(I forgot to update, I’m sorry)
Xiao Ran glanced at Cruze, turned around and nodded to the soldiers. Soon, the civilians who had been waiting lined up under the support of the soldiers. One by one, they were scanned and inspected by the sweaty ZAFT soldiers. After registering their identities, they boarded the plane one by one. Looking at these With the smiles on the faces of the civilians, Xiao Ran, who was standing aside and watching, couldn't help but reveal a sincere smile.
Until all the civilians boarded the shuttle, Cruze did not see where Xiao Ran said Lux was. He asked decisively: "We have taken in all the civilians as agreed, and you want to return Lux Klein." Where."
"Wait a moment." After Xiao Ran said that, he turned and walked towards the soldier. Following Xiao Ran's footsteps, Cruze's body tensed slightly, but after seeing that Xiao Ran just took out a communicator from the soldier, he relaxed again. .
"Kira, it's okay." After Xiao Ran said to the communicator, he stood in front of Cruze again: "Lux Klein will be handed over to the pilot of the Aegis Gundam after you leave the Archangel. ,It might work."
Cruze looked at Xiao Ran, tilted his head and smiled, turned around and stepped onto the shuttle: "Of course."
Seeing the white shuttle leaving, Xiao Ran also walked back to the isolation door and stood next to Ma Liu who had been hiding behind: "The matter is done."
Malu recalled Cruze's decisive departure and asked in confusion: "He just left like that, so he believes that we will return Lux to them?"
Xiao Ran thought for a while, shrugged and said with a smile: "Anyway, as long as he makes a gesture, it doesn't matter to him whether we return Lux or not."
Malu asked in confusion: "Why?"
Xiao Ran replied: "I feel like he doesn't care about Lux's life at all. It would be better for him if we didn't return Lux to them. That would justifiably mobilize more ZAFT to come and destroy us. You know Lux’s father is now the leader of LANT, and he is still holding ZAFT back to a certain extent.”
Malu was silent for a while, and perhaps understood Cruze's thoughts. If Lux was on the Archangel, or something happened to the Archangel, then the Lord and the faction would probably become crazy. The war faction has come. Once LANT and everyone work together as one, the current Earth Army will really be no match.
Shaking his head, his flowing long hair started to fly, and Ma Liu said: "I will go back to the bridge first. Once Kira and Mu come back, we will leave this star field and go to the meeting point with the Eighth Fleet. By that time, we will The expulsion will prove to you and Kira that they have officially left the Archangel."
"Is it really that easy?" Xiao Ran shook his head and smiled, but did not say it out loud. After leaving the Gnaku and returning to the living area, in the quiet living area, there were no longer any ordinary people who were idle and anxious but gathered together in twos and threes to chat or play cards. Suddenly the entire Archangel seemed much deserted.
More than ten minutes later, Strike Gundam and Mebius Zero returned to the Archangel. After an obvious shock, the Archangel turned on the thrusters at full speed and left the star field as quickly as possible. I don’t know if it was Because Lux and the bunch of civilians held back the ZAFT army, ZAFT showed no tendency to follow up after the Archangel left.
When Kira returned to the Archangel, she rushed directly into her room and stayed bored for a whole day. No matter who called her, she was unwilling to leave the room. She returned to normal the next day.
The whole three days passed in such a dull manner. In the eyes of everyone, the Archangel was no longer pursued by the enemy, and there was also a huge burden missing on the ship. It would soon have a round with the Eighth Fleet, although it became deserted. It changed a bit but overall it was still very good, at least it was joyful and relaxing. But in such an atmosphere, there are at least two and a half people who are somewhat incompatible with this atmosphere.
The first one is Kira, because Lux's departure leaves one less person on the ship who truly understands him and can enlighten him and comfort him. Kira felt as if something was missing in his heart. Just when he handed Lux to Aslan, he refused Aslan's request to leave together. But back on the Archangel, he was used to chatting with Lux, but now he had to bear the feeling of loneliness alone, which made him very uncomfortable. He also didn't know what kind of treatment he, a new human being, would receive after the Archangel merged with the Eighth Fleet. Whether he would be given a civilian identity, or whether he would continue to fight in the Strike Gundam. If it was possible, without him caring about him on this ship, he really wanted to leave like this, either return to Orb's homeland, or go to LANT.
The second person is Fleur. After losing her father, she stays in the room silently every day, her expression sometimes struggling, sometimes painful, or ferocious. There was no feeling of relaxation in Fleur's heart at all, only heaviness, sadness and hatred. She would look at everyone who appeared in front of her with deep and blank eyes, and she would stare at Kira with hateful eyes, making Kira's already lonely heart sting again.
As for the last half of the person, it was Xiao Ran. He would laugh and relax with everyone, but he spent more time on Gnaku's virtual training machine, working hard on his driving skills and sweating. Perhaps due to the increase in proficiency, Xiao Ran also found that he was becoming more and more proficient in driving the D-class machine, and the number of misoperations was becoming less and less. He could even easily make actions that he had to concentrate most of his energy on before.
