Chapter 1416: Steady
Everyone who could be sent out had been dispatched. Graham and Nalo had gone to the Federation, El-Elf and Billy were currently on Mars, and there was still no news from Luo. Renard, Cruze, Zechs, and Moses were in Nouvel Tokyo City, leaving only Xiao Ran and a few others in Orb. Aside from keeping an eye on developments everywhere, they were basically idle.
As for the situation in Nouvel Tokyo City, Renard sent reports to Xiao Ran every day without fail. Xiao Ran was quite interested in what Renard had mentioned regarding VangRay, especially VangRay's unusual control-system AI. On the very first day he learned about it, Xiao Ran had already wanted to see it with his own eyes.
That was why Xiao Ran had initially wanted Renard to bring VangRay, Nine, Soji Okita, and Chitose Kisaragi back to Orb. However, according to Renard, Nouvel Tokyo City's situation was even more complicated than expected. Based on information extracted from captured prisoners, as well as the findings of Cruze and Moses's investigation...
Nouvel Tokyo City, along with the entire Senpuuji Conglomerate, had become the target of a hidden mastermind. A mad doctor, a foolish samurai, a bandit thief, and an underworld boss had all set their sights on Nouvel Tokyo City at almost the same time. Behind them stood another mastermind known as Mr. X, controlling everything.
If VangRay were brought back to Orb, Zechs and Brave Express alone would find it difficult to cover every aspect of Nouvel Tokyo City. Enemies appeared far too frequently. Although every enemy that emerged had been eliminated, these battles took place in the city rather than on a battlefield. Even with Zechs involved, some situations remained extremely troublesome.
Furthermore, according to the wishes of Soji Okita, Chitose Kisaragi, and Nine,