Chapter Summaries

The Skywing Empire’s Star Gate project alarmed other nations and drew the attention of Mr. Mai, while Wanluo Federation businesses and citizens turned against President Purvi. After a mysterious spacecraft appeared, Junior identified its design as belonging to the Otherworlders and warned that they might be seeking Star Gate technology.

• The Skywing Empire’s boycott order caused Wanluo Federation businesses to flee, its markets to collapse, and protests demanding Purvi’s resignation to spread.
• The Skywing Empire revealed that its Star Gates would connect the Earth and Mars spheres, and Junior explained that the technology was beyond even the Noah people at their peak.
• Mr. Mai watched news of the Star Gates and decided to send subordinates to report the technology to his country while he made other preparations.
• On February 20, the Skywing Empire detected a five-hundred-meter cigarette-shaped spacecraft, and Long Fei summoned Junior to assess it.
• Junior said the spacecraft’s design belonged to the Otherworlders and suggested they might be monitoring the Skywing Empire to steal Star Gate technology.

Captain Moss and his crew discovered that the Skywing Empire had detected their cloaked spacecraft and attacked it with overwhelming force. After electromagnetic smoke exposed the hidden ships and mechs, both sides searched for one another in the clouds.

• Moss and Nali discussed the Skywing Empire's advanced mech control system and its emperor's technological achievements.
• A Shield Breaker II Destroyer detected Moss's cloaked spacecraft, fired an Electromagnetic Velocity Cannon, and damaged its armor after breaking through all three shields.
• Skywing forces attacked the damaged spacecraft from multiple directions and boarded it while Moss's crew fought back.
• Moss ordered Electromagnetic Smoke Bombs launched, exposing the spacecraft, its mechs, and the Skywing Ms concealed nearby.
• Both sides' mechs searched for each other inside the electromagnetic clouds using their detection systems.

The Skywing Empire forces overwhelmed the Extraterrestrial Race’s Sphere Guards while Moss’s warship was crippled and boarded. A suppression squad captured the command room and the mothership, ending the battle without the Sphere Guard force realizing what had happened.

• Richer Type B destroyed a Purple Sphere Monster MS, while the Mars Jacket severed another Sphere Guard’s limbs before it escaped as a purple sphere and attached replacement parts from the mothership.
• Sathiel destroyed two Sphere Guards and deployed twenty-four funnels to support its allies, while Inverse Δ destroyed another Sphere Guard and blocked a beam attack with its Beam Shield.
• Moss saw that the Sphere Guards were being outmatched and that the enemy had captured disabled MS units as the warship’s shield systems failed and its long-range communication was cut off.
• Enemy forces poisoned the warship’s air ducts, paralyzing Moss, Nali, and the crew as a six-person suppression squad entered the command room and restrained them.
• The suppression squad learned to operate the warship, stopped it, and told their comrades to cease attacking, while the Sphere Guards continued fighting unaware that their mothership had been captured.

Mr. Mai feared the Skywing Empire’s growing technological strength after its forces captured a Las Kingdom reconnaissance team. Long Fei concluded Las Kingdom could attack the Solar System in about fifteen years and began planning preparations, while the captured scouts revealed why they had come.

• Mr. Mai learned that the Skywing Empire had detected and attacked his reconnaissance team, and he worried that Long Fei’s technology could threaten Las Kingdom.
• Hoxish identified the captured warship as likely belonging to Las Kingdom and helped Long Fei estimate that an invasion of the Solar System could begin no earlier than fifteen years later.
• Long Fei urged the Solar System’s nations to prepare for possible war and considered developing advanced weapons, spacecraft, and combat mechs.
• Moss, Nali, and the other Las Kingdom prisoners endured interrogation and revealed that they had come to investigate reports of two powerful psychic forces clashing in the star system.

Long Fei and the Skywing Empire determined that Las Kingdom agents were likely hiding in the Solar System and warned major powers of a possible attack in fifteen years. The chapter ended with Long Fei urging them to adopt Dion Empire technology and warning that a great power’s betrayal could doom their defense.

