—It would be the final steel bar that crushed the camel.
Well, Shinrai Gundam was not straw. It was a steel bar.
After Shinrai Gundam appeared, Minerva's situation immediately worsened.
"Inori..."
But there was still one way.
Kira looked at Inori Yuzuriha.
She nodded.
Then Kira contacted Minerva.
"Captain Talia, Chairman Durandal." Kira got through to them.
"Miss Kira."
Durandal looked at Kira. Her expression was extremely serious.
"I believe this incident has little to do with PLANT. I also want to believe that the Chairman truly wishes for a better future where Naturals and Coordinators can live together. Therefore, Minerva cannot be captured by the Earth Alliance."
That was only natural.
Minerva was now racing against time.
"If you trust me, Captain Talia, could you temporarily hand control over to Inori?"
Talia did not answer. Instead, she looked at Durandal.
Although she did not know what was going on with that songstress, it seemed that some sort of supercomputer was indeed supporting her from behind the scenes.
"As expected..." Durandal had once worked at Mendel, and he seemed to know a little of the inside story.
Without almost any hesitation, Durandal said, "Do it, Captain. This may be our only hope of survival."
"This... understood." Talia nodded.
An authorization agreement appeared before Durandal and Talia.
"Kira. I'll leave this to you."
"Mm."
Inori Yuzuriha closed her eyes and gently collapsed into Kira's arms.
On the other side, Minerva had also granted its authority to Inori Yuzuriha.
Then Minerva's barrage ceased.
"They're out of ammunition!"
The pursuers behind them were overjoyed and immediately charged forward.
Then Minerva suddenly opened fire.
Bang!
A single anti-aircraft shell.
Yet an MS was blown apart in one shot.
"What is this..." Talia was dumbfounded as well.
Was it luck?
No, it was not.
Those