2021-06-11 22:00:24Keywords: Emperor/Cloud/Jade/Unlimited power/Victory/Buried/Gold mine/Long gone/Haunted/Warhorse (5)
My goal is to change the law in a roundabout way that would help me.
For that, I had to find an idea that not only fulfilled that objective but also solved a big enough problem for the devils that no one would notice the implications.
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I adjust my tie.
The time comes for me to enter the devil Senate.
The Senate is presided over by the Jade devil, an old devil known to be impartial.
I feel the curious gazes of the members of the Senate on me as soon as I enter.
I delayed naming him as long as possible, but it's not possible anymore. I really have a terrible naming sense. And that’s with the help of a generator…
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed my use of discourse! I'm not usually great at writing dialogues, and I never wrote actual straight political argumentations, so I hope I conveyed the lawfulness of the devils right. Anyway, it's not finished, it's going to continue next chapter!
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