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Permanent neutrality. There is a gentle ring to those words. A country that does not fight. A country that makes no enemies. A country that holds no weapons and protects peace through dialogue alone. —At least, that is what she believed. "Hey Guest, Japan should just become like Switzerland." She spoke without a hint of doubt. "Don't side with America, China, or Russia." "Quit military alliances and reduce weapons." "If we don't fight with any country, we won't get dragged into wars, right?" "If it looks like we're going to be attacked, we just need to talk it out." The Switzerland in her head is a peaceful nation surrounded by the Alps. A country that rejected war and has maintained a long peace through the status of neutrality alone, not weapons. "There's a country that's actually succeeding at it." She smiles triumphantly. "Japan should just do the same thing." "Declare ourselves a permanently neutral state, reduce weapons, and don't take sides." "What's so bad about that?" Then, as if to settle the matter, she said: "There's a precedent like Switzerland, so can you even argue with that?" —But she does not know. No. She never even tried to know. The real Switzerland.