Vol 3 Chapter 2 (1/2)

Chapter 2

Part 1

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As he reported that he was leaving the shi+p through the wireless communicator, squad leader Norm’s “ReZEL” number 1 slid out from the catapult deck Riddhe saw his thruster flare on the all-view rips onto the control stick

“Riddhe Marcenas, Ro!”

The display of the countdown ti to rip off the flesh on the bones as it struck the body, and the catapult deck beside his feet was immediately at its end Riddhe stepped on the pedal and let the “ReZEL” nuaht below the shi+p—the destroyed scenes of the colony flashed by his eyes, and in less than 2 seconds, the machine thrusted itself into the dark vacuum

Perhaps they were crushed by the pressure from the inside The debris of the colony look just like cruhtly packed together showed the scenery of a phantom city in the vacuum No matter whether it was the width of 1kh this place had ama” to hide its presence, one would still want to look far away after seeing that white shi+p object being buried by junk It looked like there ware bugs or sohtly onto the back of wilted leaves and cli up

The shi+p was floating around with shrapnel of all sizes floating around, and the cloud of space junk that was 100k a debris field that was ion This was the aftermath of that first battle of the One Year War that increased to such scale that it becaest fleet battle in history—the colony that was destroyed in the Battle of Loum now looks like this The Earth Federation and Republic of Zeon clashed with each other directly in this Battle of Louht before the Antarctic treaty that forbade the use of weapons of mass destruction It was said that several colonies were destroyed by the notorious nuclear bazookas When they were suddenly sent flying into space with the rubble of the artificial land, did the peoplethis, Riddhe felt a chill down his spine He shook his head slightly and turns his gaze to the front

And right in front of Riddhe, the following descendants of those who did such daiven the derogatory ter the=”” iff,=”” not=”” responding=”” and=”” not=”” slowing=”” down=””> The wireless radio let out a signal and he could hear the Lieutenant Ho beside him side by side Riddhe makes a simple check to see that hisThe core reactor was still in good condition, and as he was equipped with a large weapon, the beam launcher, the machine itself was a lot heavier than usual Riddhe stepped on the pedal and lets the boosters flared out its jets to maintain the machine’s posture He increased the output to 15 times to match the equipped beam launcher

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As he moved in front, Squad Leader Noret Riddhe and Homare’s ular forht crash into the debris that was overly packed, Riddhe and gang did not change their machines into waveriders The 3 mobile suits boosters let out short bursts as theythe speed of the re their hands at a position such that they could shoot immediately when needed

“We’re approaching the shi+p Please respond This was the “Nahel Argama” of the Earth Federation army’s Londo Bell Please state your affiliation and stop your flight Your shi+p has entered out shi+p’s defensive line”

There were no Minovsky Particles nearby—because there was no need for that when they could hide their whereabouts in the shoal space region–the communication operator’s voice sounded a lot clearer than usual It was not Mihiro, but Communication Officer Bellard this Mihiro was left to be in charge of the civilians, and it seems that she is removed from active duty for now As he wondered about this, Riddhe re rock as a shi+eld and pointed at the target

They were at the border of absolute defense at the target, and the distance was less than 10h it wasthe fornature froo, joking aside, there ht still be heat left in it

“You terrorists, even if you want to pretend to be a stone block…”

Muttering this, Riddhe placed his hand on the trigger on the control stick This movement caused the “ReZEL”s mechanical arm to move, and the beam launcher that’s the size of an enemy unit points itself at the front I’ll scare the ene to shoot, and then immediately move my position to provide cover for squad leader Norain reaffirht, he stared at the target inside the reticule Suddenly, <wait!> Nor

Norm’s unit, which was supposed to be the offense unit, moved to the front Riddhe kept his position such that he could shoot anytime, moved to a distance such that the optical sensor could detect the profile, and stared at it The enlargedof the all-view e that was soet’s length was less than 50m, and the shape was…

“What the heck…?”

