"Gabriel... it's been a long time."
Sigrid Palma spoke softly into the void.
"Young Master, Gabriel heeds your summons." An equally low murmur abruptly emerged from the air.
A black light screen hovered at Sigrid Palma's side.
The faint outline of a bust appeared within the light screen. When that shadowy figure raised its head, two dim green eyes seemed to gaze through the screen.
"Since you're here, how could we not do something worthy of such a grand display?" Sigrid Palma flicked his finger, and a Lightwave bloomed from the snap of his fingers before merging into the light screen.
"Upload the screening criteria for these lists into the database. While eliminating the enemies... clean them up as well."
"You understand the excuse for collateral damage, don't you?"
An inexplicable mockery gleamed in Sigrid Palma's eyes.
Those fence-sitters would soon know exactly how it felt.
Now that the trump card was in my hands, how could I not reshuffle the deck, given a spectacle of this scale?
"As you command, in your wisdom."
The ghostly green light blinked softly, and the voice remained low.
"Very good. Then for the next stage... give it everything you have. The glory of the Iris Flower Family can once again shine upon the stars."
"As you command."
The voice gradually faded.
At that moment, darkness spread outward from the dome of Mount Moxi White, and a chilling aura rose from the depths of everyone's hearts.
The massive mecha silhouette raised its head from the shadows and looked toward the sky.
Its right arm slowly lifted.
Its palm gradually contracted, revealing a hollow.
Then, a flash of gold appeared within that hollow, only to be rapidly transformed into deep, silent black.
"To be able to fight on this planet in my lifetime..."
"It really