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Mikazuki, who had gone to the cockpit to retrieve his coat, frowned as he looked at the screen.
"Hey, Orga, why did you say I'm the leader?"
Orga spoke in a very serious tone.
"From the moment I said those words, you became the leader of Tekkadan."
"So why?"
"...Tekkadan no longer needs me. Besides, I'm already dead. A dead man can't lead a team.
So please, Mikazuki."
Mikazuki took a deep breath. He somewhat understood what Orga meant.
He was dead, inexplicably becoming an auxiliary system within Barbatos. No one could guarantee that Orga wouldn't suddenly disappear.
"...I understand. But the premise is that we can go back."
"Yes, we'll definitely go back. By then, our home should be built, right?"
At this, Mikazuki's lips couldn't help but curl into a smile.
"Hmm, yes. Kudelia will definitely achieve it.
And my child..."
Saying this, he subconsciously touched his right wrist, but it was empty. The knotted cord... was not on his hand.
.....
Five years after the McGillis Fareed incident, the newly established Martian Alliance.
The Speaker of the Alliance was Kudelia Aina Bernstein, former representative of the Admoss Company. Kudelia had shed the immaturity and naivety of five years ago, becoming more mature and feminine.
She was currently in her office, working hard to make Mars a better place, all for a promise.
Kudelia looked up, murmuring as she gazed at a certain direction outside the window.
"Mikazuki... your home will be completed soon. Do you see it?
And Akatsuki, he's already four years old. You're really a father now... Time flies so fast, five years.
I truly hope you... can reappear before me, see this beautiful world... and then I can confess my feelings that I never had the chance to express..."
Kudelia touched the two knotted cords on her right wrist, one of which belonged to Mikazuki.
It was the only relic she found on the battlefield five years ago. When she found it, it was already incredibly dirty, soaked in blood.
According to the intelligence she heard, Barbatos's head was publicly displayed after being decapitated by Gjallarhorn's hero, Julieta Juris, and the mobile suit was supposedly recovered by Gjallarhorn.
This was the intelligence Gjallarhorn released to the public. In reality, after they fired the forbidden weapon Dainsleif from space (referred to as "Steel Nail"),
They found that apart from the Steel Nails and the wreckage of their own mobile suits, all the Gundams that participated in the Tekkadan battle had vanished.
Barbatos the Demon, Gusion, and all of Tekkadan's members, including mobile workers, all disappeared. No one knew how they vanished.
Rustal Elion, upon receiving the news, even forgot to search for the remaining fleeing Tekkadan members, ordering Mars to be turned upside down. Yet, no trace of any mobile suit was found.
It was as if they had vanished from this world, without a trace.
So, Rustal ordered all Gjallarhorn soldiers who participated in the Tekkadan sweep operation to strictly keep silent about this matter, which is why the so-called hero Julieta came to be.
This matter remains a top secret among Gjallarhorn's high command even now. All who know have signed non-disclosure agreements; if violated...
The surviving members of Tekkadan knew nothing of these events, believing that all their family members who participated in the battle five years ago had died.
Kudelia was no exception. Looking at the group photo of herself and all of Tekkadan on her desk, she reached out and caressed Mikazuki, whose collar was being grabbed by Orga in the photo, a smile playing on her lips.
"Time to work... can't let him look down on me."
Dividing LineWhile Mikazuki returned to Barbatos to get dressed, Hilda and the others began searching for a person named Mikazuki Augus.
But unfortunately, ZAFT's personnel records had no such person, let alone any mention of Tekkadan.
However, the Tekkadan they spoke of might truly exist, as Lacus saw a hint of warmth in Mikazuki's eyes when Orga mentioned those three words.
What most caught Lacus and the others' attention were the protrusions on Mikazuki's back when he turned away from them. They didn't understand what those three tubes on Mikazuki's back were; humans couldn't grow such things, unless it was artificial.
Soon, Mikazuki reappeared before the four, wearing a green sweatshirt and a coat with the Tekkadan symbol printed on the back.
"Mikazuki-kun, where are you going next? You probably don't have identification, do you?"
Lacus didn't immediately ask about Mikazuki's Alaya-Vijnana on his back. Instead, she asked about Mikazuki's future plans.
From their conversation just now, she concluded that the young man before her was definitely not simple. Orga's explanation was full of holes and clumsy; only a child would believe it.
Judging by Mikazuki's current appearance and the failed investigation just now, he probably didn't have any identification either.
Mikazuki was startled. This was indeed a problem. After all, he and Orga had confirmed that this was not their original Earth; they were completely unfamiliar with the place.
"This..."
Lacus seemed to sense Mikazuki's predicament and suggested,
"If possible, could you escort us to the city? In return, I'll provide you with identification. Is that acceptable?"
Before Mikazuki could speak, Orga quickly replied,
"Yes, yes, no problem at all! Right, Mikazuki?"
Mikazuki nodded, seeing Orga had agreed.
"Good."