An Actor-Level Performance

Archangel.

Noer slowly walked towards the crew rest area with Kira and Flay.

At the same time, his mind began to race, searching for a way to escape this battleship.

He wasn't like Kira Yamato, a Coordinator. He was a soldier registered with ZAFT. If anyone found out... the thought was too horrifying to bear!

Although ZAFT soldier records were supposed to be confidential under the secrecy regulations.

Anyone with a brain knew that those things were unreliable.

After all, if Cruze could get his hands on data for the Earth Alliance's new MS, then it would be as easy as pie for the Earth Alliance to investigate a nobody Coordinator and see if he was a ZAFT soldier.

Soon, those who had escaped the escape pods followed Kira and a group of Earth Alliance soldiers to the crew rest area.

Many refugees from Heliopolis had already gathered there.

Flay's current fiancé, Sai, was among them.

"Sai~!" The moment Flay saw Sai, she darted away from Kira and threw herself into his arms.

"Flay?" Sai was startled by Flay's sudden appearance, feeling both relieved and worried. This was a warship, after all.

Noer merely glanced at the two of them before looking away. He was now looking at Kira with great interest.

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect classmate Kira to have moments like this..."

Seeing the movement of Kira's arm and his crestfallen expression, Noer stood by and laughed heartlessly. What a naive young man~~

However, Noer wouldn't be laughing for long.

Five minutes later~

Lieutenant Junior Grade Baggage approached with several soldiers in Earth Alliance uniforms and said to Noer and the others, "For some reason, we need to verify everyone's identity! Those who have just boarded, please present your identification cards in order!"

"!!!!!!"

Noer's entire body went numb upon hearing this.

Identification cards. He did have one when entering Heliopolis, but it was fake, and the craftsmanship wasn't good.

This was the Archangel warship, after all. Its identity verification system was more than twice as strong as Heliopolis's airport.

Would his identification card even work...

Of course not!

One was for the security of a military secret facility, and the other was for the ordinary security of a neutral country. They were not on the same level. Being able to pass Heliopolis's security didn't mean he could pass the Archangel's.

"What should I do..."

Noer moved forward with the line, thinking of a plan while hiding behind others.

In this situation, running was impossible, so he had to rely on strategy, not force.

But with the identification card, as soon as he presented it, there would be trouble.

While Noer was contemplating how to solve the identification card issue, the people ahead in line had their identities verified one by one.

Soon, it was Noer's turn.

"Hmm?"

The soldier responsible for verifying IDs frowned when Noer hesitated to present his identification card and said, "Please present your identification card!"

"This..."

Noer hesitated, his mind racing to think of a plan.

"Please present your identification card!" The soldier noticed Noer's abnormality and his tone grew heavier.

"What's going on?"

Lieutenant Junior Grade Baggage noticed the problem and turned to ask.

"He's refusing to give me his identification card," the soldier replied.

"Young man, please present your identification card! Otherwise, we will have to arrest you on military charges!" Lieutenant Junior Grade Baggage frowned, his expression serious.

"Can I... not give it?" In his moment of crisis, Noer suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"What do you think?"

Lieutenant Junior Grade Baggage finished speaking and ordered, "Take him down and lock him up!"

"Wait!"

Noer quickly reached out to stop them upon hearing this. Why was he so hot-tempered!

"Take him!" Lieutenant Junior Grade Baggage commanded again without hesitation.

"What's happening?"

Just then, Flaga, who had come looking for Kira, noticed the situation and walked over to ask.

"Captain Mu La Flaga."

Lieutenant Junior Grade Baggage saluted Flaga and pointed at Noer, saying, "He refuses to hand over his identification card. I suspect he's a PLANT spy!"

"What did you say!"

Before Flaga could speak, Noer, standing beside him, spoke up fiercely, "You damn woman! You can eat anything, but you can't say anything! What do you mean PLANT spy! Noer and PLANT are irreconcilable!"

The primary task now was to do his best to distance himself from PLANT.

"What did you say!"

Lieutenant Junior Grade Baggage was thoroughly provoked by Noer's words and raised her hand, about to fight him.

"Lieutenant, Lieutenant! Calm down, calm down!"

Flaga was startled and quickly pulled Lieutenant Junior Grade Baggage back. A soldier beating a civilian was a very serious matter.

"I'm telling you, what... what what Lieutenant! I'm not handing over my ID card not because I'm some damn PLANT spy! It's because I..."

Noer's expression suddenly froze at the end, as if he had something unspeakable.

"Why are you stopping there!" Flaga was speechless. At a time like this, he was still playing coy!

One had to know that Lieutenant Junior Grade Baggage was no ordinary person. She was a standard soldier, and her words, actions, and even thought processes were all in the standard military style. Even he couldn't afford to offend her!

Noer took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind, and sighed, "I... forget it, death it is! I am a Coordinator!"

"What?"

"A Coordinator?"

The crowd, drawn by the commotion, heard this and their expressions changed drastically. They looked at Noer with wary expressions, clearly showing their resistance to the title of Coordinator.

The other soldiers also raised their guns and pointed them at Noer.

"Be careful, don't let it go off!"

Seeing the gleaming muzzles, Noer's legs almost turned to jelly from fright.

"He's also a Coordinator?"

Kira, drawn by the noise, stood in the aisle. Looking at Noer, he suddenly felt a sense of warmth and comfort.

So I'm not the only Coordinator on the ship.

"So that's how it is, no wonder..."

Flaga suddenly thought of Kira's predicament after hearing this. Wasn't Kira also threatened by the Earth Alliance soldiers at gunpoint?

He also roughly understood why Noer hesitated.

Even Lieutenant Junior Grade Baggage grudgingly accepted Noer's explanation.

Under these circumstances, Coordinators could easily cause misunderstandings, and it was only natural that he would hesitate to reveal it immediately.

"Come, come~ Everyone, don't be so serious. This is Orb's satellite, after all. There will always be some Coordinators who don't want to fight and settle in Orb. There's no need to make such a fuss."

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Flaga couldn't help but let go of Lieutenant Junior Grade Baggage and teased the crowd.

However, he had to admit he was speechless. How come he was present when both Coordinators were discovered? And both were related to him.

The first one he discovered himself, and the second one he found out by asking. It sounded ridiculous!

"I understand why you didn't produce your ID card immediately. Then how do you intend to prove that you are not a Coordinator belonging to PLANT?" Lieutenant Junior Grade Baggage straightened her clothes and asked Noer.

She was a typical Earth Alliance soldier.

In fact, she was already very unhappy about Kira, a Coordinator, piloting an Earth Alliance MS, but the situation was special, and she couldn't refuse.

Moreover, through these two battles at least, she had come to believe in Kira's stance.

"Snap~!"

Upon hearing this, Noer directly slammed his ID card onto the sharp edge of the machine and, feeling the abnormal sensation on the chip, exclaimed excitedly, "This is the proof! You can see for yourselves!"

Lieutenant Junior Grade Baggage nodded to the soldier responsible for identity verification.

The soldier picked up the ID card and inserted it, and then~

"Beep beep~"

[ID Card Damaged! Please Replace!]

"Huh?"

Lieutenant Junior Grade Baggage and the others were stunned and looked at Noer with displeasure.

I might not be able to update around noon.

Sigh~~~

Thanks to "A salted fish without dreams" for the reward.

I... can't handle it!!!!