Shiho Hahnenfuss, the CGUE, and the Soon-to-Arrive Orb?

Along one of the fastest routes from PLANT's L5 orbit to Earth, the navigation lights on the hull of a brand-new Nazca-class high-speed battleship blinked...

Its entire hull was painted a conspicuous red, emblazoned with the black ZAFT insignia and a ferocious bear-head logo near the bow. It was speeding along its planned route, preparing for a week-long voyage before cutting directly into Earth's orbit and looking for an opportunity to enter the atmosphere for combat operations.

Without a doubt, it was the Red Devil, the new battleship a little girl had gone to great lengths to get from ZAFT. She had formed her own special combat squad and was preparing to head to Earth to provide support! After all, some of ZAFT's incompetent soldiers had performed just terribly!

With no other choice, ZAFT's military command hurriedly dispatched the Red Devil, which had only recently been built and had yet to complete its shakedown or undergo any combat testing, along with the special combat squad aboard, to Earth. They were to hunt down a troublesome new Earth Alliance battleship and put a damper on the enemy's arrogance?!

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"Hm?!"

o(｀^′)o Hmph!

"Look! Just look! I told you all along that those idiots couldn't manage without me! See? In the end, they not only let that ridiculously fast Archangel get away, they also destroyed the Gamow, which I really liked. They were just awful!"

"And they wouldn't even trade mobile suits with me! Four against one, and they still couldn't beat that Strike, all looks and no substance. If I run into those guys again, I'm going to give them a serious scolding!!"

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After reading the detailed battle reports, the little girl—who had been bored out of her mind on PLANT for ages—leaped up from her seat and