Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ran urged the Federation and New Zeon forces to abandon their war and join the Victory Fleet in building peace, and his speech inspired soldiers on both sides. New Zeon soldiers and then some Federal soldiers laid down their weapons and declared they wanted to join him.

• Brad and Captain Otto recognized Xiao Ran's charisma and believed his words could bring peace between the Federation and New Zeon.
• Xiao Ran declared that the Victory Fleet would end the war, eliminate threats, and unite Earth's residents with the people of space.
• A New Zeon boy whose family had died in the war tearfully asked to join the Victory Fleet, and Xiao Ran welcomed him as family.
• New Zeon soldiers began declaring their intention to join the Victory Fleet and fight for peace.
• Some Federal soldiers lowered their weapons and crouched down as they, too, voiced their desire to join.

After the battle for Tokyo-3, Xiao Ran’s actions prompted most of New Zeon’s forces and some Federal soldiers to join the Victory Fleet, while the city began its recovery. The fleet then learned that New Zeon planned to attack the Federal Council Headquarters, and Xiao Ran proposed dividing their forces between the council and space.

• The G Hound Squad commander ordered a retreat and left, while more than ninety-five percent of New Zeon’s forces and over fifteen percent of the Federal force joined the Victory Fleet.
• The three EVAs destroyed the pendulum-shaped Angel under Graham and Ryoma Nagare’s protection, and Ryoma approved of Shinji Ikari’s performance.
• Xiao Ran put Brad in charge of the surrendered soldiers, and Federal Far East Army personnel and equipment arrived to help clean up Tokyo-3.
• Brad reported that New Zeon planned to attack Federal Council Headquarters and eliminate the Federation’s leaders.
• Xiao Ran decided the Victory Fleet had to stop the attack and proposed splitting its forces, with one team going to the Federal Council and another heading into space.

Xiao Ran argued that the Victory Fleet should exploit the Federation–New Zeon conflict to seize control of events quickly, using Mithril, the Original Constitution, and influential allies to claim moral authority. He revealed that Minerva Lao Zabi, the Zabi family's heir, was aboard Captain Otto's ship and ordered her brought to the bridge.

• Miss Huang, Tessa, Bright, and Lacus objected to Xiao Ran's plan to act against the Federation and New Zeon, warning that it could make the Victory Fleet look like a warmonger.
• Xiao Ran explained that they had little time before facing the more complicated New Chronology World and needed to resolve the conflict swiftly.
• Xiao Ran said Mithril, the Original Constitution, Londo Bell, and Federation supporters could help the Victory Fleet claim moral authority.
• Xiao Ran revealed that Minerva Lao Zabi was aboard Captain Otto's ship and could help win support from New Zeon.
• Xiao Ran ordered Captain Otto to bring the princess to the bridge.

Xiao Ran invited Minerva Lao Zabi to help end the war between the Federation and New Zeon by forming a unified council. Minerva learned that New Zeon was about to attack the Federal Council Headquarters and was asked to join the effort to stop the fighting.

• Otto realized that Second Lieutenant Liddy had tried to leave with Minerva so she could seek help from his father.
• Minerva Lao Zabi and the imprisoned Liddy were brought to Neo Arkham's bridge, where they reunited and expressed concern for each other.
• Minerva asserted that her identity as the Zabi family heir would not change New Zeon's course and asked what the others intended to do with her.
• Xiao Ran offered Minerva a role in ending the war, dissolving both governments, and establishing a unified council.
• Xiao Ran said his group would stop New Zeon's impending attack on the Federal Council Headquarters, reveal the Box of Laplace, and begin operations in space.

The Victory Fleet arrived at Axis, where New Zeon remnants blocked their approach. Minerva prepared to contact them, trusting the fleet’s intentions despite Xiao Ran’s threat to eliminate resistance, and learned that its members were racing to save another world.

• The Burning Legion, Nadeshiko, and Eternal reached Axis with their allied ships and mobile suits.
• Minerva recalled Xiao Ran’s warning that he would destroy unstable New Zeon forces if they obstructed his plans, and reflected on why the Victory Fleet had accepted his terms.
• Mwu told Minerva that Xiao Ran preferred gentler methods but had little time, and Minerva said she understood the fleet’s urgency.
• Minerva asked Mwu to contact the New Zeon force, and Mwu confirmed that the Victory Fleet needed to save another world.

Xiao Ran learned that the Federation expected New Zeon to attack a council conference in Dakar but had left the event unchanged, and he led a covert team there to investigate. The teams began gathering intelligence in the city, unaware that two others had secretly followed them.

