Gundam: From Piece to Player

Some have accused Commander-in-Chief Char Aznable of deliberately withholding troops out of jealousy of Lord Garma, allowing Lord Garma to be annihilated in the asteroid belt.

Char Aznable had no choice but to make a public appearance to clarify the rumor.

His Excellency Kalmar is still alive and well, and has not reached the point of running out of ammunition and food or being at his wit's end.

"This is just nonsense from the federal government. Citizens, please don't fall into the trap of self-proof. General Kalmar contacts me every now and then. He also said that the federal government's methods are not up to par and that they can only resort to such childish tricks."

Commander-in-Chief Char's words finally calmed the people's hearts.

Meanwhile, news headlines are dominated by the asteroid belt billions of kilometers away.

Recorded in an inconspicuous little square

—SIDE1 The entire mountain villas in Shangri-La City are being demolished and rebuilt, and the entire land has been bought up.

It will serve as a division of the pharmaceutical company Allergy Group.

Chapter 187 New Human Elementary School

SIDE1, Shangri-La City: The villa area, usually filled with the fragrance of flowers and the sounds of birds, is now deserted. Some old courtyards have been bulldozed, and the entire mountain area is undergoing massive construction.

A year ago, a peculiar disease called "insomnia" broke out in the area.

Calling it a disease isn't entirely accurate.

It seems that no matter how tired you are, you can't fall asleep if you live more than 30 meters above the side 1 plane.

And as long as you leave this place, the illness will be cured.

After investigation by experts in fields such as magnetics, physics, and medicine, no solution could be found.

Villa owners who had long sensed something was wrong began to sell off their properties in the hilltop area, causing already low property prices to fall.

The fact that even price reductions failed to attract buyers triggered a second round of price collapse.

Just when local real estate developers thought these hilltop villas had become bad debts.

Anna Air, the long-lost heiress of the Air Bio Group, reappears and buys these mountain mansions at an extremely low price.

These houses are not for living in, but for scientific experiments on this "insomnia" phenomenon. They also serve as branches of the group, and their biological group strictly abides by labor laws, so the insomnia in this area has little impact on them.

Regardless of the intended use, the real estate developers found buyers, and the entire transaction process was not hindered by much.

Anna El bought all the villas in Shangri-La at extremely low prices.

The Shangri-La City Hall was in a daze; it was unimaginable that a company of this size would be willing to set up shop in an old colony like theirs, which of course meant tax revenue, jobs, and opportunities.

This is similar to the significance of AE to Von Braun.

For ordinary local citizens, it's actually a good thing that those wealthy businessmen who used to live in villas on the mountaintop, who looked down on everyone, did nothing and didn't generate any economic activity, and would even call them "poor devils" when they passed by.

The presence of pharmaceutical companies here will also create a significant number of jobs.

When talking about Anna El, this foreign heiress, everyone speaks highly of her, saying she'd be elected mayor immediately.

Although surrounded by construction sites, one of the largest villas in the area has been preserved and is now covered with a vacuum membrane to block out noise.

Inside the villa, today's lesson was "The Biology of the New Humans." Aronnax walked up to the podium with his bag.

"It's you, Aronnax. Wasn't it Professor or Sister Harman who was giving us the lesson?"

“Bich, you should call me teacher. You can’t be so disrespectful.”

“But if Aronnax, your hair were a little longer and you were a little more gentle like a girl, we might like you even more.”

Bichon was still joking, and Mundo was laughing beside him, when in the next moment, they were both struck on the forehead by a [Chalk Missile].

"what."

"Kids, don't force me to use violence."

Faced with such a powerful threat of violence, the two quieted down a bit, while Ailu and Judau, who were standing to the side, gloated over the beating they had received from Bichon and Mundo.

It's hard to say he had any discipline when dealing with this group of seven-year-old first-grade students, though it could also be due to his own easygoing nature.

Aronnax was speechless.

The professor, too, wouldn't it be better to bring him to class when he's a little older?

The child's parents were the same, after Miss Anna identified herself, visited them in person, and said she had discovered that their child might be a genius and was grooming him to be a key member of the company.

They all wished Anna would send their children away immediately, without a shred of suspicion?

What do you mean by starting to cultivate a new generation from childhood?

Aronnax pressed the button.

