Gundam: From Piece to Player

As expected of Haiwen... he can be described as decisive and ruthless in this regard.

People die when they are killed. Since we have decided to use map-wide attacks, we must bear the consequences of being hit by them.

With strategic weapons destroyed in the hands of the hawks, Djamitov had no chance left.

If this was a strategic game, then for Djamitov it would be a fate of "imprisonment" until death... just as Hitler watched Paulus being wiped out in Stalingrad, and after the Battle of Stalingrad, the German Reich could say that it had come to an end.

About three hours after arriving in space, Char and Sirocco jointly sent an invitation to Karma, explaining the reasons for launching the operation and inviting Karma to discuss how to deal with Djamitov.

The destination of the invitation is SIDE 5, Loom – Sweet Spring, which was recently captured by the Zeon-Lunar Alliance.

In the past, the federal government connected unfinished enclosed colonies with existing colonies to house millions of displaced war refugees.

However, this connection method led to structural instability, and the federal government did not take further measures, causing strong dissatisfaction among local residents.

After capturing the area, the allied forces got off to a good start and were welcomed by the locals.

"You think there's a risk?"

Haiwen nodded. "Brother, in the past, Sirocco could be said to need to rely on you, but now that he has grown stronger, he can go it alone. But you still keep him firmly under control. I think that with his personality, he probably won't tolerate it this time."

What Haiwen didn't know was that Sirocco had already given up during the Lunar Legion War.

But he failed.

Opportunities to eliminate him like this are indeed rare. After all, the Space Alliance currently only has the Delaz Fleet in the Earth Sphere—a fleet of twenty warships. If he were to attend the banquet, they would likely have already laid in ambush with mobile suits.

"Do you think he can kill me?" Karma pulled Haiwen into her arms.

“I was just reminding my brother… Sometimes, even when he knows it’s a trap, he’ll deliberately step into it to test its strength.” Karma coughed, recalling the foolish thing he did on the ship during the One Year War.

The warmth of the sea air made his cheeks feel a little itchy. He had just hugged the child, and he knew the child was listening to him and eating properly.

"We'll still go to the banquet, but this time let's bring enough guards and be fully prepared for defense."

Karma made a final assessment: if she didn't participate in the alliance, she would lose the opportunity to grind reputation. Now was the time for the Space Alliance to promote its immigration plan. As for the guards, Alice would be enough to solve most of the problems. Apart from that, there were only MS troops.

After more than ten hours of sailing, the USS Marso and its fleet finally arrived near Oasis. The fleet did not dock after arriving, but turned off its lights and gradually disappeared into the darkness. Only one destroyer, the USS Marso, entered the port.

Sirocco, who had sensed all of this from the periphery of the Jupiter, opened his eyes: "As expected of Lady Karma, she's very vigilant."

“Lord Paptimas,” Sarah, who was also undergoing Newtype sensory processing, couldn’t help but ask, “What if the assassination fails—”

“That was just a Federation enhanced human who went out of control,” Sirocco said. “It’s not unusual for enhanced humans deployed by the Federation’s radicals to go out of control, is it? What do you think, Sarah?”

"I understand."

With some time to go before the formal meeting on the hotel's top floor, Karma finally met Char. Today, Char was wearing a yellow suit and sunglasses, which didn't really suit him. He was also deliberately leading a white horse.

He only brought three guards with him to the meeting... one of whom was Qiu Ni, whose reputation as the commander-in-chief was ruined by the rumors spread by this guy.

This place is a large grassland, and there is also a horse farm where guests can ride horses.

Thanks to the muscle memory he retained from childhood, although he was a bit clumsy when mounting the horse, he rode it quite well.

"You ride well, Karma." Char rode the horse around a few times with light and skillful movements, and Karma could feel the other's pride—like a child.

Char Aznable was a cowboy in Texas for several years, so he's definitely better than me at riding horses.

"How's it going, Karma? How's your new country coming along?"

“Excellent,” Karma said. “Most of it is as I expected, and a small part is different from what I expected, but it’s all changing for the better… If you’re looking to lament with me about how difficult it is to govern a country, you’re in for a disappointment.”

"What's wrong? Is something the problem?"

Xia sighed upon hearing this: "If I had known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have gone back to China. Maybe I would have gone to the asteroid belt with you."

“But you only have this idea after being the commander-in-chief for six years, right? If you come with me to the asteroid belt, you’ll regret not letting me restore the country,” Kalmar said. “I should thank you for helping me take care of some things I couldn’t do myself.”

"Kalma?"

Hearing this, Xia's expression changed slightly, while Karma simply pointed to the grove on the opposite bank, where several swans were swimming in the river: "I've never seen that kind of species on Earth before, let's go take a look."

The two men rode their horses across a small wooden bridge, intending to see the swans, but they discovered that there were two people rowing a boat on the river in the woods.

Because the other party was completely hidden by low bushes, neither of them was prepared to camouflage themselves.

"Hello, we're currently boating on the lake. Are you here to see the swans too?"

The boy rowing the boat was laughing and joking, but Xia immediately pulled on the reins, his hand involuntarily reaching for his gun holster, because the long-haired pink girl sitting at the other end of the boat was glaring at him.

This was the first time Karma had seen the boy—not a two-dimensional figure, but a 3D image—but he recognized the girl; she was in Kycilia's office.

And here comes the eldest daughter of the Kahn family... People from the New Federation have also come to join the fun.

Chapter 298 Harman, who's ready to fight at the drop of a hat

Karma knew that if things continued to escalate, it would turn into a grass-shooting and hand-to-hand combat tournament.