• Xiao Ran received intelligence that the Federation knew New Zeon planned to attack the Dakar conference but had made no effort to stop it.
• Xiao Ran ordered the ships to inspect their deployed units and announced that he would lead a team into Dakar to investigate.
• Sanada and Kodai Susumu discussed the investigation, and Kodai considered volunteering to do more for the world.
• Xiao Ran, Saki Maski, and the other investigators reached the coast near Dakar, changed into Federation uniforms, and split into four groups.
• Xiao Ran and Saki set out as a group while two unknown followers quietly entered the city behind them.

Xiao Ran’s teams found no signs of Federation preparations for New Zeon’s impending attack on Daka City, leaving them wary of an unknown plan. After the group returned to Danner’s Son, they waited anxiously for Soji Okita and Hathaway, who came back at dawn exhausted but unharmed.

• The four teams reported that the Federal Council session was genuine, Daka City had no apparent traps or unusual defenses, and the civilians seemed unprepared for an attack.
• Xiao Ran warned everyone to stay alert and prepare to seize the Federal Council, reveal the Original Constitution, and invalidate the current Federal government if fighting began.
• Tessa said Mithril agents would monitor Daka City, then delayed the group’s departure to wait for intelligence and the return of Soji Okita and Hathaway.
• After Xiao Ran left the conference room, Tessa questioned Ryoma Nagare about the two missing men, while Basak worried their cover might be blown.
• Soji Okita and Hathaway returned to Danner’s Son at dawn, exhausted but unharmed, and kept quiet about why they were late.

New Zeon attacked Daka City while the Federation abandoned its defenses and left civilians in danger, forcing Xiao Ran to respond. He sent forces to rescue the city and capture the fleeing council members while ordering Bright to begin replacing the Federation with its legitimate government.

• Xiao Ran woke aboard Yamato and learned that New Zeon had attacked Daka City without warning or civilian evacuation.
• Bright and Tessa reported that the Federation had abandoned the city and ordered Xiao Ran’s forces to stop New Zeon, using the endangered civilians as leverage.
• Xiao Ran ordered Yamato, Arkham, and La Rams to Daka City, while Danner’s Son, Ptolemaios, and Yajenal First Squadron pursued the Federal Council members.
• Xiao Ran told Bright to reveal the Original Constitution, dissolve the current Federation, and demand that the military districts and General Headquarters accept the legitimate Federation’s leadership.
• Xiao Ran ordered Gendo Ikari to take temporary charge and work toward forming a new legitimate Federal Council.

New Zeon invaded Daka City and attacked civilians, prompting the Victory Fleet to launch a fierce counterattack and rescue operation. After the fighting was brought under control, Bright prepared to broadcast to the city while Xiao Ran promised to reinforce his message.

• New Zeon landed in Daka City and indiscriminately attacked civilians and buildings.
• The Victory Fleet’s pilots entered the city, overwhelmed New Zeon’s forces, and protected civilians from enemy attacks and falling rubble.
• Tessa ordered most of the Yajenar First Squadron to rescue civilians and clear evacuation routes while Ange stayed in combat.
• Ptolemaios and Danner's Son pursued Federal Council members, and the Celestial Being quartet and Yajenar First Squadron followed them.
• Bright appeared on Yamato’s communications screen, announced that his broadcast would begin in three minutes, and Xiao Ran promised to give his words more weight.

Xiao Ran watched Bright announce the Original Constitution and declare the Federation regime illegitimate, then used Dawn’s overwhelming firepower to demonstrate the force backing the new legitimate Federation. The chapter ended as Dawn’s beam split into tens of thousands of strikes over New Zeon’s forces on the coast.

• Xiao Ran boarded Dawn and listened as Bright addressed the world about the Box of Laplace and the Original Constitution.
• Xiao Ran surveyed the battle, where the Victory Fleet had driven New Zeon’s forces back toward the coast while Soji Okita and Hathaway restrained the Red MA.
• Bright declared the Federation government illegitimate, called for a New Federation, and demanded that the military cease fighting or face punishment.
• Bright worried that his declaration had committed his small, under-equipped force to an unrealistic war, while Otto told him that Xiao Ran’s strength would decide what happened next.
• Xiao Ran unleashed Dawn’s Wings of Light and fired a massive beam that split into tens of thousands of strikes over New Zeon’s coastal forces.

Xiao Ran’s Dawn devastated the area around Daka City in a public display of Londo Bell’s overwhelming power, frightening Federation officials and astonishing observers worldwide. In the city, Renard remained unmoved as Roland Mastenass, Martha Bist, Albert Bist, and Liddy watched the attack.

