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Hiryu Kai Bridge

Radha: Will the President be safe…?

Gilliam: He’s safer than he’d be here. And my men are with him…

Gilliam: Worse comes to worst, they’ll go to the Moon Cradle.

Kyosuke: So, Major…what is it?

Gilliam: I’m not sure if it’s related to the President, but there’s activity at Columna.

Kyosuke: Activity?

Gilliam: Yes. Several units have left for Elpis.

Bullet: So then, Columna’s undermanned…?

Viletta: Or, it could just be a shift rotation.

Katina: Either way, this is perfect. Let’s blitz ‘em and—

Excellen: Um…You think they’ll just let us walk all over them?

Kyosuke: Yeah, they know our intentions. The info may be false.

Gilliam: Unfortunately, we have no time to confirm it. We’re losing on Earth.

Kyosuke: (Still…everything’s going too well…)

Kyosuke: (It’s like it was all arranged.)

Radha: Lt. Kyosuke…something wrong?

Kyosuke: No, nothing…like the Major said, we have no choice.

Gilliam: Exactly. Prep your PTs for deployment.

Columna Space Station

Leona: Captain, Major Siebel’s unit has arrived at Columna.

Julia: Eager as always to claim the glory. Still, with our current plan…he’s the right man for this mission.

Julia: The Treue unit will dispatch as planned.

Leona: …Yes ma’am.

Hiryu Kai Bridge

Eun: Columna is within range! Enemy fleet confirmed!

Sean: The defensive line has retracted. It’s center is thin.

Lefina: Is this a trap?

Sean: I believe so. It’s a common tactic.

Sean: Perhaps a Crane Wing Formation, though I don’t see the wings.

Lefina: So, there must be another unit. Everyone, stay on guard.

Sean: Yes, ma’am.

Chapter 15: Column in Space

Columna Exterior

Kyosuke: So…that’s Columna.

Bullet: Their numbers are smaller than I expected. It must be a trap…!

Excellen: Women hate hasty men, Bullet. Mood is important, y’know?

Bullet: But, you need to be aggressive at times, right?

Excellen: B-Bullet…! …I have nothing more to teach you…

Tasuku: What did you ever teach him in the first place!?

Excellen: …ANYways. The elite guards we encountered aren’t here.

Tasuku: Yeah,they’re probably hiding…let’s force ‘em out!

Lefina: All units, dispatch!

*Prep screen, Units deploy*

Siebel: You have guts attacking from the front. I’m impressed.

Kyosuke: You gonna try another stupid trick like before?

Siebel: Stupid!?

Bullet: He’s already provoking him…

Gilliam: Smart tactic.

Excellen: That’s Kyosuke for ya.

Siebel: *chuckle* I’ll get my revenge for the Moon Cradle incident.

*Conditions shown, Battle starts*

*Turn 3 Player Phase*

Eun: Enemies detected at 3 and 9 o’ clock! Thirty seconds until arrival!

Sean: The wings have arrived.

Lefina: All units, stay on guard!

*Turn 3 Enemy Phase, reinforcements arrive*

Tasuku: Them again. Shouldn’t they be guarding their boss?

Viletta: It shows that Maier holds us in high regards.

Tasuku: Well, I don’t mind being chased around by babes…

Bullet: There’s no guarantee they’re all pretty.

Tasuku: Tsk, tsk, tsk, Bullet. They’re elites; of course they’re all pretty.

Bullet: Where do you get that reasoning?

Julia: We’ll back up Siebel’s units.

Leona: Are you sure about this?

Julia: Yes. The Commander put him on this mission for a reason.

Leona: …..

Julia: What’s wrong, Leona…?

Leona: I don’t…feel right about this mission.

Leona: I think we should fight fairly.

Julia: Do you think you can survive with such idealistic principles?

Leona: …I’m willing to die for the Commander.

Leona: But, to help the enemy…

Julia: Heh…You’re a very cautious girl.

Siebel: Hrmph, wenches…are they trying to steal my kills?

Siebel: I won’t let that happen! The glory is all mine!

*Huckebein MK II Unit 1 deploys*

Excellen: Wow! Is that…

Bullet: The Huckebein MK II…!

Viletta: The prototype I gave to the UCC…

Siebel: (*chuckle*…Since they’re desperate for power, they’ll capture it.)

Siebel: (Then, the virus will…*chuckle*)

Kyosuke: If that’s his trump card…it’s too early. Something’s up…

Viletta: You can destroy it. Columna is our top priority.

Viletta: Also, they might be trying to get us to recover it. If it’s unmanned…I’m sure of it.

Kyosuke: …Roger. Not a stupid trap…but not a smart one either.

