[Hmmmm.... The way he pronounces things might be a problem with all the meowing, but Angela can find that part out when someone else tries to read this. That sounds fun for the next person, right??]

... You might be right. [For whatever reason, Angela's observation seems to get a warm, genuine smile out of Nansen, like he feels proud for some reason. He's happy that the old man's feelings are coming across in his words.]

Mmmm... So. Around that time, the country was facing all kinds of pressure from the nations from the West to open up to trade and stuff. But the old man-- I mean, Nyaosuke knew that the lords under the Tokugawa domains were all so busy fightin' each other, nyo-one would stand a chance to fight against the foreign powers when they couldn't even make peace with each other!

So............. He decided to make a bunch'a meowves to protect Japan. He decided to give in to the foreigners and sign a trade deal without even asking the emperor's permission.

An' that made a lotta loyalist leaders real angry.

[Nansen's forehead creases.]