On 2/28, Andrew Butterfield's team also failed to pursue the Archangel, and Butterfield's team was defeated.
Bartfield MIA.
Aslan, Nigel and Noel set off from PLANT's home country and headed for Earth.
On March 3, the Archangel left the Red Sea and was attacked by the Mlashim team in the Gulf of Aden. The attack was the first water battle.
On 3/5, Aslan, Nigel and Noel landed at the Gibraltar base.
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"Please Captain! Please let us chase that guy!"
Noel, who had just landed at the Gibraltar base, heard Yitzhak's repeated pleas to the Cruze team before he stepped into the briefing room.
Kruse heard the movement and looked outside the door. He nodded to the three people who entered with a slight curl of the corner of his mouth, and said calmly to Yitzhak: "Yitzhak, you tend to be too emotional."
Aslan and others heard this and were convinced that Yitzhak's emotional problems had always been serious.
But compared to the conversation between Yitzhak and Kruse, Aslan was more surprised by the slanted scar on Yitzhak's face, and couldn't help but ask: "Yitzhak, your injury...!"
"snort-"
Yitzhak turned his face away as if he was ashamed.
Aslan looked at the wound and made a rough judgment in his mind. This should be the wound injured by Kira.
"Hey, three of you are good!"
Diaka stood opposite the three of them leaning on something, raising his hands to greet casually as usual. After his eyes lingered on Aslan for a while, he explained: "His injury is healed, but he doesn't seem to want to eliminate it." This scar, unless he defeats Strike Gundam."
When Yitzhak heard this, his eyes showed a cruel look at the right moment.
"Then you can work hard, Yitzhak. Otherwise, if you carry the injury for the rest of your life, you will easily be bullied as a villain."
I don’t know why, Noel just felt incomprehensible when he saw Yitzhak showing this expression before, but now...
"Noel, what do you mean? I haven't talked to you about what happened last time..."
Although Yitzhak didn't understand the meaning of Noel's words, looking at Noel's expression, he couldn't help but change his words and asked: "What happened to you...?"
"Why do you ask?" Noel looked puzzled.
Yitzhak didn't answer when he heard this, he just looked at Noel and frowned.
He always felt that there was something different about Noel, but he couldn't explain exactly what was different. It always felt a little weird.
Aslan and Nigel both saw the astonishment in each other's eyes when they looked at each other. In fact, they had felt this way when they boarded the spacecraft, but neither of them was the kind of person who liked to meddle.
In addition, Noel went to bed directly after boarding the spacecraft, and they did not ask any questions.
"Long Legs is ready to take the data to Alaska."
Cruze looked deeply at Noel and said to several people: "But this task has been assigned to the Morasim team at the Carpantalia base."
"Captain! This is our job! We should destroy that guy with our own hands!"
Yitzhak obviously couldn't accept this fact.
Diaka on the side also said in unison: "I think so too, captain!"
Diaka, who always looked on with a cold eye, said this uncharacteristically, which really surprised Aslan and Nigel.
After Diaka noticed their looks, he couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said: "That guy has made me taste a lot of humiliation! He - must die!"
When he and Andrew Butterfield's team attacked the Archangel a few days ago, neither he nor Yitzhak made any decent attacks.
It was basically restrained by quicksand from beginning to end, and even the machine body couldn't be used normally.
Instead, he was tortured by the Strike Gundam, which had adjusted its body parameters early.
Not only was that guy as fast in action as Baku, which PLANT developed specifically for the desert, but the captain's plane piloted by Andrew Butterfield was also beaten into ruins.
As for himself and Yitzhak, the two elites, they could only watch helplessly.
This kind of shame makes Diaka feel like his blood is rising every time he thinks about it.
After listening to what the two said, Kruse pondered for a moment and said to them: "In order to prepare for the 'Singing Voice War', I cannot take action - but since you said so, then you are willing to go on your own Try it?
"willing!"
"yes!"
Yitzhak and Diaka replied without any hesitation.
"Then... Yitzhak, Thiago, Nigel, Aslan, Noel, the five of you will form a team like this, and the command will be left to... um..."
