After an engagement in Leeds, detailed by Captain Saburo Sakai above, we spotted a threat in Kyushu. Four of Queen Carina's Pirates... I mean, Privateers making life difficult for civilian traffic in Kusari.
We doubled back immediately, leaving the forces already stationed at Glasgow and Stokes to hold the line, in an effort to intercept them. We made it just in time to Kyushu, and found the criminals between planet Kyushu and the gate to New Tokyo.
The Emperor made an appearance in his fine yacht, and together we engaged the teabags. Immediately, they scuppered their efforts at piracy in our dominion and fled the scene. Chasing them were up to seven ships, while the divine Emperor enjoyed the fireworks.
This culminated in the complete loss of structural integrity for Andrew Stuart's Challenger, as shown below.
The remaining pirates fled to Ainu depot, seeking refuge with the Golden Chrysanthemums. The guns on Ainu were powerful, downing my shields twice, but the scoundrels were no match for us as they docked on Ainu shortly thereafter. I should've been able to kill one more as he docked, but my aim failed me at the last and he managed to safely land his ship.
(The Above picture is from captain Sakai's ship)
In frustration, I launched a supernova shot at the station as a friendly reminder to the Golden Chrysanthemums that we strongly dissapprove of the company that they keep. I would ask for forces to be redeployed to Hokkaido to deal with Ainu and it's population, but I am aware that all of our forces are tied up on the front lines.
On a personal note, it was an honour to for the first time, see the Emperor in his personal yacht. The most beautiful piece of Kusari engineering that has ever been crafted, fit only for the Emperor himself. The moment was somewhat marred by the presence of the Bretonian pirates, but I will none-the-less remember this day for the rest of my life.