p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"strongspan style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Let the Dollar Circulate. Part IV/span/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"A week has passed since Dukovak and Yamazin returned to Mars, and Sephora, along with Illmari, approaches Manfred. He, as usual, is reading a book called "The Red Fighter Pilot" next to his Gundam./span /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: What are you doing?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Learning, I mean reading./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: That's new./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Miguel said this book could help me improve./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Manfred, Sephora wants to talk to you./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: About what, or why?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Just listen to her./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora enters the hangar./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: Good day, Manfred. How are you?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred, focused on his book, says:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Fine, and you?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: Good, thank you. Manfred, I want to talk about something important./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Go ahead./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Manfred, could you close your book and listen to her?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred closes his book, gets up, and says:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Come here, let's talk./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: Okay./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora climbs onto the scaffold where Manfred is./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: What do you want to talk about?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: I want to join your company./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Why do you want to do that? You're not obligated to join./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: I know that, but I want to repay the favor you did for me./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Favor? Look, taking you to your village was part of the deal; I don't owe you anything./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: .../span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: What can you offer to the company?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: Security and information./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Security? We have two MS./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: Yes, but who will protect them when they're outside the MS?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Illmari can do that./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: Illmari is a pilot; she doesn't know much about close combat./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Fair point, but why do you want to work with us?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: To be honest, I have nowhere else to work or live, and I think your company needs a bodyguard. Neither you nor Illmari can handle all aspects of security. Plus, you'll need someone to tell you how the jihadist group operates./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: You make a good point. I'll think about it, talk to Dukovak./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: I already talked to Dukovak; he said the decision is up to you./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Sephora, you're hired./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: Thank you, Manfred./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: You're welcome./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The two girls leave the hangar, and Manfred continues reading his book. Illmari returns and says,/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Manfred, how long have you been reading that book?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Since seven, why?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Don't you want to have lunch with us?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Let me finish this chapter./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Did you even have breakfast?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: No./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Come down right now, or Sephora will make you./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Alright, but since when do you guys give me orders?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: It's not an order; I'm telling you what's going to happen./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Well, you're not giving me much choice./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred leaves the hangar with both girls./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Alright, Manfred, let's go get some ice cream./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred and the two girls leave the hangar, arrive at an ice cream shop, and order one cone each./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: I want vanilla ice cream./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: I'll have mint./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Give me pistachio ice cream./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The three of them enjoy their ice creams. Dario calls Manfred./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Mr. Horikoshi, I need you and your team at the Tehran headquarters first thing Monday morning. We're going to discuss a new job./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: When does it start?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: It starts Monday, same time. We'll depart from headquarters, my men will be waiting for you in Shiraz./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Okay./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Who was it?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: It was Dario; we must be in Tehran on Monday first thing./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Why?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: He mentioned something about a new job./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: Do we have a choice?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: No, let's go to the hangar; Dario's men are waiting for us./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Let's at least finish our ice creams./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Fine./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The trio sits at a table to finish their ice creams, and after a while, they head to the hangar./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Soldier: Mr. Manfred, your journey begins tomorrow at dawn. General Dario is waiting for you./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: So, a general, who would've thought?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The soldiers load the MS onto a truck with a container. Manfred, Illmari, and Sephora get on the truck. The convoy sets off for Tehran and arrives in the capital city of New Persia after a few hours. Upon arrival, Dario greets Manfred./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: How was the journey, Manfred?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Good, thank you. Congratulations on your promotion./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: It's just a temporary position; the capital purged a few fundamentalists./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: I see. What is the job you want to talk to us about?