Gundam 00: Rise of China

"Breaking news! Absolutely breaking news!"

Since the Celestial Being organization officially appeared in the gravity field, it has gloriously topped the headlines for an unknown period of time.

Finally, at this moment today, it was overtaken by Taliban in Union's backyard.

The news media were in an uproar, so much so that everyone in the entire gravity world turned their attention to that country, which was neither too big nor too small.

In an instant, flights to Taliban were packed at airports around the world, with countless traditional and new media professionals eager to go there.

In order to uncover firsthand, fresh information and then acquire traffic.

Even ordinary people, those who specialize in seeking entertainment, are scrambling for flights to witness what may be the biggest and most unprecedented 'war' of our time!

"Has it started?"

On the Ptolemy spaceship in space, Miss Empress, the tactical forecaster of Celestial Being Gundam, frowned as she watched various media reports about Taliban on television.

In fact, long before these media reporters reported on it, the Celestial Being's intelligence agency had already sent out warnings about Taliban.

So although she was annoyed at this moment, she wasn't entirely unaware of this possibility.

The only thing to worry about is...

"Miss Royal, who will our opponent be this time?"

"The Union Army?"

The ship's helmsman, a man named Lasse Ian, glanced around at the people on the bridge, lingering for a few seconds longer on Tieria, whose expression was displeased.

Since the battle of Ceylon, this androgynous, cold-faced man has maintained a very low aura.

To be honest, when Lasse first arrived on the Ptolemy and met all the crew members, he felt that this guy named Tieria looked down on people.

Now it's even worse; besides looking down on people, this guy gives off an even stronger feeling that he doesn't trust anyone!

"Taliban wants to exploit us, the Celestials."

As a forecaster, Huang naturally noticed the subtle disharmony within the team.

She also glanced at Tieria, who was in a low mood, and sighed, unable to express herself too much.

"The other side wants to stir up conflict and then use the power of the Celestials to fight against the Union Army."

"Then this would be a strategy to put pressure on the Union, but..."

Before Miss Huang could finish speaking, Shana interrupted her.

"We are the pilots of Celestial Gundam, and eradicating conflict is what we do."

"Whoever stands in the way of this world-changing path, we, the Celestials, will crush them!"

The words, perfectly correct, came out of Setsuna's mouth, whose attitude was absolutely upright.

As members of Celestial Being, those present were now in a predicament. Whatever their concerns, speaking them aloud now could lead to them being labeled...

Even if these words might be out of concern for the organization's members, they can't be said!

"Hmph, isn't that obvious?"

Seeing that Tieria, who was among the humans present, seemed to be holding everyone back, he lowered his hands, which had been clasped in front of his chest.

With a sharp gaze sweeping across the entire room, Tieria's words were almost spat out from between her teeth.

"Aeolia's plan is absolute; humanity needs to be guided by Aeolia's plan."

"Our purpose in being is to prevent humanity from going down the wrong path."

Believing herself to be the true successor to the Aeolia Plan, Tieria once again used her eyes to confirm the beliefs of those on the field.

After looking around, Tieria's eyes fell on Setsuna.

After all, it doesn't matter to others, they are just insignificant things, but it is Setsuna, the pilot of the Gundam Exia.

Whether his stance is firm or not is directly related to the execution of the Aeolia Plan!

During the Ceylon mission, it was the incompetence of these pilots that led to the mission's failure and damaged the Gundam's reputation.

It almost caused the Aeolia plan to go astray. If it weren't for Veda's intervention, who knows how things would have ended up.

Noticing Tieria's gaze, Setsuna was also a clueless person when it came to social niceties.

Meeting the blunt and rude gaze from the other side, I stood my ground for a moment, or rather, I spoke my mind.

"I am the pilot of Gundam, I am Gundam!"

"Oh."

She stared intently at Setsuna, whose expression was blank but whose attitude was resolute, completely disagreeing with his statement that he was "Gundam."

Tieria was about to speak, but the princess, seeing that things were going badly, quickly stopped her.

"We definitely need to get involved in what's happening in Taliban."

"But how to intervene is something we need to carefully consider; the other side clearly wants to use us."

"If we are used like this, once this door is opened, countless people who want to use us will follow."

"Think about it, if Taliban can use us against the Union today, won't other countries use us against the AEU or the People's Revolutionary Union tomorrow?"

"Then what have we celestial beings become? Haven't we become henchmen for some ambitious people?"

Not wanting the situation to continue to deteriorate, Miss Huang quickly threw out a question in an attempt to divert everyone's attention.

As the princess asked the question, apart from Tieria and Setsuna, who were oblivious to the atmosphere, the rest of the people in the room quickly exchanged knowing words.

"I am the pilot of Gundam, I am Gundam."

Speechless for a thousand words, I was killed by that one sentence in an instant. Such words were like the Siberian cold wind freezing the entire bridge.

"Besides that, do you have anything else?"

Tieria's eyebrows twitched, and she wondered if Veda was out of his mind. How could he have chosen such an idiot to pilot a Gundam?

The plan for Aeolia should be carried out entirely by change-makers like myself!

"Well, well."

Standing between the two, the exhausted Princess tried to ease the tension again, just as Veda, who was being secretly criticized by Tieria, sent a new order.

"Attack the Taliban army? Avoid conflict with the Union army?"

"Does Veda see Taliban as the root of the conflict?"

The message that popped up on the bridge screen instantly eased the serious atmosphere on the field.

Staring at the instructions above, everyone had a sudden realization.

"yes!"

Milena, a twin-tailed girl and member of the lively atmosphere team on the Ptolemy, clapped her hands and spoke.

"Attacking the Taliban army will end this potential war, and if Taliban remains silent, the Union will have no reason to attack Taliban."

"At the same time, it will let those other ambitious people know that we Celestials are not to be used at will."

"Veda is definitely the smartest!"

"That's natural."

Tieria, whose mood inexplicably improved, unusually chimed in, but in her cheerful mood, she didn't notice the other older people.

Even though Miss Huang, who knows so much about the world, doesn't say it aloud, she has a question in her heart.

The reason why Taliban is speaking out at this time is fundamentally due to long-term unfair treatment.

From another perspective, Taliban's actions in some respects are worthy of the word "just," and the Union is the one in the wrong.

Can the Celestial Being organization be considered righteous for attacking the Taliban army at this time?

He didn't become a henchman for ambitious people, but he became a henchman for oppressors.

Is this really correct?

"Taliban has formally proposed a national war employment mission to Moraria."

"Moralia has also officially responded that it will participate in this just action against tyranny."

What they feared most came to pass; as the young lady and her companions looked at the latest intelligence, a shadow fell over their hearts.