Gundam: From Piece to Player

That's the 101st Fleet.

The mobile suits dispatched from it also attacked the rear and flank of this Federation fleet.

Although most of the 30 warships escaped, five of them were left behind because they were severely damaged in the attack and could not move quickly.

"It's Sally."

For months, he resisted the urge to return to the 101st Division flagship to see Sally.

Karma piloted the ZUDA back to the battlefield, assisting her allies in launching a decisive attack on the abandoned MS and Iron Ball units.

Five minutes later, the Federation's mobile suit forces surrendered, and Kalmar demanded that the pilots accepting the surrender open their cockpits to prevent a feigned surrender.

—And these federal troops were very cooperative.

Why are there so many minors?

Karma frowned slightly. Surely the Federation's manpower pool wasn't that depleted? The member states on Earth might not be able to recruit anyone, but they should be able to recruit from the universe.

Putting aside her compassion, Karma had Alice tally the battlefield losses.

A total of 5 battleships, 90 mobile suits, and 500 iron balls were captured or destroyed in the battle, while the 600 mobile suits that followed Karma into space suffered a loss of 52 units, a casualty rate of 18%.

Actually, the casualty ratio is better than that in the simulated battle.

But for Kalmar, these drivers had been with him through battles such as the 5th Army ambush and the Battle of Odessa; they were veterans whose deaths were irreplaceable... the kind that couldn't be brought back.

That's just how war is.

Fleet 101 began firing signal flares downwards from its geosynchronous orbit, while more rockets, Zanzibar supplies, and transport materials began entering space in large quantities, effectively turning the area into a landing site.

When Wakham completed his application for the solar flare, the solar system fired at the region, but all it hit was air.

Kalmar and the 101st Division fleet have disappeared from the skies above the earth.

Chapter 148 Confession Part 1

After the battle, Karma piloted the ZUDA back to the flagship of the 101st Division.

The fleet currently consists of 13 Mse-class, 2 Zanzibar-class, and 65 simple transport ships.

More than 500 MS units were secured in various ways, and when the hangar was full, they were hung on temporary external supports... comparable to an Indian train full of people.

There was no other way; the number of warships was simply too small, and every Zeon warship that sank was one less. They had no choice but to make do like this until they reached their "headquarters."

Although she really wanted to find Sally, Karma immediately convened a strategy meeting.

We should still maximize the combat effectiveness of our troops before launching an attack.

Of the 548 MS currently owned, 400 are 06 Zaku.

Aside from the Peizeng base, which is practically his main base, where he could occasionally acquire a few rare units for modification, mass-produced high-performance Dom 09 series machines were prioritized for supply to the Space Attack Force and the Assault Force...

Relying on beams to disrupt the enemy's defenses is fine once or twice, but if you use it too often, the enemy will get used to it and develop countermeasures.

However, it is not necessarily necessary to change the machine if you want to significantly improve the combat effectiveness of the troops.

After understanding how e-cap works, devices to charge e-caps were installed on all the warships of the 101st Division.

Then, by integrating the e-caps into the beam rifle, the Zaku only needs to run a wire from the power reactor to the beam rifle to reach the critical power for activation.

Although it looks a bit ugly, at least we can use a beam rifle now.

Karma had 100 of the Zaku pilots with good marksmanship, and made corresponding modifications.

—Although its power is not as great as the Zuda in Kalmar, it can penetrate the armor of the Type 78 and GM within 500 meters.

Meanwhile, the R&D team came up with a new idea while developing E-CAP for Kalmar.

"E-CAP grenade?"

“This was inspired by seeing you destroy the Type 78 in battle,” Oliver said. “Although the cost is a bit high, this weapon can be surprisingly effective when encountering fortified positions or armored structures during an assault. It can be put into use with just a slight modification to the e-cap production line.”

Karma recalled the Type 78 that had been lured into explosion and realized the immense value of this weapon.

In Zeon mobile suits, grenades have always played a crucial role in offensive operations and are deployed in small quantities, but beam grenades are probably a weapon with unprecedented power.

Imagine the effect of Camus throwing out the hilt of his beam saber in Z and then detonating it with his beam rifle... forcing the enemy back.

"When can it be put into application?"

