Gundam 00: Rise of China

"Major, is this really okay?"

At the top of the People's Revolutionary Alliance's rail elevator, in the commercial area below the Heavenly Pillar.

Piris, who had been forced by Wang Ye to change into a beautiful outfit, tugged at her skirt a little awkwardly.

It wasn't that she had never worn dresses or similar clothing, although at the super-soldier testing facility, such clothing that girls should have basically only existed in her imagination.

But don't forget that Piris also traveled through time in Taliban for a period of time due to his mission.

Logically speaking, she shouldn't be so uncomfortable, but times have changed.

At the time, it was because of the mission, and Piris didn't think much of it and simply wore the skirt as a work uniform.

But now...

Piris turned to Wang Ye beside him and asked, "I clearly remember Wang Ye and Sergei talking about taking me out on a date!"

A date!

He tried his best to maintain a calm expression on his face, but how could Piris's heart really be as calm as his facial expression?

If Piris hadn't been following Wang Ye, she would never have even considered dating.

After all, he was Super Soldier No. 1, and all he needed to do was dedicate everything to the future of the People's Revolutionary Alliance.

This is a firm belief that Piris held from the bottom of his heart after learning the reason for the Super Soldiers.

"Isn't it good-looking?"

Once again, Wang Ye donned the same sunglasses as Char Aznable and, with a certain air of nonchalance, revealed a charming smile as he asked.

As he said this, Wang Ye also looked Piris up and down, who was awkwardly pinching his skirt with one hand and pulling his shirt with the other.

"My eyes tell me that this dress fits you perfectly, and this outfit also suits your appearance very well."

"No, I misspoke. It should be said that this dress's destiny in this world is for it to be worn by you."

"If this dress could have its own thoughts, it would be incredibly grateful to the gods for letting it meet you, wouldn't it?"

"Major Wang Ye!"

Upon hearing Wang Ye's words, Piris, who was exceptionally naive, blushed instantly.

When it comes to physical combat, even if Piris and Wang Ye were to fight each other for three hundred rounds in their mobile suits right now, she wouldn't even blink twice.

Faced with Wang Ye's teasing words, for some reason, Piris blushed and shouted the other person's name loudly.

There really isn't any further, better way to deal with this.

"Okay, okay, enough joking around."

Seeing Piris's face turn so red, Wang Ye pretended to beg for forgiveness and raised his hands to express his apology. Then he led Piris forward, seemingly casually looking around the commercial street.

"Let me ask you a question: what do you think of the Celestial Being organization's intelligence capabilities?"

His eyes darted around behind his sunglasses as Wang Ye murmured softly.

"It must be very strong, right?"

To reiterate, Piris excels in combat, but he's less adept at other tasks, such as intelligence gathering and tactical planning.

Seeing that Wang Ye had gotten down to business and was discussing something he wasn't good at, Piris replied insecurely.

Fortunately, I've been following Wang Ye for quite some time now, and he's been influenced by what I've seen and heard, plus he hasn't hidden anything from me.

Piris, drawing on some trends he had observed in his daily life, gave this somewhat uncertain answer.

"When Celestial Being Gundam first appeared, it set two goals: one was the launch event for AEU's new mobile suit, and the other was the anniversary celebration of Celestial Pillar here."

"The former has been publicly disclosed about the gravity field, so it can be disregarded and has no reference value, but our Tianzhu is subject to attacks by illegal armed groups."

"Without our People's Revolutionary Alliance receiving any intelligence, the Celestials arrived at just the right time to save the day."

Wang Ye explained in a low voice, then suddenly walked to the souvenir shop next door and bought a hair tie made of gilded chains in a classic style.

Then, ignoring Piris's awkward and stiff expression, Wang Ye calmly and skillfully picked up the other's medium-length hair and tied it up.

The Tianzhu Commercial Street was bustling with people, and Piris felt that even in such an environment, Major Wang Ye was still helping him tie his hair behind him!

It's so embarrassing!

However, through the reflection of the glass windows on both sides of the street, Piris noticed the extremely ornate metal hair tie in Wang Ye's hand.

It is made of finely gilded chains, strung with several exquisitely cut, warm-colored white jade beads, and adorned with dangling tassels...

If it gently bumps against something as you walk, it will surely make a subtle, crisp, and pleasant sound, right?

She was still a girl after all, and even though her love of beauty was physically suppressed, Piris seemed to find it hard to refuse if given the chance.

In particular, Major Wang Ye personally bought the hair tie and tied it on himself.

So, with a stiff upper lip, Piris waited for Wang Ye to help him tie his hair up, feeling the slightly cool metallic touch of the hair tie against the back of his neck.

Instantly, the sharp lines that belonged to Piris as a soldier were shattered by this touch of nobility.

A gold chain swirled behind her head, making her silver hair no longer as glaring as the smoke of battle, but instead giving it a silky sheen.

The white jade beads pressed at the base of the hair bun exuded a serene oriental charm that was distinct from the steel torrent of the People's Revolutionary Alliance.

Piris glanced at the reflection in the window, and then keenly noticed that the eyes of passersby lingered on her.

Her face, usually tense and filled with coldness and wariness, was now softly enveloped in the metallic glow, revealing a breathtaking beauty.

Frowning, Piris was unaccustomed to the change. She instinctively wanted to pull off the hair tie, but stopped when her fingers touched the cold metal chain.

This is a gift from Major Wang Ye...

Never mind, let's just say it's...

Pretending not to know anything, all she knew was that she really liked the smile on Major Wang Ye's face as he looked at her.

"Oh, where were we?"

"Oh, right, it's about the attack on our Tianzhu anniversary."

After admiring the Piris he had personally decorated, Wang Ye smiled and continued the previous topic.

"The Human Revolutionary Alliance, a major power, is unaware of this intelligence, but the Celestial Being Organization knows it."

"There are three possible answers: either the illegal armed group was funded by the Celestial Being organization, and the so-called attack was just a staged act by them."

"Either their intelligence system is very robust, even stronger than our People's Revolutionary Alliance's, after all, they've been hiding for so many years without us noticing."

"What about the third answer?"

Piris, who was waiting quietly to listen, noticed that Wang Ye suddenly stopped again. At first, she wondered if Wang Ye had suddenly decided to buy something else to dress her up.

However, after a short while, an emotion she couldn't control welled up inside her: Major Wang Ye was actually looking at other girls?

And it just so happens to be the blonde girl I met on the ground before!

"Major!"

"You still haven't told me the third answer!"

Driven by that emotion, and out of female instinct, Piris opened her mouth to ask, "Are you really interested in that girl?"

However, her long-trained instincts led Piris to change her mind at the last minute, but she still found herself involuntarily standing in front of Wang Ye.

"The third answer is that our People's Revolutionary Alliance actually learned of this information, but it was intercepted by someone inside the organization."

After shifting slightly, Wang Ye gave a half-hearted explanation, saying he was looking for two other people.

Piris, unaware of this, became even angrier upon seeing this.