"team leader……"
Inside the Fesalius, facing Adis's questioning look, Cruze just shook his hand and replied: "Order! The entire army stops attacking."
This situation is indeed somewhat beyond Kruse's expectation, but from another perspective, this may not be a bad thing.
Regardless of Lux Klein's identity and background, she is still a civilian, and she is also an idol for the military and civilians of PLANT.
If you use such a civilian to threaten you, if you process it later...
Thinking of this, Cruze couldn't help but cross his hands under his nose to block the corners of his mouth that were gradually rising.
In the dark space, Kira and Aslan also stopped fighting and listened to this playback quietly.
"This... Lux?"
Kira was completely stunned by Lieutenant Natal Bakilulu's words. They were so shameless!
Just when Kira wanted to connect to the bridge information, Aslan's roar came from the communication, saying: "Despicable villain! Treat the rescued civilians as hostages! Fight side by side with such despicable people! This is Is this your justice? Is this your protection - Kira!"
Aslan roared out the last two words.
"······"
Facing Aslan's question, Kira couldn't say a word and could only lower her head and bite her lips.
In the hangar, Noel's expression changed uncertainly, and he kept looking at the team dismantling the MA engine in the distance.
Noel, whom Flagg had been watching, had almost touched the gun on his back with his palm.
【Alert lifted! ZAFT has withdrawn its troops! 】
"What!?"
"Haha~!"
"pretty!"
"Finally withdrawn!"
"It's okay, it's okay!"
The whole ship cheered, and even the staff responsible for the preparations looked relaxed.
However, in contrast, Noel suddenly staggered back a step, his face full of disbelief.
"Well, ZAFT has withdrawn its troops, so you don't have to go out."
Flagg felt relieved as he said this. He took back the palm that was groping for his back, patted Noel's shoulder hard, and said, "Let's go back. Although we have withdrawn our troops, there are still many things to do." .”
Noel didn't answer, just glanced at Flagg, turned around and walked towards the driver's dressing room with a little more force.
"Hey, it's really..."
Flagg looked at Noel's leaving figure, silently took off the firearm behind him, and threw it aside with a wry smile.
Then he walked to the bridge communication area, connected the bridge communication, and said: "Noel's situation has been determined, he... is red."
After speaking, Flagg immediately turned off the communication and turned to look at the Strike Gundam flying in the distance.
In the bridge, Ma Liu and others were stunned after receiving Flagg's communication.
"Noel...red? What do you mean?"
"Why can't I understand?"
Parr and others looked confused.
Malu, on the other hand, had a look of shock and disbelief.
"Arrest immediately..."
"Second Lieutenant Bucky Lulu!"
Just as Lieutenant Bakki Lulu was about to order the arrest of Noel, Malu roared on the bridge.
Second Lieutenant Bucky Lulu's previous judgment is indeed the best choice at this stage.
But while her mind could accept it, her emotions wouldn't allow it.
After digging the grave, he actually had to use an innocent girl as a shield to survive, and now he has to attack the adjuster who helped him!
Although the other party does not belong to the Earth Federation, he has indeed helped him.
So in this short moment, emotion still defeated reason.
"Captain! Norta..."
"Leave it to me! Can you?"
Malu interrupted Bucky Lulu again.
"But."
"He helped us, didn't he?"
Malu already felt uneasy about her conscience because of Lux, and now she was asked to order the arrest of a person who had helped them. She really couldn't do it.
"I understand, if this is the captain's order, but I will report everything truthfully! Please forgive me, captain!"
Facing Malu's firm eyes, Second Lieutenant Bakilulu finally compromised. She must obey the commander's order.
But she will still do what needs to be done.
"Thank you!" Ma Liu smiled, and that was enough.
As for reporting things, she didn't want to be a captain in the first place, she was just forced to become a captain.
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"What does it mean?"
After returning to the ship, Kira excitedly asked Flagg who had just returned to the lounge.
"Hey, you heard it too, right? That's what happened."
Flagg also looked unhappy.
Kira couldn't help but continue to ask after hearing this: "Using a girl as a hostage to threaten the enemy army - is this the Earth's army?"
Flagg seemed to be stimulated by Kira's words. He turned around suddenly, stared at Kira with a ferocious expression, and said: "Because we are too weak, we can only do such embarrassing things!"
Kira flinched. The man in front of her always said the words she least wanted to hear.
Flagg realized that what he said was a bit harsh, and while sighing, he reached out and pressed Kira's shoulder, and said helplessly: "You and I, including everyone on the ship, have no right to blame the captain or deputy captain. ····”
But when he said this, he silently said in his heart, "Except for two people." '
Flagg's voice was filled with reluctance and helplessness.
Kira lowered her eyes when she heard this and bit her lips.
Flagg didn't say anything, just patted Kira on the shoulder, turned around and left the locker room.
Kira, who put on her uniform, walked towards the living area.
A heartbreaking wail came from the other end of the passage, making Kira stop.
"-No... don't-! Dad... dad-!"
"Fule..."
Sai's frightened voice could also be heard.
As if being sucked in, Kira subconsciously approached. An overturned drink bottle blocked the door, and the automatic door kept opening and closing, closing and opening.
In the infirmary, there was Frey who was in a semi-crazy state, and Sai and Mirialia who were trying to comfort her. Whenever the automatic door opened, Kira would see Fleur shaking her head and crying crazily.
······
At the same time, in Noel’s room——
"It seems Noel's identity has been exposed?"
Lux sat on the chair holding Hello, staring at Noel with her blue eyes.
"Yes, exposed." Noel nodded.
He knew he would be exposed when he made this choice, but he had no choice but to find something that could take him away from the Archangel and back to the Fesalius.
Among them, the Strike Gundam himself will not take it away. After all, without the Strike Gundam, the Archangel will definitely crash.
The Earth Alliance, which has lost the combat data of Archangel and Strike Gundam, is completely vulnerable to PLANT.
At the same time, if there were no Strike Gundam and Archangel, Lux would have no way to clean up the mess, and the subsequent development of events would be completely a mystery.
By that time, I really didn’t even know how to die.
Therefore, Strike Gundam and Archangel must not be moved until they grow up.
"What is Noel going to do now?" Lux continued to ask, she was very curious about Noel's plan.
In other words, I can’t figure out Noel’s reason for doing this at all.
"Instead of caring about me, you should care about yourself. Your current situation is not much better than mine." Noel couldn't tell her that he would sneak out with the MA when Kira opened the orbit.
Lux was silent after hearing this. She came to Noel for help just because she knew her situation.
That's right, because of his identity, he will not be harmed in a short period of time.
But what about in the long run? No one can guarantee what will happen.
Taking a step back, even if the Earth Alliance is willing to 'release' itself out of humanitarian considerations, what price will PLANT have to pay to redeem it?
This is war!
"Kira and Aslan are very good friends, better than you can imagine, and you are Aslan's fiancée." Noel looked at Lux's face. Noel thought for a moment and felt that he still had something. I need to give Lux some advice.
After all, his joining still tampered with certain plot contents. For example, Lux ran to him every day, but ignored Kira's problem.
Lux raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this and glanced at Noel in surprise.
"I think you should have a rough idea of Kira's character."
Noel met Lux's gaze and continued.
"I don't quite understand what you mean." Lux vaguely guessed something, but it always felt... unreliable.
"Do you really don't understand, or do you think it's unreliable?"
Noel asked quietly.
