At this very moment, of course, Darius had no idea that their troublesome leader, Annie, was in the research institute, where she and the biological researcher had removed the captive's Gene-seed and were using an entropy spear to speed up a dangerous biological experiment.
After all, as the nominal and actual supreme commander of Canopy Star, he had plenty to deal with. Whether it was military affairs, government business, or diplomacy, there was always a great deal that required his personal attention or approval. So he hadn't paid much attention to the sort of boring business where his leader ran off to the research institute to "cause trouble." Even when he saw the day's activity log for her, he hadn't taken it seriously.
He was a little curious about why the leader had returned to the research institute after already saying it wasn't any fun, but whatever the reason, as long as she didn't kill the prisoner—Sejanus, the captain of the Fourth Company of the Sixteenth Legion, the Luna Wolves, from a fleet detachment of the Terran Empire's Great Crusade—he generally couldn't be bothered to ask about anything else.
He had known for a long time that, although his leader was playful and restless, a bit lazy, and liked to dump every last task on capable, conscientious subordinates like him, she usually knew where to draw the line, even when she was causing trouble. Rather than worry about what kind of mess she might make, he'd be better off worrying about how to deal with the current disaster on Canopy Star.
"Report!"
Sure enough, Darius had barely returned to his office and sat down for five minutes when his beautiful adjutant knocked on the door again. The Pu'er tea he'd just made hadn't even had time to slowly turn orange