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After promising Lacus that he would at least offer assistance if PLANT came under attack, Lacus left, satisfied. For Lacus, today's gains had already been considerable. At the very least, she had roughly uncovered Xiao Ran's true reason for remaining inactive all this time. But Lacus also wanted to see for herself just how powerful the A-Class Pilot Xiao Ran spoke of truly was.
Just as Lacus walked out the door, a man in a black suit whispered something in her ear. Lacus's eyes widened slightly, and she covered her mouth with an incredulous expression. After pausing for a moment, she headed straight toward where Athrun and the others were hiding.
The five of them had been waiting listlessly around the corner for nearly half an hour. What had begun as all five of them staring had turned into taking turns keeping watch. Nicol was the one watching the door now, and when he saw Lacus come out, he hurriedly turned around and gestured wildly to the others. When the other four quickly scrambled up and poked their heads around the corner, they found Lacus standing beside it with a smile.
"Hi, everyone. Athrun, Nicol, it's nice to see you here." Lacus raised a hand and gave the five of them a small wave, smiling as she said, "And Yzak, Dearka, and Rusty. What are you doing here? Is something interesting going on?"
Athrun, Nicol, Yzak, Dearka, and Rusty were instantly dumbfounded, then all revealed awkward expressions. Of the five, Athrun and Nicol were the most familiar with Lacus. One had once been her fiancé, while the other often exchanged