Mikazuki walked aimlessly down the street.
"Found you..."
The youth stopped in front of a massive electronic poster. The star featured on it was none other than Lacus.
"She really is a major celebrity..."
The earbud in his pocket chimed, and Mikazuki quickly took it out and put it on.
"Mika, I just filtered through the PLANT network and found several signals similar to Lacus's Pink Haro. I'm sending the coordinates to you now."
"Okay."
Mikazuki rolled up his coat sleeve and looked at the coordinates Orga had sent to his watch. There were three in total; two were not far from his current location, but the third was quite a distance away, requiring him to cross the Artificial Sea of the PLANT central city.
"977... I'll try my luck at these two places first."
With that, Mikazuki set off toward the first set of coordinates.
In a luxurious manor within the central city of PLANT.
Lacus carried a tray of snacks into the lush green courtyard. She set the plate on the table and stretched, her graceful figure fully on display.
"Mmm~~ Finally, I can take a good rest."
Then, a look of disappointment crossed her face, and she let out a low sigh.
"I wonder how Mika is doing..."
She sat down and picked up a cookie, eating it elegantly. However, no matter how delicious the snack was, it tasted like wax to her.
"Haro! Haro!"
At that moment, the Pink Haro came bouncing out of the house.
"Lacus! Lacus! Detected signal from Barbatos! Detected signal from Barbatos!"
"Barbatos?"
Lacus's spirit soared. She quickly scooped up Haro and ran back into the house, heading to her room to connect it to her desktop computer.
She discovered that what Haro had received was a pair of very strange codes. Upon closer inspection, she realized that when these codes were combined, they seemed to form a sentence.
"We... are... here... Mi... ka..."
Lacus repeated the words in a continuous string, and an ecstatic smile broke across her face.
"So that's it. Mika has come here, which is why Haro was able to pick up Barbatos's signal!"
Thinking quickly, she realized he might not know where she was. "Haro, send our coordinates to Barbatos!"
The Pink Haro's eyes flashed a few times.
"Haro! Haro! Transmission complete... Barbatos has received it!"
Outside the manor's main gate, Mikazuki had followed the three coordinates Orga gave him to this spot. Orga's voice came through the earbud again.
"Mika, we're in luck."
"What?"
Mikazuki didn't quite understand what Orga meant.
Orga chuckled and said, "I just received a signal from Lacus Clyne's Pink Haro. It's coming from right in front of you. Lacus Clyne is inside."
Mikazuki raised an eyebrow, a slight smile appearing on his face.
"Luck really is on our side. Oh, the door is opening."
Just as Mikazuki was planning how to get inside, the gate swung open, and a pink-haired girl rushed out of the house.
"Mika!"
The moment Lacus had sent the coordinates to Barbatos, she had seen the manor's surveillance feed. She had locked onto that incredibly familiar figure at first sight.
Perhaps fate was truly that wonderful.
Lacus threw herself directly at Mikazuki. To prevent her from being hurt, Mikazuki acted as a human cushion, his cheek pressing against a familiar softness.
"As expected..."
Mikazuki was essentially used to Lacus's hugs by now. Though he still felt a bit awkward, he didn't push her away, letting her hold him as she pleased.
Lacus held him for a long while before finally letting go, though her delicate hands still gripped Mikazuki's shoulders tightly. She spoke with excitement.
"Mika, I'm so happy you could come to see me!"
Mikazuki also had a smile on his face. "Really?"
"Yes! Come, let's go inside and talk."
Lacus took Mikazuki's hand and led him into the manor, asking questions non-stop along the way.
"How did you get to PLANT?"
"I asked the Orb Union for help."
Mikazuki didn't hide anything. Lacus was someone he could trust; it was as simple as that.
Lacus blinked, surprised by the mention of the Orb Union. It seemed many things had happened during the time she wasn't by Mikazuki's side.
"Orb? I see... By the way, Haro detected a signal from Barbatos. Does that mean Barbatos is also in PLANT?"
Mikazuki looked up at Lacus, one of his eyes bright while the other remained dull.
"Yeah. That's also why I came to find you. Barbatos was damaged, so I came here for repairs. Orga should have given you the data for Barbatos by now, right?"
Lacus nodded.
"Then after we rest for a bit, I'll go take a look at Barbatos with you. You must be exhausted, traveling so far to find me."
"I'm fine. I rested on the shuttle for a few days."
As they spoke, the two of them passed through the house and arrived at the garden courtyard in the back. Mikazuki didn't have much of a reaction to the luxury, sitting down in an exquisite chair under Lacus's guidance.
Lacus pushed the snacks she had just brought out toward Mikazuki, looking at him with eyes full of smiles.
"Thanks."
Mikazuki picked up a cookie and took a bite. His eyes lit up.
"It's good."
"Is it? I'm so glad you like it!"
Lacus's smile was like peach blossoms in full bloom, breathtakingly beautiful. The previously gloomy atmosphere of the courtyard was instantly replaced by the warmth of spring.
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