Machine Lion Roar

Halbaton.

Unexpectedly, as soon as this wise general finished the greeting with Maru, he would stand in front of him directly.

Lei Mingkai put down his saluting right hand, raised his eyes and stared at Halbaton.

"Well, very nice boy."

Looking at each other for a long time, Halbottom nodded slowly.

Then he turned his head and looked at Maru.

"Ramias. Can you make a room? I have some questions I want to talk to this guy."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone's expression suddenly became wonderful.

The young girl standing behind Lei Mingkai looked shocked.

A flash of light flashed in Bucky Lulu's eyes, as if he felt that Halbaton's thoughts at the moment coincided with his own.

Mu shrugged his shoulders and said nothing.

But Maru's expression became complicated.

As the main figure advocating the entire plan, Halbarton is probably already eyeing Lei Mingkai who can bring out the performance of Strike Gundam.

Even if Maru could guess Halberton's thoughts, he could not stop Halbaton's plan.

Whether as a subordinate or as a student, Maru could not do much.

The door slowly closed, shutting Halberton and Lei Mingkai out of everyone's sight.

"It seems we can only rely on the admiral."

Looking at the closed door, Bucky Lulu straightened his hat, rejoicing and saying expectantly.

"Lieutenant. Stop talking! I think we are like villains who force civilians to join the army!"

Maru waved her hand, not wanting to talk about this.

"Lieutenant. Forget it! Our captain is very human!"

After Mu patted Bucky Lulu on the shoulder, he strode towards Ganaku, and there was still the bottom part of Mu's words.

However, he didn't want Bucky Lulu to know.

Because apart from Lei Mingkai this key figure, the start of Assault Gundam is due to another person.

Kira Yamato.

In Mu's view, this young man who is more sensitive than Lei Mingkai's identity, it is best to let him be forgotten in everyone's memory!

Otherwise, it is not just Lei Mingkai who is forced to join the army.

In the room, Halbarton pointed at the chair next to him, and let Lei Mingkai sit down.

"Kay Britania. I heard about you from Copman. I didn't expect even that staid Copman to praise you."

As the opening remarks, Halbaton naturally led the topic of the previous battle that almost wiped out the advance squadron.

"No, I just did what I was supposed to do. After all, in that situation, the destruction of the advance squadron represented an accident on the Archangel. For the safety of myself and my sister, this is me. What can be done."

Lei Mingkai's attitude is very humble, and he did not regard his previous victory as his own.

And this also made Halbarton nodded.

"Really? But victory is victory. Because of the activeness of you and the new type of machine, this victory is possible. Otherwise, I am afraid that even if there is a man called Endymion’s Eagle You can't face the Zaft fleet of nearly twenty, including the captured new airframe!"

Halbarton directly put the greatest credit on Lei Mingkai's head.

The implication is self-evident.

Lei Mingkai sighed inwardly.

It seems that the one who should come will come.

"Admiral. This is also thanks to the assistance of Major Mu and other pilots. If they hadn't stopped Zaft, I am afraid that even I would not be able to repel the Archangel and Montgomery at the same time. enemy."

As soon as he spoke, Halbarton caught the flaws in Lei Mingkai's words.

Is it intentional?

Still unintentionally?

Halbarton's gaze narrowed slightly, but he decided to catch Lei Mingkai's flaw.

"In other words, without any scruples, the warrant officer can you repel nearly twenty Zaft's alone?"

As soon as these words came out, Lei Mingkai's expression did not change at all, but he calmly responded to Halbaton's questions.

"No, that's just temporary luck. The battlefield is not static, it changes rapidly."

Halbarton stopped questioning, just stared at Lei Mingkai, trying to see through Lei Mingkai's thoughts at the moment, but in the end it was nothing.

"Kay Britania. I heard that you used to be a teaching assistant in a technical college, and there is a younger sister at home."

"Yes! I originally planned to return to the hometown of the earth for vacation with my sister. But I didn't expect it to turn out like this."

