Gundam SEED: Poetry of Tomorrow

Chapter 46 Kira’s Redemption

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The piercing siren will ignite the already uneasy Archangel.

[The entire ship enters the first level of combat readiness, and all soldiers immediately assume the first combat position! 】

[Repeat, all soldiers immediately move to the first combat position——]

The ship's broadcast sounded urgently, and Thor and others raised their heads in surprise.

There was also a commotion among the other refugees.

The sound of hasty footsteps passed through the passage.

The United Earth soldiers, who had barely rested for a moment, hurriedly jumped to their respective posts.

"Damn, I'm still on the toilet, Ciou!"

"Why are you here again? Didn't you say we'll be at Artemis in two hours?"

"Zaft is chasing too closely!"

"..."

The soldiers who finally had some time to rest rushed out of the dormitories they had just been assigned to, and were busy putting on their uniforms as they ran.

"Is there going to be a war? This ship..."

Thor looked at the soldiers running in panic, and gradually began to feel uneasy.

[Kira Yamato invites Strike Gundam to standby! 】

After hearing this broadcast, Mirialia quietly asked Thor in a low voice: "What do you think Kira will do?"

Sai said in a daze: "If that guy doesn't fight, things will get very troublesome..."

When Frey Alsta heard this, a flash of dissatisfaction flashed in her eyes.

It's really upsetting to have to rely on adjusters to survive.

But after thinking that the adjusters were killing each other, she felt that the discomfort in her heart was not so difficult to accept.

Seeing Thor's silence, Mirialia, who had an idea in mind, shook his arm again: "Thor, can we just sit here and let Kira protect us alone..."

In fact, there was no need to wait for her words, Thor was already thinking about the same thing.

Especially looking at Mirialia’s face...
"——Do you try your best to do what you can?"

The words of the young officer named Captain Flagg have been lingering in Thor's mind.

Indeed, Kira is an adjuster and has abilities superior to his own. There are some things that only he can accomplish.

But is it because of this that he has to bear everything alone?

Looking at Mirialia's face, Thor stood up resolutely: "My power may be really insignificant, but there must be some things I can do."

Looking around at the faces of his companions, Thor took a deep breath and said, "I'm going to help, even if my power is insignificant, what about you?"

"Of course."

"I've had this idea for a long time."

"We can't let that guy Kira show off his power by himself."

Perhaps they were infected by Thor's words, or perhaps they had already made their decision.

A group of people walked together towards the bridge.

Inside the bridge.

"Large heat detected! Distance 200, Y3317, label 02C, channel 0 displacement 0!"

"Side? The direction is the same as the side?"

Jackie's report made everyone in the bridge tremble with fear.

Tonghangdao means that the other party has discovered one's intention a long time ago, and is only starting to take action now, which means that the other party must be fully prepared.

"But considering this distance, it's a little far..."

Natal Bakilulu frowned and muttered to herself.

The enemy ships are sailing side by side on the port side of the Archangel, but the distance is very far, so the opponent can keep sneaking.

"The target is moving at a very high speed, and the horizontal axis is about to overtake this ship! - The ship type has been confirmed! It is a Nazca class!"

Correspondent Katz Baskak always reports real-time information on enemy warships.

Mu Wenyan couldn't help but his eyes narrowed slightly: "Our attempt was completely fooled by the opponent. The enemy wants to rush ahead to intercept us!"

"Where's the Laurasia?"

Natal Bakilulu asked hurriedly.

ZAFT space battleships can be roughly divided into two categories.

That is, the Nazca-class high-speed space battleship and the Laurasia-class space frigate.

Among them, the Nazca-class high-speed space battleship is a special operations battleship.

It is a cutting-edge high-speed battleship developed by the ZAFT Army to enable more effective use of mobile suits. Its sailing speed is even faster than the Archangel battleship.

In addition to its sailing speed, a Nazca-class single ship can carry up to 6 MS, and is currently the only warship with a linear catapult.

The linear catapult uses two rails extending from the interior of the ship to electromagnetically accelerate the MS to increase the launch speed. In this way, the battleship itself does not need to set up a MS take-off and landing runway, thereby saving space and improving the efficiency of the battleship. purpose of miniaturization.

