Gundam: From Piece to Player

“Mr. Amuro is the one who should be working for those capitalists now. You shouldn’t be short of money. As a new human, you should join the New Federation.”

Amuro tried to fire again, but his beam rifle was hit directly by the drone.

This guy is a real pain to deal with as an enemy.

There's also a ZETA nearby.

One was a manned aircraft piloted by Camus, and the other was a split-type drone controlled by him—actually a floating cannon mothership.

To compensate for the Zeta Gundam's inability to use funnels, the New Federation equipped Kamille with a funnel weapon cabinet system that could also keep up with the battle at high speed.

“I will not join a country or organization that wreaks war at will. The existence of the new federation is unreasonable.”

"Then tell me where it's unreasonable?"

"You always criticize the federal government on Earth as an incompetent institution ruled by a bunch of privileged bureaucrats, but aren't you, the new human community, the new privilege?"

“Because we have to shoulder greater responsibilities. With great power comes great responsibility, so shouldn’t we have privileges?” Camus said. “Rights and obligations are equal. No one expects anything from ordinary people, so there’s no need to make excessive demands on them. They just need to obediently follow us, the new-type!”

While the other person was speaking, Amuro aimed his beam rifle at them and fired three shots in quick succession, but they were deflected by the I-field that lit up in the palm of the Z Gundam.

ZETA threw a wire-guided remote-controlled missile at him in return.

The orange-white Z-PLUS fired its Vulcan cannon on its head, shooting down the mine. It then turned and transformed, diving upwards. Seeing this, ZETA also transformed into its waverider mode and chased after it from behind.

"A troublesome fellow."

[A difficult person]

Next to Amuro's central control platform, [Harlow] also started repeating her lessons.

"Hello, what's the best way to deal with this guy?"

[Harlow is analyzing... Your win rate is only 18%. We suggest you leave the battle as soon as possible; your chances of winning are slim.]

"You say I have no chance of winning? Are you kidding me? Why is my winning percentage so low?"

Amuro thought to himself, "I'm an ace player, after all. Could it be that I'm too old to keep up with the times?"

Analysis indicates that the Psycommu system carried by the enemy aircraft poses a serious threat to your life.

Chapter 340 Amuro Becomes "Weak"

Hearing the AI ​​repeat itself like that, Amuro wasn't stubborn. Haro must have included the abilities of the new humans in what she said.

They dodged the beams of light that ZETA shot from behind.

Although they did not participate in the battle outside the Zeon Republic, the relevant combat records were still preserved by AE employees when the Zeon MS were being repaired. AE upgraded the Psycommu machine research and development department to a department and promised to increase investment in this research area and continue to produce more powerful Newtype dedicated machines.

One of the Gundam models that Amuro participated in developing was the RX-91 Gundam series, which originally had nothing to do with him.

However, due to the deterioration of relations between the New Federation and the Moon after 0089, the Moon has been unable to access the advanced Psycommu technology of this era, not to mention that both the Space Alliance and the Republic of Zeon have strict restrictions on the export of such technology.

The development director wondered if AI could be used to improve the machine's performance, and then mass-produce it for use by the Earth Federation led by the doves after development was completed.

Amuro, an "amphibious" technology expert with expertise in both mechanical engineering and artificial intelligence, was also included in the research group.

"What's wrong, Uncle Amuro? It's been so long, your evasion skills have gotten better and better."

The hot-blooded young Camus continued his provocations, possibly using underhanded tactics.

Amuro thought to himself, "Don't get cocky, kid. Once the prototype Gundam is developed, you won't even have time to cry."

Just when the chase seemed destined to continue indefinitely, a friendly signal appeared on the screen, indicating that allies were approaching.

The powerful beam of light forced back the approaching ZETA Gundam, which was the FX-010A Super G Fortress. Although the ZZ Gundam from the Theta series was not mass-produced, mass-produced mobile suits still remained.

(FX-010A Super G Fortress)

One of them was equipping the G Fortress with the super-large MEGA cannon that had been used on the FA-010A ZZ (the three paper tigers that were mowed down by the veterans of Disys). Although it did not perform well on the MS, it regained good reviews after being ported to the MA platform.

After eliminating the transformation mechanism, the cost of the mobile suit decreased, and it also secured an order from the Earth Federation. Through battles between NEW-TYPEs, it was discovered that heavy-powered mobile suits could bridge the gap between pilots.

To use an imperfect analogy from the army, MS is like infantry. Even the most battle-hardened (ace) infantrymen would not gain any advantage in a head-on confrontation with a main battle tank like MA.

This only applies to less powerful Newtypes; it's a different story if they are superhumans.

For example, right now, the ZETA Gundam is dodging while retaliating with its beam rifle, but its attacks are reflected by the opponent's I-field. After figuring out the general nature of the opponent's defense system, Kamille sets the biosensors on the ZETA to attack mode.

The powerful brainwaves emanating from the ZETA aircraft began to impact the MA pilot's brain, while the OT pilot above him began to sway due to the interference.

ZETA drew a beam spear and took the opportunity to approach MA and throw it—just like the terrifying upright ape hunted a mammoth.

Unlike conventional designs, this beam dart-like weapon, which can briefly detach from the machine's power supply, pierced the fortress's I-field defenses, penetrated the MA, and triggered a series of explosions.

“If you don’t come out, you won’t die. Why don’t you understand?” Camus said with a sigh, as if stating a fact.

After saying that, ZETA took out a second beam spear, intending to take advantage of the opponent's dizziness caused by the mental shock to carry out a devastating attack on the cockpit.

