Maou No Utsuwa

By the time Marie was hitting one hand on the Empire, an important meeting had been held in the national capital in the Republic. On this occasion is gathered all those involved in the national government of the Republic.

"Now, do you have eyes on the proposed new organization?

That being said, Alto turns his gaze to everyone gathered in the Great Hall. The only thing that avoided my gaze was Theresa.

"... Hey, Side Room"

"Oh, yes."

"Have you looked through?

"I saw it. With all the words I've seen but never heard."

If you tell me to look ahead, properly, I'll protect that. In this respect, it's a serious Theresa, but it's a different story to understand what's in it.

"Is that true, too? Bad. Right, including that, let me explain. Firstly, the civilian organisation is divided into two main parts: foreign affairs and internal affairs. Foreign affairs shall govern diplomacy, strategy, military affairs and transactions. The chief is me, and Chancellor Left is the position. It's like a prime minister in an empire. You got that?

"... ok"

Thinking for a moment, Theresa replied. It's not that I don't understand Alto's explanation, it's time to sort it out in my head so I don't forget what I taught you.

"Internal affairs are domestic matters. Agriculture, hunting government, livestock production, construction, taxation, security, management of each town mayor. Its chief is Matthias and Prime Minister Right. This is like a prime minister, too. Separate it from the rest of the country."

"Ri, what the hell is wrong with you?

"The fisherman over the fish and the hunter over the beast. Livestock management involves raising horses, cattle, etc. How about this?

"Yeah, okay"

"Next, then. Foreign affairs organisations are further subdivided into strategic offices, foreign affairs bureaux, military bureaux and transaction control bureaux. I'm in charge of the Strategic Office, the Military Bureau, the Transaction Control Bureau, and the Foreign Office is Marie for now."

"Ugh, yeah."

"The Home Office organisation castro the Agricultural Administration and the Hunting Administration. Castro is Tevez's son."

Alto's description is totally geared towards Theresea.

"Regards"

Castro, called by name, rises up and greets Theresa. I thought it would be a good opportunity.

"Nice to meet you"

Theresa also responded to the greeting.

"Emul the Livestock Control Department, Tevez the Works and Tax Authorities, and Matthias concurrently works for the Security Department"

"It's Emul. Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you."

"It's Tevez. Best regards,"

"Regards"

Like Castro, Emul and Tevez also exchange greetings. It's actually a good opportunity. Only so few people come together.

"Here's what a civilian looks like"

"That's a lot of concurrent work."

"We're understaffed. If we find the right person, we'll gradually leave it to that person."

"Oh well."

"Well, the army is next. Divided between civil and external wars. The Civil War Army, under the jurisdiction of the Security Service, has convoys in each town and policing forces throughout the country. The captain of the escort can't explain. I'm in every town and village. The Policing Army shall have Matthias as the Commander of the Legion and a Commander in each side of the Army. The Warlord is not here either, so the introduction is omitted. So far?

"The army is easy to understand."

Rather than being easy to understand, there is a big difference for Theresa whether she is interested or not. That's not just Theresa, that's what it is.

"Right. Next time, it's an outside war. Divided into five armies in large measure. The first general is Lutz. The Chinese general is Master Ryan. The rear general is Vadoel. Vedoel is the former head of the First Division of the Knights of Divinity."

"I'm Arnold Vadoel. I want you to know me."

"Yes. Welcome."

"General Left is Ignatz, General Right is Maria. This is a magician army. Like this."

"... no rank name"

"Other than this, there is a king or queen's direct command. Rank is a general in the direct jurisdiction. Well, he doesn't seem willing to lead the army."

"I'm a swordsman, and I'm full of it."

Drop everything and just live by the sword. Rank hasn't changed that yet. It's still a long way to go.

"That's the thing. Kingsguard is also part of this direct command. I'm telling you, it's the most elite army in the Republic. Keep working out."

"... oh, oh"

"Don't be frightened. You will not die in the war unless you are judged to be able to go outside."

"No, I'll do my best"

"Right. I still have the details, but I don't need to remember that much. Remember only those who are here, there will be no trouble."

"... bad. Trouble explaining because of me."

"No, actually, I don't even know about Lutz."

"Gee, it was broken."

Lutz's reaction, named after Alto, was truly honest. Even though I do, I know I'll be caught up soon and confessed.

