Yitzhak and Diego are gone.
Just like the Kamoka, they also received a direct order from ZAFT headquarters, requiring them to go to the Yakin Duwe defense line as soon as possible and report to Rau Lu Cruze who arrived there first.
.
Yitzhak's words before leaving left Aslan unable to calm down for a long time.
However, in the morning, Aslan, who thought he was well disguised, watched Lax slowly fall asleep under the influence of medicine after lunch, and then he gradually became a little disturbed.
In the past few days, Aslan did indeed reveal no information about Siegel Klein as Yitzhak had guessed, and even worked with other people in the hospital to weave a lie in an attempt to get Lux to
·Klein mistakenly believed that Siegel Klein was too busy and could not get away for a while, so he did not come to visit his beloved daughter.
But Yitzhak's ruthless revelation made Aslan panic, and he also wondered whether he really didn't understand Lacus Klein, his fiancée.
After temporarily concealing the news that Uncle Siegel was assassinated for the sake of Lacus, did Lacus Klein, who was lying in the hospital bed, already know the news?
Lying weakly on the hospital bed, Lux was weaving lies in reverse just as Aslan was weaving lies, making Aslan mistakenly believe that she did not know that her father had been assassinated.
Thinking of this, Aslan couldn't help but grit his teeth.
really.
He admitted.
He really doesn't understand his fiancée.
"Yitzhak, you are right."
Aslan sighed secretly in his heart, stood up subconsciously, walked to the window, and opened the curtains slightly, making the light in the room slightly dim.
However, when he returned to the bed, he found that Lux Klein, who should have fallen asleep, had opened her eyes.
"Lux. What's wrong? Does it hurt somewhere?"
Aslan was startled and spoke quickly, then covered Lux's right hand with both hands and held it gently.
In the past few days, Aslan seemed to have become accustomed to this, and Lacus did not resist such a move.
Lux moved her eyes to look at Aslan, her lips moved but she didn't speak.
But Aslan saw a glimmer of light slipping from the corner of Lux's eyes again.
At this moment, five thunders struck, a bolt from the blue.
Aslan discovered that what Yitzhak said was true.
Lux,
Lux Klein knew of Siegel Klein's death from the beginning.
"Lux..."
Aslan gritted his teeth, but could not say any words.
Because he knew that any words of comfort were false.
Aslan, who had also experienced the murder of his relatives, knew that at this moment, no words could heal that tragic memory.
Aslan clasped his hands and finally leaned over, holding Lux in his arms.
"Lux, Lux, I'm right here! I'm right here!! So...so..."
Hot tears wet Aslan's clothes.
The silent crying continued as the light dimmed.
It wasn't until a certain reminder bell rang that Aslan was surprised to realize that most of his clothes were wet with tears, and Lacus in his arms had also fallen asleep at some point.
Aslan's heart softened, and he gently put Lux down and covered her with a quilt.
However, when Aslan was about to get up and change his clothes that were wet with tears, he found a group of people already standing outside the door.
The leader, whom Aslan knew, was Johnson, one of his father's right-hand men.
"Aslan, the Speaker asked me to inform Miss Lux that the time has come."
"Time? No. Lux is asleep now."
Aslan was a little confused, but still refused.
But Lux's voice came from inside.
"I'm awake! Help me change my clothes!"
"Lux, you!"
Aslan was stunned for a moment, then turned around and returned to the room, only to find that Lux, who should have been asleep, had already sat up.
Looking at the stunned Aslan, a bitter smile appeared on Lux's face.
"Sorry! Aslan, next, I have things that need to be done."
"Lux, your body, your injuries..."
Lux shook her head.
"It doesn't matter anymore!"
Then, Lux looked out the door again.
"Someone come and help me change my clothes!"
As several maids walked out of the crowd, a middle-aged woman also walked up to Aslan.
"Master Aslan, please wait outside for a moment."
