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But immediately afterwards, he was greeted by Malu's death stare, and Mu narrowed his eyes, trying to take out his black history notebook with a strange smile on his face.

"...Just kidding." Reminded by the crazy alarm current in his head, Ross immediately changed his words.

"I don't have any good solutions myself." After thinking about it for a long time, Ross shook his head. "When I was in his situation, my situation was quite dangerous and time was very tight. I forced myself to get out of my depression. That's all."

"But he's been cooped up in the battleship for a while." After careful consideration, Ross came up with an idea. "Isn't that Cagalli quite familiar with Kira? Letting them wander around the city might change their mood. Natal is also going to buy ammunition and supplies with the Dawn Desert gang, so why not let Kira go with them?"

"...Okay, I agree." Marius thought for a moment and sighed. "Roz, you go too."

"Ah? Me?" Ross pointed at himself in disbelief after hearing the news. "What does this have to do with me?"

"Natal's going to the Desert Tiger's occupied territory this time," Malu explained the reality of the situation. "They also had other targets in the past, and you know the personalities of Kira and Cagalli."

"Roz, you're quite diplomatic. I hope you can go over and look after them both, or at least come back safely."

"In that case...what about the battleship?" Ross asked.

At this time, Mu patted Ross's shoulder.

"As for the battleship, I'm here with you, aren't I?" Mu smiled, revealing his wide white teeth. "The Sky King has been debugged, and doesn't your Jesta have an automatic combat function? It's no problem."

"I am a mature man, so you can go with peace of mind."

"...If you don't put that notebook down, I'll find it hard to believe what you're saying."

……

Although the area occupied by ZAFT appears to be large and the towns are small, it would take a long time to travel by jeep alone.

But in the hands of the locals in the Dawn Desert, the jeep was not slow at all, and they even knew some little-known shortcuts. It was only ten o'clock in the morning when they arrived at the target city.

"From now on, I'll leave it to you." Perhaps it was because she only had one casual outfit? Bakilulu put on the casual clothes she'd worn in Heliopos and, for the first time in a long time, put on sunglasses. "Please... be safe."

"Don't worry, we'll finish shopping." Ross, who had gotten off the car after Kira and the others, turned and gave Baki Lulu a thumbs-up. "After all, this is a commercial district. There's no danger here. You should be careful."

"Uh... um, thank you." Baki Lulu was a little uncomfortable with Ross's sudden concern.

After seeing Bucky Lulu driving away in a jeep, Ross adjusted his plaid shirt.

At this time, Rhodes was wearing a white T-shirt, a plaid shirt on the outside, jeans and sneakers on his legs, and he exuded the air of an IT programmer.

It's a pity that his thick hair probably gives people the impression of being a young programmer.

"Alright, get moving, boys and girls." Ross patted Kira and Cagalli on the shoulders.

Rhodes glanced around naturally, like a young man who had just arrived in the city, but he had already secretly memorized a few areas that made his brain feel a little painful.

And in the midst of it, he felt that an old man in beach clothes on the corner of the street was observing them, or rather, observing Kira with curiosity.

But the strange thing was that the man in the beachwear didn't seem to be hostile. Instead, the warning in Rhodes' mind just now directed the hostility towards the man in the beachwear.

"……interesting."

Ross followed Kira and Cagalli into a grocery store.

The person who was planned to be assassinated in the Desert Tiger’s territory was either a senior official around the Desert Tiger, or... the Desert Tiger himself.

"So... who could you be?"

……

After a period of shopping, Rhodes and Kira each held several paper bags full of things in their hands and acted as porters.

After finding a random restaurant, Cagalli pulled up a seat outside the restaurant and sat down, she started complaining of being tired.

"You're a girl, and you're actually complaining about being tired after shopping?" Ross put down his things, pulled out a chair nearby, and sat down. "Even Kira has more stamina than you."

"Shut up!" Cagalli scratched her head, retorting to Ross's words. "It's hard work finding the supplies on the list, okay? You're just porters, how can you compare to me?"

"Yes, yes, you're the best." Ross responded calmly to Cagalli's words and called the waiter. "Kira, what would you like to eat?"

"Ah, this... I can do anything." After spending a whole morning, Kira's mentality was obviously much better than when he was in the hangar.

"Then let's order three barbecues. I guess we'll have to go back soon." Rhodes glanced at the menu and made a decision.

Although the restaurant seemed to be quite crowded, the food was served quite quickly.

When the waiter put two bottles of sauce on the table, Kagari, as a "local", began to demonstrate the "correct way to eat".

"Let me tell you, this barbecue is a perfect match with chili sauce!" Cagalli said, picking up a sauce bottle with a red cap and recommending it to Ross and Kira.

