The news that the advance party had been discovered and had fallen into the siege of ZAFT was intercepted by the Technologists of the Tengyun.

Feng Yun touched his chin and looked back and forth at the report document several times, then looked at He Moming, who was sitting leisurely not far from him. "Colonel Ho, I think we should go and support the advance team of the Eighth Fleet."

He nodded inexplicably and agreed. But he has his own opinions. "Captain, it's inevitable that our Tengyun will provide support. But now, it's not time for us to come in. ”

"Not yet?" Feng Yun was stunned for a moment.

He nodded inexplicably and said definitely, "Yes." It's not time yet. The current Archangel number is not weak. We'll see. After a pause, He inexplicably added. Just in case, Lockon. ”

"I'm here." Lockon's avatar popped up on the main screen, and his voice rang out.

"The rest of the task is up to you."

After making a gesture confidently, Locoon smiled and said, "Leave it to me!" This distance was not too much for my sniping. ”

After inexplicably nodding his head, he turned back to look at Feng Yun and said, "Rather than supporting, I think the captain should think more about the next face-to-face communication with the Archangel." ”

Feng Yun patted his head and said distressedly, "Is it that again?" ”

"Whatever you want. As long as it is arranged. ”

"Okay."

As the two talked, the encounter in the distance was in full swing.

Kreuzer raised his right hand lightly, and took a pistol gesture to aim at the mothership that was being protected by the advance team in the middle. "Looks like we're in luck! Are you right? Aslan. ”

Aslan, who should have been happy to catch up with his goal, showed a worried look at this time. And even if Aslan doesn't say anything about this appearance, Kreuzer still knows the reason.

"Aslan, cheer up. In the end, we are soldiers, and everything is based on the mission. Kreuzer said slowly, with a look of embarrassment.

And Aslan also beat his spirit after hearing Kreuzer say this, and said loudly: "I understand." Captain, then I ask for a sortie. ”

Kreuzer nodded slowly, then showed a playful smile and said slowly, "Well, just cheer up." It's just about the sortie order, it's not that I'm unkind. Instead, your sortie must be approved by Elyco. After all, as soon as she boarded this ship, she dismantled your Aegis Gundam. Now, I think she's done with her plans to transform your Aegis Gundam! Why don't you go and have a look? ”

"Transformation? How did I not know? Aslan was stunned for a moment, only then did he realize that he hadn't been to Gnaku to adjust his body in days. In a desperate situation, Aslan thought of the root cause. It all started out of concern for Lux's safety. During this somewhat lost time in Aslan, Elico took on the maintenance of the Aegis Gundam and the subsequent transformation plan on her own. This made Aslan's heart mixed for a while.

At the same time, in the distance on the right side of this battlefield, a white battleship was advancing towards the center of the battlefield with its head held high and at maximum speed.

"Ensign." Malu shouted.

"I see. All personnel are ready for battle, and the missile launch tubes No. 1-6 are loaded. Bucky Lulu immediately took over the command of the weapon system and quickly laid out the attack orders.

"Lieutenant Aldethea, can you stay around the Archangel and cover the Archangel?" Malu was very confident in Bucky Lulu's ability, so she began to arrange the MS's sortie arrangement.

"Yes. I don't have any problems. It's just that Captain Graham's Vf-25 is a high-speed type body. I hope that you will give Ensign Graham as much freedom as possible to act autonomously. Artecia did not dispute her own arrangement, but wasted no time in making a suggestion to Maliu.

"Captain Graham? OK. After a moment of silence, Malu agreed to Aldesia's advice. Captain Graham, you've heard that. Is there a problem? ”

"I can't ask for it. Thank! Graham was happy to see that happen, as his goal was to have an earth-shattering battle with Gundam. If the Vf-25 were to be fixed around the Archangel, it would be very uncomfortable for Graham.

"Good! Then, Captain Mu, in addition to the attack, cooperated with Lieutenant Aldesia as much as possible. ”

"Understood!"

After the order was given, the IWSP Strike Gundam, VF-25, and Mobius Zero were also sent into space by catapults.

The battle is on the verge of breaking out.

