Gundam: From Piece to Player

The other party didn't seem to recognize him. Was it because of this mechanical body?

"My name is Tongaman, and I am a 'New Human' of the Space Alliance. I'm not a New-type, but a New human."

"Tongaman, what is your relationship with Kalmar?" Sherington asked.

“I am your friend and the person in charge of the lunar stripping ‘sabotage’ project. The reason I kidnapped your brother is because there is something I need to confirm.”

"what?"

"Miss Sheryl, why did you travel back in time? Why did you impersonate Anna El?"

[Time travel...an interesting hypothesis. Some people have suspected I'm the reincarnation of Anna El, but you're the first to suspect I'm Anna El's reincarnation.]

What is your answer?

I have a connection with Anna El, and we share some memories, but she is not me.

"Do you have any memories of the week you spent in Catalonia with him? He said it was a very memorable week in his life, and he often revisits it in the [spiritual realm]. The beautiful city of Spain, and of course... a lovely girl."

I don't know what you're talking about.

Miss Sherington's emotions surged for a mere 0.05 seconds—a very short time, but nonetheless.

She knew what Tongaman was talking about, which is why she reacted.

If Karma previously thought there was only a 50% chance, now it's 100% certain.

This is humanity, humanity unable to escape desires... Ultimately, we are human, unable to play the role of a god.

Behind them, the energy of the explosion was highlighted. Behind them, at the location of Karma's mothership, enemy mobile suits that had sneaked in and the antimatter unicorns acting as escorts also began to fight.

At the same time, Karma also launched an attack.

Antimatter ZUDA also drew its beam slash and slashed at the Death Vanguard mech in front of it.

He had started very quickly, but the woman named Annamarie reacted in time and used the beam saber that lit up on her hand to defend against the attack.

A reaction only induced by modification... Enhanced human?

Soma swayed his body from side to side, testing ZUDA, but Karma was not swayed by his clumsy movements.

Kalmar increased the body's energy output from 1% to 3%, which is now roughly the maximum output power of a modern rice furnace.

Triple speed mode.

ZUDA's speed left afterimages, and a flash of green light appeared on the head monitor.

Meanwhile, the opposing Somo's output also began to partially [output release].

The onboard system detected the brainwaves of this pilot named Annamarie... The onboard Swithom system is a device that allows the old humans to also gain brainwave abilities in battle.

But that's not enough.

Without any hard pull for output, Karma deliberately created an opening by swinging her right hand in a slash, and ZUDA made the machine intentionally miss, making it look like it didn't block.

Annamarie, however, developed a kind of muscle memory, quickly darting to his right, taking advantage of his open space, and then firing at close range with her beam rifle—generally, this is the most effective way to punish those with a penchant for drawing their swords; this MS combat manual was originally written by Karma.

But experts can turn this around and use it against them.

Karma is such a master.

ZUDA's left hand, holding the gun, anticipated the opponent's TIMING as he switched weapons and aimed, thus disabling the opponent's arm.

Even after its arm was destroyed, the enemy aircraft continued to maneuver as if it "felt no pain," launching a beam attack at him with its remaining left arm. Karma remained calm and composed, holding its own against the enemy.

Annamarie started panting from the continuous emergency maneuvers and tried to increase Soma's energy output, but for some reason she couldn't.

The other person raised their gun and aimed it at her. She tried to dodge, but she was being predicted by the Swithom Factor.

I saw the scene where the cockpit was hit.

But at that moment, his hands and feet did not move as he had planned. Instead of dodging, he maneuvered the aircraft to attack the enemy aircraft.

My hands and feet are not under my control?

"So brave?"

Karma released the trigger, drew her beam saber again, and parried the attack.

Somo fired his head-mounted Vulcan cannon, but he reacted quickly by slightly shaking his body, dodging the attack while simultaneously maneuvering his mech. He even kicked ZUDA away, knocking away one of the opponent's decorative items.

Although the other driver was confused and his actions did not follow the prediction, his driving skills were still superb.

"I didn't expect you could actually manipulate other people's bodies. Are you treating people like puppets, Anna?"

Karma spoke through telepathy.

Mr. Kalmar... you don't need to pretend to be anyone else, and I'm not Anna El.

Sherington replied that her disguise had been seen through... she didn't know where it had been exposed.

"What, Miss Sherington, did you eat my wife Anna?"

Does telling jokes that others don't understand give you a sense of accomplishment?

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On the other side, the golden Soma is engaged in battle with the antimatter unicorn.

Compared to the other side's bizarre battle, this side appeared to be evenly matched.

