4-79: The Summit Meeting – The Pathetic Truth (3/5)

4-79: The Summit Meeting – The Pathetic Truth (3/5)

One could only imagine how painful that was for them.

They might have been instigated, but they still had to take responsibility for their own actions.

But what was really sad was that not only had their plans been foiled, they were also collared, then made to swallow the bitter truth.

Already, their self-esteem must have been in smithereens.

But other than the Mask and the old man, no one else could laugh.

As much as Id love to say, serves them right, this is a bit

I didnt think theyd get beaten that badly.

They were just too pitiful.

Of course, Ryou and Tomoe were still angry at them, and they had no intention of forgiving them despite knowing the truth.

Had Masquerade note been around, the casualties wouldnt have merely been in the hundreds or thousands.

They dared to devise a plan like that and execute, so this was just them getting their just deserts.

Still, seeing them toyed with so badly by the Mask gave rise to a sense of sympathy.

But of course, it at most made them think they were pitiful.

Huh? Wait a moment. What do you mean they wanted to get rid of the exorcist clans? Werent they trying to start a problem that only they could fix so that they could get the credit and elevate their status? Tomoe said.

But then Tomoe remembered the words of the Mask and tilted her head.

The Ootsu family were trying to regain the position theyd lost to Garestos technology by corrupting the land and killing countless people, then solving the problem that they themselves started.

Indeed, at a glance, it seemed rather harmless to the existence of the clan as a whole, but

They were disadvantaged by the interactions with the otherworld, so they unjustly hated not only Garesto but also Japan, who was actively promoting the exchange, and they wanted vengeance on both Tomoe, do you really think things would have gone as they expected if their plan worked?

Tomoe thought about it and was immediately taken aback.

They saw only the gains but never considered the other most likely possibility.

Or perhaps, they were so naive that they didnt even think that someone would suspect them.

The people that instigated them may have been clever, but the Ootsu family looked down too much on the darkness within the hearts of men, all because they knew the darkness of the demons.

A-Arent you overthinking it? There are monsters that can only be dealt with using spiritual power, so while the exorcist clans might be put under surveillance, that should be it at most Ryou said.

Observe, coerce, eliminate. That was a series of terrifying words that Ryou hoped was just the Masks needless worry, but the Mask quietly shook his head.

The world was not that soft.

How many people in the government do you think understand that? Im sure there are plenty among them who believe that Garestos technology would somehow manage.

Thats

Ryou was speechless.

He was someone who had received the blood and power of the clan, yet he too had next to no knowledge regarding the field.

The world also seemed to think of Garestos technology as omnipotent.

In fact, from Earths perspective, their technology was just that advanced, and they could do so many things with them.

Considering the age of the current generation of politicians and government officials, they should all have taken office after the secret exchange with the otherworld was initiated.

A generation that has given themselves to the power and convenience of otherworld technology, forgetting why Garesto even interacted with them in the first place they couldnt solve their own problems alone.

From their perspective, the exorcist clans must be nothing more than a problematic cult. And since no one knows about them, they could eliminate them, and no one would complain.

It was all too easy to acquire a casus belli, too easy to destroy an organization that society did not care for.

Oh, how terrifying, the mask lamented, but no one could deny his words.

They believed that the government of this country couldnt possibly be that radical, but they were just children that had no relation whatsoever to politics.

No one could possibly know how close the truth they knew was to the actual state of affairs.