Gundam: From Piece to Player

"You probably can't lie anymore... Let's leave it at that."

"Let Sister Ye have it."

"what?"

Hearing the other party's reply, Hathaway was somewhat moved.

Will I be sentenced to death?

"What punishments do you use when you catch spies in the New Federation?"

"The guillotine and hanging are the two options for spies."

"How civilized... I don't know what kind of punishments they have, but the Space Alliance doesn't have the death penalty, not even for prisoners of war. You'll most likely be sent to a prisoner-of-war camp... So if there's someone they have to kill, the Space Alliance military won't give them a chance to explain their crimes."

On the Crimson Lotus route between Mars and Earth, the "Soul of Zorin" is slowing down, and the crew members can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The Minovsky propulsion system can accelerate to 25% of the speed of light. Although it does not reach the maximum speed within the Earth's sphere, its acceleration is the highest for sub-light travel within the Earth's sphere.

This means that the "Soul of Zorin," flying at high speed, cannot be caught up, nor can the Space Alliance's light sails.

Although the mission failed, he estimated that the chances of the Falcon and Hathaway Noah surviving were no more than 5%. He could continue to be the son-in-law of the Rona family, continue to climb the social ladder, and one day become the true ruler of the new Federation, the one who ultimately decides the fate of humanity.

This also confirms that theorem once again.

Only those who survive have the final right to interpret the story, and only those who survive have the right to write a memoir.

[Alarm, alarm, locked down]

The alarm sounding from the machine left Begenzon bewildered. He was currently moving at 17% of the speed of light. Considering the acceleration and deceleration of the beam, how could anything possibly catch up with him?

Could it be a false alarm?

Just as Begenzong was about to place his hand on the control panel, a huge machine shadow appeared from behind the Soul of Zorin.

An attack launched from that shadowy figure instantly pulled Zorin's soul out of its sub-light-speed flight state.

Zorin's soul tumbled, his entire body burned away, leaving only his torso—or rather, it was a miracle that he could be so intact after being forcibly pulled out in sub-light speed flight.

Or rather, it was all intentional on the part of the machine that blasted him out.

The other party did not send out brainwaves, but instead spoke through the radio; a familiar voice rang out on the communication channel.

“Professor Bei Genzong, it’s rare to find someone as talented as you. Why did you leave without saying goodbye?”

"Leaving without saying goodbye is one thing, but why did you even want to attack the Space Alliance's space city with nuclear weapons?"

"Professor, this is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."

Begenzon knew that he was in a desperate situation, but he thought that the other party must have had another reason for not killing him directly but sparing his life.

There might be a chance of survival among them.

The other party did not ask what the misunderstanding was, but spoke again: "Who exactly are you—I mean your real name, I already know you are a spy of the New Federation... If you are lying, it doesn't matter, I have a way to kill you and get the answer from your brain tissue."

My own value, if I have value... maybe I can survive from the other party.

“I am Carozo Rona, the son-in-law of the Buch Foundation and the Rona family. Begunzon is my former surname… Professor, I can be your spy and provide you with all the intelligence of the New Federation, whether it is from MS or the Rona family. If you have any means to control me, so be it, including implanting a bomb in my heart.”

"...How pathetic. Would you do anything to survive?" Kalma's voice rang out. "I remember an old saying in Shangri-La: 'A scholar can be killed but not humiliated.' Can't you be a little tougher?"

"Sir, only by living is there any possibility; if you die, nothing has any meaning."

The other person hesitated for a moment, whether searching for information or thinking, and asked, "Are you Nadia Rona's fiancé, and Mazia Rona's son-in-law?"

"Yes, sir, that's me." Carozo said hastily, as if grasping at a straw.

"I knew who you were... So you're Iron Mask, the one who blooms the cosmic demon flower, Bella Rona's (Cecilia, the female protagonist of F91) father, and Seabook's father-in-law."

The other person suddenly started uttering a bunch of terms that Carroszo couldn't understand, but Carroszo realized that his chance of survival might lie in those terms.

Regardless of the circumstances, he decided to accept it first.

"Yes, I am. I can be the person you want me to play, Professor."

"You're not married yet, so does that mean killing you would cause Bella Rona to disappear?"

"Professor, if you need me to name my future daughter this, I can do it."

"No need, I don't care."

He sensed that the other party was determined to kill him.

Carroszo completely broke down, and in his madness, he drove the Soul of Zorin to fire at the enemy's antimatter machine, doing the most irrational thing he had ever done in his rational life.

However, all of this was in vain; all the bullets were suspended in mid-air before they hit the target.

Unit-01 condensed antimatter in its palm and unleashed a devastating attack, completely erasing Zorin's spirit and Carozo Begunzon from the universe.

