The rays of the artificial sun gently shone on the sleeping face, and the closed eyes gradually opened in the feeling of mother's tender embrace.

"Ahh Are you awake? A gentle, yet very familiar voice brought back the light to those eyes that had been occupied by dazedness.

The boy tilted his head slightly, and a beautiful face appeared in front of him. For a moment, the boy did not think of the name of the owner of this face, but simply felt familiar.

The pretty figure standing beside the bed didn't care about the young man's silence, only to see her smile slightly: "Do you remember me?" Kira. ”

The girl's call again ignited the boy's backwater mind at this moment, and at this moment, countless memories seemed to hit the boy like a monstrous tsunami.

"You, you're Lux." The boy frowned, enduring the sharp pain in his brain and calling out the girl's name.

"Ahh Remember me! Kira. As soon as Lux smiled, she was interrupted by footsteps.

As the sound of the cane on the ground approached, a gentle voice rang out. "Is he awake?"

Lux turned her head at the sound and looked at the person who came, and whispered, "Yes, Mentor Marchio." ”

Seemingly pleased with Lux's words, the visitor smiled gently, "Is your body all right?" Being in a place like this, Miss Lux, I'm going to put you in the yard anyway. ”

Lux folded her hands and argued, "But isn't it more pleasant to be here than to be in a room?" ”

Kira watched silently as Lux talked to the middle-aged man with his eyes closed, as if she remembered something. "I..."

However, before Kira could say the second word, the middle-aged man who had been turned into Marchio by Lux interrupted him. "You passed out in front of my chapel. By the time I found you, you were seriously injured. ”

In that gentle voice, Kira suddenly remembered the deathmatch that was filled with thunder. At that time, Kira remembered that he had screamed his best friend's name in a heart-rending manner, but his heart was filled with the urge to kill his best friend. And so did his best friend, who had become his enemy. In that deathmatch, they completely abandoned their former friendship and wholeheartedly ignited and completely burned their hatred for each other.

As if oblivious to Kira's starting to get agitated, Marchio spoke slowly again, "That's why I brought you here. After all, the medical technology here will allow you to recover faster than I do. ”

However, Marchio's words were not thanked by Kira. It was greeted by the young man's cries of pain and cries.

"Ah, Aslan... Fight! I thought, I remembered! On that day, I fought Aslan. Ka··· Cagalli's Airlord was broken by the shield thrown by Aslan and fell to the surface and disappeared. Then, I split the Duel Gundam in two. And then... I'm dead. Why? ”

"Because you're the one who owns SEED, so..."

Albany concession case. This is a peace proposal brought by Mentor Marchio, who has a good relationship with the PLANT executives. This is a peace bill unilaterally proposed by the United Earth Coalition. Although the text on the bill claimed to be to bring the war to an end as soon as possible, the subsequent terms of the armistice angered all the members of the PLANT Supreme Council except Siegel Klein.

Faced with the current situation of changing attitudes and actions of allies who were once on the same side as the war intensified, Siegel, who had become the former president of the Supreme Council, could no longer have the same strong appeal as before. Rather than making a concession, the PLANT now hopes to teach those hateful natural people a lesson with great power. Therefore, the Spit_Break operation, which has been carried out since not long ago, has been pinned on high hopes by the Supreme Council.

Knowing the importance of this battle plan, Siegel could only look at it on the table, and everyone looked at it as a waste paper-like document and sighed secretly.

Unlike the down-and-out Siegel, Patrick Sarah, who has successfully mastered the ZAFT and the Supreme Council, is now full of ambition. In his mind, there are plans waiting for him to be realized. Under such circumstances, the time soon came to the eve of the launch of the Spit_Break operation.

During this time, Lux, who took care of Kira, also learned from Kira's mouth about the battle at that time, and also knew how tragic and crazy the situation was at that time.

Since the Archangel left the Kaohsiung Spaceport, there has been a peaceful time sailing. But then, the Archangel officers, led by Maliu, had to face a problem, one that was very likely to lead to political strife. The reason for this problem is Cagalli, a "legacy of history".

is different from the original historical trajectory, the trajectory change caused by He Inexplicable and Tengyun's intervention also led to Cagalli, who should have been able to return to Orb smoothly, followed the Archangel all the way to Kaohsiung Spaceport when someone in the know didn't take the initiative to kick it up, and also followed all the way to Alaska in a daze. Finally, halfway through the journey, the big man who often appeared next to Cagalli finally couldn't bear it anymore, took the initiative to find the door, and confessed his identity to Malu and the others.

