"Senior, can you tell me why you attacked him now?"
After leaving the cruise ship, Yukina finally could no longer hold back and asked. She stared uneasily at Airi, concern in her eyes—Yukina clearly remembered that her mission was to monitor the Fourth True Ancestor and eliminate her if she displayed any dangerously abnormal behavior.
Airi's attempt to kill the First True Ancestor's envoy tonight had already crossed the line far enough.
Faced with Yukina's question, Airi raised her head and gazed into the night before falling silent for a moment.
"There were once four countries in this world that developed nuclear bombs. To prevent anything from going wrong, they signed a nuclear non-proliferation treaty."
"...?"
Although she did not know what Airi was getting at, Yukina quietly listened on.
"But then, a fifth country suddenly developed nuclear bombs. Unlike the other four, it hadn't signed the treaty. In that situation, what do you think those four countries would do?"
"They'd definitely find a way to make it sign the treaty too... Ah."
"Exactly. That's the idea."
Airi turned to look at Yukina.
"If I'm right, that man named Vatra was sent by the First True Ancestor to observe and monitor me. They don't know what kind of power I, the Fourth True Ancestor, possess, nor are they sure about my personality or policies. So they sent someone over to see how I would treat him."
"If that's the case, then why did you do that, Senior?!"
"That's precisely why I had to do it."
Airi narrowed her eyes and stared at Yukina. Feeling the icy chill in Airi's gaze, Yukina instinctively held her breath.
"A weak country has no diplomacy, Yukina. Remember this: if you are weak, then everything you do is meaningless and worthless. Besides, that man was