Gundam: From Piece to Player

The condition proposed by Zeon was that the Principality of Zeon become completely independent from the Federation and that the Federation recognize it.

The federal government can only accept that Zeon becomes the next Side 6 (Republic of Leia) at most, and demands that Zeon reduce the size of its fleet.

Zeon, of course, could not accept such terms.

The negotiations broke down.

Chapter 53 Christmas Eve

"No abnormalities found in the docking parts... Connection successful."

"Load test conducted... Successful."

"Vibration test...data normal"

Kalmar tested the connecting bridge hastily constructed by AE at Colony 83.

Aside from being relatively large, the internal structure is actually quite simple. The testing went very smoothly, and since the same specifications were used when building the colonies, it can also be used on the colonies in SIDE2.

It is said that after Deep Space Industries submitted the design drawings to AE, a 59-year-old engineer who was about to retire also remembered seeing similar drawings when he joined the company.

However, when they tried to access the documents, they discovered that the documents had been lost.

According to him, this was a maintenance unit from the beginning.

All space colonies are more like large, movable buildings in terms of their structural nature, and these buildings are designed to have a lifespan of about 50 years.

This does not mean that it cannot be used after 50 years.

Instead, after 50 years, the colony would arrange extensive overhaul and renovation projects, including replacing ventilation and exhaust systems and filtration equipment.

At this point, it was necessary to use these "maintenance units" to allow people to move to the new colony temporarily.

However, to date, the overhaul and renovation work has not been carried out.

The earliest batch of Side 1 buildings, similar to Shangri-La, are over 50 years old and are still in use today. The federal government's fundamental nature dictates that it will not invest money in short-term projects with no return.

After a total of 25 connectors were hoisted onto the fleet's 11 Musai-class cruisers and towed, Kalma could finally get a good night's sleep.

Upon returning to Zim City and opening the door to the house, one could hear sounds of rummaging through drawers and cabinets coming from inside.

“Sally?”

"Senior."

"What are you doing."

Pack your bags.

Oh no, I forgot that Sally has excellent intelligence capabilities.

In fact, given her intelligence capabilities, her reaction time was considered slow.

Karma wouldn't stoop so low as to deny what she did or say something as stupid as, "You were the one who encouraged me to date the senior, you should have known this day would come."

Girls are all hypocritical, and Karma isn't that lacking in emotional intelligence.

Are you angry, Sally?

“There’s no need to rent this place anymore, and it might even expose our intelligence.” Sally didn’t answer him, but pointed to another large bag of luggage. “That’s yours, senior. I’ve already packed it up.”

A routine, unassailable answer that ignores the questioner's own problem.

This often signifies the seriousness of the situation.

How can I win them back?

"Sally, I'm sorry about what happened with my senior; I didn't tell you beforehand."

Sally paused for a moment after hearing this, then said, "Senior... your information needs to be updated. Take a look at this."

I took the tablet from Sally; it was a screenshot.

As the content entered his pupils, Karma's entire body tensed up.

[Distorted: General Karma Zabi is living with a person of unknown gender], followed by several blurry pictures, seemingly taken from a distance of more than 50 meters, and the location was indeed in this neighborhood.

"This message was posted on social networks and remained there for about 30 minutes. Although it was later deleted by the website, it was still seen by more than 5000 people."

If 5000 people all firmly believe this, the information will spread rapidly through the population like a virus.

"Have you found the source?"

"Tracing back to the source, it seems to have been a temporary internet cafe. The SS had already shut it down and arrested the owner for interrogation, but because that internet cafe was outdated, it did not have surveillance cameras installed."

I'm now an "important pawn" of Gihren, which is probably why Gihren is reacting so strongly.

The same goes for the information given to Dozle.

Karma is now 100% certain that someone in the Zeon army is watching his every move, plotting against him and ruining his reputation.

With the enemy in the shadows and him in the open, he was at a significant disadvantage.

“Sally, thank you, your reaction was very timely. We really can’t stay here any longer, let’s go back to the base together.”

"Ah."

