Sighting, Mi-Yung leaned on the railing of a random exhibition and thought of a goal or broad topics. His idea was good, but the topics were harder. Many ideas and stuff weren't even that interesting, in her opinion. It was more about work than anything else, and she had to study for it all the time.

  The Federation was under construction well before she was even born, and that didn't even include the fact that she was from a completely different area. Asia was a world apart from this hemisphere. Mi-Yung lived here like a weird prisoner, and when it was already seen as a successful hegemonic power.

  “Shouldn't I put Celeste through this topic as well?” she asked, just in case she thought of something better.

  “She has Ellie and plenty of time. Sure, six weeks is a lot of time, but for some, it isn’t,” William argued and let Mi-Yung adapt.

  “Fine. I know one particular topic that will be very helpful to you. I don't think there are a lot of political aspects in the museum. A lot of that is in the upper floor, or the one ahead and...”

  “I was there. One floor by another, Ellie kept me busy for days.” he paused her words.

  “Alright. I thought politics wasn't something she would touch upon, unless you would be interested.”

  “She was. And I liked it. This place is big and different from Outside. What do you want to add?”

  “How about all those organizations spread around the world? Wanna talk about them?” Mi-Yung said, giving him a meaningful question.

  “Around... the world? When you mention it, there wasn't a lot about the other areas. As is now, of course. History is still big, and the world wasn't so...apart before all that dawn and darkness and stuff. The Federation is more prominent, and notes about other places are here and there, but never too much. Why?”

  “Every place is important and subjective, if not almost separate and vague. Being careful and independent is good because this world isn't tied together. People are still people. Remember that.”

  “You mean... the Federation doesn’t want to work with China or Japan? I read that—”

  “What you read doesn't mean it’s true all the time, or that it is easy, or up to lessons, or any kind of discussion. The leadership decides what is fine and not. People don't offend change, and Walkers are people. Remember that. Some places are stupid, culturally different, and adhering to individual principles or politics, or their surroundings. Got it?”

  He reluctantly nodded. “Are there wars or dramas between these organizations even today? RIGHT now?” He questioned it more than anything else.

  “More or less. I will touch upon it.” One way or another, William planned to listen to what she knew, since he had nothing to lose.

  Moving toward a better place, Mi-Yung chose a majestic room that was familiar to William. It was also a place that Ellie and Celeste wanted to visit, so they skipped exhibitions that Celeste and Hound wanted to see more of.

  The room they entered shoes that large globe in a rather popular, restrictive room. Ellie showed it off to William days ago. The sight. The light! Earth's continents and long-ancient cities were all there, glinting in the light of a massive globe. In a darker room, the mysteries were boundless.

  Celeste's eyes bulged, and her mouth opened. Hound either copied her, but it was still a beast. He howled in delight after witnessing the planet and Australia in one corner.

  “Alright! Where to start?” Mi-Yung pondered, standing beside everyone.

  Ellie gripped Celeste's frozen arm and put distance to talk to her aside, and left Mi-Yung alone with William. It wasn't a good feeling, but Ellie wanted to have privacy with Celeste as well, and Mi-Yung could easily give Celeste unnecessary worries. That Assembly Pillar had so few locks in her head and mouth that it was hard to predict what she would do and say.

  Ellie knew she planned to shake William up.

  William was left aside, eying this globe full of old incidents and forgotten eras. There were a lot of words she could choose.

  So William added a personal preference. “I keep hearing about military departments Outside, so how about starting there? The Federation is right there, and the North America has many groundbreaking locations. Rumors... as well. They seem to be true.”

  First, William pointed his finger at the rough location of the former Bermuda Islands, before aiming at a desert close to Nevada and California. He thought her contemplation was curious, so he pushed her idea forward.

  “Those. Military, yes? Alright. I bet Luke talked to you about the Yondu Division he is a part of. I will start with it before moving away. Yondu Division is a part of the centralized military directives under the name of the Federation and the former nations. They are central in name alone. In fact, there are many Divisions under the same banner, but there are many differences between them. Some are under the Assembly’s jurisdiction, others are fine supporting bits of the Federation, or they are focused on specific rules under the leadership of Walkers.”

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  “Is that good?”

  “Why do you think it isn't?”

  “I mean... a clash of interest can create problems, no?” William guessed.

  Mi-Yung nodded. “It sounds right. Federation is big yet rather stable, so not a lot of these issues are apparent here. More than that, it is a healthy competition rather than a problem. Walkers do have them, however. The military is all about power, and that is never a simple thing. It is easier to manage a lot of areas, people, Walkers, and resources across multiple units with various leadership and stakes than make one cohesive force.”

  “Like the world.” William added, thinking that humanity was like a bunch of ant colonies.

  “But at the core, everyone is still working for a simple, great goal of helping the Federation. Oh, right? I forgot. Assembly is the main leadership established to give those Divisions and other things a stable structure. There is still clash of interest, but Assembly keeps that in check. All in all, issues of politics and economics go through them. I am sure you will understand this better when you will get familiar with those organizations in the future. Words could only add so much. They are full of diverse people.”

