Edogawa examined each length of fabric carefully to ensure the markings were correct. One for the Emperor. One for Hantei Jama. One for the Imperial Navy. One for the Imperial Explorers. One for the Ashitae Maru. Like the others, the final one, for the captain of the vessel, would need to wait for the official appointment. One each had been prepared for Gusai Susumu and Asahina Tori and were already flying over their own ships, but even those could change.

For the moment, however, everything was ready.