As for the feud between Char and Haman—it's a personal matter. After the Deiken faction seized power, they persecuted Haman's father, causing the Kahn family to decline and their lives to become worse than before... Haman himself was also unable to return home because of his relationship with Kycilia.

From a broader perspective, the conflict is even more irreconcilable. The Republic of Zeon is an enemy on the road to unification with the new Federation, and Char is the leader of this obstacle.

As for the more personal reason, it's that Ms. Harman is playing an offline otome game and is aggressively pursuing the young boy route, so I don't know if there will be any special CGs.

He rode forward.

"Oh, what a coincidence... Miss Kahn."

Upon seeing Karma, Haman's expression softened somewhat, probably thinking of his relationship with Anna: "Lady Karma, I am currently working for Lord El, and I am not here for leisure."

“Sister Hamman, this person is Karma Zabi.”

“It is impolite to call him by his first name, little brother Jedo.”

“Okay, Uncle Karma.”

Kalmar waved to the boy, indicating that she didn't care: "I came here to form an alliance. Regardless of our past grievances, the extreme federal hawks are our common enemy. Doesn't Miss Harman agree with that?"

Harman didn't speak, but her silence spoke volumes—the signal from the brainwave monitor was rising sharply.

"Oh dear, I suddenly remembered something urgent, so I'll have to take my leave now."

Kalmar awkwardly pulled the horse's head with the reins, causing it to walk in another direction.

Char also realized that at this critical juncture when the hawks were preparing to attack the Federation, they still couldn't afford to clash with the New Federation, so he quickly followed suit.

"Kalma?"

Char was really slow on the uptake... Did he really not know that Harman had already made his move?

"Hurry up, the enemy is coming soon... Get into the forest quickly."

The shadow of the massive mobile suit was cast down through the reflector, but the two had already ridden into the colonial woods nearby.

"Quinnie, come to my current coordinates immediately. Lord Karma and I have been attacked by the enemy."

"clear."

Char has already called for reinforcements, but the crisis is still not over because the enemy's mobile suit is obviously closer... Haman must have remotely controlled this mobile suit, otherwise it would have been impossible for it to arrive so quickly.

However, there was some good news: Dijon on the other side was not carrying any weapons, which meant that the original mission he was given was only defense. However, Karma underestimated Haman's recklessness, or rather, his determination.

The opponent lowered its altitude, not caring whether it crashed into trees, and used the inherent rigidity of its machine to break trees one by one... It then charged towards the two riders, or rather, Char, like a whirlwind destroying trees.

Karma's riding skills are rather poor to begin with, so in this situation, it's best to dismount.

He activated his exoskeleton and jumped off the horse.

Char, on the other hand, used his superb riding skills to weave through the dense forest, trying to shake off the enemy by constantly changing direction.

However, the principle that cavalry should not enter forests has also been proven in practice, because sometimes you have no idea what obstacles might be on the forest path.

Just as Char rode his horse around a corner, a deep pit in front of him caused his white horse to stumble and fall over.

Char was thrown off the horse, but thanks to his excellent motor skills, he managed to absorb the impact and land perfectly.

However, he still kept running.

Whether out of desperation or not, Harman's Dijk has already activated his double-barreled Vulcan cannon.

The armor-piercing rounds used can break a tree trunk in one shot... The armor-piercing rounds used by this thing can easily penetrate reinforced concrete and light armor. As for why it can find Char's location through the trees...

Before crossing over, the Russian Federation developed a tank support vehicle called BMPT, which used a twin-mounted 30mm automatic cannon with a "frame" automatic fire control system, capable of hunting down militants hiding in urban bunkers... It was also a lesson learned from the First Chechen War, being taught a lesson by veterans.

Similarly, Haman's machine should also be equipped with a similar brainwave-sensing fire control radar, guiding the 60mm Vulcan cannon to attack Char behind the trees using the brainwave fire control system.

Harman no longer wanted to capture them; instead, he was determined to fight them head-on, showing an unusually strong desire to kill.

Seeing her friend killed, Karma could no longer hold back.

The exoskeleton armor is activated again, working in conjunction with nanomachines to enhance the body.

As his speed increased, his body left afterimages as he rescued Char from the firepower of the twin-barreled Vulcan cannon before Char was blasted to pieces.

It feels a bit like Swiftman from Cyberpunk.

However, his white horse was not so lucky. It was hit in the stomach by a bullet fired during the sweep of fire and fell to the ground on the spot.

"Kalma?"

When will your support arrive?

"I've urged Qiu Ni so many times, don't you have any guards?"

Karma thought to herself, "I don't want to reveal too many of my trump cards in front of everyone, especially since the other side is targeting you."

Haman's Vulcan cannon did not stop firing despite Karma's presence... it could be said that it had gone completely berserk. Karma had used acceleration multiple times in a row and was even preparing to bring Alice into the fray.

Char's belated bodyguard... Quini finally arrived, piloting a purple one-eyed machine that looked like a mutant Daima. It featured a wider cross-shaped monitor, a degree of movable frame technology as required, and numerous thrusters.

It was immediately obvious that this was a product developed by the Zimad Company, and when it appeared, it finally attracted the attention of the Dije.

(AMX-009 Drayson)

The machine uses an air cushion mode to glide on the grass, looking like it's "grass skiing"... Obviously, compared to the old-fashioned Great Demon Core air cushion suspension system, this machine, thanks to advancements in related technology, is finally able to lift its feet.

When it arrived near Dijon, it also revealed a long-handled beam axe in its hand.

"This will be the next generation of mass-produced Zeon machines."

"The danger is over," Xia Ya said as he was put down.