"Earth spring is beautiful. However, in this situation, it may be difficult for you warrant officer to go to Northern Europe."

There is something in Halbarton's words, but Lei Mingkai already knows.

"Is it Zaft's Gibraltar military base?"

Halbarton nodded and sighed:

"I didn't expect the warrant officer to know the battle situation so well, yes. Because of Gibraltar, Europa is already facing a lot of pressure. Under this circumstance, it might be difficult for the general public to cross Europa to Northern Europe."

"However, our hometown is hard to leave. It has been nearly ten years since our late parents took our brothers and sisters off the earth and settled in Heliopolis. Because of this, our brothers and sisters desperately hope to be able to Back to hometown."

"Is it hard to leave my hometown?"

Halbarton sighed slightly, and finally made a choice.

After the two tentatively tried, Halbaton realized that Lei Mingkai had no intention of joining the Earth Alliance and continued to be a part of the war as a pilot of the Archangel.

"Kay Britania. Regarding your brothers and sisters going to Scandinavia, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs has already reported to me. After the Archangel has landed in Alaska, there will be a flight to go there. At that time, your brothers and sisters can go home."

Halbaton didn't know that these seemingly ordinary words were undoubtedly a huge fg for Lei Mingkai.

The Archangel landed in Alaska?

Lei Mingkai sighed secretly, and had no choice but to speak.

"Admiral! I think it's a bit wrong for the Archangel to land in Alaska."

"why?"

Halbarton's complexion suddenly became unsightly.

"Admiral. In the previous battles of the Archangel, Zaft sent more pursuit forces than once, and the pressure increased. In the latest battle, Zaft sent five NASCAR high-speed ships. There are nearly twenty battleships. What does such a force mean when placed in front of the Earth Joint Fleet? I think the admiral should also understand."

"Is it necessary to win the Archangel?"

In fact, Halbarton knew that the war had reached a white-hot stage.

First, Zaft's retaliatory attack triggered by the attack on Alnt's Silverwind, and then "Lax Klein", the victim of the Silverwind incident, came out to dissuade the retaliatory attack.

Although this retaliatory attack subsided quickly, in fact, Halbaton had foreseen the coming of a more tragic war in the future.

The public speech called "Lax Klein" seemed to discourage Zaft from attacking, but in fact it was secretly adding to the flames.

The remarks that seemed to remain calm and rational, and only pursue the murderer, were murderous.

As long as there is a trace of non-cooperation on the earth unity side, this speech will immediately become the fuse to detonate a new round of more intense and tragic war.

Can the Earth Federation cooperate?

Halbarton knew this, and Lei Mingkai knew even more.

Otherwise, Lei Mingkai would not take the initiative to raise doubts about the decision of the Archangel to land in Alaska.

"Admiral. In terms of time, the next round of Zaft's offense may be coming. The Archangel may not wait for the window time for landing in Alaska."

"Moreover, will the scale of use be larger and stronger than the previous one?"

Halbaton was silent.

"Come here today! Kay Britannia. Thank you very much for everything you have done for the Archangel. If there is a chance in the future, I still hope you can join us and end this war."

Looking at the right hand extended by Halbottom, Lei Mingkai smiled slightly:

"No one can say for the future! Thank you! Admiral!"

There was no result in this conversation.

Whether it is Halbaton or Lei Mingkai, the two sides stayed in the conversation with reservations.

But as far as the result is concerned, it is favorable for Lei Mingkai.

And this so-called favorable result can only come after the Archangel can land in Alaska.

As a result of many considerations, Halbaton canceled his decision to visit the Archangel and returned to his own ship, which is the flagship of the Eighth Fleet, the Aganon-class cosmic mothership Menelaus. on.

"The fleet obeyed the order, accelerated its turn, and the Archangel left the fleet and landed in Alaska independently!"

Halbaton's sudden command stunned everyone on the Archangel.

"Admiral! Why?"

