The three giants who had suddenly appeared did not frighten You He. He had actually been prepared for this.
The moment he had picked up that Bolt Round in Peace Square and found that it fit inside a Bolt Pistol, he had known he was being watched. Someone had been guiding him toward the truth.
At the time, he had hesitated. Should he report it to his superiors?
For that Bolt Round to roll so abruptly to his feet, someone must have used some special method.
As a soldier, he immediately sensed the threat. An unknown force had appeared on their planet, and he hesitated over whether to report it.
But his human instincts had made him pick up the Bolt Round, remain silent, and go alone to the old site in search of the truth.
Now he had found the truth, and the ones pulling the strings had appeared before him. Kneeling on the ground, he asked:
"Who are you? What was your purpose in leading me here?"
Little Andrew planted his gun beside his foot. Through his helmet's speakers, his words were translated into the T'au language and reached You He's ears.
"We are the God-Emperor's Angels, the blades of the Imperium. Our arrival here means only one thing: the Imperium has returned!"
You He's eyes slowly widened.
"The Imperium... has returned?"
Genpei said:
"At this very moment, dozens of Imperial warships are making preparations within the asteroid belt of the star system where Sweet Star is located.
At this very moment, the fleet has already set out, its engines at full power as it heads for this planet. We are the vanguard.
The purpose of our vanguard is to conduct an assessment."
You He asked, "Assess what?"
Yamashita Maru said, "To assess whether this planet still has