Terminus Island, Jakarta
Central Government Building
No. 6 Large Conference Room.
The next day.
The delegation from HME was at the Central Government Building for a meeting with officials from the Myto Empire. They were previously picked up by Ambassador Gravit at the Saluit hotel, where they were staying. As they entered the government complex of the Myto Empire, they were amazed by the skyscrapers in the complex. Many of the buildings were almost 500 meters tall.
"Where is the head of state's palace?" Phiam asked Gravit.
"We do not have a palace where our leader, Moff Trevat, lives. He lives in a small house on the edge of the government complex. For receiving guests and offices, he uses the Central Government Building, which is where our meeting is taking place." Gravit replied.
"How is Moff Trevat personally? We have never gotten any information about him." Phiam further asked.
"Moff Trevat is young, only in his 30s, and unmarried." Gravit said
"Still so young?" Phiam said
Ambassador Gravit just smiled. He avoided further questions about Moff Trevat. Arriving at the Central Government Building, they were immediately taken to the No. 6 Large Conference Room, where Governor Ira was waiting.
They were met by:
- General Famla Adil, leader of Myto's special forces and intelligence.
- Governor of Elysia, Ira Ishil
- Dr. Anen Druma, head of the Myto Institute of Science
- Director Trazi Kimla, leader of the Myto diplomatic corps.
- Ambassador Gravit
Meeting chaired by Governor Ira
To open the meeting, Governor Ira welcomed the delegation team from HME. Also, she introduced all the Myto officials present.
"Thank you for the Myto Empire's kind welcome to us. We are here to open diplomatic relations between the Myto Empire and the Holy Mirishial Empire. We hope to become friends of the Myto Empire and partners in trade and economy." Phiam said
"We are very happy to welcome the diplomatic mission from HME as the strongest country in Elysia. We feel very honored by this visit from HME. Of course we welcome diplomatic relations from HME, and we hope that in the near future both Myto Empire and HME can establish embassies in each other's countries." Governor Ira said.
Phiam felt a little flattered that the Myto Empire mentioned HME as the strongest country in Elysia. Hence, his mood became even better, although he still had to be careful because, even so, he did not know the military capabilities of the Myto Empire.
"Thank you. We will immediately prepare to purchase land and buildings to build an embassy in Jakarta. We hope that the Myto Empire will help us." Phiam said.
"Actually, we have prepared a special area for the embassy. We have also built many buildings that can be used for the embassy. HME can conduct a survey to determine which one is desirable." Governor Ira said.
"Thank you very much for your help and gifts. The second thing is that there is a conference for superpowers in Elysia. The conference is usually attended by 11 countries, and will be held next year. Since Myto Empire defeated Palpadia Empire, Palpadia Empire's place will be taken by Myto Empire. However, the Palpadia Empire is still invited as an observer country." Phiam said
"Oh, I see. Can you explain the details of the meeting?" asked Governor Ira.
Ambassador Phiam then explained things about the 11-country leadership conference to the Myto Empire. Afterwards, there was a lengthy discussion about the purpose of the conference.
The conclusion of this discussion was:
- The 11-country leadership conference convenes once every two years.
- The next conference would likely be in a year's time.
- The countries invited to participate were the ones with the greatest power and exerting the most influence on the world. The conference was concerned with the management of the world.
- All of the participating countries would become the targets of intense scrutiny throughout the world (at least the area recognized as "the world" by these countries). Should the Myto Empire choose to attend, the world would see them as a great power. This is generally perceived as promoting national interests.
- Participating countries are allowed to express opinions regarding the management of the world and the international community.
- The Third Civilization normally has one fixed participant and one rotating participant. For this next conference, it was decided that Myto Empire would be the fixed participant.
"While it is most regrettable that there is only one year to prepare for the next conference, we believe that it still aligns with your national interests to attend and be recognized as a world power. Until now, the Third Civilization's superpower, the Papaldia Empire, has always participated, but, since they have been defeated by the Myto Empire now, my country would like to recognize the Myto Empire as a world power, and as the leader of the Third Civilization... no, wait, your country does not belong to a civilized area. As the leader of the eastern continents, then. Thus, we would like to extend an invitation for you to participate in the eleven-country leadership conference." Phiam said
"I have a question. In the list of previous participants, I see the name of the Second Civilization's superpower, Leifor. I heard that they were overthrown by a country further to the west, a 'Gra Valkas Empire.' If Leifor will not be participating, will another country take their place?" asked Director Trazi.
