Mission Commission: Misguided Liberty

[R.P.Curator]

SENDER: Yaso Yamanosuke
RECIPIENT: KOI Mission Control
SUBJECT: Libertonian Infiltration
ENCRYPTION : KURC-A-19#21-BE0ATA

Commanding Officer of the Nozarashi, Yaso Yamanosuke reporting.
As per instructed, we have intensified patrols and extended the net throughout Kusari in order to catch some Gaijin Koi. And we have.
In the Honshu system, as we were exiting the New Tokyo > Honshu Jump Gate, we encountered the main fleet operatives in discussions with the possible targets.
Their exact location was 5K away from the Trade Lanes, towards the Hiyo Cloud.
The main fleet operatives were 4: 2 cruisers, 1 gunboat and 1 fighter craft: IKN-Fubuki; IKN-Rice.One; [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa; Tansho.
The targets were 3: 1 Frigate and 2 fighter craft: Akuma.Inu; Sukoshi.Akuma; Koakuma.
Their frigate was carrying 1300 units of Daumann Side Arms; while their fighters were with empty cargo holds. None of their equipment was of Libertonian provenience at a first scan; though the escorts had Bretonian Star Rails and Rheinlander Feldgeist missile; along with cloaking devices on both ships. Thats a varied equipment loadout and quite expensive as well.
The targets were flying Syrius Civilian line ships - A Scarab and 2 Locusts; but they were pinging with Samura IFF.
Normally, I would've taken the ship onwards to our destination, but the gathering of onlookers, Freelancers, Blood Dragons and Golden Chrysanthemums, was increasing. I couldn't abandon my fellow servicemen to be outnumbered and killed by those miscreants.
After some tense negotiations with the pilot of the frigate, which seemed to be a mute, they were escorted towards New Tokyo.
In New Tokyo, the Blood Dragons and Golden Crysanthemums had enough numbers to challenge us; which they did. Having brought 2 Cruisers along with a considerable fighter escort they engaged us. Our targets tried to escape in the chaos which ensued and they made some poor attempts to stall, either by feigning ignorance or just playing dumb; on a personal note, I don't think they were playing at all. The Akuma. Inu, the frigate, seeing as it was targeted by the Blood Dragons, managed to slip away towards New Tokyo in the commotion.
I took the ship and gave chase while the main fleet stayed to clean up the scum of Kusari from the space. Having one of its escort cut the trade lane, it managed to slip away into the Kyushu system. In the meantime, the main fleet returned from their clean up in New Tokyo. We extended the net, having 2 ships follow the frigate in Kyushu and the rest of us moving towards Shikoku; betting they were headed for the Freeport or the Casino.
When I reached the Shikoku system, there was a main fleet ship already waiting at the regular smuggler route, at the Kyushu jump hole - the =ROT=KNS-Imperial.
And not long after, the targets emerged from the jump hole.
What ensued were more feeble attempts at stalling; but once the consequences of anymore attempts to stall, escape or hinder in any way the KNF operation were detailed, they began complying.
By this time, the entire main fleet task force was assembled, unfortunately somehow followed by quite a large gathering of criminal elements from Kusari, to be more presice, 8 ships, fighters and bombers; along with 2 Freelancers that were somehow there - Jackhammer and Kerilor.
When the criminals decided they could afford the casualties to engage our ships, they once again did it.
Despite my fierce protests and attempts to escort the frigate out of the combat situation for interrogation, the main fleet leading officer decided it was a safer option for us to destroy the frigate and the weapons.
Since there was no time for me to invoke rank by seniority, due to the pressing attack from the Blood Dragons and that one Golden Crysanthemum, the decision being made already by my colleagues to open fire on the frigate was decisive. Seeing the Blood Dragons already took out one of the target escort ships, I ordered the crew to open fire on the frigate.
The frigate was destroyed; with the bulk of the weapons ending up in our cargo hold - we managed to tractor 950 units.
As per the remaining units, I can account only for 24 units which were tractored by Kerilor - a Freelancer Big Dragon ship - who then tried to escape without anyone noticing.
I noticed and I gave chase until they docked on the Noshima Freeport. Not wanting to endanger the lives of my crew by docking and deploying a retrieval party in that cesspit; I turned the ship around and secured what was salvaged of this operation - denied the criminals their guns.
