All Yucheng could say about Azar's maneuver was that it was a pain in the ass. So this time, I'm the reason Nilou isn't allowed to perform the Dance of the Goddess of Flowers?
Yucheng refused to take the blame for that. I can understand you old geezers at the Akademiya not liking to watch pretty girls dance. Your equipment has probably worn out, and you don't have those physical urges anymore.
But I'm still young, and I still have the great responsibility of revitalizing the Uchiha Clan. Surely watching pretty girls dance to nourish my spirit isn't asking too much.
Yucheng hurriedly said, "Great Sage, there's really no need for that. Theater performances are, after all, one of the forms of entertainment ordinary people in Sumeru can enjoy. There's no need to take issue with the public over this.
"Besides, if the people of Sumeru learn that the theater was shut down for rectification because of our Inazuma delegation, it will also damage our delegation's reputation."
Azar merely waved a hand at Yucheng's explanation. "Mr. Regent, that is where you are mistaken. In this nation of wisdom and reason, pursuing such frivolous and empty things is itself a disgrace to Sumeru.
"For all scholars who pursue reality, facts, and truth, the god created this paradise, Sumeru City. Yet they actually want to defile it with something like art. I will never allow it!
"My mind is made up! Since you are worried that your delegation will suffer undeserved trouble over this, Mr. Regent, then let our Akademiya handle it.
"Alhaitham, make a note of this. Draft a decree banning public artistic performances before the next [Sabzeruz Festival]. When the time comes, announce it to the public through the Akasha in the Akademiya's name."
Alhaitham, who had his head down