"….." Robin's expression twisted instantly, his jaw tightening as frustration surged through him. He sprang to his feet, spun toward the nearest purple bubble, and kicked it with all his strength. "Damn it!!"
The bubble rippled violently but held firm. He delivered a second kick —"Damn it!"— and then a third —"Damn it!!"— before turning back, pointing at Aro's smiling face on the screen. "Look at that smugness!!"
Neri glanced first at Aro's image, then back at Robin. "…It is a ridiculously smug smile, I admit, but did he actually say anything wrong?"
"He's an arrogant, pompous bastard, just like Caesar," Robin spat out. "Both of them expanded irrationally, recklessly even, until they provoked and stirred up an entire Millennial Empire." He spread his hands in exasperation. "But Caesar learned from the swamp Aro fell into. He asked for permission first. This one, on the other hand, throws himself headfirst into chaos and only afterward asks to be rescued!"
