History Recap / MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercuryEpisode17PreciousThings

!!Summary

Tending to Miorine's greenhouse, Suletta is assaulted by Elan 5, who first aggressively asks her to give Aerial to him to save his life, before resorting to pulling a taser on her. Guel then appears and intervenes, subduing and throwing Elan out as Miorine arrives; hiding behind the greenhouse, she eavesdrops on Suletta and Guel having a heart-to-heart. Explaining his plans to rebuild Jeturk, and thanking her for inspiring him, Guel properly confesses his feelings to Suletta, who gently turns him down, noting her own feelings for someone. Miorine chooses then to reveal herself, challenging Guel to a duel, claiming she wishes for Suletta to show her a final victory as a birthday gift. Meeting Miorine alone in her bedroom later, Guel questions her intentions; she offers him her support in rebuilding Jeturk Heavy Machinery if he reclaims his role as her fiancé and supports her bid for the presidency.

After being seen off by Suletta on the day of the duel, Prospera discusses their plan over the phone with Miorine. Suletta prepares to launch in Aerial, which is still missing a thruster after being confiscated following the Rumble Ring attack, while Guel is seen off by the members of his House, pushing through PTSD flashbacks that nearly cause him to vomit. Elan 5 is revealed to have fled to Grassley, using his knowledge of Sarius' kidnapping to bargain for safety from Peil after his failure to secure Aerial.

The Jeturk House members, having watched the battle, euphorically celebrate Guel's victory while Earth House stares flabbergasted over their best pilot's defeat. Meanwhile, Miorine appears to a stunned Suletta in her cockpit, revealing her role in her loss, returning the keychain she'd gifted her, and revoking her role as Holder while Suletta cries in anguish.

* LovedINotHonorMore: Though Guel admits he loves Suletta, he also tells her restoring his family's company is more important. Even aside Suletta's feeling for Miorine, Guel thought they wouldn't have time to date. This quickly turns ugly when Guel helps emotionally devastate the girl he loves to get a loveless marriage convenient to Jeturk Heavy Machinery.

Having watched the battle, the Jeturk House members celebrate Guel's victory while Earth House stares flabbergasted over their best pilot's defeat. Meanwhile, Miorine appears to a stunned Suletta in her cockpit, revealing her role in her loss, returning the keychain she'd gifted her, and revoking her role as Holder while Suletta cries in anguish.

Miorine appears to a stunned Suletta in her cockpit, revealing her role in her loss, returning the keychain she'd gifted her, and revoking her role as Holder while Suletta cries in anguish.

* BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: Miorine purposely told Suletta that she wanted a victory over Guel as her birthday present which she knew Suletta would accept since it's what her bride wants. Unbeknownst to Suletta, Miorine had conspired with Prospera, making a deal to free Suletta from her mother's control, but the price being sabotaging Aerial so that Suletta loses the duel, offering Guel her support in rebuilding his family company to earn his cooperation. After orchestrating her loss, Miorine cruelly reiterates the transactional nature of their relationship to Suletta, despite both having reinforced their genuine feelings for one another throughout the episode, apparently in a bid to further push Suletta away from Prospera's scheming, which Miorine has become swept up in, leaving Suletta shaking and in tears.

* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: This episode features Suletta and Miorine’s fallout due to the latter having rigged the duel.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Early in the episode, Miorine asks Suletta whether, if she told her to, Sulettawould give up piloting the Aerial, to which Suletta responds she would not. [[OneDialogueTwoConversations However, since neither of them has the full picture of what the other is thinking, they take very different meanings away from the question and answer]]. To Suletta, who is still dwelling on the conversation from the last episode and still believes that Prospera means the best for her, the meaning is "would you give up the Aerial, and by extension a member of your family, if you were told you?" Suletta, therefore, answers no, to show Miorine (whom she visibly scared last episode) that she still has limits on what she would do and will not abandon someone she cares about. To Miorine, who doesn't know that Suletta's remarks about the Aerial being like a sister are anything more than CompanionCube-like affection, the meaning is "would you turn your back on the highly dangerous situations your mother keeps shoving you into if I told you?" Miorine therefore interprets Suletta's answer in the opposite: that no matter what she says, she won't be able to break Suletta out of her mother's scheme.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Early in the episode, Miorine asks Suletta whether, if a loved one told her to, she would give up piloting the Aerial, to which Suletta responds she would not. [[OneDialogueTwoConversations However, since neither of them has the full picture of what the other is thinking, they take very different meanings away from the question and answer]]. To Suletta, who is still dwelling on the conversation from the last episode and still believes that Prospera means the best for her, the meaning is "would you give up the Aerial, and by extension a member of your family, if your mother told you?" Suletta, therefore, answers no, to show Miorine (whom she visibly scared last episode) that she still has limits on what she would do for her mother and will not abandon someone she cares about. To Miorine, who doesn't know that Suletta's remarks about the Aerial being like a sister are anything more than CompanionCube-like affection, the meaning is "would you turn your back on the highly dangerous situations your mother keeps shoving you into if I told you?" Miorine therefore interprets Suletta's answer in the opposite: that no matter what she says, she won't be able to break Suletta out of her mother's scheme.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Early in the episode, Miorine asks Suletta whether, if a loved one told her to, she would give up piloting the Aerial, to which Suletta responds she would not. However, since neither of them has the full picture of what the other is thinking, they take very different meanings away from the question and answer. To Suletta, who is still dwelling on the conversation from the last episode and still believes that Prospera means the best for her, the meaning is "would you give up the Aerial, and by extension a member of your family, if your mother told you?" Suletta, therefore, answers no, to show Miorine (whom she visibly scared last episode) that she still has limits on what she would do for her mother and will not abandon someone she cares about. To Miorine, who doesn't know that Suletta's remarks about the Aerial being like a sister are anything more than CompanionCube-like affection, the meaning is "would you turn your back on the highly dangerous situations your mother keeps shoving you into if I told you?" Miorine therefore interprets Suletta's answer in the opposite: that no matter what she says, she won't be able to break Suletta out of her mother's scheme.

