Sword-equipped Destiny Gundam!?

"Get lost!"

Andrew shot down a Zaku and continued pursuing a Fire Tiger 2000 that was trying to target the Eternal.

Another Zaku Warrior seized his blind spot and charged in with a beam tomahawk raised, bringing it down in a vicious slash. Andrew twisted aside, slipped behind it in the blink of an eye, and blasted off its head.

After kicking away the blinded Zaku Warrior, Gaia shifted into beast mode and lunged at the Fire Tiger once more.

However, the enemy immediately turned and drew its beam sword, only for Gaia to seize the opening and cut it in half with the beam blades on its back before the blade could fall.

"As expected of ZAFT's proud second-generation MS. Its performance really is on another level—"

Andrew inwardly marveled at his machine's mobility.

The Gaia Gundam and Sword-equipped Destiny Gundam recovered by the Minerva had suddenly vanished during transport.

At least, that was what ZAFT's records said.

In reality, the Klein faction had secretly sent the Gaia Gundam to a factory for repairs and recalibration.

As for the Sword-equipped Destiny Gundam, it had been entrusted to Mina Sahak of Heaven's Pillar for safekeeping.

That had also been Andrew's first chance to choose his own machine.

As for why he had chosen the Gaia Gundam—

He had always piloted the TMF/A-802 BuCUE or TMF/A-803 LaGOWE. Compared to the Destiny Gundam, Gaia, which could transform into a four-legged beast, suited his tastes better.

As for the Destiny Gundam, or rather, the Sword-equipped Destiny Gundam—

Andrew had initially considered choosing it too. After all, a man's reputation was like a tree's shadow, and the Destiny Gundam unquestionably stood as a monument among MS combat pilots.

Unfortunately, once he got inside, he truly had no idea where to begin.

The aura surrounding