Time

While strolling forward at a leisurely pace,

Finally, it is time for the whole country to wait for the important moment.

Today, Prime Minister Cagalli Jura Asghar will marry Yuna Roman Seran, the eldest son of the Orb powerhouse Seran family. At this moment, Orb will usher in a new moment after the wedding of the century.

For this reason, countless citizens came to the main road where the wedding motorn passed early this morning, and waited with joy for the wedding car carrying Cagalli Yula Assha and Yuna Roman Ceran. While witnessing the newlyweds step into the wedding shrine, they also send heartfelt blessings.

Not far from the main road, a room in a cleared building had seen figures that weren't supposed to be there.

"Miss. Even if we didn't meet the delegates, there was no need to venture here, right? Desert Tiger Baltfield rested his right hand vertically on his waist, and with his left hand, he carefully lifted the curtain and looked out over the main road, which was already filled with people.

"Nope. There is a need. It may be necessary for us to stand here and witness something happening. Lux stepped out of the shadows and stood on the other side of the window, silently watching the main road. Unlike the cautiousness shown by Bartfeldsu, the feeling that Lux now shows makes people feel more like she is witnessing something.

"Witness?" Barterfield muttered a word, then looked back at Aisha who was standing in the doorway. "Aisha, is everything arranged here?"

Aisha, who was in charge of arranging protection, nodded, indicating that there was no major problem. "Hmm. The building has already been taken over by someone from the Asgha family. So, we can stay here for a while. I think this time should be enough to satisfy Miss Lux's request. ”

Lux raised her hand to lift the curtains, looked carefully at the main road on the other side, and thanked her, "Aisha." That's enough. Sorry for your trouble! ”

Aisha shook her head. "No, that's what we're supposed to do."

"They're coming!" Bartfield spoke suddenly.

Lux immediately looked out into the distance, on the other side of the main road, in the direction where the wedding convoy had come.

I saw that amid the shouts of the crowd on both sides, the wedding convoy led by a team of escort motorcycles in grand costumes slowly drove towards this side from far to near.

Lux's eyes didn't pay too much attention to the motorcycle guards and the three wedding cars that took the lead, but immediately fell on the extended wedding car surrounded by many guards.

Inadvertently, Lux's mind went back to last night.

It's back to the time when Cagalli was supposed to be by her side, but she suddenly appeared in Ares, who was in Asha's house.

Even after a night, Lux still vividly remembers the moment she saw Ares again, how bright her eyes were in that horrible face,

How, firmly.

"Strength, what the hell is it?" Ares asked.

Although Lux saw the answer in Ares' eyes, Lux said:

"To protect something important."

"But too much power can cause irreparable damage and mistakes!" Ares' eyes were clear, but he spoke against Lux.

"Power is dead after all. Without human operation, without human control, power is nothing more than empty words. Lux suddenly remembered the scene when she and He met inexplicably.

If the Phoenix Gundam hadn't been piloted by He for no reason at the moment of Junius' fall, perhaps the world would have been a different place now.

"After all, is it still human beings who determine the quality of strength?" Ares lowered his eyes and asked Lux the question again, as well as to himself.

Lux saw what Ares was thinking, but at this time, she was undoubtedly equivalent to an outsider, and she could not help Ares much. "What exactly does a knight's sword swing at the enemy? Or swing at the object of your allegiance? In the end, it's up to the knights themselves to decide. Ares, I know what you're thinking? I'm just a stranger to me in this situation. Whether or not you can break the situation in front of you is ultimately up to you. ”

"Itself?"

Ares was silent for a long time.

Finally, as the moon hung high in the night sky, Ares looked up at Lux again. At this moment, Ares's eyes were clear, and he also revealed a resolute determination.

"Miss Lux. Please help me. ”

The key, which had been dormant for years, was finally back in Ares' hands.

By the time the sealed door opens, Ares will no longer be Ares.

It's just that when Lux silently looked at Cagalli sitting in the wedding car from a distance, showing a far-fetched smile, she couldn't help but ask in her heart:

"Relying on the support of everyone, but without making any decisions herself, Cagalli's future may not be far."

"Miss. The wedding car is far away. “

Bartfield's voice woke Lux from her thoughts.

"Hmm. Let's change places! Lux nodded. Next, they need to climb to the top of the building to see what is going on in the temple where the wedding is taking place.

As he moved towards the roof, Barterfield looked up at the time of his watch and frowned slightly.

"Miss. Will the kid come? ”

Lux paused, but did not look back at Bartfield, but said in a deep voice, "Now, we can only trust Ares. His actions will determine our future actions. With or without the support of Orb. ”

In this answer of Lux, there was no word all the way. Facing the strong wind, everyone climbed to the top of the building, and invariably picked up the telescopes that had been placed on the roof of the building to observe the temple's every move.

meanwhile

Somewhere deep underground in Orb, a teenager was silently putting his long-lost pilot's uniform back on, carefully buttoning the buttons, picking up his helmet, and walking silently but firmly towards the dark corridor next to him.