Maru sent out a communication request for the first time, but the answer she got was only one sentence.

"It looks like it's time to say goodbye! Ramias! You are very good now! The Archangel will ask you!"

"This, Captain, does the admiral think?"

Bucky Lulu was almost dumbfounded.

Before the civilians on the Archangel were evacuated, the Eighth Fleet accelerated its turn. What happened here?

"I'm afraid it was Zaft's attack, right?"

Mu, who came to the bridge to confirm the situation, remembered some speculations casually mentioned when he met Lei Mingkai on the passage just now.

"Zaft? The Eighth Fleet found traces of the Zaft fleet?"

"No! It was the decision made by the admiral on his own. He wants to call the post for the archangel!"

Maru denied Bucky Lulu's conjecture, and made a conjecture based on her knowledge of Halbaton.

"Warrant Lieutenant Kay said the same."

Mu touched the back of his head, helplessly spread his hands.

"It seems that as long as the Archangel successfully enters the orbit of landing in Alaska, even if the Zaft Fleet is really chasing it, I am afraid it will not be entangled with the Eighth Fleet for long."

"This is also the young man’s speculation? Also, Major. The admiral has just ordered that after the Archangel has landed in Alaska, Kay Britania and Audrey Britania will be extradited back to Austria as civilians. cloth."

Bucky Lulu's retort made Mu shook his head, but didn't say anything.

Because Mu already knew Lei Mingkai's plan.

As a person who has piloted the cutting-edge unit of the Earth United Army, even if the Archangel successfully landed in Alaska, Lei Mingkai's fate is predictable.

Halbaton's right to speak is real.

However, the Atlantic Federation is changeable and tumultuous.

The Eighth Fleet in response to the Archangel is not fully staffed, but it is already Halbaton’s greatest effort in the face of the turmoil within the Atlantic Federation.

Therefore, Lei Mingkai, who tried to leave the Atlantic Federation as a civilian under Halbaton's order, would never be released.

"Captain! Get into the landing orbit as soon as possible! Only by doing this can the Eighth Fleet retreat from the battle."

Mu said at the end, but added another sentence.

"That boy said the same."

"Quasi...no, Kay?"

The brilliance of the blue planet dazzled Lacus.

As human beings, no matter where they are from, I believe that they will feel the same when they witness the mother planet that gave birth to human civilization.

"We are about to land on the earth."

At the same time, in front of the Eighth Fleet, the Zaft Fleet really appeared as Lei Mingkai said.

However, for some reason, the Zaft Fleet did not take any action, but quietly confronted the Eighth Fleet.

"Sure enough, is it for the Archangel?"

Halbaton raised his head and looked at the Zaft fleet captured by the optical camera.

The confrontation between the two sides lasted for several hours without any action.

After a long time, the Zaft fleet finally took action, but it turned to accelerate and withdrew from this airspace.

"Did you retreat?"

A confrontation between life and death made Halbaton's clothes wet with cold sweat.

Facing the eight Nazca-class high-speed warships far more than the number mentioned in the previous report, Halbarton knew that his limit might be coming.

However, he was lucky.

The other party's purpose is the Archangel.

As long as the Archangel does not exist in the Eighth Fleet, that Zaft Fleet will not rashly conflict with the Eighth Fleet.

It seems that "Lax Klein"'s public speech actually has such a slight effect.

"Captain! Why don't you order an attack!!"

Compared to Halbaton's fortunate, Yitzhak clearly expressed his dissatisfaction, and even boldly challenged Cruze.

"Calm down! Yitzhak. Our purpose is to have long legs, not the united earth fleet. If we rashly launch an attack, even if that fleet can be wiped out, our own losses will be enough to bring us back to our homeland. Accept the inquiry of the Supreme Council."

Yitzhak's collision did not irritate Kruze, but Kruze calmed Yitzhak patiently.

"You know, we are still following the princess's public speech. Except for investigating the Silverwind incident, other unnecessary frictions are not allowed."