[ ryouma is also partaking of the free food, happy to see it after a month of getting by on his own. he's done pretty well for himself so far, but there had been no fanfare and welcoming parties when he'd shown up. he glances over when someone speaks up and can't help but chuckle a little at the question. ]

Well, no, it was a fine speech; it just wasn't what they wanted to hear. He must've done something that shook their confidence in him at some point.

[ he's only been here about a month, so he's hardly on the up and up about everything in Springstar politics, but he has a good sense about these things. he'd come up during turbulent times and had seen how the actions and inactions of well-placed men drastically altered people's opinions of them by the day.

more importantly, he spots a weird-looking cheese he hasn't tried yet on a serving plate nearby and reaches for it. ryouma is confident he'll enjoy it a lot more than politics. ]