"How was it? Did my father answer all the questions you raised? Did he really not know what Dawn Company was doing in Heliopolis?"
The moment she returned to Yutaka Goro Island, Cagalli rushed over and bombarded her with questions.
More than anyone else, she wanted to know whether Uzummi was innocent in this scandal.
Looking into the girl's anxious, impatient eyes, Allen answered without giving anything away. "He did answer my questions, and I now know the truth about this matter. But unfortunately, I won't tell you the answer. There are too many complicated political factors involved, as well as the helplessness of being the leader of a small country. Perhaps when you truly grow up and mature, you'll understand your father's good intentions."
"What do you mean? Are you saying my father was under coercion?" Cagalli frowned and demanded loudly.
"No, of course not. Or rather, you simply can't properly understand everything that's happening right now. You're even imposing preconceived notions of right and wrong, justice and evil, onto relations between nations. Remember, a nation is not an individual. It cannot be understood through simple personification. Generally speaking, a nation consists of one interest group after another with similar goals. In international relations, a government's foremost responsibility is to guarantee and satisfy the demands of those interest groups. Orb is like that, P.L.A.N.T. is like that, and every nation in the Earth Alliance is the same. If you want to know the truth, try looking at Orb from the perspective of interests. You'll soon discover some interesting things."
After saying that, Allen did not care whether Cagalli truly understood. He turned around and returned directly to the MS assembly workshop, where he began the second upgrade of his machine.
This time, he was not merely changing its internal