There was a knock on the door.

"Came in."

Dilandal raised his hand to pause communication with the outside world, then looked up at the door.

"Huh!"

As the automatic door opened, a youthful and energetic body appeared in front of Dilandal's eyes. But unlike usual, the owner of this body had a worried look on his face.

Seeing this, Dirandal thought about it for a moment, and knew what the person who came, that is, Mia, was thinking.

I saw Dilandar raise his right hand, indicating that his expression was a little flustered, but after the entourage with some self-reproach left the room, he showed a smile, looked at Mia and said, "What's the matter?" Lux. ”

"Speaker." Mia's eyebrows were full of worry, worry. She stepped forward quickly, stood in front of Durandal's desk, and hesitated for a few moments before slowly speaking, "Speaker." I, I heard that the Minerva seems to have suffered heavy losses in battle? Right? ”

Dilandar raised his eyebrows slightly, and said in his heart: "Sure enough." ”

He shook his head.

"No, but it's right. Lux. In previous battles, the Minerva did not force its landing on land, so it did not receive any blows. It's just that the MS unit of the Minerva has lost half of its combat strength. ”

Listening to Dirandal's words, Mia was first overjoyed, and then her body shook and she almost fainted. Fortunately, at the last moment, Mia hurriedly raised her hand to hold on to the table, holding on to prevent herself from falling.

Mia's eyes were full of disbelief, and her little face was gradually filled with panic.

"Half? Speaker. Difficult... Could it be that ... Ah··· Aslan..."

Dirandal stood up, walked around the desk, raised his hand to support Mia, walked to the edge of the sofa, and sat down before he nodded, sighed and said, "Mia." I don't want to deceive you. However, according to the battle report sent back from the Minerva, the new type of mech developed by our ally Earth Union suddenly and inexplicably fell into a rampage while destroying the enemy's fortress, causing Aslan and others near the battle line to be involved in this unnecessary battle. ”

As Dirandal spoke, Mia's face turned very pale, and her little hands gradually trembled. I saw that she subconsciously raised her trembling hands, blocked her mouth, and looked at Dilandal helplessly, as if expecting that the news she heard in the next moment was not bad news.

however

Dirandal shook his head.

"Lux. In this battle, Heine Westenfrus, a member of FAIHT, an elite unit of our ZAFT, died in order to cover his teammates. Aslan Sara and Erin Adler were caught in the storm and disappeared after being hit by a new type of body united by Earth United during their subsequent retreat. ”

"Missing?" In a panic, Mia didn't fully hear Dirandal's words, but she was keenly able to catch information about Aslan. After a moment's thought, Mia suddenly lowered her hands and looked at Dilandar with eager eyes.

"Speaker. I have a request!! ”

The rapid change of attitude made Dilandal feel a little dazed. But he quickly stabilized.

"Lux. Can you tell me why? ”

Instead of reproaching Mia, Dilandal asked slowly.

"I know that my request is very abrupt, and it will even affect the Speaker's future plans, but I want to go to Earth as soon as possible, to see it with my own eyes, and to find Aslan in person."

Mia's hands gripped the hem of her skirt, her face stood up firmly, and she slowly bowed to Dilandar and pleaded, "In any case, please ask the Speaker to approve my wayward request." ”

Dilandal didn't say anything, just looked at Mia in silence, got up from the couch, turned around, and turned his back to Mia.

Suddenly, silence fell.

Dilandal didn't move and didn't speak.

Mia didn't move or speak.

The two of them stood, one bowed, and stayed quietly in this office, suddenly like a pair of wax figures.

In the dark, Dilandal seemed to sigh.

"Mia. Your request is capricious. ”

Mia's face flashed with a hint of panic, and she bowed even lower.

"Please allow me to go to Earth!!"

"Click, click..."

Gradually, footsteps sounded, as if moving away from Mia.

Mia was shocked and tried to catch up, but for some reason she couldn't take a step.

she

I am afraid.

She was afraid that if she suddenly chased after her like this, she would annoy Dirandal, which would cause Dirandal to refuse her request to go to Earth.

"Wow..."

It's the sound of a chair being pulled.

"Lift your head! Lux. There's nothing here that will make you bow. "Dilandal's voice is soft and smooth, almost imperceptible to the presence of other emotions.

"Speaker!!" Mia looked up and hurriedly looked at the desk. From what she had heard, Mia knew that Durandal had returned to his seat.

Dirandal shook his head and raised his hand to signal Mia to say no more.

Mia's face was suddenly covered with disappointment, but more of a worry that could not be dispelled, worry.

At this time, the automatic door opened.

An attendant walked in.

"Speaker. Are you looking for me? ”

Dirandal nodded, glanced at Mia, who lowered her head and didn't know what she was thinking, before she commanded slowly: "Arrange it." Due to the success of the Minerva's operation, Miss Lux Klein is going to Earth in the shortest possible time to pay her respects to our heroes. ”

After hearing this, the attendant nodded in response, "Yes." Speaker. I'll arrange it right away. ”

"Speaker?!" Mia, who was standing on the sidelines, could barely believe if she had misheard, or even hallucinated.

