To the Victory Fleet, Chitose Kisaragi was not some insignificant presence. Perhaps some people did not know her, but most members of the Victory Fleet had at least met her before. It was simply that her presence had never been particularly strong. At the very least, Chitose Kisaragi had helped the Victory Fleet during peacetime. Yet perhaps because of her personality, she disliked fighting and longed for a peaceful life. Ever since she had gone to the Western Calendar World, she had never truly joined the Victory Fleet in battle, instead living peacefully over there.
So when someone who longed for peace and was supposed to be in the Western Calendar World suddenly appeared before them, the shock everyone felt went without saying.
"How is that possible? That's Miss Chitose!?" Tobia could not believe his eyes. He had gone completely rigid, failing to notice that his hands had clenched the controls tightly.
Tetsuya, who also knew Chitose, appeared calmer. Or rather, Tetsuya had always been a man of few words. He asked in a muffled voice, "Why is she with Gedim?"
"Could Gedim have controlled her mind and made her pilot a unit against us just to shake our resolve?" Kim Kido gritted his teeth and spoke bitterly. "Damn it."
"Everyone, calm down. Miss Chitose doesn't look like she's being controlled. Perhaps she has her own difficulties." Hearing their conversation, Athrun hurriedly said, "Wasn't Mr. Tetsuya also unable to tell us the truth because of his own circumstances, which was why he fought us back then? I believe Miss Chitose must be the same."
The entire Victory Fleet combat channel became noisy. Everyone spoke over one another. Although they were all discussing Chitose Kisaragi, the jumble of increasingly heated words made Xiao Ran frown slightly.
"That's enough... Don't let other