Although the news of the fall of Boyaz due to a nuclear bomb attack was forbidden to be announced, the news still reached the ears of Aslan and Elic, who had traveled many times at sea and finally returned to PLANT with the help of ZAFT troops stationed in Europe.

"Nuclear bombs? What's going on?! When he learned the news, Aslan's mind immediately remembered the tragedy of Junius VII, and in a hurry, Aslan hurriedly grabbed the collar of his colleague standing in front of him and asked.

The result can be imagined. That's all my colleagues know, and they're not allowed to make it public. As a result, colleagues were not able to provide much detailed information to Aslan.

"Elek. Let's go. Aslan put down his colleague, apologized, and called Elic.

Aslan, who looked anxious, didn't seem to pay attention to anyone's effort, and his pace grew bigger and bigger, and even at the end, Aslan began to run. In a few moments, Elic, who was following behind, could only follow Aslan's pace and run.

"Aslan. Don't worry. Now we don't know the details. Elek chased after her, shouting loudly.

When Aslan heard Eliko's shout, he couldn't help but slow down a few steps. He shook his head and said, "No." Even if we don't know the details, the news that Earth Union has once again acquired and used a nuclear bomb should be true. So, we, PLANT, are now in a critical position. I can't let Junius Seven again, Blood Valentine's Day. Elek, quick! We must get to the Speaker. ”

Looking at Aslan, whose face was becoming more and more resolute, Elic nodded heavily. "Hmm."

The not-so-distant distance from the Speaker's office passed quickly at the speed of Aslan and Ericon.

Before Aslan and the others could walk up and knock on the door, the door to the speaker's office opened from the inside. A crowd of people dressed in ZAFT purple and the uniforms of PLANT councillors streamed out. Aslan hurriedly took Alice to the side, straightened his waist, and saluted to see the crowd leave.

"Oh? Aslan, you're finally back. At this moment, a familiar voice sounded. Aslan looked sideways and saw that it was Captain Kreuzer.

"Captain Kreuzer, long time no see." Aslan spun around and saluted Kreuzer again.

"Good work. Aslan, and Ericon. Kreuzer nodded, glanced at Elic, who had taken a step back and was standing beside Aslan.

Apparently Aslan's patience was not very good, probably because the news of the fall of Boyaz with a nuclear bomb was too shocking. So Aslan didn't say a word to Kreuzer and went straight to the point. "Captain. What the hell is going on over there in Boyaz? I heard my colleagues say it seemed to be because of the nuclear bomb. ”

Kreuzer glanced left and right, then waved his hand towards the open door behind him, and said with a mysterious smile, "Just right! Aslan, the speaker has just decided on the next step in the strategy. Listen to it too! You may be able to learn from this why Earth Union has a nuclear bomb again. ”

So, as the door to the Speaker's office closed again, Kreuzer quickly disappeared into the room with Aslan and Erik.

Soon after, the door opened again.

This time, it was Patrick Sarah, the current president of the Supreme Council of PLANT, who walked out of the room, and Rau Lou Kreuzer who was following him.

They hadn't taken a few steps out of the room when Patrick suddenly stopped. "Kreuzer, will that news have an unpredictable impact on Aslan?"

Kreuzer, who was following him, also stopped, and after thinking silently for a while, he smiled and said: "The fiancée stole the top secret of ZAFT and the battleship defected, and the former Speaker of Siegel was killed. Also, I've heard that the person who stole the Freedom Gundam was a former friend of Aslan's. The combination of these factors is really unsettling. However, if Aslan can come back with Elico at this critical time, I think this news will no longer matter to him. At the end of the day, Aslan has always been a soldier of the ZAFT. ”

"Really?" Patrick nodded, and after a moment of silence, he spoke again. And the phrase is imbued with a commanding tone. "Let Aslan and Elico be stationed on the last line of defense of PLANT, and tell them not to drop even a single nuclear bomb to make PLANT recreate Blood Valentine's Day."

"Yes! Do as you command! Kreuzer immediately straightened up and saluted.

The breeze gently blew over the artificial lake, with a hint of moisture blowing through the girl's long hair. The fragrance of the girl's hair was carried by the breeze into Aslan's nostrils. However, at this time, Aslan seemed to be preoccupied, as if he was absent-minded.

Standing on the edge of the railing, Elik noticed that Aslan was silent for a while, and then walked to Aslan's side with a deliberately loud footstep.

"Aslan, what are you thinking?" The girl was holding a branch from the green belt on the side, and she gently put the leaves on the branch under Aslan's nostrils, swiping back and forth.

