Thank you to "Longing for Poetry and Distance" for the reward; there won't be an extra update today, but I'll do my best tomorrow!
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Clemenceau was evidently moved, his face flickered with uncertainty as he hesitated for a while.
But soon he snapped out of it, smiling and speaking with a mocking tone:
"A good strategy, General, you're using military tactics to divide us."
"But you failed to consider one thing, right now you are our greatest enemy."
"As long as you exist, no matter who among us becomes Prime Minister, they would just be a puppet."
Shire at this moment was a titan encompassing the military, political, and business spheres.
Although it couldn't be said he held supreme power yet, having only entered these realms at 19 and in less than two years, continued development meant no one could be his match.
Shire did not deny this.
