Tanya knows the Alliance expects a naval bombardment or a low-altitude strafe. Instead, she orders her troops to the "Dead Zone"—altitudes so high the oxygen is thin and the mana density becomes unstable.

Episode 7, "The Battle of the Fjord," begins not with a roar, but with the rhythmic clicking of typewriter keys in a warm Berun office—a sharp contrast to the biting winds Tanya’s 203rd Mage Battalion faces. Strategic Command has issued a terrifyingly simple order: The Impossible Ascent

The sky over the was a canvas of bruised purples and frozen mist, but for Tanya von Degurechaff, it was merely a tactical bottleneck.

As the Imperial ships sail safely through the fjord, the 203rd hovers above the burning wreckage. The soldiers cheer, hailing Tanya as a savior. She simply sighs, adjusting her collar against the wind.

Tanya, ever the stickler for international law and efficiency, checks her watch. An official surrender takes time—time they don't have before the Imperial fleet arrives. She declares them "combatants in an active zone" to bypass legal repercussions and orders the outpost leveled. The explosion reflects in her cold, blue eyes, a haunting reminder that the "Devil of the Rhine" is a monster of logic, not malice. The Aftermath