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Perhaps the impersonation goes both ways; if the Barbarossa is impersonating the Bentenmaru (even going so far as to have Chiaki-chan cosplay as Marika), perhaps the Bentenmaru is hoping to be mistaken for the Barbarossa?
That could be part of why Marika was reluctant to communcate with the Serenity fleet; if they are expecting to run into the Barbarossa, there'd be no reason for them to assume that Gruier (or Marika, for that matter) would be on board; and if Marika wants to maintain the illusion, there'd be no rush to inform them otherwise.
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