When Sei Itō saw Margaret and Bucky Lulu again, it was indeed during the ceremony to welcome Admiral Halbarton onto the ship for inspection. At this time, all the bridge members of the Archangel, including him and Mu, were neatly dressed. Led by Captain Margaret, they stood in three rows in the garage and watched the small inspection ship land.
After a while, with the sound of a few jets, the small inspection ship landed steadily in the garage. One tall and one short, one strong and burly, and one with a big belly, two officers wearing the earth army uniform immediately walked out from the opened door of the inspection ship.
"Wow!" The burly man who walked out first immediately exclaimed in joy when he saw Margaret. The next moment, he floated in front of Margaret, held Margaret's arms, and said happily, "When I heard the news of Heliopolis being destroyed, I really thought there was no hope. Now that I can see you, it's really …"
"Thank you for your concern, Admiral." Margaret first saluted to Halbarton and thanked him, then said, "We haven't seen each other for a long time, sir."
"I just received a report that you were in a battle. It was really worrying." Halbarton returned the salute, then turned his head and looked at Sei Itō and others standing behind Margaret. "Are you all okay?"
"I'm Natale Bucky Lulu." Seeing Halbarton's gaze fall on her, Bucky Lulu hurriedly stepped forward and introduced herself with a military salute.
"I'm Mu Laflag of the Seventh Fleet." After Bucky Lulu, Mu also saluted and introduced himself.
"Ah, I'm so lucky to have you here," Halbarton said after Mu introduced himself. After Halbarton introduced himself, he immediately jumped in front of him, took the initiative to shake hands with Mu, and sighed.
"No, I can't help," Mu said modestly.
"Long time no see. Brigadier General Halbarton. "After Halbarton and Mu shook hands, Sei Itō saluted and said.
"I didn't expect you to be in Heliopolis and board the Archangel. What a coincidence." Halbarton looked at Sei Itō in front of him and said with a double meaning.
"It is indeed a coincidence." Sei Itō nodded and sighed.
"They are …" Regarding Sei Itō, who had already boarded the ship, Halbarton didn't intend to delve into it for the time being, so after a simple greeting, he said, "They are …" He shifted his gaze away from him and looked at the group of people standing at the entrance of the garage.
"They are the students from Heliopolis who helped out on the ship." Margaret followed Halbarton's gaze and introduced them.
"Uh …" Hearing Maureen's introduction, Halbarton immediately reached out and pushed aside Baji Lulu who was in front of him. Perhaps it was because they were in space, Halbarton, who had nowhere to borrow strength to move forward, was a bit too strong. Bucky Lulu, who was pushed away by him, immediately let out a muffled cry.
"The whereabouts of your family members have been confirmed. Everyone is fine." Halbarton, who had floated to the front of the Heliopolis students led by Kira, Dole, and Sei, comforted them.
"That's great." After hearing the news, the students immediately laughed happily.
"In this situation, it was very difficult. Please allow me to express my gratitude to all of you for your hard work, "Halbarton praised the group of young students.
"Admiral, there's not much time left." Behind Halbarton, the short and fat officer who walked down from the inspection ship with him reminded him in a low voice.
"I'd like to have a good chat with you later," Halbarton said. Then, together with Sei Itō, Maureen, Mu, Baji Lulu, and the short and fat officer, they floated into the Archangel. They stopped in the captain's lounge that once served as a military tribunal. The main seat naturally belonged to Admiral Halbarton, then the short and fat officer standing next to Halbarton. And Sei Itō, Maureen, Baji Lulu, and Mu, who stood straight in front of Halbarton.
"It's really … For this ship and a Gundam, not only was Heliopolis destroyed, but even Artemis was lost." The short and fat officer sighed.
"But they successfully saved the Gundam and this ship." Halbarton said with certainty about the actions of Maureen and the others.
"One day, it will be an advantage for our Earth Army," the short and fat officer said.
"The guys in Alaska don't seem to think so." Halbarton retorted, then looked at Sei Itō and the others and said contemptuously, "What do those guys know about the universe? Only Captain Lamias understands my thoughts. Nothing will be a problem. "
"About the New Human child, will there be no problem?" After Halbarton finished speaking, the short and fat officer picked up the information about Kira on the table and asked.
