Crossbell.
The turmoil of the Imperial Civil War had not affected Crossbell in the slightest. In the past, if something this major had happened in the Empire, spies from both the Empire and the Republic would probably have already been running rampant through Crossbell, stirring up trouble and leaving everyone in a constant state of panic.
But now, Crossbell was so peaceful—peaceful enough to feel pleasant.
"Haah..."
Standing on the platform outside and enjoying the fresh air after the rain, a red-haired man dressed like a tourist let out a sigh.
He was Rector Arandor of the Imperial Intelligence Bureau, code-named "Scarecrow." This time, he had been ordered to come to Crossbell as well. As a member of the Imperial Intelligence Department, Rector had only one mission: investigate the mysterious giant battleships that had appeared in Crossbell and determine exactly where they had come from!
This had been before the civil unrest in the Empire, yet what frustrated Rector was that he still had not completed his mission.
It was not because Crossbell kept the mysterious battleships especially well guarded. In fact, those ships had been floating outside Crossbell City the entire time, stretching across the sky like metal mountain ranges. Anyone only needed to look up to see them clearly. Furthermore, to accommodate tourists who wanted to see them, Crossbell City had built an observation deck on the elevated site where IBC once stood.
As long as they inserted Mira, they could use the telescopes to observe every aspect of those battleships...
"..."
Staring at the observation telescope in front of him, Rector was speechless.
Weren't these supposed to be secret weapons? How had Crossbell turned them into such a spectacle? They had made them into a tourist attraction? And people had to pay?
Crossbell truly lived up to