The next day.
To replenish the supplies for the Archangel, Mikazuki rode in a Jeep with Kila, Cagalli, and others to the market in Paladia, where the ZAFT military base was located.
However, it was naturally not just the three of them. Natal and Jackie, who were negotiating supplies with merchants, and Sai of the Dawn Desert, Cagalli's confidant Ledonir, were also there.
But he, Kila, and Cagalli separated from Natal and the others, because Cagalli had promised the children to buy some delicious snacks to take back. The main reason was Kila's somewhat strange state.
Last night, after she was trained by Kila, she felt that Kila's psychological state seemed a bit off, too repressed. Just as she overheard Kila and Sayyid's conversation last night, no one cared about his feelings.
So, being kind-hearted, she felt she couldn't just leave Kila alone.
"So, shorty, what do you want to buy?"
"Nothing to buy. And don't call me shorty..."
Mikazuki showed a displeased expression. Although he didn't particularly care about his height, being called that by someone still made him very unhappy.
"If you're not buying anything, what are you doing here?"
Cagalli asked in confusion.
"Maru entrusted me to protect you all."
Mikazuki yawned. He was telling the truth. Maru didn't object when she knew Cagalli was taking Kila out. Instead, she entrusted Mikazuki to come with them.
She felt that although Kila's physique was very strong, he ultimately hadn't received professional military training. Plus, this time their destination was the enemy's main base.
Letting these two completely immature children act alone was indeed somewhat inappropriate, so she had Mikazuki protect them both.
"What's up with that? That principal is even more of a worrywart than Ledonir..."
Mikazuki ate a jujube and said indifferently:
"A naive girl to the extreme, and a fool who's always looking for trouble for himself. Wouldn't such a combination working together cause worry?"
Cagalli's mouth twitched.
"...Angry."
Kila's head was also full of black lines. Is the fool she was referring to me?
"Kila, ignore that shorty. Let's go buy things for the children. You still have to buy a lot of things for Freiya, right?"
"Ah, okay..."
Mikazuki watched the childish Cagalli and the wryly smiling Kila from behind.
"There are indeed many similarities between these two..."
After muttering, he lifted his feet and followed the two in front.
However, he secretly glanced at the man sitting in the coffee shop, wearing a floral shirt and large shorts, with a straw hat on his head and sunglasses, leisurely reading a newspaper. He also slightly raised an eyebrow at a tall building not far away.
The man behind the sunglasses first surveyed Kila and Cagalli, then his gaze locked onto Mikazuki.
"This is really... a new face."
"Especially that kid at the end... He has a terrifying aura about him... Is he a human beast? But this feeling is so familiar..."
"Oh, right, he's a monster."
The man surprisingly pulled down his sunglasses and looked at Mikazuki's back. He was Andres. A surprised to shocked smile appeared on his face.
"Hey, hey, really? Is the pilot of the Wolf such a little brat? Then, those two he's with..."
A subordinate in plain clothes came over and said in a low voice:
"Captain, intelligence came from Big Sister. Last night, some guys from Blue Cosmos sneaked in while we weren't around, carrying heavy weapons."
Andres's smile faded, and he said seriously:
"Is that so? I know. They must be planning to assassinate me. Inform everyone to hide well. They should be somewhere watching me now."
"Yes!"
At noon, Cagalli took Mikazuki and Kila to the city's best restaurant to eat.
Andres had also been sitting in the coffee shop opposite for nearly three hours, constantly watching the bustling crowd.
Mikazuki subtly glanced at Andres opposite him. Soon, a platter of thin pancakes with grilled meat appeared before him.
Mikazuki had never eaten such a thing, and Athrun had never made it either. For a moment, he felt curious.
"What is this?"
"Oh, you don't know? This is Turkish barbecue, very delicious. First, sprinkle some chili sauce on it, then..."
"...Wait a minute!"
Just as Cagalli was about to sprinkle chili sauce, Andres, whom Mikazuki had been watching, had unknowingly moved to their table, picking up the yogurt sauce next to the chili sauce.
"Sprinkling chili sauce on Turkish barbecue? That's simply outrageous! Adding yogurt sauce is common sense!"
"Huh?"
Besides Mikazuki, Kila and Cagalli were all startled by this sudden appearance of an old man.
"Hmm... rather than common sense... Oh, right, if you don't add yogurt sauce, you'll regret this dish!"
Cagalli was the first to regain her composure, saying in dissatisfaction:
"Who are you? Someone I don't know has no right to criticize how I eat!"
As she spoke, the bottle fell, and chili sauce instantly covered the barbecue.
"Look, Mikazuki, after sprinkling the chili sauce, just roll it up and eat it... Mm, truly delicious."
Andres, who was incredibly arrogant, covered his eyes.
"Oh, that's too scary!"
Cagalli's mouth twitched. She again picked up the chili sauce and handed it to Mikazuki and Kila.
"Here, you two try it too. Adding chili sauce to Turkish barbecue is the only way!"
Andres immediately rushed to give her the yogurt sauce, pushing aside Cagalli's chili sauce.
"No, no, no, no, how can you lead two innocent youths down such an evil path? Young men, her way of eating is a crooked path. Adding yogurt sauce is the true way to eat Turkish barbecue!"
Mikazuki looked at the two with dead fish eyes.
"Whatever, any sauce is fine. Just give it to me quickly..."
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