The burning night sky,

The city of miserable howls.

Even Cagalli was at the top of the hill and could see, hear, smell what was happening in the city at the foot of the mountain, the explosions, the screams, the burning stench that swallowed everything.

"Master, did you know in advance that these things would happen?" Cagalli clenched her hands into fists and stared sharply at Mina, who was standing to the side.

Mina shook her head, ashamed.

"No, deputy. I was able to tell if part of the actions of the Syran father and son was because of my unsuccessful brother. Now, I didn't know that the Syran father and son could be so mad that they sent MS to destroy the city. ”

"Yuna Roman Ceran? Is there still Unat Rome Ceran? Cagalli clenched her fists with all her might, not noticing that her nails had broken through the skin and stabbed into her palms. Now, Cagalli's heart only has a deep hatred for the stupidity of not being able to discover the true colors of the Syran father and son.

"Deputies. Take it easy. Kira, who was standing on the other side, looked at the hatred on Cagalli's face, and reminded, "General He is here." ”

Being reminded by Kira like this, Cagalli remembered that everyone had just come to the top of the mountain under the inexplicable guidance of He, and saw there the city that had been attacked by many MSs and raged in flames, as well as the four MSs that were obviously not owned by Orb.

Although Cagalli had seen the four MSs for the first time, she had recently learned the identities of the four MSs from the information sent back by Chisaka.

The three planes that are in a half-circle, with roughly the same appearance, but have obvious differences in subtleties and armaments, are the latest sharp airframes developed by the East Asian Federation in recent years, codenamed the Hina Phoenix.

And the one with the blue-black paint, the slender body, and the two vents behind it emitting bursts of orange-red particle light should be the mysterious body in Chisaka's mouth.

Like everyone else, Cagalli was not surprised by the appearance of the Phoenix Squad, but what surprised her was the slender, but faintly faintly felt that it was a cutting-edge mech with extraordinary strength.

"Deputies. I'm so sorry! It seems that our captain was worried about my safety here, and at the risk of repercussions, he sent an MS team to meet me. Here, I hope that the representative will be understanding. ”

Just as Cagalli was thinking about the young phoenix team and the courageous things, He was inexplicably pushed in front of Cagalli by Avril and apologized apologetically for the young phoenix team.

"Nope." Cagalli shook her head. "General Ho. Now that the situation is urgent, we can understand it. ”

After Cagalli first expressed that she didn't care about the problems of the young phoenix team, she said straight to the point: "General He." I believe you should know the current situation. We can't get in touch with the Ministry of Defense, not even through the internal phone in the villa. So, I have an idea. I don't know General He..."

What Cagalli wanted to say, He inexplicably understood very well. But he didn't have to break it right away. After all, now where they are is in Orb, a neutral country on Earth. If Cagalli, as Obu's representative, doesn't take the initiative to speak, even if He inexplicably wants to suppress the current situation, he will be powerless.

Sovereign countries are so entangled.

Fortunately, Cagalli didn't let He wait long.

After seeing Cagalli and Mina glance at each other, she looked at He inexplicably and said, "Regarding the fact that the young phoenix team entered the airspace of Orb without permission, we can use the current situation as an emergency to propose understanding and re-approve the permission of the MS team belonging to the East Asian Federation to enter the airspace of Orb. Of course. This license was not obtained for free. Do I need them to do me a favor? May I? General Ho. ”

"Absolutely. Representative. In order to compensate for the negative effects of our recklessness, we can temporarily follow the instructions of the deputies and contribute to the suppression of the riots in the city as soon as possible. He nodded inexplicably and readily agreed to this request.

"Thanks! Well, I hope they will be ready to strike as soon as possible. I have to go to the Ministry of Defense right now! Cagalli bowed slightly to He Inexplicably, and said her request solemnly.

He nodded inexplicably.

"Avril, go! There is no need to worry about this for the time being. I will act with the delegates. ”

Avril, who was standing behind He Inexplicably, answered, and turned around and walked towards the Thunder Sparrow that stopped not far away. Over there, Stella and Mayo, who had changed into their pilot's uniforms, had been waiting for a long time.

"Stella, Mayo. You heard what you just said! Our task now is to assist Orb as much as possible and quell the riots in the city. ”

"What if those MSs attack us? You must know that it is also Orb's own MS who is attacking the city now. Stella raised her right hand and asked with some confusion.

Avril blinked, looked back at He Mo, and asked for the answer with her eyes.