"That's the thing. As Theresa pointed out earlier, we're short on manpower. Even more so are those who actually work under each chief. Securing human resources is one of the great challenges of the Republic."

Looking at those who are here, they look like a treasure trove of talent, but their abilities lean towards the military. The number of civilians is overwhelmingly low.

"What are we gonna do?

"Registration from within and solicitation to the outside world. We're going both ways. It's just that the outside world is difficult. You can trust me, and when I'm good, I can't find you inside."

"What about the border?

"The border area is also understaffed. Right, let's move on to that one. First of all in the south, the end of the war still takes time"

Alto then turns to the border area. This is also going to be the first time Theresa's ever heard anything like that.

"Eh?

"Oh well. I don't know what's going on. The South is a battle between the Southern Border Independents and the Southern Border Kyoutian Union. Naturally, we support the Independent."

"Are you struggling?

"No, it's more right that things are proceeding with caution. Once we expand our forces one step, we will definitely consolidate them there. If I can do that, one more step. Oh, Flyheight character."

"Flyheight......"

Also, for the first time Theresa came up with a name to hear. All I don't know is my first name.

"Oh, it's Deefleet"

"What!?

For Theresa, that's just the name. What awkward facts have come to light here.

"Deefreet is alive. I helped you here."

"... that's good, huh?

"Not now. Well, Theresa, you better take that punishment."

"I knew..."

"I don't know if I'll ever see you, but there's a mad woman. No, I forgot. Kamui, what do we do?

Alto is also well aware of the annoying smell of Serene when angry. I honestly don't want to get involved with each other, either as Prime Minister Left of the Republic or as an individual.

"With offsetting. I tried to kill Dee, I helped him, this way."

Kamui said it was lightly offset. There is a reassurance in Kamui that it is troublesome but will always convince you at the end of the day.

"... are you convinced?

"Have it. Dee will be convinced if Sele complains."

"Well, you are. So, what's the punishment?

"... to beat an idiot within six months"

Thinking for a moment, Kamui informed Theresa of the punishment to be inflicted. Alto is a little surprised by the unexpectedly difficult punishment.

"... that idiot, pretty strong though?

"So punishment. If you can't do that, you'll be punished more severely."

"Uh, what's that?

Theresa taking it, she doesn't know who the fool is.

"I have a fool of a brave son. It's Tiana's brother. Beat it."

"Are you strong?

"The son of a brave man is not Dada. But you do. In this, the fool can win, that's about Therese"

It's just a matter of limiting ourselves to martial arts officers. Besides, Vedoel is pretty suspicious. Ralph should be stronger.

Theresa thought she could work harder if she didn't think she was down there.

"Oh well. Good luck."

"Don't say it lightly. That being said, it's pretty strong."

"But I'll do my best. Because that's what Kamui ordered."

"Oh, yeah."

Ahead of turning my thoughts, Theresa is straight everywhere. Those who can be directed on the other hand will be illuminated by their straightness.

"... don't be obnoxious. It's a meeting place."

"I'm not snuggling"

Hurry, tighten your face Kamui. It is Hildegand's gaze that is conscious.

"What do you think? Okay, go on. That's why the South can't afford it. And the East is in the middle of rebuilding this again. I don't care how many people I have. On the other hand, we're getting a little people out of here."

"Well, no."

"Did Theresa think this country was doing everything right?

"Well, from the Empire's point of view, they did what they had to do."

"Until now. But I'm a little stalled right now. We have to open that up somehow and get through it. Until the founding of the country is one separation, and beyond that, we need a new political strategy. This is how we discuss it."

"Okay."

What do you care? Alto is Theresa friendly. It's not consciousness, it's the feeling of teaching orphans to study.

"Next, then. It's part of that strategy. In the meantime, say whatever comes to mind because you've decided nothing yet."

"Talk about what?

"Kingdom. Information came in that the kings of the kingdom were not long ahead"

"What!?" "Become!?" "It's..."

As promised to the Kingdom, Alto had only communicated this fact to a very few. Surprising voices leak from everywhere.

"Report the details. The trigger is the offer of an apostle from the kingdom. The contents are that the king may not be feeling well and may not have a long way to go. So..."

"Wait a minute. Did the ambassador of the kingdom say that?

Masking Alto's explanation, Matthias has asked. I felt unnatural to tell another country what could be considered my country's top secret.

