The prologue unfolds amidst the chaos of the Battle of A Baoa Qu, December U.C.0079. Returning from combat, Zeon ace pilot Anavel Gato is met by Admiral Aiguille Delaz, who delivers grim news: Gihren Zabi and Kycilia Zabi are dead, and the …

Kou, along with his friend Chuck Keith, South Burning, and Dick Allen, journeyed into the Australian outback in pursuit of the elusive Physalis. Their quest was cut short when Zeon forces ambushed them, claiming Allen's life. As Gato waited…

Returning to Torrington, Federation General John Kowen tasks Burning with leading the pursuit of Gato, assembling a new team of pilots to assist him. Kou and Keith join the mission. Lieutenant Bernard Monsha, one of the newcomers, expresses…

In the eastern reaches of Africa, the *Albion* conducts its patrol, while Monsha finds himself at the mercy of Mora Bascht, chief engineer for the *Albion*, who is furious at his advances toward the ship's female crew and his attempted disr…

Gato returned to the Garden of Thorns, a clandestine Zeon colony base nestled within the Shoal Zone, to deliver the GP02 to Delaz. But a near collision with Zeon commander Cima Garahau left him deeply unsettled. After presenting the GP02, D…

The *Albion* reached Von Braun City on the Moon, its mission to upgrade the GP01 to Full Vernian specifications while the crew enjoyed their shore leave. A barbed remark from Monsha in a local bar spurred Kou to wander the city streets, whe…

Cima’s methods of coercion appear effective; Anaheim requests that Nina be reassigned from the Albion and removed from the mobile suit development team entirely. Keith, who is romantically involved with Mora, offers Kou movie tickets, inten…

Days after leaving Von Braun, Burning continues to train Kou and Keith, eventually urging him to consider a relationship with Nina. Keith also draws the displeasure of Mora by revealing Monsha’s private collection of photographs of Nina. A …

Near Konpeitoh (Solomon), Kou and Keith press their defense against the relentless Zeon forces during a routine patrol. Meanwhile, as Delaz welcomes the Axis Advance Fleet into the Earth Sphere, Gato makes preparations for his own assault o…

Following the devastating nuclear strike that crippled two-thirds of the Federation fleet, Gato withdrew, only to encounter Kou. Watching their desperate struggle, Nina was overcome with emotion as both mobile suits sustained grievous damag…

The *Albion* docked at Anaheim Electronics’ research vessel, *La Vie En Rose*, to retrieve the GP03 Dendrobium Stamen. They were greeted by designer Lucette Auduvie and Federation officer Nakaha Nakato. Almost immediately, Nakato informed t…

Within their mobile armor suits, Kou and Gato engage in a final confrontation as the Albion crew strives to prevent the colony from exceeding the threshold for terminal entry. Meanwhile, Cima’s forces seize Delaz aboard his flagship, the Gw…

The effort to halt the colony’s descent intensified, as the Federation and Cima’s forces coordinated to safeguard Solar System II while the Delaz fleet guided the colony’s approach, the Axis Advance Fleet observing from a distance. In the e…