The media had always been fast, so Fangzheng's interview was naturally released very quickly. It immediately caused a sensation in both Japan and the United States.
The Americans were naturally furious. They refuted Fangzheng's words and actions and said that it was really an accident and definitely not intentional. However, Fangzheng did not care what the Americans said. He insisted that the vampire incident was definitely a conspiracy of the Americans. Otherwise, why didn't you contact the Japanese government when something happened to you?
The war of words between the two sides began. Today, the Americans scolded Fangzheng for being unreasonable and a barbaric hooligan. The next day, Fangzheng said that he would not dare to do that. Compared to the Americans who killed all the Native Americans and occupied their land to build a country, I'm still far from it. The day after that, the Americans angrily said that this was a test of the friendship between the United States and Japan. After that, Fangzheng immediately said that it was better not to have an ally who would stab him in the back.
Then, the Americans said that Fangzheng should not be so full of himself. However, Fangzheng quickly retorted, saying that if they were not convinced, they could send the Pacific Fleet over to see if they would die as miserably as the new Soviet Union. If you want, I can even make a full set for you. You don't even have to put a national flag on the grave. You can just send him to the crematorium. What do you think?
From the standpoint of the Japanese government, of course, they did not want to let Fangzheng speak so recklessly to provoke the United States, but unfortunately, Fangzheng's words were still quite popular among the Japanese people. After all, this was the magic era, no longer the time when the US military base was stationed in Okinawa. Although Japan and the United States still maintained an alliance, they were naturally not as close as before.
The Japanese people, of course, did not believe the Americans when they said that the vampire's escape was an accident. After all, there was a Pacific Ocean between Japan and the United States. Even if the vampire really escaped from the pursuit of the domestic magic forces, wouldn't it be more convenient for him to go to Mexico and South America instead of Japan?
Therefore, most Japanese people agreed with Fangzheng's reason, so they naturally followed Fangzheng's lead on the Internet. In addition, Fangzheng was not just a braggart. He really piloted the Destiny Gundam to destroy the joint fleet of the Soviet Union and Daya. Therefore, his words were not just empty words.
This was also the reason why the Americans were so angry. If it was just a nobody, then of course they wouldn't take it to heart. But Fangzheng's reputation was not small. Apart from the Nine Schools Tournament, he was the first person in the world to invent the "universal flight magic" and the "automatic calculation core". He also designed a super magical weapon like the Destiny Gundam, and even piloted it to destroy an entire joint fleet.
If such a person ridiculed and insulted you in your face, the influence he had was naturally incomparable to that of a nobody.
Under the influence of the public opinion, the Japanese government could only helplessly raise their hands and surrender. They dared not ask Fangzheng to shut up at this time. Otherwise, they might be scolded by the people for being a traitor, and the next election would be over …. That's right. For the Japanese government, this was the most important thing.
However, things had developed to this point. Masami Shichikusa and Suumonji Katsuhito were dumbfounded. They were completely speechless.
"I did think that he wouldn't play by the rules, but I didn't expect him to be this bold."
Standing in front of the window, Masami Shichikusa was completely speechless as she looked at Fangzheng, who was surrounded by reporters like a star at the school gate. As a member of the Ten Teachers Clan, of course she had received the news. The previous leak and spread of the news was not as simple as a simple internal report. The reason the news spread was because the human supremacists in the United States were trying to take this opportunity to attack the sorcerers.
After all, in their opinion, if they spread the news and took this opportunity to proclaim how terrible and evil sorcerers were, they would naturally gain the support of most people in the world and suppress the sorcerers again.
However, they did not expect Fangzheng to not play by the rules. He directly turned the problem between the sorcerers and the ordinary people into a dispute between Japan and the United States. He even mocked the human supremacists for being mentally retarded children with an IQ of less than 60. He also mocked the United States for being a nouveau riche with no cultural or historical background, and said that both ordinary people and sorcerers were idiots.
This made the human supremacists speechless. Every day, the media was filled with the quarrel between Fangzheng and the American media. Fangzheng was not polite at all. He dug up all kinds of dark history of the United States, and his sarcasm was enough to make Washington come back to life from his coffin.
