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"Although humanity's safety rested on Setsuna, you shouldn't put too much pressure on him. Sometimes, it could have the opposite effect."

Just as the atmosphere grew even tenser, Mileina stepped in to speak up for Setsuna.

She gently reassured Setsuna, "Don't be too nervous, Setsuna. Everything will go smoothly."

"Yeah, we'll do everything we can to support you too, right, Marie?"

After speaking to Setsuna, Alleluia eagerly turned to gaze affectionately at Marie in his arms like a shameless flirt.

Setsuna, thoroughly stuffed with their public display of affection, helplessly smiled and looked around at everyone.

Thinking of Marina, he said with a resolute expression, "Don't worry. I believe in the future Thor spoke of, so I'll definitely complete the dialogue."

After the meeting ended.

In the hangar, Ian was racking his brains over how to modify and develop new Gundams.

After completing the maintenance and modifications on several Gundams, as well as installing a Trans-Am system that could be activated intermittently multiple times in a short period without draining the GN Particle reserves within the GN Drives.

He had just sat down, ready to steal a moment of leisure and have some tea.

When Mileina caught him red-handed.

"Dad, no slacking off!"

"Mileina, Dad isn't slacking off. Your mom can testify for me. I just finished working and only sat down to rest for a bit."

Embarrassed, Ian immediately shot Linda meaningful looks, and she came to his rescue.

"That's right, Mileina. Your dad has been working very hard.

But research and development isn't something that can be completed overnight. Sometimes, without inspiration, there's nothing you can do for a long time."

"Exactly, exactly. That's absolutely right."

"All right, but Dad, you really can't slack off. Otherwise, I'll go find Thor and make him my boyfriend!"

"Oh? Has Mileina found someone she likes? Thor is pretty handsome. Mom supports you."

"Hey... y-you two..."

Hearing Mileina and Linda's conversation, Ian suddenly felt that not only had his precious little daughter become a leaky cotton-padded jacket, she was about to be taken away from him too.

Unfortunately, Thor wasn't here, so he couldn't even beat him up to vent his frustration.

Unable to contain his anger, Ian could only wail pitifully at his daughter.

"My precious Mileina, you absolutely can't make that playboy your boyfriend, or Dad will be heartbroken."

"That depends on how you perform, Dad. Keep it up, work hard."

Elsewhere.

After all combat forces of the New World Federal Government had assembled.

They immediately activated Trans-Am Triple Red acceleration alongside the Ptolemaios 2 Kai and rushed to the region outside Mars's orbit.

Then, while allowing the GN-T Solar Furnaces to cool down and recover, they lay in wait for the arrival of the ELS vanguard and Thor's return.

After waiting for a day, the ELS vanguard finally arrived.

"Prepare Beam Weapons. Target: the ELS swarm ahead. All forces, attack!"

The Space Battleships and Mobile Suit Forces deployed in square formation, following Kati's command.

Immediately fired dense GN Particle cannon beams at the hundreds of millions of ELS, like a rainstorm of falling blossoms.

Even the two Death Star Cannon turrets installed on Tenshi-go's orbital ring fired two enormous beams straight through the enemy formation.

Seizing the initiative, they wiped out a large number of small ELS autonomous units.

But to the vast ELS collective, that was merely a drop in the ocean.

Moreover, the instant the Mother-Child Body was struck by the Death Star Cannon beams, it deployed beam-refraction barriers across the attacked areas.

It safely blocked the two beam attacks fired by Tenshi-go.

"Commander, long-range beams are ineffective against the large Mother-Child Body!"

"Looks like it won't be that easy!

All forces, prepare for the second attack. Ready GN Missiles. Set them to detonate immediately upon contact. All forces, attack!"

Thus, in the second wave of attacks, Kati also authorized the launch of GN Missiles.

Several million beams, accompanied by tens of millions of GN Missiles, surged forward.

They once again struck many small ELS autonomous units and battleship-class units.

But the ELS army was not to be outdone. Before many GN Missiles could self-destruct, they were ambushed from the sides, assimilated, and corroded.

They immediately mimicked the forms of GN Missiles and accelerated toward the New World Federal Government fleet.

After the two rounds of attacks ended, faced with the ELS swarm's sudden acceleration.

Kati had no choice but to send the Gundam Harute Custom to the front lines to intercept the rapidly approaching mimic GN Missiles.

On Celestial Being's side.

To open a breakthrough route toward the ELS Mother-Child Body.

Alleluia and Marie, working with several Quasi-Innovators piloting high-speed units, used their Brainwaves to lure a group of small ELS autonomous units away and disperse them toward other regions of the battlefield.

Gundam Garubraja Final Battle Specification in particular, while drawing away a group of small ELS autonomous units, continuously fired the GN Missiles stored in its pod tail fins.

It blew many small ELS autonomous units to pieces, temporarily robbing them of their ability to move. They could only turn into liquid forms for the time being, slowly restoring their shapes by merging with nearby fragments.

This slowed their attack tempo.

While opening an advance route for Setsuna's dialogue, it also reduced the combat pressure on the New World Federal Government forces at the front of the battlefield.

Meanwhile, the brothers Lowe Guele and Lyle Dylandy fought in coordination with one another.

Using the overwhelming firepower of Gundam Harute Final Battle Specification, Lyle Dylandy briefly and intermittently activated a Triple Red burst, directly blanketing the entire battlefield with firepower.

He dealt the ELS swarm a vicious blow.

Forcing many heavily damaged battleship-class ELS units to split apart into countless small ELS autonomous units.

But at the same time, he became a priority target, and swarms of small ELS autonomous units gave chase.

At that moment, Lowe Guele used GN Rocket Launchers and the two GN Mega Cannons mounted on his shoulders to intercept the pursuing groups of small ELS autonomous units for his younger brother after his burst ended.