When did Robin accompany Brandon? Rex appears in the banquet hall when Brandon? After Rex smiled and greeted Robin in full view, everyone in the banquet hall began to pay attention to this nobody, who had been a bit of a maverick from the beginning, and re-examined the weight he had. Calvin, who was the only one in the entire banquet hall who had a warm exchange with Robin, was once again appreciated by the elders of the Ford family because of Robin, and implicitly showed him that the Ford family would begin to focus on cultivating him.

Meanwhile, Martina, who had finished dancing with Alfred and was looking for Robin, looked at Robin who was standing next to Brandon in shock. She couldn't understand why Robin appeared in Brandon's private room, and why Brandon, as the leader of the various family forces, had such a close affection for Robin.

"Could it be ......" a ridiculous thought that made Martina's face suddenly look ugly.

At this time, Robin, who was the focus of everyone's attention, had finished his cordial conversation with Brandon, and after finding Martina in the crowd, Robin dodged the young men who tried to approach him, and pulled Martina, who seemed to have lost her ability to think, into the corner of the banquet hall.

And Brandon, who noticed this scene with the corner of his eye, couldn't help but show a smug smile of old scheming. With a red face, he pulled his young daughter onto the dance floor and quickly made himself the center of the party.

"Martina, it's time for us to go, I have something important to tell you." Spotting that the young men who were wandering on the edge of the banquet were still trying to get close to him, Robin frowned at Martina.

"Now?" Martina looked at Robin in surprise and hesitated, "But ......"

"Don't worry, I have already revealed the idea of leaving to Brandon just now, and he has acquiesced."

"That'...... Oh well......"

Although she didn't know what was going on, seeing Robin's urgency at the moment, Martina obediently agreed to leave, giving up this perfect opportunity to expand the influence of Byron's company.

Finding an unobtrusive gap, Robin pulled Martina out of the ballroom quickly, informing Nishizawa on the way to get the car ready.

When Robin and Martina quickly ran down the stairs of the Kimberly Hotel, Nishizawa, who still had oil stains on the corners of his mouth, was already waiting by the side of the car and opened the door for Robin and Martina.

"Miss, why did you come out so early, don't you have to hold a drinking party like this until the early hours of the morning?" Perhaps thinking about the delicious steak in the hotel, Nishizawa said with some unfinished thoughts.

"Some things are more important than eating."

“……”

Robin's cold tone made Nishizawa's face suddenly stiffen, and he looked back at the splendid Kimberley Hotel, Nishizawa hurriedly got into the front row of the maglev and drove away like a fugitive.

It wasn't until the maglev truck drove out of the Las Vegas Center Lake and merged into the bustling traffic of Othello that Martina asked with concern, "Robin, what happened?" The way you look scares me, I've never seen you so panicked. ”

Robin was a little distracted by the news of the 60,000 prisoners of war of the Republic, but after hearing Martina's words, he hurriedly stabilized his emotions and let out a long breath: "I'm sorry, maybe I'm too nervous. ”

"What the hell is going on?" Martina shook Robin's hand with concern and asked tentatively, "Is Mr. Brandon going to ...... little Elaine?"

"Huh?" Robin's eyes widened in surprise: "How could you think that, she's only twelve years old!" ～”

"I'm sorry! ~" Martina blushed and hurriedly lowered her head. But in her heart, Martina was secretly glad that at least what she feared most did not happen.

"It's about the bloody mercenaries, and in the private room, I made a deal with Governor Brandon."

"Agreements? What is the protocol? ”

"I'm going to capture Bloody Harry for Brandon, and he's acquiescing to our ownership of the Ultra Nebula mine on behalf of the police." Robin didn't shy away from Nishizawa in the front row, and told the whole thing about the agreement he made with Brandon.

"Catch Bloody Harry? Oh, my God...... How could you agree to such a thing! ~" Martina covered her mouth in shock and said in horror: "Robin, you don't know what kind of villain Bloody Harry is, his cruelty is beyond your imagination, no one can catch him, you can't do such a dangerous thing." ”

"I destroyed one of his armies, do you think he won't come to me if I don't go to him?"

"......" Robin's words left Martina speechless.

"And if we want to continue to develop, we have to kick off this obstacle that stands in front of us. You should also know that in Proxima Centauri, the Ultra Nebula Mining Area is the only place to collect rare materials. Now, the mine is not in our hands. Looking at Martina, who was a little surprised, Robin said in a deep voice: "My 2,000 tons of inventory will soon be used up, after it runs out, what will your company do?" Going out of business? ”

"I ...... I can buy ...... at a high price at the Hermes spaceport."

