History Recap / MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercuryEpisode3GuelsPride

!!Summary
Miorine briefs Suletta on the upcoming duel, but she is reluctant to continue and take up the role of Miorine's fiancee, telling her about a list she composed of normal school activities she hoped to do, such as going on dates, believing it would be wrong to do so were she engaged. Miorine, still intending to flee to Earth, reveals the marriage won't happen until she turns 17. Miorine offers to make a deal to Suletta, asking the new student to act as her groom until she finds a way to escape. Meanwhile, Guel returns from his test flight of the new red mobile suit, the MD-0064 Darilbalde, objecting to its use of an onboard AI assistant. His father chews him out, pressuring him to do whatever it takes to reclaim the title of Holder.

While redressing after being released from imprisonment, Suletta makes a video call to her mother, Lady Prospera, asking her about Aerial being a Gundam. Prospera assures her daughter that she and Aerial are different from what they are being accused of. Returning to Asticassia, Suletta meets Nika again before being confronted by Guel, who reveals himself as her opponent again. Meanwhile, Prospera gives Vim the information about his assassination attempt against Delling which she used to blackmail him into helping arrange the duel. Discussing Prospera's history over a video call, Sarius orders Shaddiq to investigate Suletta.

The day of the duel arrives with Miorine telling her champion to remember their deal, while Lauda and Vim discuss the latter's plotting; Lauda expresses faith in his brother, believing his father's meddling unnecessary. With the Darilbalde and Aerial ready, the fight commences. Compared to the Dilanza, the Darilbalde proves more of an even match against Suletta and Aerial, its AI repeatedly blocking attacks Guel's own reflexes could not. To his despair, the AI eventually wrests control from him entirely. Suddenly, the battlefield's emergency fire suppression triggers, the "rain" dissipating Aerial's beam fire, significantly hampering her abilities. Despite his reservations, Guel briefly revels in his "luck" as the AI exploits the moment of weakness, charging towards their foe with increased aggression. Miorine, seeing Suletta struggling, tries to stop the duel due to the error, but Elan refuses, citing that duels are not entirely fair, and such support is part-and-parcel of preparation. Miorine defiantly boards a worker unit to put a stop to the squall while Suletta and the Aerial continue the duel.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: When Suletta compliments Guel’s abilities, he seems genuinely moved, such that it causes him to go on one knee and propose to her on the spot.

* DidntSeeThatComing: Suletta didn’t expect Guel to propose to her.

* WorthyOpponent: After her original easy win caused her to underestimate him, Guel's performance in their second duel has Suletta consider him this instead.

* ArtificialStupidity: Over the course of the duel, Guel gets increasingly irritated by the idiotic behavior of his machine's autopilot, falling for obvious feints and tricks. Eventually he gets feed up and manages to disable it, taking manual control and becoming a legitimate threat despite the machine being in quite a poor state at this point.

Miorine and Suletta bond back at her greenhouse when Elan approaches the redhead to transfer contacts, as he will be overseeing the upcoming duel. Miorine expressing some annoyance at Suletta's friendliness with the boy who showed her kindness during her confinement. Elan takes her to see Shaddiq and the Dueling Committee, who brief Suletta on the formalities of her duel with Guel. With Suletta and Guel sticking to their stakes from last time, Elan finalizes the conditions of the duel. After defending Guel from Secelia Dote's mockery, Suletta privately discusses her mantra with Guel as they leave the lounge, as well as their respective relationships with their parents. Meeting with the members of his House, Guel boastfully assuring them of his victory while his half-brother Lauda Neill reviews a message from their father.

The day of the duel arrives with Miorine telling her champion to remember their deal, while Lauda and Vim discuss the latter's plotting; Lauda expresses faith in his brother, believing his father's meddling unnecessary. With the Darilbalde and the Gundam Aerial ready, the fight commences. Compared to the Dilanza, the Darilbalde proves more of an even match against Suletta and Aerial, its AI repeatedly blocking attacks Guel's own reflexes could not. To his despair, the AI eventually wrests control from him entirely. Suddenly, the battlefield's emergency fire suppression triggers, the "rain" dissipating Aerial's beam fire, significantly hampering her abilities. Despite his reservations, Guel briefly revels in his "luck" as the AI exploits the moment of weakness, charging towards their foe with increased aggression. Miorine, seeing Suletta struggling, tries to stop the duel due to the error, but Elan refuses, citing that duels are not entirely fair, and such support is part-and-parcel of preparation. Miorine defiantly boards a worker unit to put a stop to the squall while Suletta and the Aerial continue the duel.