* WildCard: After his last ditch attempt to threaten Suletta fails, Elan implicitly jumps ship from Peil (who at this point [[YouHaveFailedMe want him dead]]) and tries to throw his lot in with Norea, though as he notes the only thing he's really focused on is actually living. Norea is unamused at the attempt.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Early in the episode, Miorine asks Suletta whether, if a loved one told her to, she would give up piloting the Aerial, to which Suletta responds she would not. However, since neither of them has the full picture of what the other is thinking, they take very different meanings away from the question and answer. To Suletta, who is still dwelling on the conversation from the last episode and still believes that Prospera means the best for her, the meaning is "would you give up the Aerial, and by extension a member of your family, if your mother told you?" Her answer, therefore, is meant to show Miorine (whom she visibly scared last episode) that she still has limits on what she would do for her mother and will not abandon someone she cares about. To Miorine, who doesn't know that Suletta's remarks about the Aerial being like a sister are anything more than CompanionCube-like affection, the meaning is "would you turn your back on the highly dangerous situations your mother keeps shoving you into if I told you?" Miorine therefore interprets Suletta's answer in the opposite: that no matter what she says, she won't be able to break Suletta out of her mother's scheme.

* PoorPredictableRock: Suletta's dependence on using Aerial's drones without improving her piloting skill bit her greatly, as it's only due to sheer luck (Guel's PTSD attack) and technological advantage (Override) that she was able to barely fight back and almost score a win.

** In the first episode, Suletta saving Miorine from being assaulted by Guel in the greenhouse. In this one, Guel saves Suletta from being assaulted by Elan in the greenhouse in a very similar scene.

** His HairTriggerTemper that Secelia used to amuse herself back is now absent, even admitting his loses but still correcting her to use "lion" rather a "dog". Secilia was speechless at his comeback.
** Guel is quite open now to show his feelings, even confessing his love to Suletta, but he took it well when she rejected him.
** His HotBlooded BloodKnight JerkAss approach in dueling is now replaced with a somber reluctance. He even gives his approval to disagreeable methods for him such as AI and outside help if that would help with a quick victory. Guel even states that [[PragmaticHero pride alone won't help him win against Suletta]].

* IWillFightNoMoreForever: When Miorine proposed Guel to have a duel with Suletta, He was actually about to decline due to his family's company problems and his traumatic experiences while outside of the academy. Only due to Miorine's offer to help the Jeturk Heavy Industries and what he heard about Suletta's treatment by Prospera that he reluctantly agreed.

* MarriageOfConvenience: Miorine conspires with Guel to fix a duel against Suletta, restoring their previous engagement, now on mutually-beneficial (and consensual) terms. This lets Miorine separate Suletta from herself and Aerial, with the intention to protect her, and gives her Guel's support in her bid for the presidency. Guel gets the financial assistance Jeturk Heavy Machinery needs to survive. There's no longer any antagonism between them, but both are quite miserable for hurting the girl they both actually love in the process.

** His HotBlooded BloodKnight JerkAss approach in dueling is now replaced with a somber reluctance. He even gives his approval to disagreeable methods for him such as AI and outside help if that would help with a quick victory. Guel even states that [[Pragmatic Hero pride alone won't help him win against Suletta]].