"It's simple." The corner of El-Elf's mouth lifted imperceptibly, but it quickly returned to its usual almost expressionless state. He spoke calmly and with certainty. "The reason I concluded that ARUS has reached an agreement with the Dolcia Military State is entirely based on how ARUS responded to the drones."
"The fact that they ignored the drones, merely sending out fighters to stand guard without questioning us, already explains everything." El-Elf paused before continuing, "Our relationship with ARUS has not reached the level of allies, especially after you threatened that senator inside the module. We sent drones close to their warships, yet they allowed something capable of threatening them to linger nearby. That is obviously abnormal."
"Under normal circumstances, they would immediately have gone on high alert to prevent our drones from launching a sudden attack. They would also have contacted us to ask why we had sent the drones over, or even demanded that we withdraw them. The reason there has been no response is because they believe our drones pose no threat to them, and they are certain we will soon be too occupied to pay attention to them."
"Under the current circumstances, if ARUS did not want the Dolcia Military State to obtain what we have, they only had two options. The first was to cooperate with us, and the second was to destroy us. With the Dolcia Military State watching us like a tiger, ARUS could only choose the first option—temporary cooperation. But since ARUS has neither said it would protect our departure nor contacted us in any way, and has not foolishly attacked us for the time being, it means neither of those options is in their plans. In other words, ARUS may be willing to let the Dolcia Military State obtain what we have."