[Wasn't it all created by Mana Ouma?]
[I remember a conspiracy theory saying there were no aliens at all, 2333.]
[Maybe Inori was made using Mana Ouma's body.]
[Actually, there was a theory that Inori was made using Mana Ouma's data too.]
[Inori was put together by Yuren Yamato. Her biological mother might really have been Higgins.]
[Probably when Yuren Yamato was putting her together, he mixed in elements of Mana Ouma. Otherwise, he might have simply added something extra.]
[Inori occasionally acted unlike herself, yet she knew everything about Mana Ouma. Maybe something really was mixed into her body.]
Meanwhile, the battle did not stop amid the debate.
"Lacus." Inori Yuzuriha called out to Lacus.
"Yes!" Lacus immediately perked up.
"Please take over and assist Kira. Higgins is conducting electronic warfare against me," Inori Yuzuriha said.
"Mm—" Lacus immediately nodded.
Inori Yuzuriha hurriedly pulled Lacus into her arms and synchronized with her.
"...All targets locked. I'll assist with the firing... Kira, the Disruptor Cannon is ready."
"Mm! Fire!"
A flash of light swept through.
Eighty percent of the nuclear missiles exploded in midair.
"Sorry, I can't calibrate them all perfectly..." Cold sweat beaded on Lacus's forehead.
But at that moment, the golden MS and several other MS units also rushed over.
Akatsuki and the others began intercepting the remaining nuclear missiles.
"A true AI would not guide humanity into establishing an organization like Compass," Higgins continued.
"This was Kira's request. It is also a path toward the future," Inori Yuzuriha continued.
The key to a debate was not convincing the opponent, but convincing the audience. Inori Yuzuriha's audience was the viewers watching the anime Live Broadcast and Anime Series Version from the other side of the stage.
This was where strategy became necessary.
First, Higgins's words had to sound