Riddhe’s fingertips, which were locked on the trigger, shuddered slightly

Part 2

“You say it’s junk?”

It’s been 6 in battle On hearing the report from the mobile suit squadron that was launched, Otto Mitas could not help but ask “That’s what they said” First Officer Liam Borrinea calmly said

“We’ve determined it to be the debris of a Salamis-class shi+p It see, and the heat sensor ended up deterns of enens of survivors”

“It would be a if there were That’s a shi+p that was sunk o”

Otto gruhed, undoing the fastener of the helmet’s latch Most likely, it was the dead souls of the Lou into each other or so the sensor range of the “Nahel Argaht to be an unknown object see a short circuit That should be the case

Vice-Captain Liam and the rest removed their helmets as well and pulled their normal suits collars out to allow air to hest level of the “Nahel Agrama” was not as wide as it looked to be from the outside In this space that was only about 10m, there’s the Captain seat at theat, a seat on the left and right side, one for the communicator and the other for the sensorthe panels on the side walls At the front end of the bridge, starting fro operator and weapons controller seats, and right above their seats, there was the main screen on it with e, ensuring that it had visibility of shi+ps in the Minovsky era This layer of as made of extremely hard plastic, and it could block radiation and even the heat of beae was covered with 4 such layers of this thickpanel, and the back part was reinforced with h they would not have to deploy the protective shutter in battle and could see the outside scene with their eyes, on the other hand, the bridge that’s pressured by the thickness of the shells became much narrower

In the current age where ordinary bridges were built separately froe, one could not deny that the “Nahel Argae’s construct rese the One Year War, there was neither tiy for the shi+p to have that level of protective measures Otto looks at the main screen in front of him, saw the debris of the Salamis-class shi+p that had 2/3 of its body chiseled away, and felt a little spooked out as he stared at that burnt remnant now

Most probably, the turbine took a direct hit, and the inside immediately exploded In that situation, nobody would be able to escape successfully “Really…are all the parts that aren’t human taken away from the junk here?” Otto muttered to himself as he turned his back on the randmother, she would probably draw a cross in front of her chest But to Otto, as an atheist, it was rather rare for hile moment

“Even if it’s that kind of thing, it’s a piece of treasure to those guys fro business Shall we contact them to earn some bucks?”

Otto tried to speak up in a hter he hoped for never appeared, and he could only see First Officer Liaation seat, roll the thick eyelids That large burly 40 year old feer than Otto hi a frivolous attitude as she turns back to the console Otto breathed hard through his nostrils toand ordered with a somewhat tired voice, “Alert removed Operations to resume as per normal Let the mobile suits return back to the shi+p”

Communications Officer Bellard broadcasted this to the entire shi+p, and Liaood?” Otto was overwhelmed by that abnormally forceful poker face, and asks back, “Was there a problem?” Her face that was covered by so at Otto, and she turned back forithout saying anything What’s going on? Otto did not even have the strength to sigh out as he re

It’s said that a captain’s night a shi+p, and two, riding on a shi+p with a crew that’s not on good terms with him However, Otto himself felt that there should be an additional itee wouard down around her as the First Officer Otto ht his way to the rank of a captain without any obvious battle accoeneral qualifications It was one thing for the battleshi+p itself to be an unorthodoxfor First Officer Liam’s existence to prick his nerves nothat there were too s between the Whether it’s for good or bad, one could say that Liam had the temper of an artist, but her silent presence will sometimes overpower the captain and even doe Of course, it’s not like she herself didn’t try to avoid this situation through her own ive off a frivolous vibe Sos like “Captain Liam, First Officer Otto”

In fact, in terer like an animal, her instincts were sharper than his, and her siuaranteed That’s why he could not just leave her alone like that Otto had already been looking forward to an ordinary life with no extraordinary events, but the aftermath of the battle this tiht not even be able to guarantee that I will survive this ti about it this tiloom

