Chapter 151: Joint Battle II
Tolle figured this was most likely because Relena's brother, Zechs, had gotten hold of a powerful mobile suit that could rival a Gundam—the Tallgeese.
And now, he was probably planning to flee. But there was no way Tolle could just shoot down that armed transport plane and kill him, right?
After all, his purpose in coming to this world was to train his piloting skills. How could he give up on such a perfect sparring partner so easily?
Besides, he didn't see much point in changing anything in this world. The plot here was just one endless parade of showy duels and constant battles.
Even if he wanted to interfere, what could he do? The story was split into five different routes! Unless he crushed OZ completely in one go—but if he did that, none of those excellent successor suits would ever appear.
So, Tolle flew in that direction just for show, creating the illusion that he was trying to intercept the transport. In the end, he'd just claim it got away.
He even fired his machine gun toward the transport for effect—if he was going to act, he'd do it properly.
Meanwhile, Heavyarms took advantage of the moment when Sandrock's ally, Savior Gundam, had flown off, and rushed straight toward Sandrock, slashing at its left armpit area.
But Trowa, who specialized in long-range MS combat, was clearly no match for Quatre, who excelled at close-quarters fighting.
Sandrock stepped forward, clamping Heavyarms' right arm tightly in its grip, instantly immobilizing it.
Still, Trowa wasn't about to give in easily—she swung her left fist, and the two mobile suits grappled in a fierce struggle.
Amid the fight, Quatre made Sandrock grab hold of Heavyarms' right hand, then exited his cockpit and called out:
"Hey! The pilot in that mobile suit—can you hear me? Just like the one in the aircraft said, we shouldn't be fighting each other."
At that point, Trowa realized she was at a total disadvantage. Heavyarms was out of ammo—it couldn't possibly handle both Sandrock and all those other suits.
And since her opponent's performance was about the same as hers, she began to believe what Tolle had said earlier.
Trowa opened her cockpit as well, raised both hands, and climbed out. Seeing this, Quatre smiled and said,
"You don't have to do that. I was the one who came out to meet you first—no need to raise your hands like that.
I'm Quatre Raberba Winner, eldest son of the L4 colony's Winner family. Since we're comrades, may I know your name?"
Trowa looked at Quatre and recognized that he too was a Gundam pilot, then gave a short self-introduction.
"I don't have a name. But if you insist, call me Trowa Barton—just an ordinary soldier from the L3 colony."
"Trowa then—is that all right? And you can just call me Quatre.
Are you on your own? Do you have any support?
It looks like your mobile suit's weapons and ammo are completely spent. Do you need a resupply?
My base isn't far from here. Want to come by and get your suit serviced?"
Trowa nodded in agreement. "Thank you. I really don't have a place to restock Heavyarms' ammo. Sorry to trouble you."
Just then, Tolle—having failed to catch up to the transport—landed nearby with Ange and the others. He called out:
"So you two made peace already? Great! By the way, I've already unlocked that beam rifle.
Heavyarms' pilot, you can keep using it from now on—but try not to aim it at your allies again, okay?"
After that, Tolle exchanged introductions with Quatre and Trowa.
He claimed to be an idealist from the L1 colony, also hoping for the colonies' independence. Upon hearing about Operation Meteor, he had built several mobile suits himself to join the cause.
Then he pulled out his phone and showed them photos of three other Gundams.
"Here—these are the suits of my other companions. But right now, they're probably like you were before—not familiar with each other yet.
If you meet them before I do, tell them we're all comrades. No more fighting among ourselves."
Quatre and Trowa both nodded, and Quatre extended an invitation.
"Do your suits need resupply too? There's a base nearby. We could all meet there."
Tolle turned to look at Ange and the others—Coco and Miranda were both practically bouncing with excitement, eager to see what this "secret base" looked like.
Tolle himself was also curious—after all, Quatre had twenty-nine beautiful sisters. He couldn't help but wonder if they all looked alike. So naturally, he accepted the invitation without hesitation.
Thus, the group set off together, heading toward Quatre's secret base in high spirits.
At the same time, a shipment of new transformable mobile suits—Taurus units—arrived at the Victoria Military Base during the day.
Upon learning of this, Wufei sneaked into the base that very night on his motorcycle, infiltrating the Victoria base in secret.
He attacked the pilots' dormitory, slaughtering large numbers of MS trainee pilots as they slept.
The instructor, Noin, watched in horror as her students were killed one after another. Enraged, she and two comrades launched in their Aries suits to pursue the attacker.
But when she realized that Wufei was just a boy, she hesitated for a moment—allowing him to escape.
After escaping, Wufei quickly boarded his Gundam, destroyed the pursuing Aries suits in an instant, and used their abandoned beam cannons to blow up a transport plane carrying the latest Taurus mobile suits.
Before leaving, he tossed out a line: "I don't kill women or the weak." And with that, he left, looking smug as ever.
Elsewhere, Duo salvaged both Deathscythe and Wing Gundam using a recovery ship.
Nearby, Heero was painstakingly resetting his dislocated joints and broken bones using the metal grates as leverage.
Watching him, Duo's scalp tingled in horror.
"For crying out loud, give it a rest, will you? This guy's actually setting his own bones! Just thinking about that pain makes my head go numb!"
To make things worse, Duo and Heero didn't get along at all—they refused to cooperate, and Heero wouldn't even let Duo repair his Gundam.
But having completed his mission and lacking the necessary parts for repairs, he didn't have much of a choice.
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Tallgeese
Class: B
Terrain Adaptability: Sea C / Land A / Air C / Space B
Fixed Armaments: Beam Saber ×2; Dober Gun ×1; Shield ×1
Optional Armaments: Missile Pod ×1; Beam Rifle ×1
Special Equipment: Titanium Alloy Armor; Self-Destruct System
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Taurus
Class: C+
Terrain Adaptability: Sea – / Land B / Air A / Space B
Fixed Armaments: Beam Rifle ×1
Optional Armaments: Beam Cannon ×1; Laser Cannon ×1
Special Equipment: Transformable Frame
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