After Xiao Ran's conversation on the Archangel, other than Bakirulu, no one asked Xiao Ran why he wanted to cut off SS Eternity's communication. Everyone could see that Xiao Ran seemed to have a deep hatred for the Earth Army, especially after the Earth Army used a nuclear bomb on PLANT. That hatred was raised to a very extreme level.
But in fact, Xiao Ran did not have any good feelings for the Earth Army. It was not an exaggeration to say that he hated them. The real reason why he wanted to cut off SS Eternity's communication was because the Earth Army used a nuclear bomb on civilians, but it was not the only reason. The more important problem was just as Xiao Ran had said. Before the Genesis was destroyed, the level of both sides had to be pulled to a certain level.
Without the Genesis, the Earth Army did not have the large number of fleets in the universe. Without the Lunar Space Base, the most important outpost battle, ZAFT and the Earth Army could mutually restrain each other. Only then would Aube have a chance to turn things around. This was related to the final mission and the side missions that would be triggered later. The penalty for failing one was obliteration, and the other was a big unknown. Xiao Ran did not dare to joke about this.
Moreover, because of the Librarian's interference, the Earth Army's technical strength seemed to have increased. Many MS's appeared in places where they should not have appeared. Of course, it was also possible that the Librarian controlled someone in the upper echelons of the Earth Army, or that the Earth Army had reached some kind of agreement. But in any case, the Earth Army already had a nuclear bomb before Cruzet had handed over the anti-neutron disruptor. Moreover, they had started the decisive battle ahead of time. This showed that the Earth Army's strength was definitely not what it appeared to be.
Therefore, whether it was to maintain the direction of the plot, to allow himself to complete the mission safely, or because of the Librarian, Xiao Ran would definitely prevent anyone from reducing the Earth Army's losses. Even in the previous battle, Xiao Ran only fired at the Earth Army. He did not aim at the ZAFT's MS's.
Although Xiao Ran and Nalor had disrupted Lax's communication to the outside world on SS Eternity, Lax did not ask Xiao Ran why. Although he looked young, Lax's political brain was much better than Bakirulu, Mary, and Kajali. Perhaps he did not understand at first, but after he understood why Xiao Ran had stopped him, he tacitly agreed with Xiao Ran's actions. As for whether it affected his impression of Xiao, it was unclear.
On the other hand, Kira fell into an inexplicable sense of self-blame. He was such a good teacher in the past. Kind, responsible, brave, and strong. He had always protected the students who had intruded on SS Archangel. In order to protect them, he had done so many things and made arrangements. But because he had protected them, protected the people on SS Archangel, and protected Aube, such a good teacher had become like this. Although he was still friendly to his own people, he was not friendly to others. However, he acted like he didn't know anyone who wasn't on his side. Kira didn't dare to believe that this was the teacher he used to know.
And all of this started to change when he sat on the Gundam. All of this was because of him, and Kira blamed himself for it.
Aslan, Lax, and even Kajali could see Kira's self-blame and sadness. But the three of them misunderstood Kira's thoughts at the same time. They thought that Kira did not stop Xiao Ran from slaughtering the Earth Army. He did not stop Xiao Ran from blocking SS Eternity's communications.
After comforting Kira for a long time, Lax, who could be considered an attentive woman, sensed Kira's true thoughts. She did not know whether to laugh or cry as she shook her head.
Lax held Kira's hands gently and asked softly, "You think it's because of you that your teacher became like this? That's why your teacher ended up like this. Is that why you feel guilty? "
Kira nodded silently. "That's right. It's all because of me. If I hadn't attacked the Gundam back then, teacher would not have become like this today. He would not have to bear so much pressure. He had to protect Earth from being turned into hell by the light beam of the Genesis. He had to protect PLANT from being destroyed by the Earth Army. He also had to bear the burden of protecting Kajali and Aube. "
"Is that what you're thinking?" Lax looked at Kira and shook her head gently. "Just as you said, Mr. Xiao Ran is under a lot of pressure. This pressure comes from you, from us, and from Aube. He is worried that any of us will be hurt in this war. He has been planning everything from the beginning."
"Mr. Xiao Ran had a very bad impression of the Earth Army in the past. It is said that this was due to certain reasons. When he was in Heliopolis, his peaceful life was destroyed by the Gundam created by the Earth Army. He disliked both the Earth Army and ZAFT even more. Because of you, he had no choice but to join the Earth Army, which he did not have a good impression of. He also prepared the most suitable escape route for you and everyone on the Archangel."
