Archangel entered port smoothly.
Under the direction of Artemis's port control room, Archangel's helmsman, Arnold Neumann, steadily docked Archangel at the designated berth.
The bridge hatch opened.
Major Daryl Cattery, who belonged to the Eurasian Federation, walked onto the bridge with his adjutant.
"Murrue Ramius, Atlantic Federation."
"Natarle Badgiruel, also Atlantic Federation."
Murrue and Ensign Badgiruel went forward to meet him.
Eno followed behind them without a word.
"I'm Daryl Cattery, in charge of this handoff."
Major Daryl's tone was similar to Ensign Badgiruel's, the grave manner of a military officer.
"Thank you for your trouble, and for the fortress agreeing to our request to dock."
Though Captain Murrue felt somewhat uneasy, she still expressed her gratitude for the other side's generosity.
After all, the fact that they had agreed to take in Archangel without an identification code was itself an "irregular" operation.
"It's nothing. I only hope you won't misunderstand what I'm about to do."
After Major Daryl said that, he did not wait for Captain Murrue and the others to show their confusion.
Soldiers who had been prepared in advance poured into Archangel from every passageway.
In the blink of an eye, Archangel was completely brought under the control of Eurasian Federation soldiers, inside and out.
Even the bridge was fully seized by armed soldiers.
Seeing the scene unfold before her, Captain Murrue's heart sank. What she had worried about had indeed happened.
Eno calmly raised both hands. After all, he had experience with this, so he was much calmer than the others.
"Major Daryl, what is the meaning of this? Please give us a reasonable explanation."
Ensign Badgiruel looked toward Major Daryl.
"All of this is out of concern for the fortress's safety. We have merely locked down your ship's fire-control systems," Major Daryl replied directly.
"Locked