"Ah?" Eunice froze. "The Emperor?"
"Yes. A car arrived after her speech began; the Emperor should have been inside." Boheng said. "Didn't all the Quicksilver Needles leave afterward? They were probably going to see the Emperor too."
Jahadorei stood there dumbly.
"Establishing a New Party in the Habitable Zone involves a great many procedures. For her to accomplish it in such a short time, she must have found outside support for herself." Boheng continued walking forward. "Today, I saw so many Quicksilver Needles attending the event in uniform. I imagine we'll see the relevant official reports tomorrow or the day after."
Boheng noticed that Jahadorei had not followed and turned around. "What is it?"
"I..." Jahadorei's voice was somewhat sluggish. "How did you know?"
Boheng laughed—there was astonishment in Jahadorei's eyes as she looked at him. It made her seem as though she had suddenly become that little girl from before, always startled by everything, and Boheng's manner softened somewhat. "Sometimes the clues are already there. You just need to think a little more."
"Can we do that too?" Eunice suddenly asked.
Boheng became wary. "Do what?"
"Like her, establish an organization in the Habitable Zone." Eunice recalled their life over this period. "I've found that it's very convenient to do a lot of things in the Habitable Zone. Whether buying things or finding workers, all you have to do is go to the nearby town—"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Boheng immediately cut Eunice off. "They're going to every length to contact the authorities and fight for legal recognition for no reason other than to get a slice of the pie in this game. But what about us?
"We came here to destroy all of this. We came here to bring down this man-eating order! How long has