Kingdom of Corrosion

At the same time, a discussion was taking place in the bonfire room.

The first to express a stance was Snow Egg, "From Stone’s resolve, it is clear that it will not change. For this past year and a half, Stone has always been in charge of Shadow. Since Stone is so determined, I will walk with him, and I support ’Hardcore Mode.’"

Maya said, "Stone has already said not to choose ’Hardcore Mode’ because of him; he doesn’t want to bear that responsibility."

Snow Egg said, "My choice of ’Hardcore Mode’ isn’t because of him as a person. I want to see things through, to finish this journey with this leader. Perhaps this is fate. When I left Shadow and Stone, I went through the toughest time. Back then, I imagined a beautiful future. History seems to be repeating itself; this time I am not following my heart, I follow the person."

Shana said, "Snow Egg’s words remind me of Britain before the 21st century. Back then, the world was full of conflicts of all sorts. Not just ordinary people, even so-called presidents of various countries couldn’t claim to understand it all. At that time, someone concluded a golden rule: ’Following the British surely won’t be wrong.’"

Shana continued, "Apart from the American War of Independence, Britain has never lost a war in hundreds of years. During Napoleon’s era, when France was at its strongest, the British dared to form the anti-France coalition and fought against France with Tsarist Russia. When the Tsarist Russian navy moved southward, it joined forces with the French against Tsarist Russia. World War I and World War II, the situation was even more complicated, and unlike the Americans who intervened later, the British were always the first to get involved in the wars and ultimately they won." (A certain major country was also a victor in both world wars.)

Shana said, "If you say Snow Egg’s thinking is illogical, indeed it is. But who knows, perhaps he might have the last laugh."

Maya looked at Shana, "Are you starting to dabble in metaphysics?"