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Fllay clutched her left cheek, sobbing incessantly as Murrue spoke, saying haltingly,
"But... but he could have saved Dad immediately, right? Why didn't he save him quickly and instead went to fight the enemy's Mobile Suit?"
Mu, standing behind, couldn't help but step forward, wanting to speak.
"The enemy was Rau..."
However, before Mu could finish, Mikazuki floated in front of Fllay, drawing the handgun from his lower back.
He tossed it in the air, let it spin once, then grasped it by the barrel, exposing the grip to Fllay.
"If you hate me so much, pick it up and try to kill me. The safety is off, just pull the trigger."
"Mikazuki! Don't be reckless!"
Murrue beside him panicked, moving as if to snatch the gun from Mikazuki's hand, but Mikazuki glared her back with his eyes.
"This is between her and me. Don't interfere."
"Mikazuki..."
Murrue saw the look in Mikazuki's eyes and, for some reason, stopped moving.
Lacus, standing behind, clasped her hands in front of her, gazing solemnly at Mikazuki's retreating back. She believed in Mikazuki; he wouldn't put himself in danger.
Because he still had dreams and a family to protect, he would never throw his life away.
Fllay swallowed hard, tremblingly reaching out to grip the gun's handle. Sai, next to her, quickly shouted,
"Fllay!"
Fllay, holding the constantly shaking gun, slowly raised it and pointed it at Mikazuki. Everyone panicked, wondering what would happen if she really fired.
However, Fllay held the gun aimed at Mikazuki for half a minute without firing. Finally, her hand relaxed, and the gun floated in the air.
"I know, I know it. Dad... you didn't kill him, but... you were right in front of him, so close to saving him..."
Mikazuki scratched his face, put the safety back on the gun, and returned it to his lower back.
"I originally planned to cut open the bridge directly."
Murrue and the others' expressions changed.
"Cut it open?"
Murrue quickly reacted, hastily saying,
"Wait, Mikazuki, do you mean you planned to separate the Montgomery's bridge from its hull?"
"Yes, it was a very risky method, but in that chaotic situation, it was the best option.
However... the captain of that warship refused. The reason wasn't fear of death, but unwillingness to abandon his crew. He said he would leave if someone named Allster could be taken away.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he was hit by That cannon.
I don't intend to apologize to you, because I did what I promised. I did my best, just as I said."
Natarle stroked her chin.
"Indeed, in that situation, if the bridge had been separated from the hull immediately, there would have been a glimmer of hope...
But it was refused? I'm not surprised by Captain Copeman's answer..."
Murrue added sadly,
"Because he was a good captain."
Natarle nodded in agreement.
"Yes, Captain Copeman genuinely cared for his subordinates. It's impossible he would abandon them and escape himself... It's truly regrettable that so many people sacrificed themselves for the Archangel and a Gundam whose secret couldn't be kept any longer..."
"...."
Everyone fell silent, asking themselves if so many sacrifices were truly worth it for a warship and a Gundam whose secret had long been out.
Mikazuki didn't know what they were thinking. He just wanted to eat. As he passed Fllay, he dropped a remark.
"Instead of kneeling here crying, you should think about what you're going to do next."
Mikazuki felt no guilt towards Fllay. As he had just said, he felt he had done his best and owed Fllay nothing.
Besides, didn't he charge forward in the end? Although he didn't destroy that green warship, he did drive the enemy away, and they even suffered significant losses, so it counted as revenge, right?
So he didn't owe Fllay anything. Giving her the gun was also because his intuition told him that a pampered young lady like Fllay wouldn't be able to pull the trigger.
She was just like Kudelia in the past, no, even more naive than the former Kudelia.
Fllay stared fixedly at Mikazuki's departing back, then looked at Kira behind the crowd, a flicker of resentment in her eyes.
She had also asked Kira to protect her father, but she hadn't seen the Strike on the Montgomery.
But Kira was entangled with Athrun at the time; how could he have the energy to protect the advance party?
Fllay didn't care about any of that. She only knew that Kira had done nothing, which made her resent him even more than Mikazuki, who at least took action.
Kira saw the strong resentment in Fllay's eyes, lowered his head with a complex expression, and clenched his fists tightly.
In the mess hall, only Mikazuki and Lacus sat eating. Lacus rested her head on her hand, watching Mikazuki eat. A pink Haro rested quietly, formed into a ball.
"Mikazuki, I received a message from Hilda."
Mikazuki didn't lift his head, asking indistinctly,
"What?"
Lacus reached out and picked up Haro, playing the message Hilda had sent. Just as she was about to show it to Mikazuki, she remembered he couldn't read.
So she turned Haro back to its original form, placed it aside, and narrated the message herself.
"Hilda says she'll probably reach the warship's intended course around ten tonight. She'll be waiting for me there..."
Mikazuki put down his food tray, swallowing the food in his mouth.
"I see. Good, I'll take you there tonight."
Lacus, however, looked troubled.
"But, wouldn't that make things difficult for you on this warship?"
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