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"I... I..."
Under Noah's gaze, Soma Munekazu struggled to squeeze out a voice, but he had no idea what to say.
This was a genuine international issue.
Although Fairy Village was a newly discovered city that had only emerged a year ago, in the eyes of countries around the world, this rising power was no different from a newly established nation.
Moreover, it was a powerful nation capable of contending for dominance over the world.
Even so, that could not erase the fact that Fairy Village's history was far too short.
Even tracing Fairy Village back to its origin—the Fairy Tail guild—it had merely been a civilian organization founded by Noah four or five years ago. Its history was simply too brief.
Thus, many people instinctively overlooked the fact that Fairy Village was a force no weaker than a major nation and instead regarded it as a civilian guild.
Soma Munekazu had made the same mistake.
On top of that, Noah, Kisara, and Rentaro had all once belonged to the Tokyo Area. As a result, the commander of the Self-Defense Force had subconsciously treated Noah and the others not as guests, but as a group of unruly juniors from the Tokyo Area.
Thus, Soma Munekazu had put on airs.
Unfortunately, he had very clearly picked the wrong people to do so with.
Now, the commander of the Self-Defense Force was undoubtedly stuck in an awkward position.
At that moment, someone stepped forward.
"I am truly sorry, Guild Master Noah." Koina Atsuro hurriedly bowed to Noah in apology.
"Commander Soma was merely too nervous because today's international conference is so important and cannot tolerate even the slightest mistake. That is why he acted so discourteously. Please be