Gundam: From Piece to Player

On the bridge of the Albion, senior officers are meeting.

“Thanks to the general’s rescue, the Albion was able to break free from the encirclement,” Brad told General Brest.

Brest nodded and shook hands in agreement: "It's all to crush the tyranny of the federal radicals."

"Will the ZARA (SIDE1) forces continue their attack on the solar emission system?"

"That was the original plan... but now our combat strength has also been damaged, and our battleships and mobile suits have suffered significant losses in the battle. Lord El has ordered us to return immediately."

“Anna El?” Brest’s expression changed upon hearing the name. “To be honest, we don’t know about Lady El’s plans yet. Could you please tell us? If not, that’s fine.”

"As for the long-term plan... around this time next year, we will destroy Zeon."

Brad's words froze Brest's smile.

From the perspective of a former Federation soldier... this was also a long-cherished wish; he also hoped that the Earth Sphere could be unified.

However, he can no longer be considered a Federation soldier, as a representative of the lunar forces... From the perspective of the lunar interests, Zeon is a close ally and trading partner.

After the Zeon state has been established... even if a military unification is successful, it will inevitably result in numerous deaths.

The Second War of Independence was also about to begin.

"This is an act of aggression."

“General.” Brad’s eyes were filled with deep-seated hatred. “Za’en was massacred by Zeon with nuclear weapons, resulting in the deaths of 4 million people, equivalent to two and a half Zeon populations. Doesn’t he even have the right to seek revenge?”

Having said that, Brest was speechless.

The man before me was consumed by the flames of revenge... but not for Zahn, but for the members of that white base, which sounded more "righteous."

High-level officials are high-level officials.

The hangar was bustling with activity and had been temporarily converted into a banquet venue.

Camus was wandering around the Zeon when a beautiful figure suddenly floated over: "Thank you, Camus. It's all thanks to your outstanding performance in the battle that we were able to take down those two big guys."

"Miss Shiko."

"Why aren't you coming out? Everyone's having a banquet."

"I'm a little scared... It's the first time I've met so many people like me, and everyone seems quite bold."

Camus became a little embarrassed. Uncle Amuro probably hadn't seen this kind of game before, and had already slipped back to the ship earlier.

During the banquet, games are played. The loser has to spin a wheel, and whoever spins the wheel to a certain age has to reveal their most embarrassing experience of that year, exposing each other's embarrassing secrets.

As for NEWTYPEs, even lying becomes difficult... because of the resonance between the souls of Newtypes, it is basically impossible to lie.

Halfway through the banquet, Camus would simply use the excuse of going to the restroom to avoid the fight.

"I didn't expect you to be so shy, but I'm not taking you back to play. Miss Anna has a mission for you," Shiko said mysteriously.

"Lord El?"

"Yes, you're currently on the moon with a clean record, making you the perfect candidate for this mission."

Chapter 296 Commander-in-Chief Xia, please enter the pass!

Amuro was frightened by the way NEW-TYPE's son played the game... He fled back to the Irish class.

"Senior, aren't you going to go play?"

“What did you do in the past, asking for a beating?” Kado glanced at him, opened his computer and started writing this week’s work (espionage) briefing: “Don’t let my appearance fool you, I’m a celebrity, I’ve been in federal textbooks, not to mention those sensitive Zahn NEW-TYPEs.”

"You're working for Mr. Kalmar now? Have you finally found your direction in life?"

"Still searching... But if things continue to develop like this, there's a chance the next war could break out with the intensity of the One Year War. And war will only lead everyone in the world to one path: either become a killer or become a manufacturer of killing weapons. Everything will revolve around war, and such a world will be very boring."

This is true.

Kado's words reminded Amuro of his own life, which was almost ruined by the war... leaving him with little choice but to become a soldier or a thug.

What's the difference between them and those enslaved enhanced humans? They're just slaves who look respectable.

"And you, Amuro, have you found your way?"

"Once things calm down a bit, I'm going home to take care of my kids, and then I'll continue my research on artificial intelligence... and pilot Gundams from AE for free."

"The goal is really clear," Kado thought to himself, unable to imagine what his own wedding would be like.

A communication request suddenly lit up on the desktop screen—the caller ID showed "Kelly".

Kelly, along with some retired officers from the Delaz Fleet, were forced by the Daken faction's exclusion and suppression to become instructors in the Lunar Army out of necessity.

Kado also maintained a relatively good relationship with them, and his intelligence network gradually expanded.

Kado looked at Amuro, who smiled, indicating that he hadn't meant to disturb him, and turned to leave.

"What's wrong, Kelly?"

"How many colonels are there? A large number of Zeon troops have surged across Granada's [absolute center line]."

"How many are there? Are there just a few here and there?"

"More than forty warships."

Kado immediately stood up.

What is that commander-in-chief trying to do? Does he want to emulate the One Year War by exerting pressure on the moon?

This is truly unexpected.

The "Absolute Center Line" is a peace treaty signed between Zeon and the Federation government during the One Year War. The treaty stipulates that the moon is a neutral zone, and if a fleet crosses the "Absolute Center Line," it means that one side is breaking the peace treaty and restarting the war.

