Chapter 16: The Butler and the Robot
"Captain Maliu!"
Little Lucy exclaimed, "I...... How did I end up here? This...... It's not a dream......
"Of course not." The mature captain with a chest as oppressive as the Alps smiled gently, and said to little Lucy: "We found you when we were investigating the Radam Forest in the eastern part of the Dark Continent, to be honest, I should be more surprised than you, when you suddenly disappeared mysteriously from the United Chiefs of Orb a few months ago, we spent a lot of effort to find you, but you are like evaporating from the world, even the military's intelligence system can't track you down, and as a last resort, we can only list you as a missing person in war, But who would have thought that after a few months, we would meet on this occasion when we should never have met. ”
"That's the case......" Lucy's mind gradually regained clarity after waking up for a while, so she was able to think about more things: "No, this is the Archangel, and this battleship belongs to the Earth Federation, but isn't the Dark Continent completely blocked by the Earth Federation?" I can't even leave, how did you come here? That's right! And what about my friends? Are you the only ones who found me there? My friends, how are my friends? ”
Thinking of the hellfire, the little butler couldn't help but get nervous, although she "hated" that "woman" very much, but there was one thing she herself admitted, that is, she couldn't do without that powerful "motorcycle".
"I don't know how many of your friends there are, but if the number is '2' and it's all girls, then there should be good news. But if the number is greater than 2. Then you may need to be mentally prepared......"
"Only...... Two people? ”
Lucy muttered. The original group of five fell into such a situation, who would be the one who was rescued from the Archangel number with her? And who isn't here?
Captain Marlou didn't let little Lucy linger any longer, and took her to another infirmary, where he explained some of the most important events that had taken place recently......
"Lucy, you have something in the Archangel that I have to explain to you...... We, our battleship, are now ...... It has been regarded as a rebel by the Earth Federation. ”
"Rebels? What's going on? ”
“…… Shortly after your departure, the Earth Federation engaged in a major battle with the Zaft Army, which is part of the Satellite Alliance. Both sides invested a lot of troops, and the Archangel was also called up to fight, but in fact, it was an out-and-out conspiracy...... A conspiracy against everyone. Captain Maliu's face became very gloomy, and there was even a hint of confusion and pain, as a professional soldier, she was obviously unable to adapt to her current identity as a betrayer, and even now, she was still struggling......
"It is an indisputable fact that Zaft's war technology is years ahead of the Earth, and conventional weapons undoubtedly have an advantage over the Earth Federation. Although the Archangel is equipped with many advanced airframes, its combat effectiveness is very strong. There are also top pilots like Captain Amuro and Kira, but the Satellite Alliance also has super aces like Char and Harman to match, in short, the Federation Army is retreating, and then the Archangel received a task, a task responsible for breaking off the rear and covering the retreat of the large army, although this task is very difficult and dangerous, but if we can reduce casualties, we are naturally willing to accept it...... But ......"
"But this is basically the cons......piracy of Blue Cosmos and OZ," Cagalli, the little princess of the United Chiefs of Orb, the blonde beautiful girl Cagalli came out of nowhere, took over the topic of Marlu and continued: "The Earth Federation has long been mastered by crazy factions like Blue Cosmos and OZ, not only the Satellite Alliance, the alien invaders, the ancient races, they even want to exterminate their own people. This war is in their hands from beginning to end, including the defeat of the Federation Army, all of them are chess pieces in their eyes, especially the 'disobedient weapons' that have concentrated a lot of powerful combat power like the Archangel, but they have not obeyed their words, and they are thorns in their eyes and thorns in the flesh. This time, thanks to the intelligence organization of the 'Celestials', we were warned in time to inform us that the Earth Federation had installed a superweapon beneath the place where they ordered us to defend it.' Cyclops system', to send us to the west with the main force of the Zaft army, although the escape was timely, the Archangel was lucky to escape, but the military's group of bastard high-level people actually designated us directly as rebels, and even sent troops to hunt us down, plus the Zaft Kreuzer team, who has been chasing us closely, and the elusive dimensional beast, the Jupiter lizard...... In the end, we had no choice but to flee into the Dark Continent, at least here we are not the public enemies of the people, and those dangerous forces will treat everyone who invades the continent fairly and justly, whether it is Zaft or the Federation Army......"
