Aslan, who was walking in front, suddenly raised his right hand and made a clenched fist movement.

As soon as Shin Asuka and Ray, who were following behind, saw this action, they immediately leaned their backs against the wall with the ambassador in front of each other, and they didn't dare to breathe.

"Wait here. I'll go up and take a look. Aslan, who found that there was a problem in front of him, whispered such a sentence, and touched it lightly by himself.

As Aslan slowly advanced, his back quickly disappeared into the eyes of Shin Asuka and Ray.

"Really. You're in charge of the back. ”

"Good. I'll leave it to you in front! Thunder. ”

After Aslan left, Asuka and Rai tacitly arranged the mission.

Although Aslan was not very confident that the two would be able to protect the ambassador, Aslan could only entrust them with the task of protecting the ambassador. And he himself moved step by step in the direction where he had vaguely heard the strange noise.

Suddenly, as Aslan's footsteps moved to the end of the hallway, a small black hole appeared without warning.

Even if he couldn't see exactly what this small dark hole was at the first time, Aslan, who followed his instinct, immediately lowered his body and quickly rolled on the spot, avoiding the direction that the small dark hole was pointing.

"Aslan?"

As a result, a voice with a hint of surprise sounded as Aslan leapt from the ground and slammed into the figure hiding in the shadow around the corner of the hallway. This also made Aslan stop his next moves.

"Kira?" Aslan could see the face of the figure hidden in the shadows by the faint light.

As a result, a life-and-death struggle was revealed.

After a while, Aslan, who had joined Kira and Shin Asuka, checked the firearms and weapons that Kira had provided them, and asked about the current situation.

"Kira. Are you saying that the target of this attack was the representative of Orb? ”

After Aslan finished the inspection, he turned on the safety and carried the magazines on his body as much as he could. While Kira's story has some credibility, Aslan can't be deterred by Kira's words given that the PLANT ambassador is on the scene.

Therefore, when Kira decides to go to the rescue of Cagalli Yura Ashar, the representative of Orb, Aslan makes the decision to support him. After all, in Aslan's view, if the representative of Orb falls into a life-and-death crisis, the ambassador in the same villa may be affected next.

"Really, Ray. After you check your guns, follow the route provided by Kira and head to the bomb shelter to avoid the limelight. And I, together with the personal guards of this representative of Orb, will rescue Representative Orb. Aslan commanded after he finished his inspection.

With that, Aslan looked at the ambassador and apologized softly, "I'm sorry. Ambassador. In view of the current situation, I felt compelled to participate in the rescue of the Obb representative. This is not only for the safety of the representatives, but also for our own safety, but also to put down this attack in the shortest possible time. Please forgive me, Ambassador! ”

The PLANT ambassador shook his head, looked at Aslan with trust and said, "No. Lord Sarah. Please do what you want! Don't worry about my safety. I believe that these two outstanding soldiers will be able to protect me. ”

The ambassador took a bite of Lord Sarah, which undoubtedly made Aslan's brow furrow slightly. Although it didn't seem to Kira and Shin Asuka that the ambassador addressed Aslan as a big deal, Aslan knew that it was a clear declaration to him of the ambassador's own faction.

Right

Sara.

Former Speaker, Patrick Sarah.

Even though the former Speaker was convicted of starting a war after the war, his faction in PLANT continued strongly. It's just that Aslan, who was supposed to be the heir, has been out of sight and avoided them from afar. Now, Aslan knew he couldn't hide from it.

However, even if these things upset Aslan again, it was only a matter later.

Aslan and Kira looked at each other and made sure they were both ready, then said, "Really, Ray." The ambassador pleases you. ”

"Understood!"

Then, Aslan and Kira moved over one after the other, following the route that Kira had drawn in advance.

"Click..."

Kira, who was leading the way in front of her, cautiously stuck her head out against the wall, watching the movement around the corner of the hallway. After confirming that the gate not far away was guarded by an attacker on each side of the heavily armed man wrapped in a black combat suit, he pulled out a grenade from his waist and gestured to Aslan.

"Stun bombs."

Aslan nodded, put the submachine gun back behind his back, and drew his individual dagger.

The tun bomb that had been pulled off the tab was gently pushed on the ground by Kira, and it rolled towards the location of the two attackers.

