Gundam 00: Rise of China

"joke?"

These flippant words sent Patrick's blood pressure soaring, especially when he saw that bastard behind him holding a knife to his neck but not actually cutting it.

This is a state where life and death are entirely in the hands of others, and one has no control over anything.

To be honest, it's just that Colonel Manekin isn't watching over us on the ground, so we've moved to a place where no one is paying attention.

Patrick couldn't bear such humiliation either!

Rather than be humiliated like this, Patrick would rather have the guy behind him slash him with a knife and feel the quick pain.

Just like what Gundam did that time!

"asshole!"

But no matter how unwilling he was, Patrick had to admit that he had really lost this time, and lost decisively without any excuses.

"Patrick, right now, immediately, this is a great opportunity!"

However, just as Patrick was considering whether to concede defeat, Manekin's voice rang out again in the cockpit communication.

Patrick is a warrior, but Manekin is not.

What, then, is the so-called glory of a warrior?

Sorry, I, Manekin, don't know!

All I know is that the enemy's ace fighter was "captured" by one of their own soldiers. As for what kind of capture, don't worry about it.

In short, the enemy's undefended Brute and their own standard-issue aircraft were now within arm's reach.

It's so close that if Patrick exerts any force, the other party will fall apart!

"Colonel Manekin?"

Upon hearing this, Patrick knew perfectly well what his colonel meant.

Staring at the two close-up mechs on the cockpit screen, Patrick, with his ace-level skills, understood.

As long as you control the machine to crash backward at this moment, you don't even need to worry about making a solid impact.

As long as you make a collision, that's your victory.

With its designed impact force and armor thickness, it can definitely transform into a battering ram, causing the thugs behind it to be injured or killed by a mere graze or impact.

"Colonel!"

Even as he pleaded, Patrick, despite his love-struck nature, still possessed his own pride.

Defeat is acceptable, and so is finding excuses.

But in a real battle, I would have been dead long ago. Although the other party was a bit sarcastic, they didn't actually kill me.

If I were to use such underhanded methods at this time, what would be the point of winning even if I succeeded?

"Aren't you obeying my orders?!"

How could Manekin not understand Patrick's thoughts about not taking action for so long? However, knowing is one thing, understanding is another.

Char Aznable, a major in the Revolutionary Alliance, is definitely a major threat.

It's worth risking failure before the mission even begins to kill the opponent here!

So what if the People's Revolutionary Alliance turns against itself?

The Taliban can handle it themselves; besides, this is a matter of national destiny.

Manekin believed that the Human Revolutionary Alliance, which always prioritized the overall situation, would tolerate even a mere Char Aznable!

"Colonel!"

Shouting into the communications channel, Patrick, under pressure from Manekin, was starting to waver in his decision.

Ultimately, Manekin was extremely important to Patrick.

"Do you know what kind of person Manekin is?"

Just as Patrick was preparing to go against his own beliefs and follow the other party's instructions to use underhanded tactics.

Another message came through Patrick's communication system.

"Um?"

Patrick's hand, gripping the joystick, froze, and he glanced guiltily at the indicator light on the communication channel.

Thank goodness, thank goodness.

Patting his chest, he was glad he hadn't turned on his own microphone.

So Colonel Manekin didn't hear what Char said, right?

"Colonel Manekin is the best!"

Thinking that Wang Ye, who was using the alias Xia, was going to say bad things about Manekin, Patrick said resolutely.

"Understood, understood."

Outside, Wang Ye still held a knife to Patrick's neck.

His inner self, unseen by others, is actually not very pure; his words are like venom.

"But you have to admit, you have absolutely no standing in front of Manekin."

"How could a woman like her possibly be interested in a man weaker than herself?"

"Men conquer the world, women conquer men to conquer the world."

"If you want to win the favor of this kind of woman, even if you don't have a world as a dowry, you can't just wag your tail like a golden retriever."

"Why?"

What he said makes so much sense that I couldn't refute it for a moment.

Patrick's mind was filled with Wang Ye's words, so much so that he neglected Manekin's urging.

"What are you doing? Fight back right now!"

Looking at the two frozen mechs in the sky from the ground, Manekin's veins bulged as he gripped the communicator.

This pride of the AEU, the top tactical commander, immediately began to wonder if Char had done something he didn't know about.

Or is it!

Manekin's eyes widened suddenly, and a thought popped into his head.

No way?

Surely their own ace wouldn't be so brainless?

"What's up there?"

Similarly, the three Piris on the ground, who were observing the aerial battle, also had their own speculations.

Piris consulted Anura beside him first, and his first thought was that Sacherus had planted a hidden door in the machine's system.

"Possibly!"

Noticing that Piris's gaze had fallen on Saches, Anura guessed what Piris meant.

"You bastard!"

Anura was eager to fight, as he disliked Saches, who was covered in blood, or rather, because he himself was originally covered in blood.

Only then could he truly understand how dangerous someone with that bloody scent was.

"Hey, hey, hey, the guy upstairs is my boss now, so don't talk nonsense."

"If the boss gets into trouble, my reputation will be ruined."

"What mercenary group would do something so thankless and unprofitable?"

Sacher, with his exceptionally sharp eyesight, instantly understood what the two guys next to him were thinking. He raised his hands in a show of weakness and offered a flirtatious explanation.

"Just wait, the boss is definitely going to win!"

"Full of confidence," Saches said with absolute certainty.

"Um?"

Anura pretended not to understand, wanting to seize the opportunity to eliminate the threat, while Piris completely disbelieved Saches's words.

Just as the two men were about to pounce on Saches, and Saches couldn't resist drawing his gun.

The two mobile suits separated in the air and then descended to the ground while maintaining a safe distance from each other.

"Hmph, I'm letting you win this time!"

As Patrick stepped down from the regulated stance, he hurled insults at Wang Ye, who had just come down from the thug stance.

"Next time, next time I will definitely win, and I will definitely deserve more credit for the mission in Taliban."

"Okay, okay."

Smiling, Wang Ye looked at Manekin, who was walking out of the hiding place, instead of looking at Patrick.

The other party is indeed shameless, engaging in underhanded tactics behind people's backs, being ruthless in battle, and now they can come out as if nothing happened.

What an impeccable commander.

"Patrick, why did you start fighting your allies without authorization?"

Previously, she had tried to kill Wang Ye, but now she seems to be on Wang Ye's side, holding Pai Qu Ke accountable so that she can give Wang Ye an explanation.

He used this seasoned diplomatic tactic of shifting blame with remarkable skill.

"It's not a battle, it's an assessment of each other's strength so we can cooperate in future missions."

Having abandoned his previous sycophantic behavior, Patrick suddenly became assertive, and his tough attitude made Manekin blink.

Seeing this, Patrick was secretly overjoyed. Teacher Wang Ye was right; as long as he passed through the narrow opening of the vase and entered its interior...

Then a whole forest awaits you!