Because of these prisoners, Yajenar had been thrown into a state of complete overload. On one side, it was slowly receiving the prisoners and escorting them to designated locations; on the other, it was discussing how exactly to deal with them. And now that the battle was over, even for Xiao Ran's sake, Jill did not dare do anything inappropriate to the prisoners. Besides, most of the people in the Victory Fleet and Yajenar were not cruel by nature.
As for Orb, after Yajenar relayed the message, Xiao Ran personally spoke with Rondo Mina once again. He confirmed from her that Cagalli had gone missing, and that Cagalli and the other princess had disappeared within the Founding United Nations.
Only then did Athrun learn that Cagalli had vanished. His worry and anger toward AmbriO began to rise without limit. Fortunately, Cruze was beside him to comfort him and analyze the situation, which put Athrun somewhat at ease, though he could not let go of the worry in his heart.
Xiao Ran had no time to care whether Athrun was worried about being cuckolded. What he truly cared about was when Orb's forces could arrive. At the same time, he learned about the current situation in the Outside World through Rondo Mina.
After receiving Yajenar's message, Rondo Mina had begun assembling troops. However, preparations would still take some time. And because the Outside World was gradually falling into chaos, she also had to leave behind part of her forces to protect Orb. Fortunately, with ZAFT's assistance, she could still provide Xiao Ran with sufficient troops. Mina herself, however, could not come personally because she needed to attend to Orb.
On the Federation's side, a large group of Federal Army officers led by Admiral Mikoto and Kati Manikin had stepped forward to