Pressure.

As Aslan followed Kreuzer into the conference room, he felt a tremendous pressure rush over his face.

Anxiety, solemnity and other emotions were imprinted on the faces of the twelve members of the PLAN Supreme Council, even Aslan's father, who usually behaved calmly. After saluting the Twelve, Kreuzer brought Aslan and Eric to the auditorium, where they sat down and waited for advice from the councilors.

After a moment of silence, the current Speaker, Siegel Klein, slowly moved on to the next topic.

As the topic unfolded, the pressure that Aslan had felt before began to loosen. At this time, Kreuzer, who was sitting next to him, suddenly said a piece of news that shocked him so far.

I saw Kreuzer turn his head, look at Aslan through the silver mask and say, "Aslan, when I first arrived here, my colleagues gave me a message. It's about Yitzhak, who continues to be in charge of chasing Long Legs, their news. ”

"Yitzhak? Is something wrong? Aslan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly a hint of foreboding rose in his heart.

Kreuzer seemed to smile, but because of the dim light, Aslan didn't see clearly for a while. "Longlegs ducked into that troublesome fortress satellite, but luckily Nichole managed to break through the troublesome web with the mech he had just snatched, and he was able to get Longlegs out of it."

"Really? That's a good job. Aslan thought about it for a moment, and immediately thought of Artemis, only this fortress moon of the Eurasian Federation had the existence of a defensive field called "Umbrella". But Aslan didn't feel that Kreuzer hadn't finished his sentence yet.

"Do you notice? After that, the strange organism that had previously appeared and injured you appeared. After a battle, Yitzhak's body was injured, and Diack had no choice but to save Yitzhak. As a result, Nicole's whereabouts are now unknown. According to feedback from the reconnaissance force, Artemis appears to have returned to normal use, and a fleet of suspected Earth Unions has appeared in its vicinity. ”

"Missing?" Aslan immediately screamed, and after being stopped by his father, Patrick Sarah, he confessed to the other councillors and sat down again.

Due to the silver mask's obstruction, Aslan didn't see Kreuzer's expression clearly. I saw Kreuzer put his eyes on the parliamentarians who were on the topic, and said slowly: "Yes." Missing. However, given the current situation, we judge that the probability of Nicol's death is as high as 70%. ”

As he spoke, the door to the conference room was pushed open. A soldier dressed in purple, standing at the doordoor with a document in his right hand, reported loudly, and after receiving permission, he strode up to Patrick Sarah's side, and bowed down to whisper a few words in Patrick Sarah's ear.

Patrick Sarah's eyes narrowed slightly as the words fell. "Is it credible?"

I saw that the purple cloth handed over the document in his hand. "According to the photos and analysis sent back by intelligence officers, the credibility is more than 90%."

Patrick Sara raised his hand to open the file, and after a quick glance, he silently handed it to Siegel Klein on the side.

Siegel Klein, who could see a hint of something wrong on Patrick Sarah's face, took the document and looked at it, and knew where the slightest mistake came from. I saw him look up at Patrick Sarah, and their eyes met in mid-air at this moment, and their thoughts were clear at the same time.

Siegel Klein looked at Patrick Sa's right hand stretched over to return the document, shook his head slightly, and said in a solemn tone, "I'll announce it." ”

"Everyone, please be quiet. I have something to announce. Our secret service forces recently captured Artemis of Earth United. Although later, due to the arrival of reinforcements from Earth Union, we were not able to complete the landing and occupation. But the umbrella system on Artemis has been cracked by us. Accomplishing this task is the son of Councillor Amalfi, Nicole Amalfi. ”

As soon as Siegel Klein announced the news, it immediately caused a heated discussion among all the parliamentarians. In particular, Congressman Amalfi was also congratulated by his colleagues in the surrounding area.

Patrick Sarah, who was sitting next to Siegel Klein, looked at Siegel Klein, who was standing up and announcing the news, shook his head slightly, and asked in a low voice in his heart, "Siegel, why are you doing this?" ”

And after Siegel Klein raised his hand to quiet everyone, he said in a heavy and sad tone: "Unfortunately, in the process of retreating, Nicol Amalfi was unfortunately captured in order to cover the retreat of his teammates. Just now, the intelligence department of the chairman of the National Defense Commission finally found out the exact information. Nicole Amalfi was confirmed dead. ”

"What ?!!" Councillor Amalfi, who had just been in the midst of the joy of his son's success as a brilliant figure, suddenly fell from heaven to hell. Congressman Amalfi, who didn't believe that his son, who had just become a hero, had died like this, threw all his usual demeanor behind him, staggered to Siegel Klein, and snatched the papers.