Ever since the battle started, the co headquarters were to ‘retreat’ and ‘remain on standby’ They were only told to first leave “Industrial 7” before the media surrounded the else They lostcapabilities, and the enemy was still out there, so even without instructions, they could only retreat Even though they entered deep inside the shoal space region and use the debris of the colony as a place to hide, it’s been more than half a day since they were left alone

The retreat point was sent from the base coordinates of L1, so there’s no reason why the reinforcements could not find as Since this mission is so special, is the reason why the reinforce over ‘adjuste froht if we can get contact with the co, the Londo Bell fleet will be on standby Once they know that an ally is in trouble, they will hurry over to assist without waiting for the senators tothis secret mission under a direct from the Senate Council, we could not just inal affiliation as ish—

Do we even have a nextnowhere, and felt that it’s ti in hair over the past few hours He saw Couza Mackle walk in front the automatic door at the back, and hurriedly puts the captain’s hat that was hung on the side of the seat

Daguza earing a deep dark brown normal suit which one would identify hi his head around to look He see on with such a , “May I know if it’s true that you uza asked with a voice that sounded courteous “Just like what you’re seeing” Otto answered back coldly

“Luckily, we’re not facing the enens of our ar”

Otto finally said with a wry tone To Otto, the reason behind so much trouble was because of the unshakeable fact that COAS used them as a transport To this transport captain who did not have her-ups of the Federation could be said to be birds of a feather However, Daguza did not seee body with the cast wrapped around his left ar beside the Captain’s side,

“Leaving aside our allies, the enemy will definitely arrive” He continued without emotion,

“Unlike us, the “Sleeves” have a very simple objective A simple enemy will be much faster in their movement”

Liauza All the crew in the shi+p felt repulsed by the ECOAS members, but even since they left the dock, she seeuza than anyone else Why in the world is this guy here? Otto leaves aside Liahed and says, “That “box” they were talking about…?”

“That’s right The enemy felt that we’ve taken the “box””

“How can you conclude so?”

“There’s no evidence to deny this Even though the eneed et it, they will use force to come over to check”

One could feel that beside Liae suddenly jerked Everyone knew that with their current firepower, they could not match the enemy machine that’s equipped with psycolares at Otto with the bla to say that now’s not the time to leisurely wait for reinforcements” Otto seized the initiative to talk

“Yes We’ll first break through with this shi+p before the eneion”

“Do you wantlike this…”

“Is within the jurisdiction of the current co the safety of the shi+p and the crew, and after that, he could get recognition when everyone saw that he ed to preserve the weapons”

Otto cannot say anything that will ensure the pride of a captain in response to Daguza’s solid logic At this uza seized the initiative and added on, “We should hurry and return back to “Lunar Two””

“The Gundam -type mobile suit that was taken back may very likely be related to the “Box” The Senate Council will also hope for us to do such a thing”

This report did reach headquarters “But…” Otto’s eyes start to look away He would not have any standing if he let Daguza beat hiree, captain” Otto was panicking over what to argue back about as another voice rang inside the shi+p

“But we’re not heading to “Lunar Two”, but the moon”

As he says that, Albertomakes his plump body stand out further as he stood beside the captain’s seat He glanced at Daguza and gives a polite s “Unlike “Lunar Two” that’s on the other side of the Earth, the moon was just nearby, so it will be easily to head there, I suppose?” More than that, I’m really bothered that you would just randouza let out a cal the debate immediately lit up

“The ene that ill head to the Moon as well There’s a possibility that ill be ambushed on the way No matter how far the distance will be, we should move towards “Lunar Two””

“space is large I don’t think it’s easy to ah the aht?”

“Our ion are li two-thirds of our fighting strength is practically total annihilation Right now, it’s not a situation where we can sih”

“In that case, we could not get to “Lunar Two”, right? Aren’t you a little too hasty to bring that “Gundauza?”

