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"Well... thank you very much." Kira smiled after hearing the news. "I have a lot of things I want to tell you now."

"That's perfect. I have a lot of questions too." Ross, who had been silent since a while ago, raised his hand. "Why do I feel like a world away from you all just now? You're all speaking in riddles I don't understand."

"You look so weak, you should go to the dormitory and get some sleep first." Mu walked up and patted Ross's shoulder hard, making Ross grin. "How can you satisfy the captain like this?"

Unfortunately, Rhodes didn't react at all, which made Mu a little disappointed.

"Stop your sarcastic remarks, you idiot! If you were hit on the head with a hammer for several minutes and had to retract your weapons and stop your machine, you'd be no better than me!" Ross didn't notice that Malu lowered his head slightly. Instead, he felt his right fist harden, eager to have a very Waaagh free fight with Mu.

"But then again, I remember your armor wasn't gray? Why did it turn red just now?" Seeing that Ross was about to hit him in the face, Mu sighed, wondering whether he should give Ross some love training, but he kept changing the subject.

"I also want to know about this." At this moment, Maru's voice also came to Ross's ears. "Can you tell me, Ross?"

Ross turned his head to look at Mariu who was supporting him, and considered his words for a moment.

"...Those color-changing armors are a crucial key to my plan." After a moment, Ross smiled and described the importance of the Psychic Skeleton in an abstract way. "This key...can open the door to a peaceful world, perhaps even usher in a new era."

"You're exaggerating, Ross." Mu curled his lips, seemingly unconvinced. "Maybe it's just some more powerful PS armor? If we're really talking about opening the door to peace, Kira's neutron jammer is more qualified."

"...You'll know later." Rhodes did not refute Mu's question.

Even in the UC world, the emergence of psychic skeletons caused many conflicts, and eventually they were sealed. What about the CE world where the Earth Army and ZAFT are fighting to the point of almost blowing their brains out?

Although the psychic skeleton in Ross's hand could not be called a complete version, and the redesigned reinforcement method also prevented it from falling off in battle, it was better for as few people as possible to know about this kind of thing.

"Well... I believe you, Ross." When Mu questioned him, Ross heard Malu's voice instead, "I have always, always believed in you... You can definitely open the door you mentioned."

"Thank you." Ross smiled at Malu, and felt the arm around his waist tighten slightly, and Malu got closer to him.

At this time, the maintenance team has already started to take action, planning to transfer the two new MS to the Archangel.

……

After a while, the two machines were parked in the hangar of the Archangel.

The maintenance team and damage control team were busy carrying out emergency repairs on damaged parts of the Archangel. It could be said that they were either working or on their way to work.

After all, they were protecting their own warships, and although they were under such high pressure, they did not complain.

On the bridge of the Archangel, a group of people were gathered together, discussing something anxiously.

"So... is this your battle plan?" Kira leaned on the railing, crossed his arms, lowered his head, and looked unhappy.

He remained in this state until he heard the "command" from Malu's mouth.

"That's right... We didn't receive any notification." Mariu handed a bottle of water to Ross, who had already changed into his familiar jeans and flight jacket and slumped in a chair. "Besides, the base at the time kept repeating the same order..."

"It's a pre-recorded message, used to stall for time. A classic tactic." Ross nodded to Marlu and accepted the water bottle. "Regarding this, General Halberdon recently captured a large number of blue cosmos on the moon. The information he extracted from their interrogations clearly indicates that they were the ones who drafted this battle plan."

"Blue Cosmos knew in advance that ZAFT would attack the Alaska base, so he arranged for his officers to bury the Cyclops beneath the base."

"...Plant didn't know about what happened in Alaska. It was Speaker Sarah who changed the plan temporarily, and everyone else was kept in the dark." At this point, Kira recalled everything he had seen at Plant.

"Is Blue Cosmos's ability so strong?!" Mu frowned, seeming to be unconvinced by what Ross said.

"After all, joining the Blue Cosmos is pretty much the mainstream trend on Earth these days." Ross took a sip of water and shook his now-alert head. "Besides, maybe they paid their informant in ZAFT a pretty penny."

"Tsk... This news is really not funny." Mu raised his hand, scratched his head, and looked at Malu beside Ross. "So now, Captain, where are we going? Panama?"

"We're currently under N-interference, completely unable to communicate with the outside world. Are we going to Panama under these circumstances?"

"He'll be shot as a deserter."

"Or perhaps there will be additional charges?"

Hearing Mu's words, other people on the bridge also began to speak up.

"The Archangel left the battle line without orders... According to the Earth Army, it was desertion." Mariu sighed and frowned slightly. "And... the bio-wetware, the Alaskan campaign, and the intelligence on General Halberton... After learning all this, I no longer know what I'm fighting for."

