To: The GMG Guildmasters CC: Kishiro Technologies

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To: Maggie Shoemaker
From: Guild Master Taro Katsuo
Location: Shuri Base, Okinawa


Konnichiwa, Shoemaker-sama!

I must admit that we're not entirely surprised by your move in light of recent events. We've actually anticipated your desire to relocate your headquarters to Okinawa, even as early as at the initial construction of Furyoku. While true neutrality is greatly desired by many, not the least by the GMG, it is a difficult diplomatic stance to achieve and maintain. Though by starting with cutting the umbilical cord to the Republic of Liberty would be a great beginning for Interspace Commerce, you will still have a long way to go before many stop seeing you as 'just another Liberty corporation'. Even after five hundred years, the GMG are still viewed with suspicion by some for being a 'Kusari corporation'. Ignorance and misinformation will be your adversaries most powerful instruments while struggling to hinder your progress.

Welcome to your new home, Shoemaker-sama. And I hope you're ready to fight for your independence. The Crow knows that we did, bitterly and not without cost.


Guild Master Taro Katsuo,
Sayonara!

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