The 3D projection that appeared in the center of the classroom immediately quieted down the children who were initially noisy.

“Your classes are usually taught by AI for 50% of the time, but today’s class is very important, so I will teach it myself.”

“How many new humans like you do you think there are in the world?” Aronnax asked.

This question isn't abrupt, because Anna had already experienced what it's like to be a new human with them.

"1000?" Ailu asked cautiously.

"1?" Judau's answer seemed conservative.

"One million?" Ino, who had been quiet the whole time, raised her hand and said.

"The mystery has been solved. The answer is that all of humanity has the potential to become a new kind of humanity, but the amount of a special protein secreted in brain cells determines that the starting point of each person's soul energy is not the same..."

And everyone here is very lucky. You've essentially won the lottery. You use this soul energy with almost no effort. If an ordinary person is 1, your starting point is 100.

"As you grow, your soul energy will also gradually grow, and through continuous training, you will reach the limit that the 'container' can reach."

The children seemed a little confused, so Aronnax thought for a moment and said, "Have you ever played games? In those games, you need mana to cast spells, and this is like the limit of that mana."

Why didn't you say so earlier?

"Now we all understand."

"The new humans are actually magicians."

"Aronnax, quickly teach us the methods of cultivation, we want to become stronger."

The children chattered amongst themselves.

【Quiet】

The classroom fell silent suddenly, startling the children.

Because Aronnax did not speak, but the voice came from his "heart," this was the second time the children experienced a miracle.

Compared to Lady Anna holding their hands and speaking to them telepathically, Aronnax is now speaking to them telepathically [through the air].

“This is telepathy,” Aronnax said. “Through brainwaves, we can connect with each other extremely quickly, which is also the most basic ability of the new humans.”

"Can we launch a super electromagnetic gun?"

"Is it possible to manipulate gravity?"

"Can time be stopped?"

These kids are really daring for their age; even Aronnax felt a little ashamed after hearing them.

"I can't do it."

He said, “Children, I don’t want you to spread your abilities around. You need to understand that ordinary humans can’t do this, including your parents and most people in the world. Exposing this ability will bring you danger… Just like Zeon, they have already used the Newtypes as tools of war. If you expose your abilities, they may also come and capture you as test subjects.”

"Zion!"

"That despicable villain."

The children became enraged at the mention of Zeon, but of course, they were frightened after they finished cursing.

They were afraid that Zeon would come and arrest them.

This country may be evil, but it is also undeniably powerful.

Even the federal government lost, let alone the SIDE1 nation of Zahn... They didn't even have the right to sit at the negotiating table.

"Of course, you don't need to be too afraid."

Miss Anna and I are both fully awakened new humans, and we have some abilities. It might be difficult in more distant places, but we can guarantee your safety in Shangri-La.

Just as Aronnax was worried that the teaching atmosphere was becoming a bit serious, a voice broke the silence.

Why are you so serious?

"Professor!" Ailu stood up abruptly and ran to the back of the classroom, and the other children followed suit.

Aronnax also knew that this class was temporarily unavailable.

"Don't rush, everyone will receive a gift."

Anna always brings back gifts when she goes on trips. Won't that spoil the kids?

Aronnax recalled that his parents didn't buy him every gift he wanted when he was a child, but this man was different; he could basically satisfy his children's every whim as long as it wasn't too outrageous.

Harman followed Anna's side. She had just turned 14 and was now wearing pigtails, a sweater, and a cup of milk tea in her hand.

Compared to the state of constant stress she was in a year ago when the war ended, her mental and emotional state has now completely stabilized.

She was no different from any other ordinary female junior high school student you might see on the street.

[Aronnax, let's chat in ten minutes. Harman, come along too.]

Anna's telepathic message resonated in his and Harman's minds, but the children, still distributing gifts, did not hear it.

Chapter 188 I really want to be human

The children are taking a break between classes.

In the villa's garden courtyard.

"Isn't it a bit too early to make contact now? The federal government won't stand idly by. I suggest we strengthen our capabilities and wait until these kids come of age."

"...You're not afraid of the Federation Army, are you? We'll have to run into them sooner or later."

"How could that be... I mean we need to be fully prepared."

"Preparation is never enough... What truly enables rapid expansion of influence is a specific opportunity. If you approach things with a passive, everyday mindset, you'll end up accomplishing nothing."