• Skywing Empire agents found that Moss's group resisted Truth Serum because Gene Enhancement Surgery had strengthened their bodies and immune systems.
• Long Fei and his ministers concluded that the Las Kingdom had superiors in the Solar System and suspected they were hiding among democratic nations.
• On February 28, Cosmic Year 130, the Skywing Empire warned several major powers about the Las Kingdom and shared selected Dion Empire technologies to strengthen their industries.
• Skywing Empire intelligence traced Las Kingdom ships to Sectors Seven and Eight of the Colony Sphere, making the Wanluo Federation a leading suspect.
• During a secure conference, Long Fei explained the technological gap and why Dion Empire technology was easier for other nations to absorb than Noah technology.
• Long Fei warned that the Las Kingdom would overwhelm the other powers if they made no progress, and said they could remain undefeated only if they improved their technology and avoided betrayal by any great power.

Long Fei explained why the Skywing Empire would share Dion Empire technology only with trusted countries and urged other nations to exchange intelligence about possible Las Kingdom contacts. Meanwhile, Purvi and Asuka Daiki planned an operation against the Skywing Empire, while Mr. Mai worried that Long Fei’s research could give him a major technological advantage.

• Long Fei told the leaders of several major powers that the Skywing Empire had ruled out Las Kingdom contact with them, but would not share technology with countries whose loyalties remained uncertain.
• Long Fei warned that other nations needed Dion Empire technology to overcome their industrial bottlenecks and asked them to share intelligence about suspicious countries.
• Long Fei suspected that Purvi and the Wanluo Federation had obtained advanced technology from Las Kingdom, and wondered what Kuroda Seiya and the Dongyang Empire were planning.
• Purvi asked Asuka Daiki when they would begin their operation, and Asuka insisted they wait another year to prepare against the Skywing Empire.
• Mr. Mai monitored Purvi’s communications, judged the plan likely to bring disaster on the Wanluo Federation, and worried that Long Fei was developing antimatter technology and studying Las Kingdom’s warships.

Long Fei and the Skywing Empire’s scientists examined Las Kingdom technology, identifying its reactor as Quark Fusion and discussing its military and strategic implications. Long Fei assigned teams to study the captured warship and its systems, then inspected its unusual MS design and engine.

• Long Fei identified the Las Kingdom reactor as Quark Fusion and showed the scientists how it could sustain a chain reaction.
• Long Fei explained that Las Kingdom’s reactor used thermal Quark Fusion, while the Skywing Empire could control both cold and thermal fusion, and warned against sending ships into unknown star systems with unstable sub-light drives.
• Dr. Cordelia urged a study of the Las Kingdom’s advanced shields, and Long Fei ordered the scientists to preserve and examine them while adding Quark Fusion to the Empire’s technology reserves.
• Dr. Hu Yanyou requested and received permission to form a thousand-person team to study the Las Kingdom’s sub-light navigation device.
• Long Fei inspected the captured warship and its compact, non-humanoid MS, concluding that its 3,000 kW engine-equipped standard unit could have beaten an older Richer but was slightly inferior to the current model.

Long Fei disciplined Long Quan for racing through the palace, then discussed their children and Long Quan’s training with Taoxiang. Taoxiang asked whether Long Fei planned to give the three RX 0 Series Gundams to their children, and he confirmed that they were gifts for them.

• Long Fei told Long Guo and Long Fu to carry their own backpacks and handle their own affairs.
• Long Fei caught the masked Long Quan after he ran through the garden and teased the palace maids, then took him to Taoxiang.
• Long Fei and Taoxiang discussed Long Quan’s mischievous behavior, the twins’ studies, and Long Fei’s plans to train Long Quan as his heir.
• Taoxiang asked if Long Fei intended the Unicorn, Banshee, and Phenex Gundams for their three children, and Long Fei said they were gifts for them.

The Skywing Empire investigated a growing flow of meteorites and wreckage drifting toward Mars, which began to reveal signs of a deliberate threat. Intelligence linked the Wanluo Federation’s past cooperation with Las to the strange arrivals, leaving the Federation as the prime suspect.

