Yahata pushed up his glasses, pondered for a few seconds, then nodded expressionlessly. "...That's true. The Chenxi royal family is known for producing both madmen and geniuses. It's possible King Suluka is a military genius, but how is that the worst news? Aren't she and the chairman on good terms? All kinds of rumors have even reached the New World. If this queen becomes emperor, the favor she owes him might make things easier for the Commonwealth."
"Akina-san, has anyone ever told you that when you provoke people with a deadpan expression, you're actually pretty punchable?" Feifei broke into a sunny smile. "Maybe it's because you have that kind of twisted streak, acting one way while feeling another, that your soul has never been pure enough for you to become a psion."
Akina Yahata's listless, deadpan face twitched awkwardly. He quickly changed the subject. "I'll notify Officer Makarov and Officer Bonaparte about the situation here as soon as possible. But you should know that there's no source-wave signal in the New World. I'm communicating with you from Gibraltar right now."
"Then you'll have to send someone to New Jade Gate as soon as possible." At that, Feifei almost laughed. In the Galaxy, she could communicate with Yahata instantly despite him being twenty thousand light-years away. But in the New World, they had to rely on people to carry messages. Was this the magical realism Fish had talked about?
"By the way, what are you doing in Gibraltar?"
"Receiving a group of immigrants from the homeland and escorting them to New Jade Gate. Uh, don't ask me why I'm doing this. It'd be easier to ask your dear husband directly." Akina Yahata pushed up his glasses again, hiding his resentful gaze behind their glare.
"You haven't gotten into a fight with