Naoi cast him a sidelong glance at hearing his title. Perhaps... with this General's power, his ambitions could become a reality.

"A foreign title. The only ships permitted to leave this planet are those belonging to the government and corps. The only ships we're permitted to man are those whose travel is restricted to this colony.

"Wherever you came from and whoever you might have been... here, you're no more than another faceless zero like everyone else. Prepare for a life of menial labor. How well can you clean engines, General?"

The question is innocently asked, as though he were displaying genuine curiosity, but his overall tone reeks of despair and quiet acceptance of such a grim fate.

Wherever they are, there doesn't seem to be too many residents out. The ones who are look nothing like the boy.