Gustav, utterly frustrated, glanced at Ishar beside him. She had stayed silent the entire time, merely watching the show, and that only made him feel worse. Every last one of these Winged Race people was far too devious!
"Ahem! The situation here has already been reported truthfully. As for what really happened and who was behind it, I believe the Joint Council's Review Committee will give everyone a satisfactory explanation after its investigation!"
In the end, Gustav delivered that neither-soft-nor-hard response, then shot Nie Yun a vicious glare before cutting the transmission in some embarrassment.
Ishar stared at Nie Yun with an ambiguous smile. She did not believe for a moment that someone raised by the Kruze Family would care about the lives of a mere few dozen soldiers.
Clearly, then, Nie Yun's performance was only meant to cast himself as the underdog and the victim, allowing him to seize the initiative in the negotiations to come!
Still, reducing Gustav to such a sorry state with just a few words showed that he had truly mastered the art of leveraging circumstances. And... his acting was good!
"Hehe! The Kruze Family has certainly produced a talented young man! Interesting!" Ishar made no attempt to hide her appreciation for Alsace.
"You flatter me, Lady Ishar. They simply went too far. I couldn't hold my tongue!"
"Mm!" Ishar nodded, expressing her understanding of Alsace's anger.
He was a young man, after all. After being framed and then relentlessly hunted, it would have been abnormal if he had no temper at all.
Facing Ishar, a member of his "own race," "Alsace" sounded noticeably gentler.
Once the Solar System incident blew up, "Alsace" was destined to become a thorn in the Sea Race's side. Nie Yun was not confident he could fight his way in