I have the following questions and concerns related to this operation:
- Why and how did the main fleet ship =ROT=KNS-Imperial know where to be to intercept the frigate as it was making its escape route via Kyushu>Shikoku smuggling route? I was maintaining watch at the Tokyo>Shikoku gate until the rest of the KNF ships joined and we decided to extend the net. When I reached the smugglers route, the ship was already there.
- Why were the main fleet ships so adamant on the destruction of the frigate and its escorts? Has the main fleet been infiltrated or are they traitors on the Libertonian payroll? The destruction of the frigate and its escort ship was a way to silence in case of capture?
- How did they get the codes for Samura Identification on their ships?
- How did they know the smuggler routes through Kusari? - either they have a guide or they're operating here for quite longer than desired.
- These freelancer ships and their operatives - Jackhammer and Kerilor - seem to have information about the weapons - since they were quite present during the encounter. They should be apprehended before they can escape.

I will be taking the Nozarashi and its cargo to Heavens Arch for analysis. Maybe some clues maybe found in the salvaged cargo.

Communications Log

• [11.10.2025 19:34:37] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: Very well. Your name, Captain.
  [11.10.2025 19:34:53] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: Samura vessel.
  [11.10.2025 19:34:57] Koakuma: Which one?
  [11.10.2025 19:35:00] IKN-Fubuki: Yuzo: standby point defense. I don't like where this is heading
  [11.10.2025 19:35:03] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: The transport, who else.
  [11.10.2025 19:35:18] Koakuma: She's mute, I'm afraid that might complicate questioning
  [11.10.2025 19:35:28] Koakuma: How is your sign language?
  [11.10.2025 19:35:48] IKN-Rice.One: Then she can follow orders as told.
  [11.10.2025 19:35:57] IKN-Fubuki: Mute is not deaf. She can still listen.
  [11.10.2025 19:36:05] Nozarashi: Are you telling me that on that ship, there's a mute captain and not a comm officer who can talk and communicate?
  [11.10.2025 19:36:17] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: It'll not be just her on board.
  [11.10.2025 19:36:20] Nozarashi: Do you take us for fools?
  [11.10.2025 19:36:24] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: Have someone in her crew speak up.
  [11.10.2025 19:36:24] Fist.of.Chugoku: RO: Yes.
  [11.10.2025 19:36:26] Sana.Yamamoto: Times like these I wish there were more Dragons around with eyes.
  [11.10.2025 19:36:39] Koakuma: We Samurans pride ourselves on our inclusion and diversity policies
  [11.10.2025 19:36:49] Sana.Yamamoto: Nani?
  [11.10.2025 19:36:54] Fist.of.Chugoku: RO: And your backstabbing capability.
  [11.10.2025 19:36:57] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: I've had enough of this nonsensical running in circles.
  [11.10.2025 19:37:02] IKN-Fubuki: Yuzo: Bah, they've never should have let women captain ships anyway!
  [11.10.2025 19:37:09] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: Samura vessels, you'll follow us through the Jump Gate into New Tokyo.
  [11.10.2025 19:37:13] IKN-Fubuki: Yuzo: Let alone deaf ones ...
  [11.10.2025 19:37:16] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: Fubuki-actual, shut your trap.
  [11.10.2025 19:37:21] Fist.of.Chugoku: RO: I'm going to enjoy killing you, Captain of the Fubuki.
  [11.10.2025 19:37:31] Nozarashi: Then maybe you should include a voice module for your captains.
  [11.10.2025 19:37:33] [TSK]Aburaya.Makoto:: Hmmm.
  [11.10.2025 19:37:35] Jackhammer: What-- why are you taking it out on them?
  [11.10.2025 19:37:38] Tansho: Two more on scope.
  [11.10.2025 19:37:45] Locky's.Katana: o well
  [11.10.2025 19:37:48] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: That's what the idle chatter leads to.
  [11.10.2025 19:37:55] IKN-Fubuki: Yuzo: see, I've told you it's all a ruse!
  [11.10.2025 19:37:59] Sukoshi.Akuma: New Tokyooo? Wellll, that *is* where we were headed~
  [11.10.2025 19:38:00] Fist.of.Chugoku: RO: There they are.
  [11.10.2025 19:38:15] Koakuma: True enough, we were going to New Tokyo next anyway
  [11.10.2025 19:38:22] [TSK]Aburaya.Makoto:: We heard about this... commotion r
  [11.10.2025 19:38:27] Koakuma: Oh my, more Dragons?
