Later Realization

Rui's eyes sharpened while the Britannian Prime Minister smiled at him. 

RUMBLE…

Tremors spread through the ground as the six Martial Sages glared at their counterparts with fiery eyes.

Yet, none of them made a move.

They were bodyguards and only bodyguards on this particular occasion.

They absolutely could not afford to pick a fight with each other under these circumstances. Whichever nation sparked a fight of this magnitude would forever destroy their relationship with the Shionel Confederation unilaterally.

On top of that, the safety of their charges was the most important to both sides. Prime Minister Edward was the man who bore the will of the Transcendent Emperor and had been chosen by him to manage the entire nation. He was an extremely important asset to the Britannian Empire that they could not afford to lose.