This absolute center line will be broken sooner or later, but not by the Federation, but by Zeon.

"Have you received the assembly order? Has the lunar fleet commander ordered the attack to begin?"

"We have received a mobilization order... The fleet commanders have ordered us not to attack. The Jupilis super-large helium-3 gas carrier is in contact with the flagship Givadan-class. I can see Federation warships not far away from the ship."

Upon hearing this news, Cardo thought he had misheard and quickly asked Kelly to confirm it again, and it turned out to be true.

This is a betrayal.

The Federation Lunar Army, supported by lunar finances and resources, has completely rebelled... at the moment when Blue Noah was attacked.

This means that the "pass" that was originally defending Zeon has suddenly become a forward base for the Republic of Zeon.

Using the moon as a springboard, Zeon will be able to attack the side of the L5/L1/L4 Lagrange points.

Commander-in-Chief Char has been building fortresses and strengthening their defenses, leading people to mistakenly believe that he would continue to "camp out" (defend). However, today's move is quite a contrast and completely unexpected.

Was this also part of Sirocco's plan?

He had to relay this information to Lord Kalmar, so he typed the words on the keyboard and pressed send.

A few minutes later, Karma saw the message on his ringing communicator... He was getting ready to go to bed.

He was somewhat surprised to receive this news, not because he was surprised that the event itself happened, but because the timing of the event was different from what Sirocco had previously stated.

Sirocco is really impatient. Didn't he say he would only form the "Anti-Jia Alliance" in August of this year?

However, he quickly understood Sirocco's intention.

Contrary to the original plan, the biggest variable was that the enemy headquarters, Azure Noah, had just been destroyed by the New Federation, and the enemy's elite Murasame Legion had just finished another round of fighting with the New Federation's new humans.

The best time to act is when the enemy's defenses are not yet in place... Although we are not yet ready, the enemy's defenses are in poor condition.

Even with a bunch of Federation generals like Rebil and Tiam backing him up, that old bastard Jamitov couldn't withstand the siege of the three major powers.

Of course—just like the anti-Dong coalition, they all had their own ulterior motives. Although they shared the same goal of eliminating the federal hawks, they were not acting for justice, and each had their own agenda.

Karma thought to himself, "It's been so long since I've seen Xia. I wonder if he's changed his petty ways." He sent a message to Ryo, asking him to notify Hua Ken.

It's time to warn those "diving pigeons" that if they keep diving, they'll sink to the bottom and never resurface.

As time went on, the news that the Lunar Army had allowed the Zeon forces to enter the territory, which was once classified information only available to Garma, became news that every space colonist could access.

This caused widespread panic. Even those who don't understand military affairs know that the Federation only managed to achieve a stalemate with the Zeon forces six years ago, let alone the current situation on the Moon with the Zeon forces.

Char's subsequent statement helped the space colonists recover from their panic.

"Among the immigrants of the various Side universes, the only villains I, Char Aznable, have fought against are Jamitov and others who dictate the fate of others for their own selfish reasons. I also thank the Republic and the people of the lunar city for lending me their power."

Inside the Gwadan-class mobile mothership, Char made the following declaration: "We will establish a community of shared destiny and economic zone for each side."

"It seems that Zeon has really changed."

"He really is Deakin's son."

"You startled me. I thought it was the old commander-in-chief... Oh, it's this commander-in-chief."

In Side 2, Side 5, and Side 6, Zeon's reputation, though having no practical effect, did improve.

"I also want to express my special thanks to Admiral Sirocco for his efforts. He was no longer willing to be a lackey of the Jamitov faction and began to fight back. Federation troops in other areas, if you do not support the ideology of the Jamitov faction, you can also join the [Allied Forces] and fight against Jamitov with us."

At that moment, the television camera zoomed in, and in the front row, in the middle, Sirocco, dressed in a white military uniform, stood up and waved to the camera.

Although it wasn't my first time in this kind of media setting, this was the first time I'd had such an unexpected and memorable experience.

This was a crucial step for Sirocco... Regardless of his fate, he would become a great figure in history.

Karma watched the live stream on the second day and wondered if she should also start a live stream later and say a few words on the platform to feel more involved.

Chapter 297 Riding Horses with the Commander-in-Chief

After Char entered the pass, the Federation Eagle was embroiled in trouble and naturally had no time to care about Karma. He had no choice but to gather the spaceships and send the people who were to carry out the Earth operations into space little by little.

After leaving approximately 100 personnel on Earth to guard the submarine base, the remaining crew, along with key prisoners such as Murasame, traveled by mobile suit and ship to a landing base in the North Pacific, and then took off in a new HLV.

The Allied fleet was already waiting in orbit... and conveniently destroyed all the defense satellites.

The Federation has launched several attacks against them, but all have been repelled by the Alliance.

Haiwen, who was acting as the interim commander, told him another piece of good news.

"Did you destroy the laser weapon too?" Karma scratched her head. "There weren't any casualties, were there?"

"Zero casualties."

Hywen whispered in his ear how to sabotage the Federal Hawks' solar system colony satellite weapons.