"**!"
"****!!!"
In the Enrojet Command Center, strings of curses rang out one after another.
"Devious Human Civilization!"
The Alliance Leader uttered the most vicious curse in their civilization's history: "I curse your technology to stagnate forever!"
The elderly scientist beside them sighed softly.
Their age no longer allowed for much emotional upheaval-if one ignored the bottles of medication beside them, resembling Quick-Acting Heart Rescue Pills and sedatives.
With a trembling hand, they took out a deep-blue tablet and swallowed it.
Then,
they said in a trembling voice, "Perhaps... we could try negotiating with them..."
At those words, the leader's expression changed several times in rapid succession.
In the end, they could no longer contain their frustration and slammed the control console before them. "Negotiate? We still have to negotiate with them?!"
"Look at what's become of our alliance!"
"They're invaders!"
The elderly scientist fell silent for a moment, then replied in a subdued voice, "But..."
"Strictly speaking, we were the ones who attacked first."
The leader's expression froze.
Clearly, they had recalled what had happened back then.
Under the medication's effects, the elderly scientist quickly regained their composure.
"The flagship has consumed more than half its antimatter reserves," the elderly scientist said calmly. "We can transfer antimatter from the other warships to the flagship to keep it operational, but the longer this war continues, the more detrimental it will be to the Enrojet Alliance's future development."
"No matter how we look at it, our best option is to try negotiating with them."
"With the war having reached this point, we've already lost."
"Whatever conditions they demand, we have no choice but to agree."
"...Do as you suggested." The Alliance Leader slumped weakly into their chair and murmured, "Order the fleet to stop pursuing the Human Fleet."
The Enrojet