The entangled interception front bloomed countless huge sparks in an instant, and the bright light from the huge explosion captured most people's vision at that moment. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 But almost all of them subconsciously manipulated the mech to perform evasive maneuvers almost simultaneously, preventing the enemy from attacking during this short period of losing sight. But soon they got the news from the communications that the enemy was retreating.

"The enemy retreats! The enemy retreats! The 1st and 2nd Squadrons of Alpha were on defensive alert, and the rest of the men immediately carried out battlefield search and rescue. The ship will accelerate its withdrawal from the battlefield. Repeat! The ship will accelerate its withdrawal from the battlefield. ”

The squadrons whose names were named pulled up the alert line on the original battle line. The rest of the people opened the search and rescue channel one after another, and seized the time to search and rescue all the wounded who could be searched. And Roy, who had just arrived at the interception line, didn't say a word, and consciously scattered into the search and rescue team.

"It's miserable!" He sighed inexplicably while driving a landline to search through the wreckage-covered battlefield.

"This is war. Then again, it was just a skirmish. Roy said self-deprecatingly.

"Is it small? The casualties were so severe. He inexplicably let go of a piece of wreckage floating over, a ruptured cockpit. The cockpit canopy, which had been used to protect it, had cracked and fallen apart, and the pilot inside was making the last move of his life. "Is it an ejection? Then at least you can't be drifted in space. He inexplicably manipulated the body to firmly grasp the wreckage, and after greeting Roy, he accelerated back to Maxrose 1 in a half-human form.

After containing all the retreating mechs, the Merlandi fleet, which was located above the Maxrose 1, ignored the 1st and 2nd Squadrons of Alpha, which were on strict guard against them, and sped away from this space. The crowd on the bridge breathed a sigh of relief as they watched the enemy fleet on the screen gradually withdraw from the cordon. Grobal straightened his hat and took a puff on his pipe. Look at Hayase Misa.

"How's it going? How much is lost? ”

"Now that all enemy reactions have disappeared from the alert range, it is therefore determined that the enemy has retreated from the area of engagement. In the first engagement, the enemy ships were too close to each other, so our combat strength was lightly damaged. Personally, I think that the enemy warship should have made such a strange move out of fear of singing. Hayase thought for a moment and said slowly.

"What about interception and defensive warfare?" Grobal nodded, then asked.

"Although Ensign He has been reminded, we have not made an effective defense against enemy raids. Fortunately, the enemy warships did not use long-range strike weapons, and only released a group of aircraft to attack us. Thanks to this, we were able to seize the slightest bit of time to send the interceptor group out. In addition, there were some problems with Lin Mingmei's singing. Wasase added halfway through.

"Huh? What's the problem? Lapsed? Grobal's mind was lifted suddenly. Lin Mingmei's singing can be said to be a trump card of mankind at present, and it must not go wrong.

"No, it's not invalid. It should be said that there is a difference in the effect. According to the previous data, Lin Mingmei's singing voice has a powerful power on the Zenith Star people we have been facing before. But this time, in the face of the surprise attack of the suspected Zenith Star fleet, the effect was mixed. This strikes me a little strange. Hayase found a piece of data on the screen and explained it to Grobal.

"You mentioned the word suspicious?" Grobal immediately pointed out the suspicions in Hayase's words.

"Yes. While the enemy raiding fleet looks similar in appearance to the Zenith ships we've been battling against, there are a few differences in detail. Hayase compared the data saved on his computer with the data he had just scanned for the raiding fleet.

"You sort this out, and then wait for the pilots to come back and argue together. We are in such a situation that we really don't want to have another unknown enemy. Miss Lin Mingmei, I'm glad I hurt you. Let's go down and rest first. Grobal nodded and sighed, then turned back to Lin Mingmei, who had already returned from the platform. Grace and Akemi Hayashi, who were waiting on the sidelines, said goodbye to everyone and left the bridge.

"When Roy and He come back inexplicably, inform them to come to the captain's room." Grobal dropped the words and left the bridge.

He inexplicably manipulated the aircraft to slowly land on the tarmac. After a slight jolt, the airframe landed steadily. The robotic arm slowly lowered the wreckage it had previously searched. The preparation squad, which had been prepared, moved the wreckage aside in an orderly manner, and He inexplicably watched the repertoire in the cockpit after watching the repertory squad do all this and opened the cockpit canopy and walked down.

"Oh. How many stars do our ace pilots have in their accounts? "Due to the excessive number of fighters that attacked, there was a shortage of manpower in the maintenance squad, and even the boss of the rearmament squad rolled up his sleeves and went into battle. No, this benevolent brother passed by with a tool on his oily face, and said hello when he saw He inexplicably. If it weren't for the voice, he might not have recognized who it was.