And He inexplicably didn't speak, and gave the answer to Cagalli like Avril.

Although it was just the gaze of an inexplicable person, it was a rather stressful questionnaire in Cagalli's eyes.

Stella was right.

Even if he launched an attack on the city, but piloting the village rain, the heretical pilots were all pilots born from the people of Orb. Cagalli was eager to pull them out of the cockpit and ask them what was going on. But she knew that bullets were merciless, and to spare her hands on the enemy was to be cruel to herself. What's more, as the only young phoenix team that can help her now, who has been cut off from contact with the Ministry of Defense, Cagalli can't say anything to ask them to stay.

Cagalli shook her right hand and said forcefully, "If they give up resistance, try not to shoot." On the contrary, kill it!! ”

After hearing the answer, He inexplicably set his eyes on Avril.

Avril nodded in response, "I see!" Then, the young phoenix team went out first. We will open a passage to the Ministry of Defense for the deputies, the generals. ”

After that, Avril saluted inexplicably and called Stella and Mayo, boarded their respective airframes, drove the flight pedals under their feet with all their might, and left first.

"General. What about my mission? Graham's Courage did not leave with the departure of the Young Phoenix Squad, but hovered in the air and asked He inexplicably.

"Graham. You go looking for interfering signals. It should not be difficult to find out with courageous ability. "What is bothering Ho Mo and Cagalli at the moment is the source of interference that cuts off all communications.

"Understood!"

Looking at the courage that flew away in the opposite direction, Cagalli, who was just about to leave and was about to go to the Ministry of Defense, was suddenly stopped by Mina.

"What? Head of the Sahak family. Cagalli looked at Mina with some confusion.

Mina put away her right hand that stopped Cagalli, and said, "Deputy." Before I go to the Department of Defense, I want you to come with me. I, no, I should say that Lord Uzmi has something for you. ”

"What? Father? Cagalli, who was in a wheelchair, couldn't help but shake her body when she heard that her late father had something to give her, and asked in a trembling voice, "This, what's going on?" Father, isn't my father already dead? In that self-detonation!! ”

After glancing at He inexplicably without a trace, Mina continued: "Indeed. Lord Uzmi had already died in that self-detonation. But before that, he had left something and a last word. Now, it's time to hand them over to you. ”

"Take me there!! Right now! "No thinking, no hesitation. When she was sure that her father really had something to entrust to her, Cagalli's heart lit up again.

"Then please follow me!" Mina got out of the way, looked at He inexplicably, and said, "Why don't you come and witness the last words of Lord Uzmi?" ”

He Moyin, who is clear about this, will naturally not refuse.

A moment later, the convoy carrying He Moming, Cagalli, Mina and others quickly drove out of the villa and disappeared into the deepest part of the valley.

Along the way, Cagalli didn't ask anything, nor did she communicate with Mina, Ho Inexplicable, or even Kira, just silently looked out the window, revealing a thoughtful look. And Kira, who was sitting next to Cagalli, didn't make any special moves other than the gaze that fell on Cagalli from time to time.

It wasn't a long journey.

When the scenery outside suddenly went dark, the convoy stopped, and there was a loud noise, the bright light broke through the darkness, revealing the environment in which the convoy was located in front of everyone's eyes.

"This is the underground facility of the Dawning Society." Looking at the familiar sign on the wall, Cagalli suddenly thought about where this place belonged.

"Yes. Come on! Don't keep Lord Uzmi waiting too long. In order to avoid suspicion, Mina did not push He inexplicable wheelchair herself, but asked an attendant to do it for her.

Led by Mina, the crowd came to a huge iron gate.

There, He inexplicably saw the console engraved with the words "May this door never open".

What a delicate feeling!

He inexplicably looked at Cagalli, and then at Mina, and there was a hint of banter, a trace of emotion, and a hint of sigh for fate to make people happen.

Right.

Behind this steel gate, it was nothing else, but the Dawn Gundam that had been taken by Ho a few years ago.

He inexplicably did not expect that in the years since he left this world, Mina, who was once in charge of Orb, actually changed the Dawn Gundam from the hands of the East Asian Federation, and put it back in this warehouse, sealing it until today.

So, it's like reproducing the scene of the original book.

Under Ho's inexplicable watch, Cagalli read the words and opened the door.

Mina, on the other hand, took Simmonds' place, standing beside Cagalli, and said softly, "When this door is opened, it means that Orb is once again in an extremely dangerous situation. At this point, Orb needed the strength to surround it. ”

Mina said as she motioned for her attendant to open the electric switch to the side.

