Kaizoku Tengoku

[Heraklion]

About a month later, weeks after the gang changed their activities from piracy to head hunters, Yuka has called all the pilots to gather in the bar on this day. Everyone had arrived but Yuka wasn't present yet. The bartender is pouring drinks for the other pilots when the door next to the bar swings open. Yuki walks into the bar and keeps the door upon for her sister, Yuka, who wasn't walking as graciously as she usually does. She parks her wheelchair in the middle of the bar and looks at the suprised faces of her associates. She spins her wheelchair around to see if everyone is present, then she starts talking on a soft tone, yet clearly hearable for everyone.

"Yesterday... when I was doing a patrol in the Hinode... I encountered 2 Blood Dragons... *sighs* not big of a deal but as the battle got worse more arrived... After almost 30 minutes one of their gunboats arrived and caught us in suprise... It's Razor shells have torn the Hinode apart, it's currently back at Tripoly Shipyard to replace a big part of the hull. As for the survivors... besides me there were none..." She pauses for a while and slowly continues

"They found me with a large fragment of one of the enemies Razor's cores... lodged into my body, it hit my spine... My fiancee fixed me as good as possible but it'll take her a while to allow me to walk again... During this time i'll leave the command to Kaito-Fukusho and my sister..." She gestures at Yuki. "Although I wish any major matters to pass by me. That would be all... for now." She wheels herself to her regular booth and orders a glass of wine.

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