The President had not noticed that his voice had become so raspy and pained.
If the previous events were just weights added to the balance of his heart, making him change his mind for the sake of the entire civilization, gradually leaning toward agreeing to the conditions of that mysterious church.
Then the minister's voluntary revelation of his identity was the final and heaviest weight, completely tipping his balance, making him lose the will to resist.
It's a joke to say that if the infiltration was only at the lower levels of the Federation, he could understand.
Even if this infiltration had penetrated the military and every part of the Federation, it might still be possible if done skillfully enough.
After all, since Federation employees were already found when the network anomalies were discovered, it wasn't surprising for there to be more.
