~ Los Angeles, the main base of the army of Chaos ~
4:26 PM
Michael is doing the final check of the fifteen people who will go to Milan to occupy the base which Nero armi handed to them.
The three days deadline expires in a few hours, and the army of Chaos can move in and take over the place.
They are not sending more people because they don't have accommodations at this point. Based on the blueprints, there is a larger space that can accommodate ten people and a number of smaller rooms for one person (or maybe two).
The after-mission talk when Zack admits his mistake is in chapter 1170.
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