A day later, Earth Force headquarters sent Xiao Ran a message through the Earth Force stationed in this sector. It was a highly formal document, listing numerous clauses in detail. The first was the unconditional return of Orb's occupied homeland to Orb, followed by countless supplementary terms and even a compensation agreement. Xiao Ran was quite satisfied after reading it, and it was rare for Earth Force to handle things so efficiently. With a flick of his hand, he signed his name and tossed it to Bargyll.
The terms were enough in Xiao Ran's eyes. Asking for too much would be excessively greedy. After having Bargyll take Cagalli to handle the matter, Xiao Ran headed to the sickroom to check on the two "brothers." Although Cruze had been cloned using Mu's father's genes, that did not mean Cruze was Mu's father. Calling them brothers was more appropriate.
The two men in the sickroom were fairly calm. Nothing particularly amusing happened, but the silence between them was almost absurd. There was basically no conversation at all. Mu did not know what to say to Cruze, while Cruze simply could not be bothered to say anything to Mu. Mu's feelings toward Cruze were complicated, but Cruze held Mu in some contempt.
If Mu had not been so foolish and useless as a child, Mu's father would not have thought of cloning a qualified heir. That was what had ultimately led to someone like Cruze appearing. As for hatred, Cruze still held some toward both Mu and Mu's father.
But with the war over, the plan ruined, and even a hope for rebirth found, Cruze had let go of many other things. His entire mindset had changed somewhat as well.
When Xiao Ran entered the sickroom and saw the two of them sitting