But in terms of proficiency, after a few days of training, the proficiency of driving skills unexpectedly only increased by three points and then stopped moving. The proficiency of space warfare was slightly better, and it was stuck at the position of 49. No progress. Xiao Ran, who knew that he should be stuck at a bottleneck, did not waste time on virtual training.
Xiao Ran, who returned to the room, had just tidied himself up when he was called to the bridge by Ma Liu. As soon as he walked into the bridge, he heard Bucky Lulu snort and looked at the man who had obviously acknowledged it but pretended to do so. The dissatisfied expression instantly made Xiao Ran feel a little funny.
Although Bucky Lulu would often confront Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran had no intention of being dissatisfied with Bucky Lulu. He knew very well what kind of person Baji Lulu was, a person who was cold on the outside and warm on the inside. He exuded a military aura that could not be ignored in his words and deeds. He was dedicated to his work and would do things that soldiers should not do. Being righteous and stern, he would naturally dislike Xiao Ran who would usually do things that went against the qualities of a professional soldier. Not only Xiao Ran, but even the careless Mu received the same treatment and was often criticized.
Especially after Xiao Ran returned Lux to ZAFT on his own initiative, although Bucky Lulu, who knew the seriousness of the matter, acquiesced to Xiao Ran's approach, after all, the civilians on the ship and the Archangel could not be lost, and it was also to save the reinforcements, but In my heart, I still had some opinions on Xiao Ran's approach.
Of course, she was not the one who turned Lux into a bargaining chip now, so she would not know that it was Bucky Lulu who should have done all this herself. She may also know in her heart that there is nothing wrong with what Xiao Ran did, but she just doesn't know why. Bucky Lulu doesn't like Xiao Ran who talks more than he does. What's more important is that whenever she quarrels with Xiao Ran, she never wins. Instead, she becomes very angry.
It has to be said that even if she is a soldier with super professional qualities, she is still a woman after all. Sometimes a woman is dissatisfied with a man, no matter what the man has done to cause dissatisfaction.
When Ma Liu heard Xiao Ran's voice, she raised her head and smiled at Xiao Ran: "You are here, we have already joined the Eighth Fleet."
"Already merged?" Xiao Ran turned around in surprise and saw outside the reinforced glass window that a huge fleet of warships flashing red and yellow spots was almost in front of him. The steel bodies were staggered row by row and appeared neatly in Xiao Ran's eyes. The shock was definitely not something that one or two battleships could bring.
"Well, General Halbarton will come to the Archangel soon." Malu's expression looked a little happy, and his tone was also full of joy: "After all, it is a project promoted by General Halbarton. I’m also looking forward to the Archangel and Strike Gundam. General Halbarton has also indicated that he wants to meet you and the students from the Industrial University soon.”
"Well, it's appropriate to meet Kira and the others. After all, they have put in a lot of effort." Xiao Ran nodded and smiled, looking relaxed: "Does joining the Eighth Fleet mean we are relieved?"
"I have already explained your affairs to the general. The general will arrive at the ship in person later to announce your arrangements, but it is very likely that he will agree to your departure." Malu smiled softly, paused and lowered his head: "That... Xiao Ran..."
Xiao Ran looked at Ma Liu strangely and felt his heartbeat speeding up: "Huh?"
Ma Liu suddenly raised his head, shook his head and smiled at Xiao Ran: "Nothing... I just want to ask you where you want to go if you leave."
Xiao Ran opened his mouth, lowered his head and touched his nose, and said casually: "I should go back to Orb, or become a teacher."
After hearing Xiao Ran's answer, Ma Liu looked at him and smiled softly: "Ob..., being a teacher is indeed in line with your personality."
"Yeah, I've always felt that way." Xiao Ran felt that Ma Liu was exuding an alluring smell at this moment, which made his heart beat wildly. He took a deep look at Ma Liu, as if he wanted to imprint Ma Liu in his heart, and then forced himself to turn his head away.
As if aware of Xiao Ran's sudden movement, Ma Liu stood up, and her plump body trembled, causing Xiao Ran to hold his breath, as if he was afraid that his breathing would disturb her.
Ma Liu looked at Xiao Ran's somewhat overwhelmed expression and felt a little happy for some reason. She put on a smile and said before turning and leaving the bridge: "Time is running out, I still have things to deal with."
Xiao Ran nodded slightly: "Yes."
"Wait for me, Captain." Bucky Lulu also stood up and floated directly to follow Ma Liu.
It wasn't until the elevator door closed that Xiao Ran shook his head and sighed, laughing at himself: "No, I don't have any feelings for a popular king like Lux, but I am attracted to Ma Liu. Is this what I should like at my age? Hey, I always feel like I have something wrong with my brain after holding it in for too long. It’s so sad. But if you knew, Malu, that we couldn’t get off the ship at all, wouldn’t your expression be very rich?”