Gundam: From Piece to Player

"What...what should we do then?"

“I’ve already made the arrangements,” Karma replied, having already made the necessary preparations.

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Outside the VIP cabin deck, Iserina felt the sea breeze caressing her face and gently combed her hair with her hands.

She felt a little dizzy; everything that had happened tonight felt like a dream.

Just a few minutes ago, she discovered that her chat software had a new friend request. When she opened it, she was surprised to find that it was from Lady Karma.

...After reading the verification message sent by the other party, her face burned even more.

It's a photo of her with her eyes closed, trying to kiss Lady Karma... When was it taken?

After the other party's application was approved.

Lord Karma went on to say that he had taken many more photos of her... to collect in an album and enjoy at his leisure.

Lord Karma is a bit of a lecher...

But Iselina felt no offense; the heroes in history books all had their share of emotional anecdotes.

This actually shows that Lord Karma is captivated by her.

The only concern is whether this pace is a bit too fast?

Although she also liked Lady Karma very much.

But she also had concerns... that Lord Karma might just be playing around with her for fun.

It was time to go back to her room. Iserina had just passed through a section of the cruise ship's lounge area when she noticed a beautiful figure in a black dress waiting for her.

Iserina then realized that she had just been carrying out an assassination plot against Lord Karma.

"Good evening, Miss Iserina."

"Miss Kate, I'm sorry... my mission failed."

“This kind of thing is commonplace for agents, let alone Karma Zabi. The success rate is already very low.” Kate smirked.

The night wind sent a chill through Iserina.

She quickly took the brooch off her dress and handed it to the other person.

"Captain, the mission is over. Here, take this back."

"No need, keep it as a souvenir."

Need not?

They carelessly discarded items that contained a great deal of confidential information.

Wait a minute, isn't this the kind of scene in crime novels where the villain is "closing things out"?

Oh no, oh no! Iselina felt unsteady on her feet, and in her panic, she blurted out, "Miss Kate, please don't kill me, I still have some use to me."

After saying it aloud, Iselina cursed herself for being an idiot.

“Miss Mayor, you didn’t seem very bright before, but you suddenly became sober at a time like this. Why bother? I even kindly prepared pain-relieving medication for you.”

"But why? Didn't you say you would protect me?"

Iserina felt betrayed.

"That's how it was originally planned, but now it's no longer within the scope of the original mission. This is a new assassination mission, targeting you and your father, Miss."

"It may be somewhat painful."

Kate quickly drew the assembled pistol, aimed it at Iserina, and pulled the trigger.

However, the mayor's daughter was not defeated. At this moment, she closed her eyes in fear, trembling all over, as if she had already accepted her fate of death.

But it didn't hit?

Oh dear, where did her right hand go?

Just as she was wondering and thinking, in the next moment...

Her head was blasted to pieces.

Blood spurted from the severed right hand and neck, and then the headless corpse lost its support and fell forward to the ground.

"I'm alive?"

Upon hearing the sound, Iselina snapped out of her panic-induced state of shock and realized that her chest had not been pierced by a bullet.

Just as she was about to open her eyes, a familiar and gentle voice rang in her ears, becoming a pillar of support for the terrified girl.

"Iserina, don't look ahead, turn around right now."

"Lord Karma, where are you?"

Like a drowning person grasping at a straw, Iserina quickly did as instructed.

“I’m not on the ship right now. I’ve already taken care of the federal agent in front of you. It’s just that the scene in front of you is a bit scary.”

“I just called your father and told him about the federal agents’ attempt to assassinate you. I asked him to contact AE to handle it. Now go back the way you came. AE’s guards are on their way.”

"Lady Karma, I'm so scared."

"It's okay... I'll come to the ship after I've finished taking care of things."

Karma's voice came from a red spider.

The spider's head was spread out like a trumpet flower, and the track of its firing device was flashing with several elegant arcs of electricity...

...Compared to the blue form, which emphasizes searching and reconnaissance, the red form of the spider is a powerful form.

