Gundam: From Piece to Player

"Lady Kycilia, Lord Haman did a really good job today."

"That's what the adjutant, Marigan, said."

“Hmm,” Kycilia said, “she seems to be in particularly good form today.”

On a Federation battleship, Gundam Unit 1 took off again and flew towards the Zeon.

Piloting Unit 1, Yazan steeled himself and approached the terrifying machine.

Intuition tells you that you will die if you are killed, and the braver you are, the faster you will die, especially when you know that the difference in strength between the enemy and yourself is huge—but now there is no way to avoid battle, Chief of Staff Collini is on the mothership behind.

The communication went directly to his machine, telling him to go... saying that if he didn't go, he could pack his bags and leave after the battle was over.

Unit 1 switched its weapon to a beam rifle and fired a beam at the Zeon, which had its back to it... The Zeon dodged the beam as easily as if it had been electrocuted.

The second shot, with the distance now at 3 kilometers, caused Unit 1's beam rifle to miss again.

Zeon aimed its hand at Unit 1, and Yazan quickly stepped on all fours to dodge, but the enemy did not fire its beam for a long time, instead following the trajectory of his movement.

"Out of energy?"

Yazan could only try his luck, hoping to slow down, aim, and fire a third beam.

And this was the moment Zeon had been waiting for... waiting for the instant that Unit 1 would fire its beam, and finally, it launched the attack.

The strangest thing is that Unit 1 wasn't hit by the shot, but rather it seemed to have "crashed" directly into the Mega Particle Beam fired from the Zeon.

The head monitor of Unit 1 was sliced ​​off by the beam... Just when Yazan thought he was going to be killed, he suddenly heard a female voice in his mind.

Raise your shield to defend.

Hey, I'm an atheist.

"God bless!"

Yazan could only assume it was a miracle from God and quickly manipulated his machine to raise the shield.

The next moment—the Mega Particle Cannon of the Zeon slammed into the Luna Titanium Alloy Shield. The powerful force was so great that even the shield could not stop it, but it did serve as a buffer.

Yazan's body was badly damaged, and he lost consciousness from the impact of the airbags. In his last moments of consciousness, he thought, "So God is actually a woman?"

The Federation fleet was also considering retreating at this moment, and just then, a unit with friendly identification sped into the war zone.

The serial number is NT1.

The blue and white Gundam... immediately caused cheers in the Federation fleet's communication channels. A new mobile suit... the savior has finally arrived!

It has as many as 19 attitude nozzles on its body, and the new propulsion backpack pulls out a tail flame like a white meteor.

After entering the battlefield, it did not rush towards the Zeon, but instead went straight towards the Purple Widow, the largest and reddest warship in this space.

The purpose is quite clear.

"Call Hamann back immediately and get him back on defense!"

Kycilia discovered the machine's intentions, and the anti-aircraft gun crews on the Purple Widow began firing at full power.

The blue and white Gundam simply dodged the anti-aircraft gun's firing angle with composure.

The beam rifle fired in rapid succession, and its powerful penetrating force pierced the bridge of the Purple Widow after two shots.

It then swept past the bridge and continued to accelerate until it disappeared into the horizon.

With the destruction of the Purple Widow's bridge and the death of Kycilia, the remaining assault fleet immediately scattered.

The Federation won again.

Kim Collini, who was in command of the operation, was far from happy... He had just used his privileges to access the MS report.

It turned out to be a "stolen" unit... This Gundam was stolen from Side 6 two weeks ago, a top-secret scandal...

Something is using the Federal Army's name to fish in troubled waters.

Inside the Gundam cockpit, the pilot struggled to remove his helmet.

The girl tied her messy pink hair into a single ponytail with a hair tie, then wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand.

"May you rest in peace, Lady Kycilia."

The Zeon also left the lunar spacecraft after its mothership was destroyed.

After flying for 15 minutes, a completely blacked-out Columbus-class transport ship appeared in front of us. The ship's cabin had obviously been modified and widened to accommodate large aircraft.

The NT1 Gundam ahead had already completed its landing.

Chapter 166 The Adventure Begins?

Inside the Columbus-class ships, the Zeon and NT1 were docked face to face.

The Zeon, as the final product of the "Bishop" project and the last mobile suit deployed by the Zeon army in actual combat, was only 17.3 meters tall because it had no legs.

Once the legs are attached, the height is expected to reach 30 meters.