"That's right. If it were normal, it wouldn't be like talking to another country. I'm going to explain why I told you that."

"Oh. I'm sorry."

"Before the king died, he asked me if I could see King Kamui"

"In a trap?

Alto's explanation reinforced Matthias' suspicion.

"That's likely. But from what I've looked into, I'm pretty sure the king's not feeling well. Also, the movement around the area, especially around Prince Wang, is a little rushed. It seems like a good move to say you're solidifying yourself on the assumption of death."

"Isn't that why you called King Kamui a deceased?

"There's a reason I want you to meet me."

"What's that?

"The king of the kingdom seems to have cloudy memories. As a result, the messenger said he was assuming King Kamui was his grandson."

"Ha!?" "Become!?" "Stupid!?

It's not a very believable story. To so much whiteness, the surrounding reaction was more of a frightened voice than a surprise.

"The relationship between the late Crown Prince and Sophia, the king's mother, is going crazy in the king."

"He wants to see his grandson before he dies?

"Well, that's the thing."

"Still, you can't deny the possibility of a trap."

"Sort of. So I want to discuss what to do about this"

"Aren't you ignoring me?

"I don't get a chance to go to the kingdom in grandeur. If you have something to gain, the king says you should think about it."

"... do you have one?

When it comes to Kamui's intentions, we cannot deny them at all, but Matthias is not foolish enough to accept them unconditionally.

"So far, we haven't decided on a specific method."

How do you mean?

"Create an opportunity to confuse the kingdom in some way. For purpose, that's all I got. Can you do that?"

"That's more of a problem. The first thing you do is put the king in danger."

If it is the chaos of the kingdom and the life of Kamui, the life of Kamui is more important. Besides, if you haven't found a source of confusion, it's all the more so.

Everybody knows that.

"Relations with the kingdom could deteriorate"

"Heh. Why?

"I don't like it when you're being tried."

Matthias made me guess exactly what the grin meant on Alto's face.

"You can't help but talk to me, can you?

I don't mean to try. The way that only Alto is going about things is undesirable. Matthias and Alto are in the same line, and we need to show them around.

"I get it. If the king of the kingdom knows that he envisions the king as his grandson, then the king prince is jealous of the king. Prince Wang has complex feelings for his brother."

"Yes. I respect you, but I'm also jealous. And I can respect you because you're my brother, and all I can do is be jealous when you're my king."

"I knew there was no point in going."

"But I can also say this. Prince Wang is already jealous of the king. Stirring it up won't change the outcome."

"... Indeed. But putting the king in danger."

"That's..."

Alto's gaze turns to Kamui. I didn't think I was going to explain it.

"You don't have to treat me special."

I perceived the intention on Alto, and Kamui took over the words.

"No, but he's a king."

"I'm telling you this is the time. If I ever die, set up a Hildegand and move on. If Hildegand falls, stand up for another. If someone dies, don't think it's over."

"... as a word, I understand"

"Alto, Lutz, Ignaz and Maria will definitely do that. If I die, I won't stop walking."

"" "Become!?

Surprising voices echo from all around. Everyone knows that Kamui is absolute to the four of us.

"We made that vow a long time ago."

"Oath...... Like the original ancestors and the four heroes?

"A little different. The vows of the original ancestors and the Four Heroes die at the same time and in the same place, but our vows, even if someone falls in the middle of the road, march past the corpse. That's no exception to me."

…………

It was the first time the Hildegands had heard this story.

When I heard that, most people were convinced. Why did the Kamuis always keep getting the upper hand? That we were not prepared for it.

"Well, that's the thing. In the measure, we use it as a part that we may be the king. That's how you feel, think about things."

"... ok"

Not expecting to break it off any time soon, Matthias said yes. Because if I wasn't prepared for this, I thought I couldn't really serve Kamui.

"Now, what time is it when the country is in turmoil?

"Rebellion"

"There's no sign of rebellion in the kingdom. It was a lot, but I couldn't find it."

"... Succession Struggle"

Think a little, Matthias mouths this. Succession fights are greater than rebellion, and confusion becomes greater. But it's not easy to pull it from the outside.

"It. If there is a succession feud in the kingdom, the movement will be dull at once. It means we'll have time to fix things up. Do something about it."

But Alto's intention was to realize that difficulty.

