On the other side, not long after the Vethalius set sail, Aslan, who was tossing and turning in bed, came to Kreuzer's office to report that the previous battle was that he had disobeyed orders and attacked without authorization, and at the same time did not produce any results after the death of his allies, so he would naturally be questioned and even punished.

"Aslan Sara is reporting for duty!"

"Well, come in."

Aslan entered the office, and Kreuzer, who was preparing the battle report, said without looking back: "The [Heliopolis] collapse has kept me busy, delaying the conversation between you and me. ”

Finishing the battle report, Kreuzer turned around, folded his hands on the table, and his tone was very steady, without scolding Aslan at all.

"Yes! I'm really sorry for that battle just now! ”

"I'm not going to punish you, but I'd like to hear your explanation, because this operation is too different from your style, Aslan."

Kreuzer didn't punish Aslan because he was the son of Speaker Sarah, Aslan has always been a model soldier since joining the army, outstanding, mature, and loyal to orders, and has never asked for higher treatment or arrogance with his status.

But this time, he uncharacteristically disobeyed the military order, and there must be a reason why he had to do it.

"......" Aslan was silent, not knowing how to answer for a while.

"You were right next to that when that unit started, right?"

"I'm sorry...... Something unexpected shook me and prevented me from reporting it to you. Aslan replied, after a little thought, Aslan was still ready to report truthfully, but Aslan was ready to conceal Yang Hui's existence and report only Kira's situation.

First, Yang Hui's identity is too sensitive, and the slightest carelessness may lead to international disputes, although Orb participated in the MS development plan of Earth Union this time, but Orb also has a cooperative relationship with PLANT and ZAFT, but not many people know about it, so it can't completely push Orb to the enemy's position because of this incident.

Second, he wasn't sure where Yang Hui was now, if not on the Archangel number? Isn't your own report self-defeating?

Third, Kira and Yang Hui are both good friends of Aslan, but compared to Kira, it is just pure friendship, and Yang Hui has a great favor to him and Sarah's family.

"Tell me, then, what can shake you?"

"Yes, the last mech, piloted by Kira Yamato, my friend from elementary school on the moon, a tuner."

"Huh?"

"I never imagined that I would meet him again on such an occasion, so I wanted to confirm it anyway......"

"That's right. War is such a thing as irony, and it makes sense that you will be shaken, you used to have a good relationship, right? ”

“…… Be. ”

"I see, in that case, you don't have to go into battle next time you attack."

"Huh?"

"There's no way you're going to point a gun at him, and I don't want you to do that."

"No, Captain, I ......"

"Even if it's a friend of yours, now that he's an enemy, we have to destroy him, I guess you can understand that, right?"

Kira...... Kira, he must have been at the mercy of a natural man! Although he is very good, he is always confused, and he is a good man, so he must not find himself being used......" Aslan's words, I don't know if he is convincing Kreuzer or himself, it should be more about himself, after all, he can't accept the fact that he is an enemy of Kira, "So, I want to persuade him, after all, he is also a adjuster!" I'm sure he will understand us. ”

"I understand your feelings, but what if he doesn't listen?"

......Hearing this, Aslan lowered his head and replied in a low voice, "What if that's the case...... Only...... I'll kill him......"

"In that case, I'll give you a chance."

"Yes! Thank you very much! ”

"Go ahead."

Aslan left gratefully, but Kreuzer was lost in thought.

Because...... Kira Yamato's name struck him as inexplicably familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere.

Don't underestimate this hazy sense of familiarity, Kreuzer is a person with a strong purpose, the person who can be remembered by him, and never ignores the ordinary people among the masses, and being able to have an impression already shows that the name is not ordinary.

But Kreuzer pondered for a while, and for a while he really couldn't remember the specifics of Kira Yamato's name.

"Let's write it down first, Aslan might really be able to bring him back, and he should know when the time comes, but ......"

Putting Kira's matter aside, Kreuzer returned to combat, and it stands to reason that even if he can't catch up with the Archangel now, he should find its traces, but there is no news from the bridge at this time, which shouldn't be.

"Adis, have you found any traces of enemy ships?"

"Not yet."

"What about the friendly forces that were contacted earlier?"

"I didn't get any communication either."

"It's weird......"

Kreuzer was confident that his judgment would not be wrong, and just in case, he also contacted friendly troops to set up an ambush circle on the route of [Heliopolis] directly to the lunar base, no matter which path the other party chooses, it should be discovered by the time.

"Where the hell have you been......" While thinking, Kreuzer opened the map of the universe again, and rethought the trail of the Archangel.

This time, he discarded all his previous judgments and started from scratch.

