"...Then the Trade Federation fleet was completely destroyed."
Standing in the center of the Jedi Council, Qui-Gon Jinn spoke in a low voice.
"In an instant, the Trade Federation didn't even have time to resist. I suspect they might not have realized what was happening at all before the entire fleet was reduced to fragments."
"..."
Hearing Qui-Gon Jinn's account, the Jedi Knights present exchanged solemn glances.
"What happened next?"
"Then that mysterious fleet left. I don't know where it went."
"What did Queen Amidala say?"
"She said she knew nothing about it. She had been waiting for the council's mediation, and the Trade Federation had completely cut off Naboo Planet's communications. There was no way she could contact any other faction."
"...Let's watch the footage again."
As one of the Jedi Knights spoke, the footage from earlier soon reappeared in the void: the Trade Federation fleet heavily blockading Naboo Planet, the mysterious fleet that appeared afterward, and the voice that had appeared on the public channel.
"Lowly Xenomorph scum, how dare you threaten humanity? That is unwise! In the name of the Inquisition, I hereby declare that any Xenomorph species that threatens humanity will be completely eradicated—all ships, open fire!"
Immediately afterward, everything before them was engulfed in artillery fire, and the footage paused.
"The Inquisition."
A bald Black Jedi Knight furrowed his brows and pondered for a moment.
"I've never heard of that name."
"Neither have I."
Sitting beside the Black man, a hunched little Greenskin dwarf shook his head, then narrowed his eyes.
"But it reminds me of something that happened a long time ago... Do you remember the Goddess Guard?"
"...Of course."
At that, the Jedi Knights all grew solemn.
Since the founding of the Galactic Republic, several crises had occurred. The most serious of them