"But I think the throne of the king and prince of the kingdom is a stone."

"It's been quite a while since I became Prince Wang. The guy you can call a horse against. Yes, hey. Except one."

"Are you there? I don't know who I am."

"There is no faction. But I despise Prince Wang for being an idiot, and he seems pretty good."

Alto is looking into everything so far, saying there are no measures. I didn't look into this again. In all the research I've been doing, this time, I've just been pulling out information that seems to be available.

"Don't waste it. Can you tell me?

"Second Princess Juliana"

"... will not be a succession fight in the princess"

"I know that. I can't even hint at the queen."

"So what?

"I want you to make something called a pro-Republican. It's a struggle between hardliners, mainly Prince Wang."

If the best results are not possible, aim for the next good. Anyway, don't give up on anything. It's the Kamui motto to work on it.

"Does that stop you?

"You won't be able to do it completely. Still, you might be able to slow down your decision."

"Right. But how?

So Matthias glanced at Kamui. I thought if they were women, it would be Kamui's turn. But Alto's answer was not what he expected.

"Taking hostages"

"Huh?"

"I demand that you take hostages to guarantee the safety of the king while he goes to the kingdom. It looks like a goodwill ambassador."

"I see. Not bad."

The guarantee of Kamui's safety is not absolute, but it is valid. Even as Matthias, I can feel a little relieved.

"While in this country, I manage to dye that princess into the pro-Republics"

"Right."

"So good luck with Matthias and the ranks and dictate"

"Huh?" "Become?

People call this unscrupulous.

"If you could favor a man from this country, you would inevitably get familiar with this country, wouldn't you?

"No, that's Kamui, not the king."

"You know, that's when I'm going to the kingdom. In the first place, why is it my job to dictate women?

No one spoke of the thoughts in his heart that there would be no more suitable person in Kamui to dispute Matthias' words.

"Even in Theresa, it was tough. Taste the same hardship."

"Was I in trouble? Fine, like it fell off easily?

Now Theresa herself spoke for what everyone thought.

"... Theresa, I won't say anything extra"

"Oh, yeah."

"But the king. Wouldn't you be forced to do something like that?

Matthias is right. Free love is the country of the Republic. But unfortunately, the truth about this kind of thing doesn't make sense to Kamui.

"Because you guys don't care about women. This isn't forced, it's a favor."

"I was wondering if you could take care of me... Plus, there's more."

"Alto is a married man. Lutz only has mitts in his eyes."

"Oh, hey!

In front of all of them, Rutz is in a hurry to get his feelings spread out, but this is now.

"Ignaerts has been suspicious with Maria lately"

"Ah," "Huh."

"Oh, I hit it. I knew it, I thought so."

"I wonder why others' are sensitive, even though I'm blunt about myself."

As Ignaz put it, when it comes to someone else's love path, Kamui is really sensitive.

"I'm not blunt. Later people are not of the right age. I have one, but I exclude fools"

"Nicholas and the others."

Matthias gives Nicholas his name, trying to shake it to the others.

"Because Nicholas is te..."

"Wow! Please don't tell me!

Nicholas blocking Kamui's words out loud. I don't know that doing this will teach everyone that it's true.

"... then, keep it to yourself"

"Well, why was it broken?

"I'm sensitive. Later."

"Don't tell me!" "In secret!

"Gilberto and Mathieu also told me not to tell. Look, there's only two of us."

Even if his name was not revealed, it was clear that there was such an object. The choice between the two of us is right. If we don't admit it here, we'll just be able to stick the evidence in until we admit it. That would be rather embarrassing.

"... but"

"If you have someone you like, say it. Then I think."

"You can't say!?

"Are you there?

He was also blunt about his opponent's involvement. This is a little harsh on Matthias.

"... not here"

"Look, there's no rank."

"What is an affirmation?"

At first, it's a rank to say something negative.

"You just say one sword, don't you?

"Well."

Ends with meaningless resistance.

"Hey, you're getting fun. I knew this was the way to go. Alto, so what's their preference? No, for people?

"Too Nori. He has a good personality and seems admired by his surroundings. She's so beautiful, I don't know if I owe it to her."

"Well, good for both of you."

In Kamui, the main purpose has changed.

"Besides, he seems to appreciate the king and show some interest."

"Oh, that's a good thing too. You mean you can't even resist the Demons, right?