The Zeon, which is expected to be equipped with legs, is called the "Perfect Zeon". Its fuel capacity and maneuverability will be improved, and it will definitely not be a useless decoration.

Its Psycommu system can determine the detection radius based on the pilot's new human abilities.

Harman can detect targets up to 50 kilometers away and has a strike range of 20 kilometers.

Miss Sally's detection range reached a target 81 kilometers away, and her strike range was 38 kilometers. This was the limit of the Zeon, not Miss Sally's limit.

Conversely, if the driver is merely an old-timer or a new-timer with weak abilities, their perception range will also be greatly reduced.

It's like someone can detect targets 8 kilometers away and has a strike range of 2 kilometers. In their hands, the Zeon is just a heavy-firepower mobile suit that can't even beat the RX-78.

Looking back on her past arrogance, Harman now only feels humility.

Miss Sally found herself in Granada and revealed her new human identity, saying she would help her out of her predicament, and she truly kept her word.

He assigned the simplest task to himself, thus bringing a resolution to his relationship with Lady Kycilia.

Upon seeing the other party float out of the cockpit, Harman quickly and eagerly moved closer.

"Miss Anna."

When the other person took off his helmet, Harman was startled... because the other person's full head of black hair had turned silver, and he took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood coming out of his nose.

(White-haired style)

So... does power come at a price?

"This is just a side effect of using power. In the old century, the SR-71 Blackbird, a supersonic aircraft that could fly at three times the speed of sound, needed to leak oil from its wings to overcome the thermal expansion effect when it flew at high speed... I was the same."

But in Harman's view, this was nothing more than stubbornness.

If I continue to use my abilities... will I end up like that too?

“This job was originally supposed to be done by Aronnax, but he said he was too tired and needed to take a vacation. So I had to do it myself. But at least you're safe and sound, little Harman… that's really great.”

I have a feeling that Miss Anna's personality has become a bit more lively since she left Zeon.

I stopped putting on airs in front of that man; his controlling nature was truly terrifying.

"Was it to save me?"

“Half and half,” Miss Anna said with a sly smile. “It’s also to make you our partner. By the way, where is Kycilia Zabi keeping the other half of the gold?”

So the other party was after the gold...? Harman couldn't help but think this, but Anna tapped him on the head.

"I was just teasing you... You actually took it seriously. I'm not short of money like that guy (Kalma)."

"Miss Anna...is she very rich?"

"I don't need to burn money. Have you heard of AirBio?"

Harman shook her head; she knew very little about healthcare companies.

"That's a pharmaceutical company left by my mother. They deposit money into my account every month. I could barely be considered a rich girl."

Given that she's a wealthy heiress with no worries about food or clothing, why would she infiltrate the Zeon army and even join this terrible war...?

If her goal was to get close to Karma Zabi, then she certainly succeeded. However, she could have left when it came time to claim her reward. Given Karma Zabi's affection for her, he would have arranged everything for her.

—It still doesn't quite make sense.

Even if you ask the other party directly, they will most likely just try to get away with it by playing dumb... Harman's new human abilities have already predicted this.

"Miss Anna, where do we go next?"

"Shangri-La...the first space colony built by humankind."

"Where are you going and what are you doing?"

"Of course, it's about adding more adventure companions... I sensed several of my kind in that place."

similar?

If they were Newtypes, Harman would know them too... She knew the officers in the Newtype forces, but they didn't know her. Sharia, whom she had only met a few times, was just an acquaintance.

"Haman, why don't you go home and check on things first?"

"not going back."

Haman didn't want to return to her homeland either... Lady Kycilia was dead, and if she went back now as her handmaid, it would only put her family in a difficult position.

It's better to wait a few years until things cool down before going back... It's not like we can't send temporary emails to let people know we're safe.

What she didn't say was that she wanted to see what Miss Anna was planning to do.

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Juno.

After the peace talks ended, Kalma returned to the Juno, and spent her days sleeping, eating, and spending time with her fiancées.

He even took a break from work and started developing and researching rice cookers—a strong enough heart is needed for powerful output.

The days of conducting technical research based on interest without any deadlines are simply the ideal days.

Intelligence and strategic analysis were then handled by subordinates, and life became more structured.

Every day, the soldiers of the suppression army were gradually transported into space. Every other week, they were routinely honored with medals in the auditorium and sent back to Zion to return home in glory.

Another matter is preparing to purchase helium-3 fuel for Juno's future acceleration and deceleration.