"Nice to meet you for the first time, it's also my pleasure to meet the Holy Emperor!"
To the greeting of the nominal supreme ruler of the Tokyo Area, Morin bowed slightly and offered a salute. His gaze, tinged with admiration, merely swept over the beautiful girl before turning to Tendou Kikunojo sitting beside the Holy Emperor. His tone was neither warm nor cold as he said, "Similarly, it's been a while, Assistant Tendou!"
Morin's differential treatment towards the Holy Emperor and Tendou Kikunojo was obvious to anyone with normal intelligence. His attitude towards the Holy Emperor was still polite, but towards Tendou Kikunojo, it was merely a routine courtesy.
The Holy Emperor felt somewhat puzzled, while Tendou Kikunojo looked at Morin with exceptionally sharp eyes!
"Hehe, Holy Emperor, please be careful of this private meeting with a guest. Do not be deceived by empty words..."
Tendou Kikunojo glanced at Morin. After their gazes seemed to spark invisible flames in the air, he didn't take any other action but sat calmly on the sofa and spoke indifferently.
As the supreme assistant of the Tokyo Area, Tendou Kikunojo paid great attention to the status of the Tendou family and his own image. While a Civil Security officer like Morin could openly display slightly impolite behavior, Tendou Kikunojo, a veritable old fox in politics, couldn't be provoked by words into reprimanding or arguing with Morin if he did, not only would Tendou Kikunojo himself look bad, but others would think he had definitely lost his mind, actively lowering his own standing!
"Assistant Tendou?!"
Hearing Tendou Kikunojo's words, the Holy Emperor's vermilion lips parted slightly, looking at Morin and her trusted assistant with some confusion.
"That's right! Empty words can never conceal the truth. Assistant Tendou, do you agree?!"
What the Holy Emperor and everyone else hadn't expected, and even Tendou Kikunojo himself hadn't anticipated, was that Morin showed absolutely no intention of backing down, looking meaningfully at Tendou Kikunojo.
What audacity!
Hearing Morin's words, Tendou Kikunojo's eyes directly flashed with a piercing light, staring straight at Morin.
Facing Tendou Kikunojo's extremely intimidating gaze, Morin appeared quite relaxed, but his targeted gaze didn't waver in the slightest. Looking at Tendou Kikunojo, who was likely the mastermind behind the anti-Gastrea radicals' actions in the Thirty-ninth District last night, Morin felt no goodwill towards him in his heart!
"I hope it is as you say!"
As the atmosphere in the room became somewhat tense, Tendou Kikunojo spoke with a slightly cold tone, then said nothing more.
Even the Holy Emperor, who had little experience in political struggles (if any), vaguely sensed the sparks between Morin and Tendou Kikunojo. The two had never seemed to have met before, so was there something wrong with this strange atmosphere? To the Holy Emperor's question, Tendou Kikunojo nodded slightly, then did nothing more, sitting calmly in his chair, his gaze towards Morin exceptionally cold.
Tendou Kikunojo wouldn't proactively start an argument with Morin, nor would he deign to say any rebutting words directly in front of the Holy Emperor. Instead, he watched Morin from the side, as calm as a hunter!
"...Mr. Morin, please have a seat!"
Seeing Tendou Kikunojo's actions, the Holy Emperor, who had received extensive etiquette training, although her heart was full of doubts and confusion, didn't show it on the surface. She turned her head slightly to look at Morin, her beautiful eyes showing a hint of happiness and anticipation.
"Thank you, Holy Emperor!"
In response to the Holy Emperor's goodwill, Morin nodded in acceptance and sat down generously on the sofa to the side.
Even under the scrutiny of Tendou Kikunojo and several surrounding bodyguards, Morin showed no signs of timidity or discomfort. Having experienced being thrown into a different dimensional world by a certain deity and the more than a year spent in Sword Art Online, could mere gazes make Morin uneasy? Tendou Kikunojo was definitely not capable of that.
"Mr. Morin, the reason for this presumptuous invitation is that I wanted to meet you, Mr. Morin!"
Seeing Morin's magnanimous demeanor, the Holy Emperor's beautiful eyes flickered around, and she spoke to Morin very sincerely.
"In fact, I heard Mr. Morin's name because of news that the situation in the Thirty-ninth District... Mr. Morin, despite being a Civil Security officer ranked three thousand seven hundred, is in the Thirty-ninth District!"
"Furthermore, Mr. Morin's help to those Cursed Children has improved their lives to a certain extent, which is a very good thing for those poor children. They have suffered too much harm, and people are full of misunderstandings and hatred towards them. What they need more is a good living environment and care!"
"For me, I very much want to help those Cursed Children, but my position limits that..."
The Holy Emperor's voice grew softer, but Morin knew that her actual actions were not insignificant.
After all, having seen the plot of "Black Bullet," Morin was highly wary of Tendou Kikunojo, but his impression of the Holy Emperor was quite good not only was she a beautiful girl, but her desire to promote the "Gastrea New Law" to protect the Cursed Children already made her a rare high-ranking figure friendly to them!
Unfortunately, Morin knew that while the Holy Emperor's title made her the supreme ruler of the Tokyo Area, this was just to deceive the lower classes. The third generation Holy Emperor didn't have absolute authority in the Tokyo Area. In fact, the Holy Emperor herself was more of a beautiful mascot, with very little real power. Trying to promote the "Gastrea New Law" to protect the Cursed Children under the constraints of a group of high-ranking officials who were hindering her and even openly opposing the Cursed Children... how to put it? There wasn't much probability of success, it was an extremely difficult idea.
However, no matter what, Morin felt that it was very good that the Holy Emperor had this intention and made the effort. It was much better than those who watched with cold eyes or even harbored hostility towards the Cursed Children, right?
"Holy Emperor, you are too kind."
Morin nodded slightly, giving the girl an encouraging look as she raised her head to look at him, and said his own opinion very directly, "In fact, I haven't been in the Tokyo Area for too long, but those children have received mostly hostility and harm. What they really need is our understanding and care. Your Majesty's intention is already very rare!"
"Thank you..."
Hearing Morin's words, a light flashed in the Holy Emperor's beautiful eyes, and a charming smile appeared on her delicate face.
But before the Holy Emperor could continue speaking, a cough from the side interrupted her, and then Tendou Kikunojo's cold voice broke the previously somewhat warm atmosphere:
"A mere Civil Security officer from another area, does he think he can point fingers at the Tokyo Area?!"
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