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Tomorrow morning, I'll give you the details of Operation Artaxerxes. As soon as I finish briefing you, you'll head to Alamut. The jihadists have an elite team; it's the only settlement with active MS./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: What's our role?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Your role is to get rid of the MS so the team can enter and capture Kiya Sabbah alive./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Will your team help us with the child soldiers?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: If possible, yes. The problem with Sabbah is that he indoctrinates his soldiers very well./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Alright, when will we attack the base?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Once Operations Esmerdis and Gaumata are over./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Understood. I hope this is our last mission with you./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: I hope so too. Your transport is waiting./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Understood, and good luck with the other two operations./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The night passes, and the alarm clock wakes up Manfred and his team./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Illmari, Sephora, come with me./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred goes to Dario's office, and Dario greets him./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Good day, Manfred. I hope you're ready for your new job./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: What is it about?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: My friend, you will help me in Operation Cyrus. As soon as I finish giving you the details of the mission, you will head to Alamut. The jihadists have an elite team; it's the only settlement with active MS./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: What's our role?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Your role is to get rid of the MS so the team can enter and capture Kiya Sabbah alive./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Will your team help us with the child soldiers?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: If possible, yes. The problem with Sabbah is that he indoctrinates his soldiers very well./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Alright, when will we attack the base?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Once Operations Esmerdis and Gaumata are over./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Understood. I hope this is our last mission with you./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: I hope so too. See you tomorrow morning./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The next day, Manfred's transport leaves at 7 in the morning and arrives around noon on the outskirts of Alamut. Manfred and Illmari wait in their MS while Sephora watches the surroundings with binoculars./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"It's not until dusk that Manfred receives orders to attack the fortress. The attack begins with surgically calculated shots that eliminate the fortress's guards. When Manfred receives the signal to attack,/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Radio: Solomon, it's time./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Let's do this, Illmari. Let's go./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Understood./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The two MS leave their hiding place, climbing the hill that protects the castle, suddenly two Graze-type MS and a red Reginlaze-type MS emerge from the fortress. Manfred draws the zweihander and cleaves one Graze in half. Illmari takes out her assault rifle, fires at the Graze MS, approaches it, takes out her axe, and tears off one arm. Illmari grabs the missing arm and shoots at the Graze's cockpit. The Reginlaze approaches the Gundam with its sword; Solomon blocks it and pushes the Reginlaze, the Reginlaze opens fire against Solomon. Manfred uses the zweihander as a shield to protect himself from the barrage while approaching and punching the red MS. Afterward, he attacks with the zweihander; the Reginlaze tries to block Manfred's attack, but its sword breaks; so it decides to retreat. Manfred accelerates towards it, forcing the Reginlaze to fire. Manfred delivers another blow that destroys the red Reginlaze's arm. Upon realizing the damage, the red Reginlaze's pilot says,/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Blonde Man: They're not my men, they're not my problem./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"After this, the Reginlaze prepares to flee. Two Graze-type MS approach, so Manfred tells Illmari,/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Go after the red MS./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: What about you, Manfred?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Don't worry; I'll take care of the two MS./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The two MS decide to fire at Manfred. Manfred uses the zweihander as a shield until he gets close and delivers a vertical blow, destroying the MS. The second MS approaches from Manfred's left and tries to attack Manfred with its axe. Manfred blocks the attack with the zweihander and kicks the Graze to make it back off. Manfred positions himself to attack and performs a horizontal cut, splitting the Graze MS in half./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: I took care of the MS; how are you doing with the red MS?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: I lost it. It was heading west, it's already in New Canaan; it's pointless to pursue./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Damn it, oh well. Come back to my location./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"After a few minutes, Illmari finds Manfred and asks him,/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: What do we do now?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Well, there are no more Mobile suits left, so the next part of the assault will begin./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"A horde of Mobile workers moves towards the walls of Alamut. After this, the Mobile workers provide fire support for the Persian troops to enter the citadel. The Persian special forces, known as the Sion troops, enter and quickly secure the central tower. Upon doing so, they discover a passage leading to the bunker. The troops enter through the tunnel, clear the area, dynamite the bunker door. Upon opening it, they find a vast collection of books. And a bearded man greets them and says:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Bearded Man: I am the man you're looking for; I am Kiya Sabbah./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Soldier: Hands where I can see them./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kiya: Very well./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kiya raises his hands; the soldier hits him with the butt of his rifle and ties his hands with zip ties./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Soldier: Mr. Manfred, the operation was a success. We need to interrogate the suspect./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Very well./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred brings two photos and a computer with him. He arrives at the library where Kiya is./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Good afternoon, Mr. Kiya./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kiya: Who are you, and why are you dressed like a clown?