Tendou Kikunojo's words clearly showed a tendency to seize the opportunity to attack.
Morin's words, of course, wouldn't affect the relevant decisions of the Tokyo Area, but they were enough for Tendou Kikunojo to take advantage of the situation to put a label on Morin and pin a crime on him that could be further exploited.
After all, Morin's words were spoken in front of the Holy Emperor, the leader of the Tokyo Area. Tendou Kikunojo could forcefully argue that Morin was instilling his own views in the Holy Emperor, influencing the leader of the Tokyo Area, and expressing different opinions on the relevant development strategies of the Tokyo Area with a politician's thick skin, this excuse was already presentable!
Unfortunately, Tendou Kikunojo, this old fox of the political world, wasn't facing an ordinary Civil Security officer, but Morin, a transmigrator who had spent more than a year in SAO and whose oratory skills were also quite good!
"Point fingers at the Tokyo Area?"
Seeing Tendou Kikunojo's gaze, Morin couldn't help but sneer. He nodded slightly to the Holy Emperor, then turned to look at Tendou Kikunojo, who had begun his attack, his words carrying a strange mockery: "Tsk tsk, Assistant Tendou, you have quite a big mouth. Even the Holy Emperor hasn't spoken yet, but you openly express your opinion. You truly deserve to be the 'chief' assistant of the entire Tokyo Area, comparable to Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu~!"
As soon as Morin said this, everyone except the Holy Emperor, who was still somewhat unresponsive, including Tendou Kikunojo and the other bodyguards standing far away, couldn't help but change their expressions.
Tokugawa Ieyasu! Anyone who had played the "Sengoku" series from Japan would definitely know this old fellow! Not to mention the native residents of Japan, Tendou Kikunojo and the other bodyguards had obviously taken history classes before the Gastrea War, and at least knew about the man who secretly plotted and ultimately seized all of Japan, turning the so-called unbroken imperial line into a mascot and establishing the Edo Shogunate as the Sei-i Taishogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu.
The meaning of Morin's words was already extremely clear, just short of directly saying that Tendou Kikunojo was planning to become the Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu!
"Impudent fellow!!!"
Tendou Kikunojo suddenly stood up, his robust physique, completely unlike that of an elderly person, brought a considerable sense of oppression. His originally slightly narrowed eyes now carried a hint of anger.
Although the true high-ranking officials of the Tokyo Area, including Tendou Kikunojo himself, all knew that the Holy Emperor was actually a beautiful vase, used to decorate the image of the Tokyo Area and incidentally deceive the lower-level populace, with the real power actually being held in the hands of the Tendou family and other families, Morin's statement that Tendou Kikunojo had plans to become Tokugawa Ieyasu wasn't actually wrong. However, just like many things, you could know how things were, but you couldn't directly bring it all out into the open, let alone say it in front of the Holy Emperor.
Therefore, as soon as Morin said this, Tendou Kikunojo, an old fox of the political world, couldn't sit still. Besides looking at Morin, whom he had just thought was a jumping clown, with exceptionally cold eyes, a rarely seen anger rose in his heart. At the same time, Tendou Kikunojo's peripheral vision also paid attention to the Holy Emperor's own expression, and he pondered whether there were any other intentions behind Morin's words.
But although Tendou Kikunojo's heart was filled with anger, and he even truly harbored murderous intent towards Morin, he couldn't order an attack on Morin now, and he couldn't even argue about the topic of Tokugawa Ieyasu not to mention Tendou Kikunojo's status, such a thing would only make matters worse!
The bodyguards who were on guard around them all felt their scalps tingling, wishing they hadn't been here at all, or hadn't heard or seen anything.
"Um, Mr. Morin, please don't argue with Assistant Tendou, okay?"
The Holy Emperor, who was somewhat slow to react, or rather deliberately arranged not to have been exposed to political studies and the knowledge of political infighting, looked at Morin and Tendou Kikunojo, whose atmosphere seemed tense, with some confusion and incomprehension, but still stepped forward to smooth things over, "I know that many people in the Tokyo Area are dissatisfied with the Cursed Children, but they were born in the Cataclysmic Era. That cruel war made too many people lose their loved ones and everything, and the Cursed Children are also hated and harmed because of it... but we can try to communicate with both sides..."
This silly girl had no idea about the true situation in the Tokyo Area!
Morin, who was still coldly staring at Tendou Kikunojo, couldn't help but want to sigh and rub his forehead at the Holy Emperor's naive thoughts.
In the past half-month, besides his previous contacts in the Thirty-ninth District and the Sima Heavy Industries Group, asking for help from Sumire Muroto, and hunting Gastrea twice with Kohina, Morin had deeply felt the hostile or indifferent and cold-hearted environment towards the Cursed Children that was prevalent in the Tokyo Area of the "Black Bullet" world.
As the most complex of beings, even Morin's real world had the kind of almost brain-dead saintly spirit propagated in Western Europe. So, the people in the Tokyo Area, who had been deliberately guided and barely survived under the protection of the Monolith, had almost all lost their relatives, friends, and neighbors. Even huddled in the settlement area, they could still encounter Gastrea attacks. With a little guidance, they found a group to vent their long-accumulated frustration, anger, and various negative emotions the Cursed Children!
