The door to the duty room slowly opened in front of Aslan and others.
Durandal, who was talking to a staff member, caught a glimpse of Cagalli and others.
After signaling to the staff, he walked towards the two of them with a gentle smile: "Welcome to the princess. I'm sorry to have you come all the way."
"No, Speaker, you took the time to meet me despite your busy schedule. I'm very grateful."
Cagalli strode over to shake hands and exchange greetings.
Durandal shook hands with her solemnly, but his eyes stayed on the face of Aslan who was inspecting the indoor environment behind her.
Aslan subconsciously felt that his gaze seemed a little too long, and he felt a little uneasy.
However, faced with Aslan's uneasiness, Durandal just calmly withdrew his gaze and asked Cagalli to sit on the sofa.
"How is the current situation in your country? Since you, princess, became the representative head of state, I heard that many problems have been solved... As an ally, I am both happy for you and envious of you!"
"No, there are still many imperfections."
Facing the speaker's clever words, Cagalli replied bitterly.
Orb's situation is very confusing, and she is completely powerless in many things.
If it weren't for a group of backbone sergeants who were loyal to her father in the army, perhaps she would have been completely ignored.
But even so, her situation is still very difficult.
Politics and the military are completely different concepts.
"-Then what is the purpose of your secret and urgent visit under such circumstances?"
Durandal's tone was brisk and even sounded a little serious: "According to what our ambassador conveyed, you seem to want to discuss a rather complicated matter - right...?"
Cagalli looked at the man's upright appearance firmly, lowered her tone for no reason, and said: "...I don't think it's that complicated."
Then her tone suddenly changed, as if she was risking her life: "But regarding this case, we have not been able to get a clear answer from your country so far. I'm afraid it is really a complicated issue?"
"oh……?"
Her provocative words made the accompanying staff on both sides feel nervous.
But Durandal didn't take it seriously, and instead tilted his head in interest.
the other side.
Noel, who parted ways with Durandal, began to wander around purposefully wearing the uniform of the MS repair class.
"Captain Noel!"
However, just as he was about to approach a certain MS hangar, two soldiers suddenly stopped him.
"Um?"
Noel stopped and turned around to look over.
After the two soldiers saluted Noel, one of the soldiers replied: "By order of Speaker Durandal, I hope you can come with us."
Noel narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this, looked at the ms room not far away and thought to himself.
"Captain Noel?"
Seeing that Noel didn't answer for a long time, the soldier couldn't help but continue to ask.
"Haha, let's go, things are getting more and more interesting."
Noel laughed, turned around and left here.
However, when he walked to the center of the square, Noel couldn't help but look back at the MS storage room where Abyss, Gaia and Chaos were stored.
"yes!"
Although the soldier was a little confused, he turned around and pointed in another direction, saying: "Captain Noel, please come with us."
Noel left for about a minute or so.
With the help of two ZAFT soldiers, a military off-road vehicle passed the military post, and two men wearing ZAFT soldier uniforms took three teenagers and girls into the MS storage warehouse.
At the same time, behind the asteroid fragments about five hundred distances from Armory One, there was a battleship hidden in the darkness.
A man who looks somewhat similar to Ray Za Barel, but is older, is sitting on the command chair, looking down at the time.
Preia Refili, after several months of genetic expansion and improvement, Preia's face has changed unknowingly.
In just a few months, he changed from a teenager to a young man in his twenties.
Inside Armory One.
Speaker Durandal was taking Aslan and Cagalli to inspect various places inside the armory.
"The princess personally piloted a mobile suit in combat in the previous war. She was really brave!"
Along the way, Durandal pointed to the MSs on the road or on standby in the body warehouse and explained to them from time to time.
At this time, he said this sentence again, as if he was making excuses for his proposal.
"And he is the son of the Orb Lion who implemented the ideals of governing the country and refused to yield to pressure until the end. It is true that a tiger father has no dog son."
When someone said her late father's name, the expression on Cagalli's face seemed a little sad, and at the same time she also heard another meaning.
"--So you should be very clear about how we should deal with ourselves in today's world situation and how to protect our own rights and interests..."
Listening to Durandal's hint, Cagalli's voice was a little stiff when she answered: "We just stick to the ideals of our motherland."
"Do not invade other countries, do not allow other countries to invade, and do not intervene in the disputes of other countries?"
"right."
Hearing this, Durandal nodded towards Cagalli with a smile in his eyes: "Of course, the same goes for us. If we can do it, that would be great."
An extremely steady smile appeared on that decent face, which was reminiscent of a clergyman.
However, he kept a gentle smile on his face and said this: "But if you don't have power, you can't do anything."
Cagalli was stunned for a moment.
Durandal continued: "For the princess... no, as a participant in the previous war, you should be more able to understand this truth."
"No matter what kind of future you want, power must exist, so Orb is also re-armament now, isn't it?"
If you don't have strength, you can't hold on - it's not that Cagalli doesn't understand this.
A person without power will have no weight in his words.
Moreover, in the previous war, the world had already proven to what extent people without power would be reduced.
"But! Too much power will cause disputes!"
But as if to resist what the other party said, she suddenly spoke rudely.
The fire of nuclear power directed at the colonies, the death light from Genesis——
She had seen them take countless lives up close, and she simply could not stand by and watch people continue to create these deadly tools.
However, Durandal did not show any wavering on his face, and said calmly: "No, princess, it is precisely because of the endless disputes that we need strength to protect our rights and interests."
Cagalli was speechless on the spot.
The other side.
Led by two soldiers, Noel arrived at a MS storage warehouse at the edge of the base.
"Huh? Captain Noel!?"
Lunamaria, who was standing at the door chatting, found Noel being brought by two soldiers, and she couldn't help but have a look of astonishment on her face.
Even Ray Za Barel had a look of astonishment on his face.
"Captain Noel, why are you wearing this clothes?"
Lunamaria trotted to the front of Noel, looking up and down curiously.
"Because I'm from the MS mecha maintenance department."
Noel explained.
"ha?"
"Um!?"
The few people who had just approached were startled by Noel's answer.
"Captain Noel, stop joking, how could you..."
Lunamaria thought Noel was joking, but looking at Noel's serious expression, Lunamaria's smile gradually disappeared.
He asked with some uncertainty: "Really?"
"Do you need me to show you my mecha maintenance diploma?" Noel asked.
"So, Captain Noel, you, a member of the mecha maintenance class, have become a super ace?"
Lunamaria didn't know what expression to use in response to this question.
"I--"
Wuwuwu——
Noel was about to answer when suddenly, a piercing alarm echoed over the base.
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