"Ah, yes... in place of Leifor, we are considering the Gra Valkas Empire that you just mentioned. As with your country, we are still evaluating the situation. With the abrupt notice of only one year until the conference, we are unsure how they will respond, so, similar to Myto Empire, we don't know if they will decide to participate." Phiam said
The discussion continued for some time. After the lunch break, Governor Ira, who had contacted Moff Trevat, stated that the Myto Empire would officially consent to participating in the 11-country leadership conference hosted by the Holy Mirishial Empire.
"Oh, yes. What should we prepare for the meeting?" asked Governor Ira.
"Actually, just prepare a little presentation about the Myto Empire. The rest will be filled with discussions on various matters in Elysia." Phiam said.
"Oh, then why is 1 year considered such a short time?" asked Governor Ira further.
"Hmm, usually every country comes with its best ability to impress other countries. Hence the need for a long preparation time." Phiam replied.
"Oh, I see. So we have to come using our best means of transportation, which is also used to show off our country's strength, huh?" said Governor Ira.
"That's right." Phiam replied.
The meeting was concluded after various other issues were discussed, especially regarding the relationship between the two countries. The HME delegation remained in Jakarta for one week. Among other things, they will choose the embassy site and attend the military exhibition week that has been held in Jakarta for the past few days.
---oOo---
Terminus Island, Jakarta
Central Government Building
Moff Trevat Office
In the afternoon.
Moff Trevat was busy at work when his secretary informed him that Admiral Dana wished to contact him. He ordered to transfer Admiral Dana's call to his terminal.
"Good afternoon, admiral. How can I help you?" asked Trevat.
This kind of greeting was something only Trevat had started doing. No imperial official other than in the Myto sector gave such a greeting, expressing readiness to help.
"Good afternoon, Moff. I would like to report that the spaceship we found has been successfully activated. Currently, efforts are being made to refuel the spaceship. We are trying to retrieve the deuterium that fuels the spaceship from the gas giant in Star System K17T," said Admiral Dana.
"Very good, then, has the mobile dock ship imported from Elysia arrived there yet?" asked Trevat.
"Not yet, Moff. We were told that they will only depart from Elysia tomorrow afternoon." Admiral Dana said.
Before Trevat could continue his conversation, the bell from Trevat's study door rang.
"One moment, admiral, I seem to have a visitor." Trevat said to Admiral Dana.
"Come in." Trevat said to let in the person at the door of his office.
Governor Ira entered Trevat's office. From the look on his face, Governor Ira looked tired.
"Sit down, Ira." Trevat said to Governor Ira.
Governor Ira sat down on the seat in front of Trevat's desk.
"Let's continue, admiral. Is it known where the spaceship came from?" Trevat asked Admiral Dana.
"The spaceship came from the Solar Empire centered on Planet Earth..." said admiral Dana.
Before Admiral Dana could continue, Trevat cut him off.
"Solar Empire? From Planet Earth?" said Trevat with a confused face.
Governor Ira noticed Trevat's unusual demeanor.
"That's right, Moff. They use the same language as the UHW, which is English. But UHW doesn't have a planet called Earth, and the center of its government isn't on a planet called Earth either." Admiral Dana said.
"That means there are two different human civilizations using the same language? That's impossible." Governor Ira said.
"That's right, this is what I don't believe either." Admiral Dana said.
"Their technology is also very different." Said Trevat, who was still deep in thought, remembering something.
"That's also a strange thing, moff." Admiral Dana said.
"OK, what else did we find out?" asked Trevat.
"The ship is named 'Aachen' and it seems that its computer system is very advanced. I suspect the Solar Empire's AI technology is better than ours." Admiral Dana said.
"Aachen, yes..." said Trevat, seemingly deep in thought.
"What is the energy source of the spaceship, admiral?" asked Governor Ira.