"...To end this war, I think we have to continue fighting something." Kira sighed. "But I don't know who is behind the scenes pushing the war to an even more intense stage..."

"If we don't know who's behind this, let's change our target for now." Ross patted his forehead, regaining his composure, and stood up from his chair. "How about starting with the simplest goal? Fighting for survival first."

"Only by surviving can we confront the masterminds who twisted the world into this state." Ross gave the crowd a thumbs-up. "Until then, we must live well until we punch those masterminds in the face!"

No matter if it was Blue Cosmos or some other mastermind behind the scenes, Ross had only one thought about them: "Point a beam magnum at their heads and fire!"

The pursuit of power? Lofty ambitions? Or perhaps even grand ambitions? Who cares? Ross just wants to be the most classic protagonist and ruthlessly destroy these people who have distorted the world!

To have scarred everything in humanity, destroyed so many lives, and then just brush it off with a lighthearted remark: "For the sake of the new era, it's all worth it"? Wishful thinking!

"According to what you just said, you probably can't return to the Earth Army now... Or rather, you never intended to go back in the first place." Ross reached out and patted Marilu's shoulder, leaving her a little stunned. "I just happen to know a good place."

"...Is it what I thought?" Kira raised his head and looked into Ross's eyes.

"I suppose it's the same."

"Aub."

Ross and Kira said this answer in unison.

----split line----

PS: Today’s update.

I suddenly felt that Ross was very suitable to be the protagonist of an RPG game, trying to stop a villain with many plans and clear goals for a reason.

I don't know who I am, I don't know where I am, I only know there's a blood bar on your head.jpg (Villain with lofty ambitions: CNM, do you hear me, CNM!)

Volume 61: Chapter : Hello: Didn’t I tell you to play straight? Why is it you who got played straight?

Early morning, Archangel.

The emergency repair work lasted all night, and it was not until four o'clock this morning that 80% of the performance was restored to support the Archangel's voyage.

Except for those on duty, people who were exhausted after a day of worry and fear were still sleeping soundly.

"Tick-tick... tick-tick..." In a dim room, an alarm clock fixed to the bedside rang.

Under the thin blanket, the two people on the bed were entangled, or rather, one person was simply hugging the other like a koala. Fortunately, the air conditioning in the room was at a comfortable temperature, so even though their sweat mixed together, there was no overpowering feeling of heat and humidity.

As if he was woken up by the alarm clock, he stretched out his smooth arms from under the quilt, turned off the alarm clock skillfully, and waited for a while before separating from the koala state.

He could hear the sound of fabric rubbing against each other, and felt the breathing he had become accustomed to fade away. Ross also opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling of the room expressionlessly.

"How did it end up like this last night..." After his mind cleared up a little, Ross covered his head with his hands and muttered.

"Rhodes? Are you awake?" Maru's voice came from the bedside. She put the towel to wipe her sweat aside and turned on the light in the room.

The originally dim room suddenly became brighter, causing Ross, who had already adapted to the dim environment, to subconsciously squint his eyes.

I remember... this is Mariu's room.

Last night, Malu said she would take Ross back to her dorm, but just as she passed by her room, she said she would make Ross a cup of coffee and brought him in. Ross had a vague memory of what happened after that.

While Ross was recalling what happened last night, Malu had already put on her shirt, sat on the edge of the bed, and put on her pantyhose.

"Is everything alright today?"

"Rather, I was fine last night." Ross sighed, exerting a little effort to turn himself from lying down to sitting up, grabbing his shirt and pulling it on. "But you, are you really okay? You should get some rest."

"I'm just a little tired... Compared to the fatigue I felt during training, it's nothing." Mariu put on her uniform, turned back into the strong female captain, and got up from the bed.

For some reason, this composition always made Ross feel like he was being taken advantage of. While he might have been caught flat-footed last night, shouldn't he have been the one getting dressed and standing up?!

"I didn't expect you to be like that last night." Ross put on his pants and got up from the bed. "I thought you were the type to wait for me to hit you straight."

"The war is so fierce now. I'm afraid that one day you or I will die, and I can only keep my feelings in my heart." Malu tidied her hair a little.

"And we are leaving for Orb today, and I don't know what we will encounter." Recalling that the Archangel fought all the way from Orb to the Alaska base, and now it has to go back to Orb from the Alaska base, such a dramatic development made Mariu sigh.

"Don't worry, I'm here, it's okay." Ross, who had already put on his coat, came to Mariu's side, gave her a thumbs up and showed a bright smile.

"That's true..." Seeing Ross's appearance at this moment, Malu smiled, reached out and held Ross's face, and kissed him directly.

After a long time, they reluctantly parted.

"Good morning kiss, time to go, Roz."

