Plant capital, April city.

A fleet returning from an expedition is slowly sailing into the port, ushering in the first rest since the X1 crack broke out.

From the time of crisis, this fleet was hastily established to risking the crisis of collapse and difficult expedition. After all, it became the first fleet of ZAFT's whole army in the crisis of life and death.

A first fleet led by the paladin lion.

A powerful fleet formed by a man with a "Saint lion Knight" at a crisis and led by himself to fight against the enemy from the outside world.

In order to welcome the return of this distinguished fleet, the logistics personnel who had already made all preparations immediately took action when the warship was completely fixed in the port berth.

Warship maintenance personnel,

Supply personnel,

Medical classes swarmed in, but they carried out all their homework in an orderly manner.

"It seems that this time, we can breathe a little."

Looking at the busy scene, a man standing in the port dispatching center breathed a little relieved.

"What are you talking about! Now is not the time to relax!! Diego! Those disgusting monsters may come and attack plant sometime!"

The man with silver shawl and short hair grabbed his friend's collar and shouted at his friend.

The angry expression did not make the friend flinch.

Because he knew that the man in front of him who looked angry with his silver shawl and short hair was just making trouble.

"OK! OK! I'm wrong. Can't I? Itzhak. But in fact, the first fleet is a great hero to clean up the enemies of the universe around palnt, isn't it?"

Diego skillfully calmed his best friend like a fried cat.

"Hum! Who cares about that bastard! If we were involved, we could do the same!"

Although the fried hair was smoothed, it was still uncomfortable.

It's just that this embarrassment is aimed at someone.

"Yo! Itzhak, Diego. You're here too!"

At this time, a familiar voice sounded.

They looked back.

Yitzhak raised his eyebrows and raised his head 45 degrees. He spoke with slight disdain:

"Oh? What? Instead of training rookies in the training camp, our instructor came here? Did you summon up the courage to fight back?"

In the face of Yitzhak's sarcasm, the visitor didn't care much.

Because in the long time, he had already known that Itzhak was just a knife.

"Izzak, what are you talking about?"

Know to know, but if the same bridge is staged every time, Diego, as a bystander, is helpless.

"Nigel, are you... On vacation today?"

After the X1 rift broke out, the whole army of ZAFT cancelled their holidays and directly entered a state of emergency, ready to enter the battlefield and fight with alien monsters at any time.

Therefore, during this period of time, the ZAFT soldiers shuttling through the streets and alleys of plant have become the scenery of plant.

When Diego said this, Itzhak found that his friend had changed his ZAFT military uniform and casual clothes.

"Huh? Nigel? You left ZAFT?!"

In an instant, Yitzhak blurted out the answer he thought without thinking.

"Hey! Izzak. Calm down!"

As soon as Diego saw it, he grabbed Itzhak who was about to explode on the spot.

"Nigel, who are you going to pick up?"

In the final analysis, Diego's eyes were sharp and saw negor's purpose at once.

Nigel smiled and pointed to the French window behind yizak and Diego.

"On the order of the speaker, come to meet your friends who have returned home."

First fleet, flagship, victory lion.

In the gaze of many eyes, the party stepped down from the warship.

Among the passers-by, the most noticeable is the man who walked to the front and covered most of his face with a mask.

Wearing a well fitting white ZAFT uniform, he stepped on the land guarded by him at a standard distance.

"Welcome our hero back!"

As soon as they saw the White Knight walking down the trestle, the people of the Ministry of defense who had been waiting for a long time took the initiative to come forward.

"Hard work! Paladin lion. I'm Les ADIS, Commissioner of the Ministry of defense."

The man in purple military uniform raised his hand first.

"Hard work!"

The knight in white saluted.

"Holy lion knight. The supply and rest plan of the first fleet has been arranged. In addition, all members of the first fleet will rest according to the rotation plan. I hope you who win and return can have a good rest during this rare holiday."

Les ADIS glanced at the people lined up behind the white knight and told the next arrangement.

"Please be sure to accept this arrangement! This is the decision made by the Ministry of defense and even the speaker! The hastily formed first fleet has paid a great price for guarding the plant. If we, as the guarded heroes, can't have a good rest after the victory and return of the first fleet, we will have no face to face the hope that the heroes will return all the time Ant citizens. "

"Yes!"

