The various officials argued in a chaotic mess, and the atmosphere of panic spread among the crowd.
Gretto closed his eyes.
So many years had passed, he was no longer young, and he acted more steadily; to avoid war, he had made concessions repeatedly.
The conflict between Sky Ring and Red Arrow had a long history, rooted in the past eras.
This was a generational feud, a blood feud.
As a citizen of Sky Ring from the Outer World, Gretto serving as the Head of State was intended to sever ties with the past history of Sky Ring Country; they had been continually abandoning unnecessary martial force.
As early as when Gretto took office, he had ordered the dismantling of all shrines and temples venerating past war criminals of invasion. He personally visited the victims of all past Sky Ring war crimes and made compensation of sufficient weight, providing for each victim until death.
