In Wakanda's capital, the so-called Golden City, inside a palace built in eighteen different architectural styles, M'Baku, the leader of the White Ape Tribe, stood with his arms spread wide, promoting his theory of attacking first. Upon hearing the old King T'Chaka's words, he instantly fell silent.
Old King T'Chaka looked expressionlessly at the rising M'Baku and said in a deep voice, "M'Baku, deciding what to do is the responsibility of me, the king—not yours."
M'Baku snorted.
But...
After laughing, M'Baku sat back down.
He could not beat T'Chaka.
At the very least, he could not beat T'Chaka after T'Chaka had consumed Heart-shaped grass and received the Black Panther Goddess's blessing.
After returning to his seat, M'Baku swept his gaze over everyone else, then looked at T'Chaka, who had just spoken. "So, great king, what do you think we should do when outsiders are ruthlessly persecuting our people? Tie up our own hands and feet and let the outsiders mark our bodies once again..."
T'Chaka cut him off directly. "Shut up. Your speech is dangerous, M'Baku. I will not allow you to lead Wakanda down the road to extinction."
M'Baku spread his hands toward everyone.
T'Chaka's eyes flickered. "What exactly is going on with the people outside? I clearly remember saying that the Five Hegemons did not come to destroy us this time, but to resist enemies from beyond the heavens. Why did the people outside attack them without authorization?"
The leader of the Merchant Tribe said with his eyes lowered, "They wanted to requisition our land, and the people outside refused. That was how the conflict began."
As he spoke,
the leader of the Merchant Tribe did not mention a word about the high-tech weapons he had secretly transported outside to arm the outsiders.
M'Baku, the leader of the