Miorine tracks down the emergency control room, scaring away the Jeturk House members stationed there and turning off the sprinklers. With the rain stopped, Suletta is able to unleash Aerial's Bit Staves, quickly turning the tide on Guel's machine, destroying its defenses while Guel becomes increasingly frustrated with the AI failing to keep up. Vim calls Guel again, berating him for failing, but Guel quickly deduces his father was behind the water sprinkers' activation and asserts his desire to have a fair fight, smashing the mobile suit's main interface, disabling the AI in the process. With the Darilbalde seemingly disabled, Suletta and Aerial advance on the previous Holder, but Guel, now resolving to fight by his own willpower and strength, unleashes his machine's beam blades to block their finishing blow, continuing the fight. Managing to push Aerial back with the Darilbalde's sheer power before throwing them with its leg claws, Suletta manages to take advantage of the new position for a final charge, breaking through her opponent's defenses to break off its horn. Winning the rematch, Suletta secures her place in the school, Aerial and Miorine's safety, and a massive outpouring of praise from many students. Disembarking, she apologizes to Guel for underestimating him, praising his combat prowess; Guel responds to the positive reinforcement by abruptly proposing to Suletta, much to her shock.

Miorine and Suletta bond back at her greenhouse when Elan approaches the redhead to transfer contacts, as he will be overseeing the upcoming duel. Miorine expressing some annoyance at Suletta's friendliness with the boy who showed her kindness during her confinement. Elan takes her to see Shaddiq and the Dueling Committee, who brief Suletta on the formalities of her duel with Guel. With Suletta and Guel sticking to their stakes from last time, Elan finalizes the conditions of the duel. After defending Guel from Secelia's mockery, Suletta privately discusses her mantra with Guel as they leave the lounge, as well as their respective relationships with their parents. Meeting with the members of his House, Guel boastfully assuring them of his victory while his half-brother Lauda Neill reviews a message from their father.

Suletta is shocked by the upcoming duel and tries to back out, mentioning that she just wants to go on dates, but Miorine, still intending to head to Earth, reveals marriages don't happen until one is 17 years of age. Miorine also decides to make a deal to Suletta, the new student will act as her groom until she finds a way to escape. Meanwhile, Guel, still pressured by his father to reclaim the title of Holder, is shown a new red mobile suit, the MD-0064 Darilbalde, which is fitted with an onboard AI assistant.

While suiting up Suletta makes a video call to Lady Prospera about Aerial being a Gundam, but the lady reassures her daughter, wishing her well in her future. While making her way in school, Suletta meets Nika again when Guel barges in to settle the score and reveal himself as her opponent. Elsewhere, Vim privately berates Lady Prospera for blackmailing him concerning his assassination attempt and Sarius orders Shaddiq to investigate Suletta.

Miorine and Suletta bond back at the greenhouse when Elan approaches the redhead to transfer contacts, the new student thanking the one who offered her food in her confinement. Elan takes her to see Shaddiq, who briefs Suletta of her duel with Guel and the rules. With Suletta and Guel sticking to their stakes from last time, Elan finalises the conditions of the duel. Alone, Suletta discusses her mantra with Guel and tries to encourage him, but the Duelling Committee's head walks away to see his machine again, running into his dorm mates once more and reassuring his half brother Lauda Neill that he'll win at all costs.

The day of the duel arrives with Miorine telling her champion to remember her deal while Lauda discusses his father on Guel's resolve. With the Darilbalde and the Gundam Aerial ready, the fight commences. Aerial proves to be a formidable fighter, but the Darilbalde's new weaponry, defences and technology keep Guel in the match. Suddenly, it starts to "rain", the water dissipating Aerial's Beam Rifle's laser. Exploiting this moment of weakness, Guel and his new machine charge towards their foe with its two lances. Miorine, seeing Suletta struggling, tries to stop the duel due to the error, but Elan states that duels are not entirely fair. Miorine defiantly enters the field to stop the squall while Suletta and the Aerial continue to duel Guel and his Darilbalde up close amidst the downpour.

All of a sudden, the rain stops; Miorine had used a mobile craft to disable the heat dissipation systems. Suletta, upon seeing the change, unleashes Aerial's Bit Staves to wail on Guel's machine, destroying its defences. Vim calls Guel again, berating him for failing him, but Guel quickly deduces his father was behind the water sprinkers' activation and quickly asserts his desire to have a fair fight, smashing the mobile suit's main AI interface in the process. With the red machine seemingly disabled, Suletta and Aerial advance on the previous Holder, but Guel, now resolving to fight by his own willpower and strength, unleashes his machine's beam blades to block their finishing blow, continuing the fight. Still, despite the Darilbalde's sheer speed, relentless attacks, versatility and agility, Suletta and Aerial manage to knock off its horn, breaking it. With that move, Suletta wins the duel and secures her place in the school, her beloved Gundam and a massive following from many students. Still, she makes sure to congratulate Guel for his combat prowess, only for him to ask for her hand in marriage much to her shock.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: When Suletta compliments Guel’s abilities, he seems genuinely moved, and it seems that it causes him to go on one knee and propose to her on the spot.

* SecurityCling: Petra and Felsi cling on each other in panic as Miorine attacks them with a Mobile Worker.

While suiting up Suletta makes a video call to Lady Prospera about Aerial being a Gundam, but the lady reassures her daughter, wishing her well in her future. While making her way in school, Suletta meets Nika again when Guel barges in to settle the score and reveal himself as her opponent. Elsewhere, Vim privately berates Lady Prospera for blackmailing him concerning his assassination attempt and Sarius orders Shaddiq to observe the Aerial and the lady.

