Chapter 87: So, Shall We Begin?
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The diversity of Far East politicians was rare even among the nations of the Previous Era.
For example — after receiving the warning from Fire Moth, the Far East local governnt had absolutely no response, and the politicians even laughed it off.
Are you kidding? Do you know how massive the losses would be from making residents of an international tropolis like Nagazora City relocate and shut down operations?
It’s not so small number in the thousands or millions, that’s losses counted in the hundreds of billions!
Moreover, Fire Moth itself was a special organization established jointly by multiple nations.
The Far East politicians held a completely skeptical attitude toward intelligence from such organizations — first doubt, then doubt so more, and finally let it fizzle out.
If there were so good news, everyone would be happy to share a piece of the cake, but asking everyone to pack up and stop operations? Don’t even think about it!
Who would dare gamble on the credibility of Fire Moth’s intelligence while facing massive losses? No… or rather, even if it were true, they’d have to treat it as false information!
After all, politicians simply couldn’t bear, and weren’t willing to bear, the responsibility of bringing an international city to a standstill.
Whoever dared make such a decision during their term could just roll off the stage afterward.
Honkai eruption? Heh, if there really was so disaster, then let it co! The Far East region already had plenty of natural disasters anyway. Not to ntion whether it would actually happen, but even if it did, the losses wouldn’t be greater than shutting down Nagazora City, right?
— Due to the conservative principles established by the higher-ups, Fire Moth wouldn’t provide detailed information about the specific nature of Honkai eruptions to politicians of various countries. Except for those at the very top, everyone below received rather vague information.
But even if they were told, it wouldn’t help. After all, without personally experiencing a Honkai eruption, it’s very difficult to understand just what kind of terrifying disaster it truly is just by listening and watching, let alone politicians, who were the cream of the crop among such people.
“Just as expected, those politicians completely refuse to listen to reason.”
Miss Magician said with a loud laugh:
“Haha~ Actually, there’s sothing even more interesting. Although they righteously refused the suggestion to relocate the city, even saying they’d weather any disaster together with the citizens of Nagazora City, after I investigated their movents, I found that those people had already started transferring their relatives and assets to Europe, extrely far from Nagazora City.”
While Vill-V was laughing as she said this, anyone could see that Miss Magician’s smile was extrely mocking.
— Relocating the city was absolutely impossible, but letting the city’s residents share life and death with Nagazora City was acceptable.
As for them… even if caught red-handed, those precious creatures could probably use excuses like — this is a normal arrangent, or — without properly settling their families, how could they feel at ease weathering disasters together with the citizens of Nagazora City?
— If Vill-V hadn’t found their booked flight tickets, she might actually have believed them.
Regarding this, 【Elysia】 spoke softly, her words carrying a hint of indifference:
“It’s fine, the rotten parts just need to be peeled away… professional matters should be left to professionals to handle.”
“At least not all politicians are that rotten. There are still so exceptions, right? Sakura~”
The sweet and energetic voice called out another person’s na. From the shadows standing behind the girl, through the faint light, one could see a mask that looked beautiful but would also make people feel chilled to the bone.
The pink-haired girl stood there quietly, a dark red katana that appeared quite exquisite hanging at her waist.
Her cold voice rang out in the air:
“Most are indeed that unsightly, but there are exceptions that catch my eye… further observation is still needed.”
When it ca to judging others, Sakura was never that hasty. Even if there were truly people worthy of her attention, she would scrutinize them further.
— Though one had to admit that the lower limit of Far East politicians was extrely low, in such a place with massive disparities, there would certainly exist types who cared for the people — of course, needless to say, such anomalies would naturally be seen as heretics that needed to be suppressed and eliminated in the eyes of Far East politicians.
At least within Nagazora City’s political system, such people were quite rare.
But that didn’t matter anyway, since all Jiang Qiao needed was to evacuate the citizens of Nagazora City.
Those who didn’t cooperate would simply be directly “persuaded” to cooperate.
As for those hopeless die-hards, wasn’t this exactly the type of target that professionals like Sakura were ant to deal with?
It’s just that previously Sakura had been serving as a blade for the die-hards, while now she had beco a blade cutting toward the die-hards.
Through Vill-V investigating those politician gentlen, then having the professionally matched Sakura go talk to and deal with them one by one.
In this process, Jizo Mitama played a significant role.
Although it might not possess the sa degree of freedom as psychic-type fusion warriors, as the Key of Corruption, Jizo Mitama undoubtedly also had the ability to manipulate others.
The only drawback might be—
“I’ve completed the tasks you assigned . Jizo Mitama’s abilities have certain flaws, so you must be quick with your actions.”
Lightly touching Jizo Mitama and showing a gentle expression, Sakura quite seriously took the initiative to remind the girl before her.
— Jizo Mitama’s manipulation ability caused extre damage to those being manipulated.
After all, this wasn’t a Divine Key specifically designed for manipulating others. Although it could indeed be used this way as the ultimate consciousness virus, ordinary people simply couldn’t withstand Jizo Mitama’s consciousness virus.
Forcing control would probably leave the controlled person mostly ruined after it ended.
Especially politicians, who were generally of an older age group.
They were even less likely to withstand damage from Jizo Mitama.
The girl smiled, not seeming to mind, only patiently applying the slender nail polish brush to her curved nails, leaving behind a vivid pink color.
Raising her palm, she lightly raised her eyebrows and spoke:
“Look, Sakura~ isn’t it a bit uneven?”
“Indeed, this spot needs just a little more~”
Like painting a canvas, she lightly brushed across the empty corners. Completing this, the girl spread her hands and showed a joyful expression:
“Mm-hmm~ This is perfect now!”
Girls can be quite troubleso, you know.
As the pink girl slowly stood up, her bangs scattered and fluttered with the movent, then returned to their perfect original state as her palm swept past.
A hint of amusent flashed in her bright blue eyes, and 【Elysia】 lips curved into an arc:
“So, shall we begin?”
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