"I had no particular opinion. All human development had its reasons. Assistance from external forces might help them survive a crisis of life and death, but it would never benefit the evolution of life itself."
Inori Yuzuriha was now viewing everything here from the perspective of a complete "third party."
Though these were not her own thoughts, they were the thoughts most fitting for her role.
As for Inori Yuzuriha herself... of course, the livelier things got, the better~
The more dramatic the development, the better it naturally was.
As for Durandal, he had probably already "figured out" the behavioral principles of his own "hIE."
Everything that old fox did was a test.
[Does Uncle-in-Law know Inori's real identity?]
[I feel like he definitely knows something.]
[More than something. I think he knows a lot.]
[Things are pretty delicate on Inori's side. Wonder what'll happen next.]
[Why do you think something will happen to Inori?]
[Now that AI is rising, Inori hasn't upgraded, and the others have caught up. SEED's advantage has shrunk a lot.]
[Maybe she has some hidden backup energy source.]
[What does Uncle-in-Law mean?]
[Chairman → Uncle-by-marriage → Uncle-in-Law.]
[Holy crap, it's a homophone pun.]
[I thought it was because his aunt was really pretty.]
—Now that you mention it, you really might be onto something.
The captain of the Minerva was indeed considered quite attractive by some people.
After Inori Yuzuriha and Durandal finished their discussion, the scene shifted once again to Orb's princess... pfft, former Orb princess Cagalli.
"Athrun!"
Cagalli had come here as well. The moment she saw Athrun, she immediately rushed toward him.
"Cagalli..." Athrun sighed with emotion.
Over the past year or so, Cagalli had truly been through a great deal... though most of it had been brought upon herself.
But she