―     ⁅     That’s an unorthodox question…     ⁆     ―

                      The A.I. pondered for a brief moment before answering.
                      There are around 196 of them after all, that is if Taiwan
                      is considered a country. I.A.N. considers them as one 
                      but the United States as well as the Republic of China 
                      doesn’t. The same goes for North Korea as well, since 
                      Japan and South Korea refuses to acknowledge them 
                      as a country. Hmm… at least he is given the choice to 
                      pick more than one it seems.

                      In the end, the Host gave a vague answer.

                      ―     ⁅     East Asian countries…     ⁆     ―

                      The Host resume reading his book, he would provide
                      a better answer if he wasn’t occupied on reading.