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This person seems very casual at ordinary times, but becomes very reliable when encountering problems.

Many key decisions were made based on Mu's judgment.

——Perhaps, even this nonchalant attitude was just an act, to relax himself and others who were already tense.

"Are we going to take her to the lunar headquarters like this?" Malu rubbed his temple.

She really had a headache.

"Is there any other reserved anchorage?" Mu shrugged.

"But," Malu put down her hand, "if we take her to the lunar headquarters, then she..."

"You're going to be given a grand welcome!" Mu said sarcastically.

Even if she wasn't ZAFT, Lacus was the daughter of PLANT's supreme leader after all. This would undoubtedly be used as a diplomatic trump card.

"But...if possible, I don't want her to be treated like that. She's a civilian, and still a child..."

Maru said hesitantly.

However, behind her, Bakilulu's voice rang out again: "Not to mention the Princess of PLANT, I'm afraid even the singing lady from Orb will be left there. This singing lady has influence all over the world. If she sides with the Earth Union..."

"Let's put Lacus aside, Miss Yui is from a neutral country, right?" Mariu was very nervous.

"Do you think she has room to leave after she modified the Archangel? Not to mention that the black coffin is also on her." Baki Lulu's words were hurtful, but they were true.

"And even if she didn't have access to these secrets, do you think the Federation would let such an influential singer go if they got their hands on her?"

"This……"

Malu was speechless.

Mu answered on Maru's behalf: "If we can't get it, then destroy it. But I think if Miss Yui wants to escape, we might not be able to stop her."

"And those children..." Malu fell silent again.

"Why don't we just delete all the recordings on the ship, including the black box and other recordings? Then, before we get there, have everyone quietly leave."

Mu gave a bad idea.

"Do you want to go to a military court?!" Baki Lulu was speechless.

Maru understood what Bakilu meant. She had no words to say, so she remained silent.

Malu knew that perhaps in the eyes of Natal Bakilulu, who was born with a military temperament, her opinions were too naive.

I'm really not fit to be a captain.

"but."

Baki Lulu suddenly spoke.

"Everything on board has been intelligently modified. If there are minor glitches... that's unavoidable. The Archangel is a new ship, but it's been attacked before. The crew is all new, and there's a serious shortage. It would be unnatural if there weren't any problems. Captain Lamias and I are willing to share responsibility for the damage to the Archangel."

"Natal..."

Turn around.

"There's no point in talking about this now," Mu interrupted the strange and tragic atmosphere between the two men. "Actually, there's another possibility. That's that when facing ZAFT, we're completely no match for them and will eventually surrender. Who knows, Princess Lacus might even come to our rescue."

"Mu..." Malu was speechless.

However, this kind of joke and nonsense did bring back the atmosphere on the bridge.

"Speaking of which...what should we do with that little girl Cagalli?" Mari suddenly thought of something very important.

Chapter 317: Cagalli: This is pure water! This must be pure water!

"The engine has been successfully ignited... Once we connect the power source of your red machine, it should be enough to carry us away. In the next two days, we just need to adjust the control program."

In space, Aslan finally connected the previous thrusters to the holy shield.

No, it should be on the Holy Shield and the Red Heretic.

Cagalli's red heretic had his feet wrapped around the Holy Shield and was holding it with both hands. Under the impact and high temperature, the foam metal had been deformed, almost "embedding" the red heretic into the Holy Shield.

There is no way for Athrun and Cagalli to separate now, so they can only make do with this.

"Athrun, are you okay?"

There is still a lot of nutrient solution, but the water consumption is greater than expected.

Nutrient solution is a highly concentrated liquid, and drinking too much will make your mouth dry.

So the water consumption is quite high now. And Athrun also left most of the water resources to Cagalli.

"Ah, it's okay." Aslan's voice was a little hoarse, and he tried not to speak.

But Cagalli noticed Athrun's weakness.

——This can’t go on.

Two or three days without food is not a problem for an ordinary person.

But without water, it would be bad.

Through the mask, Cagalli saw Athrun's face.

Aslan's face was a little pale.

His lips were chapped and his eyes were filled with fatigue.

In the past two days, Cagalli noticed that Aslan was consciously reducing his food and water intake.

Reducing water intake is to allow Cagalli to get water, and reducing food intake is to avoid needing more water.