"Wait, wait!" Just then, an unfamiliar voice rang out. A middle-aged man in beachwear picked up a sauce bottle with a white cap. His expression was filled with grief, as if Cagalli had ruined his favorite dish. "Putting chili sauce on the barbecue? Are you serious? Yogurt sauce is more common sense, right?"

"Oh, it's not quite common sense. In short, if you don't spread yogurt sauce on it, it's a blasphemy to the dish!"

"Tsk... why should I listen to a stranger telling me what to eat?" Cagalli, who was already tired and hungry, didn't bother to care about anything else. After squeezing on the chili sauce skillfully, she took a big bite of the rolled up barbecue while the uncle in the beachwear looked surprised and incredulous.

"No! Why!" The uncle made an expression as if the sky had fallen.

"Delicious." After swallowing the food in her mouth, Cagalli took the chili sauce and recommended it to Ross and Kira again. "Look, applying chili sauce is common sense."

"...Since you've tried the chili sauce, I'll try the yogurt sauce." Ross looked at the chili sauce in Cagalli's hand, thought for a moment, and handed the plate to the incredulous man in beachwear. "I really like sweet and sour things."

"Life is already so hard, eating something sweet is good for your physical and mental health." Ross smiled at the man in beachwear. "Please help me spread some yogurt sauce."

"I didn't expect... After all this time, I finally see another yogurt sauce fan." The uncle in beachwear reached out to wipe his eyes under his sunglasses, sighed in a voice that sounded like he was about to cry, and squeezed some yogurt sauce for Ross.

Roz rolled up the roti and took a bite.

"Hey! Why are you humiliating me?" Cagalli was about to slam the table.

"So you're still a little brat, huh?" Ross leaned back in his chair, naturally glancing at the people around the table, but his attention was focused on the man in the beachwear. "...Even when you're eating, you still want to consider things like 'face'. Just eat whatever you like, no one's stopping you."

"Damn it, Ross, I didn't expect you to betray our Chili Sauce Party." After saying that, Cagalli turned her attention to Kira. "Kira, you must be a Chili Sauce Party member, right?"

"Ah? This..." Looking at Cagalli who was firmly recommending chili sauce, Ross who was eating barbecue with yogurt sauce, and the uncle in beach clothes who was trying to recommend yogurt sauce to Kira.

Kira had a feeling that any option would be problematic.

----split line----

PS: When I updated yesterday, many friends asked me about my mother’s condition. I would like to thank you all for your concern.

My mother's condition is gradually improving now. Although the cervical spine problem requires time to heal, the doctor said it is not a big deal, so she is lucky.

The next updates should gradually stabilize it.

I recently went back to listen to Gundam SEED's songs, and I can only say that classics are still classics.

Volume 33: Chapter : Let me introduce you to this, a street fighting artifact, a folding stool.

"Oh, I see. You bought so many things to hold a party when you get home."

After Kira showed an "I want it all" attitude and squeezed yogurt sauce and chili sauce on his barbecue, the uncle in beachwear sat down on an empty chair in a familiar manner.

Obviously, Cagalli was very dissatisfied with this.

"Yeah, I came over here to meet some old friends. They were planning to have a party tonight, so I came over to take a look." Rhodes leaned back in his chair, smiling at the man in beachwear in front of him, but secretly he was ready for a fight.

Because Rhodes could clearly feel that the murderous intent directed at the uncle in beachwear had spread to himself.

Moreover, not only had several pairs of eyes been scrutinizing Ross and the other two since the uncle appeared, but even the content of the uncle's conversation was occasionally trying to extract information from them, as if he was looking for evidence to confirm some of his own speculations.

"Is that so... then I wish you all have fun." The man in beachwear smiled and raised his hat towards Rhodes.

What a tough opponent. Andrew, who had been talking to Ross, couldn't help but think so.

Andrew had a long-awaited day off today, and he changed into his favorite clothes before going out for a walk. Meeting Kira was purely a pleasant surprise, and he couldn't help but want to confirm what he was thinking.

After all, when he commanded his troops to fight against the Strike Gundam for the first time, the strange feeling and agile movements piqued Andrew's interest.

But along the way, Rhodes accurately caught Andrew's side knocks, using vague information to interfere with Andrew's way of obtaining information directly. However, Andrew still found the information he wanted in his observation of Kira.

"It's great... meeting that Strike Gundam pilot and this wonderful person." Andrew's smile widened as he thought of this. Not only Kira, but Ross also piqued Andrew's interest.

But soon, except for Cagalli who looked at a loss, the three people who were originally chatting all looked at a roof at the same time.

I saw a young man in a vest standing on the roof, holding a rocket launcher in his hand, and firing a rocket at Andrew.

"Get down!" Andrew leaned back smoothly and kicked the table in front of him into the sky.

Under the action of gravity, the table fell right behind Andrew and became a temporary shelter.

Kira, who was closest to Cagalli, flew towards her and protected her under his body.

