"Well now, that's quite the grand welcoming ceremony you've got."
Seeing the outer space scene displayed on the holographic screen, Abyss Shilin spoke in what could only be called an attitude. "It's just a communicator. Was all this really necessary?"
The garrison troops at Deep Diving Port had all assembled above the Abyss Gate. Every battleship's main guns were trained on the Deep Diving Ship slowly drifting out of the Abyss Gate. Picture some unlucky guy standing in the middle of a plaza with a ring of anti-tank guns surrounding him—that was basically the vibe.
I hadn't expected Sandora to make such a huge show of force, but I still couldn't help muttering after hearing Abyss Shilin. "Well, it's you. This ring of main guns represents how seriously the New Empire takes you."
"Should I feel proud of how many main guns they deployed?" Abyss Shilin gave me an almost-smiling look.
Guided by navigation signals and "welcomed" by several main guns lining its route, the Deep Diving Ship approached the starport before being firmly locked in place by the port's fixed force field. The Shipboard Mainframe broadcast an announcement through the hangar, notifying everyone that all passages had opened. I looked at Abyss Shilin. "Can you walk on your own? Don't tell me I have to carry this big box out for you."
"Though I'd like to nod, you definitely wouldn't be happy about that," Abyss Shilin said with a shrug. The black metal box beside her slowly floated upward, rising about ten centimeters off the ground. At the same time, a plain handle extended from one side. Then I watched Abyss Shilin pull her box forward. "Good thing I included a few little features when I designed it. Basic movement is still possible."
I was dumbstruck. "..."
Now I