• Purvi learned that Mr. Mai and the Las nationals had vanished, leaving the Wanluo Federation unable to reproduce their advanced technology and struggling with economic decline.
• The Hundred Demons Night Parade organization told Purvi that the first step of their joint plan was underway.
• The Border Defense Force reported that increasing numbers of meteorites and wreckage were drifting toward Mars from different directions, and the Ministry of Military Affairs suspected deliberate targeting.
• On June 12, Quantum Detectors found explosives and weapons among the wreckage, prompting the Skywing Empire to strengthen precautions and reassure the public.
• Skywing Empire intelligence confirmed that Las had cooperated with the Wanluo Federation and identified the two as likely responsible for the meteorites and wreckage.

Skywing Empire agents used the Mind Extraction Crown to interrogate Doman Koda, a Las Kingdom infiltrator posing as a Wanluo Federation official. He revealed details about the infiltration and his superiors, but said another force from the star system had cooperated with the Wanluo Federation to launch debris at the planet.

• The Skywing Empire shared intelligence about the Wanluo Federation and Las Kingdom with major powers, including the Oya Cross Nation.
• A Skywing Empire agent identified the bound Doman Koda as a Las Kingdom infiltrator who had killed and impersonated a Wanluo Federation official.
• The agents placed the Mind Extraction Crown on Doman Koda and forced him to disclose that ten thousand people and ten warships had come to the star system, and that he knew of eighteen infiltrators.
• Doman Koda named other infiltrators and countries Las Kingdom had contacted, while revealing that his superior remained in the Wanluo Federation.
• Doman Koda denied that Las Kingdom had participated in throwing debris at the planet and said the Wanluo Federation had cooperated with an unknown force from the star system.

The Skywing Empire uncovered the Wanluo Federation’s role in sending drifting wreckage and small meteors toward its territory, with the Dion Pirate Group also involved. Dick LS Mulas weighed his alliances and received a proposal from the Hundred Demons Night Parade organization to use a diversionary attack against the Skywing Empire.

• The Skywing Empire shared updated extraterrestrial translators and intelligence about Las infiltrators with major powers, while Purvi remained unaware that he was being used.
• In July of Cosmic Year 131, Li Jiaming sent Skywing Mercenary Group forces to investigate wreckage and small meteors entering Skywing Empire territory, and intelligence traced the operation to the Wanluo Federation and the Dion Pirate Group.
• The Skywing Empire and the Skywing Mercenary Group identified Dick LS Mulas as the Dion Pirate Group’s leader and learned that he had allied with Purvi and the Hundred Demons Night Parade organization to oppose Long Fei and the Skywing Empire.
• Dick LS Mulas received a report that the Hundred Demons Night Parade organization wanted a joint operation, attacking outer-space Scanners and radar so bombs hidden among meteors or wreckage could penetrate the Skywing Empire.

Jesta and Jegang investigation teams uncovered receivers that remotely controlled missiles and wrecked mobile suits hidden among drifting debris. After a Border Defense Force team survived an ambush, officials learned that other teams had been attacked and some had been wiped out.

• A four-unit Jesta team concluded that deliberately placed receivers had guided missiles in the destruction of a radar installation, and its captain ordered a nearby Richer patrol to investigate another receiver.
• A five-unit Border Defense Force team found and shut down a receiver beside an intact detection Scanner, then discovered old MS weapons and temporary batteries among nearby wreckage.
• Eight half-destroyed MS activated and attacked the Border Defense Force team, while a remotely operating receiver controlled them from 200 kilometers away.
• The EWAC Jegang, Murasame, Jegang D, and the captain’s Jegang (ECOAS Type) destroyed all eight wrecked MS in less than a minute.
• The EWAC Jegang pilot reported the ambush, and the Border Defense Force learned that allied teams had faced similar attacks and several had been wiped out.
• The Border Defense Force prepared countermeasures and requested additional support from the Ministry of Military Affairs.