*Battle resumes*

{Kyosuke VS AI MK II}

Kyosuke: I never thought we’d fight over a mech like this…

{Excellen VS AI MK II}

Excellen: What a cool-looking mech… too bad we have to destroy it.

{Bullet VS AI MK II}

Bullet: Even if it’s the other MK II, it’s still an AI…!

{Katina VS AI MK II}

Katina: I’ll go berserk on you, Vanishing Trooper!

{Radha VS AI MK II}

Radha: I’m sorry, MK II…I won’t be able to save you…!

{Viletta VS AI MK II}

Viletta: Sorry, but I know all your weak points…!

*Destroy AI MK II*

Siebel: What…! They’re not hesitating…? Do they know my plan!?

Kyosuke: That’s that. Trap or not, we don’t need it if it can’t take this much…!

Radha: (Yuan would cry if he heard that…)

{Kyosuke VS Siebel}

Kyosuke: What are you planning this time?

Siebel: Hah…Why don’t you take a guess?

Kyosuke: There’s no point in guessing if you can’t defeat us…!

{Excellen VS Siebel}

Excellen: So, what’s your plan? I’m all ears.

Siebel: I’m not going to tell you.

Excellen: Oh well, worth a try. I guess it’d be too easy otherwise…

{Bullet VS Siebel}

Bullet: No matter what tricks you use, you can’t defeat us!

Siebel: You brat! You can’t win wars just by charging ahead!

Bullet: You can’t win wars solely with deception, either!!

{Lefina VS Siebel}

Siebel: Retaking Columna with just one ship…there’s no way you’ll do it!

Lefina: We’ll see about that!

{Katina VS Siebel}

Katina: Let’s finish this!

Siebel: I won’t lose to a woman!

Katina: Heh! Doesn’t matter who it is, as long as they beat you!

{Tasuku VS Siebel}

Tasuku: This isn’t smart, dude.

Siebel: What…?

Tasuku: I don’t know much, but I do know this is a trap.

{Viletta VS Siebel}

Viletta: Next time, use your brain.

Siebel: …What…!?

Viletta: If you want to deceive your opponents, you have to be subtle…your traps are too obvious.

Siebel: You haven’t seen anything yet…!

{Gilliam VS Siebel}

Gilliam: Hm…You’re the type of man who’s blinded by his goals.

Siebel: Trying to be a psychiatrist? That won’t work on me.

Gilliam: I see. And that’s why you can’t see your own downfall.

*Shoot down Siebel*

Siebel: Th-This can’t be..! Shot down by just one unit…!?

Siebel: It’s not worth it, I’m outta here! Curse you!

*Peregrine explodes, Siebel escapes*

{Tasuku VS Leona}

Tasuku: …..

Leona: (…What’s with this pilot? He was in the last battle…)

Tasuku: (…We meet again. Is this…fate…?)

Tasuku: (Well….I guess…)

Leona: What are you doing? Do you have any intention of fighting?

Tasuku: Oh, yeah, this isn’t the place for a romantic comedy!!

*Shoot down Leona*

Leona: …I’m not making any excuses.

*Guarlion destroyed, Leona escapes*

*Shoot down Julia*

Julia: …This will do, I’m done here.

*Guarlion destroyed, Julia escapes*

*Clear the map*

Eun: The enemy units have left Columna!

Sean: They let go of their treasure rather easily.

Lefina: Yes, that worries me…

Lefina: Major Gilliam, Radha, Viletta…please inspect the interior of Columna.

Gilliam: Roger, Captain.

Hiryu Kai Bridge

Lefina: …Nothing’s wrong?

Gilliam: Nothing. The station is functional, and all the staff are safe.

Viletta: On top of that, we couldn’t find a single trap.

Lefina: …..

Sean: Columna is literally the pillar of the Moon…and of the Colonies.

Sean: I’d like to think the UCC wouldn’t do anything to it…out of respect.

Lefina: (Even then…why does it feel like they just handed it over…?)

Gilliam: Captain, I’ll fix the satellites using the Net Worm.

Lefina: Of course. Thank you.

UCC Battleship

Siebel: Columna was taken because you couldn’t secure it…!

Julia: Ridiculous. You did what you did so you could show off.

Siebel: (Witch…!)

Julia: Don’t worry, it was my responsibility for losing it. Also…

Julia: Luckily, the Huckebein MK II YOU lost is safe.

Siebel: What…!?

Sanger: …Elzam showed an interest in it.

Siebel: !

Sanger: So during my search for the President, I made a special trip to recover it.

Siebel: Wait a minute, Sanger…then, you were nearby? Wh-Why didn’t you help?

Sanger: …I didn’t think you needed help.

Siebel: Hmph, whatever…

Siebel: (I’ll show the Commander that fools like you can’t sink the Hiryu Custom…)

Siebel: (No matter what it takes. *chuckle*)

Column in Space End

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