But even the adjuster has now reached its limit.

If he was lying flat, he could still hold on, but Aslan had been doing high-intensity labor all this time.

In contrast, Cagalli's burden was much smaller. Aslan gentlemanly took on most of the physical labor, and Cagalli was just passing props most of the time.

Finally, Cagalli couldn't bear it anymore.

"I still have water here." said Cagalli.

"Hmm? But we—"

"Don't worry, it's purified water!"

No, no, no, that's not what I meant?

Kagalli also realized that she had let something slip.

Her face flushed. "It's secondary treated water for heat dissipation and emergency use. It's fine, it's filtered, purified water. Pure, clean water!"

Cagalli has "hidden backup energy".

There is no shortage of food and water.

The reason for the water shortage is that Cagalli had previously used "external water".

But in the circulation system, there is more water.

The source is a bit subtle.

[Wait, could it be?!]

[Oh shit, it’s holy water!]

[What holy water? This is pure water!]

[Ah, yes, yes, this is purified water, hahahahaha!]

"Circulating water..."

Aslan suddenly thought that the tight space suit on Cagalli was almost transparent everywhere, but the key parts were still covered. However, it did not look like a "diaper" or something like that, after all, it was too thin.

Then, it must be collecting the water on the surface of the body in some way...

“It’s pure water!”

Cagalli yelled.

The communication between the two people has been closed, but because there is a pipe connection, the sound can still be transmitted.

Because I was wearing a helmet, I couldn't plug my ears.

Aslan could only listen to Cagalli repeating "pure water" over and over again.

In fact, it would be fine if he didn't emphasize it. If he didn't emphasize it, he could just pretend nothing happened. But once he emphasized it, Aslan felt really embarrassed.

It’s not right to drink, and it’s not right not to drink.

"Drink it!"

Cagalli switched the water supply mode for Athrun in the pipeline.

"Thank you."

The water is warm, close to body temperature.

Very pure, without any taste or smell.

But perhaps because their breathing was already "connected", Aslan always felt that he could taste a slightly... different taste.

After drinking plenty of water, Aslan finally felt better.

On the other hand, Cagalli had buried her head and seemed unable to speak.

After getting water, Aslan's strength recovered.

"Okay, let's get on with it... huh?"

At this moment, the simple communicator that Aslan had been rubbing with his hands suddenly received a signal.

"Is this a rescue?!"

Cagalli's eyes lit up.

——Is he going to be saved?

But Aslan frowned at this time.

"I'm afraid something is wrong." Aslan's tone was a little heavy.

"Something's wrong? What could be wrong?" Cagalli was a little confused.

"In this universe, there are actually many forces besides ZAFT and the Union," said Aslan.

Cagalli swallowed and said, "Mercenary...?"

Mercenaries in the universe are actually almost synonymous with space pirates.

"Not necessarily. It could be the junk dealers." Aslan comforted Cagalli. "We fought here before, and we didn't have time to clean up the battlefield afterwards. After we left, maybe the junk dealers would come and want to pick up some trash."

If it is a waste dealer, safety can be guaranteed in most cases.

But if it's mercenaries, the situation is hard to say.

The general condition of the Holy Shield and the Red Machine is now okay. Although they have temporarily lost control, they are not completely scrapped and can still be used after some repairs.

The two began to sweat coldly.

"What should we do?" asked Cagalli.

"The thrusters are already installed. We can escape. We can just refill the Red Machine and the Aegis fuel and drive away. However, if we activate the thrusters now, we may not be able to return." Athrun pondered. "This signal isn't from ZAFT, and it's probably not from the Earth Army either. But whether it's friend or foe is still unclear."

Should I run away immediately, or wait for the other party to arrive and see if I can be rescued?

At this time...what should I do?

Yui Inori also noticed the situation on Aslan's side through the stage screen.

"It would be difficult for them to leave that area on their own."

These days, the "temperature" between the two is rising rapidly.

The "suspension bridge effect" and a long period of living together in space have gradually begun to foster feelings between the two people.

After that, the lethality of "pure water" was still very strong, and SEED's popularity value directly increased by 100,000 points.

——Just this one shot directly increased the completion rate by one percent.

It’s worth it for all the hard work behind the scenes.

When it comes to acting, the most important thing is to make sure the audience likes it and perform what they want to see.