Chapter 346: Shinn Asuka's First Appearance
Immediately afterward, Clotho placed the Calamity Gundam onto the nearby coastline, then piloted the Raider Gundam back and charged toward the Archangel's direction.
At the same time, Shinn Asuka—who was being escorted by Yulia and several agents while boarding an evacuation ship headed for a ZAFT military base—was knocked flat onto the ground by the turbulent airflow created as the Raider Gundam flew past.
However, Yulia immediately used her own body to shield Shinn Asuka.
Once the Raider Gundam had flown farther away, Yulia grabbed Shinn Asuka and asked with concern, "Shinn, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"
Shinn Asuka, his mouth full of dirt, coughed a few times and spat out the sand. But he had clearly just felt how ample Yulia's bosom was, and with a flushed face he said shyly, "Sister Yulia, I'm fine. Thank you for worrying about me."
Looking at the young and tender Shinn Asuka, Yulia couldn't help teasing him. "Our 'Shinn' is really adorable. Look how red your face is. It's a pity your sister already has a man—otherwise I'd really want to take you home with me."
Hearing that Yulia already had a man, the lovestruck Shinn Asuka asked with some disappointment, "Sister Yulia, what kind of person is your man?"
Thinking of Tolle, Yulia smiled blissfully and said, "Mm, he's a very powerful man."
Then she pointed toward the distant Astray Zero, which was holding its own while fighting four enemies alone, and said, "Shinn, see that? The pilot of the blue Astray Gundam over there is my man.
Isn't he amazing? One against four special units, and he can still fight them to a standstill."
"Yes, he's really amazing." Shinn Asuka nodded seriously and clenched his fists. Deep in his heart, he quietly made a decision: in the future, he would train hard in MS piloting and would definitely surpass the pilot of that Astray Zero.
At this moment, seeing Shinn Asuka spacing out, Yulia handed him his sister Mayu Asuka's phone and comforted him. "Shinn, here. This is your sister Mayu Asuka's phone. There are some recordings and videos of her and your parents on it. After you get to ZAFT, if you ever feel lonely when you're by yourself, you can take it out and watch them."
"I won't be that weak, don't worry. I'll definitely complete the mission. It's only three or four years—I can endure it." Shinn Asuka finished speaking with the air of a grown man, but his hands were very honest as he took the phone and carefully tucked it close to his chest.
Yulia smiled and patted his head. "Shinn, don't put too much pressure on yourself. You're not going there to do any spy work. Just focus on studying properly and living your life well.
And your parents and sister have already been arranged to go to Orbital Elevator Tenno no Mihashira. They won't be in any danger at all.
You just need to wait for our notice to return when the time comes.
Just treat it as studying abroad—go to ZAFT and properly learn MS piloting techniques."
With a resolute expression, Shinn Asuka said, "Okay, Sister Yulia. I'll definitely study hard, surpass your man, and become an ace pilot even stronger than him."
Yulia laughed. "Alright, alright. Our Shinn will definitely become a super ace pilot. When you come back, sister promises to introduce you to a very beautiful, very well-shaped big sister to be your wife."
"S-Sister, what nonsense are you talking about? I don't want some very beautiful, well-shaped big sister. I just want…" Hearing Yulia's words, Shinn Asuka was a little embarrassed and annoyed at first, but as he spoke, his voice grew quieter and quieter.
"Alright, enough joking. Let's hurry up and get going. Otherwise, it'll just become more and more dangerous."
After that, Yulia stopped teasing him and continued leading Shinn Asuka toward the evacuation ship heading for the ZAFT base.
On the other side, Dearka—who was also preparing to head for a nearby evacuation ship—was likewise knocked unsteady by the airflow caused by the Raider Gundam flying past.
Looking at the Calamity Gundam nearby in horror, he was seized by a sudden impulse and decided to change his escape route, running instead toward the Morgenröte factory.
Nearby, Mu had eliminated a circle of invading enemies while piloting the Perfect Strike and then landed on the ground. After discarding an external high-performance battery pack that had run out of energy, he looked at the Calamity Gundam not far away and said, "Oh? Is that the Earth Alliance's new model? The firepower's impressive, but my Strike Gundam isn't bad either."
Just as Mu raised the ultra-high-energy pulse cannon to aim at the Calamity Gundam, his action was interrupted by a Strike Dagger that suddenly attacked from the side.
He had no choice but to maneuver the Perfect Strike to evade, while continuing to use the ultra-high-energy pulse cannon to attack those units.
Meanwhile, the Raider Gundam in MA form sped toward the Archangel.
Just as it was about to fire its energy cannon,
Kira rushed in at once and kicked the Raider Gundam away, sending it crashing into the sea.
However, the Forbidden Gundam in MA form charged up from the side, raised the rail cannon mounted on its shield, and fired at the Freedom Gundam.
Then it switched back to MS form, leapt onto an Orb battleship, and swung the heavy scythe in its hands. With one clean strike, it sliced the entire bridge off like cutting a cake.
After that, it taunted Kira and flew toward another battleship.
To stop it from continuing to destroy other Orb warships, Kira immediately activated high-mobility mode and chased after it.
At the same time, the Raider Gundam emerged from the sea. Clotho shouted loudly at Kira, "Brat! Erase him!"
As he shouted, he swung the "Mjolnir" wrecking-ball pile bunker and hurled it at high speed toward the Freedom Gundam.
Kira lightly dodged, avoiding the attack, and continued pursuing the Forbidden Gundam. The three of them began a high-speed chase.
The Calamity Gundam, however, had it much easier. It directly launched an attack on the M1 Astray Gundams stationed at the Morgenröte base.
Orga manipulated the unit, raising the plasma armor-piercing rocket launcher in its right hand, the dual-barrel horn cannon shield system in its left hand, the twin high-energy long-range beam cannons on its back, and the multi-array phase energy cannon on its chest.
All weapons locked onto their targets and unleashed a full simultaneous barrage, instantly destroying five M1 Astray Gundams.
At the same time, Mu—who had shaken off the Strike Daggers—saw this scene.
He immediately piloted the Perfect Strike straight toward the Calamity Gundam, raised the beam anti-ship sword, and slashed down with a single strike.
But Orga had already noticed Mu's attack and immediately raised the dual-barrel horn cannon shield system, blocking the beam anti-ship sword.
Then he instantly fired the chest-mounted multi-array phase energy cannon, launching a counterattack against the Perfect Strike.
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