In the silent corridor shrouded in pitch darkness, the footsteps of the young man slowly sounded, and gradually walked towards the dark gray steel giant that stayed at the end of the corridor, shrouded in light.

The bell rang.

This is the symphony that symbolizes the beginning of the wedding, and it is also sounded at this moment with the ringing of the bells.

On the red carpet, under the gaze of the crowd, the wedding car carrying a couple gradually stopped.

The groom, Yuna Roman Sairan, was the first to get out of the wedding car, and after waving slightly to the crowd on both sides, he turned around and bent down to carry the paralyzed Cagalli out of the wedding car in the form of a princess hug.

At this moment,

The crowd boiled.

The reporters waiting on both sides of the flank also went completely crazy.

The frantically flickering flashing lights, even the dazzling sunlight could not obscure the brilliance that burst out at the moment.

"Wow! Lord Ceran!! You're such a good man!! Cagalli-sama, you will be happy!! ”

When Yuna picked up the paralyzed princess Cagalli in a powerful knightly posture and stepped step by step to the temple, these similar words sounded like a pot exploding, thundering.

Cagalli, who was powerless to resist, in order to maintain her center of gravity and avoid falling to the ground from Yuna's arms, could only raise her arms and wrap her arms around Yuna's neck, posing as a "100 obedient" good woman in front of everyone.

"Cagalli, looks like you've lost a lot of weight." With a happy smile, Yuna whispered in Cagalli's ear as she firmly stepped the stairs to the wedding temple, "However, I like you more than before. ”

As he spoke, Yuna's tone changed.

"You know, you used to be just jumping around like a monkey. It looks good, but it's just a monkey after all. How could it be as beautiful as a canary like it is now? ”

Yuna's words immediately hit the key point in Cagalli's heart.

Originally, because of her own shortcomings and her inability to continue to maintain Orb's current situation, Cagalli had to make a choice that she could not choose in order to maintain Orb's current situation. But now, in this moment of almost desperate choice, Yuna Roman Ceran, the man who not so long ago Cagalli had some hopes of being a good husband, has stabbed a sharp knife in Cagalli's heart when he was about to kick her!

blood

That's it

In the case that Cagalli can't see,

Under the smug look of Yuna Roman Ceran,

With the blessing of the unknown truth of the surrounding people,

quietly

Silently,

But there was a piercing pain that swept through Cagalli's body,

Pierced Cagalli's heart hard.

"Did you choose the wrong one?"

After Yuna carried Cagalli to the temple and gently placed her in the wheelchair that had been prepared, Cagalli's stinging heart sent a cry of remorse to Cagalli.

however

The priest standing on the altar did not see Cagalli's expression, or rather could not see it. After he had looked around and made sure that all the guests were present, the priest opened the canon and began the wedding in a chanting tone.

"Silence! Now the wedding begins. ”

The priest paused, then continued:

"The names of the couple who came to the altar with the permission of the Harvest Maiden for their wedding today are Yuna Roman Seran and Cagalli Yura Asha, right?"

With that, the priest looked at Yuna and Cagalli.

With a smug smile on his face, Yuna replied:

"Yes!"

Cagalli, on the other hand, lowered her head slightly, making it impossible to see her expression clearly, and replied a little weakly:

"Yes."

Weird.

It's a little weird indeed.

But the priest continued to carry out all the steps of the wedding as usual.

Although the strangeness in the priest's heart never disappeared during this process, the wedding went well.

It's just that at the last moment of the wedding, when the couple will make a lifelong commitment with vows, Cagalli is silent.

The priest subconsciously glanced at Yuna, who frowned, but because of the presence of a camera, it was not easy to have a seizure.

"Cagalli, what's the matter? Uncomfortable?" Yuna asked softly as she bent down.

Cagalli shook her head.

Yuna's brow seemed to furrow a little deeper.

After exchanging a glance with his father, Unat Emma Sailan, who was sitting under the altar, and the current head of the Celean family, he relented and said in Cagalli's ear in a voice that only she could hear:

"Let's get on with the wedding! After that, I'll get your friend out of Orb. Otherwise, they may be caught by the Earth Union. ”

"What?" At this moment, Cagalli's face was full of shock.

Friend!

Cagalli's friends in Orb may not be anyone other than Lux. In this way, from the very beginning, Yuna, no, it should be said that the entire Syran family had already known about the existence of Lux and them.

Now, in the moment of his hesitation, his friend has become the other party's bargaining chip!

this

Hateful indeed!!

Cagalli clenched her teeth secretly.

but

What can be done?

In addition to some prestige, the current Assha family is left with the Dawning Society and some forces, including the Grass Pheasant.

Far water can't save near fire!

