The elderly man in the suit silently put down the phone and turned toward Mike, the aging representative of the Eagle Nation.
His name was Zhou Zhezhi. He had served as Dragon Country's plenipotentiary representative to the UN for more than a decade since the Second Impact, a seasoned diplomat from the previous century.
At that moment, his sharp, penetrating gaze gave Mike no hint of what he was thinking.
Before he could speak, the representative of the Gaul Nation eagerly presented his country's proposal.
"Our recommendation is to hand over the four giants, along with Lilith beneath the NERV base."
"With its strength, it could demand dominion over the entire Earth, yet these are all it asked for. Surely that means it will keep its word?"
"Judging by its strength, if it truly intended to seize these things by force, humanity's armed forces could never stop it."
"As things stand, this is the best solution available."
His thoughts reflected those of most people on Earth who favored the Surrender Faction.
Mike followed immediately, saying to Zhou Zhezhi:
"Zhou, according to the information we have, those giants and Ultraman Zero all come from an entity called the Land of Light in another universe."
"According to NERV's records, its moral standards are so high that humanity can scarcely imagine them. So even if we hand them over, humanity won't face any retaliation afterward."
"As for Lilith, all the better. All humanity wants is to be rid of her and those demonic machines that might be used for the Human Instrumentality Project!"
Recalling the harm the Second Impact had inflicted on humanity, and the fact that SEELE had attempted to trigger the Third Impact to carry out the Human Instrumentality Project, Mike could not help sincerely wishing they could get rid of