The Supreme Council Meeting of Plant

February 1, CE 71, 13:30 Standard Time.

Seeing that the scheduled time had arrived and the Supreme Council members from the various cities were seated, Siegel Clyne, representing April City and serving as the current Chairman of the Supreme Council, announced the start of the meeting.

"Now, the Supreme Council's extraordinary meeting regarding 'Celestial Being'—in response to events including the 'Collapse of Heliopolis,' the 'Celestial Being Formation Declaration,' and the most recent 'Fall of Artemis'—is now officially in session.

I believe everyone has already familiarized themselves with the relevant circumstances, so I will not repeat them here.

First, I ask the council members in charge of specific portfolios to brief the other members on the latest progress regarding the items from the last emergency Supreme Council meeting, as well as subsequent individual additions.

If there are no objections, may I begin with my own report?"

The council members naturally had no objections to Siegel Clyne's procedural opening and politely nodded in acknowledgment.

Thus, Siegel Clyne began by reporting on the "policy explanations and adjustments following the public disclosure of Coordinators' reproductive defects by 'Celestial Being'."

"After 'Celestial Being' exposed the difficulties and bottlenecks Coordinators currently face in natural reproduction, we first conducted a survey on public reaction.

Overall, due to the high level of education among Coordinators, the public has maintained a rational understanding of the matter.

Following this, we proactively explained the current issues and the countermeasures prepared by the Council, and the overall effect has been positive.

Not only has dissatisfaction with existing marriage regulations decreased, but the percentage of citizens willing to cooperate with the Council for genetic matching tests has also increased.

In short, although the sudden disclosure by 'Celestial Being' was slightly beyond our preparations and expectations, the results have been generally favorable, even yielding certain positive effects.

This includes a growing desire for an early ceasefire with the Earth Alliance, in hopes of being able to unite with Naturals to conceive offspring."

Although Siegel Clyne believed that "there are no problems, it is all for the best," it was clear that not everyone shared his stance.

Tad Elsbman, a council member from February City and a member of the Administrative Committee—who is also Dearka's father—was the first to jump up and challenge him.

As February City is responsible for medicine and biology—including the very "adjustment" process of Coordinators—it is undoubtedly the vanguard of "Coordinator Supremacy."

Therefore, he stood in opposition to any policy that would lead to the "degeneration" of Coordinators.

"I cannot agree with Chairman Clyne's statement.

The adjustments we worked so hard to complete will only rapidly deteriorate through intermarriage with Naturals!

Therefore, I must conclude that this work led by Chairman Clyne is fundamentally flawed and must be corrected."

Without needing Siegel Clyne to retort, Eileen Canaver, a council member from September City and Chairperson of the Diplomatic Committee, immediately refuted Tad Elsbman's argument.

Because September City is primarily focused on information engineering, it possesses a strong progressive leaning;

Furthermore, after Plant declared independence, it took on the work of contacting neutral countries on Earth to conduct trade and diplomacy, which often led to clashes of stance with Tad Elsbman and others in the line of duty.

"I also cannot agree with Councilman Elsbman's statement.

We Coordinators are already at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, to the point where fourteen or fifteen-year-old youths are having to join the military to defend our homeland;

If your words were to spread, both the first-generation Coordinators and the not-insignificant number of Coordinators who have married Naturals might turn against us, and this war would become increasingly unfavorable for our side."

Faced with Eileen Canaver's rather realistic rebuttal, Tad Elsbman sneered but did not make any further extreme remarks—after all, one of the fourteen or fifteen-year-old youths Eileen Canaver mentioned was his own son, Dearka.

Although this agenda item was the first to be discussed, it was relatively less significant in terms of content;

Moreover, Tad Elsbman and Eileen Canaver had already covered the most controversial aspects;

Therefore, although other members raised inquiries afterward, most were merely technical questions regarding details;

Finally, seeing that no other members intended to express further opinions, Siegel Clyne began to push forward to the next agenda item.

"Now, I invite Councilwoman Eileen Canaver to explain the investigation report on 'Celestial Being' and the results of our initial contact."

Eileen Canaver stood up, bowed to the other members, and began her report amidst their polite responses.

"First, regarding the origins of 'Celestial Being,' we have basically ruled out the possibility of them being personnel associated with Plant;

Furthermore, through some tentative diplomatic contacts and an analysis of the known intelligence on 'Celestial Being,' we have also basically ruled out the possibility of them being personnel from any Earth nation."

Regarding Eileen Canaver's statement, Herman Gould, a member of the Defense Committee from October City and a hardliner with a background in political science, could not help but interrupt.

"Are you trying to tell us that 'Celestial Being' are aliens who descended from the stars, or transmigrators from another world?!"

Eileen Canaver glanced at Herman Gould and responded with a mix of softness and firmness.

"As expected of Councilman Gould, you are truly well-read.

Although we cannot confirm if 'Celestial Being' are aliens or people from another world, if the capabilities of 'Newtypes' can be definitively verified, they could be super-powered individuals."

Faced with Eileen Canaver's sarcasm, Herman Gould was about to lash out, but Siegel Clyne intervened in time to mediate.

"Councilwoman Canaver, please respond seriously to Councilman Gould's inquiry;

Councilman Gould, if possible, please wait until Councilwoman Canaver has finished her statement before questioning."

Faced with Siegel Clyne's impartial words, the two apologized to each other and thanked Siegel Clyne;

Then, Eileen Canaver gathered her thoughts slightly before speaking again.

"There is a saying in detective fiction: if you eliminate all the impossibilities, then the remaining possibility, no matter how unbelievable, must be the only truth.

In fact, our investigators also found it impossible to believe that an organization like 'Celestial Being' could appear suddenly without any precedent.

But I assume you have all conducted your own investigations to varying degrees, and the fact is that we cannot find any clues about 'Celestial Being' before CE 70, including the 'Zeon Zum Deikun' mentioned in the 'Celestial Being Formation Declaration.'

You must understand that the situation decades ago was not chaotic, and the security classification for personnel information was not high; the fact that no effective matches were found, even knowing the exact name, only proves that this person does not exist!—at least, not in our world.

Therefore, the investigators, unable to find any trail for 'Celestial Being' no matter what, simply proceeded with the investigation under the assumption that they appeared suddenly, and unexpectedly discovered clues sufficient to corroborate this inference."