"As it were, well... He also seems to be interested in Hildegand and is looking into a lot of things."

"I?"

"Yes. What look and personality do you think? I don't know what kind of place the king liked..."

Alto's voice went down as he went to the last one. And it was a really sensitive Hildegand when it came to this sort of thing.

"... Mr. Alto?

"What is it?

"Doesn't that mean you have a personal interest in the king?

"... say yes"

"I disagree! There's no hostage!

"Then we meet in the kingdom..."

"Ah... You need hostages! I think that person is the right one!

It was Hildegand who quickly translating his foreword with alto whining.

"Hey, what's Hildegand saying?

There, Blunt Kamui interrupts.

"It's nothing. I just thought Alto's plan was a good one."

"Yes...... Then we can proceed in this direction."

"Okay."

"Hey, why did Master Hildegand get upset?

"You..."

As blunt as Kamui was, Theresa asked innocently about the rank next door.

"Mr. Theresa, don't ask me anything unnecessary."

"Ah, yes."

And you will be scolded by the Lord.

"Let's move on to the next agenda as we fill out the details about the kingdom in the future. That's why I haven't found a way."

"Oriental Uncle House..."

This is the Republic's biggest concern in diplomacy. Most of those who are here know this.

"Yes. This issue also concerns matters of kingdom. For us, the worst is that the empire and kingdom are allied and attacking. After the king of the kingdom dies, the king's prince hates the king and cannot deny the possibility of doing it."

"Is that just hard?

"I can handle it if I just defend my country. But what happens to the eastern and southern borders while we're stuck? This is the problem."

"... Indeed"

"For the southernmost, just buy some time. If we pull up the Southern Frontier, I don't think we're going to be late, and if we try to fight that, we're just going to make our offense lighter."

"The problem is the east."

The eastern border territories close to the Republic are more problematic. Matthias knows why.

"We are dealing directly with both kingdoms and empires. And between us, there's the Oriental Uncle."

The Oriental House is the key to the problem in the east. It is the home of Hildegand and the mainstay of Matthias' parents' home.

"The ideal is to put the Oriental House on our side and fight together with our country and the Eastern Frontier Territories."

"Yes. It's big when you can do that. We don't need to protect our borders, so we'll have freedom of movement."

"That's hard. It is unlikely that the Oriental uncle will betray the Empire. It's all about loyalty to the Empire."

"I knew it. Is it still possible to trump the Oriental House from the Imperial side?"

"Will it..."

If this measure succeeds, Uncle Oriental's loyalty will be lost. Matthias was a little heartbroken when he thought about it.

"I'm sorry, but I don't think about how you guys feel, including Master Hildegand."

"I know. But can you do it? I don't think the Empire can trump Uncle Oriental any more under the circumstances he disobeyed."

"The Southern House will eventually return to the Empire."

"Become?"

"This isn't the plan. That's about the time I realized I was already being deceived. The only reason I'm still scratching is because I have the feeling that if I make all of the South my own, I can't even help the Empire."

If we know that will fail, the path of survival of the Southern Uncle will be gone, except to bow to the Empire. At that time, Claudia promised her brother that the Grand Duchess of the South would do it.

"... the Empire is coming back to life"

"Well, yeah. Most western uncles won't listen to the Empire anymore."

"That's a plan, isn't it?

"Yes, the western uncle knows that the Deefleet murder is Theresa's deal."

"Ah."

When it comes to Deefleet, really, Theresa reacts.

"Don't worry about it. We just need to make sure Theresa knows there's no reason to do that arbitrarily. In that case, the present empire is the enemy of my son to my western uncle. I don't know about independence, but I'll do it on my own. Well, you're already showing that vibe."

"Back and out. It doesn't change."

"So, if you go through the other one, it's perfect. Well, don't rush it. In the meantime, let the empire be divided into hardliners and moderates for this one, the same as the kingdom"

"As the Oriental uncle is moderate, is the hardliner the Northern uncle... Are you that tough?

Before I was tough, I didn't have the impression that I could. From Matthias' point of view, he's not the kind of person who stands alongside the Oriental uncle.

"Correctly, the ex-North uncle is a hardliner."

"Is that what you mean? What's the plan for that?

"None"

"What?"

