Joshua’s item on the agenda was passed by a narrow margin, so the voting system was now an open ballot without the option to abstain. There were two purposes of this new policy.

Our decisions were the result of weighing humanity, ethics, and individual selfish needs, and such a choice required a lot of responsibility. Abstaining was also an option before, but it indicated that people didn’t want to be accountable for their actions. Joshua blocked it as he wanted people to face difficult problems and be more responsible for their choices, whether it was due to individual conscience or other reasons. That was the first purpose.

The second purpose was to force my choice and make me participate in the group as I had been a bystander and abstaining votes from the very beginning. Joshua was aware that I had more power than him in the group and that everyone’s choice would be greatly affected by mine during the open ballot. However, he wanted to pull me out of the dark despite this risk.

What a child. I can’t believe he became the Second Virtue.

After the result of the election...