"No choice. Let's go to the hangar. There should be some Moebius units held back as reserves."
The Moebius units would not all deploy. Some would definitely be kept in reserve.
"Mm… let's find you a spacesuit first."
If they wanted to leave, they first needed some kind of craft.
The best craft they could find here was actually a Moebius.
If they could find a Moebius Zero, that would be even better.
Athrun and the others all knew how to pilot a Moebius.
Before infiltrating Heliopolis and obtaining detailed information on the G-series, they had also considered that the foolish Naturals might use a control scheme similar to the Moebius's.
"No spacesuit. Don't need one."
Kira shook her head, then started taking off her jacket.
"Huh?!!"
Athrun's face turned bright red.
[Grass (a type of exclamation), Athrun stares at Cagalli every day and barely ever blushes]
[Athrun: Guys, who understands? My childhood friend I grew up with suddenly turned into a girl!]
[Misery with a capital M]
[Certified gay guy]
[I just want to know whether this world has technology for men to have children together]
[???]
[Mods, hurry up and ban all these people]
[I think women having children together might actually be possible]
[That one can stay]
[I'm more curious whether this world has demons, ghosts, and monsters]
[Blue Cosmos: Guess?]
[Blue Cosmos: Hello?]
[For a blue and pure world!]
[If even Coordinators aren't allowed to exist, I think demons and ghosts would have it even worse]
[Honestly, the real world isn't that complicated either. If they're pretty, I don't give a damn whether they're a man or a woman. I think the real problem is how awful ugly character design is]
[+1, femboys are the best!]
[I'm different. I just like watching girls with girls]
[I'm even more different. I like watching Gundams with Gundams]
[???]
[Grass (a type of exclamation)]
[People shouldn't… at the very least, they really shouldn't…]
The Gundam bro killed the conversation.
Meanwhile, Kira merely lifted her clothes enough to show Athrun what was underneath.
"Spacesuit. Helmet can deploy too."
After saying that, Kira lowered her clothes again.
"This is… a pilot suit…?"
It was the same style as the one Inori wore.
But the inside of Inori's version was basically transparent, while Kira's was black.
Nothing could be seen.
Athrun breathed a sigh of relief.
"MUV Protective Suit," Kira said softly. "Bulletproof."
[This feels so weird]
[Why does Kira sound like Inori now?]
[Grass (a type of exclamation), now that you mention it, she really does. Even her pauses are getting weird]
[I'm dying lol]
[Are you an AI girl too?]
[I feel like Kira's brain just completely short-circuited after seeing Athrun]
[But why?]
[Feels like it still has something to do with the misunderstanding involving Athrun, but it's hard to say exactly how]
"It's that Coordinator!"
"Damn it! She got out!"
"She has an accomplice with her too!"
While they were talking, several people suddenly ran out from the side.
The moment they saw Athrun and Kira, they pulled out their guns without a word.
"Damn…!"
Athrun immediately shielded Kira.
But this was a corridor. There was nowhere left to dodge!
At that moment, however, a black claw suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of them.
The hard black claw blocked every attack.
[Lmao, it won't even give him a chance to play the hero saving the beauty]
[Inori: Hmph, you think I'd give you that chance?]
[Kira's uniform is bulletproof anyway, right?]
While the audience was making jokes, Inori also used a Close-up Shot Card.
"Master is currently facing a threat to survival."
"Beginning threat-level assessment."
"Beginning execution of extermination directive."
Inori stood up.
[Oh boy, it's over]
[This is bad]
[Kill kill kill kill kill kill!]
[The King of the West gives you full marks]
[What King of the West?]
[The King of Dashun]
[Because the other term gets censored]
Inori really was about to get started this time.
Most Gundam works were filled with Gundam battles, but Inori did not mind adding an action scene.
After all, Inori did not plan to keep piloting Gundams for a while after this.
She had to cultivate Kira's own combat ability sooner or later.
The reception-room door was locked, but that did not matter. The Black Monolith materialized beside it and directly opened the door.
"Mm?"
Two Blue Cosmos soldiers were standing outside. When the door suddenly opened, neither of them had time to react.
Inori casually drew the knives the two men had tucked behind their backs, then drove them into both men's throats.
Neither man even understood what had happened before collapsing while clutching his neck.
Inori did not slow down by even half a step. As she moved, she pulled the knives back out, then snatched away their pistols before either body hit the floor.
"What's going on?!"
Outside in the corridor was a unit preparing to "suppress" the Coordinator. Inori's sudden appearance made all of them turn around.
"Hey!"
At that moment, someone noticed the two soldiers collapsed outside the door.
But the next instant, he fell while clutching his throat.
A throwing knife was embedded in his neck.
Another person noticed something and immediately aimed his gun at Inori.
"Aaaaaah!!!"
He opened fire on Inori.
But Inori did not even dodge. She merely swayed lightly from side to side as though taking a stroll.
The bullets passed right along the edges of her body.
[Where did this Nishikigi Chisato come from?]
[Now that's some real outline-tracing aim]
[Holy crap, those movements are exactly the same as when Inori pilots a Gundam]
[So when Inori herself moves like that, it actually looks this cool]
[She's an AI to begin with. Gundam movements and human movements are both reasonable for her. Either way, she's operating a robot]
[Now that you put it that way, lol]
After he fired the entire burst without landing a hit, another knife pierced his throat.
"Bang!"
Then Inori switched to dual pistols.
The two guns fired in alternation, one shot per enemy, every round a headshot.
Unfortunately, this stylish and impressive "action scene" lasted only a little over ten seconds.
After all, this was extra screen time forced in with a Shot Card.
But the effect was obvious. Inori's Popularity Points shot upward.
Since SEED's point total was already past halfway, earning a few points for herself now was not unreasonable, right?
Stealing screen time? Of course she had to!
The scene returned to Kira and Athrun.
After the first volley of gunfire, Athrun had already started shooting back.
In a firefight, ordinary people simply could not compare with a Coordinator. Athrun, all by himself with only one gun, forcibly suppressed half the squad on the other side.
"Damn, I'm running out of ammo!"
Unfortunately, ammunition was limited. Athrun used his bullets to pin the enemy down, but his own supply was almost exhausted.
Luckily, the black claw provided cover and protection like a shield. Otherwise, things would have been much harder.
Yet at this critical moment, the pressure from the other side began to decrease.
"They don't have reinforcements!"
Good. Now was the perfect time to break through!