So far, neither the White Knight nor his subordinates showed any resistance.

However, before the local dissolution, Les ADIS shouted the white knight.

"Knight of the lion. Please follow me. Your Excellency the speaker hopes to see you at the first time."

Hearing the speech, the knight in white nodded and turned to face his subordinates.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the battle that belongs to us at this stage has come to an end for the time being. Next, there is a rare rest time. I hope you can adjust your state well during this rest and meet the next stage of battle in a 100% state."

"Yes! Captain Kay!!"

This scene also falls into the eyes of those who have a heart.

"What a power! The lion knight."

When the cold hum sounded, a very angry face appeared again.

"All right, all right! Itzhak. What's to be angry about? After all, people are great heroes who win and return! It's better to go to negor than this."

Seeing that Itzhak was about to run over and make a fuss, Diego immediately took his best friend and walked in the direction of negor's departure.

Lion knight.

In the propaganda of the plant Supreme Council and ZAFT, it is the hero who prevented genesis from shooting at the earth, Lei Mingkai.

At the time of palnt crisis, he was pushed to the position of commander of the first fleet by dilandal, and has been on the battlefield in the image of wearing a mask since his initial public appearance.

Because of its powerful and exquisite MS driving ability and the command and combat ability to win every battle, more and more people questioned him dispelled their doubts. At the same time, more and more people accepted the existence of the "holy lion Knight" called by the Supreme Council.

However, compared with those ZAFT soldiers who are more and more enthusiastic under the more prominent achievements of the "holy lion Knight", the citizens of plant, as yizac and Diego who once spent time in the military academy with Lei Mingkai, feel a sense of violation more and more.

"That guy... That guy has become abnormal! That rigorous, rigid and obedient look makes me sick!!"

Taking the opportunity of a joint attack, yizak successfully contacted "Lei Mingkai" who had just become the commander of the first fleet, but he came to this conclusion.

Similarly, as a recruit training instructor, negor also met with "Lei Mingkai" when the first fleet was established.

Although the conversation did not make nigol feel any abnormality, when he looked back later, nigol was surprised to find that "Lei Mingkai" seemed to avoid talking about lacs.

In the face of this situation, Diego, who has never talked to "Lei Mingkai", can only give a suggestion of "waiting for observation".

After all, at present, the holy lion knight has been jointly promoted by the plant Supreme Council and ZAFT to the position of hero to save plant in danger.

Even if there is family support behind Yitzhak, Diego and negor, they can only temporarily press their doubts and wait for the opportunity to uncover them.

The motorcade carrying white knights soon came to the plant Supreme Council.

As soon as the motorcade stopped, it was submerged by layers of noise.

There are many citizens waiting on both sides of the road.

As soon as they saw the motorcade driving into the road leading to the Supreme Council, the citizens burst into high and enthusiastic cheers.

Sometimes he shouted the name of the first fleet,

Sometimes he shouted the name of the lion knight,

Gradually,

The names shouted by the citizens became uniform until the White Knight stepped out of the car and stepped on the red carpet. The same name resounded over the whole Supreme Council.

"Lion Knight!!"

The sound wave after wave even spread to the Supreme Council.

Dirandar, who was dealing with official business, frowned and raised his head slightly, but saw the affairs officer standing outside the door.

Dilandal, who already knew what was happening outside, nodded slightly, indicating that the clerk could follow the schedule.

"It's time to meet our hero!"

Dilandal lowered his eyes, glanced at the documents being processed, got up and left silently, leaving only the document whitened by the light.

Under the light, a name is particularly eye-catching.

"Urgent report! The unidentified warship suspected of the Minerva appears, orb!"

After the Minerva disappeared in the X1 rift crisis, dilandal never gave up searching for it.

Even in the most difficult time of plant, dirandar did not recall the search fleet sent to search the Minerva.

Now, at a time when the surrounding environment of the plant is stable, and at a time when ZAFT is about to launch combat operations against the earth, the missing Minerva mysteriously appears in AUB?

This raised countless doubts in dilandar's heart.

But the more important thing is to welcome the hero of plant at the first time and the knight who was promoted to the position of hero by him!