Chapter 372 - 373: Comparing Two Worlds—Everyone’s Shocked! (Not)

Chapter 372: Chapter 373: Comparing Two Worlds—Everyone’s Shocked! (Not)

[Holy shit, so the reason Kira wears her pilot suit every day is PTSD.]

[Because she only feels safe while wearing the pilot suit.]

[She doesn’t want to pilot Gundam, but she can’t live without Gundam anymore.]

[Kira: Inori, don’t contact me anymore. I’m already Gundam-shaped, sob sob sob...]

[Quote of the day screenshotted.]

[Such a beautiful, melancholy scene, and what the hell are you people doing?]

[Shitposting. What else would we be doing?]

[What’s wrong with shitposting?!]

[In this cold world of war, only shitposting can give us a tiny bit of warmth.]

The medical team spent the entire night transferring and treating the injured.

Murrue and Andrew also held a round of discussions.

ZAFT’s desert forces knew how to handle ordinary troops in desert warfare, but there was simply no way they could deal with the Archangel and a Gundam.

Even with only one enemy MS, Andrew did not dare act rashly.

The GBN world did not know much about these details. Instead, the viewers in the ordinary world on the other side found the whole situation absurd.

Inori labeled that side Audience World One, while GBN was labeled Audience World Two, making the two easy to distinguish.

[1][Wait, that’s not right. Even if Kira got genderbent, she shouldn’t be that strong, should she?]

[1][UC has people wiping out armies single-handedly. A rookie can grab a heat hawk and chop up veterans of the One Year War. My CE having one machine intimidate an entire army is perfectly normal.]

[1][I suspect this Kira is very different from the original. Don’t tell me they actually added alien genes?]

[1][Inori really does feel like she has an alien backstory.]

[1][The title is literally Songstress of the Void. Still, the consortium really has the guts to change things this wildly.]

[1][Lmao, UC can have an IF where Zeon wins, but CE can’t have an IF with a girl Kira?]

[1][To be fair, the name Kira really does suit a girl. The kanji just don’t look very feminine.]

[1][But the Blue Frame fused with the Moebius is fucking cool. It started orange and now it’s been painted blue.]

[1][Did nobody notice that Inori casually chopped down the spin-off villain already?]

[1][Kira with a gun one-shots him. Totally normal.]

[1][Cagalli feels even more of a dork than in the original.]

[1][But I feel like genderbent SEED respects the original characters more than IF UC does. None of these people feel like they’re acting.]

[1][Baye said on stream that he’s going to make a commentary video on the new SEED.]

[1][Finally!]

[1][What about Molotov?]

[1][Bury him.]

[1][+1. Better bury Molotov too...]

Those viewers had never seen Naruto, but the Gundam franchise still existed in their world.

Compared with the "original," the viewers were having even more fun.

If Audience World One’s revenue had not been reduced, then in terms of Inori’s personal Popularity Points, the returns there would actually have been higher.

Precisely because they knew the original plot, some moments became even funnier.

Most importantly, that world liked genderbending, turning characters into girls, and similar premises much more, so audiences were especially receptive to this sort of material.

Inori was also curious whether she would eventually expand into a market where the story of Naruto existed.

It would definitely be interesting to see how viewers there reacted to Road to Ninja and the main Naruto series.

After a night’s rest, Kira was clearly in a much better mood.

The two Gundam Astrays belonged to Orb. Under the agreement, they could not fight ZAFT while in North Africa. That was also the condition in exchange for Andrew helping the refugees.

But being unable to fight did not mean they could not perform.

If they were going to hold a concert, then using an MS from a third country was perfectly reasonable, right?

As for the Gold Frame, it had already been taken away by the other side.

Its systems were locked, so there was no way to inspect its data. As for its other technology?

The G-series had far more advanced technology than the Astrays did.

And if the Gold Frame got stolen?

—Could they really get that lucky?

The Gold Frame was going to be repainted red and fitted with some equipment for the performance.

Mm.

A literal stage prop.

The Archangel itself, meanwhile, was being repaired as quickly as possible.

They had enough replacement parts. The problem was that the major damage could not be repaired here, so all they could do was patch up the smaller problems.

The only goal was to keep it moving.

The Archangel’s own personnel could not leave, but third parties were allowed to.

"Kid!"

Mu came looking for Kira.

"Since you’re going over there, can you buy some things for us? This list is military supplies, and this one is private items Badgiruel gave me... She specifically told me not to look. Apparently it’s stuff you girls need."

Mm. The ship was running short on feminine hygiene products.

Food was also in short supply.

If there was one thing they still had enough of, it was probably water.

"Mu-san, what is this?" Kira looked utterly confused.

Mu smiled and winked. "Since that tiger is letting you go over there, buying a few daily necessities shouldn’t be a problem, right~?"

Kira scratched her head.

"Mm. Then leave it to me."

It was only daily necessities.

"Mu-san... what are you planning to do after this?" Kira asked.

"At the moment, our best option is to cross the desert, head through the Indian Ocean, and then go to Alaska. Taking the Atlantic route means passing through the Strait of Gibraltar, which is a hassle. That place is a major ZAFT stronghold," Mu said. "And we still have to send you girls back to Orb."

"And... after that?" Kira asked again.

"After that? Alaska, obviously." Mu spread his hands.

"But..."

"Stop right there—don’t even start talking about coming to Alaska with us. To be honest..."

Mu leaned closer.

"Admiral Halberton... I don’t think his situation is very good. Blue Cosmos is already the one calling the shots in the Atlantic Federation—"

Mu pointed at his own head.

"The Atlantic Federation... has been taken over?" Kira asked in surprise.

"Who knows? But if they’re willing to do something like seize the Archangel by force, things over there are probably pretty bad."

Mu was not one of Admiral Halberton’s direct subordinates.

But precisely because of that, he could view the situation more objectively.

In Mu’s view, the decision Halberton had made back then had been a mistake. He probably had no idea that headquarters had already been completely taken over by Blue Cosmos.

With the Eighth Fleet under his command, Halberton was its commander. Away from the Eighth Fleet, he was only a rear admiral.

"Then what about you, Mu-san?" Kira asked.

"We at least have to argue our case. If the Archangel can make it back to Alaska, we might even be able to turn the tables."

The Eighth Fleet had only lost three ships from its advance force. The main fleet’s strength was still intact.

And Halberton was not without supporters.

There were plenty of people who wanted nothing to do with Blue Cosmos.

If they could obtain solid evidence—especially proof that Blue Cosmos had deceived Halberton and removed the data ahead of time—that would be even better.

If they could prove that the attack on Heliopolis had happened because Blue Cosmos leaked the information, they might even be able to reverse the situation.

"Anyway, we’ll take things one step at a time."

Mu waved a hand.

"As for you youngsters, just enjoy the concert."