"It's good that the public is full of patriotism, but there should be a limit to everything. Isn't the lesson from the Old Kingdom deep enough? A head-on clash with the Empire now is simply suicide!"
Minerva endured her anger, repeatedly pressing her fingers against her throbbing temples. If it weren't for the fact that she had to attend the second half of the hearing later, and worried that an excessive outburst might ruin her makeup, she would have really liked to flip the table right there at the House of Representatives hearing and curse out loud with words unbefitting of a lady.
The Flower Mantis beside her—the Senator who had now taken back his real name, Astolfo—could truly empathize with this.
"Everyone actually understands that now is not the time to turn against the Empire. This is just a temporary rebound after long-term emotional suppression; it will naturally subside after a while. The problem is..."
