The black veritech (completed 17/17)

Bitter welcome

THE BLACK VERITECH

Capítulo 9: Bitter welcome

Knight was happy that they were finally able to return to Earth, however, for some reason all communication with the outside world was interrupted. Knight and Rick asked Roy the reason for this, but they were surprised to see that Roy didn't know much either.

"I don't like this guys, according to what Claudia told me, neither does Captain Global know much about it..... I don't know what to think, all this is out of the established protocol, the high command behaves as if we were the enemy....."

The civilians on the ship were unhappy, but Global reassured them that this was a normal quarantine procedure, but several were not satisfied with this explanation, especially with regard to the blocked communications.

Minmei was a key factor in reassuring the population as her continuous presentations distracted people's attention from more important issues. After a couple of days Minmei was allowed to visit the mainland, all this only propaganda to reassure the most nervous citizens of the city.

"Lucky Rick, I hope you have fun getting off the ship," Knight told his friend.

"Yes, I heard that it was Minmei who asked me to be her pilot," Rick told him when Minmei and her representative arrived.

Minmei was very polite, something that made Knight assume that the girl was only acting for the media, while her representative was not happy with the young pilot's presence.

"But he looks so young," said the nasty fellow, and Knight reprimanded him for what a good pilot Rick was both before and after he joined the army.

After Rick left, Knight went to the ship's cafeteria to hang out, where he found that several pilots and commanders were a little uneasy with the military high command's actions.

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Knight waited for Rick's arrival in the evening and was surprised to see an oriental-looking young man with them. The pilot tried to talk to the man but several people working with Minmei had already surrounded him and taken him inside the ship.

"Who was that guy Rick?"

"Oh, hello Knight.... That guy is Kyle, Minmei's cousin," said Rick, who was disturbed by something.

"Is something wrong, Rick?"

"It's nothing Knight, let's go inside the ship, the wind's getting strong."

Knight followed Rick inside the ship and kept thinking about Kyle.

"I don't know, I've only seen him once, but I'm sure the guy will be trouble."

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After a couple of days things were getting more and more difficult, the civilians were getting more and more upset and rightly so, the conduct of the high command of the SPACY left much to be desired.

Knight and the others went to Minmei's restaurant and there they met Lisa and the other girls, apparently Minmei's uncles were having a party in Kyle's honor. The girl introduced her cousin and Knight was able to prove he was a first-rate asshole.

"I didn't join the army to kill," Knight thought. "Only to use violence in a lawful manner."

In this regard, a television advertisement informed those present that the United Earth Government and the UN SPACY would not allow civilians to return to the mainland under any circumstances. This announcement was disastrous and the parishioners who were there, emboldened by the alcohol consumed, went to complain to Lisa and the others, and there was even one who rudely held Lisa's arm.