Similarly, while the Cursed Children were indeed discriminated against and oppressed, even to the point of having to hide on the outskirts of human settlements or struggle to survive in the city's sewers, when IISO [International Initiator Supervisory Organization] found these poor little lolis, very few refused IISO's suggestion to join the Initiator sequence, joining the training grounds provided by IISO for combat training and then fighting those terrifying Gastrea.
It was precisely this kind of win-win measure that allowed the high-ranking officials of the Tokyo Area and other settlement areas to tacitly agree to or even guide the public opinion. Otherwise, how could the lolis who could fight the Gastrea not be valued by the higher-ups?
One must know that the most powerful Initiators could even influence the military landscape of the entire world!
"Hopefully, Your Majesty's efforts can be successful!"
Regarding the Holy Emperor's thoughts, Morin recalled the information he had found during this period, but verbally tried his best to encourage her.
The Holy Emperor's ideals being obstructed by Tendou Kikunojo and others was one thing, but at least compared to those who watched indifferently or even harmed the little lolis, she was already quite good!
"Mmm~! I think everyone will definitely be able to understand each other!"
The Holy Emperor hadn't yet realized the true situation of the Tokyo Area, but after hearing Morin's words of support for her ideals, a bright smile still appeared on her delicate face.
"Your Majesty!"
Before the Holy Emperor could continue speaking, Tendou Kikunojo, who had just smoothed things over and sat down, interrupted her. His gaze, which seemed to carry a chilling wind, looked at Morin, his indifferent words concealing a hidden meaning: "Your ideals need to be realized step by step, but this Mr. Morin, as a Civil Security officer, can treat his own Initiator kindly, but that doesn't necessarily mean he has goodwill towards other Cursed Children..."
"Oh? What does Assistant Tendou mean by that?"
Seeing Tendou Kikunojo step forward, Morin, who had just severely embarrassed the other party, wasn't surprised. He narrowed his eyes slightly, watching to see what tricks Tendou Kikunojo was planning to play.
"Mr. Morin, your residence in the Thirty-ninth District has already attracted other Cursed Children to go there. I suggest you'd better not try to instigate anything and it's best if you leave the Thirty-ninth District!"
Tendou Kikunojo said very straightforwardly in response to Morin's reaction.
The reason Tendou Kikunojo was willing to meet Morin privately with the Holy Emperor wasn't because of the Holy Emperor's simple ideals, but more because Morin's actions in the Thirty-ninth District had already caught Tendou Kikunojo's attention.
Thanks to Morin's actions and influence in the Thirty-ninth District, after the news of the improved lives of the Cursed Children in the Thirty-ninth District spread to the settlement area, those lolis who were struggling to survive in the city's sewers, abandoned houses, and even garbage cans had already run to the Thirty-ninth District to check the situation and were happily taken in by Elder Matsuzaki. Even though less than ten little lolis had been added during this period, it already showed a very good start.
The ordinary people of the Tokyo Area didn't care at all, and even gladly saw this happen, but for Tendou Kikunojo and other anti-Gastrea extremists, it was completely different!
"What a ridiculous view!"
Morin directly scoffed at Tendou Kikunojo's words.
"Assistant Tendou, you're not unaware of the Tokyo Area's attitude towards those Cursed Children, are you? Discrimination, exclusion, cursing, beatings, harm, and even abuse to death, making those children struggle to survive."
"When I first arrived in the Thirty-ninth District, the eyes of those children didn't even have the innocence and joy of children their age. There was only indifference towards the entire world and vigilance towards others. Even walking outside the Thirty-ninth District, the Cursed Children had no guarantee of survival. Being scolded, beaten, and driven away were commonplace, and I didn't see any police officers showing them any sympathy!"
"Now, having only slightly improved their living conditions, giving those children a glimmer of hope to survive, does Assistant Tendou find that unacceptable?"
"Perhaps, in Assistant Tendou's eyes, the Cursed Children aren't even considered human!"
Morin looked at Tendou Kikunojo, his sharp accusations making the surrounding bodyguards somewhat terrified.
However, Tendou Kikunojo remained unmoved. His cold gaze was still fixed on Morin, his eyes not even blinking, as if to say: those people are just monsters, demons that will destroy the entire world, they don't even belong to the human race!
These thoughts all surfaced in Tendou Kikunojo's mind after hearing Morin's words.
However, with the Holy Emperor and other bodyguards present, and given Morin's repeated provocations as a young punk (Morin's current appearance was at most around seventeen to twenty years old), even though Tendou Kikunojo's anger was rising, he couldn't possibly voice his true thoughts.
Hearing Morin's words, the Holy Emperor's face looked somewhat troubled, but the young girl didn't know what to say!
"Your Majesty, I'm glad to have met you. At least your ideals are good."
Seeing the scene turn cold and feeling there was nothing more to say, Morin stood up and bowed slightly to the Holy Emperor. His gaze towards Tendou Kikunojo was slightly mocking as he stated his position very directly, "Compared to Assistant Tendou, I think our ideas are definitely different, so there's nothing more to say! Goodbye!"
Morin nodded to the Holy Emperor, then walked out of the hall on his own. Neither the Holy Emperor nor Tendou Kikunojo stopped him. Besides having someone escort Morin out, Tendou Kikunojo didn't even offer polite farewells, coldly watching Morin leave the hall!
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