PLANT's capital, April City.
A fleet returning from an expedition was slowly sailing into the harbor, welcoming the first rest after the crisis from the X1 rift.
This fleet had been hastily formed at the time of the crisis to risk destruction and a difficult expedition. In the end, it had become the first fleet in the entire Zaft Army in a life-and-death crisis.
A First Fleet led by the Holy Lion Knight.
A powerful fleet formed by a man with the "Holy Lion Knight" at a critical moment and personally led the attack to fight against the enemies from another world.
In order to welcome the return of this illustrious fleet, the logistics personnel, who had already made all the preparations, immediately took action the moment the battleship was completely fixed at the harbor berth.
Battleship maintenance personnel.
Material supply personnel.
The medical class swarmed over, but they started all their work in an orderly manner.
"Looks like we can take a breather this time."
Looking at the busy scene, a man standing at the port dispatch center heaved a sigh of relief.
"What are you talking about! Now is not the time to relax! Diego! Those disgusting monsters might come over to attack PLANT at any time! "
The man with silver shoulder-length hair grabbed his friend's collar and loudly scolded him.
That angry expression did not make his friend retreat half a step.
Because he knew that the seemingly angry man with short silver hair in front of him was just being difficult.
"Alright! Alright! Can't I be wrong? Yitzhak. But in fact, the First Fleet is the great hero who cleared out the enemies in the universe around PALNT, isn't it? "
Diego skillfully comforted his best friend in a few moves, as if he was comforting an angry cat.
"Hmph! Who cares about that bastard! If we were to participate, we would be able to do the same! "
Although his hair had been smoothed out, the awkwardness was still there.
However, this awkwardness was directed at someone.
"Yo! Yitzhak, Diego. You guys are here too! "
At this moment, a familiar voice sounded.
The two of them turned around.
Y'zak raised his eyebrows, his head tilted 45 degrees, and said with slight disdain, "What a joke!"
"Oh? What? Our instructor didn't train rookies in the training camp, but came here instead? Could it be that you've mustered the courage to come back and fight? "
The man didn't care much about Y 'zak's sarcastic remarks.
Because after getting along with Y'zak for a long time, he already knew that Y'zak only had a sharp tongue.
"Yitzhak, what are you talking about?"
Knowing was knowing, but every time he performed the same bridge like this, Diego, who was a bystander, was helpless.
"Nigol. Are you … on leave today? "
Due to the crisis of the X1 crack, the entire Zaft army canceled their vacation and entered a state of emergency. They were prepared to enter the battlefield at any time and fight against the otherworldly monsters.
Therefore, during this period of time, the Zaft soldiers shuttling through the streets and alleys of PLANT had become the scenery of PLANT.
Only after Diego said this did Yzak realize that his friend in front of him had actually changed out of his Zaft uniform and changed into casual clothes.
"Hmm? Nigol? You left Zaft?! "
In an instant, Y'zak blurted out what he thought was the answer.
"Hey! Yitzhak. Calm down! "
Diego saw this and pulled Yitzhak, who was about to explode, on the spot.
"Nigol. Who are you going to pick up? "
In the end, Diego's gaze was sharp, and he immediately saw through Nigol's purpose.
Nigol smiled and pointed to the floor-to-ceiling window behind Yitzhak and Diego.
"Under the orders of the Speaker, I have come to welcome my friends who have returned home."
First Fleet, flagship, Lion of Victory.
Under the gazes of many people, the group walked down from the battleship.
Among the group of people, the most eye-catching one was the man who walked to the front and had most of his face covered by a mask.
He was wearing a fitting white Zaft military uniform. He took standard steps and stepped onto the land he protected.
"Welcome back, our hero!"
As soon as they saw the white Knight walk down the trestle, the Department of Defense, who had been waiting for a long time, took the initiative to step forward.
"Thank you for your hard work! Holy Lion Knight. I am Les Ardis, Commissioner of the Department of Defense. "
The man in the purple uniform was the first to raise his hand and salute.
"Thank you for your hard work!"
The white-clothed Knight returned the salute.
"Holy Lion Knight. The First Fleet's resupply and rest plan has been arranged. In addition, the entire First Fleet will rest according to the rotation plan. I hope that everyone who returns victorious can have a good rest during this rare holiday. "
Les Ardis glanced at the people lined up behind the white-clothed Knight and said the next arrangements.
"Please accept this arrangement! This is a decision made by the Department of Defense and even the Speaker! The hastily formed First Fleet paid a great price to protect PLANT. If after the First Fleet returns victorious, we, who are being protected, can't let the heroes who fight to protect us rest well, we will have no face to face all the PLANT citizens who are always looking forward to the return of the heroes. "
"Yes!"
