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Bridge
When Mikazuki came in, he heard Mariu's gasp.
"What? The Eighth Fleet's vanguard unit is under attack?"
"Yes, and we detected neutron jamming. It's the Nazca-class high-speed combat ship."
Mariu's face darkened. "The Cruize Team? I didn't see them at Artemis. Why are they here? And the Gamov? Isn't it with their main ship?"
Rommel, monitoring the radar, shook his head. "No, no detection of a Laurasia-class battleship."
Mariu looked at the continuously appearing explosions in front, deep in thought. "Are they acting separately...?"
This would go back to the time when Athrun was utterly crushed by Mikazuki.
When Rau Le Creuset returned to the bridge, he immediately received a summons from his national council, ordering them to return home to participate in a deliberation meeting held due to the destruction of the colonial satellite Heliopolis. The destruction of Heliopolis had shocked the entire world.
This was the second artificially destroyed satellite after Junius Seven, forcing all factions to take it seriously. Moreover, Heliopolis belonged to Orb, whose military industry was extremely developed.
ZAFT's destruction of Heliopolis could not be concealed. So, no matter what, whether for political reasons or personal motives, they had to give Orb an explanation.
This was why only the Gamov was pursuing the Archangel at Artemis, and Creuset's Vesalius was not seen; they had already returned to PLANT. Athrun naturally returned with them to participate in the report meeting.
After all, the Aegis had also suffered serious damage. Bringing it back to their country allowed the technical department to analyze it, and it could also be repaired several times faster than on the ship.
This continued until the day before yesterday, when they received orders to depart hurriedly from PLANT to search for the Silver Wind, after receiving news that Lacus Clyne's ship was missing.
They encountered the vanguard unit, which was coming to rendezvous with the Archangel, while taking the fastest route towards the Debris Belt. Creuset immediately ordered an attack on the vanguard unit. And so, the battle unfolding before the Archangel began.
"Captain, the vanguard flagship Montgomery is sending a communication! They want us to turn around and retreat immediately!"
"What? Retreat? What about them?"
"They seem to want to stay and hold off the ZAFT forces."
Mariu gritted her teeth, looking down at Natal in the CIC. Natal nodded at her.
"Turning around now won't guarantee our escape either... Notify the entire ship, the Archangel is entering Level 1 combat readiness. The Archangel will join the battle and assist the vanguard unit!"
"Yes!"
Mariu spoke again. "What's the enemy's combat situation?"
"Three GINNs, and... this... is GAT-X303, the Aegis Gundam!" Mariu gasped.
"How can this be? Wasn't that mobile suit severely damaged at Heliopolis...?" Mariu's pupils slightly constricted. "I see. They must have returned to their country for repairs. At the speed of a Nazca-class battleship, they could easily make a round trip in just a few days, and then catch up to us."
At this moment, Mikazuki, who had been silent, frowned upon hearing "Aegis" and spoke, "I'll sortie. Have old man Cojero prepare two katanas for me." Mariu then noticed Mikazuki behind her. "Ah, two katanas? Alright." She then picked up the phone on the armrest and connected to the hangar's maintenance crew.
"Maintenance team, add one katana to Barbatos. Other equipment remains unchanged."
Hanging up the phone, she turned to look, and Mikazuki was already gone. After a brief moment of distraction, she quickly regained her composure, focusing intensely on the battle situation and command.
Mikazuki also headed to the hangar at top speed, putting on his headset.
"Mikazuki, it's definitely the same guy from last time."
"This time, I'll finish him off."
"...I need to tell you something. The pilot of that mobile suit is Athrun Zala, Lacus's fiancé."
Mikazuki, who had been floating, paused. "Fiancé?"
"Yes."
Mikazuki frowned tightly, remaining silent for a long time. Then he slowly spoke, "...What is that?"
"That's... hey hey hey, Mikazuki, what are you doing? Don't you even know what a fiancé is?"
Orga was utterly exasperated. The somewhat oppressive atmosphere had completely changed.
Mikazuki innocently scratched his head. "I don't know."
Orga was speechless. Alright, this is very Mikazuki.
"Forget it. It's useless to explain to you, a love idiot. Anyway, the red one can't die, because besides being Lacus's fiancé, he also seems to have a very good relationship with Kira Yamato."
"Kira? Does he know that spider?"
"I guess so. I investigated Kira Yamato's information. Athrun Zala went to the same school as him in Copernicus, the lunar city, and their relationship seems to be very good."
"How troublesome." Mikazuki muttered, but his expression showed nothing.
Just as he was about to reach the elevator, Fllay Allster, with red hair, rushed out from a nearby corner and shouted, "Mikazuki Augus!"
"Hm?" Mikazuki stopped, frowning slightly at Fllay. "What do you want? If it's about yesterday, can it wait until I get back? I'm a bit busy now." Fllay heard this and knew Mikazuki had misunderstood.
She quickly shook her head. "No, I came to ask for your help. My father... the fleet that's coming to rendezvous with us has my father in it. Please, you must protect my father."
Seeing Fllay's almost pleading eyes, Mikazuki sighed. "I'll do my best."
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