Chapter 324 Setting Sail Again (Extra Chapter for Hong Ci!)

Half a month passed quietly, and everyone was busy and couldn't get away.

"Finally it's fixed."

"Well, it's time for us to leave Orb."

Malu and Bakilu were reluctant to leave. They had established a relationship with Yang Hui, but now they had to separate.

In the past half month in Orb, Yang Hui brought them a completely different feeling, peaceful, relaxed, plain but warm and happy. If they were weak-willed, they would probably have been intoxicated by it, right?

But they couldn't. They were soldiers and had unfinished duties, so they had to leave.

They were also afraid of their relationship with Yang Hui, afraid of sinking, afraid of forgetting their identity and their duties, so they had to separate from Yang Hui.

"What do you think of what Yang Hui said?" Malu asked Bakilu.

"...I don't know."

"Puchi~"

"Laugh...what are you laughing at?"

"No, I just think you've changed, Natal." Malu chuckled, feeling very happy. She and Bakilulu have always had conflicts in their ideas, and the relationship between the two sides is not very good, but Yang Hui, as a bond between the two, connects them together.

Not only that, Bakilulu has indeed been changed by Yang Hui. If it were before, Bakilulu would definitely answer without hesitation, "Nonsense, obeying orders is the duty of a soldier!" and so on.

But now she hesitated and entangled, which shows that the firm belief that Bakilulu has developed since childhood has been shaken.

"Aren't you the same?" Bakilulu's pretty face blushed, and she asked Malu softly.

Malu was stunned for a moment, and her face also became ruddy.

"Yes, isn't he such a person?" Malu sighed.

Ordinary people may not be able to see the changes in Malu, but Bakilulu can see it. Malu is another traditional soldier. Although she is completely different from Bakilulu's iron-blooded style, she may doubt and argue when facing the orders of the higher-ups, but she will definitely execute them.

But now, she is also entangled, even more shaken than Bakilulu.

If the military superiors issue them a dispersed transfer order after arriving at the Alaska base, Bakilulu may just be in a dilemma, and Malu is likely to do what Yang Hui said, stay on the Archangel, and even ask others to stay with them.

"Beep beep beep..."

"It's me."

"Captain, the sailing procedures are ready, please go to the bridge."

"Understood, coming soon."

After the communication ended, Malu and Bakilulu looked at each other and sighed at the same time. Yang Hui's words lingered in their hearts and could not dissipate, but they were about to part, and perhaps this separation would be a farewell forever. They could only hide it deep in their hearts and do what they should do in front of them.

As for the future... Let's talk about it when the time comes.

When they arrived at the bridge, everyone was already in place and looked at them. Arnold and others had some reluctance and emotion in their eyes. Who doesn't like peaceful days?

And Mirialia, Saiyi and others had even stronger reluctance in their eyes, because Orb is their motherland. If possible, who would want to leave their motherland and become a soldier in other countries?

Malu and Bakilu looked out the window through the glass of the bridge. Next to the Archangel, Uzumi came, Cagalli came, Yamato and his wife came, and Thor, Mirialia, Saiyi, and Kaz's parents all came, but they didn't see the figure they had been thinking about.

Malu and Bakilu were silent. They hoped that Yang Hui would come to see them off, but they didn't want him to come to see them off. But when they saw that he was not there, they couldn't help feeling lost and sad.

"Is he disappointed in us?"

"Maybe, but... it doesn't matter anymore."

"... The departure procedure begins!"

"Understood, the departure procedure begins, water filling begins!"

...

Kagari looked at the Archangel that was about to leave, clenched her teeth and clenched her fists.

Originally, Kagari wanted to go with the Archangel and even packed her luggage, but was stopped by Uzumi.

"Do you want to go with that ship?"

"Yes."

"Then are you going to fight the PLANTs as part of the Earth Army? Do you really want to fight?"

"No! I don't want to fight!"

"Why then?"

"I want to help them! I want to end the war as soon as possible!"

"Will the war end if you go to the war?"

"...But..."

"If you kill someone's husband, his wife will hate you. If you kill someone's child, his mother will hate you. If you were under someone else's command...I would hate him to the core too. Why don't you understand such a simple truth!?"

"Of course I know! But I don't want to live so comfortably in Orb by myself..."

"What can you do with your superficial and self-righteous sense of justice!?"

"..."

"Fighting is not only about carrying a gun. Peace in Orb is not about comfort. Didn't Yang Hui tell you that?"

"Father..."

Cagallie understood all these truths, but she just didn't want to admit it because she felt she was too weak and couldn't find any other way to fight except carrying a gun.

"Where's Yang Hui? Why don't I see him?" Kagali shook her head, expelling distracting thoughts, and looked around, and found that the person who should have come to see off the Archangel was not there. If Kagali was just hot-headed and wanted to help the Archangel, Yang Hui had sailed a long distance with the Archangel, and the bond between them was not comparable to Kagali.