• Ten seconds after Dawn’s attack, news viewers fell silent as its beams struck the New Zeon forces and the surrounding land and sea.
• Observers recognized that Dawn’s beams could split, change direction, and avoid friendly units, and understood the display as a warning that Londo Bell could suppress both the Federation and New Zeon.
• Federation officials feared that the public revelation of the Original Constitution would usher in major upheaval, while groups opposed to the Federation waited to see what would happen next.
• Inside Daka City, Renard calmly drank tea as Roland Mastenass, Martha Bist, Albert Bist, and Liddy watched the attack from a building overlooking the front line.
• Albert continued to follow the Victory Fleet’s movements and hoped it would grow stronger, though he was unsure whether his interest came from Marida or his attachment to the fleet.

Renard forced Roland and Albert to choose whether to support the New Federation, while Martha was killed and Lidi was entrusted with the Banshee. Roland’s defection triggered worldwide upheaval, and Mithril’s Kowloon took control of the Federal Council members before Sousuke could secure them.

• Renard demanded Roland and Albert support the New Federation, and Albert agreed before Renard shot Martha and offered Albert control of Anaheim.
• Roland agreed to provide personnel and support, while Renard assigned the Banshee to Lidi and passed on Xiao Ran’s message urging him to face his feelings.
• Roland publicly defected and denounced the former Federation government, prompting soldiers, politicians, and others to join the New Federation as the Federation’s military command descended into chaos.
• Danner’s Son and Ptolemaios located the Federal Council members’ transport, but Kowloon had already taken control of the group and forced a duel with Sousuke Sagara over their fate.

Xiao Ran’s forces established the New Federation while Gendo Ikari agreed to oversee its new council, leaving Earth divided among three factions. As political upheaval spread through the colonies and Zeon, the Burning Legion and its allies arrived with Minerva and soldiers loyal to the Zabi family.

• Sousuke Sagara and Gauron fought a devastating duel, survived with serious injuries, and were taken to the Ptolemaios’s medical bay.
• Renard collected Gauron and his subordinates, while Xiao Ran comforted Chidori Kaname and Tessa as Sousuke remained unconscious.
• After Roland and Federal officials defected, Xiao Ran asked Gendo Ikari to go to Dhaka and coordinate the New Federal Council, and Gendo accepted.
• Three days later, Earth had split among the New Federation, the weakened Pseudo-Federation, and opposition forces waiting on the sidelines.
• Colonies and New Zeon factions reacted to the upheaval, while the Burning Legion, the Nadeshiko, and the Eternal arrived with Minerva and soldiers loyal to the Zabi family.

The Victory Fleet split up to address an Apostle threat and protect Daka, then faced a new Gedim assault in Tokyo-3 that left Soji Okita wounded and Yamato damaged. The discovery that Gedim pilots could be bionic robots raised new concerns about how many of them remained.

• Xiao Ran stayed in Daka with Saki and Zechs to deter the Federation, while Basak and Luo set out to attack a G Hound base in Spain.
• Miko Princess Sara and her companions, along with Tetsuya, arrived in Tokyo-3 before the Victory Fleet, which helped defeat the Apostle above the city.
• An unknown bionic robot infiltrated Yamato and damaged its Quantum Fluctuation Engine, forcing the Victory Fleet to stay behind for repairs as Tetsuya departed.
• Gedim attacked Yamato in three waves, and Jiemi's A-class Commander Unit seriously wounded Soji Okita and destroyed VangRay.
• Nine's successor units, VangNess and GuranVang, debuted, and Soji chose VangNess to help defeat the Gedim forces.
• The recovery team found that Jiemi and a Gedim pilot previously fought on Mars were bionic robots, revealing how a destroyed pilot had returned.

Sarah warned Xiao Ran that the three worlds had begun merging again despite AmbriO’s death, threatening to destroy them all. Dragon God Aura sent her to ask him to save the worlds using the Yamato’s Universe Restoration System.

• Daka City gradually recovered while the Federation and New Zeon struggled with attacks and shortages of mecha.
• Xiao Ran secretly controlled the Unified from Daka despite holding no official position.
• Sarah arrived with Naja and Kaname and told Xiao Ran that Dragon God Aura had sensed the worlds’ dimensional barriers thinning.
• Sarah explained that the worlds had begun merging again a few days earlier, despite AmbriO’s death.
• Sarah said Dragon God Aura had sent them to join Xiao Ran in saving the worlds with the Yamato’s Universe Restoration System.

Princess Sarah told Xiao Ran that Dragon God Aura had foreseen the three worlds’ impending fusion and identified Yamato’s Universe Restoration System on Iskandar as their salvation. With fewer than five months before catastrophic changes began, Xiao Ran agreed to depart for Iskandar as soon as Yamato was repaired.

