At this time, PLANT has become a mess. People in the National Defense Committee are coming and going in a hurry, and it is so noisy that Aslan, Diego and Nicol, who have just returned to their home countries, are confused.
"Hey, hey, what's going on with this mess?"
"Something terrible must have happened."
At this time, they met Captain Jiecheng who was walking towards him, and Aslan and the other three hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
"Captain Yuuki."
"Aslan Sala! Diego Elsman! Nigel Amalfi! Why are you here?" The captain got to know them. They are all elites in the army and belong to Cruze.
Team, we should be on Earth at this time.
"Leaving us aside, why is everyone in such chaos?" Aslan asked hurriedly.
"[Operation Breaking the Game] seems to have failed." Upon hearing this, Captain Yuki's expression darkened and he became very serious.
"Eh?"
"What?"
"How could that happen!? That's..."
Aslan, Diego and Nicol could not believe the answer Captain Yuki told them. [Operation Breaking the Tie] was the largest operation since the war began. The number of troops invested was unprecedented, and the plan was formulated by Cruze throughout the whole process.
Yes, they knew their former captain and his thoughts were meticulous, and it was difficult for them to believe that the battle arranged by him would fail.
"The specific situation is unclear, but there are reports that our entire army was wiped out."
"How is that possible!? Total military annihilation is nothing..."
If they cannot accept just the failure of the battle, the result of the entire army being annihilated would be like a bolt from the blue.
Captain Yuuki approached them and whispered to the three of them, especially to Aslan: "There is also bad news for you. One of the latest mobile suits under secret development has been taken away, and
The person who secretly pulls the strings is none other than Lux Klein."
Hearing this, not only Aslan, but also Diego and Nicol changed their faces.
Who is Lux Klein? The daughter of former Speaker Sigurd Klein, the daughter of the Klein family, and the full name idol of PLANT. Not only among the people, but also within the ZAFT army, more than half of the people are her.
Fans, if... she is a spy, they can't imagine how much harm this incident will bring to PLANT.
"Now the National Defense Committee has exploded."
"How...how could this happen...Lux...how could it be..."
Unable to believe what they heard with their own ears, the three Aslans said goodbye to Captain Yuki and immediately walked towards the interior of the National Defense Committee. They wanted to meet Patrick Sala and wanted to find out what happened and why they just returned from Earth.
Such huge changes have occurred in the past few days since I arrived at PLANT.
"What are you still dawdling about? Let Gibraltar send troops and reinforcements!"
"UAV reconnaissance is not enough, what is needed now is a detailed report!"
"How come I haven't heard of this!?"
"Where did this information come from?"
…
Along the way, the staff of the National Defense Commission were in a mess, eager to know what happened on the earth, but they were anxious because they couldn't get a specific report immediately.
When I arrived at Patrick Sala's office, he was also very busy. Patrick Sala had been questioning his subordinates about the situation on Earth, and he didn't even notice the three people coming in to report.
"No news yet?"
"They seem to be using the [Cyclops System], and a large-scale microwave antenna is set up underground in the base..."
"Where's Cruze?"
"Further contact has not been made. The last telegram received was from Captain Cruze. He is leading the remaining troops back to the Gibraltar base from the Arctic Ocean."
"What? Why do you want to go to the Gibraltar base through the Arctic Ocean? What about the Carpentaria base?"
"This... intelligence came from the Carpentaria base. While we were executing [Operation Breaking the Situation], the Orb fleet occupied Port Moresby and landed a large force from the Gulf of Papua to Papua New Guinea. Torres
The strait is also blocked, so..."
"Damn Orb!" Patrick Sala punched the table hard. ZAFT's situation was already very dangerous. Now Orb stepped in again and calculated ZAFT for the second time. This had to make Patrick Sala
Sarah was worried that Orb and the Earth Alliance had secretly reached some kind of agreement to deal with ZAFT. "Get in touch with Kruse as soon as possible and ask him to submit a detailed report, as well as the Carpentaria base, and ask them to keep an eye on Orb's response."
The next action must not allow Orb's fleet to leave the Torres Strait, and let the parliament issue questions and condemnation to Orb."
"yes."
"I'm sorry, Speaker Sara." At this time, the door of the office opened again, and someone reported to Patrick Sara, "Several members, led by Eileen Kanaba, occupied the chamber and asked us to explain the situation.
, they may want to convene a temporary Supreme Council meeting.”
"Hey, we are causing trouble at this time...we will deal with them later!" Patrick Sala scolded, and then issued an order, "Anyway, get in touch with Cruze as soon as possible, Carpentaria maintains level 2 combat preparations, and shrinks Oceania
The troops around the Federation should not be distracted, what is needed now is a calm and objective report."
