Wizet's tone turned solemn. "Prime Minister Alain, you said something very true just now: an uncontrolled nuclear bomb has the potential to cause a global disaster..."
"And now, this organization that attempted to destroy the Paris Region is, in essence, like such an uncontrolled nuclear bomb. It is undoubtedly the greatest threat at present, and our true common enemy."
"Our true common enemy..." Prime Minister Alain gave Wizet a long, searching look. "Is that how you define yourself?"
"I am not defining any particular identity." Wizet smiled and shook his head. "In my view, the word 'definition' is too simple to accurately describe what we did, or the motives behind it."
"The situation was extremely critical at the time. There was simply no time to think about definitions or positions. We only thought of fighting that organization's lackeys and battling all manner of dangerous creatures..."
"Even when the meteorite and nuclear bomb were about to strike, we merely instinctively felt that we had to step forward and use the magic we possessed to stop them. Nothing more."
"I understand..." Prime Minister Alain let out a soft sigh and turned to Charlotte Bonaccord and the other Ministry of Magic directors. "Gentlemen, did you feel the same way?"
"Of course!" Charlotte Bonaccord was the first to answer. "Wizet is right!"
"Indeed. We were not trying to prove anything. We simply felt that, in such a critical moment, we had to step up and do something."
Honoré Corlay nodded as well. "I strongly agree with Mr. Lovegood's words."
Prime Minister Alain leaned back against his chair and raised his hands, pressing the tips of his fingers together into a steeple as though deep in thought.
In truth, his gaze was not fixed on his fingertips. Instead, he was watching the calm-faced Wizet, a