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This base presents an obstacle that in time might grow to even further contest our already fragile position in Honshu. Removal would be the safest option. However, I can't help but intuit that this whole situation has the markings of a trap. Directing the Shogunate fleets to siege this structure would not only be an uphill battle, but would also leave the Shogunate vulnerable in other theaters of war. As a precaution, I suggest we approach whoever administers this station and attempt to extract tribute from them; perhaps with an arrangement of an observer agent onboard, to further monitor and evaluate the installation's threat level. This would at least help us fill our coffers for the time being, and if the situation proves unfavorable, we can always sever the deal and move to other alternatives.

These are my thoughts on the matter.

I have reached out to the station's administration, but I have little in way of good news. A certain Yerin Park has answered the message and confirmed what I silently feared; Masamune is a Samura installation. The choice in wording suggests it is a valuable one, being ready to swallow what little dignity they have to preserve it. Were civilian lives not hanging in the balance, I would have advised you to proceed with the original plan - but now the situation has developed in difficult ways. I will leave this to the Shogun's and his Representative's wisdom, and reply once the verdict has been reached. The transmission is enclosed.

The terms have been made. Only time will tell if this decision was the right one. We will soon know whether the crisis is resolved; And I suggest we turn our attention to the developing situation in the Sigma cluster. How this new conflict will develop is grounds only for speculation at this moment, but I will keep vigilant in case it reaches our front door.

Ten thousand years to the Shogun. Long live the Blood Dragons.