Arphas Island was the largest of Orb's many islands and also served as its capital and administrative center.
Unlike Yutaka Goro Island, where the military and Dawn Company headquarters were stationed, there was scarcely anything here related to the military or war. As far as the eye could see, there were bustling commercial streets, skyscrapers, and tropical and subtropical plants used for greenery.
Many Coordinators persecuted in other countries on Earth, along with large numbers of Naturals, walked through the streets in groups, as though they could not feel in the slightest that a vast and unimaginably cruel war was raging in this world.
Some young, beautiful women wore revealing clothes, fully enjoying the finest years of their lives.
Some who were especially bold and uninhibited even walked the streets in bikinis.
Whenever these sexy, beautiful girls appeared on a street, they immediately drew the attention of countless men.
The beaches were even more crowded with all kinds of people, with carnival parties continuing nonstop from morning to night.
If the television news had not constantly reported on the fighting between the Earth Alliance and the ZAFT Army, no one would have believed what kind of suffering the outside world was enduring.
It had to be said that its neutral policy had turned Orb into one of the few havens on Earth far removed from war.
Those with money or valuable skills, in particular, had brought their families from thousands of miles away to this tiny island nation to escape the flames of war.
The influx of "high-quality" people, along with the money and other assets they carried, allowed Orb to reap a massive windfall from the war.
But behind those gains, a tremendous crisis was also brewing.
After all, the other great powers on Earth would certainly be quite