Unit 13: Sword of the Master is the thirteenth chapter of the manga Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray R.
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Lowe takes Un'no and asks him what happened. Un'no insists that he's fine and says that an apple he ate before a nap made his gums bleed. Un'no pulls out a katana and gives it to Lowe so that they can spar. Un'no taunts Lowe at first, but Lowe beats him. Un'no tells Lowe that he's kept his skills sharp, and Lowe says that he'll show Un'no that he can repair the Gerbera Straight. Kisato tells Un'no it must be a fluke that he lost, but Un'no says that Lowe has achieved the rank of "sword of the master." He explains that in kendo, one must first learn the basics to gain the rank of "sword of the assassin." Afterward, he says that one develops their own fighting style to achieve the rank of "sword of the master." He says that Lowe has improved since they first met and has found his purpose. Lowe then comes up to them with the Red Frame to show off the re-forged Gerbera Straight. Un'no examines the sword and says that it's better than the first one. Lowe says that he used his own techniques along with what he learned from Un'no to re-forge the sword. He then says he plans to use the rare metal from the meteor to build a giant sword, but right now he isn't sure how big it will be. Elsewhere, Elisa asks Kenaf why he's monitoring Lowe. He says that ZAFT is trying to get that rare metal back, so they sent an assault team to the Graveyard. Lowe shows Un'no and Kisato his latest creation: a 150-meter-long Gerbera Straight created from the meteor's metal. Un'no looks at the sword and says he's glad there are idiots like Lowe in the world. Suddenly, a squad of ZAFT GuAIZ mobile suits enters the Graveyard and demands that Lowe hand over the metal. Un'no pulls out his katana and uses it to slice off the barrel of one of the GuAIZ's beam rifle. He then jumps into his custom GINN and deflects a beam attack from another GuAIZ. Un'no attacks the other GuAIZs, but one of them fires a beam rifle and damages the GINN. Un'no is injured, and a GuAIZ pilot asks again where the metal is. Lowe says that he'll show them where it is and destroys them with the giant Gerbera Straight. Lowe asks Un'no if he's okay, and Un'no says that he was dying anyway. He asks Lowe to erase the data of all the Graveyard craftsmen. He says that even though he's going to die, his knowledge will live on inside Lowe.
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