When Fang Zheng hurried back to Heavenly Dao Palace with the fleet, the first thing he saw was the anxious crew of the Nadeshiko.
"Mr. Fang Zheng, are you sure those Reapers went to our world?"
Seeing Fang Zheng return, the mustached middle-aged man from the Nadeshiko hurried forward and asked with a grave expression. Fang Zheng remembered that this man was Nirgal Heavy Industries' representative. He could no longer recall his exact name, but when it came to matters concerning the Nadeshiko, he seemed more reliable than Captain Mitama Yurika, who looked like a big-breasted airhead.
"That was more or less what happened."
Fang Zheng nodded, then opened his Personal Terminal and played the recording from the previous battle.
"Look. The Spatial Quake erupted at the center of the conflict between our Swarm and the Reapers. Nearly a hundred Reapers were swept into it and vanished without a trace..."
"What are we supposed to do?!"
At that, the Nadeshiko's crew went pale. While Fang Zheng had been attacking the Reapers' headquarters, they had flawlessly fulfilled their role as a rideshare service, ferrying Shepard all over the place. Because of that, the Nadeshiko's crew had personally come to understand just how crooked their world's tech tree was. Without the Azure Fleet's protection, they would probably have been instantly wiped out by the Reapers long ago.
The Nadeshiko had been built with the most advanced technology in their world, on par with the Earth Federation's newest warships. If even the Nadeshiko had no ability to fight back against those Reapers, one could imagine what would happen if the Earth Federation encountered them.
As for Gundams... well, better not mention them. Thinking about it only brought tears.
"These Reapers must be dealt with."
Fang Zheng quickly gave his answer.
"We have to