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Interlude: A Cat and Space

「We can’t retreat without giving them some kind of blow. At the very least, we must do this much.」

A fleet belonging to the Stones drifted through space.

Only five warships remained. They had withdrawn from Planet Libya and were lying in wait, observing the situation.

「Lord Hermes ordered us not to lay a hand on them.」

「Bah! Why should we listen to some self-proclaimed super AI? We have been fighting Libya long before he appeared!」

The Stones, too, were far from monolithic.

Many were displeased with Hermes. He had a tendency to pursue pleasure above all else.

Even if Hermes was their creator, they themselves had once been human. They had sought absolute equality and transcribed their souls into Kaleidolithos. That their creator encouraged competition was more than enough reason to resist.

「The fleet from Planet Asia will break orbit at any moment. True, combat in space is prohibited. But what about the stratosphere? That should