Since it was decided to move, the movement of the Verzarus Holy Empire army was swift. The next morning—that is, the convening of the Rapid Response Fleet had been completed at this time, and Krishna and the Black Lotus were to go up into space as well.

Our crew members were also familiar with the area, and as soon as they woke up in the morning, they got ready and gathered at Krishna. The scholars and others landed on the Black Lotus spaceport with quite a bit of Krishna stuck in it, and while preparing for the launch, they assigned …