A Skywing Empire patrol squad destroyed cloaked Sunglasses Saint Machines and encountered two newly developed Amethyst Saint Machines. The Delta pilot drew one Amethyst into a pursuit while the other three patrol units engaged its partner.

• The Jesta Cannon squad detected and destroyed the cloaked Sunglasses Saint Machines using the Skywing Empire’s scanning technology and weapons.
• The Delta pilot spotted two Amethyst Saint Machines hiding behind an asteroid, and the patrol squad recorded and reported them.
• The Delta pilot engaged one Amethyst while a Jesta Cannon, a Jesta, and a Richer Type-A attacked the other.
• The Amethyst pilot used Funnels and beam weapons against the Delta, which evaded and targeted the Funnels.
• The Delta transformed into Fighter Mode and pulled the Amethyst into a high-speed pursuit while the other patrol units fought its partner.

Lieutenant General Alexander dispatched support as the Border Defense Force and regular army came under attack from Amethyst Saint Machines. An elite Skywing Empire squad ambushed four of the machines, and its Defense Shield, Reverse Delta, Mars Jacket, and Mk V Kai units engaged them in battle.

• Lieutenant General Alexander ordered troops to support the regular army and told his forces to dispose of bombs found inside an asteroid.
• An EWAC Jesta detected four Amethyst Saint Machines approaching under cover as asteroids and forced them to reveal themselves.
• The Skywing Empire squad split up, pairing its Defense Shield, Reverse Delta, Mars Jacket, and Mk V Kai units against the four Amethyst Saint Machines.
• The Defense Shield and Mars Jacket trapped one Amethyst Saint Machine, damaged its chest, and killed its pilot with a strike through the rear waist.
• The Mk V Kai units used their varied weapons and remote cannons to battle their opponents, with one ordinary human pilot destroying two funnel cannons and blasting the Amethyst Saint Machine's shield.

The Skywing Empire uncovered evidence that the Dion Pirate Group, the Hundred Demons Night Parade, and Purvi’s allies were behind attacks and objects drifting toward the Mars Sphere, while Long Fei ordered officials to conceal their evidence against Purvi and Las Kingdom. In battle, the G-First Gundam and its support machines overwhelmed an Amethyst Saint Machine and destroyed it.

• The Mk V Kai pilots defeated Amethyst Saint Machines, and the Skywing forces took the mostly intact machines for their scientists to study.
• New detectors found disguised asteroids and receivers containing Dion Pirate Group and Hundred Demons Night Parade machines as attacks spread along the Skywing Empire’s borders.
• Li Jiaming reported that Dion pirates had robbed Skywing Mercenary Group escorts, while Shlaik informed Long Fei that Purvi had ties to both hostile factions.
• Long Fei learned that damaged colony satellites and large asteroids were the real threat and told Shlaik not to reveal the evidence implicating Purvi and Las Kingdom.
• The G-First Gundam, Guncannon, and GF Tank destroyed an Amethyst Saint Machine’s funnel cannons and thrusters before the G-First Gundam cut it in half.

Dikla lost contact with the Dion Pirate Group’s infiltrators as fighting erupted across Skywing Empire space. New Skywing machines proved far stronger than expected, and G-First-DX Gundam and Cannon Steel DX destroyed an Amethyst Saint Machine.

• Dikla discussed the failed Plan A and Purvi’s actions with Mr. Asuka, while learning that Plan B would proceed.
• Dion Pirate Group forces attacked across Skywing Empire space, where their Amethyst Saint Machines met unexpectedly improved resistance.
• A special forces squad cornered an Amethyst Saint Machine with G-First Gundam, Guncannon, and two GF Tanks, which combined into Cannon Steel DX.
• G-First Gundam combined with a GF Tank to become G-First-DX Gundam, and both combined machines overwhelmed the Amethyst Saint Machine with missiles and beam fire.
• The Amethyst Saint Machine took heavy damage, lost mobility, and exploded under the combined machines’ attacks.

