Gundam: From Piece to Player

The sound of a glass shattering on the floor startled Kycilia, who looked up to see a terrified expression on Harman's face.

Could it be that my ideas were—

Having already learned about some of the Newtypes' abilities from the Flanagan Organization, Kycilia found her capable assistant somewhat disgusting at this moment.

"Lady Kycilia?"

"Haman... this is none of your business, you may leave."

"Yes."

Harman frantically rushed toward the emergency exit in the room.

The Newtype's powerful perception was now filled with Char's pain, Kycilia's overflowing desires and malice... Even though she covered her ears tightly with her hands, the unpleasant feeling still surfaced directly in her mind.

Char felt like he was having a long nightmare.

When he woke up again, he found himself lying on a white bed. He quickly felt around his body and found that nothing was missing, except for... a subtle sense of relief in his mind, and a transparent electronic collar around his neck that he didn't know when he had put it on.

As he tried to tear it off, the electric current triggered by the collar caused him to convulse from the instinctive pain.

Karma's words came to mind.

“I analyzed it with AI, and there’s one possibility that you’ll go to Kycilia’s side… Kycilia won’t kill you, but she’ll control you and treat you like a pet to satisfy her personal desires. That will be your ‘training’ then, Char. You’ll have to learn to be patient and go along with her until the time comes.”

Char didn't take it seriously at the time.

In his view, a ruthless political animal like Kycilia would either kill him outright because she didn't trust him, or give him troops, or at the very least use him as a driver.

As it turned out, he completely underestimated Kycilia's limits.

This woman actually put a sleeping potion in the tea.

Chapter 145 Granada-Abawak

"Are you awake, Char?"

Kycilia sat in a chair in the bedroom with her hair down, looking satisfied. Her high cheekbones made her facial features less soft and gave her a more heroic look.

Although Xia was filled with anger and humiliation, he also naturally understood the subtle discomfort in his body.

The electric current triggered by the collar around his neck had already made him realize the consequences of resistance.

But perhaps this is also the safest moment, if one can suppress one's anger.

"Lady Kycilia."

"Caspar, are you angry?"

"As I said, you can do whatever you want with me."

Kycilia walked over to him, cupped his face in her hands, and said, "Char, I didn't mean to do this. I just wanted you to understand how I feel about you."

“Yes, Lady Kycilia.” Xia suddenly understood. Compared to her political acumen, this woman was completely oblivious to her own emotions.

...It even got to a ridiculous point, which might be a good use of.

But now he must be patient. In order to succeed in his revenge, he will use everything at his disposal, even his body.

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"Granada-Abaoa is the final line of defense for Zeon. Once this barrier is finally breached, Zeon will basically only have one option left: surrender. And because of the methods Zeon used in the early stages of the war, it is almost certain that they will face the Federation's greatest reckoning."

"The country will be dismembered, and the people will be enslaved by a puppet government."

"The Earth Suppression Force, led by General Kalmar, has set an example for our attacking forces in Odessa. Facing an enemy five times their size, they did not flinch but won the final battle with courage and wisdom, beheading Rebil and achieving the final victory on the gravity front."

"And now in Abaoa, the enemy's forces are only twice our size, and we still have fortresses to hold. Zeon warriors, summon your courage, unite as one, and annihilate the entire Teum fleet..."

Kirian was an orator, and even after Dozru's death, he maintained control of the attacking forces through his confidants, delivering speeches to his subordinates to boost morale.

The speech ended, and amidst cheers from ZICK ZEON in the audience, he stepped off the stage.

“Sir, the launch testing at the Mahal colony is in its final stages.” Lieutenant General Chapman leaned closer to Killian.

"Good, that means we can give the Tiam fleet a surprise."

"Furthermore, according to feedback from Solomon's survivors, Lord Dozru voluntarily boarded the Great Zam during the battle to assault the Tiam flagship."

"How could a commander of such stature do this? Doesn't he have a single trump card among his men? Doesn't he have a good subordinate named Matsunaga Makoto?"

"He returned to Side 3 before the Battle of Solomon for reorganization and warrior training, and now that he has learned of Lord Dozru's death, he refuses to return to Abaoa to participate in the defense," Chapman said. "His family is putting pressure on Lieutenant General Lindelof."

“Hmph.” Kilian commented, “He completely disregards the orders of the nation and the army. Does he think he’s Dozru’s knight? What ‘White Wolf’? If he had even a little sense of responsibility, he should have come to Abaoakong to do his best.”

"Commander-in-Chief, should I teach Matsunaga Makoto a lesson?"

Chapman was eager to try. Now that Dozle was dead, it meant that Matsunaga Makoto's backer had completely collapsed. Although the Matsunaga Makoto family was strong, they couldn't say anything in the face of the army's iron fist.

Kiran glanced at Chapman out of the corner of his eye. "You want to teach him a lesson, don't you?"

Chapman felt a little embarrassed that his thoughts had been seen through.

"Sir, I just feel that if someone like this can damage the honor of the Zeon army and refuse to obey orders, he would be court-martialed if it were an ordinary person. We can't let someone like this stay in the army anymore, otherwise what will the other soldiers who risk their lives think?"

“That makes sense. How should such cases usually be punished?”

"Discharged from the military and sentenced to 10 years in prison."

"Alright, then discharge him from the military and issue a nationwide notice... to remind those soldiers who want to avoid combat."

Should we put him in jail?

