Hence, despite their usual nine-to-five routine, even the Japanese ministry officials were all working overtime.

Within the closed-off conference room, they all fiercely debated what that buoy reading meant.

The staff who noticed the issue first said, "I personally believe deliberate sabotage is involved. The crew and researchers are up to something behind our backs, using national equipment and resources to do something beyond national interests. It's sufficient grounds to suspect treason!"