"Does the pilot know his identity?" He smiled inexplicably, stretched out his finger and pointed to the wreckage that had been moved not far away.

"Oh. You brought that guy back, right? It's a bit of a guess, but the cockpit we haven't opened yet. When you open it and confirm your identity, I'll always tell you. I think that guy is very grateful to you as well. After all, because of you, he doesn't have to drift in space forever. At least it's nice to be able to come back to this home. The boss of the preparation class said with a grin. But there was a hint of sadness in the words. He heard this inexplicably, lowered his head and thought about it. He smiled, patted the boss on the shoulder, and turned to leave the hangar.

"Oh. That's right. The captain tells you and Roy to go to the captain's room when they get back. The boss of the maintenance squad suddenly remembered the order from the bridge and shouted behind He inexplicably. He inexplicably waved his right hand with his back to the boss of the training class to indicate that he understood, and walked to the locker room dedicated to the pilot.

He inexplicably came out of the locker room after changing into a military uniform and found that Captain Roy had not returned, but had stayed on the battlefield to direct rescue and alert missions. I looked at the time and estimated it in my heart. Feeling that it would take some time for Captain Roy to return, He inexplicably thought about it and turned around and returned to the locker room to wait, just to sort out the sudden change in the plot found in this battle.

Today, the sudden appearance of the Merlandi fleet caught He inexplicably off guard. Judging from the plot in memory, the Merlandi fleet should not have appeared at this time. But the actual situation is that the Merlandi fleet appeared with this situation that caught He by surprise. Could it be that he inexplicably let the famous "Lin Mingmei Operation" appear in advance, which led to sudden changes in the follow-up plot? If this is the case, it seems that the sudden arrival of the Merlandi fleet in today's battle will be able to explain the reason. However, due to the gender segregation of the Zeniths, they are also hostile to each other. The social structure of the two is almost identical, except for the differences in gender. However, due to gender, the Merlandi fleet, which is composed of all-female members, seems to be more resistant to Lin Mingmei's singing. This can be seen in the previous interception operations, from the attack of the power armored aircraft group led by the suspected Milia 693. Could it be that if you really want to do the original work, pull Lin Mingmei to have an eternal kiss in front of the Zenith Star Man? Thinking of this, He inexplicably almost crashed instantly. Although the relationship between him and Lin Mingmei has entered a rapid development, they have also made intimate contact many times. But if you want to have a KISS with Lin Mingmei in full view of everyone? It seems... This seems to be not working. Once this messy idea started, He Inexplicable's mind was like a wild horse galloping around, without stopping for a moment.

"Hey! Inexplicable. What are you kid thinking? Do you miss your little lover? Just when He was inexplicably thinking about it, he suddenly felt a hard object hit his head. When I looked back, I found that it was a helmet. Looking up, it turned out to be Captain Roy. I saw that Roy's pilot uniform had been changed off and put on a military uniform.

"What else to see? The captain told us to go find him. Hurry up. Don't grind. Roy stood at the door and waved inexplicably to He who was still stunned. Seeing this, He hurriedly stepped forward to keep up.

"How much do you know about that sudden group of enemies?" After walking for a while, Roy saw that there was no one around, thought for a moment and asked.

"Well, not a lot." He shook his head inexplicably.

"Well, did you notice that this sudden appearance of the enemy is strange?" Roy was silent for a few seconds before asking.

"Strange?"

"Yes. They suddenly appear above Myroth 1 with a space jump, but do not bombard Maxrose 1 with their main guns. Rather, it is to release the raider group, and also allow time for us to release the interceptor group. If they had bombarded McRoss 1 with their main guns at the beginning, they would have been able to intercept it in the end. The estimated losses are also beyond our reach. But don't you think it's strange in practice? Roy brought up the questions buried in his heart one by one.

"It's really strange in this regard. It may be due to some factors, but I have a vague guess. More on that later. He inexplicably looked around and said to Roy. Roy nodded understandingly.

After a brief conversation, the two of them hurried towards the captain's room. Not long after, the two arrived at the captain's room. By this time, Grobal had been waiting for a long time.

"The front line is all taken care of?" Grobal asked, looking at Roy.

"Well, that's done. We can now expedite our evacuation and return to Earth's orbit. Roy nodded.

"Hmm. So now let's talk about the fleet that swooped in from the space jump. What is the inexplicable second lieutenant, do you know much about this fleet? Grobal nodded, then looked at He inexplicably and asked.

"Yes, I know a little, but after all, it's an alien civilization. What I know is also limited. He shook his head inexplicably and said.

"Say it. Nothing could be worse than now. Grobal sighed as he swept his pipe.