The political pressure endured by the Alliance has always existed.
First strong, then weak, then suddenly increased to the point where the Alliance had to compromise to some extent, until the recent year when there has been a large amount of criticism against Alliance policies.
The harshest criticisms even began to suggest that the Alliance is another smaller version of 'Iron Fury Stone'. The same country within a country, equally unresponsive to orders. Taxes were paid in the past, but now after Galaraldo defied many to give the Alliance the so-called title of Southern Front War Zone Supreme Commander, the taxes stayed, allegedly for war preparations against Iron Fury Stone, but there have been no significant movements for years.
This led to a series of significant changes.
Four years ago, the Eastern Cosmos Domain still allocated billions annually to the Alliance as war aid, two years later these funds were completely cut off.
