February 11th.
On the bridge of Gamow's ship, Yitzhak, Thiago, Nigel and others were having a heated discussion in front of the strategic panel.
"We can catch up with 'Long Legs' before they rendezvous with the Lunar Fleet, but..."
Nigel said with some embarrassment: "In this way, there are only about ten minutes left before we enter the range of the Lunar Fleet."
The Fesalius has completed its original mission and is on its way to send Lux to the Laconi team, so the work of tracking the "Archangel" will continue with the rendezvous "Gamow".
"It's about ten minutes."
"Shut up, you coward!"
Diaka and Yitzhak continued to laugh at Nigel's cautious attitude as usual.
Or laugh at Nigel's timidity.
"Whether it's only ten minutes or as long as ten minutes, it's just a different idea. I don't want to let that guy go, even if it's only ten minutes."
Hear Yitzhak say this.
"I feel the same,"
Diaka agreed, continuing: "The success or failure of a surprise attack does not depend on its actual timing."
"Of course I know this, but..." Nigel's face was still a little ugly. It was too difficult to chase Longjie in ten minutes.
Yitzhak interrupted Nigel and said directly: "'The Fesalius will be back soon. It's up to us to sink 'Long Legs' before they come back! Let Aslan and Noel You idiot, take a closer look at what it means to be an elite!"
These words are in line with Yitzhak's personality, and Yitzhak is going crazy now.
Now that the Fesalius is away, they can naturally kick Aslan and Noel away and make their own merits.
Taking advantage of this opportunity to widen the gap between himself and his competitors is the real intention of Yitzhak's tough remarks.
"understand?"
"OK."
Diaka also readily agreed.
"……I see."
Nigel hesitated for a while, but seeing that the two of them were resolute, he finally nodded and agreed to this action.
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On the Archangel, after receiving a good scolding from the three officers, Kira bowed her head and walked out of the captain's room.
Thor and Mirialia, who were waiting outside, immediately walked up worriedly and asked Kira: "Are you okay Kira? What did they say?"
"Are you going to clean toilets for a week too?"
"Hey, this is a pretty good suggestion!"
As soon as Thor finished speaking, Flagg just walked out of it. He couldn't help but smile and patted a few people on the shoulders. However, he didn't stay long, he just made a casual joke and left.
Unlike Flagg, Second Lieutenant Bucky Lulu in the rear glared at them coldly.
"Forehead·····"
Seeing this completely different attitude, the three of them were stunned, watching silently as they walked away.
"Thank you for your concern, but I'm fine. By the way, what do you mean by cleaning the toilet?" Kira gathered her thoughts and smiled at Thor and others.
"Thor was scolded bloody by Sergeant Madek, and then he was punished by cleaning toilets for a week."
Milia couldn't help but chuckle as she said this.
Thor, who had suffered a heavy sacrifice, looked unhappy and muttered: "Anyway, we are going to rendezvous with the Lunar Fleet soon. We just need to be patient for a little longer."
Hearing this, Kira smiled and hooked Thor's shoulder, walked away and said, "I'm sorry! I will sweep it for you too."
"But to be honest, I was still a little worried."
Thor seemed to have thought of something, with a frightened expression on his face.
"What are you worried about?" Kira was stunned.
"Isn't the person sitting on that Holy Shield Gundam your former friend...I'm sorry, I heard it."
Kira stopped in surprise when he heard this, with a little uneasiness in his eyes.
It seemed that Thor heard what he said to Lux on the observation deck! So what would Thor think? Do they think I really...
There was a surge of uneasiness in Kira's chest, but in just the next second, Thor's smiling face blew it away.
"But fortunately, you are back!"
Thor said happily from the bottom of his heart.
When Kira heard this, her chest was suddenly filled with warmth.
My choice at that time was not wrong. When I come back here, I can be with my companions like this... It's really great!
At this moment, Kira sincerely thought so.
However, none of them noticed that Fleur stood behind the fork and listened to their entire conversation.
