Chapter 14: The Falling Angel

The hazy dusk, the bleak autumn wind, the soldier who is about to go on a long journey gives earnest teachings to a little boy.

"Child, you must remember, obeying orders is a soldier's duty, but protecting the people is our reason for existence."

"No, Dad, don't go!"

The little boy's crying and fussing couldn't keep the other party. The soldier walked further and further away with a firm back in the bleak autumn wind.

"Ah! Dad, don't go!"

Li Boyong woke up from a nightmare. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and observed his surroundings with some unease.

This is... in his room on the Archangel...

Oh, right, I transmigrated into the world of SEED and fell onto the desert with the Archangel.

He was a bit slow after waking up from the nightmare, and only reacted after a long while.

Really, why did I have this dream...

Li Boyong covered his face unbearably. It was probably because he witnessed the shuttle carrying civilians being shot down, which left a knot in his heart, so he dreamed of his father.

I remember that was the last time I saw him. My father didn't come back after participating in that mission. My mother was already suffering from a serious illness, and she passed away not long after.

Li Boyong only found out after he grew up that his father sacrificed himself to protect civilians, which also prompted his enlistment.

As a result, he dreamed of his father after witnessing that kind of thing...

Is it because I feel guilty?

Or is it a warning from my father in a dream?

Forget it, it's all in the past, don't think too much. Holding those messy thoughts on the battlefield won't let you live long.

Li Boyong, who was awakened by the nightmare, found that he couldn't sleep no matter what. Feeling a bit stuffy, he simply got up and walked around outside.

He walked and walked until he reached the hangar, seeing the scarred Strike. That was because Kira intended to stop the Duel but was involved in the shuttle explosion and broke through the atmosphere alone.

It was also because the explosion caused the Strike to deviate from the landing trajectory that the Archangel followed to this desert within the ZAFT sphere of influence.

"Yo, why didn't you go to sleep?"

Mu saw Li Boyong and greeted him.

"Captain, Abe, Major, you didn't sleep either, what are you busy with?"

"Still busy adjusting these two Skygraspers. I have always served in the Space Force, and of course, I have received training for fighter planes, but I always feel unsure in my heart."

Mu scratched his hair in distress, "Why don't you come and help me? Anyway, there are only two MA pilots here, you must be responsible for piloting one of them, so adjust your own machine."

"Okay." Li Boyong thought that he had nothing to do anyway, so he held the railing and wanted to float down.

Mu shouted loudly in fright: "Hey, hey, hey, this is not space, do you want to fall into meat paste?"

Li Boyong only then reacted. Oh, right, the Archangel is now on Earth, he was confused by sleep.

Damn it, I've been in space since I transmigrated, and I'm a bit unaccustomed to being on the ground suddenly.

Li Boyong retracted his hand awkwardly, and then obediently came down from the elevator.

"Speaking of which, how is Kira?"

Mu held a tablet to adjust the data and asked casually.

"Still in a semi-comatose state, with a persistent high fever. I passed by his room door just now, and his little friends are taking turns taking care of him."

"Is that so? Let's go see Kira after adjusting."

"OK."

Li Boyong picked up the tablet and adjusted the other Skygrasper.

However, he had never been in contact with a machine like the Skygrasper, so he was completely blind when adjusting it, just like Mu, and could only flip through the manual while discussing the adjustment with Madok.

Fortunately, he himself was an elite fighter pilot and often helped with adjustments when participating in test flight work, so he had quite a bit of experience in this regard.

"You kid did a good job, why don't you help me too?"

Seeing this, Mu handed his tablet over.

Li Boyong instantly saw through the other party's intention to be lazy, and squinted, "Didn't you say that your machine should be adjusted by yourself?"

"Don't say that, I helped you when you fell into the atmosphere, and the matter of transferring to the Archangel again later." Mu winked and poked Li Boyong's waist with his elbow, "At worst, I'll give you two of my treasured secret books, the sexy female soldiers in the secret hangar, very classic!"

"Deal!"

Li Boyong didn't hesitate at all and instantly reached a PY transaction between old drivers.

And Mu was right. When he fell, he did help himself say a lot of good things.

Otherwise, if you really want to calculate it, he has a lot of suspicions of violating discipline and being afraid of battle.

Of course, it must be stated here that he was willing to help Mu adjust the Skygrasper mainly to repay the favor, not for any treasured secret books.

"But you only need to help me get the basic settings done, I want to set the specific settings according to my own habits."

"OK, no problem."

Li Boyong cheered up and threw himself into the adjustment work, while Mu was free. He sat on the ground and chatted casually, "Speaking of which, I have already read the combat record of the Mobius. In that situation, you can still shoot down two GINNs, and your piloting technique is quite outstanding!"

"The whole process was just being chased around by those Gs, and shooting down two GINNs was just luck in the melee." Li Boyong shrugged.

"You can't say that. Being able to shoot down two GINNs in one battle can be considered an elite pilot even in the main fleet."

Mu, who was free, ate a sandwich first.

"Then I'll take your good words. When the time comes, help me write the battle report beautifully, so that I can be promoted to Lieutenant early, so as not to be found excuses by the First Officer to clean up all day."

"Hey, hey, being cleaned up, that's because of your own sloppy virtue, right?"

Mu bit the sandwich and complained vaguely.

Li Boyong couldn't bear this, "It's not because you took the lead, and as a result, the First Officer was not easy to lecture you because of your rank, and as a result, all the fire was vented on me."

"Haha, don't be so serious, boy!"

Mu laughed heartlessly, "How about this, why don't you get the First Officer to hand, so you can bully her all day."

Li Boyong: "............"

Mu laughed even more happily.

Li Boyong didn't pay attention to this guy anymore and focused on the adjustment work.

When he adjusted to the Skygrasper's equipment changing function, he couldn't help but complain, "Speaking of which, this machine is equipped with the Strike's equipment, won't it affect the machine's mobility?"

"Just overcome it with your own technique when the time comes."

Mu relied on his good technique and stood and talked without back pain.

"Tch!"

Just when Li Boyong and Mu, these two old soldiers, were blowing water in the hangar, Kira, who had been in a semi-comatose state, finally woke up completely.

Although the high fever still didn't subside, the little friends who were worried about him breathed a sigh of relief, which showed that Kira's state was gradually improving. ===== CHAPTER 15 =====