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>Nemo III pilot: Is that really the White Devil out there?
>Nemo II pilot: The guy really is a one man army. Kind of jealous he is soaking up all the credit out there...Sergent Weller, are you crying?
>GM II pilot: He is even more magnificent than the stories. Amuro Ray...the greatest Mobile Suit pilot to have ever lived.
>Guncannon II pilot: Actually, I believe that title goes to Tenneth A. Jung-
>GM II pilot: Tenneth can kiss my ass! You think he could pull off what the Captain is doing right now?!

Dashing from Neo Zeon Mobile Suit to Mobile Suit, Amuro and his escorts of Zeta Plus's destroy over twenty Gaza-type suits in less than a minute. Despite feeling a sense of humiliation from being talked down to earlier, Beltorchika yet again performs acceptably on the battlefield as they quickly secure control over the ruined Colony Laser. Returning to their vessel, Amuro moves to check on Beltorchika, only to find her nervously floating next to Sayla.

>Beltorchika:...I want to apologize for earlier.
>Sayla: No, that was...uncalled for on my part. I am not your rival, or anything that is trying to challenge what you are trying with Amuro. I just want you to stay focused out there so you don't get hurt. So no hard feelings, alright?

Beltorchika gently moves her hand to grasp onto Sayla's fingers.

>Beltorchika: Were you...um...the dominant in the relationship or-
>Sayla: Seriously? That is where your mind is going?
>Beltorchika: I just want to know.
>Sayla:...Some nights, yes. As we kept going though, I started letting him assert more control. Not that it changed much though...Amuro's body was with me, but not his heart. Now though? I think he has truly changed.
>AEUG Officer: Its an emergency! The Federation Government has betrayed us!
>Amuro: What?!