Kira, who was always keeping an eye on the stun bomb, opened her right hand and told Aslan the seconds in a finger-by-finger bend.

"Three."

"Two."

"One."

“BOOM！”

With an explosion, a commotion of surprise and confusion quickly paralyzed the two attackers' hearing and caused them to roll to the ground in confusion as soon as the shockwave erupted.

"Chance!"

Needless to say.

Kira and Aslan rushed out of the corner of the hallway, quickly subduing and subduing the two attackers, who had been incapacitated for a moment, and containing them.

"Say! Who commanded you to come? Aslan ripped off the attacker's mask and asked sharply.

But what appeared in front of Aslan was a stranger face with a pair of pupils that were rapidly collapsing, and lips that had quietly turned black.

"Committed suicide by poisoning?"

Aslan was stunned for a moment, and immediately looked at Kira's side.

outcome

It's the same.

"Did they all commit suicide by poisoning?" Kira put away the solo dagger around the attacker's neck, her face looking a little agitated.

"It seems that the person who came was not good. We have to find a representative right away. Aslan put away his individual dagger and picked up the submachine gun again. Next, it may be a bloody battle. Kira, can you shoot? Against humans. ”

Kira didn't answer. After silently retracting the individual dagger, he picked up the submachine gun again like Aslan, and said firmly, categorically: "I want to protect the representative." I have to protect Cagalli. Even if it's murder! ”

Aslan was slightly moved by Kira's firmness.

"Then lead the way! A knight who wants to save the princess. ”

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Interlude.

When the two teenagers who were separated by their former hatred were fighting together for the same goal, the tacit understanding that had been forgotten by the teenagers quietly returned to them.

Aslan stretched out half of his body from behind the wall and raised his submachine gun to shoot bullets at the four attackers hiding behind the next gate. The whistling bullets continued to crack the thick gate made of solid wood into sawdust and two holes.

The fire was so fierce that the four attackers were so overwhelmed that they couldn't poke out for a while.

however

No matter how fierce Aslan's firepower is at the moment, the bullets of the submachine gun are still limited after all.

But Aslan didn't care about this, and after he swept the bullets out of the magazine, he quickly retracted his body and replaced the bullets himself. He knew Kira would catch up with him next.

It's not,

While Aslan was changing the magazine, Kira picked up the grenade he had prepared and threw it away. The next second the grenade flew out, Kira casually raised the submachine gun in his hand and fired it, then crouched down and hid behind the wall, waiting for the moment when the grenade exploded.

"Boom!!"

The grenade exploded!

With the splinters of wood in the sky, sawdust flew everywhere, and the four attackers who had been hiding behind the gate fell to the ground covered in blood.

"The next hallway is where the representative's room is."

The two men ignored the four twitching assailants on the floor, exchanged a few quick words, and then rushed into the hallway that led to Cagalli's room.

Aslan and Kira teamed up, and the movement caused by the breakthrough along the way was naturally impossible to ignore.

What's more, the group of raiders led by Yuna had the help of radio equipment, which allowed Yuna to get the news in a short time after Aslan and Kira launched their attacks.

However, Yuna did not take Cagalli away immediately, but continued to stay in the room, waiting for Aslan and Kira to arrive.

"Na! Cagalli. Do you know? That guard of yours actually joined forces with the ZAFT people, and according to my subordinates, that ZAFT seems to be still a FAITH! Yuna cried out with a twisted face.

"Kira?" Cagalli was stunned for a moment, then thought of Kira.

"Kira?" Yuna thought for a moment. "Oh, yes! The guard's real name is Kira Yamato, right? Interesting! Interesting! At the wedding, this guy ruined our wedding in a Freedom Gundam! And now with ZAFT people to sabotage our reunion!! ”

Yuna's eyes widened wide, and a flame of hatred ignited between them.

"Unforgivable!! Unforgivable!! ”

"Cagalli! My sweet cat! Why don't we enjoy a good show before we leave! ”

As soon as she heard Yuna say this, and even more so at Yuna's extremely distorted and hideous face filled with hatred at the moment, Cagalli shouted in her heart, "Yuna!! If you have the ability, come to me! Kill you is me! Orb or I!! It's up to you to do whatever you like!! ”

Cagalli's shouting immediately caught Yuna's attention, but Yuna seemed unhappy with Cagalli's sudden change of attitude.