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Are you referring to my shirt?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kiya: Yes, why are you wearing that shirt?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: It's better to die wearing your favorite clothes./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kiya: A very wise way to enjoy your life./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred pulls out a revolver./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Look, Mr. Kiya, I don't want to kill you or hurt you. So tell me who provided you with child soldiers, pilots, and Mobile suits./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario arrives./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Manfred, don't steal my questions. Mr. Kiya, answer the questions if you don't want to suffer like your comrades./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kiya: It seems I have no choice./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: You know better than anyone that my interrogation methods are unorthodox, after all, you must remember that I developed and perfected those methods. Answer the boy's questions./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kiya Sabbah: Gjallahorn is the one who helped us with the pilots. Captain Richtoffen was sent after the incident in Denar. They also provided the intermediaries to recruit young souls into Allah's service./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Tell me clearly who these young souls are, are they human debris?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kiya Sabbah: Yes, they are human debris./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Very well, Mr. Kiya, you will have to testify before the judicial power of New Persia and the international press. Take him away, boys./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: How did you get media coverage?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: We simply kidnapped the relatives of each journalist or director of a major international media outlet./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Is the job done?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: The hard part is over; now comes the critical part./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: What do you mean?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: After 12 hours, the ambassadors of Gjallahorn will have to testify alongside the jihadist leaders./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: And what does that have to do with my company?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: You and your little friend will protect the parliament of New Persia from several Gjallahorn MS./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: What do I gain in exchange for all this?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: A very juicy reward from me and friendship with the Persian people./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Friendship is beautiful and all, but tell me what I gain./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Control of a quarter of the Mobile worker and armament factories throughout the New Persian Republic./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Consider it a deal./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Very well, Operation Cyrus begins in twelve hours from now./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario's men waste no time and capture key personnel from the Gjallahorn embassy. After 11 hours, Solomon is defending the New Persia parliament building. Just as the two MS are positioned in the parliament, the media broadcasts the testimony of the jihadist leaders. The parliament holds Gjallahorn responsible for the armed conflict and takes a break. At that moment, several Graze-type MS appear. Solomon unsheathes his sword and heads towards a couple of Graze, easily slicing one in half, while the second almost blocks his attack, but at the same time, its sword breaks. Solomon accelerates and delivers the finishing blow./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Meanwhile, Illmari's MS is holding off three Gjallahorn invaders, two blue MS, and one red./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: It seems the red Reginlaze is back./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: My side is clear; the Mobile workers will take care of the rest of the troops. I'll go for the red one./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred speeds off when the red MS fires at his shoulder, destroying it into pieces./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Damn it./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred decides to dodge Reginlaze's shots until he gets close enough./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Manfred, be careful./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Don't worry. Take care of those bastards./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Alright./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred approaches the Reginlaze, using the zweihander as a shield again until the Reginlaze strikes Manfred's left arm./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Son of a.../span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred goes on the defensive as the Reginlaze attacks him multiple times until he stops for an attack, Manfred kicks him and delivers a vertical blow with the zweihander. The red MS's sword cracks./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Blonde Man: You won't get away with this again./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The blonde backs off and shoots at Manfred. Manfred closes in again with the zweihander in a defensive position. He then goes on the offensive, and the red MS strikes him on the right side./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Damn it./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred sheaths the zweihander and pulls out two knives./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Blonde Man: So, you're going to run away?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred hides in a building, waits for the blonde to approach, and stabs the red Reginlaze's collarbone. After this, he uses the sunlight to cover his escape. The mysterious blonde from the red Gundam says,/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Blonde Man: Where did you go, you little coward?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred's MS appears from behind, stabbing the red Reginlaze. After this, Solomon retreats and unsheathes the zweihander. He goes against the red MS, cutting its right arm vertically. Manfred grabs the remaining arm and starts to separate it from the red MS using his foot./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Blonde Man: It can't be./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"After this, the Gjallahorn ambassador admits on the media that Gjallahorn is indeed responsible for supplying human debris to the African Union jihadists. Manfred comes out of the gundam, takes a revolver and aims it at the destroyed cockpit. Before Manfred delivers the finishing blow, Dario stops him./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Manfred, stop. Gjallahorn and the African Union have decided to negotiate. Don't kill that pilot. I repeat, don't kill him./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Seems like it's your lucky day./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kudelia watches from her office what happened on the television screen and says,/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kudelia: The treaty was truly useless./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"A week has passed since Dukovak and Yamazin returned to Mars, and Sephora, along with Illmari, approaches Manfred. He, as usual, is reading a book called "The Red Fighter Pilot" next to his Gundam./span /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: What are you doing?