To Char, it did not matter in the slightest that the soldier he had sent out had disobeyed orders. If that Zaku II had truly succeeded in its sneak attack and taken Xiao Ran out, then Xiao Ran would not have been qualified to cooperate with him, much less invite Char into his plans. But after that Zaku II was destroyed, the four units that appeared, representing that the satellite was secure, were what truly worried Char. How could a warship without any MS forces possibly stand against four MSs? The two sides were not even on the same level. Once those four MSs got close, the warship would not even have a chance to escape.
Although he could immediately order the warship to turn around and leave at full speed, if those four units truly intended to ruthlessly surround and destroy the ship, it would not be able to escape just because it wanted to. Char did not want to become enemies with the mysterious Masked Man Alex—Xiao Ran—over a misunderstanding that had nothing to do with him. Besides, Xiao Ran's plan truly tempted Char. The foundation for cooperation already existed, and naturally, he did not want to lose such a promising partner for nothing.
There was another reason as well. Char and Xiao Ran were not enemies; they did not need to fight to the death. And Char's sister, Artesia, was still under Xiao Ran's command. Under such circumstances, Char naturally did not want to become enemies with his own sister. Unlike in the original story, when they first met, Artesia had already become a member of the Earth Federation, and their factions had determined their hostile relationship.
But in truth, the pilot Char had sent over had not initially intended to attack. He had only wanted to