Inside Bronya's office in Belobog's Administrative District.
After negotiating for some time, Bronya first had Topaz go rest while she took some time to think.
Bronya was deeply troubled. She had never imagined Belobog was carrying such an enormous debt.
Everyone had only just begun to live better lives, yet they were about to fall into hardship again.
After some thought, Bronya decided to ask Stelle and the others how their company had handled situations like Belobog's in the past, and what the outcomes had been.
Over on Topaz's side.
She brought her subordinates to the Robot Settlement and found Jade in the middle of a meal.
Ye Yun had provided lunch that day: sauerkraut and pork dumplings.
"Jade, I'm here."
Jade, who had been eating dumplings, looked up and saw Topaz entering through the main gate.
"Little Yelina, you came at just the right time. We just started eating. Want a serving?"
Topaz did not quite know what to say upon hearing that.
Jade, how had she gotten so chummy with the enemy? They had literally fought that morning!
Seeing this, Jade filled a bowl with dumplings and handed it to Topaz.
"Come on, give them a try. They taste great. I was even thinking of asking Ye Yun to sell me the recipe.
I plan to take it back and make those useless cooks at the company study it properly, so they can see how a real chef cooks."
Topaz sniffed the dumplings. They really did smell good.
More importantly, her stomach had already been growling with hunger.
Topaz glanced at Stelle, who was wolfing down dumplings in the distance, and sighed.
Her own side had indeed been the first to make a move.
And honestly, Stelle's sword strike had worked pretty well. The surviving Interastral Peace Corporation