Beside Kurenai lay two things.
One was the head from Snow Lotus's shell, torn off by Inori Yuzuriha. The other was Metis's head, twisted off by Kurenai.
Both heads had their eyes closed, as though they were asleep.
The one speaking was Higgins.
"The core has already been transferred here. 'Only send the heads'—those were Sister's orders. So—Sister will handle it."
As she spoke, Kurenai casually tossed the two "heads" aside.
"How do you intend to deal with me?" Higgins asked.
"I don't know. But the Star Gazer will be back soon, and apparently it has brought back plenty of Jupiter observation data. In short—you'll be heading to Jupiter with Heliopolis. As for everything else, we'll discuss it later."
As she spoke, Kurenai looked out the window.
Inori Yuzuriha was still humming softly.
Akatsuki, Duel, Buster, and the other Gundams were following the Millennium as they cleaned up the battlefield and carried out rescues.
In the distance, Setona, who had found Canaris, was entering a secret base.
Frey, whom they had not seen for a long time, was also there, looking out the window.
Inside the base were many children with vacant eyes. They were all test subjects with nowhere else to go.
Why did people fight one another?
This was neither a political question nor a philosophical contemplation.
It was merely a sigh people let out at this very moment, after a war that had left devastation everywhere.
The Star-picker gazed into the distance.
Specks of starlight drifted toward the end of the void.
The Star Gazer had already brought news from afar.
Aboard the Star-picker, Kira and Lacus sat with their eyes quietly closed, as though asleep.
As if she had sensed something, Kira slowly opened her eyes.
"Inori."
"Mm."
"I just heard a voice. It sounded like