Earth Forces Pursuit 4

Asagi naturally knew the name Mu La Flaga, as well as his resounding title—the "Mithymion's Eagle."

Within the Earth Alliance, he was a legend. To have an ace pilot like him doing loading and unloading work that should have been handled by them felt like a waste of resources to her.

She could not understand why such an ace was here, "neglecting his proper duties."

Watching the interaction between the two on the screen, a faint curve appeared at the corner of Murrue's lips. She pressed the communications button and connected her voice to their channel.

"It's fine, Miss Asagi. For someone who skipped training, this level of punishment is enough."

Murrue's words reached both of their cockpits through the public channel.

"Uh..." Mu's voice clearly caught. Even his movement as he controlled the Strike Gundam to release the cargo container paused for a moment.

"Huh? Skipped?" Asagi's voice was filled with confusion.

The Red Astray she piloted tilted its head slightly, its camera focused on the Strike Gundam. On an MS, the gesture conveyed an almost humanlike bewilderment.

Seeing Mu's face in the communications window practically scream, "I've been exposed," while Asagi looked utterly baffled, Murrue continued explaining.

"Yes. At first, he asked Xia Ya to train him. But the training was too demanding, so he came over to join your work instead, hoping to get used to operating an MS the easy way—right?"

"Uh..." Mu made another meaningless sound. He looked away, not daring to meet Murrue's image in the communications window.

That was indeed the truth.

A few days earlier, after witnessing Xia Ya, Jiliang, and the others fight, Mu had keenly felt the gap between himself and this new generation of pilots.

The MA piloting techniques he was accustomed to seemed somewhat inadequate against MSes, especially