Youjo Senki Chapter 9 Discussion

Adviel said:
It was kind of interesting building up tension. But it gave away that the empire lost the war so anything Tanya dose is pointless from now on.

Xelzeno said:
Wow, this chapter really ruined much of the story for me, I did NOT want to know how the fucking war ended! Why would they spoil it before it even really started?

Folks should check out chapter 7 of the manga again.

In a drawn out war against the entire world, the Empire ultimately losing was never in doubt, and already out of their hands once they stuck out like a nail waiting to be hammered down. What the Empire could control was how and the degree that they lose by bleeding their enemies out before they can get a clear victory, so that in the end the Empire at least still maintain strong control over their own nation when all's said and done, and take that as their strategic victory.

Chapter 9 suggests that's exactly how it played out, if you look beyond "Empire lost":
The normal view of the other nations' citizens sees the Empire as the "losers" of the world war. But the Empire is evidently still in firm control of their own nation 40 years later, key personnel under open surveillance/"protection" against foreign personnel, and people who leak national secrets (such as the tip about the V600) tends to "disappear"