"—Thank you for your help. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" her voice stiffened, and Kira called out to the body in front of her, "but... I want to reconfirm your true intentions......" Letting go of the finger on the trigger, Kira waited for a reply. He didn't know Aslan's intentions, but he and the body were necessary for the current Orb and couldn't be taken lightly.

Only hesitation and silence returned. It was a moment later for the Justice Gundam to lower its rifle and open the hatch above its chest, as if to show that it had no intention of fighting. Kira couldn't control his inner wavering for a moment, as he saw the seat slowly rise from below, sending Aslan out.

"I'm ......," his voice came from the loudspeaker, "I'm on orders from my country to reclaim that plane—freedom—or destroy the ......" The finger that had just released the trigger was now trembling and reset. In Kira's vision, Aslan looked up as if he had made up his mind, "But, now ......! I have no hostile intentions towards you or your allies! ”

"Aslan......" Kira's eyes widened. Aslan's voice was as bitter as ever, "I want to ...... Tell me about it...... "They landed near the almost ruined shores of the Sidge Nengiro Coast. Kira slid down the elevator and watched Aslan tumble to the ground.

Paying attention to the movement of the two planes, Aubu Bing, Cagalli and the others slowly walked over, and when they saw Aslan's pilot's suit from a distance, everyone stopped in shock. Kira pressed the throbbing in her heart and took the first step towards Aslan's side, and the other party seemed to have made up his mind and began to walk towards him. The Orb soldiers, who were watching from the sidelines, thought that Zaft was going to do Kira a disadvantage, and they all raised their guns in an instant. Kira held up her hand to them.

"He's not an enemy!" Hearing this, Cagalli was shocked. The distance between the two is getting closer and closer. Aslan's windswept blue hair, pursed lips, and turquoise pupils became clearer and clearer. Kira felt her chest swell.

They used to reproach and question each other. Kira ignored Aslan's persuasion and chose this side, and later wept over the need to fight. He remembered how painful he had been, but found that when he looked back on it, he was able to accept it. The last time they met each other was on this island - the birds......

As it had done then, the bird hovered over their heads, and when it found Kira, it landed on his shoulder. At that time, they were separated by fences, and they could not touch each other, nor could they talk as they pleased; It seems that there is more than just a barbed wire fence between the two. Now there was no barrier, and when Kira saw Aslan's face, her mood went back and far in a moment. Back to the day they first parted, in the spring of their thirteenth year......

- We'll definitely meet again......

And just like that, they were reunited. After a long time, I have tasted the pain and sorrow of loss, and I have overcome my hatred - I can finally face each other again on the same land. Aslan was staring at Kira intently, his expression terrifying, but there were tears in his eyes. Kira also felt overflowing with thoughts, and was speechless for a while.

"Hi...... Uh, Aslan......" Kira finally managed to squeeze out a trace of voice, and when she saw Aslan, she relented and said with a struggle, "Kira......!" ”

"It's like a stranger! I think they will be like this for about 30 minutes, and they can't say a decent word! Lin Yiyan, who was looking at this pair of CPs, thought interestingly, "If there are no other external factors involved." ”

As Lin Yiyan's words fell, at this moment, Cagalli ran over with a shout. A bad premonition swept through Kira's mind. Sure enough, ignoring the eyes of others, she jumped up and hooked the necks of the two.

"You two...... ——! Kira and Aslan were hugged together by her, panicked in surprise. Cagalli looked up at them, her expression was the same one that she didn't know whether to cry or laugh, but her eyes were full of tears. At her point, Kira and Aslan couldn't help but glance at each other and smile bitterly. When they reunited, she was as happy as if it were her own business; Thanks to her, the spell just now was completely untied, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled as if Thirteen had been laughing at each other.

It was a small sprout of hope, born in destruction and loss.

"—but it's ......!" Aslan couldn't go on. Kira is explaining to him the United Earth Army's invasion of Orb. Orb was reluctant to help either side and wanted to remain neutral – a pretext for aggression.

In Zaft's position, of course, he did not want Orb to join the camp of the Combine. It's just that from a third-party perspective, Orb's choice is a bit out of the ordinary. Ideals are important, but isn't it putting the cart before the horse to lead to the demise of the country?

Of course, Kira understands this. He nodded quietly.

