In the laundry room of the logistics base, Ma Ao, dressed in clean clothes, was humming a little song, taking out a lump of cleaned shirts and pants from the large dry cleaning machine, putting them in the trolley, and preparing to send them to the ironing room for ironing. At the same time, she stuffed a cart of changed shirts and pants into the dry cleaning machine, ready for the next round of cleaning.

At this moment, a pair of large hands suddenly blindfolded her.

"Guess who I am?" A male voice that was deliberately lowered came from the ear.

"Hmm~~~ Let me guess...... It must be a stinky man who smells of sweat all over his body. Mao pinched his nose pretendedly, indicating that it stinks.

"Then stink you!" Rick, who had regained his normal voice, saved Ma O from behind, "Are you still used to being here?" ”

Maao, who was held in his arms, swayed back and forth with Rick, "It's good~~~ It's just a little boring." ”

"Isn't it good to have me here?"

"Of course! It would be better if I could see you at all times. ”

"I'm sorry, but I can't do that because of my job." Rick said apologetically.

"Alright, let me get the job done first."

Breaking free from Rick's shackles, Mao continued to shove the rest of her clothes into the dry cleaner. A bored Rick walked to the side of the lounge, where there was a table and chair, and next to it was a water dispenser, on which was an open notebook and pencil, and what appeared to be some pattern on the blank paper.

Rick picked up his notebook and glanced at it, revealing a G-shaped fighter jet and a very strange object drawn on it. Judging from the compositional position, it seems that these two things are about to get close and personal.

"You drew it? That's a good drawing! But what's on it? ”

"Ah~~~ That was the last time my sister and Shin Kudo got together." Mao paused, "Hey~~~ That was almost four years ago. ”

"'08? Before the interstellar war? Rick incredulous, "What's this monster up there?" ”

"That's the bird man my sister woke up." Ma Ao turned around and said, "If it weren't for Kudo Shin, maybe the earth would have been destroyed by the bird people." ”

"Bird Man?!" Rick looked dazed.

"Well, this is part of the mythology of my hometown of Mayang Island, and I am the last shrine maiden on the island." "According to legend, when the bird man awakens, it will be the day of the end of mankind. If it weren't for the Unification Army and the Anti-Unification Army fighting for the Bird Man on my home island, the Bird Man would not have been resurrected at all. ”

Rick took a closer look at the plane, but he couldn't remember what it was, but it was a bit like the new fighter piloted by Su Yang, "VF3000?!" ”

"The name of that plane seems to be VF-0, I remember it was that." Ma Ao stuffed the last piece of clothing into the dry cleaning machine, "Didn't my Brother Su Yang tell you?" He's a first-hand witness. ”

"'08? Witnesses?! Rick was even more incredulous, "The Wing Captain was really conscripted after SDF-01 jumped to Pluto, and it was impossible for him to go through the unification war of '08. ”

Mao waved his hand and said, "Really? This is very strange, Brother Su Yang didn't talk about it specifically. I don't know how he knew these things. ”

Although Rick also thought it was strange, he didn't take it too seriously, anyway, it was all before the interstellar war, and there was no special meaning anymore, so he spread his hands.

"Actually, I really want to take you to Mayang Island this time, but this is a military operation, and there is really no way to do it." Rick said apologetically, "If I have the chance, I will definitely take you back to Mayang Island to see it in person." ”

Although these words reassured Mao, she also knew that they were mostly words of relief, and it was difficult to achieve. "Don't push yourself too hard. In fact, Mayang Island is also a sad place, maybe going back is just more painful for me. What has been lost, can no longer be restored to the way it was. ”

"Maao ......"

"Anyway, cherishing the present is much better than living in the past." There was a sad look on Mao's face, "It took me a long, long time to recover from the pain of losing my sister, and I don't want to feel this grief anymore. ”

"I'm sorry for reminding you of these things." Rick felt even more guilty.

Suddenly, Mao took a few steps to Rick's side, kissed him deeply, and then showed a mischievous smile, "Why do you have this expression?" With you by my side, I am very happy! ”