"Except for the rough stuff. It keeps the former Northern uncle intact because it wants to make the North its own territory. In order to do this, it means war at the end. You can't get along. Shall I say this too? The Republic goes outside the former Nort Ende. The reason is to protect Northende. From the outside, from within."

"What do you mean within?

"With more people, there will always be trouble with the Demons. Directly or indirectly. Even those involved in national politics come out like that. This is no choice. Right now, we're only doing it well because we're a select few."

"Think that far..."

"That's not true. This is not what we thought."

Kamui against Matthias' whining, denied it.

"So who?

"I'll take this opportunity to talk too. If you're from the Republic of Arten Kreutz, you need to know. Nort Ende is the last fortress of the Demons. After defending it there was someone who thought about trying to reconcile the races. Ray Tsukiya, the demon king a thousand years ago."

"Is there a demon king?

"Ray Tsukiya is not a demon or a person, he is a human being"

"Human...... What does that mean?

"Ray Tsukiya is a subpoenaed otherworlder. It means a pure human being without the blood of the demons."

So once Kamui stopped talking. To make time to understand what words mean today.

Eventually, the blurring spreads.

"I mean... do you mean that people have demon blood in them?

"Yes. The human race is a mix of races and demons called human beings. Humans can't use magic. No, that's not right. You don't have enough magic, you don't have an easy-to-use body mechanism, right? In that person, it is difficult to live in this world. So the Demons were sent to this world to repeat the mix of man and blood, to create man."

"Is that what you sent me?

"Yes. By the will of God the devil tribe was born on earth. But the people forgot their favour, and attacked other races in an attempt to be at the apex of all races as well as the demons. And made many of the continents belong to mankind. That's this world right now."

"... Was it"

It's not something I can believe, but I don't even think Kamui would lie. Matthias', the others', is complicated.

"Ray Tsukiya, who appeared in this world a thousand years before the Demon Clan was in danger of annihilation, led the Demon Clan in battle and defeated Nort Ende. But he didn't think people would give up. He struck one hand, believing that men of human nature were bound to destroy another race."

"What's that?

"To conquer the world by those who have the will to defend the Demonic Nation. The idea is to unite the human race, remove from its apex the will of the human race to be prejudiced and persecuted against the Fae, and reconcile them."

…………

"You already know that, don't you? It was the Empire of Schutz Alten who assumed that role. Its founding fathers, its ancestors and its four heroes, are a people of its will. By the way, my ancestors were grandchildren of Ray Tsukiya, the Demon King."

"... oh, my God, the"

Too shocking a fact for the Matthias, the royal nobles. The roots of the Empire were turned upside down. Even though I understand it would be true with my head, my heart still won't accept it.

"Well, that's surprising. I was surprised when I first heard it, too. I remember it took a long time to sort things out in my head. Just listen to me. As we know the Empire of Schutz Alten has forgotten the purpose of its founding and turned to the side of persecuting the Demons. The Empire no longer qualifies as guardian of the species. So make a substitute country"

"Is that the Republic of Artenkreutz"

"Yes, it was a thousand years ago."

"Right..."

A thousand years of history from the first demon tribe I knew. I am going to be overwhelmed by the magnitude of the scale that my actions today may shape this world in a thousand years' time.

"But it's only a few, but it's moving forward. A thousand years ago Nort Ende was a fortress protecting the Demons. But the northende we defend is a fortress of racial harmony. We will make the situation better now that we are able to achieve it in Nort Ende and expand it to the rest of the world"

"Race reconciliation"

"Arten Kreutz didn't take my name apart. I put it in the sense of seed exchange. It's a little further from where Schutz Alten was the guardian of the demons, isn't it?

"Did that make sense"

"That being said, we're just getting started. We have to do our best not to put out the slightly lit fire. What is here now is at its core. I want you to work for me."

"" "Ha!

And Theresa was left behind, as the men that were on the spot turned to Kamui all at once, kneeling.

"I didn't know what it was..."

"Well, I'll tell Theresa one more time later"

"Later!? That's... oh, nothing."

"... don't worry about me, Mr. Theresa. Mr. Theresa is the king's sideroom."

Mindful of his gaze, Hildegand spoke with a grin to Theresa, who stopped talking.

But reading the hearts and minds of those who gave their allegiance to Theresa was a special talent, which had nothing to do with who.

"... hey, rank. He's laughing, but he's angry. What do you mean?

Please, don't ask me that.

"Oh, sorry."