Kizaru's New Phase Mission! (Bonus Chapter for Book-Reading Nobody's Alliance Leader, 54)
(Edo Airport, Cosmic Central Tower)
(The wormhole opened by the Cosmic Central Tower)
"Altana."
"This energy is the life force of a planet flowing through the earth."
"It is also called the 'Dragon Vein.'"
"It can be converted into practical energy."
"Using it, many destructive weapons capable of destroying an entire planet can be created."
"And as long as a Central Tower is built on a planet with 'Altana,'"
"By opening the 'wormholes' we call 'gates,' spacecraft can quickly travel between those planets."
While a series of upheavals was unfolding in Edo.
Inside the command room of the Sylph.
Fan Jie stood before Borsalino and explained at length.
"Thus, the Amanto of various planets have fought over 'Altana' for ages."
"Until ten years ago, when the people of Serenity Star formally established the Galactic Empire with their 'faster-than-light jump engine technology' and powerful fleet."
"They enacted laws forbidding the unauthorized invasion and plundering of other nations' 'Altana.'"
"At the same time, to uniformly develop, manage, and construct 'Altana' and 'Cosmic Central Towers,'"
"The Galactic Empire established an organization called the 'Altana Protection Association.'"
"The organization's upper echelon is known as the Tendoshu."
"Rumor has it there are twelve of them."
"But over the past ten years, they have used layers of proxies."
"To secretly influence and control the politics of various planets, including the Shogunate."
"Therefore, the mastermind behind the attacks currently taking place on the planet is most likely the Tendoshu."
"A planet's life force... that sounds rather familiar."
With his legs crossed, Borsalino immediately thought of everything that had happened in the Shinobi World after listening to this.
"Then do you know of any life forms born from 'Altana'?"
"I heard they possess self-awareness and are immortal."
"Th-"
Although confused, Fan Jie answered truthfully, "Reporting to Admiral Kizaru,