The 500-inch flat-screen TV, which covered the entire conference room wall, turned off, replacing the voice of the reporter with an unnerving silence.
The attack of the Xenovian race under the banner of the United States proved one thing — Lucius was honest with everything he said in their previous meeting.
The American government had sold itself to the Xenovians and would use it to attempt a hostile takeover of Earth. In response, Daxians will drag its allies into a battle against the United States and all those who refuse to come under their rule, terming them as Xenovian apologists.
"It's crazy far down we have fallen and it's even crazier it took me this long to notice." Emperor Hidetaka said with knitted eyebrows.
He was seated on a shikibuton at the far end of the room with a tea table decorated with a few colorful snacks. Seated in spaced vertical rows which gave them a good view of the screen were the most important figures in the country:
