Xiao Ran had only just stepped out of the bridge when Brown of the G Hound Squad began threatening Bright with the Nir-Akama, demanding his surrender. All sorts of ugly, coercive words poured from his mouth without a second thought. Not only did it fill Bright and the others aboard the Ra Cailum with anger, even the members of the Federation's other Special Operations team who controlled the Nir-Akama found it hard to listen to.
Naturally, Xiao Ran had no idea what was happening on the bridge. As he headed toward his mech, he pondered: if the Nir-Akama was inevitably taken over by Federation forces in the original plot, then how had this ship escaped danger under the normal course of events?
Following the normal course, the Nadeshiko, Yamato, Ptolemaios, and Danner's Son should have been nearby. If the Nir-Akama had been seized, the only possible way to save it would have been for someone to board the warship and capture or drive off those Federation Special Operations personnel.
As for candidates, Sousuke Sagara definitely counted as one, and Ryoma Nagare should have been included too, along with Tetsuya. One war maniac and two superhumans—rescuing the Nir-Akama would have been no problem at all.
Besides, Xiao Ran did not believe that Gido and the others, now under control, would not resist. That kid Gido was no pushover either.
But now, Sousuke Sagara, Ryoma Nagare, and Tetsuya were not present. Neither were El-Elf or Basak on Xiao Ran's side. The only one around was Luo, who was still busy, so Xiao Ran could only drag Luo along and find a way to break into the Nir-Akama and save that ship from the Federation's hands.
As for how to get there, that was simple. Luo was practically a minor superhuman himself. As