"Here's the information from today's party and government meeting. The other candidates have already agreed. As long as they have the support of Academy City, they'll jointly back you to be prime minister for decades. It's not out of the question for you to take the Emperor of Japan's seat for a while. If that doesn't work, you could even have a child with the Emperor's daughter and make them the new emperor."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had also reached one of the pinnacles of his own life. He no longer felt that Hikigaya Hachiman had just gotten lucky.
It would be best if he could step in that kind of luck a few more times himself.
"Alright, alright! What is all this nonsense? Can't you see I'm walking on thin ice here? I'm not happy at all. Am I the kind of person who jumps at every benefit?"
Hikigaya Hachiman's mouth was stretched into a grin that nearly reached his ears, but his eyes were filled with sorrow and gravity.
The top half of his face screamed, "I'm walking on thin ice," while the bottom half truly revealed his inner feelings.
"Party Chairman, you are absolutely right! A large number of people have already switched to our party. We're about to become the largest party in the Far East. When are we seizing the prime minister's position?"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka felt that now was the time. Academy City had revealed the existence of parallel worlds.
The world's resources had multiplied, not to mention the various forms of Honkai energy available for everyone's use. Under these circumstances, no country could stop the march of geneticism from sweeping across all of human civilization.
If they didn't get the Far East's political power into their hands soon, who knew if the Chairman would deem them incompetent and replace them?
Ayanokoji was anxious too. In this era, if you didn't advance, you'd be left behind. What are you slacking off for, Hikigaya Hachiman?
Hikigaya Hachiman wasn't slacking. He was just considering other matters.
Namely, the issue of his own physical modification.
His bionic mechanical body was indeed excellent, but its future growth potential was clearly insufficient. Even though he had been gifted a Herrscher Core by a major player, Hikigaya Hachiman believed his current body could no longer support his future.
He had to find an opportunity to upgrade, to start a new wave of development.
Hikigaya Hachiman knew that within Academy City, the ones whose bodies upgraded the fastest were the people in the Kengan Association who were constantly fighting.
Hikigaya Hachiman wasn't a very combative person. He was better at dealing with these old humans, but whether he could adapt to the drastic changes in the future Academy City was another question.
"Kiyotaka, calm down. Don't you think we've been outside for too long? Whether it's the Far East or the Middle East, the place we should be is Academy City. That's the only way to get firsthand information on the council's various changes."
"If we don't join the great army of the Stigma ranks, it will be difficult for us to find our proper place."
Hikigaya Hachiman had now figured out the upper structure of Academy City. The issues Noldrei had raised in the Stigma Space meeting were somewhat esoteric, but Hikigaya Hachiman believed that any problem taken seriously by the top leadership was definitely a major one.
He knew very well that anyone who tried to be clever in front of the council ended up meeting a bad end.
Hikigaya Hachiman pondered for a moment and said, "I want to find a chance... to purge these people from the old era."
"Hm?" Ayanokoji Kiyotaka understood what Hikigaya Hachiman meant by "purge."
He had never expected his usually soft-hearted leader to suddenly become so ruthless and decisive at a time like this.
"Why this idea?" Ayanokoji asked.
"I underestimated the thinking of these people on the outside. I feel they are completely unqualified to enter the new world. I also understand many of the... 'criminals' that the Security Guard deals with, who seem so difficult to comprehend."
Only after mingling with the upper echelons of the Far East did Hikigaya Hachiman realize that the suffering he had endured in the past was something he should never have gone through.
And this kind of error was still occurring among the current upper class of the Far East.
These people were even intentionally resisting the infiltration of the Stigma organizations, clearly continuing to use the banner of their political party to seek personal gain.
This situation had completely mixed Hikigaya Hachiman's personal and public grudges.
His desire to purge these people stemmed from his own will, and he also genuinely believed that they would most likely not pass the trials of the Stigma battlesuits.
"Kiyotaka, do you think we should judge these people according to the laws of Academy City? Or according to the laws of the Far East?"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka thought carefully about the things these bastards had done and suggested, "If you want to pull them out by the roots, then I suggest using the laws of Academy City. If you want to see them rot in prison until they die of old age, then I suggest using the laws of the Far East. We can fully guarantee that the laws of the Far East will be stably enforced on this group of people."
Hachiman gritted his teeth and said, "Very good. Then we'll use the laws of Academy City to deal with them."
The memory of being forcibly taken away by that group of people made Hikigaya Hachiman's heart itch with hatred. Now that it was his turn to be in charge, he would definitely retaliate to the fullest extent allowed by law.
Ayanokoji now understood. So there was such a deep meaning behind the council arranging for Hikigaya Hachiman to come here.
No one had told Ayanokoji what deep-seated hatred Hikigaya Hachiman had with the Far East government, but it seemed to be a significant one.
"Since you want to retaliate against these people, you must pay attention to your public attitude. As much as possible, show that you only want to be the boss of the Far East, the prime minister. Make them think you only want power and to live a life of luxury. This will make them lower their guard against you."
"Then, when they slip up and obstruct a mission of the Academy City council, that will be your time to strike like lightning."
Ayanoktoji Kiyotaka had already thought of several ways to deal with this group of people.
"Strike like lightning? Why so much trouble? I have a better way." Hikigaya Hachiman felt that such an action was too slow. He had a new idea to connect with the people of Academy City.
"What else do you plan to do? These people are like grasshoppers after autumn. The entire Far East is under the control of Academy City. We're even planning to send some people to Siberia."
Ayanokoji knew very well that the Far East couldn't hold many people. The future centers of Academy City would most likely be on the mainland continent. These places were the original branch locations of Schicksal and Anti-Entropy.
Ayanokoji didn't know what Hikigaya Hachiman planned to do to the Far East.
Hikigaya Hachiman had long since figured out the mindset of bureaucrats. He smiled. "I plan to propose that Academy City expand the Honkai border to cover the entire Far East. What do you think of my idea? I will submit this proposal to the council for judgment. At that time, Academy City will definitely send people to gain a deep understanding of the situation in the Far East."
The current council no longer concealed its "ambitions." They would definitely keep the initial stronghold of geneticism's development firmly in their own hands.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka looked at him in shock and admiration. "What a brilliant plan! Killing two birds with one stone by borrowing a knife! This time, even sending the daughters of the noble clans to your bed won't save them!"
Hikigaya Hachiman waved his hand humbly. "We are all pioneers of geneticism. It is necessary to guide these latecomers! To let them walk the same path as us is our great mission to the people of the Far East. This heavy burden makes me feel like I'm walking on thin ice at all times."