"But Aube's peace did not last long. The Earth Army began to attack Aube, and the peace was broken again. The representative of Ashar, who had always trusted him, was sacrificed because of this. I think you should be able to understand the thoughts in his heart, the thoughts of anger at the wanton approach of the Earth Army."
"Especially this time, the Earth Army once again launched a nuclear bomb at PLANT. The actions of the Earth Army have finally touched the beliefs and bottom line that Mr. Xiao Ran has held in his heart. I can see that Mr. Xiao Ran is a person who sincerely hopes that the war can stop and has been working hard for this. But in his heart, what he really cares about is the ordinary people who are affected by the war. He doesn't care about the wars between national forces."
"In his view, it is natural for soldiers to die on the battlefield, but anyone who dares to attack ordinary people is regarded as an enemy by him. Now that the Earth Army has become his enemy because of the launch of the nuclear bomb, from Mr. Xiao Ran's point of view, attacking the enemy is what he should do."
Lax was silent for a while. He glanced at Kira and sighed softly, "Although what I am about to say may be a bit cruel to you, I want to say that Mr. Xiao Ran's approach is not wrong. I did not stop the Earth Army from sending a warning. Strictly speaking, I also have to thank him on behalf of the soldiers of ZAFT and the civilians in PLANT."
Kira raised his head and looked at Lax in shock. He didn't understand why Lax would say that.
Lax saw Kira's stunned expression and explained to Kira, "The Earth Army's influence in the universe is too large, and they have a force that is far more than ZAFT. We can destroy the Genesis and shoot down all the nuclear bombs launched by the Earth Army again and again, but we can't guarantee that we will stop every attack of the Earth Army. The Earth Army has a huge military advantage and is attacking PLANT again and again. Can we stop them?"
"As long as the Earth Army has a huge military advantage, they can create more nuclear bombs and attack PLANT again and again. One day, two days, one month, two months. Sooner or later, PLANT will really be hit by the Earth Army's nuclear bombs. At that time, it will bring more war and sacrifice, and the people who will be sacrificed will be the civilians who are more important in Mr. Xiao Ran's mind."
"The reason why Mister Xiao Ran is doing this now is because Mister Xiao Ran has already seen through this point. Compared to the deaths of civilians, Mister Xiao Ran is more willing to let the Earth soldiers, who are like beasts to him, die. Moreover, it can also greatly deplete the Earth Army's military strength, so that the Earth Army can no longer attack PLANT. "
"Without the military advantage, the Earth Army will be able to wake up from this huge loss and restrain each other with ZAFT. Thus, the war in the world will stop, and Aube will be able to stand up again."
Kira looked at Lax in astonishment. "You mean, all of this was planned by the teacher? Then, the Earth Army will become weak. Will ZAFT let the Earth Army go? Will we have to fight ZAFT to protect the Earth Army at that time? "
"Maybe, maybe not." Lax shook his head gently and answered Kira's two questions at the same time. He smiled at Kira. "But I feel that Mr. Xiao Ran has seen through the future development of the situation. He even speculated about the internal movements of ZAFT and PLANT. In fact, inside PLANT, more people have put forward anti-war demands, and some people have already started to take action. As long as the Earth Army chooses to stop the war, ZAFT will be fine, so your worries are unnecessary."
At this moment, a voice came from outside Kira's room. "Kira, Lax, the Genesis has been launched again, the target is the moon …"
Lax and Kira looked at each other and quickly opened the door. They saw Aslan standing outside the door with a hesitant expression. "The Earth Army's reinforcement fleet was destroyed, and the moon base was also destroyed by the Genesis. From the explosion reaction of the destroyed Earth Army fleet … No, I can directly observe the huge nuclear explosion reaction with the naked eye. It's more than the nuclear explosion reaction of the Earth Army fleet that was hit by the Genesis. "
"It can be observed directly with the naked eye at such a distance?" Kira was shocked and asked incredulously.
Aslan nodded solemnly. "Yes. Although it's a little inappropriate, I'm really glad that the second attack of the Genesis was aimed at that fleet. "
"Aslan …" Kira looked at Aslan and opened his mouth. In the end, he just nodded gently. "I understand, Lax. Teacher made the right choice. Even so, I have my own firm beliefs and my own way of doing things. I will definitely stop the war, and I will definitely let teacher return to his original state."
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