If Bella doesn't exist, then there will naturally be Heila, Nora, or some other parallel universe counterpart.

Karma recalled the history she had altered... and that made no difference.

Chapter 377 A Small Goal

On May 20, UC105, Olympia Base failed to upload its logs as scheduled, and the Junyo, which was resupplying for a secret mission there, also failed to do so.

A week later, the joint armed investigation team, aboard a Minov propulsion system spacecraft, arrived in Mars.

All I saw were “a bunch” of abandoned space stations.

It can be inferred that the destruction was caused by an internal explosion after the city was captured.

During the investigation, a couple also leaned against the wall in the weightless environment.

“Lina has most likely been captured; she possesses a great deal of secret intelligence. And no wreckage of the Falcon has been found here…” Harman carefully chose his words.

“I don’t know how she will be treated… I shouldn’t have agreed to this military operation,” Judau responded.

"If I had to name a responsibility, it would be the greatest."

"What's done is done... We still need to negotiate to get Lina and Hasavi back. Is there any news about Carozo Begunzon?"

"No... His machine signal, the coordinates of the last signal transmitted have been searched by another search team, but no trace has been found."

Harman countered, "Did the Rona family put pressure on you?"

"How dare those aristocratic types put pressure on me?"

Judau said helplessly, "They are already planning to find a new son-in-law. Mazia Rona is using his daughter as a tool for political marriage."

"Lady Anna told us to stay out of the Rona family's internal affairs and let them deal with it themselves."

“I didn’t intend to get involved with them,” Judau said. “When I told General Brad about the Hathaway MIA, it was a huge blow to him.”

“We will bring them back,” Harman said firmly.

"Negotiations will likely be difficult. Without military support... if the other side breaks off relations, it's uncertain whether the sealed machine left behind by Mr. Aronnax can withstand it."

"I heard you test drove it, Sister Harman?"

"Camus and I have piloted it a few times. It can start normally, but if the Psycommu system is activated... it's like a water pump that drains the driver's mental energy all at once. After one test, I lay in bed for three months before waking up."

"To unleash the machine's full potential, the Psycommu system on board is the real key, but even you, Sister Harman, can't turn it on... Does that mean the only solution is human modification?"

“Our new Federation prohibits human modification,” Harman cautioned.

"But now the Space Alliance has new types of humans, and Kalma Zabi has also been modified, so I'm at a disadvantage militarily."

“Then I can accept the modification, since I’ve already given birth to your child.”

"Having only one child is not enough..."

"We're still on a mission, so be serious."

The two started playfully fighting.

Jedo thought to himself that Sister Hamman could be quite stubborn at times, and sometimes when she got carried away and acted impulsively, she would do irrational things.

This time, she easily took all the blame upon herself.

Problems can be solved; it's not the end of the world, and there's always a solution.

Is this what a midlife crisis is like?

He has a harmonious family, but he has encountered unavoidable problems in his career, and there are some things that he cannot do without.

Jedo thought to himself that after he returned this time, he couldn't just be a member of parliament; he had to become the speaker.

Sensing someone approaching, the two quickly pretended to be working diligently.

"Congressman Yasita, I have a report to make!"

"explain."

Judau signaled for the other party to report.

"We found a message left behind by the enemy, right in front of Brigadier General Gremy's desk."

The subordinates brought up the display.

[Lina Yasita, Hassawi Noah, and 400 crew members, along with 1500 base personnel, have been captured by our forces. Considering the energy losses caused by your espionage operations, a ransom of 1900 x 100W Hait = 19 billion Hait is required, along with compensation. A monthly interest rate of 4.5% will be charged as living expenses for the prisoners. V-account: XXXXXX. Please take note. —Kalma Zabi]

"You just want the money directly, and what's with this interest?"

Hamman was speechless at the sight, while Judau breathed a sigh of relief.

Shouldn't diplomacy involve the exchange of prisoners?

What does it mean to directly demand compensation?

“I heard they did the same thing when they captured the Earth Federation Expeditionary Force before, so it’s not unprecedented,” Judau said.

Did the local government pay them at the time?

“They didn’t give it to us. Later, because the Earth Federation allied with them, these soldiers were released without compensation. But considering the hostile relationship between the two countries, this doesn’t apply to us,” Judau said. “The interest from the fund established by El Pharmaceuticals and left by Lady Anna should be enough to cover this expense.”

In her will, Lady Anna bequeathed 85% of the shares of Al Pharmaceuticals to the new human faction in Shangri-La.

This is the wallet of the new human group.

Many newcomers with less impressive abilities have also joined Alphard Pharmaceuticals, deeply involved in corporate management, sales, and production from top to bottom.

This is what is known as clerical work.

Then they discovered that abilities such as mind reading, prediction, manipulation, and mental suggestion were also invincible in business warfare.