I would like to express my gratitude to the old bookworm for helping me make a small advertisement in disguise at the big eyeballs.

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Lux. Klein's right index finger subconsciously drew circles on the tabletop, and she clearly realized that mere worry would not help, but the anxiety in her heart made her keep letting her hand draw the track of the clock on the table while looking at the clock. Can't you turn your head to the right to see the time, Plant's Speaker thought, and squinted his gaze to the left, looking at her husband sitting under his left hand. Kira in a white brigadier uniform. After Yamato met his wife's gaze, he immediately shook his head gently.

"It's been seven hours, Speaker, shouldn't we... Sit in Kira. The silver-haired congresswoman from Yamato's two seats straightened up and looked at Lux.

"We'll wait, Councilor Shure, it's a matter for the Council and the Zaft Army Headquarters to decide." Lux. Klein replied without turning his head.

"You all know me," Erin looked at the tension even more, Erin. Kanaba moved his body for a moment, trying to catch the attention of the people in the room in a brisk tone before continuing, "You know how much I'm against war, but with all due respect, Speaker, we should be ready for war. ”

"Councillor Kanaba, we need to wait a little longer, this time the communication ship is equipped with a powerful enough signal transmitter and a mirage system, maybe it can be returned with some useful ...

Suddenly, the stereo projector in the center of the conference room lit up, and the head of a young male officer popped up, and he interrupted Lux in a rather urgent tone:

"Speaker, councillors, generals, the USS Warm Wind... Destroyed! ”

"What?!" Lux. Klein stood up suddenly, Kira. Yamato closed his eyes in pain. Ezzalia. Shure shook his head and smiled bitterly after a moment's pause, Erin. Kanaba and Tad. Ehlsman looked at each other and lowered his head.

"Are there any people alive? How was it wrecked? Has there been any effective communication? "Sitting in Kira. Yitzhak behind Yamato. Shul was the first to break the silence and asked sharply.

"The news from the cruiser Jinghai, which was following behind the Warm Wind, was ... [Warm Wind] was destroyed, state AHL... ”

"All-Hands-Lost..." Yuri. Ammafei's teeth rattled.

"How was it destroyed... Tell me ... "Kira. Yamato closed his eyes, leaned his head back on the back of his chair, and asked in a painful voice.

"According to the information sent back by the cruiser Jinghai, they followed behind the Warm Wind as planned, keeping a distance of eight thousand kilometers; The Silent Sea indicated that their integrated detectors did not detect any energy weapon reactions before the Warm Wind exploded, nor did they detect any warships or MS entering the attack range, they just... The Warm Wind has been observed exploding... ”

"Like the attack on the Iliad?" Tad. Eelsman asks a question that immediately grabs everyone's attention. Not long ago, the Iliad, who was on combat readiness, was hit by a missile that was supposed to be a large yield without being aware of the approach of any hostile troops, but fortunately, the missile only exploded at close range, not a direct hit, so there was not much damage, but the situation was too similar.

"We can't confirm this, Vice Admiral Ayersman, the cruiser Jinghai has sent very little data back at this stage due to distance and confidentiality considerations, and we can't conduct an effective analysis; The only valuable information is that the Silent Sea indicates that they are in possession of the Warm Wind's data escape pod because they have been in contact with the Warm Wind's data preservation core. ”

"How long will it take for the Jinghai to enter and send data through encrypted channels?" Lux sat back, looked up at her watch, and asked her first question.

"At their current speed, there should be 8 hours left to reach the safe contact distance...

"8 hours ... Too late... "Lux turned her head sideways to look at her husband, and after seeing Kira nodding, she sat up straight, put her hand on the table and swept her eyes over the military personnel present before speaking, "Now according to the results of the last meeting, Zaft is now in a state of war, activate the emergency plan 1-7, and the local defense forces will immediately set sail to build a defensive line... On the issue of sending troops out of the home defense line ... ”

Lux. Klein said this, paused, and after looking around the room, he found that in addition to his husband, even Erin. Kanaba had a look of doubt and helplessness on his face.

"I still don't believe the Federation is telling the truth, fuck, this could have been a trap from beginning to end." Ezzalia. Shul shook his head.

"Trap a fortress that's a quarter of the moon," Yuri. Amalfi immediately snapped back and said, "I don't like the Federation, but the military should pay attention to the facts." ”

"Then maybe you can explain the same situation as the Iliad and the Warm Wind?" Louise, who has been silent. Lightner suddenly joined in in a very high pitch.

"What proof do we have that these guys are going to be enemies of the Plant?" Tad. Elsman tapped on the table.

"Isn't it enough that they destroyed the Heater?" Yuri. Amalfi picked it up immediately.

"What evidence is there now of how the Heater was destroyed? Maybe it's a trap of the Federation, but take a step back, even if the Federation and these ... The visitors are not on one front, so is it possible that the Federation destroyed the Warm Wind to force us to join forces? If that's the case, what reason does Zaft have to shed blood for Plant's long-standing nemesis?! "Ezalia. Shul stood up, his finger pointing hard at the Plant badge on the wall.

"But if the other party is really hostile to the plant, concentrate all the troops near the mainland, once the other party deploys ultra-long-range weapons, then we won't have time to react at all, don't let it go, this is not a matter of destroying a requiem on the moon, how long has the other party sailed, what is the scale, but don't forget... Tad. Eelsman waved his hand to Ezzalia to signal her not to get agitated before he made his point.

"But I have to say, from another point of view, even if we send troops for the safety of the plant, we have to explain it clearly, otherwise, the people know that if we send troops at the same time as the Federation, there will be violence... It's one thing to dispel their anger at wanting to take the initiative against the Federation, but it's another thing to convince them to join forces with the Federation ... "Erin. Kanaba looked tired.

"Temporarily adjourn the meeting for half an hour, and in an hour we will move to the command center of the Zaft Army Headquarters and adjourn the meeting for the time being." Lux. Klein waved his hand.

A few minutes later, only Lux and Kira were left in the room.

"I'm wondering what it means to tap me on the shoulder before Erin goes out... Lux asked as Kira walked up behind her and put her hand on her shoulder.

"Only she knows, and you can't read minds."

"I wish I could."

"For what? To read the hearts of every human being, to read the hearts of all mankind? ”

"No, I'm going to be too scared, I won't dare to do that, I'm afraid I'll be swallowed up by the darkness in people's hearts, oh, you know, from the beginning of believing that people's hearts are good, to the later belief that the beauty in people's hearts can easily restrain the darkness, to the present... To think ... ”

"Hey, dear, look at me," Kira pulled out of her chair and knelt gently in front of Lux, raising a hand to press her wife's cheek to force her to meet her gaze, "From making the people of the Plant full of anger and hatred for the inhabitants of the earth, to now the existence of no active aggression, it has been a great progress, you can't and shouldn't expect everyone to be like brothers all at once, and firmly believe that you can continue to fight... ”

"I know, I know...

"I'm going to the Zaft command center." Kira stood up.

"Are you in such a hurry? . . ." Lux gently tugged at Kira's corner.

"War is coming, it's useless to pray, to pray is to wear armor, to sit in steel armor called Mobile Suit and pray... My dearest, I am a sword whether I like it or not, and now is the time for you to wield me. ”