A week had passed since the MECHA pilots were sent to explore the ruins. They didn't return even after a week. A regular exploration of a ruin would've been completed within 3-4 days from the starting day, if MECHAS were used.
The headquarters within Weiss district were in shambles.
"Should we declare them as 'Missing-in-Action'."
"That won't do! They aren't just some mass-produced MECHA and even the former national treasure is within those MECHA."
He banged his fist on the table, "Damn it!"
"Even the pilots who were sent are from families holding considerable influence within the monarchy! What are we gonna answer them?"
"We should consider talking to Commander Dorian at present."
"Where is he at present?"
"SIR, THERE'S A PROBLEM!"
A messenger room into the main room of the headquarters.
"What is it?"
The messenger was breathing heavily.
"Sir,"
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A few hours ago, at the Brown Residence of Macross District.
The whole manor was alerted when a man stood at their front gate. Henry de Brown came to greet Hiro himself with a few of his mansion's guards behind him. He allowed Hiro inside his mansion.
"Hiro, come in."
Thus, Hiro went inside the mansion.
He was escorted by the mansion's butler to sit on a sofa within the mansion's corridor.
"Wait here till Master Henry calls you.", He told Hiro in a condescending and a rude tone. Looking down upon him. He turned his back on Hiro and walked away.
Hiro sat down for a while and got up from the sofa he was on.
He walked a few a steps, noticing a portrait on the walls covered by many other portraits. But, Hiro couldn't take his eyes off this particular portrait. Now, you might wondering what was so special about that portrait.
It was a portrait, a painting of Robert de Brown.
A person who was like a father to him.
His eyes were filled with tears looking at the portrait. He wiped off the tears which were about to leak from his eyes. He rubbed his eyes with his right hand, not allowing the tears to spill.
It hurt him, for that moment. To see his father-like figure Robert and his biological father, Aarya, the both of them die in front of his eyes. Though he saw Aarya's death after being sent into the past. It still hurt him.
"Hiro", A voice called out to him.
He looked at the direction of the the person who called him. It was Henry de Brown.
"I want to hear about what happened during the exploration."
He walked past Hiro, ordering him, "You should walk along with me and explain everything in detail."
Hiro started walking a few steps behind him.
Henry's guards were behind him and Hiro.
"What happened to the others who were sent to the ruin exploration with you?"
"They all died."
Henry was shocked upon hearing it and he panicked, asking, "How?"
"I killed them."
Hiro replied to them.
The guards pointed their weapons towards Hiro, surrounding him.
Henry turned and started to slowly walk away saying, "No wonder you were the only who survived and didn't even return to the headquarters. There's no way that you could have penetrated through the pillars and come here."
Henry then turned back, only to see Hiro right in front of him. He panicked and looked at the guards who had surrounded him. All them were dead, lying on the ground.
Hiro then summoned a pistol to his arm and shot Henry's knee, causing him to fall. He shot Henry again on the back.
"You're getting too full of yourself, you mutt!", Henry said as he groaned in pain.
"Tell me, why.... Why did you kill my siblings and Alma?", Hiro raised his voice, asking him.
"Who told you that?", Henry asked.
Hiro shot him twice, again. One on the wrist and the other on the shoulder blades. Hiro forced him to answer. He was about to pull the trigger again.
"Wait!", Henry shouted, "I'll tell everything."
"Speak."
"You and your siblings, were nothing more than a hindrance."
"I know that."
"The property of the 'Brown' family was written upon your name by my elder brother and someone else wanted your lover dead."
"What? Who wanted Alma dead and why were my siblings killed then?"
"I don't about who wanted Alma dead, but I was made to be a mediator and as for your siblings...", he continued, "We just wanted to erase some witnesses."
Hiro's veins on his forehead bulged out.
"So, the mission for me to be sent out on exploration was to-"
"It was to kill you."
Hiro understood it perfectly. He was slight shock though. About how Arthur, the Governor General he respected was also a part of this.
"It doesn't matter if a few pigs die. We have many within that livestock."
Hiro glared at Henry.
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At the Headquarters of Weiss district.
"What, the 'Hero of Macross District' killed its Lord?"
"Yes, that too brutally.", the messenger replied, "I have the reports."
The messenger handed in the reports speaking, "The Lord, Henry de Brown was hanged onto the railing of a balcony within of the rooms of his manor."
"Not only that, his ribs were severed and the lungs pulled through the opening and made to like a pair of wings as the mansion were burning down."
"Why didn't we receive it earlier through the communications?", He asked the messenger.
"All the higher-ups themselves are in shambles after hearing this. The servers have been busy and...."
"And what?"
"Commander Dorian has gone missing."
"What!?"
"Yes, Sir and you, Deputy Commander, Noah du Clifford have been order officially by the Governor General himself to take command of the situation. Here is the invoice."
The messenger handed the documents of the invoice to the Deputy Commander, Noah du Clifford. It had the instructions for him to take command. They were signed by the Governor General himself and had the Royal Family seal on it.
"It is your time to take command, Sir.", the messenger spoke and went out from the room.
Noah gulped, moving to the mic in the room. He turned on the 'mandatory communications' which only the Commander can use in times of servers and communications being busy. All the channels were to be blocked and only the Commander's orders can be spoken through it.
"ATTENTION", Noah order.
"These are my orders to everyone of you. Hiro, the Hero of Macross district has gone rouge and has the national treasure belonging to the Royal Family. He has been officially declared as a criminal."
"We have to arrest him."
"All forces, move out now. The destination is in Macross district."
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Meanwhile, in Macross district.
At a Tavern, the people were indifferent to Henry's death. There were drunks out there. They were playing with the dancers in the tavern. Even if it was a tavern, it would seem more like a brothel, except for the fact that the ones dancing weren't prostitutes and they customers weren't allowed to touch them.
On a chair sat Hiro, right outside, at the front door of the Tavern.
The police and military had rushed towards the tavern Hiro was in.
Hiro could see military and police vehicles surrounding the tavern.
Hiro smiled looking at them.
"So, my return is celebrated this much, huh."