“We’re already rushing to produce a batch,” Oliver said. “We’ve also added metal magnetic attraction and delayed detonation functions.”

Karma nodded and decided to immediately begin mass production of this powerful supplementary weapon.

Weapon upgrades for ACE battles may only be available at the base. My senior has already done it there, but I don't know how effective it will be.

After finishing her business, Karma changed into casual clothes and knocked on Sally's door.

Sally opened the door, wearing a white dress today.

“Senior, you’re so slow! You only came to find me during your break time,” Sally said. “I just finished my work too.”

“I just finished taking care of things,” Karma asked. “May I come in?”

"Please come in."

Although it's the commander's room, it's not particularly spacious; every inch of space is precious on a Zeon warship.

Sally lived on this warship for almost half a year and helped him mine gold for a year... Karma thought about how wonderful her life was on the other side of Earth and felt a little guilty.

"Sally, I have a gift for you."

Karma took out a box.

"what is this?"

“This emerald ring from Earth was a gift from a local official. I suddenly felt that Sally would look great wearing it, so I kept it.”

Sally took the box, and Karma turned off the room lights. In the dim room, the gemstones shimmered with a green light, looking very beautiful, but Sally did not wear them.

"Thank you, senior. I really like it."

Karma turned the light back on, while Sally simply placed it on the table.

I don't really like it.

Karma didn't know what kind of gifts Sally liked... In her memory, Sally liked to wear a bracelet inlaid with stones, and Karma could only give her similar items.

As for Pluto, we can only go there after the war.

Actually, he paid for it... but compared to the money Sally earned for him in the universe, it was just a drop in the ocean.

“I prefer meteorites to rocks on Earth,” Sally said, shaking the bracelet on her wrist. “This meteorite I have is hundreds of millions of years old.”

Sally tapped a few keys on the keyboard and showed the intelligence interface to Karma. "I just checked, this is quite expensive, worth about 200 million US dollars, and it's an ancient historical artifact?"

I did ask Mark Bay before buying this; it's a gemstone used in ancient Babylonian rituals for goddesses, so it can't be fake.

"Nothing can be hidden from you... Baby, can I have a hug?"

"Why didn't you just say it? Why did you have to send a gift on purpose?"

Without a second thought, Sally threw herself into his arms.

The soft, fluffy body made Karma feel like she was hugging a marshmallow.

"Sally, I'm back from Earth, and I'll never leave you again."

“Senior, there’s something I want to tell you,” Sally said.

"what?"

"I have finished all my work and will be leaving Zeon in a few days... I have things I must do."

Karma was startled.

separate?

He instinctively hugged her tighter.

"Senior, it hurts a little..."

"I'm sorry." Karma had a bad feeling and quickly asked, "What do you need me to do? I'll help you."

“You can’t help me, senior.” Sally shook her head. “There’s one thing I must apologize for before I leave… From the first day we met, I was 100% a girl.”

Karma was stunned, which meant that Sally did not have a gender issue.

"What about the surgery I took you to before?"

"Your attitude was so firm at the time that I felt embarrassed to refuse. Sometimes, seniors don't listen to what others are saying at all."

Karma suddenly felt cheated.

Was everything you said before a lie?

Weren't all those rumors and gossips we and Sally endured because of our gender for nothing?

Karma loosened his grip on the girl in front of him slightly, feeling that his lover was somewhat unfamiliar. He stared into her eyes: "I need an explanation."

"In order to achieve my plan, I need you to break with the Zabi family."

"So I created an identity to get close to you, and I'm sorry for causing you so much pain."

"So that letter from the Father of the Nation was fake?"

"Yes, I forged it."

"And what about your family members?"

“I used a little hypnosis; I bought an ID card on the black market and altered it for the electronic records; those genetic reports you found were also forged by me.”

Karma thought to herself that, in a sense, Sally could be called the queen of stealth, much better than that masked man who easily exposed his identity.

Chapter 149 Confession

Karma kept staring into Sally's eyes, while Sally met his gaze without flinching.

Being able to calmly explain why she schemed against others... that's definitely Sally's style.

So was it all just a setup and a calculation?

Even so, Karma was certain that everything that happened with Sally wasn't all a lie.