  [11.10.2025 19:38:38] Fist.of.Chugoku: RO: As I said, the Dragons are everywhere.
  [11.10.2025 19:38:44] Fist.of.Chugoku: RO: Our eyes are many.
  [11.10.2025 19:38:54] Fist.of.Chugoku: RO: And your luck is for nought.
  [11.10.2025 19:39:20] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: Now will you get moving.
  [11.10.2025 19:39:33] Koakuma: We clear to proceed?
  [11.10.2025 19:39:34] Sukoshi.Akuma: Certainly~ Sister, go on ahead.
  [11.10.2025 19:39:39] IKN-Rice.One: Get moving
  [11.10.2025 19:39:41] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: Negative. We'll keep you in custody.
  [11.10.2025 19:39:48] Fist.of.Chugoku: RO: They're moving the convoy.
  [11.10.2025 19:39:49] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: And you'll follow us.
  [11.10.2025 19:39:53] Sana.Yamamoto: Not for long.
  [11.10.2025 19:39:58] Fist.of.Chugoku: RO: Dragons, engage.
  [11.10.2025 19:40:01] =ROT=KNS-Imperial: K: Enemy spotted on scanner!
  [11.10.2025 19:40:03] [TSK]Aburaya.Makoto:: Do not let them escape.
  [11.10.2025 19:40:04] =ROT=KNS-Imperial: K: All units focus on target!
  [11.10.2025 19:40:06] [TSK]Aburaya.Makoto:: Preparing weapons.
  [11.10.2025 19:40:06] =ROT=KNS-Imperial: K: For Kusari!
  [11.10.2025 19:40:06] Tansho: Get ready.
  [11.10.2025 19:40:07] Sana.Yamamoto: Destroy that transport!
  [11.10.2025 19:40:11] IKN-Rice.One: Good luck captains
  [11.10.2025 19:40:15] [TSK]Aburaya.Makoto:: Moving to engage the enemy!
  [11.10.2025 19:40:17] IKN-Fubuki: Yuzo: Gunner, I want a flak screen on those snubs at once! Make sure none get through!
  [11.10.2025 19:40:17] [TSK]Aburaya.Makoto:: For Kusari.
  [11.10.2025 19:40:20] Locky's.Katana: very well!
  [11.10.2025 19:40:22] Nozarashi: Dragons engaging! Battlestations!
  [11.10.2025 19:40:28] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: So the Samura vessels engage us too
  [11.10.2025 19:40:33] IKN-Rice.One: No
  [11.10.2025 19:40:34] Jackhammer: C'mon, girl.
  [11.10.2025 19:40:34] Nozarashi: Arm all guns! Lock targets! Fire on my command!
  [11.10.2025 19:40:38] Nozarashi: Open them up!
  [11.10.2025 19:40:50] Jackhammer: Leave my FUTURE girlfriend alone!
  [11.10.2025 19:40:55] Jackhammer: Or wife!
  [11.10.2025 19:43:06] Nozarashi: Are they trying to escape?
  [11.10.2025 19:43:14] Koakuma: Control malfunctions
  [11.10.2025 19:43:16] Koakuma: We're working on it
  [11.10.2025 19:43:29] Sukoshi.Akuma: The Akuma seems to be having some eh, navigational thruster issues.
  [11.10.2025 19:43:36] Nozarashi: I'll malfunction your entire ship If you keep running!
  [11.10.2025 19:44:03] Akuma.Inu: [BANGS the controls]
  [11.10.2025 19:44:16] IKN-Rice.One: Good you can come to your senses.
  [11.10.2025 19:44:17] Koakuma: Patented Samura troubleshooting
  [11.10.2025 19:44:18] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: Get over here, Tansho.
  [11.10.2025 19:44:37] Sukoshi.Akuma: Sister, maybe eh..
  [11.10.2025 19:44:47] Sukoshi.Akuma: Maybe you should slave the Inu's drives to my own?
  [11.10.2025 19:44:49] Akuma.Inu: [bang bang bang]
  [11.10.2025 19:44:52] Sukoshi.Akuma: Let *me* handle* navigation.
  [11.10.2025 19:45:04] IKN-Fubuki: Yuzo: Helm, take formation and protect the convoy
  [11.10.2025 19:45:04] IKN-Rice.One: They are coming here.
  [11.10.2025 19:45:12] IKN-Rice.One: Cover the transport.
