The Archangel had faced no threats before this.
But that depended on the light shield system remaining operational.
However, after the earlier accident, something must have gone wrong internally, which was why these people had decided to come and eliminate the hidden danger ahead of time.
"No, no matter what, this is..." Murrue suddenly recalled what Inori Yuzuriha had said about the Coordinators. "These people's target, could it be the Archangel... no, could it be Compass?!"
After Compass was established, the Archangel had already changed its markings.
So the enemy was targeting Compass.
[Why, though?]
[The Coordinators want to lead humanity, while Compass also says it wants to become humanity's vanguard. The meanings aren't quite the same, but they occupy roughly the same niche.]
[Got it. Rivals are natural enemies.]
[Watching them make money hurts worse than losing money yourself, right?]
[To be fair, Inori's side is indeed quite influential now. It can work as a third party.]
[More accurately, there are now four sides: LOGOS, the absolute villains; the ZAFT allied forces, the villains-to-be; the Coordinators, candidate villains; and this Protagonist Group.]
[So everyone's a villain, huh?]
[But these people don't get along with each other either. Nobody gets along with anyone else.]
Everyone was at odds with everyone else.
"The future should belong to us Coordinators. Archangel, you are far too much of an eyesore. Leftovers from the old era, stay obediently in the trash heap!"
Ophie was unable to come provide support now.
Besides, they had something even more important to do.
That was—destroy the Archangel!
"Cagalli, Eclipse Gundam, launch!"
At this point, Cagalli was the only one they could rely on.
The Archangel truly did not have many onboard mobile suits. Strictly speaking, Freedom and Justice were paired with the Eternal.
As for the other Gundams