The battle continued. Andrew, in the Jeep, frowned, watching the suddenly powerful Strike Gundam.
"Indeed, this unit's pilot isn't simple either... a Berserker?"
He picked up the walkie-talkie and connected to one of the Baku's comms. "Karaba, you come over here first, I'll pilot your unit."
"Ah, yes!"
Mikazuki noticed one Baku leaving and disappearing behind a sand dune. He squinted slightly, waiting until the disappeared Baku reappeared.
After observing for a moment, he keenly noticed that the opponent's movements had become different from before, and the other two seemed to have found their backbone, forming a clear offensive formation led by that Baku.
"The pilot... has changed."
That's right, the one controlling that Baku now was Andrew himself; he had personally entered the fray.
But could Kira, who had gone into Seed Mode, be easily dealt with just because Andrew joined? Soon, one Baku was taken down by Kira's series of maneuvers.
Seeing this, Mikazuki, controlling Gundam Barbatos, turned to return. Orga asked,
"Aren't you going to keep watching?"
"No need. That Desert Tiger will retreat if he's not an idiot. Continuing to fight Kira will only lead to a futile death, and I've seen what I wanted to see."
"Is that so? Then, what about Kira?"
Mikazuki thought for a moment and replied, "Compared to last time, he's more skilled in his control this time. He's sticking to the old ways."
Iron Flower blinked twice. "Oh, this is interesting. Who would win if you fought him in that state?"
Mikazuki answered instantly,
"Me."
"You're very confident."
Mikazuki tossed a Date (fruit) into his mouth, chewing as he spoke,
"I'm just stating a fact. Gundam Barbatos and I won't lose to anyone, no matter who the opponent is, we will absolutely not lose.
Besides, Kira and I won't ever fight."
Orga said nothing more, because he saw the faint smile at the corner of Mikazuki's mouth. It seemed Mikazuki had a rather good impression of Kira.
Gundam Barbatos returned to the Archangel's deck. Dawn had broken, and it was already past eight in the morning. Mikazuki's stomach began to growl.
"Hungry..."
Just as he got off Gundam Barbatos, he saw Murrue coming out of the passage, carrying a tray with Bread, Eggs, and a cup of Milk.
"Mikazuki, welcome back. I've heard everything from Kira-kun. Here's breakfast, you must be hungry."
"Ah, thank you."
Mikazuki took the food tray and began to eat while standing by the frame.
Murrue bent her knees and squatted down.
"Kira-kun is indeed a bit off."
"Is that so?"
Mikazuki took a bite of Bread. It seemed he was also having breakfast the last time he talked about Kira with Murrue.
"Yes, actually... it seems there's some kind of romantic relationship between Kira-kun and Flay, but Flay is Sai Argyle's girlfriend...
Honestly, I'm a bit confused by their relationship right now."
Murrue forced a bitter smile, but she more or less guessed what was really going on.
It was nothing more than Flay developing a twisted psychology due to her father's death, planning to use Kira, watching Kira fight his own compatriots in great pain, to satisfy her warped mind.
Mikazuki took a sip of Milk and slowly said,
"Although he's a bit off right now, he probably hasn't confirmed what he wants to do or how to do it yet..."
"I regret getting that child involved."
"It has nothing to do with you. The situation was so urgent then, awu awu."
Murrue sighed softly. Seeing this, Mikazuki peeled an Egg and handed it to Murrue, saying,
"Not happy again? Eat."
Murrue saw the Egg held in Mikazuki's hand in front of her, and her gloomy mood instantly cleared, a smile appearing on her face.
"Thank you, but I already ate. You must be very hungry, hurry and eat."
"Then I'll eat it myself."
Mikazuki didn't insist, popping the Egg into his mouth and, with the help of Milk, swallowed the last of his food, speaking out,
"By the way, don't you think Kira and Cagalli look somewhat alike?"
Murrue was startled, not understanding Mikazuki's meaning.
"Eh? Alike?"
"I feel the same thing in both of them. It's really strange, it shouldn't be an illusion, right?"
Murrue frowned slightly upon hearing this, stroking her delicate chin as she analyzed,
"Now that you mention it, I also feel that Ms. Cagalli and Kira-kun are similar in some ways, but I can't quite put my finger on it..."
Just then, Cojero Murdoch below called out to Murrue,
"Captain 710! The bridge says Strike Gundam is returning, along with the people from Dawn Desert. Please return to the bridge quickly."
"Okay."
Murrue stood up and smiled at Mikazuki,
"Let's chat more later."
"Mhm."
Then Murrue left the Hangar. Mikazuki held the empty food tray and mumbled to himself, looking at the approaching Strike Gundam.
"Kira must have taught that blonde woman a lesson, too..."
Orga, inside Gundam Barbatos, couldn't help but complain in the cockpit,
"Mikazuki wouldn't have become a psychic, would he? How does he know these things..."
If Mikazuki had heard him say that, he would definitely have looked at him with a very disdainful gaze, because that's just common sense.
Any idiot rushing to their death would be called brainless. If it were Mikazuki himself, he'd probably 100% throw them a handgun and tell them to kill themselves.
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