• Naja questioned whether Xiao Ran believed them, and Princess Sarah explained that Dragon God Aura’s transformation into a DRAGON had given her godlike abilities and limited foresight.
• Xiao Ran concluded that the Universe Restoration System was likely the world’s Main Mission and suspected the Overlord and Hostile Legions would clash over it.
• Princess Sarah warned that the worlds would begin merging within a month, suffer disasters and mass extinction over the following months, and eventually fuse completely.
• Xiao Ran thanked Princess Sarah on behalf of the Victory Fleet and asked how much time remained.
• Xiao Ran promised to spend one week settling matters, then depart for Iskandar once Yamato was repaired, while doing everything possible to prevent delays.

Xiao Ran met with Gendo Ikari, Roland, and Bright to assess the Federation crisis and ordered them to stabilize the Universal Century within a week. He then gathered Renard, Albert, and the Victory Fleet’s captains to explain the urgent situation and prepare to resolve the conflict before departing.

• Xiao Ran summoned Bright, Gendo Ikari, Roland, Renard, and Albert, and arranged communications with the Yamato and the Burning Legion.
• Gendo Ikari explained that the Federation Army Headquarters kept the Federation’s factions united, while the allies lacked trusted troops and intelligence.
• Xiao Ran asked whether they could stabilize the world if the Federation Army Headquarters disappeared or surrendered, and Roland and Bright described the prospects and risks.
• Xiao Ran said Mithril, Amalgam, the Old Zeon Army, and the dragon clan could provide support, and demanded that New Zeon and the Federation’s problems be resolved within one week.
• Renard and Albert arrived, and the Victory Fleet’s captains joined the communication as Xiao Ran began explaining the urgent situation.

Xiao Ran set plans to weaken the Federation and bring Zeon under control while learning that the Calculation Component was on Axis. A secret warning then revealed that New Zeon’s Sleeves planned to drop a colony onto Earth, forcing Mwu’s group to rush into space as Xiao Ran approved sending Yamato to support them.

• Xiao Ran learned that Yamato’s Wave Engine still lacked enough energy for its Wave Cannon and ordered Sanada to prepare the ship to rendezvous with the Burning Legion alongside Danner's Son and N-Akama.
• Xiao Ran planned to seize the Federation’s space headquarters after weakening its forces on Earth and assigned Mwu, Cruze, Lacus, and Minerva to build influence over Zeon.
• Ruri Hoshino told Xiao Ran that the missing Calculation Component was located at Axis, and he decided to send Luo and Renard to analyze it.
• Mwu, Lacus, Ruri Hoshino, and Minerva received an anonymous warning that New Zeon’s Sleeves were preparing to drop a colony onto Earth and headed for the provided coordinates.
• Xiao Ran approved Mwu’s request to bring Yamato and the others into space to help stop the colony, with the Burning Legion’s strength to be revealed if necessary.

Xiao Ran prepared Earth for the Colony Satellite’s possible impact while the Victory Fleet moved to intercept it. He ordered the Unification to publicize the crisis, evacuate civilians, and show Earth and space working together, leaving Bright, Roland, Gendo Ikari, and Albert to organize the response.

• Xiao Ran reassured Bright, Roland, Albert, and Gendo Ikari that the Victory Fleet could intercept the Colony Satellite, while warning that fragments could still devastate Earth.
• Xiao Ran told Bright and Roland to announce the danger and argued that openness would build trust in the Unification and ease tensions between Earth and space.
• Roland agreed to contact the media and prepare promotional coverage, while Bright arranged military mobilization, civilian evacuations, and preparations to intercept fragments.
• Gendo Ikari approved the plans, and Albert volunteered to organize aid for refugees.
• Xiao Ran urged the group to involve allied Colony Satellites and present Earth and space as united against the disaster.

Unity mobilized under Xiao Ran’s plan while the Colony Satellite hurtled toward Earth, with Mwu’s calculations identifying Tokyo-3 as its target. Xiao Ran ordered the satellite’s trajectory made unpredictable and gave Bright one hour to clash with Federation forces before it was destroyed.

• Gendo Ikari contacted Earth and space factions to frame the crisis as a cause for unity, while Bright mobilized Unity’s forces and Roland recognized an opportunity to provoke the Federation.
• Basak, Luo, Zechs, Saki, and the three dragon girls joined Bright aboard the Ra Cailum as Unity’s troop movements drew the Federation’s attention.
• Mwu learned that the Colony Satellite would reach Earth’s gravitational range in one hour, and Moses calculated that it was headed for Tokyo-3.
• Mwu ordered the Burning Legion’s forces to prepare for combat and launch drones carrying missiles.
• Xiao Ran told his communications officer to make the satellite’s course unpredictable, delay its destruction until the last moment, and inform Bright that he had one hour to exchange fire with Federation forces.