The day of the duel arrives with Miorine telling her champion to remember her deal while Lauda discusses his father on Guel's resolve. With the Darilbalde and the Aerial ready, the fight commences. The Aerial proves to be a formidable fighter, but the Darilbalde's new weaponry, defences and technology keep Guel up and running. Suddenly, it starts to "rain", the water dissipating the Aerial's Beam Rifle's laser. Exploiting this moment of weakness, Guel and his new machine charge towards their foe with its two lances. Miorine, seeing Suletta struggling, tries to stop the duel due to the error, but Elan states that duels are not entirely fair. Miorine defiantly enters the field to stop the squall while Suletta and the Aerial continue to duel Guel and his Darilbalde up close amidst the downpour.

All of a sudden, the rain stops; Miorine had used a mobile craft to crush and disable the heat dissipation systems. Suletta, upon seeing the change, unleashes the Aerial's Bit Staves to wail on Guel's machine, destroying its defences. Vim calls Guel again, berating him for failing him, but Guel quickly deduces his father was behind the heat dissipation's activation and quickly asserts his desire to have a fair fight, smashing the mobile suit's main AI interface in the process. With the machine seemingly disabled, Suletta and the Aerial advance on the previous Holder, but Guel, now resolving to fight by his own willpower and strength, unleashes his machine's arm beam blades to block their finishing blow, continuing the fight. Still, despite the Darilbalde's sheer speed, relentless attacks, versatility and agility, Suletta and the Aerial manage to knock off its horn, breaking it. With that move, Suletta wins the duel and secures her place in the school, her beloved Gundam and a massive following from many students. Still, she makes sure to congratulate Guel for his combat prowess, only for him to ask for her hand in marriage much to her shock.

'''Directed by:''' Ryo Ando

* MythologyGag: The Darilbalde first appears from a higher ground, has its 'eye' glow, leaps from its vantage point, blocks a shot from the Aerial, block a beam saber attack when it's seemingly put on the ropes, attacks with its feet and loses when the Gundam crashes into it to attack it, much like [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Ramba Ral and his Gouf clashing with Amuro and his RX-78-2 Gundam one last time]]. The few differences seen are the enemy's machine being red instead of blue, the new machine using poles with blades on top and some beam sabers, and the reason the Gundam's rifle not working properly being due to third party interference.

* MythologyGag: The Darilbalde first appears from a higher ground, has its 'eye' glow, leaps from its vantage point, blocks a shot from the Aerial, block a beam saber attack when it's seemingly put on the ropes, attacks with its feet and loses when the Gundam crashes into it to attack it, much like [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Ramba Ral's Gouf clashing with Amuro's RX-78-2 Gundam one last time]]. The few differences seen are the enemy's machine being red instead of blue, the new machine using poles with blades on top and some beam sabers, and the reason the Gundam's rifle not working properly being due to third party interference.

Suletta is shocked by the upcoming duel and tries to back out, mentioning that she just wants to go on dates, but Miorine, still intending to head to Earth, reveals marriages don't happen until one is 17 years of age. Miorine also decides to make a deal to Suletta, the new student will act as her groom until she finds a way to escape. Meanwhile, Guel, still pressured by his father to reclaim the title of Holder, is shown a new red mobile suit, the Darilbalde, which is fitted with an onboard AI assistant.

* ArtificialStupidity: Over the course of the duel, Guel gets increasingly irritated by the idiotic behavior of his suits autopilot, falling for obvious feints and tricks. Eventually he gets feed up and manages to disable it, taking manual control and becoming a legitimate threat despite the machine being in quite a poor state at this point.

All of a sudden, the rain stops; Miorine had used a mobile craft to crush and disable the heat dissipation systems. Suletta, upon seeing the change, unleashes the Aerial's Bit Staves to wail on Guel's machine, destroying its defences. Vim calls Guel again, berating him for failing him, but Guel quickly deduces his father was behind the heat dissipation's activation and quickly asserts his desire to have a fair fight, smashing the mobile suit's main AI interface in the process. With the machine seemingly disabled, Suletta and the Aerial advance on the previous Holder, but Guel, now resolving to fight by his own willpower and strength, unleashes his machine's arm beam blades to block her finishing blow, continuing the fight. Still, despite the Darilbalde's sheer speed, relentless attacks, versatility and agility, Suletta and the Aerial manage to knock off its horn, breaking it. With that move, Suletta wins the duel and secures her place in the school, her beloved Gundam and a massive following from many students. Still, she makes sure to congratulate Guel for his combat prowess, only for him to ask for her hand in marriage much to her shock.

* MythologyGag: The Darilbalde first appears from a higher ground, has its 'eye' glow, leaps from its vantage point, blocks a shot from the Aerial, attacks with its feet and loses when the Gundam crashes into it to attack it, much like [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Ramba Ral's Gouf clashing with Amuro's RX-78-2 Gundam one last time]]. The few differences seen are the enemy's machine being red instead of blue, the new machine using poles with blades on top and some beam sabers, and the reason the Gundam's rifle not working properly was due to outside interference.