Strangely, the energy source is only fusion reactors. But that reactor is far more advanced than the one we have. It produces much more energy than our fusion reactor with the same size, and its efficiency is also much higher." Admiral Dana said.
"How does it compare to our hypermatter reactor?" asked Governor Ira.
"It will be nearly same if they in the same size, although the fusion reactor requires much more fuel than the hypermatter reactor to produce the same power. I have sent the technical readings of all the spaceship's systems to Dr. Anen." Admiral Dana said.
Governor Ira saw that Trevat was still deep in thought about something, and seemed detached from reality.
"Trevat, what do you think?" asked Ira quietly while holding Trevat's hand.
"Uh... sorry. I've been thinking a lot about that spaceship. Was the fate of the spaceship's crew discovered?" asked Trevat.
"We don't know yet. But there were no personal belongings on board. Nor were there any traces of dead bodies or anything like that. But on the other hand, all the escape pods are still there. We estimate that this ship was abandoned by its crew. But where they went, we don't know either." Admiral Dana said.
"Hmm, did they go to Elysia? Because the place is quite close to Elysia. Maybe it's still within communication range with Elysia." Trevat said this while looking at the data sent by Admiral Dana.
"We don't know about that, moff." Admiral Dana said.
Alright, focus on getting that spaceship and the ship that attacked the 'Macross' to Elysia for analysis. But search every room for any traces left behind, including personal computers." Trevat said.
"Yes, moff." Admiral Dana replied.
"Is there anything else?" asked Trevat.
"No moff. I thank you for your time. Good afternoon, Moff, governor." Admiral Dana said.
"Good afternoon, Admiral." Trevat said while closing the connection.
After that, Trevat went back to talking with Governor Ira.
"What do you think, Ira? About the spaceship?" Trevat asked.
"Hmm, interesting spaceship. The solar empire... it's an empire founded by humans too." Governor Ira said.
"Yes, it seems that the name Solar indicates its capital or home planet. I think the name of their leader is Perry Rhodan." Trevat said
Governor Ira looked in surprise at Trevat, who was reading Admiral Dana's report. Was the name of the leader of the solar empire already known? It seemed that Admiral Dana did not report that, even though it was something important. But Ira did not comment on that for now.
"The ship is only corvette class, but it's quite well equipped. There are fighters on board as well. The number of crew members is also not large. From the number of accommodations, the crew is probably around 30–40 people. It's much more efficient than our corvette." Trevat continued while reading the report from Admiral Dana.
"Is that so?" said Ira as she stood up and approached Trevat to read beside him. Her face became closer to Trevat's terminal and was next to Trevat's head.
"Admiral Dana's report was like that. The advantage of this design is that it can be built on the ground, no need for an orbital shipyard." Trevat said while reading Admiral Dana's report.
"Hmm, that seems right. We can build faster...." Ira said.
Trevat, who was surprised to hear Ira's voice near him, turned his head without knowing where Ira was. As a result, Trevat's face touched Ira's face. That caused Ira to also look at Trevat, and they accidentally kissed, which then became a more passionate kiss.
"Hmmm....why is this, Trevat?" said Ira after they had been kissing for a while.
"Sorry, I was surprised to hear you, so I reflexively turned my head." Trevat said, embarrassed.
"It's okay, Trevat. It was beautiful." Ira said as she kissed Trevat again.
For a while they kissed and hugged before they finally let go of each other's embrace. Trevat was blushing.
"Thank you, my love. It was beautiful and unexpected." Trevat said.
Now it was Ira who was blushing at being called a lover by Trevat. They became silent for a while.
"Anyway, as you said earlier, a ship with this model is easier to build, because it can be made on land. There is also a possibility that we can increase its size so that it can act as a capital ship." Ira broke the silence.
"Yes, we can enlarge our production facility in Trantor. Since we already have production facilities for small ships in Detroit, it is possible that we can enlarge those facilities to make at least a diameter equal to the length of a corvette." Trevat said.
"Yes, with that kind of shape, 150-meters is big enough, it can probably function the same as our frigates, and can carry quite a lot of fighters. However, the size of the facilities is no bigger than the facilities for building a corvette." Ira said.
