But how did you found wyvern and where's the rider?" Yagou raised his hand

We found the wyvern on the Ring as a team of scientist are surveying the other side. He paused. But the wyvern attempt to attack the team and our warship have to take down by force.

This saddens the diplomats, it's self defence they have to put down the creature.

"Could you send the equipment?" Hanki requested. "We need to identify the equipment on who is the owner."

"I agreed, we will send it after trade has been established."

They both agreed the transport of the equipment of the supposed dead wyvern rider.

"So how bad is the situation with the Kingdom of Louria?" The Secretary of National Defence appeared to asked the conflict of power.

"Quite dire, that our allies with the Quila Kingdom barely can pushed the tides of wars."

"How powerful is the Quila Kingdom." He asked more questions.

"There lands are mostly barren with little in terms of fertile lands for farming. And they are inhabited by the Beastmen that have strong physical strength that is incomparable to humans. But, they are far apart to our borders to aid us invade of an invasion."

"That is difficult to defend your country against your adversary."

Then Yagou raised his hand intently to show determination. "Could our country have a defence alliance with your country." As he boldly stated on the table.

This bring a sighed to the President. "I'm sorry, but it's difficult to form a defence alliance in a right on the bat."

"But why?" Yagou asked in a sad tone.

"We haven't fully understand your world and relations just getting started. He then added. We don't go send the military without the better understanding on what they are facing. So, in the meantime I could arrange some military observers to analyze the battlefield."

At least their some hope to both of the diplomats. Then Hanki asked something to the President.

"Could we trade some military's weapons and equipment to our military forces." He suggested arms deal.

This bring some thinking to the President face till he denied it. "The option for a military arms deal is not possible. There many technical issues that must be undergo like training and maintenance that is taken a count.

Even though trading military arms is quite restrictive in our country." He added.

This make Hanki face down. "But we can give support to your troops in a form of clothing, food, and medicine in possibility of war."

"We appreciate the offer." They are glad for the support they are given.

"Then that's means one last thing." The President addressed. "Let's have a non-aggression and goodwill treaty for both of our country."

A piece of paper was brought to the room and placed toward the Quatoyne diplomats. "It's a non-aggression and goodwill treaty for both countries to not attack each other and have established our diplomatic relations to each other."

The Quatoynes then signed the treaty from a pen that requires no refills from a bottle of ink.

As the treaty was signed, the entire room was celebrating for the beginning of a new friendship.

"On this day, let's both of our country prosper on this new found friendship." The President announced. "But I have a surprise gift on your way in the ship."

Everyone rejoiced for the start of the new age. Not only for the New World, but for the the Philippines itself.

Philippines, Manila

January 26, 2026

Malacañang Palace, Press Briefing Room

The president newsroom is filled with news reporters from the country and international. They finally will have some answers on the Ring after the last news announcements.

The spokeperson stand infront on the podium and faced toward the news reporters. They are flashing lights and filming their cameras at the spokeperson.

"All stand up for the President of the Philippines." The spokesperson announced.

The President came across the podium and replaced the spokesperson at the middle.

"My dear citizen" He started. "For three days of questioning and exploring on the other side of the Ring, are asking what's on the other side. He paused. "We found something that would change our perspective on the universe, not only on the country, but the entire world.

This raised some murmurs on the seats of the reporters from the entire world.

"What we found is a another whole world with breathable atmosphere and vast land." This raised some eyebrows to the reporters. "And what encompasses that all is discovery of life on the New World."

But this is not all, what we found was intelligence life with people similar on our own." This give some gasped for answers on the reporters.

The newsreporters are shocked and pressed more questions. The President calmed down the crowd."What you mean similar to ours?" A female news reporter questioned him.

"What we meet was humans." The entire room was in a frenzy of surprised looks. "And that's not all, we found was something from a fantasy book like elves, dwarves, and beastmen on a country that is called the Qua-Toyne Principality." He describe their interaction.

This raised many eyebrows from the head of state different countries who are watching the live feed on their television.

A reporter raised his hand and asked. "Mister President, what did the first contact between the Philippines and this Principality did go out?"

"At first contact, it was rough at start." He paused. "But later on we manage to calmed down the situation and we begin to establish some sort of diplomatic relation even forming a non-agression pact after some talks."

"What will be the next step up to this?" A male reporter asked.

"As for right now, we are warming up for trading and have culture exchange in the later. That would be all for today." He left the podium with more reporters asking for more answers.

Philippines, Manila

January 26, 2026

Port Area, Manila, Metro Manila

The Quatotne diplomats came out of the limosine and they saw the BRP Gabriela Silang waiting for them to return on their country. It's was the dead of night, but the other side of the Ring is already sunrise.

As they entered the ship, a large wooden box is present to them. Ambassador Maynard came to them with a smiled.

"It's a shame you have to leave without seeing the entire city. There's more place to sight seeing I know of. "

"It would be nice to come back." Yagou replied.

"Me too." Hanki agreed with him.

"But I have some souvenirs from the President as a token of goodwill to your leader." He pointed at the box that reveals to have chest full of Filipino souvenirs from clothing to wine.

"I will be present it to him." Yagou answered.

The Quatoyne diplomats went to ship to return back to their world with gifts from the Philippines.

Maynard look at the ship going far away on the distance. He grabbed a cigarette on his pocket and start to lit it up and smoking it.

"*Ring *Ring* Ring*" His cellphone began to ring on his pockets. The call is from the Secretary of Foreign Affairs or his boss.

"Sir, the diplomats already returning back to their world."

"Good." His boss compliment. "On the news are in the frenzy and the international community are in a state of argument for the Ring."

"What is the President action for this? "

"His orders is to stand down as their will be gonna have a video call between the UN council for this debate." He reassured him. "But let's not that worry you."

"Do you like a raise." This make the Ambassor almost choked on his cigarette.

"Yes sir!" He happily answered.

"Then have time to your family and celebrate the news to them." The call ends and this make the ambassador dance with excitement.

"Ahem sir" His bodyguard interrupt for their presence.

But he was caught as his bodyguards are still there. Trying not to laughed on the scene. He then ordered them to leave him alone.

"Crap" He reacted to his embarrassed action.

Sorry for the long development my dear readers. But, from school and my procrastination slowed down my writing schedule on the chapter. Also im doing a another fanfic after this, but it's in the prototype stage.

This is the longest chapter have written on today. Hell, it's more word count then the rest of my chapters combined. I want to show some reaction to diplomats to our world more slowly.

But the military side will come in probably in the next two chapters for later. So goodbye.