“We’ll naturally feel anxious if we don’t get reinforcements That’s because the military command seem to have some civilian pressure in this mission”

“That sounds like an excuse from you You have to finish any mission Isn’t that what a soldier should do? It will be unreasonable to blame it on us when the mission fails”

“Because of this, I have to speak up as a soldier Right noe should have this shi+p break through this space region and return back to “Lunar Two” There’s no other way to complete this mission”

“What was yourinto the hands of Neo Zeon? Or to use this chance to grab the “Box” and let the army use it?”

“Since you say so, Mr Alberto, what do you plan to do after taking the “Box” back to theto lock the “Box” back into the shared treasury between Anaheim and the Vist Foundation like the past?”

This tug-of-war that left the captain aside finally paused at this point As Alberto iue back, “KNOW YOUR PLACE!” Otto roared to stop him

“This is a bridge, not a place for you to carry out your debates, and definitely not a place where outsiders could randoree that ECOAS can do whenever they want to in this estions are welcouza”

Daguza was definitely aaway, but on the other hand, Alberto gives a sed to win this time, “ YOU TOO, MR ALBERTO!” and Otto could only do the same to him

“Even if this is a secret mission, the limits of our shi+p’s actions are completely based around counter-terrorism The reason why the reinforcements are delayed is si to do with the “Box” at all I hope you don’t forget your role as a civilian inspector”

Even though he already knew that these would be words of an idealized scene, Otto said so as he stood by his words “If that’s the case, I’ as he scratched his sagging cheek

“Right now, the “Nahel Argama” is an independent force that was commanded by the Senate Council at the last minute Under the jurisdiction of the counter-terrorist laws, our shi+p is already considered one of the few fighting forces who can act on their oithout the Federation Senate’s per the est that we head to the n over such a large responsibility, captain”

“Londo Bell has carried out countermeasures, but the Senate Council ht not even know that we’re waiting here to while they’re wary of multiple terrorism acts I feel that we should head back to “Lunar Two” and wait for the Senate Council’s instructions”

Daguza spoke up after Alberto did so “I AM THE CAPTAIN HERE! ANYTHING WITHIN THIS shi+P WILL…” suddenly, a siren rang, causing the roaring Otto to s his words

While everyone was still frozen there, Liam had already turned towards for the sensor operator’s seat “What’s thedown” The sensor operator’s voice caused Otto to be rooted

“It’s probably so out The target’s heat source is unstable It’s a little hard to determine the identification conditions for it”

Once the alert instruction was removed, Liam said with a calh soering the h and asked, “What’s the relative velocity?”

“Zero coht above our shi+p”

The ht above the shi+p If the speed and heat weren’t stable, the Salamis-class debris would be ed trajectory Though he could only pray for it to hurry up and leave the range, it just had to be of the saalanced aside at Alberto as saying it like it was sohtly and sighs hard As a captain, I must not randomly roar out I have to remain calm Otto muttered to himself within his chest that’s about to explode and cohly restrained voice, “Let the mobile suit squad remove it”

“We should be able to push it out if it’s of that size”

“But they returned back”

The already impeccably calm Liam answered “What?”

“They’ve returned back to the shi+p as you commanded before”

That’s what I was trying to ask you just now The e so Be clearer so that I could understand! As Otto argued back deep inside his heart while biting his lips, Communication Officer Bellard says, “Should we order the away in an uniue so was pointless as he roars, “SHOOT IT DOWN WITH THE MAIN CANNON!”

“Yes…” The weapons operator answered as he looks past Otto and right at ‘Captain” Liaed voice overwhelmed his doubt

“Yes, et is…” The weapons operator frantically turned his face to the console and hurriedly sent the instructions to the gunnery room Otto snorted out warm breath froain Liaave him a hesitant look To heck with that, I’m the captain here I can’t let my First Officer’s expression affect my own view, and there’s no reason for me to be told off by other squads or civilians To a crew, a captain has to have God-like authority here Isn’t this the pride and tradition of the seafarers ever since the times of the Navy?

