My Name Is Durandal

June 2nd, June 14th.

Two battles broke out successively.

In the first war, the Earth Alliance attacked the ZAFT forces stationed on the moon to ensure Earth's resource supply.

However, the gap in combat power between the two sides was too great. Without the vast support of Earth, the Earth Alliance's 3rd fleet was no match for the ZAFT forces.

Finally, the Earth Alliance forcibly caused the Cyclops System for lunar ore smelting to go berserk.

The Cyclops System, comparable to a small nuclear bomb, turned a five-mile radius of the lunar surface, including the Alliance forces, into molten lava.

After paying a heavy price in casualties, the remaining Earth Alliance forces withdrew from the lunar Grimaldi front line.

It is worth mentioning that during this battle, Cruze's achievements were elevated due to his outstanding performance in destroying the 3rd fleet.

Not only did he receive the new Nazca-class battleship "Vesalius," but Cruze's team was also promoted to an elite unit within the military, tasked with special missions.

June 14th.

ZAFT forces and the Earth Alliance clashed again, engaging in an offensive and defensive battle at the resource satellite "Nova," managed by the East Asia Republic.

However, neither side managed to deliver a decisive blow this time.

Over the following month, the two sides engaged in frequent small-scale conflicts, ultimately resulting in L4 Nova being caught in the crossfire and nearly reduced to ruins.

July 12th.

The Earth Alliance, due to supply and other reasons, ultimately chose to abandon L4 Nova.

After the Alliance forces withdrew, ZAFT decided to refit L4 into a military fortress and move it to L5 (later renamed "Boz").

The two sides then entered a stalemate. Although ZAFT and the Earth Alliance experienced wars of varying degrees, they were only small-scale conflicts.

Finally, to break the deadlock, Brigadier General Harbarton, commander of the Earth Alliance's 8th fleet, proposed a plan to develop a joint-production mobile suit.

This was the "General, Unilateral, Neuro-Link, Dispersive, Autonomic, Maneuver" system. It is worth noting that Orb's company, Akatsuki Industries, was also involved in this project.

In addition, the MS carrier battleship Archangel, intended for its operation, also began formal development within Heliopolis.

However, while the outside world was in turmoil, Noer within the PLANT encountered an unexpected person.

"These are your medications for the next month."

In a clean and tidy villa, a man with long hair, wearing a black trench coat, placed a box labeled "Top Secret - Genetic Research Institute" on the table.

"A month?"

Noer frowned as he looked at the box on the table, which was clearly larger than usual. Previously, they came weekly, so why so much all at once today?

And if it was truly a month's worth of medication, that box would be...

"Yes," the long-haired man said with a smile.

"Are you sure this is a month's supply?"

Noer opened the box and was a bit bewildered by the only two bottles of medicine inside.

Previously, it was one bottle per week, so why only two bottles for a whole month?

"PLANT's technology is also advancing," the long-haired man explained with a smile.

"I suppose I was just ignorant."

Noer readily accepted the medicine box after hearing this. It was medicine, and as long as it worked, that was fine.

What right did a debtor have to haggle?

Did they really think this stuff was free?

It was already generous enough to let him be in debt.

He just didn't know why they were doing this. Was it out of kindness?

"Alright, I've given you what you need, so I won't be staying any longer. Goodbye."

The long-haired man said, standing up from his seat. He tidied his clothes and extended his right hand to Noer.

Noer glanced at the man's palm and shook it, saying, "Goodbye."

The long-haired man retracted his arm and turned to walk towards the door.

Seeing this, Noer hurried to follow and see him off.

"Oh, right, I haven't asked your name yet..."

Just as Noer was about to ask his name, a car suddenly stopped by the roadside. The window rolled down, revealing a beautiful woman with short blonde hair.

Seeing this, Noer had to swallow the words he was about to say.

"Gilbert."

Just as the long-haired man was about to open the passenger door, he suddenly stopped, turned around, and smiled at Noer, saying, "My name is Gilbert Durandal."

After saying this, he got into the car and left the villa.

He had only come today to get a glimpse, a glimpse of the person Cruze was so interested in.

"Gilbert Durandal... why does that name sound so familiar!"

Noer frowned slightly as he watched the car drive away. The name was very familiar, extremely familiar.

But Noer was certain he didn't know anyone by that name.

So, this person must have appeared in SEED, and was a very important character, at least someone who appeared frequently.

But if he was an important and frequently appearing character, he shouldn't have forgotten the name...

"Just say what you want to say, we don't need to be like this between us."

Inside the car, Durandal noticed the woman's strangeness and said with a smile.

"Didn't you already resign from the Genetic Research Institute? How come?" the woman asked hesitantly.

Durandal was a renowned genetic scholar in the PLANTs, but that was in the past. He had long since resigned and entered politics.

"Because his body hides the answer I desire." Durandal chuckled.

"The answer?" The woman didn't understand Durandal's meaning for a moment.

Hearing this, Durandal slowly turned his head to look at the woman's profile and said dreamily, "An answer I've been pursuing my entire life."

"An answer for a lifetime?"

The woman frowned. She thought she knew Durandal well, but it seemed that wasn't the case.

"If nothing unexpected happens, I will find it soon."

Durandal recalled the research data he had obtained from Noer, and his mind drifted.