"I know." Charlotte nodded slightly. "But sir, while Donald's action is quite depraved, he does represent the martial arts community beyond our country. These people are very powerful. Not only do they have powerful economic backing, they have even combined their powers with other factions that are against our country.

"Normally, our country is soft on them. But after what you did today, our relationship has broken down entirely."

It was obvious that Charlotte still wanted Harvey to act less rashly. While it felt good doing so, they might hurt themselves in the process.

"Broken down?" Harvey smiled. "Can't you see? Donald and his entourage have already forgotten their ancestors. It doesn't matter who's behind them, whether it's Country A or the Island Nations. It's easy to see they're all aligned with Shinto Way.

"In this situation, it's either I surrender and kneel before Shinto Way, or sever my relationship with them. There's no third path other than these two, understand? Since