……

When Ross skillfully sat in the cockpit of the Narrative Gundam and began to check the condition of the machine.

A sharp gaze came over him, causing him to pause. He looked in the direction he was looking, only to see Big Hallo staring straight at him.

"...Are you comfortable?" Big Harrow raised his wings, his emerald green eyes flashing.

"What?" Ross was stunned for a moment, obviously not shifting his focus from adjusting the machine.

"I say, did you feel good last night?"

"Uh... pretty good?"

In response to Ross's answer, Big Haro suddenly extended his mechanical arm, holding a paper fan made of paper torn from an unknown notebook, and hit Ross on the head with a "snap". The crisp sound echoed in the closed cockpit.

"I've told you so many times, play it straight, play it straight. Why are you the one who got attacked in the end?" Da Harrow's tone was full of disappointment. "You have Amuro's face, so why don't you attack like Amuro?"

Although the paper fan made a snapping sound, since it was just a piece of paper folded up, the sound was just loud to the ear and Ross did not feel any pain.

Maybe now it's more like Big Hello is joking with Roz?

"What are you thinking? I just look like him. I'm not Amuro!" Ross rubbed the spot on his head where Big Haro had hit him with his paper fan. "Besides, I was in control of the situation later!"

"But it's an indisputable fact that you were dragged into this by her!" Big Hello stopped what he was doing, as if searching for something. "Damn it, why is your EQ so low! I need to prepare a crash course in love!"

"Don't do this kind of thing!!"

Ross, who was trapped in the cockpit of the Narrative Gundam, naturally did not make any sound without turning on the communicator.

At the feet of the narrator Gundam, Madoc picked up a maintenance manual and scratched his head in confusion.

"Isn't this my maintenance manual? Why is it here?"

After flipping through it briefly, I found that only the blank page at the back was torn, and the notes I made on it were not destroyed, so I felt a little relieved.

Maybe someone used that piece of paper to temporarily increase your height. It's just a piece of paper, not a big deal.

"Let me see... I found it." Madoc breathed a sigh of relief when he saw what he had found.

"There is no incense burner, so let's use this first..." After saying that, Madoc lit the cigarette in his hand, creating a cloud of smoke.

Afterwards, Madoc began to mutter to himself. Although he didn't know whether this method would work, he had already done everything he could. He could only place his hope on the mechanical "machine souls" that Ross had mentioned.

"Praise the Machine Spirit, praise Omnissiah, the God of All Machines. Archangel, please take us safely to Orb..."

……

When Malu arrived at the bridge, Mu was sitting in a chair, looking at the route map.

"Oh, good morning, Captain." Seeing Malu walk into the bridge, Mu subconsciously waved and greeted him.

But then, Mu, who used to hang out in bars and claimed to have "seen countless women," revealed a sharp look. He sensed that Captain Malu's temperament today was completely different from before.

"Captain, did you have a good rest last night?" Mu narrowed his eyes and jokingly said, "But it looks good. It feels like you've used skin care products."

"Last night... I rested well." Malu recalled what happened last night, and subconsciously raised his left hand to his waist, but quickly lowered it. "But, skin care products? I've never used such things before."

"Of course, I was just joking. Maybe he finally had a good rest. After all, ZAFT has no intention of occupying this sea area for the time being. It can be regarded as a temporary safe zone?" Mu probably guessed something, laughed it off, and avoided the matter.

"Captain Malu, what did she actually do..." Milia sat in her seat and whispered to Saiyi, "It seems that her situation is similar to that of my female friends who have found boyfriends..."

"Alright, you two, this is adult business, don't discuss it privately here." Mu walked over to Marialia and Saiyi without knowing when, put his arm around their necks, and stopped their discussion. "We're ready to set sail. Is everything done?"

"Okay... okay, the inspection is complete." Saiyi was stunned for a moment before he recovered from being startled by Mu.

"Very good... Please give your orders, Captain!"

Malu sat in the captain's seat. Although her face was slightly red, her tone remained the same as before.

"Everyone, we are no longer part of the Earth Army. If we rashly go back to the Earth Army, we will all be sent to a military court." Thinking of this, Malu closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath.

Then, as if he had confirmed something and made a decision, Mariu opened his eyes.

"The rest is my decision as captain! The Archangel will head to Orb and continue the fight to keep everyone alive!"

"Weigh anchor, Archangel, and set sail!"

Arnold, who had operated the Archangel to perform various aerobatic maneuvers on Earth, pushed the throttle lever, and the Archangel's thrusters began to emit a blue and white light.

The Archangel left the island and headed towards Orb.

……

In the Earth Army headquarters, Baki Lulu was walking in the corridor with a frown on her face, following an officer.

"...What happened to the Archangel..." Thinking of this, Bakilulu couldn't help but feel worried.