  [11.10.2025 19:45:48] Nozarashi: Open them up! Enough of this!
  [11.10.2025 19:46:34] Sukoshi.Akuma: Where uh,
  [11.10.2025 19:46:39] Sukoshi.Akuma: Did you want us..?
  [11.10.2025 19:46:55] Koakuma: Time to run, MOVE
  [11.10.2025 19:46:56] Sana.Yamamoto: Theyre running!
  [11.10.2025 19:47:05] Jackhammer: After them!
  [11.10.2025 19:47:06] Nozarashi: Get them!
  [11.10.2025 19:47:17] Jackhammer: C'mon, girl!
  [11.10.2025 19:47:20] [TSK]Aburaya.Makoto:: Do not let them escape.
  [11.10.2025 19:47:22] Sana.Yamamoto: Go!
  [11.10.2025 19:47:53] Koakuma: Oh dont mind me
  [11.10.2025 19:47:55] Koakuma: Just passing
  [11.10.2025 19:48:01] Jackhammer: Yeah, fair enough. How's the weather?
  [11.10.2025 19:48:06] Koakuma: bit hot to be honest
  [11.10.2025 19:48:10] Jackhammer: I agree.
  [11.10.2025 19:52:17] Sukoshi.Akuma: ..oh.
  [11.10.2025 19:52:21] =ROT=KNS-Imperial: I have them on radar
  [11.10.2025 19:52:22] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: By all means, I should order your execution.
  [11.10.2025 19:52:27] Sukoshi.Akuma: uh. ...Kon nichi waaa..?
  [11.10.2025 19:52:27] IKN-Fubuki: None of your interest, freelancer
  [11.10.2025 19:52:35] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: You'll ready up and jump back there, then you'll follow us.
  [11.10.2025 19:52:37] Nozarashi: Samura Vessels stop!
  [11.10.2025 19:52:43] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: Understood?
  [11.10.2025 19:52:45] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: No more games.
  [11.10.2025 19:52:51] Nozarashi: The order was to stop!
  [11.10.2025 19:52:53] Sukoshi.Akuma: Uh.. Right..
  [11.10.2025 19:52:56] Suki.Namato: Oh.
  [11.10.2025 19:52:56] Nozarashi: Ceres Frigate
  [11.10.2025 19:53:27] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: I had enough of these foolish games. They'll stall it again until the scum catches up.
  [11.10.2025 19:53:31] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: Annihilate them.
  [11.10.2025 19:53:33] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: Here and now.
  [11.10.2025 19:53:37] Nozarashi: You are in possession of contraband armament! You are under arrest under the Kusari Law.
  [11.10.2025 19:53:48] Kerilor: Damn the hell is going on here?
  [11.10.2025 19:53:49] IKN-Fubuki: Yuzo: We cannot! Not until we question them!
  [11.10.2025 19:53:50] Sukoshi.Akuma: No noo, wait a minuute..
  [11.10.2025 19:53:52] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: I've said. Annihilate it.
  [11.10.2025 19:53:54] Sukoshi.Akuma: No need to get killy.
  [11.10.2025 19:53:55] Akuma.Inu: [Holds hands up]
  [11.10.2025 19:54:05] Nozarashi: Your attempt to evade the law enforcement and escape makes you liable for destruction.
  [11.10.2025 19:54:15] IKN-Fubuki: Yuzo: Akuma Inu, we will destroy your escort if you don't comply
  [11.10.2025 19:54:16] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: The briefing was cut and clear.
  [11.10.2025 19:54:19] IKN-Fubuki: Yuzo: Understand ?
  [11.10.2025 19:54:21] Sukoshi.Akuma: To be fair, we had a LOT of people firing at us!
  [11.10.2025 19:54:28] Koakuma was taken out by [TSK]Aburaya.Makoto53%)
  [11.10.2025 19:54:31] IKN-Fubuki: Yuzo: Their life is in your hands
  [11.10.2025 19:54:34] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: I do not repeat myself.
  [11.10.2025 19:54:34] Suki.Namato: Classic patriarchal assertiveness.
  [11.10.2025 19:54:36] Nozarashi: You and you accomplices are to be escorted.
  [11.10.2025 19:54:39] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: The standing order is to destroy it.
  [11.10.2025 19:54:42] Akuma.Inu: [Puts hands together and nods]
  [11.10.2025 19:55:06] IKN-Rice.One: You have made this very frustrating.
