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Sender ID: Jiro Taiyouji, Nito Kaii
Receiver ID: Kusari Naval Action Report
Subject: Patrol 11-23 NT-23-A

This is Nito Kaii, Jiro Taiyouji again. This is for the second patrol.

About 2330 SMT, I decided to fly around a little bit. The doctors said that I should rest for a few days, but flying felt a rest enough.

As I was patrolling through Shikoku, I saw the Tokkeitai agent Kiyohime, having a talk with a junker smuggler she caught. Just as I reached their position, another smuggler tried to penetrate into Kusari.

I ran a scan on the smuggler's ship, a Zoner BW Transport, carrying counterfeit software. I told it to stop, it didn't. First it docked to Deshima Station, after being kicked out of there, he started to fly further into Kusari.

I gave chase until it reached Shinjuku Station in New Tokyo, where it docked again, and where it was captured by the station personnel.

A while later, agent Kiyohime got the scent of more Junkers, this time in Kyushu. I was notified and told to assist her, so I tried to reach her position as fast as I could. Kiyohime was following a freighter to Tau 23, and I could reach their close proximity in just about the same time as the Junker jumped to the other side.

I immediately jumped in, without much consideration. On the other side, four Junker Marauders were lying in wait for me. They've come out of their cloaks, and started to shoot at me. There was a bomber, the earlier freighter that led us to ambush, and two frigates.

They were of course not successful with their seemingly cunning plan, and it only allowed themselves to be caught by us in the end.

Kiyohime jumped to the other side as I notified her of the ambush, and we both targeted the frigates. An IMG fighter also appeared to shoot at the Junkers, saying that these group of Junkers are known trouble makers, and have shot the IMG transports earlier.

It didn't take long for the fight to finish. One of the frigates took refuge in the Outcasts' rock, and the other was destroyed. The smaller junker vessels made a run for it before the fight was literally over, seeing that they have no chance. Agent Kiyohime and I didn't take any damage of note.

The IMG fighter thanked us. I'll also forget to mention that he gave me 2.000.000 credits as thanks. Oops. Drinks are on me, fellas... I doubt Agent Kiyohime would drink though... she'd even scold me for asking... so I didn't.

We decided to return home from northern Kusari, after the fight was over. Not much to tell about most of the flight, our scanners were totally clean. Only Kiyohime was trying to do her job and making me talk, something which she'll report herself, I am sure.

In Honshu, however, we found a couple of smugglers. Both of them were smuggling counterfeit software. I stood by one of them who couldn't escape, while the other made a run for it through the lanes, which Kiyohime chased after to no avail.

The smuggler didn't want to drop the contraband, and didn't want to stop and listen. So I had to shoot it down. Both the transport and its cargo were destroyed on spot.

That's all from the Patrol 11-23 NT-23-A. Nito Kaii Jiro Taiyouji out.

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