"yes!"
"Have Klein and his gang been found?"
"Not yet. Their escape route is very carefully planned and may take more time than expected."
"Damn it, let the Justice Bureau come forward and arrest all the congressmen like Kanaba who have close contacts with Klein!"
"But……"
"Lacus Klein was a matchmaker for spies, and her father later absconded with him. His whereabouts are unknown. The target of [Operation Breakthrough] was leaked. Even a child can understand the relationship. The Klein family is now a traitor.
But Kanaba and the others are trying to hold me accountable, which is simply ridiculous! Those talented people... No, they must be harboring fugitives. This is the only possibility!"
"learn!"
Patrick Sala made the final decision after making the decision. Although some people still had doubts, they had to implement it, otherwise they might be arrested under complicated circumstances.
After all the subordinates had left, Aslan, Dial and Nigel stepped forward to report.
"Your Excellency Speaker Sara."
"Um...do you all know the situation?"
The three of them looked at each other with complicated expressions, because Aslan still couldn't believe that Lux would rebel, and he also heard that Orb took the initiative to attack the ZAFT army. This was simply a fantasy.
Nicol and Diego are worried about their fathers. Nicol's father is a member of the moderate faction. Although Diego's father is a neutral faction, he is also close to the moderate faction. They are worried about their father's relationship with Irene.
Canaba was arrested together with Patrick Sala.
"Yes! But...this makes me unbelievable. How could Lux collude with spies? And Orb...if Yang Hui is here, we shouldn't do this..."
"It seems that you have never understood Yang Hui, Aslan." Patrick Sara pinched the bridge of his nose tiredly and said to the three Aslans, "Now, no one except Yang Hui dares to do this in Orb.
, and only he has such a huge appetite and such courage."
"But, doesn't Orb insist on neutrality? Why do they..."
"Haha, it is precisely because I want to stick to neutrality that I do this." Patrick Sara smiled self-deprecatingly. The failure of [Operation Breakthrough] really made him angry, but he never expected that Orb would actually do it.
It was at this time that I exerted my strength.
He understands Yang Hui's approach and has always known Yang Hui's goal.
Yes, it is to stick to Orb's concept of neutrality, but to do this, you need to be absolutely powerful and have the force to confront the whole world.
Therefore, Orb's neutrality is not the current neutrality of swinging around and compromising, but a neutrality that stands on top of the world and no one dares to touch it. Orb is not a country that can be bullied by others, but a supervisor and judge.
This is Yang Hui's ultimate goal!
To achieve this, it is necessary to expand the size of Orb, and Papua New Guinea is the preferred target. It is close to Orb and can contain the Carpentaria base, killing two birds with one stone.
"But Mr. Speaker..."
"Okay! This matter is already an established fact. It's useless if you don't believe it. What matters is how we deal with it next!"
"yes!"
"Diego Elsman, Nicol Amalfi, you don't have to worry about your fathers, they are not involved."
"Thank you very much, Speaker Sara!"
"Well, as for Lux... you can see for yourselves." As he said that, Patrick Sara called up the video of the Liberty Gundam being sent by Gnaku. It was really Lux handing the Liberty Gundam to a stranger. "This is
The surveillance footage of the military factory. After that, her freedom was immediately taken away. If there was no evidence, no one would doubt her. Do you understand?"
"Yes..." It was difficult to answer, but the evidence was ironclad, and it would be useless if they didn't believe it. From the moment she was sent, Lacus Klein was no longer Aslan Sara's fiancée, but
The wanted criminal for treason is their enemy.
"From now on, you are my troops. No one can give you orders except me. Your first task is to regain the freedom of the stolen X10A and eliminate its pilots and those who may have come into contact with it."
All its people, facilities."
"Eh?" This task was too harsh, and the three of them couldn't accept it for a while.
"The three of you go to the military factory to receive the new machine body, X09A Justice, Aslan Sala..."
"……yes."
"X11A reborn, Diego Elsman."
"yes!"
"X12A Covenant, Nicol Amalfi."
"yes!"
"Once preparations are completed, immediately set out to carry out the mission. If freedom cannot be regained, destroy it completely!"
"But Mr. Speaker, all people and facilities that may come into contact must be cleared...is it too much?" Nigel asked, it was really difficult for him to be so cruel and ruthless.
"...All X-series aircraft are equipped with anti-neutron jammers. You should understand the importance."
"Anti-neutron jammer!? This..." The three of them looked horrified.