Days have passed since the second offensive of the ZAFT.

During this period of temporary calm, both sides sent scattered and orderly reconnaissance forces to gather intelligence against the other. During this time, there were also a number of skirmishes. Although the two sides have had their own gains during this period of occasional conflict, in terms of results, these are just appetizers before the war.

As the commander-in-chief of the East Asian Federation Space Fleet stationed at the nova, Meng Heran naturally knew the intentions of the ZAFT that was gathering around the nova. There is no doubt that in the first two tentative offensives, the aggressive ZAFT troops were defeated by the joint efforts of the No. 1 and No. 2 aircraft. Therefore, the most urgent idea of the ZAFT fleet at the moment should be to figure out the reality of the No. 1 and No. 2 aircraft as soon as possible.

However, when Meng Heran, who saw through the intentions of the ZAFT fleet and proposed to restrict the movement of the three test planes before the start of the war, he encountered inexplicable opposition. Although Meng Heran blackened his face on the spot, he was still a qualified commander after all. After listening to He Mo's explanation, Meng Heran finally decided to follow He Mo's proposal, the operation of the No. 1 machine was carried out as usual, the action of the No. 2 machine was halved, and the No. 3 machine remained on the temporary mothership according to its original appearance, waiting for the moment when the big war came before waiting for the opportunity to dispatch.

The reason why He inexplicably arranged it this way was because he didn't want the maximum range and firing frequency of the No. 2 machine to be exposed to that man's eyes. Although it is already possible that the man has gotten some clues from the previous two battles. But He inexplicably still wants to postpone the time of this exposure as much as possible. And the No. 3 machine, which has not been seen since the beginning, stayed in the Gnaku as always, waiting for the opportunity to make a move.

As for the No. 1 machine, He inexplicably thinks it's nothing. It is believed that in the previous battles, part of the performance of the No. 1 aircraft as a direct face to the MS forces facing the ZAFT should have been known to the enemy. After all, even if most of the pilots were not killed in the face of He, there might be some reconnaissance bodies cruising around the edge of this battlefield. Therefore, taking into account the above considerations, He inexplicably simply and generously displayed all the performance of the No. 1 machine in front of the enemy, and also hit the morale of the other party by the way.

Under the frequent sorties in the past few days, He inexplicably piloted the No. 1 machine and led the hunting team composed of several Mobius Zeros to attack continuously to clear the reconnaissance Jean team in the airspace near the nova. Under the command of He Mo's inexplicable superb piloting skills and command, this improvised hunting team continued to achieve results. In just a few days, the No. 1 aircraft piloted by He was privately called the "White Ghost" by the pilots of ZAFT's Jean. The elusive maneuvering and accurate and lethal shooting of these factors make almost any ZAFT pilot lose all fighting spirit extremely quickly when facing the No. 1 aircraft.

"It's miserable!" It's been the second time since Kreuzer came to the airspace near Nova that he let out such a sigh. I saw him shake the documents in his hand and said, "Artis, withdraw all the MS troops!" If it goes on like this, there is no point in it. ”

"Huh? Captain. Don't continue to spy on intelligence? Artis asked subconsciously.

"Hmm. There is no point in going on like this. Judging from the current situation, the Earth Union stationed in the nova has hidden the mysterious mech with sniping capabilities. Kreuzer held his chin in his left hand, crossed Erlang's legs and said slowly: "Since we arrived at the assembly airspace and sent out the reconnaissance team, the mech with long-range sniper ability that appeared in the previous two battles has not appeared much. In its place, another MS with standard armament was installed. ”

Artis was silent for a moment before he spoke, "That is, the Earth Union has hidden the trump card?" ”

"Yes. Trump card! I'm afraid that the Earth Union on the other side of Nova has hidden the mysterious mech with long-range sniping capabilities. In order to strike a fatal blow in the next big battle. Kreuzer said as the fingers of his right hand tapped slowly on the document.

"But they only have two MSs. No matter how mysterious it is, the performance of one of them is now known to us. It's great, but if we can put a lot of effort into it. The rest of the small planes are not to be feared. "Artis is confident in his Jean forces.

After glancing at Artis, who was confident in the upcoming Nova offensive and defensive battle, Kreuzer smiled and said no more.

A few days ago, the arrival of the support transport fleet from the headquarters replenished the combat power of the airframe lost in the previous two battles, and also brought two Higu. That's a Mobile Suit that's even better than Jean's performance. From here, it can be seen that the ZAFT headquarters has been interested in the two mysterious MSs. Now that two Xigu with outstanding combat power have been sent, there is no doubt that he has a mind to compare the highs and lows.