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Learning, I mean reading./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: That's new./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Miguel said this book could help me improve./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Manfred, Sephora wants to talk to you./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: About what, or why?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Just listen to her./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora enters the hangar./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: Good day, Manfred. How are you?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred, focused on his book, says:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Fine, and you?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: Good, thank you. Manfred, I want to talk about something important./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Go ahead./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Manfred, could you close your book and listen to her?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred closes his book, gets up, and says:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Come here, let's talk./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: Okay./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora climbs onto the scaffold where Manfred is./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: What do you want to talk about?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: I want to join your company./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Why do you want to do that? You're not obligated to join./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: I know that, but I want to repay the favor you did for me./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Favor? Look, taking you to your village was part of the deal; I don't owe you anything./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: .../span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: What can you offer to the company?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: Security and information./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Security? We have two MS./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: Yes, but who will protect them when they're outside the MS?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Illmari can do that./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: Illmari is a pilot; she doesn't know much about close combat./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Fair point, but why do you want to work with us?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: To be honest, I have nowhere else to work or live, and I think your company needs a bodyguard. Neither you nor Illmari can handle all aspects of security. Plus, you'll need someone to tell you how the jihadist group operates./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: You make a good point. I'll think about it, talk to Dukovak./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: I already talked to Dukovak; he said the decision is up to you./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Sephora, you're hired./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: Thank you, Manfred./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: You're welcome./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The two girls leave the hangar, and Manfred continues reading his book. Illmari returns and says,/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Manfred, how long have you been reading that book?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Since seven, why?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Don't you want to have lunch with us?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Let me finish this chapter./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Did you even have breakfast?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: No./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Come down right now, or Sephora will make you./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Alright, but since when do you guys give me orders?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: It's not an order; I'm telling you what's going to happen./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Well, you're not giving me much choice./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred leaves the hangar with both girls./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Alright, Manfred, let's go get some ice cream./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred and the two girls leave the hangar, arrive at an ice cream shop, and order one cone each./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: I want vanilla ice cream./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: I'll have mint./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Give me pistachio ice cream./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The three of them enjoy their ice creams. Dario calls Manfred./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Mr. Horikoshi, I need you and your team at the Tehran headquarters first thing Monday morning. We're going to discuss a new job./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: When does it start?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: It starts Monday, same time. We'll depart from headquarters, my men will be waiting for you in Shiraz./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Okay./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Who was it?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: It was Dario; we must be in Tehran on Monday first thing./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Why?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: He mentioned something about a new job./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Sephora: Do we have a choice?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: No, let's go to the hangar; Dario's men are waiting for us./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Let's at least finish our ice creams./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Fine./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The trio sits at a table to finish their ice creams, and after a while, they head to the hangar./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Soldier: Mr. Manfred, your journey begins tomorrow at dawn. General Dario is waiting for you./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: So, a general, who would've thought?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The soldiers load the MS onto a truck with a container. Manfred, Illmari, and Sephora get on the truck. The convoy sets off for Tehran and arrives in the capital city of New Persia after a few hours. Upon arrival, Dario greets Manfred./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: How was the journey, Manfred?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Good, thank you. Congratulations on your promotion./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: It's just a temporary position; the capital purged a few fundamentalists./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: I see. What is the job you want to talk to us about?