"You're highly suspicious, so I can't let you leave."
The scabbard Xiao Ran had pinned down suddenly lost all resistance. Miyoshi Meiya smoothly drew the sword from within, and the scabbard dropped straight to the ground. The icy blade immediately swept toward Xiao Ran's neck, carrying a chilling aura. Yet it contained no killing intent, merely an attempt to restrain him.
Perhaps Miyoshi Meiya's actions were too sudden, unreasonable, and even a little hysterical, but she had no other choice.
In Miyoshi Meiya's understanding, the Federation was no longer the Federation it had been a year ago. Back then, Yuzes was still around, her teacher Zenga was still there, and several other powerful figures had jointly kept the Federation moving in the right direction. But after those figures said they were heading into space a year ago, there had been no further news from them. Everyone believed they had died in space, and the struggle for power and profit had left the Federation intact in name only. It had become like the Federation at its founding a year ago, except the nation had turned into factions, fighting and undermining one another.
Yukon Base was one of the few places that had been painstakingly preserved by people who firmly believed those powerful figures had not died and had continued waiting for their return. Its combat strength had always drawn the covetous eyes of other factions, who had tried every possible means to infiltrate and seize control of the place. Some had even wanted to wipe Yukon Base out completely.
So when Miyoshi Meiya suddenly saw someone like him in such a sensitive location, she naturally had to find out who he was. A mere captain did not have the authority to enter the upper floors of the base building or the