Looking at Captain Murrue, Lacus wore a troubled expression before shaking her head.
"The negotiations failed badly!"
The brief, calm words shattered the hope in everyone's eyes.
After her expectations faded, Murrue quickly pulled herself together. She looked at Lacus with a stern expression and spoke in a firm voice.
"We still need to stick to our original course!"
Looking at Murrue, Lacus nodded in agreement.
Yet among them, Cagalli voiced something entirely different from Murrue.
"Lacus, is there really no room for compromise at all?"
Hearing that Cagalli still hoped to resolve the matter through negotiation, Lacus shook her head solemnly, shattering that hope.
"If there were, I wouldn't be telling all of you this."
With both her expectations and hopes crushed, Cagalli pressed her lips together gloomily. Then she collected herself, raised her head, and looked at Lacus.
"Lacus, what should we do next?"
"PLANT has reinforced its forces, and the Earth Alliance will likely do the same." As she analyzed the situation, Lacus took a deep breath before continuing. "In other words, the coming battle will be even fiercer, and it may also be the battle that decides the outcome."
"You mean we should intervene in the coming battle?"
After hearing Lacus's analysis, Murrue spoke up and interrupted.
Lacus looked at Murrue. Rather than continue, she nodded to express her agreement. When Lowe heard that they would be entering the war, his expression turned grave, and he silently sighed.
"Sigh! We're heading back into that danger again."
"Once we intervene in the war, what we need to do is separate both sides as much as possible and prevent the fighting between them!"
Looking at everyone, Lacus voiced her plan.
After hearing Lacus's idea, Murrue and the others nodded in agreement.
Seeing that everyone approved of her plan,