To Kusarian Lawfuls/those in charge of bases.

[Bakamono]

Captain Hone, after speaking with Itabashi station control and received testing results: we have concluded that Itabashi fired because of your I.F.F transponder system. This has happened to ships on bad terms with Hogosha, who have an open channel for clearance requests.

Itabashi was built under police oversight and is entitled to defend itself. Your incident is not covered by two, three: since your own ships systems identified your ship as a threat. The artificial intelligence of the surrounding platforms could not establish whether your ship was full of explosives or food, given the guilds history with Hogosha – self-defence is justified.

I am afraid that the unfortunate differences between business entities are not naval domain. Sakamoto is right, we advise you speak to your engineers or open a dialogue with the Black dragon society for a solution to your I.F.F issue.
May your course hold true,
Kaishō Nagata,
Kusari Naval Forces.