Gundam SEED: Poetry of Tomorrow

Chapter 79 Kira’s uneasiness

"So, we have to go to the moon next."

"There is nothing we can do about it. After all, this is an Atlantic Federation warship."

"It's finally coming to an end."

"Yeah, we can finally leave the ship."

"..."

in the cafeteria.

The gloom on the faces of the refugees has long since dissipated, and some are just happy to survive the disaster and uneasy about the future.

Ino walked through the crowd calmly and floated towards the hangar.

As someone who has completely gained the trust of the battleship crew, Ino arrived at the hangar easily.

From a distance, Ino saw two mobile suits placed in the maintenance bay.

The cockpit of the Strike Gundam was still lit, and Madek was crawling at the door of the cockpit talking to Kira.

Upon seeing this, Ino tapped her toes on the ground and floated up.

"I just adjusted the other data to match the offset."

Kira's voice came from inside. Perhaps thinking of the current situation, Kira suddenly changed his tone and said: "However, maybe it is no longer needed."

"Why not? Just do it if you want to. Besides, the safety of this ship is your mission. Before there is a safe round, there is no problem with your seriousness." Madek patted Kira on the shoulder and smiled.

Kira's expression changed somewhat after hearing this.

"Speaking of which, why don't you just join the army after the round?"

Madek made a suggestion with a smile: "With you serving on this ship, we guys will feel much more at ease when we hear the alarm."

"service······"

Kira looked at the instrument panel inside the machine with a blank look.

The thought of serving had never occurred to him.

"Eh? Ino? Why are you here?"

While Kira was thinking secretly, Madek discovered Ino floating up from below.

"I'm here to check on the machine's condition."

Ino's voice and figure appeared in Kira's sight at the same time.

"Physical condition?"

Madek looked surprised: "You couldn't come if I asked you to come before, but now we can all meet up safely. Why don't you come over?"

"It is precisely because it is at this critical time that I want to come and take a look."

Ino smiled at Kira and then explained: "Many people and things fall at the last moment. I don't want to be that kind of guy."

"You're right, do you need my help?"

Madek thought about it and accepted Eno's wording and statement.

"No, I'll go over and take a look myself. If there are any questions, I'll contact you then."

Ino shook his head.

Keen's body was actually repaired two days ago.

Now he just goes over to check the system parameters and make some adjustments.

"Okay, I won't disturb you then, you can chat slowly."

After speaking, Madek turned and left.

He hasn't had a good rest recently, and now he can finally have a good sleep.

Ino watched Madek leave.

"Mr. Ino——"

Kira looked at Ino standing outside the cockpit and hesitated to speak.

"Ok?"

Ino looked away and looked over.

"Um, do you know how ZAFT handles prisoners of war, or civilians?"

Kira asked hesitantly.

"Are you worried about Lux?" Ino asked.

"Well, Lux is Aslan's fiancée, so-"

Kira's face looked a little tangled.

Aslan is his best friend, but because of the factions, everyone has to fight with each other.

Now, Aslan's fiancée was brought to the Archangel by himself again——

In fact, Kira regretted picking up Lux back more than once. Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world. Lux's appearance on the Archangel is already a fact.

"For ordinary civilians, whether it is the Earth United Nations or ZAFT, they will arrange for the other party to return home after routine interrogation."

Enoch thought for a while and said: "But as for Lux, because of her special status, there is a high probability that she will become a diplomatic bargaining chip between the Atlantic Federation and PLANT."

This isn't Enoch making it up.

Earth United and ZAFT, both sides rarely take action against civilians, and even if they capture civilians, they will not be punished.While the Earth United is hostile to the Adjusters, ZAFT is hostile to the Natural Man.

But at present, the main hostility between the two sides is military personnel, and there is not much hatred towards civilians.

Even soldiers have a certain chance of being sent back home after being captured.

Of course, officers and the like are not included in this list.

"Diplomatic bargaining chip——"

Kira's hands on the keyboard clenched unconsciously.

Lux's innocent face made his heart ache. Such an innocent girl would become a bargaining chip in the future——

"Well, you don't have to think too much. After all, this matter has nothing to do with you, right? Moreover, the diplomatic bargaining chip can at least save her life. This is good news."

After Ino finished speaking, without waiting for Kira's reaction, he turned around and tiptoed towards Keen, who was not far away.

Next, it's time for you to 'perform' well. You have to debug the body properly.

"Is this good news-"

Kira looked at Ino's leaving figure with a somewhat uncertain expression.

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In the dark space.

When everyone on the Archangel was resting.

The Vesalius, which came to search for Lux's traces, also discovered traces of the Earth's joint advance team.

"What is the Earth Army's fleet doing in a place like this..."

Adis couldn't help but feel confused when he looked at the heat source on the screen.

This is not a battle area. There is no need for the Earth United fleet to come to such a place.

"If Longlegs is going from Artemis to the moon, what do you think is their most important priority right now?"

Kruse looked at the signal on the instrument panel and thought to himself.

Long Legs is their nickname for the Archangel, because its sided form is reminiscent of the animal's crouching front feet.

"Supplies... are they the ships that are going to receive them...?"

Adis reacted quickly after hearing this.

It's still a long way from the moon. The Archangel set sail in a hurry, and it didn't seem to get much supplies from Artemis.

After all, the time for the battle between the two sides is very tight. In this case, the Archangel will definitely need to be replenished.

I just don’t know what supplies the Archangel is lacking.

"The rendezvous between Laconi and the Bolt team was a little later than scheduled, but if it is a ship transporting supplies to Long Legs... then we can't let it go no matter what." Cruze touched his chin. Said to himself.

"Should we go after him? But isn't our mission to search and rescue Lux..."

Aslan looked at Cruze with a puzzled expression.

"We are soldiers, Aslan. Even if we are tasked with searching for Miss Lux, we cannot miss the opportunity to take the enemy's head for a girl... I don't want to be laughed at by future experts for my constant judgment. .”

Cruze had a mysterious smile on his face.

In fact, he didn't say anything. If they were really just searching for Lux Klein, there was no need for them to equip two more Laurasia-class battleships.

"But--"

"We are soldiers, Aslan."

Kruse interrupted Aslan again.

"Yes."

Aslan opened his mouth after hearing this, although he was very worried about Lux's condition.

But just like Kruse said, they are soldiers.

"The radar caught three ships! They are the frigates Montgomery, Barnard and Lowe!"

There was a roar of joy on the bridge of the Archangel.

This journey is finally coming to an end.

Even Lieutenant Malu and Lieutenant Bakki Lulu had expressions of relief on their faces.

"and many more!"

Suddenly, in the midst of this joy, Parr, who was staring at the radar, suddenly screamed in panic.

Communications forward with the Montgomery were slow and became noisy and confusing.

Looking at this familiar noise, Parr felt panic in his heart.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Ma Liu didn't think much and just glanced in his direction.

However, after looking at Parr's almost blue face, Ma Liu's expression suddenly changed.

"——It's interference! This area is being disturbed!"

Parr's mournful voice was like a basin of cold water, bringing silence to the bustling bridge.

The advance party has been discovered by the enemy.

(End of this chapter)