Inori Yuzuriha blinked. "I'm imitating the way Lacus talks."
"Oh, I see." Kira found it rather strange.
"Don't believe her! That woman must be a Coordinator too! What Natural has pink hair? What Natural could be that beautiful?!"
The other side was also trying to raise morale.
"Naturals can be beautiful too. Coordinators' appearances are gradually shaped by aesthetic preferences, becoming all the same. But only Naturals can bloom into even more beautiful flowers." Inori continued, "Human genes evolve through constant mutation. There is no difference between that and Coordinators. Our families, our friends, everything we have—those are the things we should be thinking about. You're going to kill a mother, a wife, a brother, a child. Is that really what you want to do?"
It didn't matter whether the other side listened. What mattered was that the audience heard it.
Still, the right things had to be said.
But the effect was even better than Inori had imagined, because the formation the enemy was deploying had actually fallen into disarray.
Then Saber drones swarmed forward, taking the place of the wavering soldiers at the front. Ruthless AI controlled everything.
"Inori."
"Mm."
"Let's finish them quickly!"
"Yes."
Couldn't reason with them? Then there was no need to talk.
Author's Note:
I was going to adjust my schedule, but it's over... My body clock has completely collapsed. I've been groggy all day and can't manage it anymore. I took melatonin, so I'm going to sleep for twelve hours first.
Before Freedom destroys us, it'll run out of ammunition first!
"What's going on? Why can Freedom's radar illuminate so many targets at once?!"
"Wait, are we all locked on?"
"N-No way, right?"
"There's only one Freedom! Even if it's Freedom, it can't wipe us all out before it runs out of