Most of events are explained in Mihata-san's report, yet I wish to add a couple of bits of information and cover a couple of events prior to timeframe of aforementioned report.
Soon after assuming the patrol, I and 113th|Kenzou.Tenma. came across an outcast VHF piloted by Abelardo.Desi near Kyushu. We halted him and questioned about his intents. Outcast alleged that he has no intent for malicious intents in Kusari and is on his way to Liberty. He was cooperative and understood that outcasts are not welcome in Kusari space. Since route Shikoku-Kepler was indeed one of the shortest routes out of our space (and didn't lead through core systems), I made a decision to escort the vessel to border. No problems were encountered in the process.
However, after previous outcast had left our space, I spotted an outcast Tridente Alan_Smith coming in from Galileo. He implied that he means no harm and is en-route to Omicron Alpha. Though, I couldn't allow our space to turn into highway for outcasts, so I refused to let him pass. Pilot complied and returned to Galileo.
Dare I say that these two, along with a couple of prior incidents, mark a slight increase of outcast activity in the region.
Routine patrols were assumed. With our considerable forces we were able to cover a great area of space. We split into two patrols, with [KNF]Kurosaki.Takeshi leading one and me in charge of an another.
After questioning and redirecting a couple of suspicious trade vessels, it was decided that a recon into Leeds system would rise the spirit of our forces and show the Breonians that our positions there are as strong as ever.
While we were at Stokes, a couple of enemy vessels assumed a position relatively close to us. Since they refused to move, it was decided to move them by force. Mihata-san provides full list of combatants over the course of battle, so I won't go into detail here.
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