"Also look at the placement of these thrusters, which are in a ring around the equatorial area of the ship. The thruster can change direction, so the ship can be more agile. They are still using plasma thrusters. If we change it to an ion engine, the acceleration and agility will increase dramatically." Trevat said.
"Hmm, that's right. We should talk to Dr. Anen about that possibility. We can try to make it a combination of a mobile defense station and a gunship, with a minimal crew and as many weapons and fighters as possible. Can I have a copy of this report? Maybe I can have another insight into the spaceship." Ira said.
"Of course you may, Ira." Said Trevat, who immediately sent a copy of Admiral Dana's report to Ira.
"There is only one weakness, only half of the weapons can be fired in one direction if the weapons are evenly distributed. That is very different from our starship, which is shaped like an arrow, almost all the weapons can be fired in the forward direction while lowering the silhouette profile of the ship." Trevat said
"The name of the ship is quite strange, Aachen with two 'A's' in front of it. Maybe it's the name of someone from the Solar Empire, right?" Ira said this while looking at Admiral Dana's report on Trevat's terminal.
"No, it's the name of a city in the Germany region of Planet Earth, the Solar Empire." Trevat said as he read the report.
Ira was once again surprised to hear such a detailed explanation of the spaceship's name.
"Anyway, I'm quite tired from the event with HME earlier. Do you still have something to do? Or can we go now for a drink at the café before dinner?" Ira asked.
"Oh, how did the conference with HME go?" asked Trevat.
"They invited us to a conference for the strongest countries in Elysia, the number has been determined to be 11 countries. We were invited because we defeated the Palpadia Empire. It seems that the conference was also a show of force, because they regretted that there was only less than a year left to prepare, whereas such a conference can be held with almost no preparation for the invited countries." Ira said.
Oh, I see. We're going to play gunboat diplomacy?" asked Trevat.
"I think so, Trevat." Ira said.
"Let's send a task force containing at least one aircraft carrier, the largest battleship we have, and two standard battleships. Plus, escort ships." Trevat said.
"That's what I was thinking too." Ira said it with a yawn. "Trevat, I'm very sleepy, I was quite tired from the discussion with HME. I like to use your rest room here. I'm too lazy to go back to my room."
"Okay, Ira, I'll wake you up when I finish my work. About 1.5 hours?" said Trevat.
"Ok, Trevat." Ira said as she walked towards the door that led to a small room that had a small bed and a toilet, which was Trevat's resting room.
Moff, Trevat went back to work.
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1.5 hours later
Trevat, who had finished all his tasks, stood up and went to the rest room to wake Ira up. Arriving at the rest room, he looked at the bed that was there. The slender body of the governor, Ira, clad in the governor's official clothes, exuded the elegance of Ira seen on her bed. The beautiful face of Ira sleeping peacefully was pleasing and warmed Trevat's heart. But behind that, it also aroused Trevat's lust.
"Patience, patience. I must endure this temptation." Trevat said.
Trevat then shook Ira's hand to wake her up.
"Ra, Ira...wake up, I'm done." Trevat said.
Ira opened her eyes. For a moment, there was a look of confusion on her face. Maybe it was because she was so deep in sleep that she didn't recognize where she slept when she woke up. But after seeing Trevat, she smiled very sweetly.
"Hmm, how long did I sleep? Have you finished?" Ira asked.
"Already, Ira. I'm already..." said Trevat.
Before Trevat could finish his sentence, Ira pulled him on top of her. Trevat fell on top of her, and Ira immediately grabbed his head and kissed him on the lips. They kissed for a while, but Trevat's body stiffened because the position of his body on Ira's caused him to become uncomfortable.
"Don't be afraid, Trevat, I'm your lover. I'm yours. Don't be too shy, Trevat." Ira said this while hugging Trevat.
Trevat's body relaxed at that. They kissed passionately again. Although the conditions allowed it, Trevat did not want to go further.
After they kissed for a while in that position, Trevat slowly let go of Ira's embrace and started to stand up.
"Ira, let's go to the café." Trevat spoke with a slightly hoarse voice from holding back his lust.
Ira smiled and sat down.