In this way, after going back and forth, although Maliu and the others knew that if they changed the course at this time, there was a great chance that they would be intercepted by ZAFT. But looking at the soldier in front of him who took the initiative to confess his identity and had a tough attitude, Ma Lu and the others also had a headache. In the end, in desperation, in order to avoid the outbreak of political disputes, Maliu and others had to make a partial concession. On the one hand, the Orb was informed to send someone to meet him, and on the other hand, the Archangel deviated slightly from the original course and joined up with the Orb army who had come to meet him, so that Cagalli and the guard in front of him could be handed over.

Although this decision seemed to be a safe one, something that Malu and the others did not expect happened. Aslan and the others, who had been monitoring the Archangel for a long time, effortlessly intercepted the connection between the Archangel and Orb, and as a result, an interception battle broke out.

This was an expected battle, and it was fought very fiercely. Aslan and the others, who had gathered the MS forces of the two squads, immediately inflicted heavy damage on the Archangel as soon as they met. In the first round of attacks, more than half of the batteries on the Archangel disappeared. In order to make up for the lack of combat power, Cagalli, who was anxious, also directly boarded the Airmaster 2 and forcibly attacked.

In the face of this tragic battle, Cagalli's reckless actions were able to cooperate with Mu to save some of the situation at the beginning. However, after the Strike Gundam was besieged by the Flash Aegis Gundam and the Duel Gundam, the little girl's reckless personality came into full swing again. However, the result that greeted her was the shield that the Flash Aegis Gundam threw out of her hand.

The next moment when the body of the Airking 2 was torn apart by the shield, Cagalli, which was caught in the wreckage, also fell into the waves below.

From this moment on, the frenzied and unretreating battle began.

Listening to the young man's painful narration and looking at the young man's continuous tears, Lux, who was sitting on the side, said softly, "That's a thing that can't be helped, isn't it?" ”

With a slight lift of his hand, the tea in the teapot slowly fell on the teacup, and Lux's gentle voice sounded again. "After all, you're all in battle. It doesn't matter if you, or Aslan, kill, or be killed. ”

Kira was stunned, then gritted her teeth and said, "But, I don't want to hurt anyone. Why? Why fight?! ”

The answer to this question, Lux did not answer, nor did he tell Kira any hints.

Following.

Taking advantage of Siegel's free time, Mentor Marchio proposed a tea party, when an urgent message came in.

"Siegel Klein! We were deceived by Sarah! ”

"What's going on?"

"Spit_Break is not fighting against Panama! It's Alaska, the headquarters of the United Earth Army! ”

The words that came from the communication immediately surprised everyone present. And Kira, who knew that all of her friends were Alaska, lost control for a while and couldn't hold the teacup, causing it to shatter on the table.

"Kira." Lux put her hands on Kira's shoulders, who were clutching her chest, and comforted her gently.

After closing the communication, Siegel did not speak, but only glanced at Marchio and then fell silent. Now that he has launched a Spit_Break battle, he is already the former speaker of the parliament, and he has no power to stop the beginning of this battle.

In the silence, the ticking sound from the glass cover went from less to more, and it was the sound of rain falling on the glass cover. In the midst of the increasing sound of falling rain, Marchio's voice sounded slowly, as gentle as ever. "You are all people who own SEED. What should be done? Where should I go? Someday, you'll know. ”

Soon after, the rain cleared up.

The situation caused by the previous communication seems to have subsided.

The debris on the tea table was also removed, and all that remained was the figure standing in the doorway looking into the distance.

"Kira." Her long pink hair fluttered slightly, and a pleasant voice reached Kira's ears. However, in the next second, the girl was startled by the tears on Kira's face.

"Why?" The girl asked.

"I, I want to go back. I want to go back to my friends. I don't want any more friends to die. With tears streaming down her face, Kira spoke her mind.

The girl who learned the young man's voice secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then stepped forward to take Kira's hand, and said warmly: "With your heart, you can't protect anything. So, Kira, you need strength. And now, let's take it as a farewell gift! Kira, I'm going to give you power. ”