Carrick stood in front of the conference press and said, "We condemn the Libation Fiestaâs action in invading our tower. Theyâve come without our permission and entered one of the isolated areas of our country.
"We canât let the Libation Fiesta continue this way. In the future, they can enter your house and ruin it, and you wonât be able to say anything because weâve enabled them for so long."
With Carrick leading the campaign, the people immediately supported him.
Multiple countries also started sanctioning Absalom, trying to force them to take action against the Libation Fiesta.
Absalomâs citizens were confused and split after this action. It was true that the Libation Fiesta was at fault, but the Libation Fiesta had been fighting for the national interest, so they wondered if they had a different reason.
On Skynet, people were arguing whether action should be taken.
A lot of Absalomâs citizens were fighting for the Libation Fiesta. After all, they had made the country proud many times. The fact that they could humiliate even the Spear Saint meant that the Libation Fiesta might have surpassed the Hacfield family.
The president had just received the report about the Libation Fiestaâs actions from his ministers.
"What should we do, sir?" The ministers were confused. They couldnât exactly control the Libation Fiesta either.
"What do you all think?" The president asked calmly.
One minister said, "I think we should take action. This way, people will believe that the country is still above the Libation Fiesta. We need to show that weâre still in control."
Another minister asked, "What if that action made the Libation Fiesta leave this country?"
Another one added, "I think itâs better to support the Libation Fiesta. If we play this card right, we may be able to get another painting. To show the nationâs strength doesnât necessarily require us to show that weâre controlling the Libation Fiesta.
"We may need to pay attention to what they do so that they donât overtake the governmentâs authority, but we can simply show the citizens that we remain strong by proving ourselves against other countries."
"Have you checked the online reaction?"
The president looked down at his tablet.
[Alexander Curious: Serve them right. Isnât it embarrassing to lose to a group that doesnât even have Tier 9 humans?]
[Sera Cleave: We should punish the Libation Fiesta. We canât let them do anything they want.]
[Thevius: Do what? Theyâre humiliating the Melesviet family. The Melesviet family has been thinking theyâre at the top, but itâs so embarrassing.]
[Gideon Savi: True. Doesnât that mean the Libation Fiesta is already equal to a Tier 9 family now? We donât need to fear other countries anymore!]
Most people were supporting the Libation Fiesta. The president said, "I donât think we need to take action against the Libation Fiesta."
"Sir?"
"Iâve received the information from the Libation Fiesta regarding their action this time. It looks like theyâre planning to reveal what theyâve found from their action, so I will not take any actions until they reveal it. They are going to hold a press conference this Thursday."
The others were confused, even the ones supporting the Libation Fiesta.
However, the Libation Fiesta rarely played around with this, so they might have to trust the Libation Fiesta for the time being. They wondered what kind of information the Libation Fiesta was planning to reveal.
...
Angelia nodded. "Thanks for your trust. I will definitely make this press conference a success. However, revealing this information will definitely cause a massive reaction from people all over the world, so I want to confirm this one more time. Are you sure about this?"
Clovis nodded. "Yes. Iâm sure. I believe this is the best course of action."
"Understood. Iâll definitely help shift peopleâs narrative. Still, there will probably be keyboard warriors that will be trying to hit us back. Most likely from those countries."
"I understand that. Theyâre probably trying to take down the information, but Vina is going to spread the information so that the information can easily be found and wonât be easy to be taken down."
"If Vina is willing to help, then I have nothing to worry about."
"We will go there with you. They will probably know what weâre going to reveal, so they might try to silence you."
Angelia didnât reject him.
The group drove to the press conference with the whole squad, making sure that no one attacked the venue. The president also helped guard the venue, while Hana gathered the trustworthy media.
So, Angelia managed to reach the venue without any mishap.
People were already waiting for her to start. On Skynet, people were watching the live broadcast.
[Savier Enta: Lol. What are they going to reveal this time? Iâm ready with my popcorn.]
[Cornelius Crendel: Hopefully, theyâre not going to troll us.]
[Son777: Letâs take a jab first at the Spear Saint. Ainât no way we donât mention the Spear Saint here.]
Angelia coughed once to check her voice and smiled. "Hello, beloved citizens of Absalom. I am Angelia Soveretta. I may not have the best reputation, but I have joined the Libation Fiesta for quite some time now.
"My captain has entrusted me with this important task to reveal information that many countries have been hiding this whole time."
The comments started getting crazier.
[Titus69: Is this for real? Are they going with a conspiracy angle?]
[Grant: I am calling it. This is going to be the reveal of the century.]
[Meia Leona: Hurry up please.]
Angelia took a deep breath, her expression turning serious. "Of course, you may think this is not real or weâre just making things up, but this is the live recording of what weâve found in that tower as well as the reason for us to enter that tower.
"Many of us, no, maybe all of us, have at least wondered what it means for this world to be a simulation. We have more questions than answers, but at the very least, the trip to this world has answered some of our questions. Please take a look at this video."
Angelia showed the video of them walking down the Tower of Beasts, and it shocked the world.
"!!!"