Athrun has arranged a meeting with Kira and Cagalli, but the old friends no longer see eye to eye. Even after hearing of the assassination attempt on Lacus, Athrun still believes in Chairman Durandal's good intentions, and he returns to the Minerva after urging his friends to keep Orb from participating in the war.
But in that case,
I had no choice but to fight!
Aber in diesem Fall
hatte ich keine andere Wahl.
¡Pero si se diera el caso,
no tendría opción!
Pero ¡si se diera el caso,
no tendría opción!
Mais là, j’avais pas le choix !
Acontece que naquele caso
 eu não tive escolha!