Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 789: Asuka's Encounter (1/3)

sunny.

The sea breeze blows.

The azure blue sky and the sea are connected into one, making it difficult to tell the difference between the sky and the sea.

But, fortunately, in this dreamy blue that seems to be one, a star is being born that is "thriving".

Above the calm blue sea, cargo ships from all over the world follow the guidance of the port command center and enter the designated waterway in an orderly manner, heading to the three major ports that have just been built on the base island far away in the sky.

At this moment, on a passenger ship that had departed from Orb, after a five-day and four-night sea voyage and a stop for supplies, a brother and sister were lying on the railing of the top platform, looking at the huge island on the horizon from afar.

"Brother. Then, where is the... um... base island that dad mentioned?"

A long-haired little girl in school uniform was leaning on the railing, her head slightly tilted.

"Yeah, that's right. According to what dad said, we might have to live there for a long time in the future! Mayu, we'll go to school there too!"

The older brother nodded, thought for a moment, and repeated what his parents had told him and his sister.

"Ah? Aren't we going on a trip, brother? Look, I haven't even changed out of my school uniform yet."

Sister, Mayu frowned, as if she missed the campus life in Orb.

She stretched out her hands, gestured, counted on her fingers, and muttered to herself.

"Weiwei still owes me a cup of milk tea. Lilia and I agreed to go to the beach and have a good day..."

Listening to his sister thinking about the consequence of having to break dates with her friends because of this trip, the boy smiled bitterly, but there was nothing he could do about it.

After all, like his sister, he had made many appointments with friends at school, but he had to break them because of his father's work.

However, the young man focused his gaze and looked towards the artificial island in the distance, which has now been named the Base Island.

Whenever the boy looked at the base island, he always had a strange feeling.

If their family could successfully set foot on this pedestal island, live, study, and even work on it for a long time, perhaps some... disasters could be avoided?
There is no doubt that this is a very mysterious feeling.

But for some reason, starting from the night when he and his sister followed their parents on board the passenger ship bound for the base island, he would always wake up from his dreams in the middle of the night, looking at the ceiling with sweat on his forehead, looking still in shock.

The boy could no longer remember what happened in his dream.

He only remembered that his parents were buried in a sea of ​​fire, and that his beloved and beloved sister was left with only a severed hand, lying before his eyes.

That horrible scene still lingers in the young man's mind and has not faded away for a long time.

"Ma, Mayu!! Where are you? It's lunch time!!"

While the brother and sister were leaning on the railing, looking at the pedestal island in the distance, each with their own thoughts in mind, their mother also came to the top platform and took them back to the restaurant.

"You two are such a jerk. The sun is so strong outside, and you still stay out for so long."

When the mother brought the brother and sister to the restaurant, she kept blaming them for running to the top floor to bask in the sun despite the scorching sun.

The elder brother, Shin Asuka, kept apologizing with a smile, shielded his younger sister behind him, apologized to his mother, and tried his best to appease her dissatisfaction.

Mayu Asuka, the younger sister, hid behind her brother and secretly glanced at her mother a few times. When she found that her mother was just blaming her and her sister out of habit, she was no longer afraid and looked towards the restaurant, looking for her father.

Look, under Mayu Asuka's smart gaze, his father was sitting in a seat near the porthole in the restaurant, talking to a boy who looked only a few years older than his brother, Shin Asuka. "Mayu! Don't run around!"

The mother, who was scolding Shin Asuka, suddenly saw a dark shadow flash before her eyes, and then she found that Mayu Asuka sneaked into the restaurant and went straight to her father.

"Dad is talking to a guest, don't be rude!"

Seeing that his mother's attention was attracted by Mayu, Shin Asuka decisively chased after her under the pretext of bringing his sister back.

In the end, I was still a step behind.

Because, before he took a few steps, Shin Asuka saw his sister standing obediently beside her father, bowing and greeting the guests.

"This child is really worrying!"

The mother who was following behind breathed a sigh of relief.

Shin Asuka could tell that her mother seemed very afraid of being disrespectful in front of the guest.

"Mom. Who is that?"

"Oh. Really, that brother is Kira Yamato. Even though he is two years older than you, he is actually an important technician in the construction project of the solar power generation system. Well, according to what dad said, it seems that dad will start working under him in the future."

"Which brother? Is he Dad's direct supervisor?!"

Shin Asuka looked at the young man talking to his father in surprise.

"Probably, yes. It seems that we were able to board this passenger ship heading directly to the Pedestal Island thanks to the help of Director Kira Yamato."

"director?"

Shin Asuka blinked, looking surprised.

At this moment, the father who was talking to Kira Yamato finally noticed the mother and son, stood up and waved to them.

"Mom, Zhen, come here quickly! This is Kira Yamato. From today on, I, Dad, will work in Director Yamato's Technology Development Department!"

Shin Asuka turned his head and saw a face that looked familiar, yet strange.

For some reason, the terrifying and cold feeling that lingered in the dream quietly dissipated from this moment on.

At the same time, above the nine heavens, a satellite that set sail from a new star and traveled from afar slowly entered the predetermined orbit and stopped at a position higher than the Pillar of Heaven.

"The counterweight satellite is in place! According to the original plan, it will be deployed in ten hours!"

"Yes. Let's proceed as planned. In ten hours, we will link the weights."

Li Xuan nodded slowly, then spoke in a deep voice.

"Also, notify the base island that the first space-ground connection will be carried out within a week after the counterweight satellite connection operation is completed!"

After saying that, Li Xuan stood up and gave the order.

"Notify all battleships and MS units of the Ame-no-Go-Hiroshima to enter level 2 combat readiness!"

"Everyone, cheer up! Next, we will conduct the first earth-sky connection operation of a solar power generation system in human history! This operation must succeed! No failure!"

(End of this chapter)