It can be said that it is a very efficient mobile suit ship for Nazca class battleships.

As for the Laurasia-class space frigate, during its development, settings were drawn up to allow the battleship to have autonomous combat capabilities even without mobile suits.Therefore, the Laurasia-class battleship not only has excellent MS utilization capabilities, but also has high fleet combat capabilities.

Katz Baskak operated the instrument in a panic, but the coordinates displayed on the instrument made him unable to control his tone and shouted: "...There is a moving heat source 300 meters behind this ship... It is speculated to be the Laurasia class!"

Outflanked by two ships——

A terrified silence dominated the air on the bridge.

As the combat personnel on the bridge, they were very aware of the consequences of being outflanked by two warships - it would be no exaggeration to say that there was no way to go from heaven to earth.

Just when the atmosphere was condensing, Mu spoke: "If we continue like this, sooner or later the Laura Class will catch up... But if we start the engine and speed up to escape, the Nazca Class will definitely turn around and come back - "

Both Malu and Natal were so shocked that they didn't say a word.

The hope that had glimmered at first was completely shattered at this moment.

"Hey! Send me the information on these two ships and the Yuyu map."

Mu's voice brought the two female officers back to their senses.

"Yes, are there any countermeasures?"

Looking at Ma Liu, this look was completely unlike the embarrassed look a captain should have.

Mu Qiang suppressed the panic that emerged in his heart and joked with a smile: "Of course, like raising a white flag to surrender or something."

After saying that, seeing that the two of them looked a little down, Mu suddenly straightened his face and said, "But this is the last choice, at least after my plan fails, isn't it?"

"Do you have a solution?"

Captain Malu looked stunned.

"Of course, I am the Eagle of Andion who claims to make the impossible possible——"

Mu used a teasing tone to calm his uneasiness.

Then he floated away from his seat and said in the astonished eyes of the two people: "My plan is..."

at the same time.

Under the urging of the broadcast, Kira slowly leaned towards the hangar.

Although he had made a decision in his heart at this time, he was still a little hesitant and uneasy.

Why yourself?I don't want to fight at all.

It's ridiculous to say it, but those mobile suits that were destroyed by me also contained human lives——

But he didn't want to die.

But he didn't want to kill anyone either.

Why do you have to kill your opponent to survive? Why does this ridiculous thing happen, and why does it happen to you.

Why do I have to get my hands stained with blood to survive?

He wanted to question loudly and also wanted to get rid of it all.

But there was no room for hesitation or choice.

If he didn't stand up to the challenge, the ship would most likely be sunk, and his companions, other refugees, and crew members would also die.

Of course, he cannot escape the fate of death.

Although it does not mean that you will definitely win if you fight, but if you don't fight, the possibility of survival will be infinitely close to zero.

"Aslan..."

He thought of getting the definite name from Ino.

But every time I pronounce this name, I feel as if my breathing is a little more oppressive.

But he had no choice, so he could only drag his steps towards the hangar, but every time he took a step, he felt a cloth rope around his neck tightening, causing him a suffocating pain.

"Kira!"

When they reached a corner, Kira suddenly stopped.

Oncoming were the students from Kato's group.

"Thor? You guys...why are you dressed like this?"

The students in front of me all put on the uniforms of the Earth Alliance Army.

"No way, they said you have to wear military uniform to go on the bridge."

Thor said calmly.

Sai straightened his collar seriously and explained to Kira, who was still confused: "We also want to help with some things on the ship, isn't it because we are short of manpower? Anyway, we are more familiar with machinery or equipment than the average person. Computer operation.”

"you--"

"Actually, ZAFT's military uniforms are more handsome. We don't even have class insignia. We look so inferior."

Thor joked and ridiculed, and Corporal Dalida who was following them immediately scolded: "Stop picking and choosing! Some of them are quite good!"

Thor saw that Kira was still stunned, so he grinned at him: "We can't just ask you to fight alone to protect us... We are here to help too."

Mirialia then smiled and said: "We have reached this situation. We can also do our best..."

"……you……"

The thoughts of her friends made Kira feel warm in her chest.

——It turns out that I am not alone.

(End of this chapter)