"Nope! Father! Just as Aldesia and the others joined the battle, a scream rang out in the Archangel's dining room.

Even though Bucky Lulu had already sent everyone back to the room beforehand, ready to withstand the onslaught. But there were still some bold ones who stayed in the cafeteria, watching the battle that took place not far away through the huge screen.

And Frey was one of them, especially when Frey learned that her father was also in the fleet under attack, and immediately became overwhelmed and screamed. Especially at the scene where almost all of her familiar friends were on combat posts and fighting hard, Frey's fragile girlish heart could not be comforted at all for a while.

Suddenly, a pair of hands pulled Frey, who was weak and fell to the ground. Before anyone could speak, Frey shouted with resentment the moment she saw the face, "What are you doing here?!" Damn adjusters. Isn't it enough for you to attack my father's ship? Still here to see my jokes? ”

Looking at Frey's pretty face filled with anger, Kira, who had secretly had a good impression of her a long time ago, waved her hand again and again, shook her head and said, "No, I, I just watched you fall to the ground and wanted to pull you." ”

The boy's kind justification was not understood by the girl. The girl, who had already witnessed the attack on her loved ones, was already angry and filled with fear, slapped Kira's hand off, and looked at the boy with disgust and resentment, cursing, "Stay away from me! I'm going to feel sick to be with you! ”

"I, I'm ......" The boy was overwhelmed by the girl's resentful gaze.

"Ugly, disgusting adjusters. Get out of here!! In full view of everyone, the girl shouted at the boy, cursed the boy, and told him to get out of the dining hall.

"I ...... I...... I'm sorry. The boy opened his mouth, realizing that he could not make any excuses, and finally left the dining hall under the resentful gaze of the girl.

At this moment, the people who were paying attention to the battle suddenly let out an exclamation and attracted the girl's attention.

"Daddy!" As soon as Frey turned around and saw that all the Morbius sent out by the advance team had been blown up, Gene, of the ZAFT, had already surrounded the flagship that Frey's father was riding.

"No, don't! Who, who's going to save my dad! The girl prayed in her heart, and her eyes moistened more quickly with anxiety, and finally tears slipped down.

The sound of crying echoed faintly in the passage. A round figure jumped out of the shadows. I saw that it found the figure standing on the lookout and weeping silently, and slipped over.

"Hello! Are you okay? Hello! Are you okay? ”

Kira quickly wiped away her tears as soon as she heard the shouts of Harrow, whose name was Little Pink. "Me, I remember you seem to be called Little Pink, right?"

"That's right! Hello! ”

Just when Kira was puzzled by Harrow's appearance, a delicate figure also stepped out of the shadows.

"Xiaofen, so you're here! Make it easy for me to find. Lux said with disgust as she looked at Harrow who was bouncing around on the ground.

"Easy to find! Hello! Easy to find! Hello! ”

After Lux caught the little powder jumping around, she looked at Kira and said suspiciously, "Kira, are you crying?" ”

Kira quickly shook her head, and for a moment when Lux didn't notice, she quickly wiped her tears and said, "No, it's just that I'm a little tired." ”

"Really? The battle began. Don't you go to standby? The attentive Lux noticed that in addition to the two tear stains on Kira's face, which were no longer visible, there were also signs of redness and swelling.

Instead of answering Lux's question, Kira asked, "Lux, is it so difficult for people to understand each other?" I wanted to go out in a Strike Gundam just now. ”

"And then?" Lux fully put herself in the shoes of the listener.

"Lieutenant Aldesia refused me and slapped me twice. Not only did she deny my thoughts, but she also laughed at me for daydreaming. Like a child who had made a mistake and didn't know what had gone wrong, Kira told Lux what had happened.

After listening to Kira's words in silence, Lux reached out and pressed Kira's right hand, which was clutching the railing, and whispered, "Kira." Lieutenant Aldesia was right. This is the battlefield, a place where either you die or I die. While mutual understanding is important, it is even more important to protect one's own strength. If you can't protect yourself, you won't be able to understand each other. Do you understand that? ”

"Why?" Kira asked rhetorically.

Lux smiled slightly, withdrew her right hand and said, "You need to find this yourself." ”