SEED-Repairs

Unfortunately, under the inertia of the plot, Lieutenant Bagiru still made that despicable ceasefire proposal.

Sigh. If Kira Yamato had held Athrun back, maybe I could have sunk the Nacskha-class battleship myself.

It would have been a little risky, but it would still have been much better than this outcome, right?

But then Lacus Klein's situation would have become very dangerous.

Sigh, no point thinking about it. Same old rule—take things one step at a time.

Thor Kni brought a long string of battle-damaged GINNs back into the Archangel's hangar.

When Sergeant Madoc from the maintenance crew saw that whole string of GINNs, along with the bullet-riddled Blitz Gear missing its left leg, he roared helplessly.

"Brat, are you trying to make me work overtime again? Does it ever end?

"Looks like Lieutenant Bagiru was absolutely right. You've got quite a talent for picking up junk. You're almost as bad as those scrap dealers."

Hearing "scrap dealers," Thor Kni instinctively thought of several Gundam Astrays. He wondered whether he could establish a connection with Rau Le Creuset.

But it did not matter if he could not. Everything depended on fate. His own life was more important.

Thor Kni climbed out of the cockpit and pointed at his Blitz Gear as he spoke to Sergeant Madoc.

"Uncle Maddock, isn't this just being thrifty?

"Look, my Blitz Gear is battle-damaged. How am I supposed to repair it without finding some parts?

"The Strike Gundam has spare parts, but my Blitz Gear doesn't."

Then he jumped down from the Blitz Gear and continued.

"Uncle Maddock, don't forget to finish modifying the Moebius as soon as possible.

"Once that's done, my Blitz Gear will be able to use the Wave-Motion Defense System too. That should make repairs easier for you all."

After taking a few steps, he turned back again and said.

"Ahem, Uncle Maddock.

"Can these three GINNs be put together into one? If so, we'll have another spare unit later."

Seeing Sergeant Madoc's expression grow even uglier, Thor Kni immediately said.

"I was just saying, about combining three into one.

"There's no rush. Take your time."

Just then, Kira Yamato piloted the Strike Gundam back into the Archangel's hangar as well.

Thor Kni, who had been feeling awkward, immediately said.

"Ah, sorry about that. I'll go check on Kira first. You get back to work."

He instantly fled toward the Strike Gundam. Sergeant Madoc angrily threw the wrench in his hand onto the floor.

Then he let out a loud "Aah~!" before returning to Mwu La Flaga to continue repairing Moebius Zero first.

Mwu La Flaga said to him.

"Fix it quickly. This isn't over yet."

Sergeant Madoc answered helplessly.

"I know, but this ship really is cursed."

Mwu La Flaga said with some dissatisfaction.

"ZAFT is the cursed one."

Thor Kni said to Kira Yamato, who had just opened the Strike Gundam's cockpit hatch.

"Thanks, Kira. If it weren't for you, the Aegis Gundam would have destroyed me."

"It was nothing. No need to thank me, Thor. I didn't really do much."

Kira Yamato shook his head as he spoke, then anxiously floated toward Mwu La Flaga.

Thor Kni followed Kira Yamato over to Mwu La Flaga and Maddock, who were talking.

Kira Yamato asked Mwu La Flaga.

"What exactly happened?"

"That's what happened. Didn't you hear? That's how it was."

After giving Kira Yamato that answer, Mwu La Flaga turned to leave.

Kira Yamato chased after her unhappily.

"Using a girl as a hostage to threaten them, then running away—is that how the Earth Federation Army operates?"

Mwu La Flaga turned back with a serious expression.

"We made such a heartless decision precisely because we were too weak.

"Neither you nor I had the right to oppose the captain and first mate."

Kira Yamato fell silent at those words. Thor Kni could only comfort him from the side.

"Kira, don't overthink it. We'll figure out another way afterward."

Kira Yamato did not know how to respond and could only say, "Thor..."

Thor Kni and Kira Yamato went together to the Archangel's lounge to rest.

Mwu La Flaga, meanwhile, prepared to return to the bridge and discuss what came next with Mwu Lamias.

The moment the two reached the lounge, they heard Frey Alusta's voice.

"No way! You're lying! You're all lying!

When they moved closer, they saw Frey Alusta lying in Sai Argyle's arms, sobbing bitterly.

Miriaria Haw, standing nearby, saw Kira Yamato and Thor Kni and softly called out.

"Thor, Kira..."

Kira Yamato did not reply. He merely looked silently at Frey Alusta. After several seconds, he had only just said, "Frey..."

With tears filling her eyes, Frey Alusta looked at Kira Yamato with grief and fury. She cut him off and shouted.

"You liar! Didn't you say everything would be fine?

"Didn't you say that since we were going too, everything would be fine?

"Why didn't you protect my father's ship properly?

"Why didn't you wipe them all out?"

Miriaria Haw could not stand it any longer and tried to explain on Kira Yamato's behalf.

"Frey, Kira already did his best."

Frey Alusta glared at Kira and shouted.

"Could it be that because you're a Coordinator too, you never intended to fight seriously at all?"

Kira Yamato was stunned by her words and did not know how to answer.

Frey Alusta kept crying, "Give me back my father."

Thor Kni wanted to explain something for Kira, but he did not know how to begin.

What Frey Alusta said was not entirely wrong. After all, the pilot of the Aegis Gundam was Kira's childhood friend.

How could he possibly bring himself to be ruthless at this point? If he ever did, it would only be after the real Thor Kni died in the original plot.

I don't want to sacrifice myself to fulfill someone else, then get written off like that. I still want to borrow another five hundred years from Heaven...

No, wait. As long as nothing goes wrong, I already have at least two or three thousand years to live.

There are still so many worlds waiting for me to explore. I absolutely can't get written off this early.

I have to think of a solution that lets everyone win. If all else fails, once I can create Humagears, I can have Nami make a stand-in.

There is also the option of faking my death, but then I might get cuckolded. What a hard choice!

While Thor Kni was still lost in wild thoughts, he saw Kira Yamato suddenly run out.

He had probably been driven away by Frey Alusta's words and the lovey-dovey display from Sai Argyle.

But this was Kira's fate catching up with him, so I won't go after him.

That would not stop me from peeking from the sidelines, though. Hehehe.

Uh, I feel like I'm getting more and more sleazy. Nami must have been a bad influence on me. That's right, it was definitely Nami's bad influence.