Gundam, driving a mass-produced machine will change the world

Chapter 27 Banquet (2)

“This is delicious too!”

There were several plates in front of Shiro Amada, and he was eating with relish.

Unlike the banquet at Zeon which was more like a family dinner, the welcoming banquet hosted by Colonel Ethan was more like an exchange meeting.

The White Fortress's bridge and MS team were invited, and the captain and deputy captain of Team 86 were also invited.

After all, nominally speaking, this banquet was also a mobilization meeting for the crusade against Apsaras.

"Shirou, be careful of the impact."

Eli was watching Shiro Amadea enjoying his meal with a helpless look on his face. But seeing Shiro Amadea concentrating on eating, he knew it would be difficult to pull Shiro Amadea back.

Fortunately, the stereotypes people have about MS pilots are so crude.

Because next to Shirou Amada, Dragon Josei, Kathy Tine, and Hayato Kobayashi of the White Base were also eating in a way that could hardly be called good-looking.

After all, the supplies received by the White Base were too few. It was good enough to meet basic food needs. It was really wishful thinking to want to enjoy delicious food.

Eli sighed and looked in the direction of the others.

Amuro, unsurprisingly, was also eating.

Unfortunately, he couldn't enjoy it because he was being taken away by Brad to talk to Ethan.

Further away, Frau was looking worriedly in the direction of Amuro, and she hadn't taken a bite of the bread in her hand for a long time.

Mile Yashio and Sera Mas were leisurely and elegantly enjoying the food in front of them.

He looked at the two girls, then at the pilots around him, and sighed deeply again.

But this is understandable, as these two are genuine young ladies.

"Lieutenant Eli, come here for a moment."

At this time, Ethan called Eli over there.

Eli glanced at the situation over there, put down his knife and fork, picked up the wine glass beside him, and tried his best to show a respectful attitude.

After walking over slowly, Eli took the lead in raising his glass to Ethan, and in response, he put the wine into his mouth.

"Although you have already met, I still want to introduce him. He is the ace of our Southeast Asia base. In the three months since he boarded the MS, he has achieved 28 kills. From now on, he will be in charge of the battle against Apsaras. I hope you can work together to get rid of the monster flying in the sky."

Ethan smiled kindly, patted Eli on the shoulder, and gestured for Eli to do something.

Eli had no choice but to raise his glass again, signaled to Brad and Amuro, and drank the wine in the glass.

During this process, Eli glanced at Brad, who was also drinking with a smile, and couldn't help but feel deeply impressed by his youth.

Although Ethan only said one sentence, this sentence put Eli, that is, the Southeast Asia base, in a dominant position in this Apsaras hunting plan.

Even though Eli was also a lieutenant, his rank was the same as Brad's.

But as the captain of the White Base, Brad should have more autonomy and even command authority.

In this way, if Ethan successfully captures Apsaras in the future, he can use this to gain more merits.

As expected, the young captain was very different from Commander Lund Bell who dared to raid the Cheyenne base later.

"Captain Blade, I look forward to our fighting side by side. So does Amuro."

Eli smiled gently and did not point out Ethan's thoughts.

"Lieutenant Eli, why don't you take Lieutenant Amuro for a walk? It would be better for you two pilots to get to know each other. Besides, the Lieutenant is still a child after all, and I don't think he would like this kind of conversation."

Ethan was obviously very satisfied with the result, so he sent Eli away, intending to continue to show off in front of Brad and even get some information.

Amuro was obviously relieved. He walked over to Frau, took the drink she handed him and drank it in one gulp.

"Are you nervous?"

Eli followed Amuro over and smiled slightly at his appearance.

"I hate that kind of conversation." Amuro wiped the corner of his mouth and turned his gaze to Ethan.

"So much is calculated in one sentence. Are all adult conversations so complicated?"

Even though the abilities of the new humans have not yet been awakened, this sensitive young man still displays a delicate nerve that others do not possess.

From this perspective, Amuro is even more suitable for dealing with human relationships than Brad.

"Some things cannot be simply defined by age. Even children have their own complicated thoughts, don't they?"

Eli looked at Amuro, who was still keeping his thoughts to himself, and smiled as he cut a piece of steak from the plate and placed it in front of Amuro.

"Enjoy the party."

"What a lavish banquet! Isn't it said that the Federation is short of resources right now?"

Amuro took the plate, but did not eat it right away. Instead, he grumbled in dissatisfaction and poked the steak with his fork.

Eli raised his head and looked around the hall.

It is really remarkable that there is such a magnificently decorated hall in Southeast Asia.

"…This is your sin, Amuro."

Eli had no intention of explaining, but like Amuro before, he focused his attention on Ethan.

It was a truly desperate scene, as these were the backbone of the Federation, and all they could think about was how they could climb up the ladder.

That's why Eli wanted to leave the army instead of leaving this troubled place.

But considering the world's continuous rebellion in the following seventeen years, Eli wanted to flee far away.

Or, how about following Mr. Zhu's example and running to Mars?

Eli handed the sliced ​​orange to Amuro.

Frau, who was standing by, watched the interaction between the two and couldn't help but puff up her cheeks.

I always feel that my ecological niche is about to be replaced.

……

"Hey! Captain, it's really too much to just leave us here to enjoy the food."

When we returned to the warehouse of Squad 86 at the field base, two figures, one tall and one short, were standing in front of the warehouse against the light.

No need to look, that's Eredoya and Michelle.

The two were left in the base because they did not need the hovercraft to go to the sea.

"Don't think too much, I brought you something good."

Eli pointed to Shiro Amada who was walking up behind him and taking two plastic bags off the jeep.

"Great!"

Eredoya and Michelle immediately stepped forward, took the plastic bag from Shirou Amada, opened it and looked inside.

The bag in Eredoya's hand contained a pile of food, while the one in Michelle's hand was even bigger.

"It's actually wine! You're really good at this, Eli!"

When Eli heard that Eredoya had changed his address to his name from the stiff "Captain", he knew that the little resentment that this guy had, which was not much, had dissipated.

"Don't drink too much, we have to set off tomorrow."

"Do you want it?"

Eredoya had just pulled out a half-empty bottle of wine and could only hold it up like this while wailing before it was snatched away by Captain Nika who appeared out of nowhere.

(End of this chapter)