In the living room of Harris Castle on Hogwarts Floating City's Lake Island, Albert, who had just returned from America, and the Umbrella Squad gathered before the other Harrises to report on the current situation in the United States.
Although Albert and the others had clearly washed and cleaned up before coming over, and had changed out of their disguises back into Hogwarts Floating City–style wizard robes, compared with their high-spirited appearance before they left, Albert's cheeks were now somewhat sunken, and his posture was no longer as straight as usual. What he had seen and heard this time had weighed down his naturally upright character with a sense of responsibility until he seemed a little hunched. He carried a deep weariness about him, and his voice was as calm as stagnant water.
As for the other members of the Umbrella Squad, even though they themselves were—and their ancestors had been—followers of Grindelwald, who had treated most Muggles like pack animals, after seeing so many Muggles killed and wounded in the polluted city, and now being influenced by life around Allen and the Floating City, they inevitably showed abnormal reactions as well—especially Four-Eyes and the fat man, who believed they bore great responsibility.
Albert's tone was slower than usual as he said to Owen, "Because the local Muggle government also discovered what happened to the city, but they mistakenly believed it was a virus leak... so they've already decided to bomb the city with nuclear weapons soon... MACUSA issued warnings to the wizards still in the city trying to help survivors, and we received the news because of that, which is why we rushed back so quickly."
"Things are different from usual now. As the people involved, we also can't have MACUSA act for us and interfere with their Muggle