Gundam: The Wind That Blows Through Space

Chapter 706: Requiem for the Dead (Part )
"Order the garrison to advance and meet the enemy immediately!"

"But that's Strike Freedom"

"Meet the enemy! This is an order!"

What Hilde saw was the scene where Cagalli gave combat orders with an expressionless face. Although she had never regarded Kira as a "close friend" like Canard, the feeling of being a "sister" still made Hilde look at Cagalli with some surprise.

"You didn't come here alone just to chat. This is the home port of the First Fleet. We must not lose anything. By the way, sister, what did you say just now?"

"The content in the Bit is to remind us to strengthen the defense of Requiem. Now it seems that it should refer to the assault on Freedom."

"Uncle Mu said this part came from Cruze's MS?"

Taking advantage of the gap when the garrison troops were dispatched, Cagalli combined the intelligence content with the source, and after a little thought, she found an extremely obvious problem, that is, the origin of this Bit does not seem to be as it seems, it is just an ordinary product of war damage.

"Sister, what do you think the probability is that Luo could hide the information in Lao's personal mobile suit while being a prisoner without telling so many people, and then Lao just happened to leave behind this bit containing the information?"

“Almost zero.”

Seeing that the vanguard was about to come into contact with the Strike Freedom, Cagalli no longer hesitated, "Tell Lacus about this news and see what she thinks. After all, Lao is considered a veteran of ZAFT. Oh, and let Uncle Mu escort you to Earth in person. Let's go now."

"Cagalli"

Before Hilde could figure out why Cagalli insisted on returning to Earth by herself, a female military police officer at the side reached out and 'held' her arm. At the same time, a communication request from Strike Freedom suddenly appeared on the screen in the command room.

"Connect."

"Yes!"

Although she was mentally prepared, Kira's face on the screen still made Cagalli feel extremely unfamiliar.

Due to Siegfried's intervention, she and Kira had hardly any interaction since Heliopolis. Not only that, Frey's presence even deepened the rift between the siblings.

Even during the defense of Orb, Siegfried driving the Crimson Assault looked more like "Asha's own man" than Kira, not to mention that at the end of the Battle of the Moon, Kira almost interrupted the opportunity for the rise of the People's Revolutionary League.

If the Eternity had arrived at the battlefield earlier, Siegfried would have had to face the combined forces of the Chicken, Wolf, and Bird, who are considered the strongest in CE history. Once this situation occurred, all the advantages accumulated by the People's Revolutionary League in the early stages would have gone down the drain, and the Terminal could have returned to the throne of the behind-the-scenes BOSS by "once again preventing a world-destroying war."

But no matter what, the blood relationship between siblings cannot be erased, so Hilde, who is also a sister, was surprised that Cagalli was so decisive in giving the order to attack.

However, the unfamiliar Kira on the screen seemed to confirm how correct Cagalli's decision was. There was no warmth in his cold expression. Not only was he far from the gentle boy in everyone's memory, his blood-red pupils reminded people of Siegfried in the SEED state.

"Everyone evacuate Requiem within ten minutes."

"Kira! Lacus almost died. Did you know about this?"

After hearing Lacus' name, Kira finally showed a trace of struggle in his expression, but it soon disappeared again. Seeing this, Cagalli seemed to have returned to the age when she would not turn back until she hit the wall. She asked again: "Answer me, did you know that Lacus almost died!"

"I" "Lacus Clyne, almost died at the hands of Luo Pan, answer me if you knew about this!!! Kira Yamato!!!"

Only Cagalli's roar was left in the command room. Everyone looked at the fateful siblings in silence. Even though they didn't know the so-called inside story, it didn't prevent these people from suddenly feeling sad. Hilde, who was the first to be affected, even thought of an absurd idea, 'Is it because of me and Siegfried?'

"Cagari, too many people have died in this world. Whether it's the Earth Union, the PLANT, or even the current Human Revolutionary League, the fighting has never stopped."

"Everything we are doing is to stop this meaningless war!"

"No, you who hold Requiem are part of the war."

"What did you say."

"There are 7 minutes and 42 seconds left. Get everyone out of Requiem. The existence of Requiem will only continue to corrupt the world. The tragedy of Frey must not happen again. It must not happen again."

Looking at Kira who was mumbling to himself, Cagalli punched the console, "How long will it take for Amanto to arrive?"

"The Angel Gundam is coming at full speed, but I'm afraid..."

"Where are the base garrison troops?"

"Neo Agama, Archangel, and Archangel are ejecting their mobile suits."

"Order the MS troops to attack the Strike Freedom immediately. Note, there is no need to worry about the identity of the pilots."

When issuing the attack order, the usually neat and efficient Cagalli rarely repeated herself unconsciously. This time, the soldiers in the command room did not ask questions like before, but meticulously conveyed the order to the two warships on the front line.

At the same time, due to the wartime situation, no one cared about Hilde's stay or departure. She stood at the door like a statue. It was not until Cagalli reacted and looked at her position that Hilde slowly said, "Clear the interior of Requiem."

A moment later, everyone in Londo Bell's team was experiencing perhaps the most suffocating moment in their lives. From Nicol to Tiago, even Troy and Takito knew what the name Strike Freedom meant.

Even though most of them were not on the front line during the Lunar Orbital Battle, all of them except Lina and Troy were eyewitnesses of the Battle of Jakin. They knew exactly how the Freedom Gundam drove the Meteor to kill so many people.

"Are we really going to fight that Kira Yamato?"

Thiago, who had obtained the unlocking authority, was checking the Super Giga Cannon, but he did not feel the slightest joy in being able to use the new weapon. On the contrary, he and Nicol were both veterans of Team Cruze. It could be said that Kira's assault and Siegfried's Undead had left Thiago with psychological trauma, and now he was completely uncertain.

"This is a military order. No matter what, we must execute it. Nigel Amalfi, Zeta Gundam, attack!"

"Damn it, use the S4 defensive formation when we go out, and don't rush in, that guy is a monster on the same level as Siegfried!"

Following the tail flame of the Z Gundam, Thiago stepped onto the pedal after confirming that the parameters of the Super Giga Cannon were correct. However, before he could press the ejection button, a huge explosion suddenly flashed in front of him. Thiago quickly connected to Cambridge's communication, but Arthur told him extremely bad news.

"What!!! The Archangel and the Lord Angel were sunk????"

(End of this chapter)