54 Chapter 53 (1/2)
”… Tell me, Leon,” Makoto's expression darkened. ”What do you think I should do considering what happened to my son?”
”I think the ones responsible for it must be punished,” Leon answered.
”So, you think I should start a war?” Makoto asked.
”Excuse me? I said the ones responsible for it must be punished,” Leon frowned. ”Only a few handfuls of individuals caused such an incident. The citizens of my… the citizens of the Allied Forces of the North-America can't be punished by the crimes of a few. Does any nation have the manpower and resources to wage war against another nation? I think wage war would be foolish.”
Suddenly, Leon felt an impact coming from the right side of the hall, one of the advisors, a juggernaut of a man, got up and punched the floor cracking it. That guy was bald, but he was two meters tall and had one hell of a hammer in his back.
”Careful, boy. You are in the presence of the Emperor.” The bald man glared.
”Tell me something that I don��t know,” Leon said.
”What?!” The bald man equipped his hammer.
”Be quiet, Honzo,” Makoto said. ”Or you will not leave this place until yourself fix the damage you caused to the palace.”
Honzo, the big guy backed down, but Leon still could see the veins in his forehead throbbing. It looked like he was failing in socializing with the people who held power in Japan, but that couldn't be helped. It was the result of not having any proper conversations for years. He became a person who says what he thinks without any hesitation.
”… You say that I should punish the criminals, but that is not nearly enough,” Makoto said after a long sigh to calm down his nerves. ”Hiro was the future of this country; he was my firstborn. Can you understand my pain? My anger? The people from Allied Forces of the North-America may have stolen the future of our nation. Do you think the lives of a few criminals will calm my anger?”
”I cannot understand, I'm not a father,” Leon closed his eyes. ” The lives of a few criminals won't solve anything; in that case, make them taste your pain without causing a war. Demand that the Allied Forces of the North-America deport those criminals, you can keep them as your prisoners to torment them as long as you want.”
Ren looked at Leon startled, even though he was proposing something to keep the peace between the two nations, he was saying to the Emperor himself become a torturer. Some advisors looked at each other, confused because they didn't expect that.
”… I don't have such… hobbies.” Makoto frowned.
”You don't have to like it, just torment them until you notice that whatever you do, your son won't come back,” Leon said.