"Hmm...... I knew it was going to be hard......" Cagalli came over with a drink glass, handed them both and stood there listening. And the crew of the Archangel, plus Tiago, who appeared with them for some reason, and Lin Yiyan, who was sitting on the shoulders of the Freedom Gundam, were silently watching the conversation between the two.

Kira said, "But it can't be helped. And I agree with ......" he smiled maturely and glanced at Cagalli, "I think Cagalli's dad is right...... too"

In the hangar where they talked, repair works for MS were urgently underway. The Freedom Gundam and the Justice Gundam stood side by side like witnesses.

"—Orb is helping the Earth Army, and the Atlantic Federation will definitely use its power to attack PLANT......" Kira said, looking Aslan in the eye, "Helping Zaft, the result is the same." It's just a change of enemy...... That's something to be done. ”

Aslan listened to Kira's words in amazement.

“…… I've had enough of this, so ......"

"But ......!" Aslan wanted to refute it, telling him to stop this unwinnable battle, but when he saw Kira staring at him clearly, he couldn't help but say for a moment. After a moment of silence, Kira lowered her head.

"I killed your buddy...... Your friend ......" Kira suddenly said this fact, causing Aslan to involuntarily awaken the memory that pierced into his heart.

Nigaul ——!

But I don't know him. Of course, I don't want to kill him......" Kira looked at the cup and said calmly, "and you killed Thor......"

Aslan was taken aback. Killing Kira's comrade himself—the cockpit of the fighter jet he had lost his mind and destroyed in a fit of rage—in the crowd watching from afar, it seemed like a girl in a Combine uniform, and her body shook slightly.

"But you don't know Thor...... There's no way you want to kill him, right......? Aslan pondered Kira's words.

Oh, yes. I didn't kill the man named Thor because I hated him. It was only because he was an enemy that should be destroyed, an obstacle in front of him, that he did not hesitate to do so. What kind of personality that person was, what kind of person he loved, or what he loved—he never imagined it. In this way, he killed several, dozens of people. Just because that's the mission of a soldier.

But—Kira is different.

"But I'm ...... I wanted to kill you...... "Aslan muttered. He knew Kira. Knowing that he loves to cry and rely on people, he asks Aslan for help every time. I know what he looks like when he laughs, and what he sheds tears for. I watched him for so many years, but on that day I became hostile—with hatred from the bottom of my heart.

- Because, he is the enemy.

Kira replied in a calm tone, "Me too, Aslan......"

But isn't that what they woke up to? Because of knowing the 'enemy', one will hesitate to confront him, or be unable to let go of it when he is not understood—even if he is hated and killed as an enemy, his death will still leave a painful legacy. It is because of this that they realize that war is empty, that the idea of the so-called enemy is stupid – and that the system of war is inhuman.

"I wish this was a world where there was no war...... Kira looked up, her eyes a little ethereal, "I wish I could stay in that world forever......"

Listening to the conversation between the two, Lin Yiyan also sighed slightly, a world without war? That's impossible, even if Lin Yiyan's world is peaceful on the surface, but in other countries, there are often wars. What is hidden under the prosperity? Endless human desires? Even yourself......

Thinking of this, Lin Yiyan shook his head.

Because war swallows up everyone's minds, forces everything into friend and foe, and makes people gradually accumulate hatred, even against an unknown "enemy"!

Those who take others will always take them, and those who hurt others will always hurt them – Alaska and Panama are bloody examples. Human beings have always done everything to take revenge, even if they have stabbed their compatriots, they do not feel ashamed of heaven and earth. Because if you are an "enemy", you are not compatriots. What's the shame of killing more?

- To win, you have to rely on all kinds of energy!

Early the next morning, the invasion of Orb began again.

The Orb Command, which was extremely tired and everyone was tense up, also grasped the dynamics of the Earth Army at this time. As if awakening from a sleep, the dynamics of the relevant mechanisms began to be frequent. In the Executive Yuan on Yaraffas Island, the chiefs were stunned to receive reports of a resumption of aggression.

"I asked for talks again, but I didn't give a reply......!"

"Uzmi-sama......!"

As the crowd looked for further instructions, the country's leaders were furious.

"Damn......! Is that the answer? Earth Army! - After treating us as enemies, don't you even want to talk? ”

At this time, in the hangar where Aslan and the others were, the personnel were busy preparing to move.