[Unknown tachyon information detected.] [Information recognition rate: extremely high.]
The notifications appeared before Hume. Instinctively following the operating manual, it forwarded the information to the Council while loading the dictionary program included in the transmission.
[This is the Milky Way Pan-Human Federation, Human Civilization.] [Your unprovoked attack has been deemed a declaration of war against Human Civilization.] [Explain yourselves immediately!]
Messages flashed before Hume's eyes in rapid succession.
Its newly settled nerves were instantly rattled again.
Looking at the message the Alliance Council had already drafted, the corners of its eyes twitched violently twice.
"What?!"
In the Command Center on the fifth planet of the Enrojet Stellar System, the Alliance leader roared in disbelief, "How dare they say that?!"
"They invaded our territory first, and now they have the nerve to say this!"
"And they want us to explain ourselves?!"
"Th-this is outrageous!!!"
It furiously struck the Control Console beside it and barked, "Tell them! This is the territory of the Enrojet Alliance!"
"This has been Enrojet Alliance territory for three hundred years!"
The newly drafted tachyon message was transmitted to the silver-white Probes.
Before long, a reply appeared before everyone.
It was short, but it sent the Alliance leader's fury boiling over.
[Is that so?] [Then this is now the territory of the Pan-Human Federation.] [Surrender or perish?]
"..."
Silence instantly descended on the Enrojet Alliance's Command Center.
Everyone turned to look at the Alliance leader.
Its body trembled slightly, its already pale skin growing paler still. "Bandits! They're nothing but bandits!"
"Attack!"
"Attack them!"
At that moment, the leader seemed to have completely forgotten the disparity in their strength.
Or perhaps, even knowing that disparity, it had no choice but to give that order.
Otherwise, the Alliance it had painstakingly built