“That’s unnecessary and a waste of the country’s tax revenue… Demand that the Matsunaga family pay gold equivalent to his weight.” Kiran thought for a moment, “And use that money for compensation to the families who died in the Battle of Solomon.”

"Yes."

Compared to the victory at the Battle of Odessa, the fall of Solomon left Kirian in a bad mood.

In his view, Solomon could lose, but it wasn't worth losing the entire defending fleet, not to mention that Dozru had actually died in Solomon.

He never gave Dozle any orders to live or die with Solomon... If Dozle were in Abaoa, he could take advantage of the Space Attack Force's mobility to defend the front while attacking the Federation Space Force from the side.

Just like what Karma did in Odessa.

The only good news might be that this also exposed the "coordinates" of the Federation's secret weapon. The reconnaissance fleet has moved toward those "mirrors" and will guide the [System] to launch a second strike... It only takes 10% of the power to paralyze this weapon of the enemy.

After Chapman finished speaking, he left. With no one around, Cecilia stepped closer and said, "Commander, there is some intelligence from Sharia sent back from the Newtype forces."

What is the gist of it?

"Char has been appointed captain of the Newtype forces by Lady Kycilia, who has also ordered the Marine Corps to be placed under his command, but Char has not been seen meeting with his subordinates."

“Oh…that’s an interesting development.” Kiran stroked his chin.

"Furthermore, based on General Karma's analysis of the equipment used in Operation V: White Trojan and Gundam on the ground, the Federation has not conducted any specialized research on Psycommu or even Newtypes. This means they have absolutely no means of countermeasures or retaliation," the secretary said. "This will also be an advantage for our army in the final battle."

“We can’t be too optimistic. With such a large number of soldiers in the Federation Army, they might be able to select new humans like those on the White Wooden Horse,” Kirian said with his eyes closed. “There is still much to be done in the current situation. Our army has more trump cards than the Federation, but the only variable is probably internal.”

"Are you referring to Lady Kycilia?"

"From a rational point of view, I should get rid of this sister, but with a formidable enemy at hand, doing so would be tantamount to inciting the assault army to rebel, and what are the capital defense forces of SIDE3 plotting?"

"Yes."

“Our nation is much younger than the Federation, yet the internal power struggle has reached this point—do you think that letting Kalmar succeed us would be an acceptable outcome for Kycilia, the Daken faction, and us all?”

Cecilia remained silent and did not answer, and Kirian knew that the secretary would not answer this question.

After the victory at the Battle of Odessa, he discovered that his confidants had different views on the future of the country. This was not surprising, because the national spirit that Gilian advocated was survival of the fittest and the law of the jungle—essentially a worship of the strong.

Therefore, even if he were to die unexpectedly in battle, Zeon would not be completely devastated.

Moreover, he is about to severely damage the Federation's only combat-ready space force in Abaoa... If even the space force is destroyed, the foundation of the Federation's rule will crumble.

Chapter 146 Ascent Operation

Gibraltar, at the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, was once a deserted transport base, but now it is packed with people. Similarly, the waters around it responsible for defense are filled with Girondins, and Dozier fighter jets are circling and patrolling in the air.

Three divisions of the Zeon army were stationed in the nearby hills and mountains.

In addition, military forces from Odessa are being gradually redeployed to this area.

Before boarding the mobile suit, Garma officially handed over command of the Earth Suppression Force to Yuri.

"General, after you go to space, the Earth Suppression Army will be entirely in my hands. Can I go and conquer Jabulo?" Yuri asked with a smile.

That kid.

Karma thought to herself, "They've got some nerve."

But it's not his fault; he certainly has the ability to fight now.

The giant steamed bun, developed under Kinias's leadership, has been finalized in the UK. Although not much funding was invested, it benefited from the absence of Shiro Amada's interference.

They still completed a total of three mobile suits: I, II, and III.

The large-caliber MEGA particle cannon used by this MA has been tested and found to be effective against underground bunkers, which also means that it has the ability to open the bottle in Jabro, a seemingly impenetrable fortress.

However, Kalmar believes that the real value of the giant bun lies in its high-performance Mega Particle Cannon.

The effective way to use it is not to attack fortresses.

A more reasonable and impactful use of this weapon, which is a spaceship launched by the Federation from Jabulo, would be used to launch the attack.

Therefore, under his orders, Kinias adjusted the firing penetration and range of the large-caliber MEGA and carried out mass production modifications on the MEGA weapon, installing it on the hulls of some Seawolf-class submarines.

Since electricity can't solve the problems of the cannon and floating, let's just float on the water and use the battleship-class MEGA reactor to directly power the MEGA cannon.

The Seawolf submarine (equipped with a MEGA particle cannon) will remain stationary in the open sea, without dispersing Minovsky particles, and will be guided directly by radar, enabling it to strike large aerial objects at extremely long distances.

Doesn't the Federation boast that they launch warships like dumplings being dropped into a pot?

Karma believed that he could eat dumplings (fight airships) faster than he could make dumplings (Federal shipbuilding).

It would be even better if the Federal Navy were drawn here... These guys know how powerful ultrasonic weapons are, and now they're all hiding in the port, trying to avoid battle and protect their ships like the Qing Dynasty.

If they dare to come, we'll send them to the Atlantic Ocean as shark food with our [Red October]-class underwater mobile suits and ultrasonic anti-ship missiles, and then inflict heavy casualties.

While it's impossible to actually send him to attack the fortress, Karma still has to acknowledge Yuri's enthusiasm.

“Yuri, this war is almost over. Don’t let the soldiers die,” Karma said. “Leave the rest to me.”