"Do you think it's that force targeting me? Is it Kycilia? Is she reminding me that they have something on me?"

"...It's possible that none of those are true."

"Why?"

“Senior, our experiences at military academy are not a secret. In some people’s eyes, your cohabitation with me is a blasphemy.”

“Especially now that almost the entire country regards you as one of Kilian’s successors.”

"For some fundamentalists who subscribe to the 'Anthropology of the Superior Race,' the Gihlen faction is someone who knows this but doesn't do anything, and that Commander-in-Chief Gihlen is being misled... so they need these righteous men to faithfully carry out the orders."

If the opponent is a united organization, Karma certainly has the ability to deal with them, and if she can't defeat them, she can find a way. However, if it's just a small group, Karma won't be able to use her strength even if she has it—taking them too seriously is another level of counter-evidence.

The guards drove toward the port, seeing many Christmas trees along the way. The weather system was predictably snowing, and many families were preparing for the holiday.

Is today Christmas?

Yes, it is Christmas Eve.

Speaking of Christmas, Kalmar is reminded of Barney, who has now been promoted to second lieutenant.

Karma still wanted him to survive the war. After the war, she would give him a sinecure as a military attaché in Side 6 and try to match him up with Christina, as he really liked that couple.

Today is December 24th, Christmas Eve, and tomorrow is Christmas Day.

There was still a little over a week until January 3, the day the war was to break out.

...That was what Kalma originally thought, until 9 p.m.

Gihren dispatched Delaz, a member of his personal guard, to Colony 83 to read and relay Gihren's orders.

【时间：U.C.0078年12月25日凌晨3点-U.C.0078年12月28日8:00

Location: Side 2, Hardy Colony

Execution: 101st Fleet; Urgency Level: Immediate

Mission requirements:

1. Complete the suppression of the capital city of [Quality Weapons] SIDE2, Iphishu Island, and complete the ignition operation.

2. Destroy the Side Hardy Colony fleet.

3. To carry out a nuclear strike on the predetermined target.

4. To delay the arrival of the main Federation fleet before our main fleet reaches Side 2.

"Lord Karma, you already know the mission the Commander-in-Chief has given you." The messenger was Diraz, and his tone left no room for refusal.

"Please reply to the Commander-in-Chief: The 101st Division guarantees the mission will be completed."

"Then I'll leave it to you, sir. The success of this battle will determine whether the nation can achieve independence." Diraz saluted him.

To increase the element of surprise in his strikes, Kilian Zabi opted not to wait until the Lunar New Year, but instead chose an important holiday.

He planned to launch Operation Britannia on Christmas Eve.

One Year War

Chapter 54 I am the Tide

Karma's heart was beating faster than he expected, and his adrenaline was pumping through his system, putting his nerves on edge.

Because his next steps cannot tolerate any mistakes.

With six hours remaining before the official attack, aside from an hour for troop mobilization and an hour for movement, the remaining time was for the 101st Division to prepare for battle.

Ten warships belonging to the 101st Division set sail from their home port.

Kalmar instructed his representatives to send troops to take control of the laser and radio communication systems on each ship.

He then began his mobilization speech, while the previous preparations had only been circulated within the committee.

"Gentlemen... We are about to launch Operation Great Britain. In order to end the war more quickly and weaken the Federation's war potential, we need to destroy a total of 17 colonies, and use the 3 colonies of SIDE2 as cover for mass weapons, and then drop them into the Federation's lair... Jabro."

"ZICK ZEON!"

Some soldiers, still confused, tried to respond, but were stopped by a silencing gesture made in Karma's projection.

"However, these 20 colonies are cities inhabited by hundreds of millions of people, and we have to make a choice."

"One option is to let them fall to the Earth's surface along with the city, die from the Federation fleet's artillery fire, or die from mass acceleration or burning."

"Another, more humane method is to inject them with GG gas, killing them silently, and then dumping their bodies along with the city into the ocean."

A disturbance gradually arose in the crowd.

"..."

"Are we really going to carry out this kind of operation?"

"...hundreds of millions of people."

"Use poison gas..."