Not to mention, there were two women who liked him on the Archangel.

"He's where he should be."

"Tsk, cold-blooded and ruthless."

Hearing this, Uzumi sighed, knowing that Kagali was just venting her anger and had no ill will towards Yang Hui, but just this little detail could show how big the gap was between Kagali and Yang Hui.

"Forget it, you should just be a princess, Kagali."

At this moment, Uzumi finally made up his mind, and made a decision after constantly struggling between emotion and reason.

…

“The Orb Army sent a notice that no ships were found in the surrounding area, so we will set off at the scheduled time.”

“Tell them we know.”

Some people were surprised that Orb actually sent a convoy to send them away, confusing the ZAFT Army with the number of warships, making everyone more grateful to Orb.

Of course, this was just the beginning. When the Archangel sailed out of the dock, the radar control became tense.

“The radar reacted! Heat source comparison, MS4!”

“What!?”

“How is it possible!? This is still in Orb!”

Everyone thought that the four MSs that came quickly were Duel, Storm, Thunder and Aegis, and they were also shocked by their determination to dare to rush into Orb to attack them.

But soon, they found out that they were not.

“Database comparison… It was four unknown MSs in the Eighth Fleet Battle!”

“What!?”

They were not enemies, but they shocked everyone even more.

The information about the mercenary organization of Celestial Being has always been an unsolved mystery for all the major forces. All the major forces have been trying to get in touch with Celestial Being, trying to recruit them or even destroy them, but to no avail.

And all the forces are speculating that Orb is behind Celestial Being.

Orb has never admitted it, so speculation has always been speculation.

And now, four machines have appeared from Orb, and in the eyes of everyone in shock, they are guarding the left and right of the Archangel together with the escort fleet. Isn't this a direct acknowledgement of the relationship between Celestial Being and Orb?

"Yang Hui! You..."

Malu and Bakilu lost their minds, and the emotions that they had suppressed with great difficulty suddenly gushed out, and their empty hearts were filled with touching and sweetness.

This is telling them with actions that they are not disappointed in them and will still protect them.

"Captain."

"Set sail!"

"Understood!" XN

...

In the dock, Cagalli looked at the scene where the four machines of Dawn Gundam, Exia, Cherubim and Devil suddenly appeared and guarded the left and right of the Archangel, and her brain lost the ability to think.

"He's where he should be."

The words echoed in her mind, like a deafening bell ringing nearby.

"This damn bastard!"

Cagali was upset again, because she was not told about this kind of thing in advance!

"Let's go, Cagalli."

"Where to?"

"To the command room of the Ministry of National Defense."

Looking at Uzumiya's serious face, Cagalli didn't dare to be willful anymore, and followed behind Uzumiya obediently. She had a feeling that there would be more surprises, no, shocks waiting for her.

Arriving at the command room of the Ministry of National Defense, Cagalli was dumbfounded again. The command room was crowded with people, and everyone was working hard, turning into precise gears and rotating at high speed, driving the huge machine of the Orb Army.

And the person in charge of commanding them was a person that Cagalli had never thought of, let alone dared to think of.

"Huang!"

That's right, the person in charge of commanding was Huang, a good friend who grew up with Cagalli and thought he knew very well.

When Huang saw Uzumiya and Cagalli coming, he didn't welcome them, but just nodded, and then continued to return to his intense work.

"Did the drone reconnaissance yield any results?"

"Beyond the Orb territories, the ZAFT submarine fleet was found, located at coordinates (021, 023), (031, 876), (901, 010), (755, 890)."

"Any traces of the MS troops?"

"No!"

"Correct the route, adopt Plan B, and immediately send the revised route to the escort fleet and Archangel."

"Understood!"

"Inform the four aircrafts, Dawnbreaker, Angelus, Cherubim, and Angelus, that the plan is to enter Phase B2 directly."

"Understood!"

At this time, Wang Liumei connected the communication with Huang.

"What's the situation?" Huang asked Wang Liumei directly without greetings or greetings.

"The deal is done. Orb's territorial waters will be expanded by ten kilometers."

"Very good! The first and second fleets will set sail to implement the scheduled plan C1."

"Understood! The first and second fleets will set sail immediately and go to the designated location to wait. Repeat, the first and second fleets will set sail and go to the designated location to wait."

"The third and fourth fleets are ready to set sail, the first and second aviation squadrons are on standby, and the first MS strike squadron is on standby."

"Hold a press conference in 5 minutes to announce the news of Orb's territorial expansion to the world!"

"Understood!"

"Very good, [Stage Battle] begins!"

"Understood!" XN

Finished, working hard on typing, keep going!