At this time, Fleur's hair was disheveled, her face was ashen, and her face was full of a lost expression. Her closed lips moved slightly, and between her hands, blood slowly dripped down from the tips of her fists...
"I won't let it go..."
The sound coming out of his mouth was as weak as crawling on the ground, but it was so cold that it made people feel chilling...
Lunch time——
Kira came to the restaurant after helping Thor clean the toilet.
His appearance instantly attracted everyone's attention, including Fleur, whose pale face could not be concealed even though she was dressed up.
"Fleur...are you okay? You should go and rest..."
Sai called out to her, but Fleur didn't even look at him and just walked towards Kira.
Kira naturally discovered Fleur's existence, but when she thought about what happened before, and recalled Fleur's hysterical roars and questions, Kira couldn't help but become nervous.
Soon, while Kira was frightened, Fleur walked up to Kira, who had always lowered her head, and said: "Kira..."
Kira's whole body tensed up when she heard this. She didn't know what she was going to say this time, but her tone was much more tactful than last time.
"right···"
"I was so sorry then."
"Huh……"
"At that time, I... I was so panicked... and ended up saying something very outrageous..."
Kira was stunned, and everyone present who heard Fleur's words were stunned, and they all looked at Fleur in disbelief.
Fleur raised her head and glanced at Kira. With tears in her eyes, she faced Kira and continued: "I'm sorry... you fought desperately to protect us... but I..."
"Fleur! Don't say that...it doesn't matter, that's the thing...!"
How could Kira bear such words from the goddess and hurriedly said.
However, before he finished speaking, he saw Fleur shaking her head vigorously, as if she hadn't said enough, and continued: "I know it too! It's you who are working hard for us...but..."
Listening to Fleur's words, Kira felt warm in her heart.
She originally thought that she would hate herself and hate herself from now on, but now she has forgiven herself. She has just experienced the pain of losing her father, but she is still so considerate of Kira's feelings...
Kira felt momentarily...
"Thank you, Fleur! It's me, I'm sorry! I failed to protect your father!" The guilt in Kira's heart became more and more intense.
"War is so annoying... If only it could end soon..."
Fleur looked at Kira's appearance and couldn't help but said this quietly.
【Woo--】
Suddenly, the alarm inside the ship sounded.
This is the first battle position alert.
Kira quickly put down the cup, and Sai and Kaz also gasped in shock and quickly ran towards the bridge.
Mixed in the urgent sounds, no one noticed that Fleur's voice was inexplicably dull and monotonous.
Kira and others rushed out of the restaurant, but they bumped into a little refugee girl running towards them shouting "There's going to be a war again——!"
"Sorry! You're okay..."
The child fell to the ground. Kira hurriedly reached out to help her up, but Fleur ran over first as if to stop him and said, "I'm sorry, this big brother is in a hurry."
She gently picked up the little girl and showed a very bright smile, which made Kira, who was watching her, slightly distracted.
"Although there is going to be a war again, don't be afraid, this big brother will fight to protect us."
"Really……?"
"I···"
The little girl timidly looked up at Kira. Before Kira finished speaking, Fleur nodded vigorously and said, "Well, he will kill all the bad guys."
Kira always felt that something was wrong after listening to Fleur's words——
"——Kira!"
Before he could speak, Sai's voice came from behind.
Helpless, Kira had no choice but to take steps and run towards the changing room, but he still looked back behind him and saw Fleur holding the little girl, standing there smiling and watching him go away.
"We have to kill them all, Kira..."
However, what Kira didn't hear was Frey's cold murmur.
"it hurts-!"
The sudden tightening of Fleur's palm made the little girl cry and throw her away.
But Fleur didn't even look at her, just a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth, like a gaping wound.
Seeing her expression, the little girl panicked and ran away crying to find her mother.
However, Fleur didn't seem to notice that the little girl left her. She just stood there and repeated in a dull tone: "All, all...kill them all..."
