"I don't know whether it has anything to do with Berserk Syndrome, but with the Brishigaman Cluster's unusual circumstances, plus the legends of the Previous Civilization spread across several planets, I wondered whether some kind of secret was hidden within this cluster."
Mwu's words lingered in Xiao Ran's mind. Even as he and Sheryl headed for the Aethel of Gaius's Ragna Branch, he was still thinking about it. The Aethel was an arm component of the Gaius Ragnar Branch's MACROSS-class Battleship. This type of MACROSS-class differed from the New Macross Class used by the Fleet Territory. It was a three-ship combined MACROSS, allowing its two arm components to detach and serve as independent warships.
This time, such a warship had been arranged for the Valkyries' trip to Andor Planet. But it was not just one. Because Xiao Ran and Sheryl's safety had to be guaranteed, two arm warships were deployed together. One of them, the Aethel, was also the dedicated vessel of the Valkyrie team and Delta Squad.
If Brishigaman truly hid a secret—a secret capable of bringing an enormous threat—then, following the usual melodramatic pattern of events, it might well turn into another catastrophe threatening the entire galaxy.
"A secret... If there is one, what could it be? Tsk, tsk. There are more and more things to investigate. The Fleet Territory has always gathered far too little intelligence about the Outside World. Basically, all the external intelligence we obtained came from the Unified Government or other forces. If that intelligence is incomplete, there is no way to verify it. And the Fleet Territory's concern for the Outside World has been practically nonexistent. We simply did not care. If I hadn't taken this chance to come out and have a look, Berserk Syndrome would probably have been overlooked as well."