  “Running such a big place... I think I can see how terrible it can get. For me, Outside is wild, and camps are little, yet they are also intense and… not ours. They are little, while the world is so large. I see. I see.” William nodded twice, getting a lot out of her quick lecture.

  “Generals are second-in-command of each Division, and they carry a haughty duty and status. Pillars are beyond them, and there are dozens of other representatives. The military have a lot of positions for a reason, you see. It is hiearchy. They make advancements in military careers easier. Achievements, results, and work. Walkers and normal people have it similar. Stronger Walkers are always up there in their Ranks, but what about seniority, experiences, talents, status, or achievement? Can a Rank 5 Walker lead a Dungeon Dive to Rank 6 Dungeon? They can, but would they work or lead Rank 6 Walker?”

  William figured this question aimed at his brain, yet…. the Dives? He knew what they meant, but never guessed what it meant for this society. “It is… a suitable position, right? Some people are good at what they do, and parties have a balance between their members, rather than just sheer strength.”

  “Yes. The military is kind of the same thing. Captains can do a lot of private or important jobs. Like Luke, for example. He is still limited to what his position does, but he has a team and things to do besides that. A lot of normal people are up for this career as well. Walkers could work with them, or they don't want them. Many young Walkers are also up to this task and positions before they have even grown up. We need great performance for this engine of a thing.”

  “Economy, huh?” William added, remembering the previous lesson on the lower floor.

  “Right. Lots of Enginists and Machinists are needed. Technology is part of humanity, and our development doesn't stop. Walkers didn't change it, nor did Darks. Well, one destroyed it... so...” pausing for a moment, Mi-Yung cleared her though before continuing.

  “Low rank Walkers are less relevant, as they are growing and doing other things for the sake of their timing and Awakening. It is us, the established Walkers, who are pieces supporting and leading everything. Footsoldiers, surveillance, members of a squad, and so on, are there to sustain it. There are normal people in most missions. I think you've seen Luke's squad. It is a reliable and striving method that has worked for years, even if preventing their deaths isn’t always easy. They know that, though. We also…do. Sometimes, accepting the dead is hard, don’t you think?” Mi-Yung glanced at his face and no longer watched the huge Earth-like globe.

  “I suppose. I saw Luke’s squad? Oh, that guy… Zep and that shadow lady. Most of his crew are normal people. He also told me handful of Walkers are better than too many,” William recalled.

  “Yes. Luke is a Captain, and his team is full of experienced people. Nobody is nobody. As a whole, they are reckoning. Zep is both a Walker, Enginist, and Machinist. He has multiple masterships because of his unique Emblem.”

  “What? So he is a Walker?”

  “You didn't know?”

  William shook his head; he thought he would notice it, and on one hand, it didn't seem right. Zep seemed like just another underling under Luke, or was the accent the main issue? Maybe he just seemed funny and far too entertained by that mission.

  When William thought about it more, maybe it made sense. Luke didn't care about their differences. Be it Zep, others, or that shadow lady, he acted as their leader and captain, and respect was expected.

  “Everybody has to be of use. For the squad and wars, the military is that sort of thing.” Mi-Yung gave the ultimate word.

  “I get that. So what about this Yondu Division?” William forced Mi-Yung back to that interesting topic. Wasn’t his father part of it?

  “Yondu? Where have I ended with that... oh, right? It’s about the Assembly. Yondu Division is an overall force of the Federation. It is semi-public and relatively open. The military is quite big because of it, and the Yondu Division has the most layers. Purple uniform is their mark.”

  “Assembly...” William mumbled.

  “It is an island not too far away from the Northern District.” Mi-Yung added and wished she could show it better. On this globe, pointing at anything minor wasn't great.

  “Ellie talked a lot of high-rank Walkers make choices in that fortress.”

  “Oh, what else had she said?”

  “That you are part of it.”

  Mi-Yung nodded proudly. “Do you get the weight of this position? Are you glad for me being your helper?”

  “Not in the slightest.” He said bluntly. “But I can respect it.”

  That was enough for Mi-Yung since it wasn't hard to accept. She found this topic very easy to explain. After all, she was fairly close to the main Pillar of Yondu Division and one of the five leaders of the Assembly. She was considered a Lower Pillar, so she was a bit beyond the Yondu Generals, but it wasn’t as if she could be lofty in their presence.

  Also, she wasn't any sort of leader.

  After all, Yondu was a literal name of her boss, and she ought to respect his status and words. All of this wasn't making her small or big, depending on the context of strength and relativity of this world. She was just unique and sensitive because of her unified position and reputation.

  Her political ideas were moving all over the place because she was universally accepted as the youngest part of the Assembly, and Yondu pushed many annoying responsibilities to her. And she not only solved them, but she also annoyed the hell out of other Pillars because of that.

  It was probably a reason why Yondu's reputation skyrocketed in the recent decade. That ended up with Mi-Yung being a default director for the relationships between the world’s organizations, which was an extremely sensitive process.