I saw him look anxiously and quickly look at the text on the document, and after the photo, he finally looked at the photo of Nichol covered in blood being carried out of the cockpit of Thunderbolt Gundam by many soldiers wearing United Earth uniforms.

"No!! Nicole!!! ”

At this moment, the solemn conference room suddenly resounded with the desolate cry of the father who lost his son.

Siegel Klein's cheeks tightened, his fists clenched, and he didn't know how to convince his colleague, who had always been a staunch supporter. At this moment, he found that any words of consolation were so pale in front of Councillor Amalfi, who had lost his beloved son.

"Speaker." At this moment, Patrick Sara suddenly opened his mouth and shouted softly.

Awakened by this shout, Siegel Klein raised his hand a little tiredly and said, "That's it for today!" We'll talk about it tomorrow! Meeting! ”

After watching the congressmen slowly leave, Siegel Klein squatted down next to Congressman Amalfi, who was holding the photo and crying bitterly, and said softly: "Congressman Amalfi, are you going to have a drink?" ”

However, Amalfi only glanced up slightly at Siegel Klein, the speaker he had always firmly supported, and then shook his head silently, and then slowly stood up, and staggered towards the door of the conference room. Seeing his friend's desolate figure disappearing in the doorway, Siegel Klein's lips moved, and finally he couldn't say anything.

The sudden turn of events caused Kreuzer, Aslan, and Ericon, who had been preparing to consult about the disintegration of Heliopolis, to become idle. Unlike Kreuzer who said hello and left, Aslan was depressed after learning the news of the death of his friend Nichol. That depressed look even Eric who was with him couldn't stand it.

Just as Elek was about to pull Aslan to find some other time to distract herself, a voice rang out. It's Seagal Klein.

I saw him slowly walk out of the conference room and stand in front of Aslan. "Aslan, you're back. Long time no see. ”

"Yes. Your Excellency the Presiding Officer. Long time no see. Aslan quickly cheered up and responded. And Elic, who was beside her, also saluted with Aslan.

It's just that the young and touching Alice makes Siegel Klein care. "Hmm. Looks like you're doing well. Who is this one? ”

As soon as Aslan saw Siegel Klein notice of Elico, he hurriedly said, "This is Elico Pompeii." It's my colleague. She'd had fought the unidentified object up close and personal. So this consultation also has her share. ”

"Elick Pompeii? Well, I've heard Patrick say that. Aslan, you don't need to be so reserved in front of me. Siegel Klein's gaze seemed to be on Eric consciously or unconsciously. It's just a pity this time. It's rare for you to come back, but Lux is out. Well, when will you two settle down? ”

Faced with the complaints of the future father-in-law, Aslan didn't know what to say for a while. In the end, he just bluntly prevaricated that it was his duty for a soldier to obey the task arrangement. At the end, Siegel Klein's inquiring gaze circled back and forth between Aslan and Elico several times, then he gave Aslan a few words before leaving.

"Who is he?" After Siegel Klein left, Alice grabbed Aslan's sleeve and asked.

"You don't know? He is Siegel Klein. The Chairperson of the Supreme Council of PLANT is also the father of my fiancée, Lux Klein. Aslan said calmly after quietly breaking free of Elico's pull.

"Oh? He's your fiancée's father? He doesn't look like a good person! The corners of Elicon's mouth curled slightly, and she said meaningfully.

"You! No nonsense! Aslan was furious.

But Elic didn't give too much time to make Aslan angry, seeing that she grabbed Aslan's right hand without Aslan noticing, let go of her legs and ran.

"You! Let it go!! ”

"Haha! It's rare to have a vacation time to relax with me!! "Elicon's voice was so presumptuous that it drew the attention of everyone who came and went. All of a sudden, rumors spread about Aslan, the son of the chairman of the National Defense Commission, being entangled by a presumptuous woman.

At the moment when Elicor pulled Aslan away, a hurried figure passed by Elicor and Aslan. At this moment, Aslan seemed to sense something, and his gaze involuntarily followed the hurried figure all the way until the figure disappeared into the corridor leading to his father, the head of the National Defense Committee.