Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 1041: Arrival at Iskandar

Iskandar.

On this blue planet, in a city with a huge flying saucer-shaped building extending towards the sky, a man and a woman were looking up at the sky that had just calmed down its commotion.

“They finally arrived here.”

The man sitting on the chair was wearing the military coat of the Earth League of Nations and said with a sigh.

"The Yamato has finally completed its 168,000-light-year journey!"

"Yes. Human, the Yamato certainly surprised me."

Stacia, the queen of Iskandar, also sighed.

However, when she lowered her head and her eyes met the man, there was always a hint of imperceptible sadness in her eyes.

"Once the Yamato arrives here, you can return to Earth on the Yamato. Shou (see note)."

The man shook his head slightly.

"I don't know. At least, Gomon-lang, they can go home."

"Certainly possible."

Stacia said softly.

Then, Stasya raised her head and looked up at the sky.

I saw another black dot appear behind the black dot representing the Yamato.

Queen Iskandar's eyes moved and she seemed to understand the reason.

"Next, will you join me in meeting the Yamato from Earth?"

"No. I'm not fit to meet them right now. Let's talk about it after you sisters meet each other!"

The man smiled slightly, stood up, nodded to Stacia, then turned back into the room.

A long time had passed since the man was captured by Gamiras and taken back to the Large Magellanic Cloud during the Battle of Pluto I, and then fell into trouble.

He and his comrades became prisoners of Gamilas. After Gamilas's spacecraft lost control, they crashed on this blue planet and were rescued by Stassia Iskandar, the noble Queen Iskandar.

But he was the only one who was lucky enough to survive.

But his comrades died one by one due to serious injuries.

Half a year ago, the last two companions expressed their final wishes one after another and left this world, becoming some kind of existence, waiting for the arrival of the Yamato.

Originally, the man thought that after waiting for the Yamato to arrive, he would eagerly board the Yamato and return to Earth with his partner who had become some kind of existence.

However···

When he saw Stacia's eyes, the man realized that his originally urgent mood gradually became contradictory.

The Yamato, which traveled across 168,000 light years, successfully passed through Iskandar's atmosphere and landed on the blue ocean similar to that of the Earth. The entire Yamato was boiling with excitement.

With no work on hand, the crew members on the mission ran to the observation cabin or to the deck, looking out at this vast and magnificent new world with great joy.

On the first bridge, Okita Jusan put down the protective helmet in his hand and looked in a certain direction as if he was sensing something.

The next second, Mori Xue also started to report.

"Confirmed signal! MACROSS Belfast has successfully entered the atmosphere of Iskandar. It is now following the planned trajectory and landing on the left side of this ship."

"Ok!"

Okita Jusan nodded and stood up. Seeing this, everyone on the bridge also stood up and looked at Okita Jusan.

Okita Jusan picked up the microphone beside him and started talking.

"Everyone! Yamato, we have successfully landed on the ocean of Iskandar. After a journey of 168,000 light years, we have truly reached the end at this moment! I would like to take this opportunity to say something to everyone as the captain. Thank you! That's all!"

Shiro Sanada, Susumu Kotobuki, Daisuke Shima, Yuki Mori and the others all smiled and saluted Okita Jusan in unison.

"Yes! Captain!"

After returning the greeting, Okita Jusan also smiled.

"In fact, the person who should be thanked the most should be Second Mate He Ming! Everyone, please don't forget it."

"Yes! Captain!"

At this moment, ten thousand meters above the sky, the 1200-meter MACROSS Belfast was being covered by waves of rippling purple light.

Amid the ripples, the silhouette of the MACROSS Belfast seemed to become somewhat illusory.

"Bell, what are you doing?"

He Ming watched with his own eyes as the originally spacious bridge suddenly began to fold and deform, and he couldn't help but look towards Belfast.

"Sorry, Admiral. It's a rare opportunity to land on the vast ocean. Bell hopes to sail the Belfast on the sea of ​​Iskandar in an image that matches the ocean."

Belfast bowed and apologized to He Ming while also expressing her thoughts.

"In the form of a cruiser?"

He Ming was a little surprised.

"No! It would be too rude to meet the honorable Queen Iskandar in the form of an old cruiser. Therefore, I made some improvements to the original sea fog battleship Belfast based on the current form of the Yamato."

"Well, it's up to you!"

Although Belfast is accommodating to He Ming in many things, sometimes Belfast seems to be particularly tough because of its strange reserve.

For example, we are committed to sailing proudly and gracefully on the vast ocean as a surface ship.

According to a conversation between He Ming and Belfast, this seems to be a kind of reserve of the Royal Fleet.

Therefore, He Ming also let Belfast make the arrangements on its own.

By doing this, Belfast inadvertently attracted the attention of other passengers.

It was the first time that I saw with my own eyes the entire process of how Belfast transformed such a huge battleship.

Not to mention Sasha and Yulisa, even Melda Dietz, who had always been dedicated to her guard duties, couldn't help but follow and watch the whole process of Belfast adjusting the appearance of MACROSS Belfast.

Then, the MACROSS Belfast, which descended from the sky, successfully landed on the sea with its streamlined hull of the super dreadnought Belfast amidst the rippling purple light.

Looking at the Belfast sailing against the waves, raising waves and leaving two expanding wakes on the sea, the crew members on the deck of the Yamato were stunned and almost suffered a massive brain failure.

It was clearly a 1200-meter-long super space battleship, but as it descended from the sky, it became smaller and smaller, and finally when it docked on the plank road opposite the Yamato, it turned into a surface battleship about 350 meters long.

Judging from the style, it seems very similar to a warship in human history.

But that battleship is not as long as the Belfast in front of us? !

Compared to the stunned Yamato crew, Sasha, Yulisa and Melda Dietz, who were watching the changes of Belfast up close, couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

They even ignored the welcoming puppet robot that had been waiting for them at the port.

(End of this chapter)