"You've worked hard these past few days, Mia. The situation on Earth has stabilized for now, and we should return to PLANT as well," Durandal said.
"Mm!" Mia nodded.
"Mia, what do you think about the situation on Earth?" Durandal suddenly asked.
"Everyone on Earth must be very scared, right?" Mia wore an innocent expression. "But when I saw everyone at the concert smiling so happily, I knew everything would be okay!"
"Mm." Durandal nodded. "If the real Lacus saw this scene, she would surely be heartbroken. If the real Lacus appeared, Mia, you would be freed from this 'fake' identity as well."
"I'm already very happy to be able to help Miss Lacus calm everyone's hearts!"
[Could Durandal really be suspicious?]
[Two people, three sentences, eight hundred hidden agendas.]
[Durandal is very gentle. I think even if Durandal wanted to rule the world, it probably wouldn't be that big a problem.]
[Inori definitely saw through it.]
[I'm dying, if you ask me, Durandal has no black marks at all. They were all forcibly added.]
[The uncle-in-law's fans.]
[Loy! Al! Ty!]
[Enough already, 233.]
The scene did not show Durandal or Lacus's inner thoughts.
Only by maintaining this surface calm while turbulent undercurrents raged beneath could it keep the audience on edge.
After this "inserted" scene, the screen returned to the Factory Ship's hangar.
"Um... do I really have to pilot this?"
Kira covered his face.
"Mm." Inori Yuzuriha nodded.
"Really?"
"Really."
Kira looked utterly dead inside.
It was over.
We're done for.
[???]
[So let me see it already.]
[What does it even look like?]
[Are these two new machines?]
[Could they be something like Aegis Justice prepared for Athrun?]
[Goddamn Aegis Justice.]
[They said it was for use at sea.]
[If it were Justice, Kira wouldn't look so