"Although you are not a psychic, your technology makes up for that... Have you ever fought against Newtypes?"

"Banaji Links, as a new human with such powerful brainwaves, you should not join the Space Alliance."

"You know me?"

“I don’t know them, but our MS can perform brainwave identification. If we discover a new human, we’ll persuade them to join us,” Sabini said. “It’s just routine.”

After Sabini finished speaking, Banagher activated the thermal radiation system inside the machine as he moved.

The Unicorn possesses the ability to remotely detonate enemy aircraft's thermal weapons, triggering the thermal storage tank of the beam rifle in Golden Somo's hand.

The other party quickly removed the armored equipment from their hands.

This was exactly what Banagher wanted.

The Unicorn Gundam instantly broke through its armor, and under the skillful control of its mental power, its output increased to 10% of the machine's output.

This was a high-risk maneuver that required perfect mental control from the driver; the strike aimed at the Soma hammer with ferocious force.

Sabini, hampered by being an over-the-top (OT) unit, was unable to quickly increase its output and was punched into a piece of Side 3 wreckage behind him.

Banagher, who had just knocked the colony away, switched his weapon to... a Super Magnum Rifle and fired at the abandoned colony. With only 10% of its power, it snapped the enclosed colony in half, and the massive particle stream vaporized the entire colony.

Although it is still a MEGA particle cannon, the ample antimatter power supply allows the Unicorn to unleash outputs close to those of a satellite cannon.

However, Banagher showed a dissatisfied expression.

Amidst the ruins, Somo, whose output had been increased, withstood the energy explosion but did not continue his attack on Banagher.

Two stealth enemy aircraft appeared around him, and three other aircraft activated their repulsive fields.

They then headed towards the battle zone between Kalmar and Sherington, but did not launch an attack.

The three machines, led by Sabini, formed a combined shield, protecting Sherington's machine behind them.

Seeing this, Amaterasu and the mechs piloted by Yoh and Du also appeared beside Karma from ambush mode.

The two sides entered into a stalemate and standoff.

Chapter 392 The Failed Savior

[Mr. Kalmar, if things continue like this, it's hard to avoid an accidental clash. The safety of Earthlings is irrelevant to the Alliance, isn't it?]

Even if we ultimately fail, we can make sure your beloved daughter, son-in-law, or friends pay the price with their lives... Can you bear such a price?

Sherington spoke eloquently.

“I don’t want my friends and family to be in danger, but what you’re doing is plunging the Earth into hell—you are the culprits behind this conflict and the potential for extinction.”

"Then you've misunderstood me—I acted for the fate of all humanity."

Pushing the moon away, supposedly for the sake of all humanity's fate?

Sherington was saying things that seemed unbelievable; as a master of mind control, the veracity of her words was impossible to guess.

When Karma went to observe the emotional fluctuations of the other four, she found that none of the four pilots of the Death Vanguard wavered; on the contrary, their will became even stronger.

real or fake.

They actually genuinely agree?

What hypnosis app is so powerful?

"In any case, separating the moon from the earth was a mistake, Miss Sherington. It's not too late to turn back now."

"Are you determined to stop me?"

"if not?"

"I've heard that Mr. Karma enjoys playing legion wars and always wins his bets. Here's a plan that minimizes casualties on both sides: let's have a duel to the death. If you win, I'll stop the Moon Project. But if you lose, I'm sorry, the Moon Stripping Project will have to continue."

Is it a life-or-death struggle?

If we follow Sherington's approach, it doesn't matter whether we fulfill our obligations after victory or defeat.

The death of either side would be a huge blow to their own side.

Although she was 100% confident of defeating her opponent, Karma didn't want to fight Ana, mainly because she couldn't hold back her antimatter attacks.

The advantage is that the children are no longer in mortal danger, and even if they lose, Karma has a way to survive.

"The Space Alliance's technology can only reach its maximum advantage through sheer numbers... Your antimatter machines are still half-finished products, aren't they? If it's a group battle, you'll definitely lose, so why should I gamble?"

Gambling in moderation is harmless, but excessive gambling is detrimental to health.

Kalmar has given up this bad habit.

“It’s just a suggestion. If you don’t want it, that’s fine. You’ll find it’s a good suggestion later,” Sherington said. “Let’s go.”

The enemy is preparing to retreat; they're not interested in fighting anymore.

"Hey, you wicked woman. Don't you want your brother anymore?"

“Mr. Kalmar, if you’re willing to keep him, then keep him. It will broaden my brother’s horizons and save the Rona family some money on food.”