"Alright, Trevat. I'll clean up my room first. Shall we meet near the front door in 15 minutes?" Ira said as she stood up and straightened her clothes and hair.
"Alright, Ira." Trevat said as he walked back to his office.
Moments later, Ira entered the study, walking towards Trevat.
"See you in 15 minutes." He said as she kissed Trevat's cheek, and then Governor Ira walked out of Trevat's office while giving Trevat a smile as she opened the door.
Trevat sat in his seat without doing anything to calm himself down.
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In the afternoon and into the evening, the two of them had a drink together at a romantic café and then dinner at a romantic restaurant. As usual, Trevat drove Ira to her door. But this time he briefly entered Ira's governor's house to kiss and say goodnight.
Even though it was only for a short time, Ira was already very happy that Trevat wanted to enter her house, not out of duty. Until the evening before going to bed, Ira was always singing to himself, showing her happiness. Ira now also knew that Trevat really took care of her, not wanting to use her or just use her body. Ira felt she was very lucky because of that, remembering the hardships she had endured before she worked in Myto Sector, where many dignitaries from the Galactic Empire wanted only her body. Fortunately, she was able to maintain her honor even though her career was hampered as a result.
That night, as Governor Ira was going to bed, she read the information about the spaceship found in Star System K17T. She found that there was no information about the head of government of the Solar Empire, let alone the name Trevat had given, Perry Rhodan. There was also no information on the origin of the spaceship's name. Where did Trevat find out about those two things? Governor Ira searched high and low for information and found none.
The next day, she contacted Admiral Dana to find out if they were true. Admiral Dana replied that he had just learned the name of Solar Empire leader Perry Rhodan less than an hour earlier from a newly discovered hidden log. As for the name of the spaceship, he did not know where it came from.
Governor Ira bit the tip of her pen as she thought about this in her office. Where did Trevat know that? What secrets was Trevat keeping? Governor Ira still did not dare ask directly about it. She was afraid it would ruin their relationship. But on the other hand, she was very curious about it.
"It seems that I have to go back and look at Trevat's history and profile..." Governor Ira said this while still biting the tip of her pen.
---oOo---
Holy Mirishial Empire, Port Town, Cartalpas.
A certain bar.
The bar that was always full of customers had been open since the morning. It was already crowded, even though it had just opened. Although no one was drunk yet, gallons of liquor had already been sold at the bar. But usually at this time of the morning, most customers were still enjoying their breakfast, and there were more merchants who didn't want to get drunk than drunks. The merchants had breakfast while chatting about the latest news with their fellow merchants.
Some people were talking about HME at a table.
"I received news that HME is sending a diplomatic mission to the Myto Empire." A merchant said.
"I also received the news. Most likely, they will invite Myto Empire to the 11-country leadership conference that is usually held in this city." Another merchant in green said.
"It makes sense, since Myto Empire defeated Palpadia Empire, Palpadia Empire's status as a superpower is no longer valid." Said another merchant in white.
"If that's the case, will Gra Valkas replace Leifor? asked the first merchant.
"It could be, but it seems that the HME is favoring the Myto Empire over Gra Valkas because, until now, I have not received any news of a diplomatic mission dispatched to Gra Valkas." The merchant in white said.
"That's right, I think the Myto Empire is more advanced than Gra Valkas. Of course, from the news we got, Gra Valkas was able to defeat Leifor with only one ship, but Myto's ships are much smaller and can defeat many enemies." Another merchant said.
"But the Gra Valkas is much more aggressive than the Myto Empire. If left unchecked, all the small and backward countries could be overrun." The merchant in green said.
"Right, the HME and Mu Empire must act immediately to stem the ambition and aggressiveness of the Gra Valkas." The first merchant said. "We could lose our livelihood if war breaks out in many places."
"That's right. We must be able to influence the HME and Mu Empire to act." Another merchant said.
They had been discussing Gra Valkas for some time. But a man dressed as a worker seemed to be leisurely drinking his coffee while reading a newspaper that was opened wide. But behind the newspaper, he was holding a magnetic recording device that did not use magic. If you look carefully, then his arm has a tattoo that is only visible under UV light and is the national symbol of Gra Valkas...