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Sender ID: Jiro Taiyouji, Santo Kaisa
Recipient ID: Kusari Naval Action Report
Subject: 03-29

This is Santo Kaisa Jiro Taiyouji, reporting.

Two days ago, I joined up with Kaisho-ho Ishikawa-san after a report stated that the Exile forces had gathered in Kyushu and were getting ready for a fight.

We appeared in Kyushu at about 1500 SMT. The Exiles were talking in system wide radio about how much they miss their homes and how incompetent the current government and our naval forces are. We tried to locate them meanwhile and had to answer to some of their misconceptions, their beliefs that are actually blatant lies, and their constant use of deragotary language.

They belonged to a group of exiles calling themselves the Ronins who are still fanatically loyal to Jien Kogen. It's quite strange that they call themselves Ronins, while actually serving a master still, but maybe it also explains a lot since they've totally lost their senses and have no idea of what's what anymore.

After having a brief 'discussion' with them over the system wide comms, both I and Kaisho-ho decided that these people have been properly brainwashed and no matter what we said it would not convince them that their way is a path to destruction.

They refuse to acknowledge that they left our home with practically no defenses, and took the bulk of our navy to the front for an incompetent adventure and caused their slaughter. As a result of this Kusari was in the brink of destruction, where our very existence was threatened.

After everyone made sure that the words were useless, the Ronin suggested:

[Ronin]Katami: It seems combat will be the true mesure of what is right.

They should realize by now that their old Emperor has lost the Heaven's Mandate already, and as long as they follow him they are bound to fail.

We could quickly destroy them despite the slight number disadvantage. I guess the old navy was built upon servitude and flattery, rather than proper mettle, skill and competency. It clearly shows in the field of battle. Thus, I no longer wonder how they got most of our navy slaughtered in the wars.

It seems our navy and our pilots are a lot more competent and better trained then theirs despite the experience disadvantage. Let's hope that this really is the case, because these veterans are beyond hope. The defense of our country, the safety and future of our people solely rest on our shoulders.

Stay vigilant, pilots. Taiyouji out.

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