"These are the last words that Lord Uzmi has sealed all along."

"Click!"

With the opening of the electric switch,

With the lights on,

Mina's calm voice rose and fell. "Deputies. This is the power that Lord Uzmi left for you! ”

At this moment,

Brilliant gold.

Cagalli, who was caught off guard, subconsciously raised her hand to block her vision.

At this moment,

Mina turned her head and glanced at Ho inexplicably.

Everything is in plain sight.

Mina lifted her footsteps and stood beside Cagalli, raised her hand to her shoulders, bent down, and whispered in her ear, "Uzmi-sama's last words are in the cockpit of the Dawn Gundam." As soon as you activate the Dawn Gundam, you'll hear Uzmi-sama's voice. Representative. ”

"Dawn Gundam? Cockpit? Cagalli was stunned for a moment, but immediately shook her head, and said a little lonely: "No, I'm just a waste now." There is no way to drive the MS to attack anymore. ”

The corners of Mina's mouth curled slightly.

"No, deputy. During the development of the Dawn Gundam, there was also an action to wrap the Alaya Consciousness System into the process. If you want, you can always drive the MS again as you did a few years ago! ”

however

Before Cagalli could say yes, Kira shouted against it.

"Nope! I'm against it! Now the situation of the representative can no longer use the alayya! You must know that a few years ago, the representative almost couldn't wake up from the alayya consciousness!! I strongly oppose the re-use of alayas by the delegates!! ”

"Kira!?" Cagalli didn't expect that she hadn't said yes yet, and Kira would be so vehemently opposed to her driving the MS again. Looking at Kira's face that was faintly burning with anger, and those eyes that shimmered with cold light at Mina, Cagalli couldn't help but feel a warm heart.

but

Even if Kira was right, Cagalli had already made up her mind in her heart.

On the battlefield, a general who is on the front line is more important than a general who stays in the command post forever, and is more able to gather morale and lead soldiers out of difficulties. Not to mention, now Orb is facing a complicated situation of communication interruption and friend or foe.

"Kira! Thank you! Cagalli, who had figured this out, gave Kira a soft smile, then looked at Mina and said, "Master Sahak." If in this battle, can I entrust Orb to you for the time being? ”

Faced with Cagalli's request for temptation, Mina turned down with a blank face.

"No, deputy! The representative of Aub is not my Lund Mina Sahak. It's you Cagalli Yura Ashar. ”

After Mina seriously rejected Cagalli, her tone changed and she said slowly:

"The delegates can rest assured. The Alaya Consciousness System installed on the Dawn Gundam has been installed by Professor Simmonds with a limiter, which will automatically activate whenever the connection depth exceeds a certain limit, protecting your nervous system from impact. ”

Looking at Mina, whose face was full of calmness, Cagalli sighed secretly in her heart.

"So, I'm sorry for you. Owner, let people prepare! I need to strike right away! Time can no longer be delayed! ”

"Nature."

Mina was very amuseful and drove everyone away from this Gnaku, and even pushed Ho inexplicably to the other room, and looked through the window at Kira, who was walking towards Dawn Gundam with Cagalli in her arms.

"General. Am I vicious? Mina asked suddenly.

"Why? He asked inexplicably.

"I just want to test again if the cat has grown into a lion cub." There was no look on Mina's face.

"So you got the Dawn Gundam back? Is it worth it? Although the value of the Dawn Gundam is not too high for Liu Lao and the others, it is still a research topic after all. He inexplicably remembered the Dawn Gundam's Eight Mirror System, and he knew that Liu Lao and the other scientific research bigwigs were thinking about how to mass-produce this technology.

"It doesn't matter if it's worth it or not. Our Sahak family has always pursued the principle that the capable come first, and the Orb supreme. Mina looked at Kira, who was slowly exiting from the cockpit of the Dawn Gundam, and continued, "If this kitten can get Orb back again, it would be okay for her to continue to stay in the representative position. ”

"Poor little kitten." In this regard, He sighed inexplicably.

Unexpectedly, Mina suddenly looked at He inexplicably and said, "What about me?" Is it also a poor kitten? General Ho. ”

"Why do you say that?" He asked inexplicably.

"I know. General Ho. The hidden power of the East Asian Federation is a power that can subvert the battlefield in an instant. ”

At Mina's words, the Dawn Gundam, which had disconnected all peripheral wiring, soared into the sky and flew towards the city that had burned half the sky red.