The little princess Cagalli's words were full of resentment, obviously hating the despicable methods of the Earth Federation Army to the extreme, and the reasons for her anger were obviously not only these: "These damn bastards, they actually used the excuse of Orb as the Archangel to repair and resupply, launched an aggressive attack, and took Orb ...... Give Orb to ......"
When she said this, the little princess who was ruined by the country had already cried silently, and Kira, the ace pilot who came behind her, hugged her into her arms and comforted her softly......
"Cagalli, Kira? Yamato, you two seem to be twin twins who have been separated since childhood......"
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In the second medical care unit, the little butler finally met his two unconscious companions...... Miyuki, and ...... Yuko......
Yes, that's right, there is no Hellfire here, and the people of the Archangel did not find her in the razed Radam Forest, perhaps mistaking her for a destroyed mechanical part, or perhaps she was no longer there before that. Of course, the worst could not be ruled out...... She has been reduced to ashes by the super antimatter bombardment cannon released by the super-evolved cosmic knight D-BOY who opened the ultimate spirit command technique "Soul......
Inferno has not been given the status of a space player, and she is technically a piece of equipment or a pet. The only way to know her current status is ...... The only person who lives or dies is his titular owner, Lilin, and although Lucy is more closely related to Hellfire, she is inferior to Lilin in this regard.
The relationship between the three is so chaotic and complicated. Still, perhaps it was the pilot's instinct, little Lucy always felt that Hellfire was not dead, and that she might be waiting for her help somewhere.
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"I was secretly transferred to the intelligence department by the federal government, which was a first-class secret mission, and I was not allowed to tell anyone, and then I was sent to the Dark Continent to investigate the situation, but then I encountered the same situation as you when the federal government blocked the entire continent...... I've been abandoned, I've lost all contact with the federal government, I can't even get out of here, and I don't know how many times I've died if it weren't for the help of my friends from the Big Red Lotus Regiment......"
This is the rhetoric that little Lucy has been preparing for a long time, both to explain her last "sudden disappearance" and why she appeared in this dark continent, and then to make a clear line with the federal government and not be hostile to the crew of the Archangel. In addition, little Lucy has a high prestige rating on the Archangel, so she is not suspected at all. It's easy to reintegrate into the ship.
"That's what you want, and to be honest, you're really amazing me more and more......" Captain Marloue took little Lucy to the super-large hangar on the Archangel, pointed to a row of cool and handsome mobile suits, and said, "I really didn't expect you, I thought you were the best communications liaison, but I haven't seen you for a few months, but you told me that you have become a pilot." Well, anyway, I trust you, here's what we're currently idle, and the repaired captured mechs, let's see which one suits you best......"
That's right, that's it......
The first thing little Lucy did when she returned to the Archangel was to buy a mecha with a survival point, and after going through so much, she has fully realized that it is impossible to move an inch without a mecha of her own in this world. This is the case in Death City, and the same is true in Radam Forest, she obviously feels that she is already very powerful, but whenever there is a battle, she is even a little lacking in the qualifications to participate directly.
Unlike the original anime, as one of the main mobile fortresses of the forces of justice, the hangar on the Archangel is very rich, and there are no less than a dozen mechs for Lucy to choose from. Although Maru said that it was up to little Lucy to choose by herself, in fact, little Lucy can still only buy what is allowed by the current reputation level through survival points, but our little butler is already very content.
"Let me see what's in it...... Strike Freedom, Infinite Justice, and Bull Gundam, V Gundam, Z Gundam...... Well, I know these are mechs with masters, and my authority isn't enough...... Subordinate ...... Subordinate ...... Well, it's decided, it's you......"
(To be continued......)