While Gundam was putting out the fire nearby, he had already had Alice change her "body" and climb back onto the ship.

Right beside Iserina, both to protect her and to wait for her to come to them... and indeed, they encountered enemy agents.

Karma originally planned to wait until the surveillance was complete before taking action, believing that capturing the suspect alive would allow her to trace the mastermind behind the operation.

I didn't expect the other party to attack so suddenly.

To ensure Iserina's safety, she instructed Alice to immediately carry out a decapitation strike.

Chapter 95 The Fiancées

With his daughter nearly murdered, Joseph, regardless of whether he was loyal to the Federation, had to accept the fact that he had been completely abandoned by the Federation's bigwigs.

In an attempt to find a way out, following Karma Zabi's advice, he informed AE of the situation.

AE Company responded accordingly at this time.

As a company that started with electronic technology, AE immediately dispatched top-notch hacking technicians to counter the intrusion after learning that it had occurred. They found traces of the communication lines being hijacked.

By restarting the cruise ship's surveillance system, they discovered the blocked and hijacked lines, pieced together the information, and identified suspicious individuals on board.

However, when the mercenary force launched its final assault on the invaders' stronghold on the ship, all that was left were corpses.

The doctor conducted a simple test and found that these people had all died after ingesting cyanide.

The DNA information of these people, like that of the female corpse, could not be found in the federal government's gene bank.

The hacker's analysis report stated that these individuals were not unregistered and their records had not been deleted.

Rather, it was the "search" action that triggered a pre-existing mechanism in these personnel files, causing them to be destroyed.

This is just a technical issue.

The most unimaginable thing is that these assassins were willing to die in order to protect the bigwigs behind them and to avoid exposing their intelligence network.

What a terrifying organization this is, its members are all like suicide squads.

Although many sources point to a certain organization within the federal government as the perpetrator, the biggest problem is the lack of any physical evidence to prove it.

Karma also saw the report and felt that this organization was somewhat similar to the fanatics within the Zeon army...

At 3 a.m., Kalmar, having settled everything, boarded the ship again.

"Mr. Mayor, you still won't tell me what kind of deal you made with those people in the federal government?"

"Sir, even if I told you, no one would believe me, and there is no evidence to prove it."

“I was assassinated by the Federation twice, and in a way you were an accomplice,” Karma said. “If it were my brother or sister, you would never be here today, given what you did.”

Joseph nodded weakly to the young man in front of him.

He knew that the fact that the other party hadn't sent a mobile suit to kill him meant that he still wanted to resolve the matter through further transactions.

From this perspective, while Kalma Zabi may be assertive at times, she still possesses a remarkably high level of morality.

"Would you like to name a price?"

"You must send a police force specifically to ensure the safety of our Zeon personnel in the factory, and also become... my father-in-law."

Joseph was required to understand the first half, but he couldn't understand the second half.

I never expected Kalma Zabi to bring this up.

“I love your daughter very much, and she loves me very much, so I want her to be my fiancée… Father-in-law, a daughter has to get married someday, doesn’t she?”

“Your Excellency, if Iserina is willing… I can grant your request.”

Joseph believed it was just Karma's delusion, and that his daughter had only approached the other party because of the assassination mission.

Although Karma Zabi is young and promising, she is really love-struck and can't believe she made such a mistake in this matter.

It wasn't until the next day, when he saw his daughter holding Karma Zabi's arm, gazing at each other with affection, that he realized he might have misjudged her.

……

Without much waiting, Kalma informed Iserina that the mayor had agreed to their future marriage and also revealed that she was no longer single.

The saying "better to fry it sooner than later" and "better to suffer a short pain than a long one" illustrates this point.

This made Iselina both happy and a little angry.

They were happy that their father agreed to their marriage, but they were also naturally angry, as the originally planned pure love was actually only a fraction of what they envisioned.

"Lord Karma, you already have two fiancées?" Iserina glared at him angrily. "Are you a Muslim?"

“Of course not, I see you all as equals, you are all my beloved ones.” Karma smiled and shook her head.