The American people were also so angry at Fangzheng's words that they vowed to teach him a lesson …. Just like that, the media was now completely filled with the quarrel between the two sides. As for the conflict between the sorcerers and the ordinary people that the human supremacists wanted to provoke …. Naturally, there was no trace of that at all.
To be honest, Mayumi Shicusa would never have thought that Fangzheng would use such a method to solve the problem. It was like a human supremacist secretly setting a warehouse on fire to attract everyone's attention. Mayumi Shicusa originally wanted to see how Fangzheng would put out the fire without batting an eyelid, but she did not expect him to turn around and set the whole street on fire ….
Why did he put out the fire? He should've just lit a bigger one!
Now, no one on either side cared about the sorcerers using evil magic anymore. The people of Japan demanded an apology and compensation from the United States, while the people of the United States demanded that Fangzheng first apologize for his rude words and actions, and even clamored to teach Japan a lesson ….
"But you have to admit that his method is indeed very effective."
Juumonji obviously had a different view on this matter.
"Through this method, he made the ordinary people of Japan stand on the same side as the sorcerers. Indeed, both sorcerers and ordinary people are Japanese …. If we can use this as an opportunity, we might even be able to eliminate the barrier between the people and the sorcerers. The Shi Clan Conference now has a very high evaluation of Fangzheng."
"That's easy for you to say. How is he going to solve this matter now?"
Mayumi Shicusa had a different opinion on this. Indeed, as Juumonji said, having a common external enemy could easily increase internal cohesion. But now that the situation had developed to this point, it was no longer as simple as a quarrel. Neither side was willing to give in. Under such circumstances, how could they end the current situation?
At the school gate, a reporter also asked Fangzheng the same question.
"Haruhino-kun, now that the quarrel between the two sides is endless, have you ever thought about how to end the dispute in front of you?"
"Hmm …. That's easy."
"Huh?"
In fact, half of the reporter's reason for asking this question was to stir up trouble, but he did not expect Fangzheng to give such a confident answer.
"To be honest, I'm tired of this kind of long-distance quarrel. Besides, there's no way to decide who's better in this kind of thing, so it's best to have a real duel. That way, the loser won't have any more complaints."
"Huh?!"
The reporters were shocked to hear Fangzheng's answer.
"Do you want Japan to go to war with the United States?"
"Hahahaha, it's not to that extent. It's just a quarrel. Isn't it too boring to go to war over this?"
But soon, Fangzheng waved his hand and denied it with a smile, which made the reporters breathe a sigh of relief. But the next moment, Fangzheng's words still stunned them.
"But I remember … the United States has three strategic mages, right? How about this? I'll challenge them right here, one on one, or all three at once. The loser will raise his hands and surrender, shut up, and go home to feed his child …. What do you guys think?"
"…."
The reporters were stunned for a moment when they heard Fangzheng's proposal. Then … they exploded.
Judging from Fangzheng's tone, he was going to challenge the Thirteen Apostles!!
Indeed, from a certain perspective, this was the most effective solution. After all, the two sides had been quarreling for so long, and their tempers had been raised. Whether it was the American or Japanese government, it was impossible for them to back down in the face of the surging public opinion. But the two sides were allies, so it was impossible for them to go to war over this kind of thing.
But now, this method was indeed a way to vent their anger, and it would not worsen the relationship between the two countries to the point of war. Presumably, the American side did not think that their country's mages would lose, and the Japanese side was full of confidence in Fangzheng because of his record of annihilating the Alliance Fleet.
If this news was released, it would definitely cause another sensation. When that happened, the American side would analyze the combat power of both sides and so on. Tsk tsk tsk, the newspapers would definitely have headlines for the next few issues!!
Thinking of this, the reporters dispersed and disappeared in an instant. Fangzheng looked at the empty campus gate, sneered, then turned around and left.
Fangzheng's proposal was soon made public, and the American side also responded. They obviously had a headache from this kind of verbal quarrel, so they quickly made a decision, which was to accept Fangzheng's challenge. The Japanese government did not say anything. They also hoped that this farce would end soon. After all, they still had a lot of things to do. They couldn't just watch the two sides quarrel every day.
The strategic mage sent by the American side was none other than the captain of the American STARS team, "Sirius" Angie Sirius.
(End of this chapter)
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