"You don't need to go to Sky Island. I have it here. Bear, just practice according to it." Mousse's follow-up made even Dragon beam with delight. The attitude revealed in those words could not have been clearer. Given Totto Land's strength, if they were willing to fight alongside the Revolutionary Army, overthrowing the Celestial Dragons' rule would be within reach.
But Mousse quickly poured cold water over the three Revolutionary Army leaders. "This only represents my personal position, so don't read too much into it. And whether I join you, form an alliance with you, or merely cooperate on a limited basis, I'll have to understand your goals, platform, and system before making a decision."
"Our goal should be to overthrow the Celestial Dragons' rule and give the people of the world freedom, right? As for our system, for now there are only two rules: no leaking secrets and no betrayal. A platform... do you mean our course of action?" Dragon's answer made Mousse rub his forehead. That's it?
Even the Scraping the People Party was more organized than you guys!
So Mousse changed his approach, laying things out point by point and comparing their similarities and differences. That was not easy either.
The most fundamental question—"who are you fighting for?"—stumped the Revolutionary Army for quite a while. Even after Mousse rephrased it as, "What kind of people do you consider your own?" only the Okama King, Ivankov, gave a clear answer: "Okama, and men and women who do not discriminate against okama."
The others, including Dragon and Bear, could not give a clear answer at all.
Mousse then guided them through three questions: "What kind of people being bullied makes you feel bad?" "How badly do they have to be bullied before it makes you feel bad?" and "Who