At this point, the white-clothed Knight and his subordinates did not show any resistance.
However, before disbanding on the spot, Les Ardis stopped the white-clothed Knight.
"Holy Lion Knight. Please come with me. The Speaker hopes to see you as soon as possible. "
Hearing this, the white-clothed Knight nodded and turned to face his subordinates.
"Everyone, the battle that belongs to us at this stage has come to an end for the time being. Next, it is a rare rest time. I hope that everyone can adjust their states during this period of rest and face the next phase of the battle in 100% condition. "
"Yes! Captain Kai!! "
This scene also fell into the eyes of those who were interested.
"How impressive! Holy Lion Knight. "
As the cold snort sounded, an extremely angry face appeared again.
"Alright, alright! Yitzhak. What's there to be angry about? After all, he is a great hero who returned victorious! Compared to this, it's better to go to Negor's side. "
Seeing that Yitzhak was about to run over and make a scene, Diego immediately pulled his best friend in the direction Negor had left.
Holy Lion Knight.
In the propaganda of the PLANT Supreme Council and Zaft, it was the hero who stopped Genesis from shooting to Earth, Ray Mingkai.
During the PALNT crisis, he was pushed to the position of commander of the First Fleet by Dilandal, and after his first public appearance, he had been wearing a mask on the battlefield.
Due to his powerful and exquisite driving ability and his commanding ability, more and more people had their doubts dispelled. At the same time, more and more people accepted the existence of the "Knight of the Holy Lion" that the Highest Council called "Knight of the Holy Lion".
However, compared to the increasingly fanatical Zaft soldiers and PLANT citizens under the increasingly illustrious record of this "Holy Lion Knight", Yitzhak and Diego, who had spent time in the military academy with Ray Mingkai, felt a sense of dissonance.
"That guy... that guy has become abnormal! That strict, inflexible and obedient look makes me want to vomit! "
Taking advantage of a joint attack opportunity, Yitzhak successfully contacted "Ray Mingkai", who had just become the commander of the First Fleet, and came to this conclusion.
Similarly, as a recruit training instructor, Negor had met "Ray Mingkai" once when the First Fleet was formed.
Although that conversation did not make Negor feel anything unusual, when he recalled it afterward, Negor was surprised to find that "Ray Mingkai" seemed to avoid talking about Lacus.
In the face of this situation, Diego, who had never talked to "Ray Mingkai", could only give a suggestion of "waiting and observing".
After all, the Holy Lion Knight was pushed to the position of hero by the PLANT Supreme Council and Zaft to save PLANT from danger.
Even with the support of the family behind Yitzhak, Diego, and Negor could only temporarily suppress the doubts in their hearts and wait for the opportunity to uncover them.
The convoy carrying the white-clothed Knight soon arrived at the PLANT Supreme Council.
As soon as the convoy stopped, it was drowned out by layers of sound waves.
It was the citizens waiting on both sides of the road.
As soon as they saw the convoy driving into the road leading to the Supreme Council, the citizens immediately burst into loud and enthusiastic cheers.
Sometimes they shouted the name of the First Fleet,
And sometimes they shouted the name of the Holy Lion Knight,
Gradually,
The names shouted by the citizens became uniform until the moment the white-clothed Knight got out of the car and stepped on the red carpet, the same name resounded over the entire Supreme Council.
"Holy Lion Knight!!"
The sound waves were so loud that they even reached the Supreme Council.
Dilandar, who was dealing with official business, frowned and raised his head slightly, only to see the officer standing outside the door.
Dilandar, who already knew what was going on outside, nodded slightly, indicating that the officer could follow the schedule according to the next affairs.
"It's time to welcome our hero!"
Dilandar lowered his gaze, glanced at the document he was processing, and silently got up and left, leaving only the document that was illuminated white by the light.
Under the light, a name was particularly eye-catching.
"Urgent report! An unknown battleship suspected to be the Minerva has appeared in Aube! "
After the Minerva disappeared in the crisis of the X1 rift, Dilandar had never given up on searching for it.
Even in the most difficult moment of PLANT, Dilandar did not recall the search fleet that had been sent to search for the Minerva.
Now, at this moment when the surrounding environment of PLANT was stable, when Zaft, who had his hands free, was about to launch a combat operation against Earth, the missing Minerva strangely appeared in Aube?
This caused countless doubts to arise in Dilandar's heart.
But the more important thing was to welcome the hero of PLANT as soon as possible, the Knight who was personally promoted to the position of hero by him!
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