Unit 15: Power Loader is the fifteenth chapter of the manga Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray R.
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Kisato wonders if Lowe can complete his modifications to use the giant Gerbera Straight, and Liam says that Lowe comes up with good ideas when his mind is focused on something. Liam says they can do the next job without Lowe, and the Re.H.O.M.E. slows down as it approaches the ruins of Junius Seven. George says that it feels strange to be reunited with Junius Seven, and Kisato asks him what their job is. George explains that the Junk Guild has been contracted by the PLANTs to move Junius Seven out of Earth orbit so that it doesn't crash into other PLANT colonies. Liam says that it would be easier to dismantle Junius Seven, but he adds that its ruins have become a sort of memorial for all those who died. After rendezvousing with the other Junk Guild ships, the crew spends the next two days working on moving debris. A Junk Guild captain named Narumi Wind says that younger members, Kisato in particular, are much slower than his crews were back in the day. Narumi asks Liam how many supply routes they've completed, and he says that skill is measured by passing through these routes. He lists several of the routes, which include the destroyed Yggdrasil space station, the Mendel space colony, and the Endymion lunar crater where the Cyclops System was used and Mu La Flaga became a legend. Narumi looks at Red Frame and says that Lowe probably thinks of himself as a hotshot, but Kisato insists that he's a skilled pilot. Narumi says that Lowe was lucky to find Red Frame, and Kisato says they all risked their lives to get Red Frame out of Heliopolis. Narumi is amazed that Lowe is the man who got the top-secret mobile suit, and he says Lowe is lucky he can be so lazy. Lowe spots a bottle of Narumi's dried fish, which he says is his favorite food. He makes a bet with Narumi that if he can finish the job with Red Frame, Narumi has to take back his comments and hand over the fish. In space, Kisato tells Lowe that he's acting strangely, and he answers that he was probably cranky because he's been working without sleep. He tells her that he's finished his project, and he docks with the enormous Power Loader support suit. Just then, the Professor calls Lowe and tells him there's been an accident. She says there was a problem with the attaching of a booster rocket, making Junius Seven unstable. She says that if it breaks apart, the fragments could spin out of control and slam into the PLANTs. Lowe takes off with the Power Loader and uses the giant Gerbera Straight to slice the shaft and cut Junius Seven into two pieces. With the center of gravity changed the two pieces regain their balance. Liam asks Lowe how he knew where to cut, and Lowe says it was instinct. Afterwards, Narumi apologizes and hands over the fish. Lowe snacks on the fish and joins the rest of the Junk Guild members for a party celebrating the end of the job.
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