"I don't understand."
Breaking the silence and doubts was Marseille, whose extreme sense of incongruity made it difficult for him to keep quiet, even forgetting his own identity.
"Although I don't quite understand the specific process, negotiation is essentially a process of haggling, right? In the Empire, without the Emperor's permission, even if diplomats promise something, they can't be certain it will happen. Basically, whether they have authorization or not, they will ultimately consult the Emperor and wait for orders before making an official response at the negotiation table. Just doing this much is still far from the ultimate goal of the 'Z Plan.' Excuse my boldness... but how can we connect these two?"
