GATE: thus the dominion and the JSDF fought their

Part 26

Japan: Prime Minister's Residence

"I'm sorry to disturb you during your rest, but Mr. Prime Minister—"

"What's the matter?"

The Prime Minister was dressed in pajamas, which rustled as he reached over to bring his telephone's handset to his ear.

"The guests from the Special Region have vanished."

"When did this happen?"

"Around 2300 last night. Ichigaya Park, where they were supposed to stay, caught fire."

The Prime Minister looked to the clock beside his bed. It was now 5 AM.

"Why did the first report take so long to come in?"

"Sir, I apologize for the delay, but we needed to properly grasp the situation and that took time."

"Then, what have you properly grasped with your time?"

"Sir, the fire at Ichigaya Park was caused by arson."

"Who did it?"

"We're not sure, but we think it's probably—"

"What you think isn't important. Who's in charge down there?"

"He's been hospitalized."

"Was he injured? Was there combat with enemy forces?"

"We're not too sure about that."

"Huh. Then, are the guests safe?"

"...We're still searching for them."

"Are you an idiot!!!?"
' They are consider state guests in Japan, it means we have to guaranty their safety, if anyone were to take them it may cause us a diplomatic incident with the dominion!' thought the prime minister

The Prime Minister had enough problem even without this. The main problem was that certain influential groups within the country actually welcomed the increased international scrutiny.

The ruling and opposition parties, various NGOs and countless religions had already expressed their desire to enter the world on the other side of the Gate. They also wanted the guaranteed rights to observe and act freely in the Special Region. The mass media also wanted unregulated access for their personnel, and even permission to freely speak and interview the relevant people who had been to the other side of the Gate, and so on.

All these demands had come about because of yesterday's Diet session. The words of the girl and those 'space marines' from the other gate. Rory who claimed to be over 900 years old had shaken the world. Not to mention those marines, after revealing their history, it cause a massive backlash across the globe, protests and riots across multiple nations has started with many people demanding the unity of earth and the banding of rich people from participating in any kind of politics.

"I'm sorry, but everyone responsible is currently doing their best."

"No, I asked if you were an idiot."

"Sir, sir, what did you just say?"

The Prime Minister scoffed. "Hmph, never mind," and hung up.

When he took the post, the Prime Minister was already prepared for the grave duty of taking command of disaster management in the event of an emergency, and he was also ready to accept calls which might come at all hours of the day. However, he was also bothered by the fact that the government officials who were his arms and legs were effectively paralyzed.

The cabinet officials under him could be considered the elites among the elites. Going by their individual backgrounds, each of them was very impressive. In terms of their ability to manage and run an organization, they were at the top of their class. However, there were times when a situation happened which demanded immediate action, and a decision had to be made in a split-second. These officials would mutter "Huh? What?" while waffling around and wasting a lot of time, which showed how useless they were in emergencies.