"Ahh Aslan, who was in a state of silence, was awakened unsurprisingly. After he found out that it was Eliko, he sighed angrily, looked at the lake in the distance and said, "I didn't think about anything." Just wondering why the Earth United Bastards could have a nuclear bomb again. ”

"Nuclear bombs?" Finding that the branch in her hand was useless, Elek threw it into the green belt and sat down beside Aslan. "Didn't Captain Kreuzer say that? It is likely that it was because of the Freedom Gundam, or because Lux Klein deliberately handed over the anti-neutron jammer mounted on the Freedom Gundam to the Earth Union. The Speaker also agrees with these speculations. ”

Aslan's brow furrowed deeply. Although his engagement to Lux Klein was now in name only, Aslan knew very well that Lux would not do such a thing in his long relationship. But the evidence presented by his father is so real that it has to be believed. For a moment, Aslan didn't know how to distinguish the real from the fake.

What's more, Siegel Klein, who was able to solve this doubt, was also killed by radicals not long ago. This made Aslan even more mired in mystery and struggled. And just as Aslan was thinking hard, a cold touch suddenly appeared between his eyebrows.

With a scent of aroma, Elik's voice rang out. "That's it! All right! Don't think about it so much. Look at you, your brows are like old grandfathers. ”

"Huh? Elicon. ”

Before Aslan could say a few words, Elek raised her hand to block Aslan's mouth. "Alright, alright. Don't talk about it, and don't think too much about it. Whatever you think, right now, we, PLANT, are facing a situation where we are about to be attacked by a nuclear bomb. So what we can do is concentrate and fight with all our might, and not hit even one nuclear bomb into the PLANT constellation. ”

The girl looked at Aslan's eyes and smiled slightly, "This is what we can do now." You know? Aslan, now we are just fighters, not politicians with bad bellies. ”

After that, Alike just wanted to withdraw her right hand that was blocking Aslan's mouth, but unexpectedly, she was caught by Aslan.

His turquoise eyes flashed with relief, and Aslan smiled slightly, "Really? We're just warriors now, so what we're going to do right now is protect the PLANT. I know. Elek, thank you. ”

I didn't expect Aslan to suddenly be so active, and the girl's face was quickly occupied by a blush. I saw that after the girl hesitated a few times, she broke away from Aslan's hand, stood up, turned sideways and said, "It's good that you understand." To be honest, when you met up with that Kira, I was worried that you would be fooled by his crooked reasoning. ”

"Not anymore. Not anymore. Aslan shook his head, stood up, and took Elek in his arms as the girl was caught off guard. Thank you. Thank you all the time. Elicon. Maybe I'm looking too far. ”

“···” The sudden words made the girl fall silent, and the bright red color quickly crawled all over the girl's face. For a moment, the girl forgot to break free from Aslan's arms.

In this way, the two of them have been in this position for a long time and have not moved. I don't know how long it took, but the girl's words as thin as a mosquito slowly sounded. "Aslan, when the war is over, are you willing to come back to me with me... Go back to my hometown? ”

With that, the girl gently broke free from Aslan's arms, turned around, and looked at Aslan expectantly. The girl's eyes were full of anticipation, hope, longing, and a fiery emotion that Aslan couldn't refuse.

"Hmm." Eventually, Aslan nodded slowly. "When this is all over, let's go together!"

The girl's tears burst out of her eyes, and as she threw herself into Aslan's arms, words of joy also reached Aslan's ears. "Thank you! Thank you! Aslan. ”

At the same time, on the other side of the universe. The Kusanagi and Eternity ships, which are docking at the spaceport of the friendly satellite, have also received information from PLANT.

The video of the Boyaz being nuke-bombed was constantly played back and forth on the bridge's main screen. The faces of all those who watched the video were solemn.

"What should I do?" A middle-aged man with short brown hair spread his hands and looked at the long-haired pink girl sitting on the main seat and asked.

Guided by his words and gaze, the eyes of everyone standing on the bridge were also focused on the girl. The answer will come from the mouth of the girl.

The girl, who was being watched by everyone, knew her responsibility and the great reaction of Boyaz after the nuclear bomb was captured, so the girl decided not to hesitate any longer. I saw her stand up from the main seat and say with a serious face: "Let's go!" Now the war has fallen into the abyss of destruction. We must stop this war before it destroys humanity! ”

At this time, the automatic door opened. A voice also came from inside the elevator.

"That's right! That's what I thought, too. Lux Klein. ”