The voice was as steady as before, yet the content was so firm that even Richelieu found himself at a loss for words.
The gentle smile on the face overlaid with Roland's assessment that "he is an extremely dangerous person." If it were him, annihilating any nation or even purging humanity would just be a matter of lifting his finger. Bargaining with a being as catastrophic as typhoons, earthquakes, floods, and so on, was no different from delusion.
"Please don't misunderstand, what I desire is only deterrence, massive extinction is a last resort, not the goal. There are many more effective methods than this. If I can unlock the door with a key, why should I resort to an axe?"