Finally seeing the Overlord Legion let Xiao Ran breathe a sigh of relief. Although the Overlord Legion's current state did not look all that good, and neither the time nor place of their meeting was appropriate, at least the legion's structure remained intact, and Naza, the S-class Pilot Xiao Ran valued greatly, was still unharmed. That was enough.
Xiao Ran did not spend much time considering what the Overlord Legion had experienced during this period, nor did he consider the pressure and responsibilities they had shouldered while he had so effortlessly cleared the stage. The first thing he did was contact Naza to get their stories straight. After all, the New Macross Class possessed by the Overlord Legion was the same model as the Burning Legion, and no one would believe there was absolutely no connection between them.
Since that was the case, it was better to straightforwardly tell everyone that they had known each other and had considerable ties, that they had engaged in a certain degree of technical exchange, and that their relationship had once been quite good. They had merely gone a very, very long time without contact. Everything else could be presented according to their most truthful experiences. That mixture of truth and falsehood would be believable enough.
Saying nothing would also work, but it would inevitably leave the others in the Victory Fleet confused. So Xiao Ran's plan was not to offer any explanation, but simply let the relationship between the two sides be revealed naturally.
Xiao Ran took some time to tell Naza about the identity he had arranged for the Overlord Legion. Naza hurriedly forwarded the information to the Overlord, passing it on to every member of the Overlord Legion. Their relationship and identities were thus settled. Naza also learned that the Burning