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Tomorrow morning, I'll give you the details of Operation Artaxerxes. As soon as I finish briefing you, you'll head to Alamut. The jihadists have an elite team; it's the only settlement with active MS./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: What's our role?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Your role is to get rid of the MS so the team can enter and capture Kiya Sabbah alive./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Will your team help us with the child soldiers?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: If possible, yes. The problem with Sabbah is that he indoctrinates his soldiers very well./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Alright, when will we attack the base?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Once Operations Esmerdis and Gaumata are over./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Understood. I hope this is our last mission with you./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: I hope so too. Your transport is waiting./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Understood, and good luck with the other two operations./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The night passes, and the alarm clock wakes up Manfred and his team./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Illmari, Sephora, come with me./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred goes to Dario's office, and Dario greets him./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Good day, Manfred. I hope you're ready for your new job./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: What is it about?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: My friend, you will help me in Operation Cyrus. As soon as I finish giving you the details of the mission, you will head to Alamut. The jihadists have an elite team; it's the only settlement with active MS./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: What's our role?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Your role is to get rid of the MS so the team can enter and capture Kiya Sabbah alive./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Will your team help us with the child soldiers?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: If possible, yes. The problem with Sabbah is that he indoctrinates his soldiers very well./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Alright, when will we attack the base?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Once Operations Esmerdis and Gaumata are over./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Understood. I hope this is our last mission with you./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: I hope so too. See you tomorrow morning./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The next day, Manfred's transport leaves at 7 in the morning and arrives around noon on the outskirts of Alamut. Manfred and Illmari wait in their MS while Sephora watches the surroundings with binoculars./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"It's not until dusk that Manfred receives orders to attack the fortress. The attack begins with surgically calculated shots that eliminate the fortress's guards. When Manfred receives the signal to attack,/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Radio: Solomon, it's time./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Let's do this, Illmari. Let's go./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Understood./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The two MS leave their hiding place, climbing the hill that protects the castle, suddenly two Graze-type MS and a red Reginlaze-type MS emerge from the fortress. Manfred draws the zweihander and cleaves one Graze in half. Illmari takes out her assault rifle, fires at the Graze MS, approaches it, takes out her axe, and tears off one arm. Illmari grabs the missing arm and shoots at the Graze's cockpit. The Reginlaze approaches the Gundam with its sword; Solomon blocks it and pushes the Reginlaze, the Reginlaze opens fire against Solomon. Manfred uses the zweihander as a shield to protect himself from the barrage while approaching and punching the red MS. Afterward, he attacks with the zweihander; the Reginlaze tries to block Manfred's attack, but its sword breaks; so it decides to retreat. Manfred accelerates towards it, forcing the Reginlaze to fire. Manfred delivers another blow that destroys the red Reginlaze's arm. Upon realizing the damage, the red Reginlaze's pilot says,/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Blonde Man: They're not my men, they're not my problem./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"After this, the Reginlaze prepares to flee. Two Graze-type MS approach, so Manfred tells Illmari,/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Go after the red MS./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: What about you, Manfred?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Don't worry; I'll take care of the two MS./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The two MS decide to fire at Manfred. Manfred uses the zweihander as a shield until he gets close and delivers a vertical blow, destroying the MS. The second MS approaches from Manfred's left and tries to attack Manfred with its axe. Manfred blocks the attack with the zweihander and kicks the Graze to make it back off. Manfred positions himself to attack and performs a horizontal cut, splitting the Graze MS in half./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: I took care of the MS; how are you doing with the red MS?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: I lost it. It was heading west, it's already in New Canaan; it's pointless to pursue./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Damn it, oh well. Come back to my location./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"After a few minutes, Illmari finds Manfred and asks him,/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: What do we do now?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Well, there are no more Mobile suits left, so the next part of the assault will begin./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"A horde of Mobile workers moves towards the walls of Alamut. After this, the Mobile workers provide fire support for the Persian troops to enter the citadel. The Persian special forces, known as the Sion troops, enter and quickly secure the central tower. Upon doing so, they discover a passage leading to the bunker. The troops enter through the tunnel, clear the area, dynamite the bunker door. Upon opening it, they find a vast collection of books. And a bearded man greets them and says:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Bearded Man: I am the man you're looking for; I am Kiya Sabbah./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Soldier: Hands where I can see them./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kiya: Very well./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kiya raises his hands; the soldier hits him with the butt of his rifle and ties his hands with zip ties./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Soldier: Mr. Manfred, the operation was a success. We need to interrogate the suspect./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Very well./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred brings two photos and a computer with him. He arrives at the library where Kiya is./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Good afternoon, Mr. Kiya./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kiya: Who are you, and why are you dressed like a clown?