As Mikazuki Augus just left, someone in the Dawn Desert proposed pursuing Andrew Waltfeld's retreating forces.
This suggestion was approved by most people. Seabook wanted to stop them but was powerless. Unable to watch them go to their deaths, he could only follow along.
Cagalli Yula Athha and her trusted aide, who had been by her side, also rushed over.
On the Archangel, Murrue Ramius got a headache hearing the reports from Mu La Fllaga and Natarle Badgiruel.
"Do they not even know the most basic combat power gap? Driving combat armored vehicles to pick a fight with Mobile Suits, are they tired of having too many lives to spare? Or are they tired of living too short a life?
Everyone knows that an armored vehicle can't possibly beat a Mobile Suit, especially a Baku, which is practically a landlord in desert terrain." Murrue Ramius shook her head helplessly.
"Is Mikazuki Augus still there?"
"Ah, the boy is here. What? Should I ask him to help?"
"I'll talk to him personally."
With that, she ended communication with the Air Superiority Fighter and switched to Gundam Barbatos's special channel.
"Mikazuki Augus, are you there?"
"Mm, I'm here."
"The people from Dawn Desert are pursuing."
"I saw them."
Mikazuki Augus glanced indifferently at the south of the cockpit's all-around display.
"They're looking for death, aren't they?"
"Can I ask you to help them? No matter what, we can't just stand by and watch them die."
As Murrue Ramius finished speaking, CIC's Miriallia Haw said,
"Captain, permission granted. Kira Yamato says he wants to sortie."
"Again?"
Mikazuki Augus heard Miriallia Haw's voice, paused, and said, "Let him go."
"But..."
"It's fine, I'll be watching him from nearby."
Mikazuki Augus tapped the surrounding buttons, deactivating Gundam Barbatos's lock.
Murrue Ramius nodded upon hearing Mikazuki Augus.
"Understood, Private Miriallia Haw, allow Lieutenant Junior Grade Yamato to sortie!"
"Yes, sir!"
Miriallia Haw said to Kira Yamato on the other end of the communication,
"Permission granted! Strike Gundam is authorized to sortie. Proceed to the catapult deck and begin equipping high-mobility parts!"
Kira Yamato, who had been sitting in the Strike Gundam, let out a long sigh, gripped the control stick, his tired eyes revealing determination.
"Understood!"
Soon, the Strike Gundam, equipped for aerial combat, departed from the Archangel. Mikazuki Augus saw the display on the radar and also piloted Gundam Barbatos.
He didn't go ahead of Kira Yamato, but followed behind him. He felt that Kira Yamato would appear again, that overwhelming feeling from ten thousand centimeters.
He wanted to observe more closely what level Kira Yamato could reach in that state. It was a rare surge of curiosity.
As for the Dawn Desert? Were the words he said to Cagalli Yula Athha really only for her?
Although most people were too busy reuniting with their families to pay attention to the conversation between Mikazuki Augus and Cagalli Yula Athha, some individuals heard it but still agreed to the pursuit. What was this? Rushing to their deaths, their brains filled with water.
Seabook was very calm. He opposed the pursuit, but too many people wanted to die, so his opposition was useless.
Therefore, this had little to do with Mikazuki Augus. Seabook was the only one with whom Akihiro Altland had a connection. As for the others, why should he care about their lives? They weren't related.
Just as Mikazuki Augus told Cagalli Yula Athha, if you decide to take up arms and resist, you must always be prepared to lose everything.
About an hour passed.
Andrew Waltfeld, retreating with three Baku, engaged the people of Dawn Desert. The situation was naturally one-sided.
How could the ordinary armored vehicle rockets possibly penetrate the Baku's armor?
Just as only two or three vehicles remained, Kira Yamato arrived and rescued Cagalli Yula Athha and her trusted aide, who were being targeted.
Andrew Waltfeld, in a nearby jeep, squinted and raised his binoculars.
"Oh, the Strike Gundam has arrived? Where is the Wolf then...?
Hmm, found him, found him... Strange, why is he just standing there? Isn't he going to attack?"
About a kilometer away, Gundam Barbatos stood on a dune, all its equipment retracted, just standing there quietly and imposingly, with no intention of attacking.
Andrew Waltfeld frowned, not understanding the Wolf's pilot's thoughts. Since the Strike Gundam appeared and saved the people of Dawn Desert, and the Archangel's captain had already spoken,
Then there was no reason for Gundam Barbatos to stand there motionless. Did he have a plan, or...?
But no matter what Andrew Waltfeld thought, he wouldn't guess that no one on the entire Archangel could force Mikazuki Augus unless he willingly agreed.
As for why he didn't attack, wasn't it said? He just wanted to see Kira Yamato unleash that power again.
Kira Yamato hadn't noticed Gundam Barbatos following him the whole way. The Strike Gundam's radar showed nothing, so he thought he had launched alone.
Mikazuki Augus narrowed his eyes, watching the battle before him. Orga Itsuka said in a low voice,
"Mikazuki Augus, are you waiting for something?"
"I want to see Kira Yamato's power again; I'm quite interested."
"That's rare, you actually developed an interest in someone other than yourself."
"Is that so?"
"Yes, you are an extreme egocentric who also self-sacrifices, a contradictory complex that no one can truly fathom what you're thinking."
"I don't understand what you're saying."
"Please learn more, you know, stuff." "I'll do it without you telling me. ...Hmm, here it comes, that power has appeared again."
Mikazuki Augus's gaze sharpened. The Strike Gundam's movements on the battlefield changed, becoming extremely fluid, like when it fought the Duel Gundam in space.
Seeing the Strike Gundam react quickly, kicking up sand to counter Baku's dense missiles, Orga Itsuka sighed unhurriedly,
"Although he's far from your level, those movements are not something an ordinary person can do. The impact from that flip is no joke. You Mobile Suit pilots are all monsters, aren't you?"
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