He understood his orders well enough. Rumours were going around that somebody on Earth was supplying the Benthians with their tech. How and why, nobody could guess - no ships had ever been reported carrying such cargo into Porphyrian airspace. So Ryuga had to invesitage. Laura had promised to handle much of that, so the boy wasn't too worried about that part.
The problem was, upon disembarking, he was told to report directly to the Base Commander in her office with all the other pilots.
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"Welcome to Earth, you sorry sacks of shit."