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Are you referring to my shirt?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kiya: Yes, why are you wearing that shirt?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: It's better to die wearing your favorite clothes./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kiya: A very wise way to enjoy your life./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred pulls out a revolver./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Look, Mr. Kiya, I don't want to kill you or hurt you. So tell me who provided you with child soldiers, pilots, and Mobile suits./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario arrives./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Manfred, don't steal my questions. Mr. Kiya, answer the questions if you don't want to suffer like your comrades./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kiya: It seems I have no choice./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: You know better than anyone that my interrogation methods are unorthodox, after all, you must remember that I developed and perfected those methods. Answer the boy's questions./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kiya Sabbah: Gjallahorn is the one who helped us with the pilots. Captain Richtoffen was sent after the incident in Denar. They also provided the intermediaries to recruit young souls into Allah's service./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Tell me clearly who these young souls are, are they human debris?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kiya Sabbah: Yes, they are human debris./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Very well, Mr. Kiya, you will have to testify before the judicial power of New Persia and the international press. Take him away, boys./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: How did you get media coverage?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: We simply kidnapped the relatives of each journalist or director of a major international media outlet./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Is the job done?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: The hard part is over; now comes the critical part./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: What do you mean?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: After 12 hours, the ambassadors of Gjallahorn will have to testify alongside the jihadist leaders./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: And what does that have to do with my company?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: You and your little friend will protect the parliament of New Persia from several Gjallahorn MS./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: What do I gain in exchange for all this?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: A very juicy reward from me and friendship with the Persian people./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Friendship is beautiful and all, but tell me what I gain./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Control of a quarter of the Mobile worker and armament factories throughout the New Persian Republic./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Consider it a deal./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Very well, Operation Cyrus begins in twelve hours from now./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario's men waste no time and capture key personnel from the Gjallahorn embassy. After 11 hours, Solomon is defending the New Persia parliament building. Just as the two MS are positioned in the parliament, the media broadcasts the testimony of the jihadist leaders. The parliament holds Gjallahorn responsible for the armed conflict and takes a break. At that moment, several Graze-type MS appear. Solomon unsheathes his sword and heads towards a couple of Graze, easily slicing one in half, while the second almost blocks his attack, but at the same time, its sword breaks. Solomon accelerates and delivers the finishing blow./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Meanwhile, Illmari's MS is holding off three Gjallahorn invaders, two blue MS, and one red./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: It seems the red Reginlaze is back./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: My side is clear; the Mobile workers will take care of the rest of the troops. I'll go for the red one./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred speeds off when the red MS fires at his shoulder, destroying it into pieces./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Damn it./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred decides to dodge Reginlaze's shots until he gets close enough./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Manfred, be careful./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Don't worry. Take care of those bastards./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Illmari: Alright./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred approaches the Reginlaze, using the zweihander as a shield again until the Reginlaze strikes Manfred's left arm./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Son of a.../span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred goes on the defensive as the Reginlaze attacks him multiple times until he stops for an attack, Manfred kicks him and delivers a vertical blow with the zweihander. The red MS's sword cracks./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Blonde Man: You won't get away with this again./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The blonde backs off and shoots at Manfred. Manfred closes in again with the zweihander in a defensive position. He then goes on the offensive, and the red MS strikes him on the right side./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Damn it./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred sheaths the zweihander and pulls out two knives./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Blonde Man: So, you're going to run away?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred hides in a building, waits for the blonde to approach, and stabs the red Reginlaze's collarbone. After this, he uses the sunlight to cover his escape. The mysterious blonde from the red Gundam says,/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Blonde Man: Where did you go, you little coward?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred's MS appears from behind, stabbing the red Reginlaze. After this, Solomon retreats and unsheathes the zweihander. He goes against the red MS, cutting its right arm vertically. Manfred grabs the remaining arm and starts to separate it from the red MS using his foot./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Blonde Man: It can't be./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"After this, the Gjallahorn ambassador admits on the media that Gjallahorn is indeed responsible for supplying human debris to the African Union jihadists. Manfred comes out of the gundam, takes a revolver and aims it at the destroyed cockpit. Before Manfred delivers the finishing blow, Dario stops him./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dario: Manfred, stop. Gjallahorn and the African Union have decided to negotiate. Don't kill that pilot. I repeat, don't kill him./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Seems like it's your lucky day./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kudelia watches from her office what happened on the television screen and says,/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Kudelia: The treaty was truly useless./span/p