Erico Pompeii. ZAFT cutting-edge MS mechanic, no, not so much a mechanic, but the most talented and powerful MS designer.

Since this girl was specially transferred to this mysterious underground factory with a mysterious mission by His Excellency Patrick Sarah, the chairman of the National Defense Commission and the current chairman of the PLANT Supreme Council, the confidential project that was originally due to some design problems began to be broken by Eric, this extremely talented girl, and even overnight, she broke the long-standing problems accumulated by ZAFT researchers in one go.

As a result, Elico Pompeii, who has fully demonstrated her talent, is also respected by her colleagues. It is even admired by many male researchers. Despite this, Elick still maintains an attitude of non-pretense to others, saying and doing, and never stepping into interpersonal relationships other than work. All of a sudden, Alike, a passionate girl who gave Aslan a headache, was given the title of "Iceberg Goddess" by many scientific researchers.

In front of him, Erico, who had just solved the problem of missing the design of a certain airframe, planned to go out for a spin to breathe while she was fine, and by the way, to provide a channel to vent the fatigue accumulated in the work line of the new machine for several days.

Suddenly, before Elek, who had planned her itinerary in mind, had not left the underground factory, she saw a familiar back. Looking at the white skirt that disappeared around the corner, Elicon's brow gradually furrowed. "That's? There should only be staff here in the factory. ”

Driven by curiosity, Alice looked around and quietly followed.

Soon, around the next corner, Elic, who was hurrying slowly, caught up with the suspicious back in front of her. It's just, it doesn't matter if you don't look at it, you will be shocked when you see it. Although the two men in front of them were facing away from Elic, they walked deeper into the corridor ahead. But Elica still recognized the back of the white dress.

"That's, that's Lux Klein."

The next moment, a new question immediately popped up in Elike's heart.

"What is she doing here? And, who is following her? Aslan hasn't come back yet? ”

After thinking about it, Elico's movements did not fall, and she still quietly, keeping a certain distance behind the two of Lux.

After turning a corner, Elek suddenly remembered where the corridor in front of her was leading.

"ZGMF-X10A, Freedom Gundam."

With the discovery of this fact, Elike's eyes gradually narrowed. Due to her high level of MS design, she was able to solve several problems in the production and development of the Freedom Gundam while serving in the construction of the Justice Gundam. As such, she is no stranger to the path to Freedom Gundam's development workshop. The reason why I didn't think of this aspect before was because Elicot had no memory of the underground factory where Lux came here at all.

Anyway, after discovering the intentions of the two of Lux, the first thought in Elek's mind was to immediately open up a special line with Patrick Sara and tell him about the situation. In this way, the Freedom Gundam can be released from prying eyes.

But, is it really good to do this?

This question kept popping up in Elicon's mind. Lux Klein, this famous girl whose looks are not lost to her. In addition to being super popular in PLANT, it is also backed by the noble surname Klein. If Patrick Sarah's line is opened right now, it will certainly keep the Freedom Gundam from prying eyes. However, in this way, the relationship between Alico and Lux, which is considered a friend, will be shattered. Is it really worth it?

"It's not worth it." In the next second, Alico gave her own answer.

However, Elicot didn't back down. If it is going to be broken, then it should be broken simply. Ever since Elick set her sights on Aslan, the existence of Lux Klein has been destined to become her enemy. What's more, Aslan and Lux have a natural marriage contract, and in this relationship, no matter how hard Alice tries, as long as there are no problems between the two, it will be in vain.

Now, however, there is an opportunity.

As Alice cautiously followed, Lux, with the unfamiliar red coat quickly arrived at the door of the Freedom Gundam's development workshop. And the scene that happened here made Elico firmly believe that her guess was correct.

Because, the two guards guarding the door did not even ask the identity of the strange red-clothed person who was following Lux, so they opened the door directly, and watched as Luxe swaggered in with the suspicious person.

"Oops! Really. After witnessing this process, Elicio couldn't help but let out a sigh.

I saw that Elica took out a liaison from her coat pocket, and after pressing a few keys on it, she put it back in her coat pocket. Then he turned around and walked around the corner, towards the door that led to the development workshop of the Freedom Gundam.

As mentioned earlier, due to Eric's professional ability, he also solved several problems for the Freedom Gundam. So, the people here are no strangers to Elek. The two guards had just put away the key to the door when they saw Eric coming out of the corner.

"Miss Elick Pompeii. Would you like to come over today? Obviously, under the deliberate arrangement of the Klein faction, the two guards who would not show up here today hurriedly shouted to the oncoming Elik.

