Three days off!
Two hours later, at 03:42 on June 6, the first encounter officially began.
Of course, since the two sides' warships were still quite far apart, and the humans' vessel was larger, had bigger guns, and could fire effectively from a greater distance, the mechanical patrol ship didn't dare engage in a shootout. Instead, it launched the six units it carried from far away.
Perhaps they were so bold because they still thought Tibbers was like all those other human mice's ships they'd encountered, whose pilots were all pretty mediocre?
Or maybe...
They were simply too confident in their own pilots?
Whatever the reason!
Even though their patrol consisted of only one small destroyer, and they had only a few units, they still charged in without a hint of fear.
Faced with the six purple-and-white units of the mechanical race's standard Tactical Squad, Annie, as captain, didn't pay them much mind. She simply ordered Kira, piloting the Freedom Gundam, and Char, piloting the Sazabi, to sortie as the vanguard and meet the enemy, then left them to it.
Soon!
The battle between the eight mechs erupted in the vast, empty vacuum of space ahead. Their weapons flashed and ammunition exploded, the bursts of light captured by Tibbers' optical radar and displayed on the large screen on the bridge.
"Captain..."
"Are you sure this is okay?"
Watching the six units battling on the big screen, and then glancing at the mechanical warship, which was lurking far away and refusing to approach or engage in a shootout, the old first mate standing beside Captain Annie's chair finally couldn't help asking.
"..."
Annie just rolled her eyes at him and didn't answer.
"..."
She wasn't worried about the Freedom Gundam and the Sazabi.
After all, although Laki and Char weren't all