Chapter 251: Fishing Fire Sets Sail 2
Grandma Sakura gently knocked on Mikazuki's head and said sternly, "Stop it right now, you reckless brat."
Hearing her voice, Mikazuki finally regained his senses. His expression gradually steadied, and he slowly released Gaelio.
Cookie lowered her head and explained, "Sorry… we suddenly ran out."
Cracker pointed at the vehicle and added, "Thankfully that car swerved out of the way, so we're fine."
Hearing the two twin lolis explain, Mikazuki suddenly froze, not knowing what to do.
Then McGillis walked over and said, "We were careless as well. Allow me to apologize."
He took out a bag of chocolate and handed it to Cookie and Cracker.
The others also ran over, but from a distance Fumitan had already recognized the Gjallarhorn military emblem on the vehicle, and she immediately pulled Kudelia into the nearby cornfield to hide.
Under Grandma Sakura's urging, Mikazuki also apologized to Gaelio.
Unfortunately, Gaelio refused to accept his apology and even threw a punch at him, but Mikazuki swiftly dodged it.
That dodge revealed the Alaya-Vijnana connection port on his back—he was dangerously close to exposing himself.
But after a round of awkward explanations, he managed to fool the two of them. Meanwhile, Tolle had accomplished his goal for the day—seeing McGillis's true face for himself.
That evening, when they returned to the Tekkadan base, Kudelia looked curiously at the wall where the original CGS emblem had been replaced by a strange unknown symbol.
With a confused expression, she asked Orga, "What is that symbol?"
Orga proudly answered, "Oh, that's the Tekkadan emblem."
Beside him, the young Ride Maas puffed out his chest proudly and said, "Hehe, looks good, right? Orga asked me to design it."
Norba grinned and said, "Yeah, it looks great — totally looks like a fish."
Ride's face darkened, clearly offended. "Wrong, wrong — it's a flower! A flower! Not a fish, got it?"
"Huh? It obviously looks like a fish. How does that look like a flower?"
Several Tekkadan members immediately began another heated argument about whether the symbol looked more like a flower or a fish. Kudelia couldn't help but laugh while watching them.
Meanwhile, Orga turned to Mikazuki behind him and said, "Hey, Mikazuki… let's protect it together — our Tekkadan."
Mikazuki looked firm and determined. "Yeah, Orga. We'll protect Tekkadan together."
At the same time, Tolle had just learned from Nami that Todo had secretly informed Gjallarhorn about Kudelia's travel route.
It looked like after reaching space, another fierce battle awaited them — he needed to prepare in advance.
That night, Kudelia and Fumitan went together to Tolle's room to talk.
Shy and blushing, Kudelia leaned gently into his arms and said softly, "Tolle… by this time tomorrow, we should already be in space, right? Um… have you made any plans?"
"Well, after we arrive in space, once we reach the civilian orbital port, I plan to return to the Spark No.1 to take care of some things."
Hearing that he would leave after entering space, Kudelia looked disappointed and said quietly, "I see… well, you do have a lot of things to deal with."
Seeing her expression—and the tears forming—Tolle gently kissed her lips, then continued, "Don't worry. I'm just going to pick up my new machine. I won't be gone long. I'll definitely escort you to Earth."
"Besides, before heading to Earth, Tekkadan's Fishing Fire will rendezvous with Spark No.1. I still have gifts prepared for them."
"And honestly, that white Gundam of mine draws too much attention. If I continue using it, Gjallarhorn will notice, and that'll bring unnecessary trouble to the Spark Interstellar Trade Security Group."
"…Thank you, Tolle."
Overjoyed, Kudelia kissed his cheek — and Fumitan softly followed, placing a kiss on the other side.
…
The next morning, Atra gathered her courage, carrying large bags, and loudly announced in the cafeteria, "Commander Orga! Please hire me as Tekkadan's cook! I've already explained everything to my boss and quit the shop!"
Everyone — including Orga — froze at her sudden declaration. After a few seconds, Orga turned to Mikazuki and asked:
"Atra's cooking is really good. Having her as Tekkadan's head chef wouldn't be bad, right? What do you think, Mikazuki?"
Mikazuki thought for a moment about the meals she had made him before, then nodded firmly. "Yeah. It's really good. Hire her."
Blushing and ecstatic because Mikazuki spoke on her behalf, Atra bowed deeply and said, "Thank you so much! I'll work hard and make sure everyone always has delicious meals!"
After accepting Atra as their chef, Orga raised his voice to motivate everyone. "And besides our new head cook, I've got another piece of good news!"
He stood up, wearing a confident grin. "Listen up! This trip to Earth is Tekkadan's first major contract since our formation — so everyone better take it seriously and give it your best!"
Most members cheered loudly, full of excitement: "Yes!"
Although a few — including Eugene and Todo — looked unimpressed, thinking Orga was getting ahead of himself, the overall mood remained high. Everyone was eager to contribute.
Atra then handed Mikazuki a large bundle of snacks, and he naturally stuffed all of them into his pockets.
Meanwhile, at Gjallarhorn's First Orbital Port Base, after receiving Kudelia's route information, Carta immediately began military preparations — planning to wipe out both Tekkadan and Kudelia in one decisive strike.