"Well, I heard there was a problem here, so I came." In front of outsiders, Elic often maintains a cold appearance.

"Questions?" The two guards were stunned for a moment, and involuntarily glanced at each other. They hadn't heard of anything like that, had they?

"Questions?" Elico stepped forward and asked coldly.

"No, no problem. It's just that Miss Elico Pompeii is working in the workshop now, and it is inconvenient to put idle people waiting to go in. The corners of the guard's mouth, a little taller, twitched, and he reluctantly prevaricated at Elik.

"Homework? I haven't seen the homework in it before. The frost on Elicon's face became heavier, and a solemn momentum suddenly pressed on the two guards.

"But, but..." The guard felt like he could still struggle, and he could explain.

"Open the door!" Erico took another step forward, and the momentum that permeated from her body pressed down on the guard's shoulder like a mountain, and in an instant, the guard's waist was bent.

"But, but..." The guard was still stiff-lipped.

At this moment, the gate that the guards had been holding on to and would not open suddenly opened.

As the door opened, the white dress appeared in front of Eric's eyes.

"Sure enough, it's you! Miss Lux. As soon as Elick saw that familiar face, she suddenly understood. Moreover, there was a loud roar behind Lux, and Elek, who was in constant contact with MS, immediately heard the key from this roar. "Lux, you actually let the Freedom Gundam drive away?!"

"That's necessary. For the peace of the world. Although Lux was surprised that Eliko could appear at this critical time, she stabilized her emotions in the blink of an eye, and calmly coped with Eliko's next attack.

Alice looked at Lux's pretty face, which quickly regained her composure, smiled coldly, and said mockingly, "Peace? I don't think that allowing a spy to steal our top secret will allow the so-called peace to run into the palm of our hand! ”

Lux looked at the sarcastic look on Eliko's face with a calm face, and said her thoughts in a steady voice: "That's necessary. The voice of the world looking forward to peace is incomparably strong, so it is imperative to contribute to this voice and to the power that can bring peace. ”

"That power isn't yours! Lux Klein. "Elice told the truth.

Just as Lux was about to argue, a gunshot rang out.

"Bah, bah, bah!"

Three gunshots rang out, and as blood bloomed, the girl who was arguing with Lux just now was hit by the bullet with a dull face. In this microgravity environment, the kinetic energy carried by the bullet not only tore the girl's body apart, but also pushed the girl's body that was originally blocked on the road to the side.

"Ahem, ahem... You... You guys..."

The girl coughed up a mouthful of blood and looked up at Lux.

"Miss Lux, time is running out. Let's go! The two guards shouted as they looked back at Lux nervously, armed with pistols in hand.

Lux's brow furrowed slightly, and the change in front of her was not what she wanted. Originally, she wanted to persuade the girl in front of her to join them under their banner and work for that lofty ideal. Now, however, this is no longer possible. Ever since her loyal guards had wounded her, Lux knew that she had truly died with the girl in front of her. Whether it's in other aspects, or in terms of the relationship with Aslan.

"Let's go!" Lux nodded, but whispered as she passed the girl who was covering her wounds and floating in mid-air, "I'm sorry! It's not what I wanted. ”

"Huh. Is it? The girl's voice was a little hoarse, but the next second, when she raised her head and showed Lux her smiling face with blood, her voice was full of triumph. Lux Klein. You've lost! ”

Before Lux could say anything, two nervous-looking guards cut off the distance between Alico and Lux. Soon, the two guards disappeared around the corner with Lux, leaving the girl alone to float in the air surrounded by her blood.

"Elicon, Erico, answer me..." A calm voice rang out from Elicon's pocket. Enduring the excruciating pain of the gunshot wound, Elek laboriously removed the liaison from her coat pocket.

"Speaker. Just now, just now, you heard it all. ”

"Hmm. Hold on. Rescuers arrived immediately. Patrick Sarah's voice came from the liaison, and though he didn't say much, Elice could still hear a wave of anger from it.

"Probably, you can still hold on!" Alico tugged at the corners of her mouth, resisting the urge to pull out the healing fluid from her personal reserve. The reason why he was hit just now was because Elick herself forcibly suppressed her instincts. Otherwise, with those two small pistols, it would be impossible to hit the challenger of Elicot.

"Hold on! You did very well! Rescue is coming soon. When Aslan returns, I'll let him take good care of you. Patrick Sara hurriedly confessed a word, and then immediately disconnected the communication.

Hearing this, Elicot smiled again, "Lux Klein. You've lost! Really lost! ”