First of all, the original target Artemis is excluded, their current position can already see the existence of the [umbrella] with the naked eye, if the archangel is really the same as he expected, it is impossible to have no trace at this time.

The next one to rule out is a direct route to the lunar base, on the same grounds that there is no trace and the time is no longer on the right number.

Then, Kreuzer began to exclude all Earth Army bases and military fortifications far from the lunar base, and eventually ...... Kreuzer looked at the empty map of the Celestial Domain and frowned deeply.

"No, all the possibilities are ruled out, there is no other choice, am I still negligent...... Well? Suddenly, Kreuzer's gaze focused on a blank area in the Celestial Map.

"This domain, I remember ......" While thinking, Kreuzer overlapped the civilian domain map with the military domain map, and there was an additional sign in the blank space, "Scrap Recycler Union?" Could it be...... Unlikely, right? ”

Kreuzer believes that most of the natural people of the Earth Army are not capable of their own ability, but most of them are self-righteous, and it is impossible to leave the military fortress of friendly forces and run to the civil forces of the level of the scrap recycler union for help, but ......

There is a good saying, eliminate all impossibilities, and the result of staying, no matter how unbelievable, is the truth.

"Is there anyone else? Kira Yamato? The name...... Probably not, Aslan said, he's just an ordinary student, so ...... Who else? ”

Thinking of this, Kreuzer basically determined that there were other masters on the Archangel who were not Earth Army, leading him into a misunderstanding.

"Attis."

"Captain."

"Immediately change course, and the correction target is S32 Celestial Domain."

"S32 Celestial Domain? There's nothing there, Captain......"

"It was I who misjudged the target of the enemy ship, just modify the course, and this time there will be no more mistakes."

"This ...... I know. ”

Captain Ardis was puzzled by Kreuzer's decision, but he still followed Kreuzer's orders, without him, he respected Kreuzer very much, and did not look down on Kreuzer because he was not an adjuster, on the contrary, since Kreuzer became the captain, he led them to complete countless tasks, and also made a lot of meritorious achievements, and recognized his ability very much.

"Well, telegraph to friendly forces and ask them to move their positions."

"Understood."

Ending the communication, Kreuzer looked at the Celestial Map and smiled faintly, the curvature of the corners of his mouth was gloomy and dangerous.

"Hehe, interesting, unknown opponent, can play me all, I really want to know your identity...... [Heliopolis], Orb, etc.! Could it be! ”

Kreuzer once again thought of an impossible possibility, and the curvature of the corners of his mouth became more and more strange and dangerous.

"It's supposed to be you, right? I can't think of anyone else but you, interesting, so funny, if it's really you...... So this ship must be destroyed, and in which direction do you really expect the world to go? Hehe, haha, hahaha......"

……

A few hours of silent sailing passed quietly.

Along the way, Ma Lu and the others were so nervous that they didn't dare to relax for almost a moment, even if they slept in shifts, they slept in their clothes, while meeting the attack of the ZAFT army as soon as possible.

When the scrap recycler union entered the detection range of the Archangel, everyone was relieved that no matter when the ZAFT attack returned, at least the first target had arrived.

However, at this time, everyone was a little nervous, because on the same route, an unknown ship was rapidly approaching.

"Large heat source detected, presumably battleship engine, at a distance of 500 yellow zone 33,17, mark 02 C, approach 0 to 0."

"On the side? In the same direction as us! ”

"Has it been discovered?"

"But it's still a long way off."

"The target is about to overtake the ship, and it is impossible to confirm the target information."

"Can't confirm? Is it a ZAFT ship? ”

"This ...... There is no record in the database, judging by the size of the civilian ship, but it is a warship engine, and the speed is ...... More than this ship! ”

"How is that possible!?"

Everyone was shocked, the Archangel is the latest high-speed warship of the Atlantic Federation, and the Nazca-class of ZAFT is originally a high-speed ship, so it is not surprising that it can catch up with the Archangel, but how can a civilian ship have a speed that exceeds the Archangel?

"Is it a scrap recycler's ship?"

"Can't confirm."

Ma Lu and the others did not dare to be careless, and immediately sounded the alarm of the first-level combat configuration.

"Huh? It's time to get to the recyclers' union, right? How could it be caught up in this place. ”

"Yang Hui ......" Kira looked restless, although she decided to help Yang Hui, but there was really going to be a battle, and she was still very nervous.

"I'm not sure if it's the enemy, I'll go to the bridge first." Yang Hui reassured, "But let's be ready." ”

"yes, I see."

"By the way, remember to wear a driving suit."

"Okay."

Yang Hui came to the bridge and asked what had happened, and the result was ......

"Thor? Miriaria? Sai? Katz? How did you end up here? And...... Still wearing a military uniform? ”

(End of chapter)