Shiro Amada was completely stunned. He had clearly heard what Xiao Ran might have let slip: a declaration of war against the Federation. Yet this was a high-ranking Federal Army officer, a colonel perhaps only one step away from becoming a general, saying such a thing. To Shiro Amada, it was an enormous shock.
He began to wonder whether he had misheard. Perhaps Xiao Ran had only meant declaring war on the parasites within the Federation, not the entire Federation itself. If that were the case, it would merely be an internal struggle. There would be no betrayal, no war—though it would still be filled with all manner of darkness.
Shiro Amada hesitantly asked, "Sir... did I mishear what you said?"
"Mishear? You mean the part about declaring war on the Federation?" Xiao Ran smiled faintly and openly said, "You did not mishear. But perhaps you misunderstood."
Shiro Amada was confused. "Hm?"
Xiao Ran sat down again and slowly said, "I do intend to declare war on the Federation, but not on every person in the Federation. My targets are only those who disregard the lives of others and world peace for their own interests—those true traitors to the Earth Federation and their accomplices."
"As long as such people exist, this world will never know peace. But first, we must utterly defeat the Zeon Army and make one of the chief culprits behind everything today, the Zabi family, receive the punishment they deserve."
"So that's how it is." Although Shiro Amada still found it difficult to accept, it was enough to make him breathe a sigh of relief compared to defecting from the Earth Federation. Just as Xiao Ran had said before, this was merely an internal conflict. It only depended on which side he chose. If they could truly