February 6, CE71, around 10:00 standard time
Near one of the two largest fragments of Junius Seven, Silver Wind, who came to carry out the preliminary investigation work for the anniversary memorial ceremony of Junius Seven, was passing by at cruising speed.
At this time, on the bridge of Silver Wind where Lacus and others were, the captain of Silver Wind was trying his best to persuade Lacus.
"Sir Lacus, we have been stranded for half a day longer than the scheduled itinerary, so we should just return."
As the core of this mission, Silver Wind is naturally loyal to Clyne Faction, and Lacus is telling the truth.
"If you want to make contact with 'Celestial Being', there is really no better opportunity than this, Captain.
Let us at least go to the other fragment and confirm it before we consider returning home, okay?"
After listening to Lacus's gentle request, the captain of Silver Wind took off his captain's hat, scratched his head, then put his hat back on and started giving orders.
"You heard it, kids. According to Lord Lacus's order, let's go to another fragment!"
In the response of the crew members, Lacus expressed his gratitude to the captain.
"Thank you, Mr. Captain, I really caused you trouble this time."
"Master Lacus, what are you talking about? For Master Lacus, I will not hesitate to risk my life."
After the captain finished his statement by patting his chest, he then expressed his concerns.
"Just in this area, even just the debris scattered area of Junius Seven is very large.
I don't want to deny the prediction ability of 'Celestial Being', but even if it can predict it, it may not actually be able to arrive in time and find us accurately during the time we are here, right?
And in order to guard against other uninvited guests, we cannot deliberately expose ourselves."
As for the mature and prudent words of the captain and his father Siegel, Lacus actually agrees with them intellectually;
But the current situation has become increasingly unfavorable for Clyne Faction, to the point where it has to take desperate measures;
In addition, for Lacus, she also has additional expectations and intuitive trust in 'Celestial Being'.
"The war cannot continue like this, otherwise it will become increasingly difficult for us and Natural to end, and it may eventually turn into the worst-case scenario where the other side must be completely wiped out.
From this perspective, the emergence of 'Celestial Being' is completely a miracle, giving us the possibility of breaking the situation.
Faced with such a situation, it's hard not to look forward to it, especially since 'Celestial Being' himself also mentioned the prophetic ability of Newtype."
Lacus heard from Lacus that the situation had deteriorated to this point. The captain and crew members had nothing to say, and the atmosphere on the bridge became obviously depressed.
For this reason, Lacus changed into the voice of a singer.
"Ah, everyone is a little lackluster. This is not okay.
So, let me sing a song for everyone."
Lacus said this and sang a cappella in a low voice.
"The moonlight is swaying, Silent Deep Night, I raise my head to look at the moon, and lower my head to think of you;
Your smile seems to have been forgotten, and the sparse stars and bright moon are at the top of my heart again..."
With the singing of Lacus, the crew members of Silver Wind obviously relaxed a lot;
Lacus, who sang a cappella, also bid farewell to everyone amidst the applause of the crew members.
"Then, I won't interfere with your work here.
Mr. Captain, if you find anything, please contact me in time, okay?"
"Of course, Master Lacus."
Amid Captain Silver Wind's response, Lacus left the bridge holding the pink Haro.
Just when he returned to his VIP bedroom and was about to spend time dealing with some work related to himself and Clyne Faction, Lacus couldn't help but talk to Haro.
"'Celestial Being' will definitely be able to find us in time, don't you think so, Haro."
"Haro, Lacus, vitality!"
--about 4 hours later--
Although Haro gave Lacus a "yes" reply, Silver Wind could already see another large fragment of Junius Seven even after lunch;
But except for the victims of Silver Wind and Junius Seven, there seemed to be no other people in this universe.
Suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, Lacus came to the bridge of Silver Wind again with a kind smile.
"Lacus-sama."
Hearing Lacus enter the bridge, the captain of Silver Wind took the initiative to say hello to Lacus, and the crew members also said hello or paid tribute.
Lacus responded to everyone's greetings one by one and comforted everyone with a soft voice.
"Thank you for your hard work. I blame me for going my own way and causing trouble for everyone."
"Sir Lacus, you are so polite. It is our honor to serve you, Lacus."
Facing the captain's speech on behalf of the crew members, Lacus nodded slightly, and was about to discuss the return with the captain, but suddenly felt a chill;
Looking in the direction of the cold weather, the originally friendly wreckage of Junius Seven came from the shadows, as if it lurked the breath of a man-eating beast.
Lacus did not hesitate and decided to trust his intuition.
"Captain, turn around and leave at full speed, now, immediately!"
After taking a look at Lacus's expression, the captain also chose to believe Lacus without hesitation.
"Full left rudder! Full thrust after turning 180 degrees!"
Listening to the captain's order, and with trust in Lacus, all crew members carried out the order without hesitation.
They didn't even wait for Silver Wind to completely complete the U-turn. Soon, they understood the purpose of the command:
A modified Marseille III Transport rushed out of the shadow of the Junius Seven wreckage at an extraordinary speed and rushed towards Silver Wind at full speed;
Then from the open cargo hold of Marseille III Transport, one Ginn and two Moebius were launched one after another!
At this time, the Silver Wind crew also brought the first wave of bad news as expected:
"Electromagnetic interference has been detected, and it is presumed that the source of the interference is that ship!"
"No, the other party rejected our communication request!"
Faced with this situation, the captain quickly made a judgment.
"Space pirates? Or worse..."
After assessing the speed difference between Silver Wind and the pirate ship, as well as the distance between the two, the captain calmly issued a request to Lacus.
"Sir Lacus, although you gave the warning in advance, the most we can do here is half an hour.
Please go to the rescue cabin and wait."
Faced with such a situation, Lacus, who knew that there was no point in staying here, did not pull any unnecessary strings.
"I understand, Mr. Captain.
Everyone, please don't give up until the last minute."
"Please rest assured, Lord Lacus. For Lord Lacus!"
"For Lord Lacus!"
Although no one on the crew blamed Lacus, Lacus could hardly hold back tears as he left the bridge;
However, Lacus understands very well that only if he can escape safely in the end, their sacrifices will not be in vain.
But while sitting in the escape cabin wearing standard clothes, Lacus still couldn't help but think, is there nothing he can do for them?
"Haro, let's sing together!"
Feeling the violent vibration of Silver Wind accelerating and changing direction, Lacus put the pink Haro on the mask, relaxed his mind, and devoted everything to the singing.
"The moonlight is swaying, Silent Deep Night, I raise my head to look at the moon, and lower my head to think of you;
Your smile seems to have been forgotten, and the sparse stars and bright moon are at the top of my heart again..."