A Unit Built for Pure Rationalization

 

Aboard the Astraea, Athena’s Aimer was hearing the report from the Sphene Continent directly.

The ones delivering it were Tsuneyori and Yamato, who had actually infiltrated the area, along with Anomos and the Familias.

Besides Athena’s Aimer, Kou and Fuyuki were present as well. Barry and Robert were also participating via comms.

「I’ve gone over the materials you submitted in advance, and I’ve listened to everyone’s account.」

Athena’s Aimer pressed one hand to her head. Her youthful face wore a deeply grim expression.

「How should I put this…? It hardly feels like the ideology of a Transferee from the post-twentieth century. It calls to mind the states founded by medieval Vikings or the pirates of the Baltic.」

「Yeah. Their whole way of doing things is barbaric.」

Yamato laughed. You would never guess he had come from modern America.

「Neoliberalism? A small-state philosophy? It’s probably neither. It feels more like simple survival of the fittest with a slapped-on