Aslan, who didn't react for a moment, walked out of the ward and stared at Johnson.
But the latter showed a helpless look.
"Sorry! Aslan. This is an agreement between the Speaker and Miss Lux. I didn't know about it beforehand."
"What exactly is going on?"
"I don't know the details, but a few hours later there will be a commemoration event to commemorate Junius 7 and the state funeral ceremony for former Speaker Sigur Kalain."
"Really? It turns out that it's already this time."
Aslan understood.
CE71.
February 14th.
This is the first anniversary of Bloody Valentine's Day.
At the same time, it is also on the occasion of this memorial day that after the assassination of Siegel Klein, the president of the PLANT Supreme Council, a state funeral was publicly announced by the Supreme Council.
One year ago, Junius 7 was the day when more than 200,000 of our compatriots died.
One year later, on the occasion of this death day, Speaker Sigurd Klein, who was respected and admired by the citizens of PLANT and who worked for the peace of PLANT, was assassinated.
The occurrence of these things caused the atmosphere in PLANT to suddenly deteriorate.
Since the beginning of the war, with the huge advantage brought by MS, the joy of gaining battlefield advantage has disappeared at this moment.
What's left is sadness, anger, and confusion.
It was clear that the United Earth had gained an advantage on the battlefield, but why was the chairman of the PLANT Supreme Council assassinated in April City, the capital of PLANT?
Our ZAFT is so powerful, but it can't resist the enemy's assassination?
The citizens of PLANT were very puzzled.
ZAFT's soldiers were also confused.
At such a moment, both citizens and ZAFT soldiers need an explanation, or a support, a belief that allows them to continue fighting, believing that PLANT and ZAFT will definitely be able to defeat the United Earth.
In this situation where everyone was watching, the members of the Supreme Council, all dressed in black, led by Patrick Sala, who was also dressed in black, slowly walked from the stage to the stage.
Patrick Sala, with a serious face and sharp eyes, strode to the podium and looked around, at his compatriots, at the ZAFT soldiers present, and at the camera pointed at him.
He knew that from now on, PLANT, and even ZAFT, had no possibility of jointly negotiating peace with the Earth.
"Everyone..."
"Speaker Sara! Please wait a moment."
At this moment, a weak but strangely familiar voice came from the audience.
The next moment, when the entire audience clearly saw the source of the sound, there was a sudden commotion.
"That, that's Miss Lux Klein!!"
"That's Miss Lux!"
"She, what is happening to her?"
"Isn't Miss Lux in the hospital?"
No matter who it is, as long as they see a figure dressed in black, with beautiful pink hair covered by black gauze, and sitting in a wheelchair, they will all exclaim in distress.
Especially when they saw Lacus facing the steps, she could only be picked up by Aslan, who was wearing ZAFT's red uniform, and walked slowly onto the stage. Almost everyone present had their eyes lit up.
Or holding back tears, or holding back anger.
"Deputy Speaker Sara, please forgive me for being willful! No matter what, I want to say something here."
After sitting back in the wheelchair again, Lux raised her head and looked at Patrick standing on the podium.
The latter, without the slightest surprise, just nodded slowly.
"You are indeed here. Then, go! Lux."
When Patrick walked down from the podium and passed Aslan, he raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder.
"From now on, Lux Klein will be handed over to you, Aslan Sara."
"Yes! Father."
Aslan heard something behind Patrick's words, but he didn't understand it for a moment.
And right now, there is no time for him to figure it out.
"Aslan, can I trouble you again?"
When Lux's voice came, Aslan immediately stepped forward knowingly, took off the microphone, and gave it to Lux's hand.
Lux smiled back and then faced the audience.
"Dear compatriots, one year ago today, PLANT lost Junius 7, and we lost 243,721 compatriots. Among these 243,721 compatriots, there are our relatives and our friends. Since then,
From that moment on, the scar called Bloody Valentine was deeply engraved in our hearts."
