Return from Ceres

[cloningblues]

[Back on Star Rose, Asagi watches the fleet returning from the battle of Ceres through a window as it passes by the station. It was a victory where humanity managed to hold the line against the Wulgaru, and his decisive action in taking command over Team Rabbits when Izuru wasn't available had a part in that. And yet...]

Many ships are missing...

How many casualties did we suffer in this battle alone? And in this whole conflict?

Comments

[cloningblues]

The plan was a failure. The Wulgaru figured out the admiral's plan and set an ambush. And it was all those soldiers who paid the price.

[not_a_prize]

Who even made that man an Admiral anyway... and after just how many people died because of his incompetence what kind of punishment is he expecting?

[cloningblues]

Demotion? Dishonorable discharge?

It can't look good when your subordinate takes over in the middle of operation and does a much better work than you...

[not_a_prize]

That's... really lenient. I figured something that bad would have had something harsher happen.

[cloningblues]

Like what, execute him? We don't live in bronze age.

[not_a_prize]

What? No no... nothing like that...

[Lies, she was probably thinking it.]

Its just that a lot of good people probably died because of him, I just think that getting stripped of his rank or being tossed out...

It doesn't sit well with me.

[cloningblues]

Like it or not, those are the rules we have to obey.

At least maybe someone more competent will take command now.