Seeing the conflicted expression on the deputy leader's face, Anna immediately understood that the explanation she had improvised had successfully shaken his resolve regarding the evacuation.
But she also knew that this alone was nowhere near enough to make him commit.
After all, launching an assassination right under the Demon King's nose sounded anything but reliable.
Yet if they evacuated, she likely would not have another chance to set foot in the Empire for years, perhaps even more than a decade, which would mean completely losing any chance of uncovering the truth about her origins.
Therefore, Anna felt that she had to use her World-Shaking Wisdom to persuade them.
With that thought, Anna took a deep breath. A glint of wisdom flashed through her eyes as she declared righteously:
"That's right. In order to ensure that the peace negotiations proceed as planned, and to prevent the Special Operations Division from being completely disbanded by the higher-ups after losing its first battle..."
"I believe that not only can we not evacuate now, we must continue the infiltration and assassination mission!"
Upon hearing this, the other three people present stared at Anna in utter disbelief.
"Um, Captain Anna, th-this seems a little inappropriate..."
The green-haired girl, Margaret, spoke tremblingly. In truth, this pitiful girl, whom the division had classified as a support member, was nearly on the verge of tears.
Just thinking of how she had witnessed their leader's head being crushed from afar by the Demon King last night still made her legs go weak.
When she had first heard the deputy leader issue the evacuation order, she had felt fortunate that they could finally leave this hellish city.
But she had never expected their captain not only to oppose the evacuation, but also to intend to continue the assassination with