The G-First-DX Gundam pilot lured an Amethyst Saint Machine into a trap and destroyed it, while Skywing Empire forces fought infiltrators from the Dion Pirate Group and Hundred Demons Night Parade. The Empire ordered its forces to attack or capture detected infiltrators and clear debris to protect its factories.

• The G-First-DX Gundam pilot used sustained fire and the Psycommu Frame’s heat-discharge Beam Sabers to lure the Amethyst Saint Machine into a trap, cutting it into eight pieces.
• G-First-DX Gundams and Cannon Steel DX units overwhelmed the infiltrating Dion Pirate Group, while pilots used the accompanying units to attack enemies from multiple directions.
• Elite and special forces pilots favored the G-First Gundam, though they also chose the Mars-style F90 and Mk V Kai for their distinct strengths.
• Hundred Demons Night Parade and Dion Pirate Group MS units infiltrated Skywing Empire territory, while EWAC Jesta and EWAC Jegang detected and attacked many others near the border.
• After infiltrating MS squads damaged factories with suicide attacks, Skywing Empire authorities ordered the military to capture detected units when possible, kill the rest, and clear away meteors and wreckage.

The chapter described the danger of meteors drifting toward Mars and Long Fei’s warning that the Solar System was not ready to face Tier 1 extraterrestrial civilizations. It also recounted the escalating conflict between the Dion Pirate Group and the Sky Wing Mercenaries, which had intensified by June.

• Many people speculated about who was directing meteors and wreckage toward Mars, while Purvi publicly blamed Newtypes and called for their destruction.
• Long Fei said the Skywing Empire was only a quasi-Tier 1 Civilization and warned that the Solar System should not confront extraterrestrial civilizations until its major powers became stronger.
• The Dion Pirate Group repeatedly defeated smaller mercenary groups, leaving merchants increasingly dependent on the overburdened Sky Wing Mercenaries for protection.
• After the Dion Pirate Group tortured and beheaded captured Sky Wing Mercenaries and posted the footage online, the Sky Wing Mercenaries vowed to destroy the pirates and offered a 100-million-Earth-Sphere-Credit reward for information.
• The Sky Wing Mercenaries attacked Dion Pirate Group hideouts and retaliated against captured pirates, and the fighting grew more intense by June.

The Skywing Mercenary Group launched a surprise campaign against the Dion Pirate Group in the District 9 colonies, destroying most of its hideouts and capturing pirates who were tortured and killed. The fighting drew international attention, and the chapter ended with Dion pirates occupying a colony satellite.

• The Skywing Mercenary Group secretly sent forces into the District 9 colonies using Mirage Systems and ambushed Dion Pirate Group hideouts.
• Dion pirates scrambled their salvaged warships, but Skywing fleets overwhelmed them, trapping many while others fled.
• The Skywing Mercenary Group tracked escaping pirates and destroyed more than seventy percent of the Dion Pirate Group's District 9 hideouts within seven days.
• Reporters broadcast footage of captured Dion pirates being tortured and killed, shocking the international community.
• A Dion Pirate Group force occupied a colony satellite while a District 9 media team searched for Skywing forces.

After the Dion Pirate Group took hostages at Herula Colony Satellite No. 3, the Skywing Mercenary Group launched Operation Alpha and destroyed the pirates’ fleet. Its forces then invaded the satellite, where Machine Gunners helped crush the pirates’ ground defenses.

• Dikla ordered the Dion Pirate Group to occupy Colony Satellites and take residents hostage, but the Skywing Mercenary Group refused to halt its advance.
• On July 25, Cosmic Year 131, the Skywing Mercenary Group arrived at Herula Colony Satellite No. 3 and launched Operation Alpha after the pirates threatened to massacre the hostages.
• The Skywing Mercenary Group destroyed all eight Dion Pirate Group warships and sent MS, Mobile Armors, fighters, and airships into the Colony Satellite.
• Reporters broadcast the Machine Gunner force advancing in heavy kinetic armor and using powerful weapons to break through the pirates’ ground defenses.
• The Machine Gunners and other Skywing forces routed the pirates, killing or capturing those who resisted and driving the survivors into flight.