As the true flagship of Orb's Asaha family and the prototype vessel of the Archangel, the Kusanagi had descended from space to Earth after the previous war ended. It had remained dormant in the harbor on the main island ever since, never used again. In a sense, the ship symbolized Cagalli and had also served as Orb's flagship during the war.
Now that Cagalli had been stripped of all her positions and become nothing more than a noble, this ship of the Orb Army would no longer be her personal vessel. It had become an ordinary warship with no special significance, one Xiao Ran could naturally deploy wherever it was needed.
MS units were transferred separately onto the Second Archangel and the Kusanagi. After contacting Durandal, everything required for the operation had been completed in the shortest possible time. The only reason for the two-day delay was that they had needed to wait for Luo to finish the custom backpack Xiao Ran required.
Xiao Ran stood before the Second Archangel's hatch. On the long boarding bridge behind him stood Mina, Mayu, Luo, Eshe's group of four, and Stella's Three strong ones. Xiao Ran intended to join this operation personally, and even Luo would head into space to take part. Both Xiao Ran and Luo were major fighting assets. Against a force with unknown depths like the Librarian, the more strength they brought to bear, the better.
There was no need to say anything about Xiao Ran. Luo, too, could unleash terrifying combat power with his machines from an entirely different technological system. Naturally, he could not be left behind at Akatsuki Works. Once they clashed with the Librarian, they would destroy its greatest combat strength in a single battle. It would not take much time anyway, and Luo could not