Hikaru watched his subordinates enter a mode of frantically burning through brain cells, but the grave expressions on their faces showed that even if plenty of brain cells had burned to death, they still had not come up with a solution.
Hikaru nudged Kuzan beside him and asked, "Do you have any ideas?"
Kuzan looked puzzled. "Why do you think I'd have an idea?"
"Weren't you once a Marine Admiral? Your strategic and tactical awareness must be impressive, right? We're at war now! This is exactly when you need to show your real skills. Your chance to perform has arrived!" Hikaru lavishly praised Kuzan without the slightest restraint.
Kuzan actually considered it with a serious face. After a long while, he looked up and said under everyone's expectant gazes, "When the enemy comes, I'll jump into the middle of their fleet and go all out, unleashing a few Ice Ages?"
"Pfft!"
Yet Kuzan's words only earned a round of Byakugan. If he had the ability to jump into the middle of the enemy fleet, he probably would not have the ability to get back out.
"Hey, hey! What do you mean by that? Didn't you want to see my real skills? This is my real skill!" Kuzan protested indignantly.
Even Hikaru beside him could not help rolling his eyes at Kuzan. Then everyone's gazes made a round and returned to Hikaru.
Hikaru shrugged helplessly. "Fine, fine! You can't think of a solution, right? I'll think of one! Who told me I'm the Alliance Leader?!"
Everyone's perfectly natural expressions wounded Hikaru deeply. He had originally wanted to be a hands-off boss, which was why he had wanted to assemble such a luxurious lineup. Yet up to now, he had been personally handling everything!
With a sigh, Hikaru immediately began frantically searching