Mu frowned.
This situation seemed to be getting a little out of hand.
Inori Yuzuriha continued, "Although Swift Freedom is a next-generation unit, it can still be crushed through absolute numbers."
Even human-wave tactics could bury the enemy outright.
"I'll go."
Athrun stepped forward.
"No."
Kira shook his head. "Inori and I will go. Once we've dealt with it, we'll immediately regroup with you."
Kira had already made up his mind to stop both sides of the conflict.
And right now, only he had the ability to do so.
Since he had it—he would act.
"Although that person is filled with hostility toward me, we haven't talked at all yet."
Kira wanted to save them as well.
"All right."
Lacus voiced her support for Kira.
Once Kira had made his decision, the three ships began their final preparations.
Kira and Inori Yuzuriha piloted Strike Freedom toward the PLANT homeland after bidding everyone farewell.
No matter what, PLANT could not be destroyed.
Meanwhile, the three ships headed in another direction to rendezvous with the main force.
And with that, this episode came to an end.
But that was only from the viewers' perspective.
The next episode began almost immediately.
However, instead of continuing the story, the opening briefly inserted an earlier event as a flashback.
It was from when Inori Yuzuriha had commanded the Millennium to leave the base.
"My, my. Big Sister beat me to it."
A green figure appeared in the Millennium's corridor.
In the empty corridor, a green projection smiled at Inori Yuzuriha.
"Snow Lotus, don't do something so meaningless. You have no way to control the Millennium. You only came here to provoke me." Inori Yuzuriha looked at her.
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[Green-haired girl was already stirring things up at this point?]
[Holy shit, this thing was on