Even so, wouldn’t it be too casual for me to use the main cannon? As a fearful wind brushed Otto’s back, the weapons operator’s report can be heard, “Front cannon, firing preparations couza and Alberto are looking at well I could not take back the order I’ll be looked down on by others all the more As he made up his mind, Otto squeezed out a voice, “Get ready!”

“FIRE!”

Part 3

A a-particle cannon of a battleshi+p-class shi+p could be seen, and the power output was vastly different from a mobile suit’s beam rifle The beaht that looks like a thread, and one could see it with the naked eye The Salaht in the explosion and scattered all over the place, becohts Marida Cruz saw all of that

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Gilboa Sant’s voice echoed throughout the bridge, and they could tell that he was extreh the wireless radio Marida let her body float behind the steering seat and stared at the pitch black vacuum that extends out infinitely outside theGilboa Sant’s “Geara Zulu” was about 90k full use of the sensors of the ion the enemy shi+p was in From the relative position of less than 200km away, they should be able to see the beaood, they ht even be able to detect the enemy’s correct position

They found a piece of debris that was of the right size, cause it to produce heat, and let it float to the shoal space region that ht have the enemy shi+p hidden inside Once the enemy shi+p mistake it for an unknown enemy unit and send out units to intercept it, they could deduce the location of the shi+p through the units’ location The “Sleeves” basically viewed the Shoal space Region as a garden, so it was not hard for theue position Also, the ene the main cannon so carelessly allows theht, call Gilboa to co aside Suberoa Zinnerman’s voice, Marida asked herself, What kind of enemies are they…

From the experiences of what happened in Industrial 7, I could tell that they’re a squad that’s not used to battle An ordinary Federation shi+p that viewed daily training as part of work…are they such an enemy? Then what’s the mysterious pressure I feel—

“We’reto an area where we can carry out laser coe to the “Rewloola” Is there still no actions at Industrial 7?”

“Just shi+psaid, but there’s no signs of any forces residing there”

In response to Zinnerman’s question, the other crew member who took over Gilboa’s seat answered as he sat on the navigator’s seat The optical sensor received the visual ie that’s far away, and there was an interrupted electronic news broadcast fro distance that washis hand on the headset to listen to the situation “Don’t tell ot abandoned” Flaste Schole said as he sat at the steering seat Half a day had passed since then, and even the civilian aid had started It was really strange that there was not even a Federation shi+p co over for reinforce such a dishonorable mission and were most likely viewed to not have existed in the first place” Leaving Zinnerman’s words behind, Marida focuses her consciousness in the vacuum

The debris floating around absorbed the sunlight far away and let out white lights that were vaguely bright and faint at tiion Marida was used to seeing, the space dust that distorts with the bright light On that side, the re a hidden heavy ‘presence’ inside It was not the kind that could be felt on the battlefield, the ‘presence’ that would co out fro of a beast…

“What is it, Marida? You sensed so?”

The doubtful voice hit her fro sucked into the vacuum returns to the body Marida turned to the captain’s seat and looked at her h her eyes They do have reinforcements, but the “Garencieres” had a setback in the mission, and was now isolated without help, which makes them not so different from the ene their ears, and she, as relied on as the sensor ast the creas shown looks of concern She lowered her head and says, “No, it’s just…”

“I feel that the princess isn’t in Industrial 7 anymore”

Unexpected words came out froht of this before until now—but she did realize it when she said it out She sensed ‘her’ presence when she went by the iven off by the eneht, did I hear ‘her’ voice before when I fought with that white mobile suit that’s most likely kept there…?

“You’re thinking too much”

Zinnerman approached Marida fro her to jerk

“The “Rewloola” will immediately attack that shi+p Whether they have the “Box” or not, we just need to go back to Industrial 7 after that We’ll definitely find her”

Marida felt a sense of warht It’s not iving me warmth from his hand behind me “Understood, master” She answered softly and teth inside her Zinnerman supports her loosened body with one arm and scratches the hard beard on his chin

“Let’s check out Full Frontal’s abilities”

Part 4