Unfortunately, the half-eaten barbecued meat of Cagalli was thrown away, and the chili sauce inside splashed all over her.

As for Rhodes, he had already found another table to use as a shelter. After all, one table could only accommodate three people at most.

The rocket exploded not far from Rhodes and others, and then several young men in vests ran out of the alley, firing at Andrew and Rhodes's table as they moved.

Should we say these tables are made of high-quality materials? After enduring the impact of rocket explosions and bullets, apart from a few holes, the overall structure is still strong.

"Die! Damn monsters! All of you Adjusters, die!" The young man, running towards them, shouted slogans with a fanatical tone and expression, as if he were a warrior who had sacrificed his life for the cause. "For the blue and pure world!"

"Blue Cosmos? How come?" Cagalli, who was hiding behind the table, was a little confused after hearing this slogan.

At this moment, Ross's eyes seemed to turn red in an instant.

He casually grabbed a folding stool, quickly stood up, and swung it towards the Blue Cosmos who was still shouting slogans. The stool hit the Blue Cosmos's abdomen directly, and the huge impact caused his movements to be deformed.

Andrew naturally would not miss this good opportunity. He raised his pistol and the bullet hit the Blue Cosmos' head accurately.

At this time, the young men who were originally observing Rhodes and others also took out the same pistols as Andrew and joined the battle.

"Damn it..." Seeing his companions killed one after another, Blue Cosmos, who was hiding nearby, could not wait any longer and walked out of the alley with his gun in hand.

This was the position he had carefully chosen. Andrew's side was completely exposed to his sight. As long as he opened fire, he would be able to take Andrew away.

As for the civilians involved? Who cares about these? As long as Andrew dies, everything can be blamed on Andrew!

Just as he was aiming, a dark shadow appeared in his eyes.

A folding stool hit him precisely on the side of his face, knocking him flying. Even the rifle in his hand fell out of his hand due to the sudden impact.

"...You... betrayed the Earth and humanity?" Looking at the "civilian" in front of him holding a folding stool, Blue Cosmos struggled on the ground, trying to regain consciousness.

Ross said nothing, his eyes, slightly obscured by his hair, filled with disgust and murderous intent. Then, under Kira and Andrew's dazed gaze, Ross dropped the folding stool with a slight blood stain on his hand.

Then, a powerful kick landed accurately on the abdomen of the Blue Cosmos. The severe pain in his abdomen almost made him faint.

"Wow... that's a football kick." Andrew grinned. Just watching the kick, he even felt a phantom pain. "It must have hit it."

Andrew guessed that Ross was probably angry because Blue Cosmos' assassination affected him, Kira, and Cagalli.

“I didn’t expect him to be such a responsible adult…” Andrew nodded at the young man beside him.

The young man walked forward and skillfully fired a shot at the Blue Cosmos, who was curled up on the ground, ending his suffering.

Looking at the scene that had calmed down, Rhodes breathed a sigh of relief.

If they were not in the territory of the Desert Tigers and could not use guns to hide their identities, Rhodes would have given each of these Blue Cosmos a bullet to rip open their skulls.

"Captain!" Just as Ross was exclaiming, "This store has so many folding stools," and unfolding one nearby to sit down and rest, a young man in a ZAFT military uniform ran over. "I'm so glad you're okay."

"Well, it's okay, it's all thanks to them." Andrew relaxed, took off his hat and sunglasses, and looked at Kira who was in a daze and Cagalli who was splashed with chili sauce.

And Ross, who was sitting on a folding stool, was lost in thought.

"I'm Andrew Bartfield. Thank you all for your help." Andrew walked towards Kira and Cagalli. "Little girl, your clothes are all dirty. To show your gratitude, why don't you come to my house to change clothes and take a bath?"

It was clearly an invitation, but the tone of voice made it impossible to refuse.

Just as Cagalli was about to say something, Ross's hand patted Cagalli's shoulder.

"Okay, thank you for your help." Rhodes said to Andrew and accepted the proposal.

Just when Cagalli was a little confused, Ross gave her a thumbs up.

……

Kira stood in the living room of Andrew's house, at a loss.

Cagalli was taken to wash up by Andrew's wife, while Ross stood in front of a replica fossil statue, observing with interest.

This replica fossil statue has bones that look similar to a whale, but it has a pair of wings.

As for Andrew, he was brewing his favorite coffee.

"I'm quite confident about brewing coffee." Andrew said, holding two cups of coffee and walking towards Ross and Kira. "Come and try it, Andrew's special blend. This flavor is not available on the market."

Kira took the coffee and took a sip awkwardly. The rare flavor made him squint his eyes slightly.

"Evidence 01. I didn't expect you to be interested in this." Andrew handed the coffee to Ross, observing Ross's reaction. "Why do you call it whale rock?"

"Maybe it looks like a whale?" Kira said subconsciously.