"Kira Yamato got on the Gundam to protect his friends. If we didn't have his help, I don't think we would have been able to get here. Although it was forced by the situation, the fact that he had to fight against his own people made him very painful. " Maureen explained softly, "He is an honest and kind child. I think we should give him full trust."
"But, letting him go like this …" The short and fat officer's tone was full of regret and pity.
"Forgive me for interrupting." On the side, Bucky Lulu, who was already dissatisfied with Maureen's arrangement of Kira, suddenly stepped forward and said, "I have the same idea as Colonel Hoffman …"
Maureen and Mu, who were shocked by Bucky Lulu's sudden interruption and the content of her words, looked at Bucky Lulu at the same time, but Bucky Lulu didn't stop there. Instead, she continued, "… His ability is obvious to all. He almost knows the secrets of G, we can't just let him go like this."
"Humph, there are already 4 units in Zaft's hands. There are no secrets now," Halbarton said.
"But … but his ability is very precious. If possible, I want Kira to become a part of our army," Bucky Lulu continued to argue.
"But, according to Captain Lamias' words, he doesn't seem to have this intention himself," Halbarton said calmly.
"His parents are earthlings. After Heliopolis was destroyed, they fled to Earth. If the army takes care of them …" Bucky Lulu said.
"Bang!" But before she finished speaking, Halbarton had already slammed his fist on the table in front of him and shouted angrily, "Are you kidding me? What's the use of soldiers like this?"
"I'm very sorry." Hearing Halbarton's reprimand, Bucky Lulu bowed with a frightened face and retreated back to the team.
"Don't talk about the past anymore. The next thing is the problem." Halbarton stood up from his chair and said, "After this, the Archangel and its personnel will be incorporated into another fleet to land at the Alaska headquarters."
"Phew, I finally got out of that damn room." After a long while, Sei Itō, who watched Halbarton, the short and fat officer, Maureen, and Bucky Lulu leave, said with a long sigh.
"If Maureen heard what you said, she would be in trouble." Next to him, Mu, who also didn't leave with Maureen because he had nothing to do, teased.
"As long as you don't tell her, no one will know." Sei Itō curled his lips, then turned to look at Mu with a smirk on his face. "By the way, I heard that you have a few good books in your hands. Can you lend them to me?"
"Where did you hear that?" Mu looked at Sei Itō in surprise.
"I said I heard it. What do you think? Lend them to me." Sei Itō smiled.
"Okay, but don't let anyone find out. I only have two books left. They were stolen during the escort mission." Mu shook his head helplessly.
"I'll buy a few more books for you when I return to Earth." Sei Itō patted Mu on the shoulder and smiled.
"Let's go." Mu said and floated to his room with Sei Itō. After a while, the two came to Mu's room, then Mu took out two Playboy books from under the mattress and threw them to Sei Itō.
"Here you go."
"Thanks." Sei Itō reached out and caught the two Playboy books. After a simple thank you, he sat down on a chair and started reading.
"You're going to read here?" Mu sat on the bed and looked at Sei Itō who was reading the Playboy books in surprise.
"Well, you know that everyone in the battleship is busy. Rather than being caught by Maureen, I might as well stay here and read," Sei Itō replied without looking up.
"I think you're here to see Admiral Elbarton." Mu was not stupid and immediately guessed Sei Itō's purpose for coming here. After all, he could borrow books anytime. Why did he have to borrow them now? What was he doing during the free time before the rendezvous?
"Well." Sei Itō shrugged, neither admitting nor denying it.
After that, the two of them chatted casually. After some time, Sei Itō finished reading the Playboy book in detail. Then, the battleship's battle alarm sounded again.
"All personnel first combat equipment. I repeat, all personnel first combat equipment."
"It's this kind of time again." Mu, who had been lying on the bed, immediately sat up and ran out while saying with a frown.
"They probably want to eliminate us here." After hearing the alarm, Sei Itō, who also got up, threw the Playboy book on the bed next to him and ran out with Mu, guessing at the same time.
Then the two separated halfway. Mu quickly ran in the direction of the locker room, while Sei Itō continued to rush to the bridge without stopping.
As soon as Sei Itō arrived at the bridge, he heard Bucky Lulu's orderly order. "Close the hatch. Activate the automatic Fire God Cannon system. Load the missiles. Prepare the concentrated fire cannon and the linear cannon."
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