While Kruse was deep in thought, he suddenly turned his head and looked in Aslan's direction, and said, "Aslan, the commanding job will be left to you."
"--ah?"
"What!?"
The turn was so unexpected that Aslan was stunned.
The same is true for Yitzhak and Diaka. Although they don't care about the command position, why should it be Aslan!
Do you really think they don't know about Aslan's reckless behavior?
Noel was also a little surprised by Cruze's choice. Cruze couldn't have known about Aslan's escapade...
Cruze trusts Aslan so much?
Cruze ignored Yitzhak and Diaka's surprise, and just continued in a business-like manner: "I will ask the Carpantalia base to transfer a mothership to you, and you can prepare for mobile suit movement. .”
"Captain...me?"
What Aslan was questioning was not just whether there would be any problems if he suddenly jumped on top of Yitzhak or Diaka.
There is also the purpose of this mission, which is a mission launched directly against "Strike Gundam".
For Aslan, this is tantamount to asking him to attack a friend he grew up with.
Kruse knew this very well, but why did he?
Cruze smiled softly as if he had seen through Aslan's thoughts, and said: "Our relationship with that battleship is already deep enough, Aslan, you may find it difficult... But I still I’m really looking forward to your performance, Aslan.”
After listening to Cruze's words, Aslan's expression became a little complicated.
Yitzhak and Diaka were not happy at all about having to work under Aslan's command, and could even be said to be angry.
In fact, if it were before, the two of them wouldn't have felt anything. After all, Aslan was the captain in the battle to snatch the mobile suit.
The problem lies in the fact that Aslan has wasted the trust of his teammates time and time again.
To be honest, if Yitzhak hadn't been worried about his old relationship, he would have shot Aslan by mistake on the battlefield.
A novice who had just piloted a mobile suit was able to continuously escape for his life under the siege of four elites in red! You can even run with the battleship!
That’s outrageous!
No one dares to believe it!
But this outrageous thing actually happened! It happened more than once!
"Team Sara...hehe-"
Diaka sneered.
"Since it's the captain's order, let us see what you, Captain Sara, are capable of! Let's see how far the long legs can run and whether they can fly back directly!"
Yitzhak said this angrily, glared at Aslan, and walked out of the briefing room with Diaka.
He was really afraid that he would quarrel with the captain if he continued to stay.
Noel didn't speak, just patted Aslan on the shoulder. He didn't care who led the team, or even Kira's life or death. He just wanted to know the reason why Cruze did this.
He didn't believe that Cruze would do such a useless thing at this juncture.
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The flight Aegis Gundam was on was delayed due to a malfunction in the navigation equipment, causing Aslan to wait alone at the Gibraltar base.
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
Aslan had just entered the transport plane when he heard the pilot in the cabin saying to him.
"fine,"
Aslan, who was wearing a driving suit, waved his hand, then walked to the back and sat down.
This medium-sized transport plane can only carry one mobile suit, so the only passengers on board are Aslan and Aegis Gundam.
Although this type of transport aircraft cannot take off and land vertically, it is also widely used by the military because of its small turning radius and fuel saving.
As the transport plane engine started, the scenery in the base began to move slowly, and finally became smaller and smaller before the eyes——
Looking at the disappearing machine, Asuma couldn't help but think of Team Cruze's instructions.
"If I don't take action, I might be the one who gets shot next time..."
Recalling what he had said personally, Aslan's eyes were filled with struggle.
Why did things evolve to this point?
They were each other's unique best friends...but why?
Moreover, the Cruze team also entrusted itself with the pursuit of the "Archangel".
As a result, he couldn't help but be merciful.
Because Kira not only killed Michelle, but also injured Yitzhak...
Yitzhak's hatred for Kira...
If that's just it, the key is, if he really lets Kira go.
As long as he continues to attack for a day, he will continue to kill more ZAFT soldiers.
And allowing such a threat to continue to exist will only have a more negative impact on the entire war situation...
"If you really must die - then please die in my hands, Kira..."
