"Is that how an emperor acts?"
Elysia's cute, pretty face froze, and she parted her red lips slightly to ask the question.
"Otherwise?"
Hayashi nodded 'earnestly,' acting like a major villain as he said,
"I'm prepared to 'enslave' everyone like this."
"But..."
For a moment, Elysia couldn't think of what to say to express her current feelings.
"What kind of joke is this?"
A general, as if he had seen some cult leader bewitching people, shouted sternly.
"You are equivocating, and with this kind of social welfare, how can you guarantee the competitiveness of citizens? How can you guarantee people's creativity?!
Not to mention whether the treatment you speak of can be implemented; even if it were, it would only lead everyone to be poor and starve to death along with you!"
"Who are you?" Hayashi turned his head to look at him.
"Just call me General Sao. Young man, governing a country is not as simple as you think.
Having ambition and power is good, but if your philosophy is wrong, you become a tyrant! Do not stand on the opposite side of everyone."
General Sao narrowed his eyes at Hayashi and spoke coldly.
Regarding this, Hayashi did not care about his cold attitude and instead said it with a puzzled expression.
"That's not right. I've calculated it. With the industrial capacity of Japan, this kind of welfare treatment is achievable. Under my leadership!"
"By what..."
General Sao still wanted to question him.
"Just by the fact that among all things, crows are my eyes, elephants are my sentries, vegetation extends my tentacles, and cats and dogs are my minions...
It's like playing a game; I have the whole map revealed. I just need to allocate resources properly, and I feel I can do it."
Hayashi's calm words.
However, they made this skeptical General Sao's eyes twitch wildly.
He subconsciously looked at the video in the command room, at the crows blotting out the sky as they confronted the stone statues, and at the fairy-tale animals surrounding Hayashi and Elysia.
He looked at the crystal flower Elysia kept at her waist...
Although he didn't play games much, he had seen the strategy games his grandson played.
In the past, his grandson once marveled at how realistic a certain game was, and he had even laughed at him.
'Grandpa, look, this game is so realistic.'
'Alright, alright, a game is just a game; you can't call it realistic. Modern warfare is not as simple as in games...'
He still remembered what he had said to his grandson when he laughed at him back then, and what is the biggest difference between a game and reality?
Isn't it that in reality, players and leaders cannot achieve absolute command or have the entire map revealed?
But when it comes to Hayashi...
This General Sao suddenly felt that Hayashi, a kid who hadn't even grown a beard, really seemed capable of playing reality like a game!
Because he really seemed to be able to reveal the whole map.
If so, if he became emperor, the resources of the entire Japan could really be unified and distributed to everyone by him...
What is this, a socialist monarchy?
'He really seems capable of doing it!'
For a moment, sweat broke out on General Sao, and he couldn't help but look at his old comrade-in-arms beside him.
'...He seems to make sense.'
'What kind of sense does that make? What if other countries impose economic sanctions on him?'
'Idiot, are you blind? Look at those crows. Do you think they are only staring at the stone statues? I observed them just now; those crows fly faster than bullets!'
'Map fully revealed, one man constitutes an army... Hiss, this youth... His Majesty is cheating!'
'!!!!??'
'Why are you calling him His Majesty?'
'So what? Regardless of whether he declares himself emperor, I think this welfare is very good.'
'Are you ready to defect?'
'What kind of joke is that? Am I that kind of person? Unless His Majesty threatens me!'
...
Ignoring the twisted old faces of the generals, Hayashi asked Elysia generously.
"How about it? Do you support me?"
"Theoretically speaking, it feels okay~!"
Touching her delicate cheeks, a smile bloomed on Elysia's face again. Anyway, she was on the side of the people, as long as it could make smiles bloom on everyone's faces.
She didn't care whether Hayashi wanted to declare himself emperor.
"But if you declare yourself emperor, who will be the empress?"
Elysia's suddenly jumping topic stunned everyone, instantly drawing many people's gazes.
Jeanne's and Yukino's gazes fell on Hayashi first, then came the curious gazes of Yuki, Kaguya, and others.
At this moment, Elysia also noticed Yukino... and teased in her heart.
'Eh~ little Yukino with the aloof soul~ I couldn't tell~'
"As for that, it's undecided for now."
Being locked onto by several pairs of beautiful eyes, Hayashi said without looking away.
"Then how about you look at me?"
Her gaze swept over Jeanne and Yukino, and a mischievous smile curled on the corners of Elysia's lips as she suddenly recommended herself.
Hearing this, Yukino and Jeanne hadn't spoken yet.
But several generals who had objections to Hayashi became anxious first.
Hayashi's words just now had already made them feel a thick sense of danger; he really seemed capable of doing what he said.
And now... what did Elysia mean by those words!!!
She wanted to be his empress!!?
Doesn't Elysia prefer girls more? Isn't she pure and flawless, like a goddess loving the world?
What are the people doing intelligence gathering for? And those second-generation heirs sent to the bureau before, did they only know how to follow Elysia to handle paranormal events and save the world? Can't you guys pick up girls!!!'
They roared in their hearts.
Yet, none dared to say anything, and they left one after another, preparing to spread the news of what happened here.
After all, this statement from Elysia directly meant that the Anomaly Management Bureau would submit to Hayashi.
Although there were their people in the Anomaly Management Bureau too... but... how could a bunch of old guys compare their charm with the goddess Elysia?
Not to mention them.
After being stunned for a while, Jeanne exploded first and exclaimed.
"Elysia!!"
"Ah, what's wrong, Saintess? Is there a problem?"
Elysia asked Jeanne with a smile.
"As a girl, be a little reserved!"
Forced to step back twice by Elysia's smiling face, Jeanne reminded her somewhat awkwardly.
"Ah, is that so? I thought the Saintess also had ideas about our future, His Majesty Hayashi!"
Elysia teased.
"No, how could that be?!"
Jeanne shook her head quickly, her golden sand-like hair swaying behind her, refuting it with her mouth, but those beautiful sky-blue eyes couldn't help but steal a glance at Hayashi.
"Oh, so that's how it is."
Elysia gave Jeanne a teasing look. She was in the same situation as Jeanne; how could she not know Jeanne's situation?
Then Elysia said half-truthfully and half-jokingly.
"After all, how can the Director of the Anomaly Management Bureau compare to an empress who is the mother of the world when it comes to benefiting the people?"
"For the sake of the populace, for the sake of the people, mere reserve is not worth mentioning!"
Waving her hand, Elysia pretended to look like she was sacrificing herself to the demon, wearing an expression of heroic martyrdom as she spoke.
"Then that is really wronging you!"
Seeing Elysia's fake appearance, Hayashi couldn't help but retort.
"That is..."
Elysia was about to say something else, but Yukino, who was on the side, couldn't listen anymore.
"Lady Elysia!!!! Stop joking around! Hayashi! Let's talk about serious matters. Is Hayashi really serious!?"
Her gaze swept past the smiling Elysia, and finally, Yukino's gaze fell on Hayashi as she asked seriously.