Mother Maeria's expression softened as she understood Rui's train of thought.
"She will use that to fear-monger and spread distrust of Panama in the true world. As much as the Panama Continent has an ironclad grip over geopolitics today, if everybody comes to believe that the Panama Continent is an existential and alien threat to all life, you will lose all support and lose the next war."
"Correct," Rui remarked. "I am not invincible, or at least…"
He shrugged. "Not yet. I don't want to face a scenario where I fight even more top-tens altogether, although…"
His ethereal eyes lit up with a hint of excitement. "I bet that would be really fun now that I think about it. Maybe we should tell her abou—"
THWACK
Mother Maeria lightly slapped him on the shoulder, earning a mirthful smile from him.
It only lasted a moment before a flicker of bloodlust returned to his eyes.
"More than anything else, I refuse to cooperate with that bitch."
