Battle Begins

The sea breeze blew under clear skies, a view that should have been peaceful and leisurely, yet it had been shattered by outsiders.

Woooo—

A piercing alarm echoed through the ship.

The Minerva's crew returned to their stations and readied themselves.

Noer and the others also boarded their respective units in uniform.

Nine MS units packed the Minerva's hangar to capacity.

Ahead, the Alliance Forces under Orb's command had already formed up in preparation.

"Good, then let's begin! The Dardanus Dawn Operation has commenced."

Seated at the command station, Yuna gave the order with exaggerated pomp.

Amagi was utterly bewildered when he suddenly heard this inexplicable operation name.

Colonel Lugo, standing beside him, looked equally confused.

"Huh?"

Seeing their expressions, Yuna deliberately put on a look of contempt.

"What? You don't know? The origin of this strait's name comes from the son born to Zeus and Electra..."

Yet when Amagi and Colonel Lugo continued to give him cold stares, he could only shake his head as though pitying soldiers for their lack of refinement.

"It's Greek mythology—this operation name is pretty cool, isn't it?"

Watching Yuna revel in his own self-satisfaction, Colonel Lugo could not help letting out a long sigh.

Amagi also felt that this commander-in-chief had no idea of his own limitations. Yuna was not merely repulsive; he even inspired a sense of loathing.

To Yuna, this operation was nothing more than a flashy game, like a dating game at a social gathering.

But what was being spent here was not pieces on a board, but the lives of his subordinates.

How could human lives be treated as a game? Yet he called it "cool"?

Ignoring Yuna, Colonel Lugo issued his order. "MS squadrons, commence sortie!"

Amagi also forced himself to pull himself together and repeated the command: