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"You mean the girl named Lux? I just saw her in the cafeteria." Having said this, Ross turned his head and looked at Mariu. "What's the problem here?"

"Her full name is Lacus Klein, the daughter of Siegel Klein, the chairman of the Plant." Mariu's words stunned Ross.

Ross quickly realized what Malu had said. "Our destination is the Earth Army's lunar base."

"Yes, although I can cover up your body a little, but as for that Lacus..." Maru sighed, feeling somewhat helpless. "And these civilians helping on the ship..."

"Are you saying you're afraid the base over there might make a move on Lux, or even take a fancy to my mecha?" Ross tapped his fingers lightly on the railing and began to think.

"Also, if I remember correctly, the Archangel is still a military secret of the Earth Army. If Kira and the others help on this battleship..."

"You and Kira and the others should be fine. After all, Miss Captain will protect you and Kira, right?" Just as Ross was thinking about a solution, Mu spoke up.

When Malu looked at him strangely, Mu smiled and gave him a thumbs up.

"Besides, that Lux would be very popular there. Given her political status, it's a sure thing they'd make a fuss about her."

"Sigh..." Malu sighed. "I can do my best to protect you, but due to Lux's political status, I can't do anything."

"But if possible, I still don't want her to encounter this kind of thing. After all, she is still a civilian..."

"So, if that's the case, what about Ross, Kira, and the others?" At this moment, Bakilulu floated out from the mezzanine and grabbed the railing. "Whether Ross or Kira, they're all civilians. Even Kira and the others who went on the battlefield are minors."

"Everyone has been involved, whether they are civilians or not, whether they are minors or not."

"Lieutenant Natal..." Hearing something wrong in Bakilulu's tone, Mu tried to calm her down.

"Do you want to hear what I, the client, think? Natal." Rhodes turned his head and looked at Natal.

"... Just tell me."

Natal also wanted to hear Rhodes's opinion at this time.

"Because we are too weak." Ross calmly stated the fact that he felt.

"I was too weak to fully protect the Archangel, so Kira had to take to the battlefield."

"Everyone on the Archangel is too weak, so these boys and girls have to help on the battleship."

Hearing Ross's outrageous remarks, everyone couldn't help but stop what they were doing and stared at him blankly.

"We adults are useless and can't end the war, so we have to affect these civilians."

"Roz..."

Hearing Ross's sharp words, even Mariu couldn't help but speak.

"Anyway, this is what I think as a 'participant' as you mentioned." Rhodes sighed and shook his head.

"You guys continue driving towards the lunar base. I'll figure out a way to deal with Lux." Ross reached out and patted Maru's shoulder.

"Don't worry, you'll never see anything go wrong with my arrangements."

What Ross said to Malu was naturally not a joke.

Following the Archangel's current direction, they would soon reach the area of a scrap recycler he knew. At worst, he could use that recycler as an intermediary to send Lux back. ZAFT certainly wouldn't embarrass a neutral recycler.

Of course, this is the most ideal method. It will be done secretly and will not cause any trouble to Malu.

However, Ross also had to consider extreme situations, such as Lacus's identity being exposed to other Earth forces.

……

"In short, as Lux's nominal fiancé, even though you should participate in various body tests, you are no longer suitable to stay in the plant. At the very least, for the reputation of the Sarah family, you need to find Lux."

"It's not clear yet, but according to the reconnaissance report from the Yulo squad, the reconnaissance type Jinn has found traces of your target's movements in the wreckage of the Julius 7 where Lacus disappeared."

Standing in the lounge, looking at the Aegis Gundam in the hangar, his expression looked very heavy.

"Are you still thinking about what Chancellor Sarah told you?"

At this time, the door to the lounge was opened.

"Ah... Captain Cruze." Aslan saluted subconsciously.

"Don't be nervous yet. At least according to the report of the Yulo team that went to investigate, your friend didn't make any distinction between human lives at that time." Cruze leaned against the glass of the lounge, and his eyes under the mask carefully observed Aslan in front of him.

"They probably just wanted the supplies on Julius 7. We were chasing them all the way, so they probably didn't have much. The report also mentioned that they were carrying the ice."

"Well...but I'm still worried." Aslan lowered his head, as if thinking about something.

"Okay, we are almost at our destination. You should prepare to attack and conduct some reconnaissance." Cruze glanced at Jin who was already preparing to attack, but the corners of his mouth rose inexplicably.

……

"Ah... Fortunately, there's nothing wrong with this lifeboat."

Inside the Archangel's hangar, Ross looked at the lifeboat in front of him and scratched his head.

Although there were some scratches on the outer shell, there was no major problem with the overall operation, except that there was no fuel.

"So what's next... what's Luo's contact information?"

Rhodes thought about it and decided to go directly to Christina to ask.

The Luo mentioned by Ross was Luo Qiuer, and he was also quite famous among the scrap recyclers. His fame came not only from his passion for machinery, but also from his incredible luck.

Besides, Luo Qiuer is also well-known for his love of making friends.

When Ross was traveling from Earth to Heliopos, he became familiar with Luo Juel through the back and forth. It can even be said that a large amount of the materials of the Jegan D-type that Ross is currently driving came from the order Ross gave to Luo Juel.

"Ding, ding..." At this time, the communication device in Ross's pocket rang.

"Mariu? I'm checking Lux's lifeboat. What happened?" Ross was stunned when he saw the name displayed on the communicator, then answered the call.

"Rhodes, we've received a pulse transmission from the Eighth Vanguard Fleet. We'll be safe soon..."

Compared to Malu's joy, Ross frowned at this time.

"……too fast."

----split line----

PS: Today I saw Mizunotsuki’s video on how to unlock the limit machine.

I can only say that the old fans were moved to tears. The familiar style reminded me of the Angel of Power in his video that only existed in the trailer.

Honestly, Mizunotsuki's videos were the catalyst for me to officially get into Gundam. Before I saw Mizunotsuki's videos, my knowledge of Gundam was limited to the first season of SEED, which my cousin took me to watch when I was a kid. It was only after watching Mizunotsuki's videos that I officially got into Gundam and started to learn about other Gundam works.

PS2: Actually there is one more chapter, but I guess I can’t code it tonight. How about posting it tomorrow?

Volume 1: Chapter 14: Brother Ross, we were robbed by a Harrow!

"Can't find it..." Cruze was frowning on the bridge of the Sephiroth.

"In general, Miss Lux's vehicle exploded from the inside." The captain of the Sephiroth floated over.

"We just cracked the black box we found a while ago, and it contains data about a life capsule being launched."

"That is to say... Lux probably got on the lifeboat, but we can't find her..." Cruze touched his chin and began to infer something.

"Either we haven't found it yet, or it's been picked up... Could it be 'Long Legs'?" Cruze turned to look at the captain of the Sephiroth. "Has the follow-up fleet arrived?"

"The follow-up search and rescue fleet has arrived, and we've just discovered traces of the Earth Army fleet. What should we do next?"

"The Earth Fleet? In this place?"

Cruze couldn't help but be a little surprised. After all, this place was an area that neither the Earth Army nor ZAFT wanted to occupy. The symbolism of Julius No. 7 was too strong.

"Maybe it's for ammunition supply, or to welcome the fleet? After all, 'Long Legs' just left here. According to the route it took, there is a high probability that it is in that area." Although the captain of Sapphiroz is not as powerful and famous as Cruze, his own military qualities are also quite strong. He has guessed most of the facts with just a simple speculation.

"Hehe... Let's leave this area to the subsequent search and rescue fleet. Let's go after 'Long Legs'." Cruze pointed to the map, indicating the location of the Earth Army fleet.

For some reason, the captain of Sephiroth felt that Cruze's smile was very strange.

"Is it possible that what I imagine will happen... I'm really looking forward to it."

……

"Is Lux on the list?" Ross leaned on the railing in the battleship's viewing area, his communicator constantly operating.

"No, I didn't write her name on the list." As they were about to reunite, Malu was not on the bridge. Instead, she was in the observation area, talking to Ross. "But there's a problem now."

"George Alustar, the Atlantic Federation's Vice Minister of Affairs, is Frey Alustar's father."

"So, that George Alustar might be coming aboard?" Ross narrowed his eyes. "Tell Lacus not to leave the ship... Wait, Frey has seen Lacus."

"Yes, I am worried about this problem too." Malu sighed and leaned against the wall of the viewing area.

"Can you cover it up for a day?" Ross pressed the last button on the communicator and transferred the money to the target. "I just contacted my friend who's a waste recycler. He happens to be operating in this area and will be on our route tomorrow."

"What do you mean?" Malu looked at Ross.

"They'll rendezvous with us under the guise of ammunition resupply. We'll tell them I placed the order after leaving Artemis Fortress." Ross raised his head and met Mariu's eyes. "Then we can take the opportunity to send Lacus out, and they'll hand her over to ZAFT."

"...I'll do my best." Although Mariu heard that Ross had a solution, he still had a headache about how to delay Frey's father.

"Don't worry, Malu." Ross floated over and patted Malu's shoulder. "Everyone on the Archangel believes in you. We will all help you."

At this time, the distance between the two sides can be said to be between 0.5 and 1 meter.

With Malu's inexplicable silence and blushing, the atmosphere on the scene was a bit strangely ambiguous.

But soon, the ringing of a communicator broke the awkward situation between the two parties.

Rhodes took out the communicator and frowned when he saw the words "Shipyard" written on it.

"Ahem...someone's looking for you, right? I just happened to be going to talk to the other crew members."

Malu coughed awkwardly twice and turned his head away.

"Well...you go ahead and do your work. I have an urgent communication here. I'll find you later."

Ross didn't say anything else, just watched Mariu leave silently.

With Rhodes the only one left on the observation deck, he connected the communication.

"Oh no! Brother Ross! Our shipyard was robbed by... no, it was robbed by a giant Harrow!"

A young man's voice came from the communication, with a panicked and tense tone.

……

In a certain asteroid belt, there is a camouflaged asteroid.

The entire asteroid had been hollowed out and transformed into a base, with various machines operating inside. This was Rhodes's "shipyard."

Remember the two bodies Rhodes created? One was Christina, now Rhodes's assistant. The other was the green-haired young man named "Marvin," who was in charge of this "shipyard."

"It's holding a rifle barrel of at least .50 caliber against my head and teeth!"

At this moment, he was leaning against the wall, dialing Rhodes's number, his face full of fear and a little bit of difficulty.

He had just seen the alarm coming from the radar, and after taking a look at the size, he thought it was some kind of asteroid about to hit him, so he activated the defense device as usual.

The location of the "shipyard" is quite clever. There are no strategic choke points nearby, and the Earth Army and ZAFT will not appear here. This base is just on the edge of Luo Jule's range of activities.

Rhodes often placed orders with Luo Juel and delivered materials to this base, so Marvin also recognized Luo Juel's warships.

But today, after two hits from anti-aircraft guns, all instruments went haywire.

The Haro guys who were still moving and sitting on the engineering machine were locked in the machine and could not move.

Marvin, the only humanoid being in the base, was locked by the electronic door and could only watch as a huge Harrow floated in leisurely.

Now, the giant Haro unfolded its armored sides, revealing various weapons. One of them was a .50 machine gun barrel, pointed directly at Marvin's head.

"...How big is that giant Harrow?"

"About... two and a half meters tall?"

Marvin observed it for a while, and used his artificial eye to measure the diameter of the big Hallo in front of him despite the interference of various "unknown data".

"Is it blue, and has a black circle on the eye detector?"

"Brother Ross, even the rest of us who are still using Harrow's body don't have black... circles under our eyes?"

When he heard Rhodes's calm tone, Marvin's panic and tension eased a little.

"Uh...it's blue, and there's a...dark circle under both eyes."

After hearing Marvin's words, Rhodes officially confirmed who the big Haro who "robbed" the "shipyard" base was.

"Let me talk to it."

After hearing what Rhodes said, Marvin handed the communicator to Big Harrow.