"It seems that the pressure is quite high this time." Although he said this, the corners of Kreuzer's mouth hooked up a smile. "Artis, let that team come to my room. I'll wait for them over there. ”

"Understood! Well, Captain. I would like to ask a question. Artis replied, and said with some hesitation.

"Oh? What's the problem? Kreuzer asked, standing in front of his chair as he paused.

"The captain doesn't want to assign those two Higu to them, does he?" Artis said as he opened his mouth.

"Well, that's exactly what I mean. Is there a problem? Kreuzer seemed a little surprised by Artis's question.

"Yes." Artis nodded, then stood up from the captain's seat, walked to Kreuzer's side and asked in a low voice, "I've also read the information about that team." Kind of suspicious. ”

When Kreuzer heard Artis's words, he couldn't help but smile slightly. I saw him raise his hand and pat Artis on the shoulder and say, "Really? That's not a problem. They are the best pilots in ZAFT. In order to be able to give full play to their combat power, a better equipped body is naturally the best choice at the moment, isn't it? ”

Due to the obscuration of the silver mask, Artis did not see the change in Kreuzer's eyes, and could only figure out what Kreuzer meant from the change in the tone of Kreuzer's words. Despite this, Artes was unable to discern Kreuzer's intention in assigning the two Higu to the team. In the end, Artis, under the influence of the tacit understanding that he had cultivated for a long time, chose to trust Kreuzer.

Kreuzer looked at the captain who had chosen to believe him as before, nodded, and admonished, "Let them go to my room." ”

"Yes! Captain Kreuzer!. ”

Artis's movements were fast, and shortly after Kreuzer returned to his room, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!" With Kreuzer's permission, three figures rushed in after the automatic door opened, standing in front of Kreuzer.

Kreuzer looked up, and the first thing that came into his sight was a young man with short fiery red hair, a cold face, a hint of murderous eyes, and a fierce aura that repelled people thousands of miles away. Kreuzer's gaze paused slightly on the young man, and then looked at the other young man, no, it should be said that it was a man. Unlike the iceberg boy just now, the second person to enter the room was a man who looked to be 25 or 6 years old. And he has short black hair, so ordinary that he won't be recognized even if he is thrown into the crowd. What's more, in Kreuzer's senses, this person is more of a threat than a fiery red short-haired teenager.

"This person should be careful." Kreuzer made a secret judgment in his heart, and then looked at the last figure to enter.

And the last man to come in, Kreuzer, had already mentioned it many times from Artis's mouth. This person is the excellent maintenance worker mentioned by Artes who has improved Jean's performance by 3%~5%. She was a woman in her 20s with long blue shawl hair. I saw that she had a beautiful eyebrows, a very clean face, and the slightly upturned corners of her mouth made people feel that she was a person who was optimistic about life.

"Welcome! I'm Lou Lou Kreuzer. Have a seat! Kreuzer nodded and said after retracting his gaze from the three of them.

After the three of them had found their seats to sit down, Kreuzer said, "You must know what we're going to do next. Previously, due to the fact that our airframe was already full, we did not equip you with a mech. Here, I want to say sorry to you. ”

"No, we understand that. Captain Kreuzer doesn't have to blame himself too much. Sure enough, the mediocre-looking man was the first to speak. In that instant, Kreuzer knew that his judgment was not wrong.

"Thank you for your understanding! In order to make up for this mistake, I have decided to deploy to you the two Higudus that I sent from the headquarters a few days ago. I wonder if this compensation satisfies you? Kreuzer nodded gratefully and said slowly.

"Higu?" As soon as the fiery red short-haired boy heard the name, he immediately whispered.

"Is it really Higu? Looks like I'll be able to build that airframe myself! As soon as the female precoctor heard that Xigu was going to allocate it to them, her eyes lit up and she said.

"Higu? Thank you Captain Kreuzer for your support! The mediocre-looking man stood up and saluted.

Kreuzer smiled, waved his hand and said, "No, no thanks. It's just about getting the job done. That's right! Your name? ”

"I'm Blade Chihan." The fiery red short-haired boy said with a sigh of gold.

"I'm Hammer Mephistopheles." The mediocre-looking man laughed.

"I'm Elico Pompeii." The female prep said happily with a wave of her hand.

After responding with a gentle smile, Kreuzer stood up and replied, "Thank you for coming at this important moment!" Let's wait and see how you perform! ”