"What? Cagalli. If we're uncomfortable, we might be able to pause the wedding, okay? ”

As Cagalli struggled in her mind, Yuna suddenly said loudly. The face showed a desperate look for his lover, which also made the crowd of people watching the ceremony can't help but send appreciation and blessings.

this

These voices are for Cagalli,

It's a harsh irony, a biting shame.

But

Cagalli really can't do anything about it.

Under the elegant wedding, Cagalli's fists clenched fiercely, and her teeth were also clenched tightly, only to see that her delicate lips also revealed an almost bewitching red color, which may be Cagalli used too much force and bit her lips.

"I..."

"I, I..."

"I, Cagali..."

Cagalli's voice trembled, as if in this moment, reason and sensibility were fighting the last battle.

"I'm Cagalli Yura Asha..."

Suddenly,

In the smug eyes of Yuna, as Cagalli struggled to utter her lifelong vows, the alarm sounded.

An alarm was also heard from the headsets carried by the many officers who were responsible for the security of the wedding site.

"The unidentified MS suddenly broke into Orb's airspace and rushed towards the wedding scene at great speed."

"What's going on?!" Yuna, who was shocked by the change in front of him, grabbed the officer next to him and asked sharply.

"MS, there's an MS that has burst in!!" The officer shouted again and again.

At this point,

Before anyone fully understands what's going on,

The sound of breaking the air is coming from high to low!

The wind is blowing,

At this moment, the steel wings stretched out in front of Cagalli's eyes.

The beams of light appeared, and in the blink of an eye, they destroyed all the weapons held by the four heretics guarding the sides of the altar, thus disarming them.

"Since, Freedom Gundam!!" Cagalli's eyes glazed over at the huge blue-and-black painted steel weapon floating in front of her. She never imagined that this Gundam, which was supposed to be sealed, would still appear in front of her.

And

Or when I was most helpless, I appeared.

"Ah, Ares." Cagalli was stunned for a moment, shook her head vigorously, and shouted loudly, "Kira!! Kira Yamato!! Is that you? ”

The Iron Giant didn't answer Cagalli's question, but slowly landed in front of the altar and stretched out his right hand to Cagalli.

"Kira! Answer me!! ”

Cagalli shouted repeatedly, but never received a response. So, Cagalli, who was in a trance, suddenly looked back at Officer Orb, who was standing aside and was a little helpless, and shouted: "You, give me your pistol!" Fast! ”

Officer Orb, who was called, was stunned, and without turning his mind at all, he subconsciously took out a pistol and handed it to Cagalli.

"Click."

Even though she hadn't touched a firearm in years, Cagalli, who still retained the memory of the battle, easily opened the safe, loaded the bullet, and raised the pistol and pointed it at her head.

"Answer me! Kira!! Why is it here!! ”

At this point, Cagalli's determination stunned everyone, including someone piloting the Freedom Gundam.

"Answer me! Kira! ”

Cagalli asked again when she saw the Freedom Gundam's right hand stop.

This time, the Freedom Gundam withdrew its right hand and turned on the sound playback.

"Order, to protect you, and to protect Orb." The familiar voice finally responded under Cagalli's questioning.

"Really? To protect me? Cagalli's eyes fluctuated slightly, but quickly reverted to decisiveness. Do you think you can protect Orb with a single Gundam? Kira Yamato!! ”

"I don't know! But, even if you make a sacrifice now, you won't be able to protect Orb. Because, the Sailan family has already sold Orb to United!! ”

The words are amazing.

The words of someone sitting inside the cockpit turned into a whirlwind and swept through the audience at the sound of the Freedom Gundam.

At this moment,

One of the protagonists of the wedding, Yuna Roman Ceran, and Unat Emma Ceran, the head of the Syran family, suddenly became the spotlight again.

"Really?" Cagalli looked at the Freedom Gundam, put down her pistol slightly, turned her head to look at Yuna, who was full of surprise, and asked softly, "Yuna, my husband." Is it all true? ”

"Nope." Yuna took a few steps back, shook her head again and again, and said, "No, we didn't sell Orb!" We just got Orb to join the National Joint Security Treaty..."

"Yuna!!"

Just as Yuna was saying more, Unat Emma Syran, the master, immediately stopped him from talking, looked back at Cagalli and said in a deep voice, "Good means! After all, the Asghar family gave birth to a new lion. ”

In the face of the taunts of Unat Emma Ceran, an old rival who had been adding to her blockade in the past, Cagalli was silent.

No one knew that in that moment just now, Cagalli was desperate.

If the Freedom Gundam hadn't appeared, Cagalli would have made a sacrifice in the end.

The right hand holding the pistol gradually strengthened, and Cagalli's eyes suddenly burst into a decisive light.

"Phew!"

"Phew!"

Two gunshots tore through the air of the temple, causing two blood-colored flowers to bloom quietly with the fall of the illustrious head of the family and the eldest son.