Just as he continued flying toward the ground, a contact request came through.
David had not enabled contact requests, so anyone able to force one through at this time could not be an ordinary person.
David hovered in midair and looked at his identity bracelet, discovering that the caller was Grand Marshal Andre.
"General David, why didn't you respond to the Military's summons?" Grand Marshal Andre's first words after connecting were a sharp question.
Grand Marshal Andre was extremely frustrated. The "Federal War God" he had promoted should have been among the first to enter the battlefield, which would have made wartime publicity much easier for the Military.
Yet he had tried contacting David several times without success, leaving Grand Marshal Andre quite helpless.
Grand Marshal Andre had always paid special attention to news concerning David. A dedicated intelligence team handled information about him, and the moment David was spotted by an unmanned reconnaissance drone, the team reported it to Grand Marshal Andre.
"I was in seclusion some time ago and wasn't paying attention to anything else," David replied with a smile.
Although Grand Marshal Andre's tone was unpleasant, he would not have spoken that way if they had not been so close.
Given Grand Marshal Andre's status, a single order could have stripped David of his rank as a general. He might even have become a fugitive from the Interstellar Federation Military for failing to answer the summons.
"If Emma hadn't been attacked, I'm afraid you still wouldn't have shown yourself, would you?" Grand Marshal Andre said coldly.
"It was just a coincidence. I received the news as soon as I came out of seclusion," David replied somewhat awkwardly.
"You need to be careful about Emma's situation. The information I received suggests it may be related to the Eternal