Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 2075 The Skeleton Squad's Encounters on the Moon's Back!

The far side of the moon.

In the blink of an eye, a bright light appeared. Starting from the home planet Vajura at the edge of the solar system, VF25, using FLOD jump as its means of travel, successfully arrived at the target space and sent a request to the long-awaited lunar base to land.

"This is SMS, Skull Team Ozma Lee. Lunar Observation Base, please respond."

"Lunar far side observation base received. Welcome, friends from the fleet! Landing route coordinates have been sent. Please follow the landing procedure instructions to land!"

"learn!"

After responding, Ozma piloted his aircraft onto the landing route according to the landing procedure.

Immediately afterwards, several more streaks of light appeared. Ozma looked up and shouted without hesitation.

"You're too slow! Do you think FLOD warp drive is child's play? Or are you treating this mission like a picnic?!"

"Ah! Sorry, Captain!"

Everyone was shocked and quickly apologized.

"Captain, don't be so nervous! This is just a test of the FLOD engine; we don't need to participate in any combat!"

Unexpectedly, Michelle, the playboy from the Skull Squad, waved her hand, indicating that there was no need to be nervous.

Moreover, he seemed more concerned with whether he could meet a few pretty young ladies at the lunar far side observation base than with this.

“Shut up, Michel! Captain Glenn specifically instructed me before we set off that if Michel Brown makes any unusual moves at the lunar far-side observation base, I must notify Captain Glenn immediately.”

Ozma snorted coldly, instantly embarrassing Michel.

"Wait! Wait a minute!! Captain Ozma, how could you do this?"

"Then take this mission seriously!"

"Yes! Captain!"

Michelle immediately responded loudly.

Then, he turned to look at someone who was trying not to laugh.

"New recruit Alto Saotome! Get your attitude straight! This is a crucial mission, one that is inextricably linked to the fate of humanity! To be participating in such an important mission so soon after enlisting! You should know what to do!!"

"Yes, Lieutenant Michelle Brown!"

Alto Saotome, a newcomer to the Skull Squad, secretly rolled her eyes and responded loudly.

That bastard Michelle, he got scolded and then tried to find a reason to vent his anger.

Just because you joined SMS earlier than him doesn't make you any special!
"Hmph! At least you know what's good for you."

Amidst the commotion, the Skull Squad successfully landed at the lunar far side observation base and handed over the personnel to the arriving ground crew.

of course.

These ground crew members are not all technicians from Earth, but rather a considerable number of the fleet's technical personnel hold key positions.

These fleet technicians were among the first fleet members to arrive here, even before the Skull Squad.

"Oh! Isn't that Luca? You've finally arrived!"

As the Skull Squad gathered together, looking around and waiting for backup, a voice that Luca recognized came from afar.

Luca turned around and saw the Ernesti trio, who had been in contact but hadn't seen each other for a long time.

"El! What are you doing here?"

Luca happily went to greet him.

As tech enthusiasts, they always find suitable topics to discuss.

"Oh, we're researchers here too!"

Ernesti patted his chest and hummed.

As they spoke, he pulled Luca over to the rest of the Skull Squad.

"Captain Ozma, Michelle, and this... big sister?"

Upon hearing this, Ozma, Michel, and even Luca couldn't help but chuckle. Michel, in particular, exaggeratedly clutched his stomach, turned away from someone, and burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha!!! Her Highness is as beautiful as ever!!"

“Michelle! You bastard!! I’m a man! A man!!”

Alto Saotome was already used to this scene, and she couldn't afford to get angry at Hernesti, whom she was meeting for the first time. So she could only clench her fists and settle scores with Michel.

Having anticipated this, Michelle took a step and slipped behind Ozma.

"Hey! Stop it! What kind of behavior is this?!"

Ozma shouted angrily, stopping the two from arguing, and then nodded to Ernesti.

"Long time no see, little brother El. This is our newest member, Alto Saotome. As you can see, he is indeed somewhat... handsome, but there is no doubt that he is a man."

"Oh? It's an older brother, not an older sister!"

Ernesti tilted his head, wanting to ask more questions, but was quickly covered by Artie behind him, who forced him to apologize to Saotome Alto.

"Sorry! Sorry! I've been staying up all night a lot lately, and my brain isn't quite working properly."

"Adi, what do you mean by 'staying up all night too much'? I clearly have..."

Qide, who was standing nearby, could not hold back either. Together with his sister, they covered Ernesti's mouth and forcibly dragged Ernesti away.

This scene brought a smile to Michelle's face.

"This is really lively! But, it seems like the people here get along quite well."

"Well, that's true."

"Sorry! Sorry! I'm late! Everyone in the Skull Team, I'm Plum, who's in charge of communication between the observation base and the Skull Team."

A girl with a ponytail, wearing a red-themed officer's uniform of the Earth Alliance Army, ran quickly to the Skull Team and waved to them.

"Oh? What a lovely girl! I never imagined that fate had brought you to my side!"

Michelle's eyes lit up. She quickly tidied herself up and stepped forward with an elegant demeanor, attempting to take the girl's right hand and strike up a conversation.

However, the other party took a step back, leaving Michelle frozen in place.

“Plu said there’s one guy in the Skull Squad you absolutely can’t trust, and that must be you, Lieutenant Michelle Brown.”

Michelle was stunned.

Saotome Alto immediately clutched her stomach and burst into laughter.

Ozma covered his face in exasperation, while Luca quickly buried his head behind the projection screen.

"Ah! Cough cough. My dear lady, how could you say that? I'm not a bad person."

Michelle's eyelids twitched violently. After glaring at the princess who was laughing so hard she was practically jumping up and down, she quickly looked at Plume to try and smooth things over.

"No. The Pulus all say you're a man who can't be trusted."

The other party's attitude remained tough.

If it weren't for the mission of receiving the Skull Team, they probably would have turned around and left on the spot.

"Plumes? Plums?"

Ozma narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had remembered something.

"Excuse me, are you one of the Pulu?"

"Yes! I am Plumi, ranked sixth."

Upon hearing this, Ozma shook her head and reached out to hold Michelle down.

“Come! Apologize to Plume and the other Plumes! Otherwise, your rash behavior today will not only reach Gran Glen, but may even reach the General’s ears.”

Plume and the Plume are the most dazzling and highly regarded rookie pilots in the Earth Alliance recently.

(End of this chapter)