In the moment of crisis, the orange-white Z turned around, drew his beam saber, and knocked away the beam spear aimed at the cockpit of the mobile fortress.

The two ZETA units clashed again at close range before separating and exchanging fire with each other using their Mega Particle Cannons.

The violent explosion caused by the mega particle impact forced both sides to retreat simultaneously.

Although Amuro felt quite uncomfortable under this indiscriminate mental assault, his mental fortitude, which was once described by a green-haired Hatsune Miku as "like a wall," only slightly affected his condition.

"Captain Bao, I'm here to help you!"

"No, don't come any closer!"

Having foreseen the images that would be discovered next, Amuro shouted, but it was too late.

Seeing the Mobile Fortress rushing forward again in such a reckless manner, ZETA's villainous face turned around, and the two MU-86G 60mm smoothbore Vulcan cannons on its head began to fire precisely, turning the exposed cockpit mirror of the Mobile Fortress into a sieve.

The pilot was killed instantly, and the massive mobile fortress slowly plummeted down, crashing into the crater.

"Camus Vidan!"

Although he didn't know who the soldier who came to his aid was, Amuro felt guilty because the soldier had died while supporting him.

"It seems that the peaceful life in recent years has changed your view of life. I remember when you stabbed the cockpit, you were more decisive than anyone else... If you can't stand the death of your comrades, I suggest you go home and take care of your children."

Camus spoke in an infuriatingly calm tone, using honorifics to describe the matter. Amuro wondered when the other man had become so arrogant.

"That's about enough. I have other work to do. Let's fight again next time."

"Don't run!"

Amuro wanted to fire and give chase, but was intercepted by several floating cannons in the instant of pursuit. ZETA's speed broke through Mach in just ten seconds and then entered hyper-Mach flight.

Amuro didn't even get to see the opponent's tail flame.

Today's battle made Amuro realize that he could no longer wait for the RX-91 to be slowly debugged and put into actual combat. If he himself was struggling, other units would be in even worse shape.

This way, we won't be able to wait for reinforcements to arrive.

ZETA slowly landed on the blue-painted Sadaran-class carrier battle group.

Camus was summoned, along with other disciples of Shangri-La such as Haman Kahn and Judau Yasita. The seasoned New Human warrior Aloknas was about to retire.

As Anna El's students, they also need to clarify their important tasks for the future.

Before I even entered the meeting room, I could hear crying.

"Teacher Aroknas, are you leaving?" Elo Bianno wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

“Yes, there are reasons why we have to leave,” said Aloknas, whose hair had turned silver-gray. “You should listen to the opinions of Haman, Uncle Yazan, and Aunt Shiko.”

"The ongoing integration war...we still need your guidance."

“Children, Anna and I have taught you everything we can. The future belongs to you, not to us old folks,” Arokonas said. “As long as we use our brains and unite, there are no insurmountable difficulties.”

As if recalling countless insurmountable battles in his life, Aronnax smiled.

Camus listened from behind, and the seemingly insurmountable difficulties probably referred to the Space Alliance.

Time is actually on their side; as the war of integration progresses, the strength of the New Federation will snowball.

For the sake of the nation's destiny and the future, Camus tried to put himself in the other side's shoes, thinking that the other side's leaders would definitely try to make a final push.

If we overcome this obstacle, victory will belong to the new Federation; if we fail, humanity will continue to fight each other in a chaotic Warring States period within the Earth Sphere.

Humanity will continue to repeat the mistakes of history.

Chapter 341 Bucher Aerodynamics

"Now that I've covered the big picture, I'll go over the details. Judau, take notes."

"Yes."

Aroknas said, "I believe you have all discovered the biggest problem of the New Federation. Our defense weapons and technical equipment, apart from the Psycommu system which can be considered advanced, are all derived from captured, purchased and copied. We have no MS design capabilities."

"Our equipment and weapons are far inferior to those of the Republic of Zeon, the Space Alliance, and the lunar forces—not good enough for our soldiers, so much so that we sometimes have to make up for the quality gap with quantity."

"To achieve this, the emergence of production organizations, namely large enterprises, is indispensable. Miss Anna and I were looking in SIDE1 and found a promising company."

The El Corporation has already made one round of investment, and you must do your utmost to help it grow. If the New Federation falls behind in the struggle against the Space Alliance, this company will be a crucial turning point.

"What should I call him?" Judau paused on his notebook with his pen.

"Buch Aerodynamics".

“I remember this company is a subsidiary of the Bucher Group,” Harman interjected.

"Yes, the family group was established by founder Sharonhorst Buch and his son Mazia Buch. First, there was the Buch Recycling Company, and then the Buch Aerodynamics Company was established to start developing MS."

"We have also given them a lot of orders, and we have gradually started MS imitation and modification work. Although there is still a certain gap between us and top military equipment development groups such as AE Corporation and Deep Space Group, the company's production scale is expanding and it is making continuous profits. This year, we also established an MS technology development center."

Camus, who was able to see through the essence of things and came from a family of MS developers, had his own thoughts on this.

The ability to generate continuous profits must be the condition created by the new Federation. The research and development and investment required by military enterprises are astronomical figures. It is impossible to raise funds by recycling waste. Only a continuous stream of domestic orders can support such a large enterprise.

Can the Bucher Group really be considered a "private" company?

Was this also part of Miss Anna's plan?

She has even made arrangements for what will happen after her death... or has she already foreseen her own demise?

Just as Camus was getting a little distracted in the back row, Aloknas called out his name: "Camus."

“I am here, Mr. Aronnax.”