  [11.10.2025 19:55:08] Nozarashi: Proceed to the New Tokyo Jump Gate, impulse speed.
  [11.10.2025 19:55:10] Sukoshi.Akuma: Where uh.. Where d'you want us?
  [11.10.2025 19:55:17] Akuma.Inu: [Shrug]
  [11.10.2025 19:55:20] Nozarashi: Freelancer, are you lost?
  [11.10.2025 19:55:26] Nozarashi: Did I not make myself clear?!
  [11.10.2025 19:55:55] Kerilor: I saw a party here and invited myself.
  [11.10.2025 19:56:12] Sukoshi.Akuma: [Despite everything, he cannot help but snerk a little at Kerilor]
  [11.10.2025 19:56:13] IKN-Rice.One: Try to run again. You get sent to hell.
  [11.10.2025 19:56:13] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: They'll just kill it if we dont
  [11.10.2025 19:56:19] Akuma.Inu: [Again hands in air]
  [11.10.2025 19:56:19] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: even with flak shielding
  [11.10.2025 19:56:25] [TSK]Echo: Multiple hostiles on scanner.
  [11.10.2025 19:56:30] [TSK]Echo: Engaging Kusari Naval Forces.
  [11.10.2025 19:56:32] Nozarashi: Proceed to New Tokyo Jump Gate. Now.
  [11.10.2025 19:56:32] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: Kill it
  [11.10.2025 19:56:33] Sukoshi.Akuma: Maybe yh
  [11.10.2025 19:56:40] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: I repeat my orders.
  [11.10.2025 19:56:41] IKN-Fubuki: Yuzo: Samura, you're to proceed at once, do you understand ?
  [11.10.2025 19:56:43] Locky's.Katana: get the transport!
  [11.10.2025 19:56:43] IKN-Rice.One: Orders recieved.
  [11.10.2025 19:56:45] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: Annihilation.
  [11.10.2025 19:56:46] =ROT=KNS-Imperial: C: show no mercy!
  [11.10.2025 19:56:47] Sukoshi.Akuma: NT Gate, got it.
  [11.10.2025 19:56:47] IKN-Rice.One: Killing target
  [11.10.2025 19:56:49] Sana.Yamamoto: All sitting nice and pretty. Get them!
  [11.10.2025 19:57:01] Sukoshi.Akuma: Wait, you TOLD her to MOVE!
  [11.10.2025 19:57:06] Sukoshi.Akuma: HELLO?
  [11.10.2025 19:57:08] Jackhammer: The hell?!
  [11.10.2025 19:57:24] Locky's.Katana: what the hell!
  [11.10.2025 19:57:30] Jackhammer: What's happening here?
  [11.10.2025 19:57:42] Akuma.Inu died to =ROT=KNS-Imperial(47%)
  [11.10.2025 19:57:42] Assisted by: Nozarashi(32%), IKN-Rice.One(18%)
  [11.10.2025 19:57:49] [TSK]Echo: Killing their own people?
  [11.10.2025 19:57:52] Sukoshi.Akuma: What the HELL?!
  [11.10.2025 19:57:54] [KNF]Sk.Umakai.Miwa: Dispatch of the rest.
  [11.10.2025 19:57:58] Sukoshi.Akuma: You told 'er to move to the gate,
  [11.10.2025 19:58:00] Sukoshi.Akuma: So we move.
  [11.10.2025 19:58:01] IKN-Fubuki: Yuzo: received
  [11.10.2025 19:58:02] Sukoshi.Akuma: And you SHOOT HER!?
  [11.10.2025 19:58:05] Sukoshi.Akuma: The hell!?
  [11.10.2025 19:58:14] Nozarashi: Where are you going with those weapons!
  [11.10.2025 19:58:37] Kerilor: What weapons?
  [11.10.2025 19:59:09] Nozarashi: Stop your engines or you're dead!
  [11.10.2025 19:59:25] Nozarashi: Fire!
  [11.10.2025 20:00:14] Jackhammer: You sly dog.
  [11.10.2025 20:00:37] Jackhammer: Thought we wouldn't notice?
  [11.10.2025 20:00:56] Jackhammer: Please don't tell me he just stole all the guns.
  

Cargo Manifest

Captain of the Nozarashi,
Yaso Yamanosuke.

~~~TRANSMISSION ENDED~~~