"Today, one year later, PLANT has lost Speaker Sigurd Clay, who fought for peace and to protect all PLANT compatriots from oppression, suffering, and the threat of a second Bloody Valentine's Day.
because."
"And I also lost my father who loved me and protected me today."
"Why did it become like this?"
"Because we established PLANT and ZAFT, the United Earth Alliance, which has occupied the earth and the resources that humans rely on for survival, cannot oppress us again. Time and time again, they ask us to meet the requirements of the Earth Alliance for unfounded reasons.
Unreasonable request!”
"No matter how difficult or painful we encountered, the Earth Alliance never looked at us from the beginning to the end!"
"All that is left to us is the insignificant "charity" labeled as care and gift!"
"For this reason, we who live in colonial satellites have repeatedly made requests for the right to freedom and independence, but have been ruthlessly rejected and trampled upon by the United Earth."
"In fact, despite our repeated requests, the Earth Alliance not only failed to restrain itself, but instead intensified its pressure on us and PLANT. They even sent warships to the doorstep of our PLANT home."
"For this reason, we PLANT rose up! We established ZAFT to fight to protect PLANT and protect the citizens! We also fought for independence and freedom!"
"us···"
Lux, who was speaking, suddenly turned red and suddenly started coughing.
"Lux!"
Aslan, who was standing next to her, quickly leaned over to check, but was shocked to find that the palm of Lux's hand in front of her mouth was full of blood.
"Lux! You can't say any more! We must go back immediately!"
However, before Aslan could pick up Lux, the other party grabbed Aslan's sleeve.
"Aslan, let me go on."
The bright red color at the corner of Lux's mouth made her face look extremely sad and beautiful.
And this moment was also captured by the camera and clearly presented in front of everyone present.
"No···"
Unexpectedly, a voice calling for Lux suddenly came from the field.
"Lux!"
"Lux!"
"Lux!"
Gradually, voices calling for Lux sounded from all corners of the field, converging into huge waves of sound.
Aslan looked back and saw that the audience was full of faces with red eyes, either angry, full of tears, or pitiful.
These faces were all affected by Lux at this moment.
"Aslan."
Lux's soft call came from behind.
Aslan was dejected, and finally took half a step back, standing next to Lux, leaning over and gently wiping the blood from the corner of Lux's mouth with his sleeve.
Then, Lux picked up the microphone again.
"My father, Siegel Klein, beloved by the citizens, is dead!"
"Why?"
"Because the United Earth is afraid! They are afraid that we, who have gained the upper hand on the battlefield, will win again in words under the leadership of Sigur Klein!"
"In this way, the ugly face that the Earth Alliance has hidden all this time will be exposed! The oppression they have always exerted on our PLANT will have nowhere to hide!!"
"We must never forget the oppression that those rats from the Earth Alliance exerted on PLANT and us, and the sins they committed!"
"This sadness and anger must never be forgotten!"
"The death of my father, Siegel Klein, tells us this very clearly!"
"Forgetting this anger, forgetting this sadness, forgetting the oppression we have suffered, we will only usher in the endless oppression of the United Earth, again and again!"
"So, now, we should gather this anger, condense this sorrow, and defeat the Earth United! Defeat those self-righteous rats!"
"In this way, we can achieve true freedom and gain true independence!"
"In this way, we can give the 243,721 compatriots who died on Junius 7 peace of mind!!"
“God bless PLANT!!”
As soon as Lux finished speaking, shouts of "God bless PLANT" came from the audience, on the street, or in the room.
Amid the rising waves, the ZAFT fleet was ready to attack.
Whether it is the universe or the earth, ZAFT armies located on various fronts are launching a joint attack on the earth at this moment.
CE71.
February 14, 17:.
All fronts of the Earth United are in emergency!
Within half an hour, most of the Victoria Airport fell, and the Earth Alliance garrison was crumbling.
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Chapter completed!