"That's not going to work! Cagalli. Cute cats should be obediently spoiled. ”

"Smack!"

Suddenly, Cagalli was slapped in the face.

Yuna looked at the side face of Cagalli's face that quickly flushed, and said excitedly, "Look! Cagalli is nothing more than a disobedient monkey!! Hahaha!! ”

however

Just as Yuna's wild laughter filled the room, a small, dark shadow suddenly flew in through the window, rolled on the ground a few times, and then stopped at Yuna's feet.

“！！”

Before Yuna could react, a loud, harsh, unguardable, and extremely uncomfortable, torture-like noise instantly swept through the room.

"Ah!! Who!!!! ”

Yuna, who was still laughing wildly, turned into a wallowing in the blink of an eye... Dog.

"Da-da-da-da."

"Da-da-da-da."

Immediately afterward, rapid and short gunshots rang out one after another.

Cagalli, who was also dizzy from the shock bomb, only vaguely saw a familiar figure rushing through the gate, holding a submachine gun and shooting the assailant who was struggling and rolling on the ground, and then came to her side.

"Kira?"

Enduring the piercing ringing in her ears, Cagalli looked up at the teenager who was approaching her in pain.

"Sorry! Cagalli. Bear with me. A familiar voice sounded, and a familiar breath came to his side. Cagalli's heart was relieved, and she fell limply into Kira's arms.

"Cagalli? Cagalli? Kira shook Cagalli's shoulder, frowned, and then slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"How's the delegate doing?" Aslan, who had come in through the window and was mending the knife on the side, turned around and asked.

"I just fainted." Kira replied, and then, as if remembering something, looked back sharply, and exclaimed, "Yuna?!! Aslan, you killed Yuna Roman Ceran? ”

In Kira's gaze, Yuna Roman Ceran, who was still struggling in pain on the ground just now, took advantage of Kira and Aslan's inattention and quietly ran away!

"Yuna?" Aslan frowned and shook his head. "I didn't shoot him just now. What's more, I wonder how a person who is already dead can come back from the dead. ”

"Back from the dead?" Kira's brow was also deeply locked. "At that wedding, I watched Yuna get shot and killed by Cagalli. How could there be another Yuna? ”

In confusion, a strange and arrogant female voice sounded.

"It's up to him to answer this question."

"Who?!"

Kira and Aslan raised their submachine guns at the same time and pointed them at the gate.

"Relax! Two people. I have no ill will. ”

In the open door, a woman with a Hime-style hairstyle, richly dressed, and a noble and elegant demeanor was standing there with a small group of people. And beside the woman, Yuna Roman Ceran, who had just slipped away.

"You!" Kira was surprised when she saw the woman's face clearly, and said, "Lord of the Heavenly Pillars, Lord Lund Mina Sahak! How did you end up here? ”

"Hmm. Looks like someone still remembers me. Not bad. The woman nodded slightly.

Her gaze paused for a moment on Cagalli, then she looked at Aslan.

"You must be the FAITH Lord Aslan Sara, who has been in the limelight for ZAFT lately, right?"

"Yes. I'm Aslan Sarah. "Now that it has been figured out that the woman is not an enemy, it is not good for Aslan, as an outsider, to continue to maintain a hostile posture.

"Hmm. Thank you for this operation. The next thing is the internal affairs of Orb. I beg your pardon! Lord Sarah. Mina said lightly.

This obvious eviction order, Aslan naturally has to accept it.

Aslan didn't show any objection to this, and after handing the submachine gun to the team behind Mina, he turned and left.

"That's right. Lord Sarah. The ambassador has been placed in a bomb shelter by me. Two of your teammates are in there, too. Before Aslan could take a few steps, Mina's voice rang out again.

"Thanks!"

Subsequently, Mina did not care about Aslan's whereabouts.

After she raised her hand and snapped her fingers, the teammate who was holding Yuna violently pushed Yuna into the room, allowing her to roll into a pool of blood from the assailants.

"That's it! Now there are no outsiders here. It's time to deal with what's going on inside our Orb. The pilot of the Freedom Gundam, Kira Yamato. Mina's gaze froze, revealing a fact that few people in Orb's upper echelons knew.

"At the same time, he is also the brother of Cagalli Yura Ashar, the representative of Orb."