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Sherman Empire, Emperor Star.
'Wind.'
For two consecutive Galaxy Days without sleep, Daphne lay in a three-meter-wide bath, dressed in a loose water-resistant nightgown.
Two maids knelt behind her, preparing sleep-inducing food for Daphne.
Daphne closed her eyes, trying to fall asleep on her own, but the information in her mind was too chaotic, an invisible pressure constantly transformed into anxiety, making it impossible for her to sleep.
This anxiety stemmed from her investigation during these past dozens of Galaxy Times.
Regarding Wind, she found many suspicious aspects.
The suddenly powerful Wind Alliance possessed so much formidable technology that even the Empire's regular military strength couldn't cope, with its leapfrog advancements in drone tactics, and no trace of where the self-propelled Planet Cannon was constructed...
Daphne inevitably drew associations.
