Gundam: The Wind That Blows Through Space

Chapter 620: Linden Leaves (V)
"Forget it. You, a fake, don't deserve to use his name. Since you and Regret share a face, I'll give you a chance to choose. Do you want to kill yourself or wait for me to kill you?"

Seeing the face in his memory again, Siegfried found that a crack appeared in his heart. 'Maybe I can try to capture him alive?' This thought with a hint of luck quickly passed through his mind.

In terms of attitude towards the copiers, Siegfried can strangle his own copiers with the most indifferent attitude, but on the other hand, he is willing to accept PLANT's guarantee to allow exceptions like Isaac to exist, and he can also ignore examples like ND that have been incorporated into Lacus' private camp.

But the photocopy in front of him was the murderer who assassinated the chairman of the Revolutionary League. Not only him, but Mayura behind him was also an accomplice. With such a heinous crime, even a savior hero could not privately guarantee it. And just like what he said to Meiling before, if Tianren still wanted to save Mayura, then the photocopy of Regret must die here today to give an explanation to the world.

And from the moment he entered the door, Siegfried found Mayura's condition extremely suspicious. From the way she stood, there was no sign of coercion at all. After considering the various possibilities of brainwashing and hypnosis, Siegfried calmed down in anger. It was obvious that the source of Mayura's transformation was right in front of him. As long as he could get rid of the impostor, he had plenty of ways to bring Mayura back to the main island.

"It's you, your arrogant tone hasn't changed at all."

The copy man named Regret sneered and pressed a dagger against the hostage's back, "Do you know who he is?"

"Lance Gafilot, the chief political affairs officer of the People's Revolutionary League in South America. So you plan to threaten me with a political affairs officer you've never met? It seems that you didn't bring your IQ with you when you copied me."

Taking a step forward, from the very beginning of the whole operation, Siegfried had not considered the issue of hostages, because he had long known that the other party had no intention of leaving alive, so any negotiation would not change the fate of the hostages.

After discovering that his trump card could not threaten Siegfried, Regret did not show any frustrated expression. On the contrary, after observing that the political officer's expression changed from fear to despair and hatred, he, contrary to his usual behavior, threw the other party into the corner, then drew the dagger at his waist and slowly walked to Siegfried.

"Although I really want to reminisce about the past with you, someone must have tampered with me. I can clearly recall those days, but my heart is filled with disgust and hatred for you!"

"At this point, you're hoping to use your feelings to get me to spare your life?"

After Mayura disappeared, Siegfried had guessed that it must have been Regret's copy who took action, because only he could effectively target Mayura's mental weaknesses and succeed quietly without alerting others.

Now, Regret's self-narration has made Siegfried more certain of his speculation. The original strength of the copy man happened to be his biggest weakness. The so-called perfect copy, the memory of the original body inherited while inheriting the original body's abilities, has become the biggest weakness of this technology.

You know, it is impossible for Durandal to not have the genetic samples of Cruze in his hands at the beginning, but in the end he and the library did not produce a bunch of Cruze, because Durandal knew very well that he had absolutely no way to control or persuade a group of Cruze to work for him.

It was not until after the war that Lacus packed up Durandal's research materials and sent them to Orb that Hilde realized that Durandal was already on the threshold of success. The research data brought back by the Minerva from Rodnia allowed him to find a shortcut to control the thoughts of the copyists, but before he could apply it, the research process was interrupted by the pressing People's Revolutionary League. Until the copyist Siegfried defected and took away Durandal's legacy, until now, he reappeared in front of the world in the form of Regret. "Untie Mayura's mind control and give out the organization behind you. I can kill you quickly. Do you consider it?"

Aslan and Stella behind him were ready to provide support on both sides. Although Siegfried did not want to become one of the villains who died because of talking too much, the other party was still charged with the crime of assassinating the former chairman, so he had to go through the necessary procedures even though he knew the probability was extremely small.

"Three against two, are you so cautious?"

"It seems that you have chosen to fight to the bitter end. Well, anyway, I don't want to see you kneeling down and begging for mercy with this face. I will grant your wish!"

Grasping the dagger tightly in his backhand, Siegfried signaled to Stella and Aslan with his eyes to prepare to attack together. It has always been his fighting philosophy to fight in a group rather than alone. Unexpectedly, Regret pointed his finger in the direction of Mayura in an attempt to interrupt his forward movement.

"You can ignore a political official, but what about your old subordinates?"

However, Siegfried was not fooled by the other party's words. He suddenly accelerated and with a flash of white light, the dagger in his hand directly wiped towards Regret's carotid artery. At the same time, Stella also attacked like a civet cat from the blind spot, and Aslan was always on guard against Mayura's actions to prevent her from joining the battle and causing unnecessary trouble.

Three years ago in an underground research institute in South America, the 15-year-old Siegfried and Stella had fought a tough battle with the enhanced and modified Regret. At that time, their bodies had not yet fully grown, and it was difficult for them to gain an advantage when facing the strength of an adult male.

But now, three years later, not to mention Stella who has already entered her peak period, Siegfried has evolved into an inhuman being. After using a feint to trick Regret's defense into being stunned, he turned into green particles again and appeared out of thin air behind the opponent.

At this moment, Mayura moved, and Aslan, who was prepared, immediately tried to intercept her, but the dagger he stabbed penetrated Mayura's body without any hindrance. Taking advantage of Aslan's 0.5 second hesitation, Mayura directly stood in front of Siegfried without making any defensive gesture.

"Mayura! Wake up! He is not your teacher! Resurrection of the dead is a lie!"

After forcibly sheathing the knife, Siegfried jumped back onto the table. Just now, his blade was only a few millimeters away from cutting Mayura's neck, but Siegfried stopped at the last moment. The worried expressions of Julie and Asagi before they left, and the instructions in Regrett's suicide note to take good care of Mayura, all these scenes in his memory gradually gathered into the shape of leaves and slowly fell on Siegfried's back.

"The linden leaves concealed the dragon's blood. Thus, even the invincible hero had a fatal weakness."

(End of this chapter)