Gradually, a smile appeared on Durandal's face.

"Go ahead! Miss Lux. No matter who it is, they have the right to pursue love. What's more, you and him are the most enviable pair of our PLANT. No one can doubt this, not even the power to block it. ”

From despair to hope, it's just a fine line.

Mia, who had just fallen towards the abyss of despair, was now given the wings of hope and struggled to fly towards the place she wanted.

"Thank you very much, Speaker!!" Mia bowed again with tears of joy.

Dirandal shook his head and raised his hand to signal that Mia could leave.

"Go ahead! Our princess Gojo, go get your knight back! ”

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Earth.

Equator.

Ceylon.

Local time, 4:35 p.m.

The Pulse Gundam figure flew out of the sun's afterglow and circled over the city for half a circle before slowly landing on the Minerva.

"Quick! Fast! Fast!! We're half an hour late, and we have to pick up speed to get Pulse Gundam ready to strike again!! ”

When Shin Asuka stepped down from the Pulse Gundam, Yulan Kent, who was in charge of MS technology, came over with a bottle of drink and handed it to Shin Asuka.

"Take a break! You've overdone your task. ”

Asuka glanced at Yolan Kent, took the drink from his hand, and shook his head.

"No, it's nothing. If we don't find the captain and them as soon as possible, I'm afraid the Minerva will be delayed here for a long time. In this way, the war will end without us knowing. ”

When Yolan Kent heard Shin Asuka say this, he was happy.

"Wouldn't that be nice? Some time ago, we were all so nervous that we lived on a tightrope every day. ”

However, Asuka shook his hand and threw the bottle back to Yulan Kent.

"We're soldiers! How can you be so afraid of death! ”

After Yulan Kent hurriedly grabbed the drink bottle, he looked helplessly at the real Asuka who didn't look back and muttered, "What a dishonest guy." ”

After the siege and defense of the fortress, the Minerva faced a situation where the first credit was taken by the Earth United Doom Gundam, and in the battle, the Doom Gundam killed Heine, and Aslan and Erin disappeared in the battle.

Due to various reasons, Ho inexplicably reconciled, both sides temporarily put aside the question of why Doom Gundam would attack friendly forces, and sent out personnel to focus on the search for Aslan and Erin, the two missing FAITH.

Therefore, after receiving the inexplicable promise from Ho, the Minerva sent out all the search troops it could send out in one go, and began a large-scale search work centered on the entire battlefield.

Of course, as the party at fault, the Atlantic Federation naturally had to send men to support the Minerva.

Despite this, the Pulse Gundam, which has good maneuverability, has made its sixth sortie in 24 hours to carry out a search mission. This was already far greater than the number of sorties provided for in the search plan drawn up by Captain Taria.

Yoran Kent sighed secretly.

The Pulse Gundam is fine, but this guy is a physical body, and no matter how strong he is, if he doesn't rest, he will definitely fall.

After thinking about it, Yulan Kent decided that it would be better to report to Captain Taria.

At the same time, in the lounge, Masuka, who had just sat down and stood up again, was stopped by Thunder.

"Ray, get out of the way!" Asuka frowned and looked at her friend with displeasure.

"Really, that's enough! Now you need to rest!! Ray shook his head and looked at Asuka stiffly, acting like he would never let you pass.

"Get out of the way! If you continue to grind like this, time will be wasted!! Asuka's fists clenched tightly, and his eyes gleamed with anxiety.

Seeing this, Lei slowed down his attitude, put his head on the shoulder of Shin Asuka, and persuaded, "You want to find the captain's mood as soon as possible, I know." Moreover, my mood and thoughts are the same as yours. ”

however

But Asuka twisted his head and looked to the other side, not paying any attention to Ray.

Lei frowned, and said in his heart: "If you don't be tougher, this stubborn donkey will attack forcibly again." ”

"Really! Listen! You've struck six times!! During this time, you have never rested at all! If you continue like this, even if you get the captain back, you will be broken!! Do you think Captain Aslan will be happy when the captain knows what you look like? ”

Ray almost shouted these words, but it didn't work well.

Shin Asuka didn't listen to these words at all, and still insisted on attacking.

Just as Ray was about to use strong tactics to stop the real Asuka from overloading, Taria's communication was answered.

"Really, really, Asuka, are you there?"

As soon as he heard Taria's voice, Shin Asuka's expression changed, and he hurriedly pulled his legs and ran, but the quick-handed Thunder grabbed Shin Asuka.

"Captain. Shin Asuka is here. ”

"Ray!! Let go!! "Asuka is struggling.

Seeing from the camera that Shin Asuka was still struggling under Ray's pull, Talia sighed secretly.

"True Asuka. Stop! From now on, you must take a mandatory break. Your next sortie will be 12 hours later, during which time you will not be allowed to step into Gnaku! Did you hear that? This is not just a captain's order, but a FAITH's order. ”

In Talia's gentle and undeniable orders, Asuka finally relented.

meanwhile

In the waters where the fleets of the East Asian Federation and Orb are anchored, a heartbreaking encounter is quietly dawning.