THE SIGMA CORRESPONDENCE
"The end of the cliff?"
Yorushima: "Good day. After Guildmistress Yukari and Admiral Sterr have discussed a rather unpleasant issue in Sigma fifteen recently, the Rheinland Military has started several investigations to ensure that Sigma thirteen, especially the area around Helgoland, where the Unioners damaged the facility. Guildmistress Yukari did not like this at all and fired shots at the Admiral himself, luckily, his ship didn't get damaged and all but this action already was harshly criticized by the Admiralty. Here a few words from the Guildmistress."
Guildmistress Yukari is yet at another podium at another press conference, the sound of the cameras are loud and the flashing lights blinding After a short pause, the exhausted Guildmistress starts to speak.
Yukari: "The Rheinland Military has, after a very unpleasant encounter, received permission to patrol Sigma thirteen as they see fit, all this is a result of our plan not to engage in an active war with Rheinland, which wouldn't do anyone any good. Admiral Sterr is angry, so am I, but I have the feeling, that Rheinland is trying to push us to attack first, this won't and cannot be allowed to happen. We will not be the ones starting any conflicts here and will try to see the Rheinland Military as a responsive unit that tries to help, although their attempt has been rather rough. "
Reporter: "Miss Yukari, what will you do if Rheinland attacks the Guild or tries to gain Sigma thirteen for themselves?"
Yukari: "Well, in this case, we couldn't just stand aside and watch them doing so, of course, help is by now appreciated but any sort of conquest that Rheinland will attempt will be confronted just as hard. While I still would not engage in a war, I stand my word to fight it and not bend down for them... or any intruder."
Reporter: "What if Kusari aids the Rheinlanders instead of us, they have good relations, wouldn't this be fatal for the Gas Miners Guild, if Rheinland and Kusari attacked it at once?"
Yukari: "I have just contacted the Admiralty of Kusari about this issue, given, that I do not know what happens then, I would say that our superiority of the territorial knowledge would prove as an advantage probably makes no sense, given the combined force that both houses could bring. It would surely mean that Sigma thirteen will be conquered by either of them, but Kusari wouldn't be smart to attack us since they rely on our fuel. Kusari is not standing hostile enough against us to attack for the sake of Samura getting the gas fields and they would be in trouble with Rheinland later on. After all, the system would have to be shared and Kruger is also interested in our fields. I will keep trying to solve the situation diplomatically with both sides. Thank you."
The camera in the studio activates again.
Kazuya: "Concerning words, it is up to both the Guild and Rheinland to decide wether we want to repeat the Eighty Years War or not. I am Yuma Kazuma of the Sigma Correspondence"
The camera switches off