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Lacus let out a long sigh of relief. The conversation she just had with Murrue, telling her everything she knew about Mikazuki, left her a little parched. She picked up a bottle of water from the table, took an elegant sip, and then sat back on the bed, looking at Murrue, whose brows were deeply furrowed and whose eyes were filled with disbelief.
"Why did Mikazuki undergo such dangerous surgery? And three times?" Lacus shook her head, a bitter smile on her face. "Although Mikazuki says he did it voluntarily, do you think the other children in Tekkadan also did so voluntarily?"
Murrue choked. 'Yes, indeed. Those children certainly wouldn't all willingly undergo the Alaya-Vijnana System surgery like Mikazuki.'
"From what Mikazuki and the others told me, Tekkadan's predecessor was a private security company called CGS. The adults in that company treated Mikazuki and the other children's lives as expendable. When battles or very dangerous situations arose, they would send the children to their deaths." Lacus said, feeling pained for Mikazuki and the other children of Tekkadan.
"Bastards..." Murrue muttered softly, then raised her head and said, "So those children resisted and overthrew CGS to establish Tekkadan?"
"Yes." Murrue let out a deep breath. She truly hadn't expected Mikazuki and Tekkadan to have such a history.
"So that's why Mikazuki is so persistent about protecting his family, even willing to abandon his humanity and become a cold-blooded killing machine?" Lacus stroked Haro in her arms, a helpless smile on her face. "This way of living is hard for us to understand, isn't it? But for Mikazuki, protecting his important family could only be done this way..."
Murrue lowered her head, her expression dim. Having understood roughly what Tekkadan was, she understood the meaning of Lacus's words. They were a group of children who only knew how to fight. They were destined to live on the battlefield. Mikazuki was the same, perhaps even more extreme than the other children.
Lacus suddenly looked up, saying somewhat excitedly, "Oh, right, do you know Mikazuki has a dream?"
"A dream?" Murrue was startled. Lacus nodded with a smile. "Yes, Mikazuki's dream is to build a farm that grows all sorts of vegetables."
Murrue was taken aback. "Mikazuki wants to open a farm?" Lacus nodded again, smiling gently. "It's a beautiful dream, isn't it?"
"Yes, it's a beautiful dream." Murrue smiled slightly. "Mikazuki will surely achieve this dream, won't he?"
"Yes." Lacus and Murrue truly felt that Mikazuki's dream was very great, a kind of ineffable greatness.
"Captain, please come to the bridge. Repeat, Captain Murrue, please come to the bridge immediately! Emergency situation!" Murrue heard the urgent broadcast and instantly realized something was wrong. She quickly stood up.
"Sorry, let's continue our talk later."
"Alright, please go ahead and be busy." With that, Murrue rushed out of the room. Halfway there, she bumped into Mikazuki, who was carrying a covered food tray. Murrue immediately removed her hand from the conveyor belt. Mikazuki extended a hand and pulled back Murrue, who was drifting forward due to inertia. He had also heard the broadcast just now, and seeing Murrue's hurried demeanor, he asked, "Did something happen?"
Murrue gazed at Mikazuki's unperturbed face and shook her head. "I don't know."
"Is that so? Then you hurry along. I'll catch up after delivering food to Lacus."
"Alright." Murrue was about to continue moving forward but stopped. She turned and called out to Mikazuki.
"Mikazuki..."
"Hmm? What's wrong?" Murrue opened her mouth as if to speak, but then stopped, finally shaking her head with a self-deprecating smile. "No, it's nothing. See you in a bit."
"Mhm." Mikazuki watched Murrue disappear around the corner, frowning slightly. "What's wrong...?" But, not being particularly sensitive emotionally, how could he figure it out? He shook his head, then pressed the hidden doorbell beside Lacus's room door. The automatic door of the room opened, and Lacus floated there with a beaming smile.
"You're finally back, Mikazuki."
"Yeah, I brought you food."
"Why didn't you take me with you to eat?"
"Because if you went to the mess hall, you'd be bullied, right?" Lacus was momentarily stunned by his reply, then chuckled, which confused Mikazuki.
"Why are you laughing? Is it not right?"
"No, I suddenly feel that even though you appear somewhat cold on the surface, Mikazuki, you actually care about me a lot, and that makes me very happy." Lacus was speaking genuinely. She truly felt very happy about Mikazuki's concern for her and couldn't help but laugh aloud. Mikazuki scratched his head.
"Is that so? Although I don't quite understand, as long as you're happy, that's fine. Then I'll go to the bridge to check things out too. If anything happens, use this to contact me." With that, he took out an earphone from his pocket and handed it to Lacus. Lacus took the earphone with both hands and waved goodbye to Mikazuki with a smile, like a virtuous wife watching her husband leave home.
"Alright, Haro, let's wait for Mikazuki to come back together." Pink Haro bounced around excitedly. "Haro, Haro, wait for Mikazuki to come back."
"But for now, let's eat. I'm a bit hungry."
"Eat, eat, Haro." Opening the lid, Lacus flushed slightly, then muttered with a bitter smile, "Oh my... so much... Mikazuki, he didn't fill it according to his own portion, did he...?"
At this moment, the earphone's signal light beside her flashed. Lacus noticed it and picked up the earphone...
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