The lineup that came to rescue Stella this time was extremely impressive. Nikyoji Kurono would have come as well if she had not been occupied with something else. Kurogane Ouma had originally been among those coming too, but Stella called midway. Once he learned she was safe, he simply jumped from the plane and left. What he had always pursued was the path of the Desperado, and now that this matter was over, he naturally had to continue his pursuit.
"Is The Great Professor dead? Good."
After Kurogane Ikki and Stella reunited, Saikyo Nene immediately reported the situation to Kurogane Gen and the League, asking them to relay the outcome to Familion. Stella's capture had caused great concern in Familion. Kurogane Gen, meanwhile, breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that The Great Professor had died at Shen Fei's hands.
The Great Professor held an extraordinary position in America. If he had died at the hands of Japan or the League, America might have stirred up trouble again.
That was the difference between great powers and small nations. Although America had lost this war, it would not be paying any reparations. Likewise, in order to end the war as quickly as possible, the League did not dare demand excessive compensation from America. If America were pushed too far and decided it did not want the war to end, then even if the League eventually won, it would suffer devastating losses.
Strictly speaking, the scale of this war had not been particularly large. America had not truly gone all out. In truth, the war had been launched entirely because of The Great Professor's personal ambitions, and quite a few people in America had opposed it, since no benefits could be seen in this war.
However, The Great Professor's status in