"But all the free people who make a living by selling rare substances are controlled by Bloody Harry, and you think he will sell his stuff to a man who annihilated one of his armies? No, he won't......"

“……”

The prospect described by Robin made Martina feel like the end was coming, and she grabbed Robin's hand in a godless manner: "So what are we going to do?" Is war with him the only solution? ”

Thinking back to the incomparably tragic war she experienced not long ago, Martina really didn't want such a terrible thing to happen again, and she didn't want Robin to fight for her own life because of it.

"War between us and Bloody Harry cannot be avoided, but not now. Now, we have another option to buy a little time. Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Robin said with a twinkle in his eyes.

"What is it?"

"Martina, do you know about Bruno?"

"Bruno prison?" Martina wondered why Robin mentioned the infamous place, and said in confusion: "Bruno is an asteroid, a companion star of Othello, and it is the only large object in the Proxima Centauri field other than Othello. In the Federation's planetary division, it is attributed to Othello, which is the largest prison in the Federation. ”

"And what about its geological composition?"

"Geological composition ......" Martina thought for a while, and suddenly revealed a look of realization: "It is a rocky planet, with a diameter of 4,794 kilometers, and the surface is covered with a large amount of pyrite containing iron sulfide, and it is a high-metal planet. However, due to the harsh environment of the planet, it is impossible to mine on a large scale. ”

Thinking back to Brandon's vague mention of free labor, Robin pondered and asked, "Aren't the prisoners in Bruno's prison the laborers in charge of mining?" ”

"Yes, but you don't know what kind of place it is. The atmospheric pressure there is 60 times the standard value, the thick atmosphere accounts for 97% of carbon dioxide, and the atmosphere is covered with a layer of sulfuric acid clouds with a thickness of 20~30 kilometers. There, even the rain was concentrated sulfuric acid, and no prisoner could survive there for a year. Therefore, if you are imprisoned there, you are sentenced to death. ”

"What! ~" Hearing Martina describe the details of Bruno's star, Robin's face suddenly turned bloody.

"Robin, you won't be thinking about ......"

"Brandon told me that Bruno's mining rights have expired and I think we can fight for it at auction."

"You're crazy! ~ There are no living people there at all, and no one can help us open a mine! ”

"No, it will be soon." Robin gritted his teeth and said, "Brandon revealed to me that after the auction, 60,000 Republic prisoners of war will be transported to Othello and imprisoned in Bruno Prison. He blocked the news and sent it to us as a sincere gesture of his cooperation. ”

"Prisoners of war of the Republic! ～”

Before Martina could say anything, Nishizawa in the front row turned his head sharply and looked at Robin and Martina with great excitement.

"Yes, 60,000 prisoners of war of the Republic!" Robin was afraid that Nishizawa would notice his red eyes, so he could only lower his head and grit his teeth, "It's a fortune, isn't it?" ”

"This ...... These are Nishizawa's compatriots......" Martina looked at Nishizawa's distorted and hideous expression, and said hesitantly, "Isn't it too cruel for us to use their lives to make money......"

"If we don't get the mining rights to Bruno, will they survive?" Robin suddenly couldn't restrain his anger and roared: "We buy the mining rights of Bruno Star, at least we can make them live a little more comfortable on Bruno Star, and it can also solve the problem of insufficient raw material reserves of the company." If I abandon this route, then I will have to drive to the Ultra Nebula and Bloody Harry immediately. ”

"Nope! ~" Hearing that Robin was going to Bloody Harry desperately, Martina hugged him and screamed, "Don't go! ~Let's go buy the mining rights of Bruno Star, and tomorrow I'll go and declare the auction seat! ”

“……”

Seeing Martina huddle in his arms and shivering, Robin felt very guilty, but thinking of the 60,000 compatriots who were about to be sent to Bruno, Robin could only harden his heart and try to restrain his emotions.

"Robin......" Martina curled up in Robin's arms, her eyes red and stared up at him, "Why are you doing so much for me?" Why are you willing to gamble your life for me? In fact...... Wouldn't it be better for you to give up on me and the Byron Heavy Metals Trading Company......"

"From the moment Nishizawa brought you to me, it was all done. We were in the same boat, and now it's too late to get off the boat......"

Seeing Martina's surprised expression after listening to her answer, Robin could only sigh secretly in his heart. He looked at Nishizawa, who was biting his lip in the front row, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Nishizawa, I think you should also understand that it is the best choice for us to buy the mining rights of Bruno Star. ”

Nishizawa didn't answer, he closed his eyes in pain, gritted his teeth and nodded......

(To be continued)