Mr. Pantalone has no crazy plans today.

"Please wait a moment."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Pantalone adjusted his demeanor.

As the mist enveloped his face, he calmly sat down in his place, then turned his gaze to the "clown" who was the chief, and nodded to Piero in acknowledgment.

"Alright, we can begin, Your Excellency."

Piero, playing the "clown," remained silent for a moment, then glanced at the other executives in the meeting room, all of whom had chosen to remain anonymous, and suddenly felt a sense of exhaustion.

He began to doubt whether the group of executives he had recruited from the seven kingdoms were truly reliable.

Although he wanted to say more, he thought about it and decided against it.

Everything is for the sake of the Empress's grand cause. It's understandable that the executives he recruited have some minor flaws.

As long as it works, that's fine.

After all, there are no other talented people available besides these individuals.

After scanning all the executives present, Piero spoke slowly in a low voice.

"Now that everyone is here, let's begin today's agenda—"

"Regarding the main reason for this parade, whether Pantalone, as one of the executors, has guaranteed his loyalty to Winter in carrying out his duties and plans as an executor, and whether he has infringed upon Winter's interests or tarnished the honor bestowed upon him by the Ice Queen as an executor."

"Here, I would like to ask everyone present what their views are, and whether to rescind Pantalone's authority to implement the plan, and cast your vote."

Just as Piero finished speaking, Pantalone, who was sitting in his seat, tapped the table first, attracting the attention of all the executives present. Then, he rested his hands on the long table made of solid ice and spoke calmly.

"As a complete bystander, I'd like to share my thoughts on this matter."

Although his identity was exposed from the beginning, since everyone at the meeting was anonymous, it wouldn't be a problem for him to call himself a complete passerby, would it?

He thought this was reasonable.

After all, everyone is anonymous, and no one has any evidence to prove that he is Pantalone.

Thus, in the spirit of sophistry and nonsense, Pantalone began his foolish act and performance.

"First of all, I believe that when the executor 'The Rich' Pantalone executes his prepared plans, he doesn't need to explain much to others. Executors possess absolute authority over their own plans; this is a right granted to them by the Queen."

"For this reason, apart from the necessary public disclosure of the plan, I feel that Pantalone does not need to explain anything about his actions, because any unnecessary explanations will only introduce unnecessary variables into the plan."

"Oh? So can I take that you are tacitly acquiescing to the plans that have been rumored and made public?"

Ignoring Pantalone's claim of being a complete stranger, Piero said calmly after listening to Pantalone's account.

Immediately after Piero made his assessment, Pantalone defended himself.

"First of all, I am not Pantalone, so I cannot comment on whether Pantalone's plan is approved or denied. This is just my evaluation as an ordinary colleague."

"Moreover, I believe Pantalone has other plans for his own scheme. Rumors from the outside world cannot be used as a basis for disciplining an executive. If a conclusion is drawn based on only one side of the story, then what about the powers that the other executives should rightfully possess?"

"Therefore, I believe that we should reserve our opinion on the rumors circulating about the plans made by CEO Pantalone. That is my advice."

Just as Pantalone was rambling on and on, Piero, who had been watching him the whole time, spoke in a deep voice.

“Executive Officer Pantalone, if you do not intend to admit that you are the party involved, but instead try to confuse the issue here, then I do not think there is any advice that can be taken as reference regarding testimonies and defenses of someone who is not the party involved.”

"If you continue to put on your foolish act, then I will be able to legally and morally disregard your own explanations and statements."

Piero's answer forced Pantalone, who had been trying to muddy the waters by talking nonsense while everyone was anonymous, to end his performance and admit that he was indeed Pantalone.

"Alright, alright, I am Pantalone."

After Pantalone admitted it, Piero responded with a nonchalant remark.

"Then, begin your statement and self-justification."

After Piero gave his response, Pantalone looked around at everyone present, reorganized his thoughts, and then began to defend himself.

Chapter 92 This wasn't my plan, listen to my excuses (3k)

After clearing his throat, Pantalone began to defend himself.

"Now that we are all gathered here, I'm sure everyone here has heard about the accusations and statements made against my plan. So, I will briefly recount the accusations against me in this incident and the so-called actions that have been exposed against Her Majesty the Queen."

"First, there are the allegations about my plans—"

“Someone claimed and revealed my true plan and purpose, interpreting it as my intention to use the ‘Void Dream System’ developed with the assistance of Dottore to imitate the power of the God of Sumeru, thereby preserving consciousness.”

"After escaping divine punishment when necessary, we intend to use this to restart the previously abandoned 'Intelligent Mechanical Autonomous Sequence Mechanism Project,' thereby enabling it to be reborn after a long period of time."

"Even my own 'imaginary internal energy storage plan' is based on this and serves this plan. The above statement is precisely the accusation and argument against me in this motion. Am I right?"

After briefly explaining everything, Pantalone glanced at his other colleagues present.

After he finished his briefing, most of the executives remained silent, or some simply didn't pay any attention to him, or even went offline on their own.

The Foolish Clan's executives' self-centeredness is fully demonstrated in this respect.

Even so, some people still chose to speak out and make accusations against Pantalone.

"It seems you know exactly what you're doing, but don't you know that escapism is absolutely forbidden in winter? What you're doing is tantamount to fostering escapism."

"As for the great cause of defying the laws of nature, escapism is absolutely unacceptable. Last time, because it was only a proposal at the executive level, I didn't criticize you too harshly."