The aides to the councilor who had been tossed into the sea were shouting towards the water in shock, though it was obvious the man was not coming back.

"Alright."

I turned to the crowd that had followed me. The politicians who had come up were frozen in place, especially the female councilors like Kim Eun-ji, who were visibly trembling with pale lips.

"Does anyone else need to return? I must follow the party's orders and return no matter what," I said, raising my right hand as an example. Yet, everyone kept their mouths shut and hands down.

"Former Councilor Kim Eun-ji?" "Huh?! I, I—" "You seem quite cold, shaking so much."

I pulled her into an embrace under the pretense of warming her up, casually caressing her here and there, while she just shivered.

"Kim Eun-ji said earlier she would stay. What about the rest?" "We, we’ll stay too...."