Gundam EXARE

That's why Ray has expectations about Lux's identity. The Speaker's daughter should always have something to say.

What did he see in the war? What Ray saw was not the war, but something beyond it.

“Do you know about tipping?”

Everyone knows this, but Lux has become accustomed to the way Ray suddenly talks about other things. Although his words are jumpy, she can understand him.

"The wages of waiters working in a store are not high. The bulk of their income comes from tips from customers. If customers are unwilling to tip, their income will be reduced, and they will do worse things, such as adding ingredients to meals and drinks."

This is completely common sense. Even if it is for your own customers, you should pay a good tip to the waiter. So what?

"When waiters' income is reduced, they take it out on customers. To avoid this, customers have to pay more for the goods. Have you noticed? The merchants are making money twice."

Ray held up two fingers, and Lux ​​had a thoughtful look on her face.

"Businesses allow waiters to freely solicit tips from customers and earn more money. Once waiters are paid low wages, the fault falls on the customers who are unwilling to pay tips. This turns the conflict between waiters and businesses into a conflict between waiters and customers."

This is the kind of conflict diversion that some people love to play.

"The disparity in capabilities between Adjusters and natural humans led to the rise of Cosmos? Ha! It's Cosmos that's exploiting this disparity, claiming that Adjusters are stealing jobs from natural humans. That's strange."

Rei sneered, the simplest way to incite is to draw a target and shoot arrows.

"Wouldn't it be more job opportunities for the Adjusters to establish PLANTs in space? Wouldn't it just free up more jobs if all the Adjusters were in space? Why hasn't the Blue Cosmos stopped? Why is the Atlantic Federation even going to war to destroy PLANTs?"

What the hell is this blue and clean world for? This is just a bunch of stupid things that only fools without any self would shout.

"Because they can't let PLANT succeed, once the Adjusters' nation truly rises, the Adjusters on Earth will leave Earth and head into space, and the labor force will decrease."

It is still the favorite trick of some people.

"You know what? When there's an overflowing labor force, capitalists can harvest it cheaply. Their favorite propaganda is that if you don't do it, there are plenty of people who will. But how many people are there on Earth now?"

The labor force has long been saturated, so what will the capitalists do?

"The Regulators are superior to the natural people, so they are taking away the living space of the natural people? That's wrong. It's because they hired more workers at a lower price, and then the Blue Cosmos used propaganda to transform this class contradiction into a racial contradiction. This has been repeated countless times throughout history."

Skin color, gender, hugs, animal protection, they do this again and again without getting tired of it.

"So we must never allow the PLANTs to become independent, and we must not allow the labor force to decrease. Once it does, they will lose a lot of wealth. Even if they already have countless wealth, they will still want more. Exploitation will never end."

Let me repeat, war is the continuation of politics, but what if the people playing politics are businessmen?

"The Adjuster, the Natural Person, who is it that provokes the conflict between the two?"

Rei stretched out his hand. There was nothing in his palm, but he still made a fist motion, as if he was crushing something.

In this war, the soldiers who go to the battlefield are toys dancing in the hands of some people, but they are unable to realize this. The stage has been set, and no one knows what role they play.

The real conflict between the adjusters and the natural people can only be seen by stepping out of the framework of war. Lux knows this.

She looked at Rei seriously. The man had a sinister smile on his face, distorting his originally handsome features. There was something hidden beneath his appearance.

Why did he, who seemed to be a bystander, see all this clearly?

"Who is your enemy?"

Lux asked word by word.

PS: The foul mouth before was undoubtedly part of the character's portrayal. The fact that Rey could say those words showed that his mental state was not very stable.

PS: Even if the origin is different, this man is still so wrong

Chapter 28: On the Voyage (Part 1)

Who is my enemy?

Rey had to say that Lux asked a good question. The ferocious expression on his face slowly faded away and turned back into an ordinary smile, just like the sea returning to calm after a storm.

Thoughts and actions are two different things. If I think this way, I will do it.

"do not know."

Rei responded frivolously, and this quick change of expression made people think that this person might really have some mental illness, such as split personality.

But how could such a response satisfy anyone? Shocked by his words and momentum, the reconnaissance pilot Jin En came to his senses after a second.

What does it mean not to know?

The pilot investigating Jinn was no idiot; she could naturally see the contradiction in Rey's words.

"Don't you already know who the enemy is?"

It's not that the driver understood Rei's words so quickly. The problem is that Rei was talking about the real enemy a few seconds ago and then turned around and said, "How do I know who the enemy is?"

It's inconsistent. You can't say that you have immediately forgotten what you just said.

In response to other people's questions, Rey smiled but said nothing. If he had to say something, his enemies had not appeared yet, and when someone came to attack the Archangel, he would have enemies to kill.

Soldiers stand on the battlefield to hurt the enemy. If they want to win, live, or protect something, they will kill the enemy.

Rei didn't intend to continue dwelling on this topic, but once a topic has begun, it may not be possible to end it just because one wants to.

Everyone has experienced this situation to some extent. Lux is looking for answers on her path, but who can say that she will find the answers, and who can guarantee that the answers are what she wants?

No one can tell, it's just like the future, no one knows how it will develop.

"Then do you want to go look for it together?"

Lux spoke softly, the road ahead was difficult, and she didn't even know if she could make it through.

But things in the world are not always like this, just like sometimes even a cup of water may slip and spill, and no one knows whether the final outcome will be success or failure.

"If you don't collect the water, you won't spill it, and there won't be new water in the cup."

Lux seemed to be speaking in riddles, but Ray could understand what the girl wanted to express.

A girl with a youthful face saying such things only made people want to laugh. Ray began to feel a little irritated, but he still responded:

"At least the water won't spill."

Everything is still the same as before, and it is the same as it should be.

"Then you won't feel thirsty?"

""

Lux finally made the room completely quiet. The pilot who was investigating Jin looked left and right, and she always felt that she had no say.

Although she couldn't get a word in, she could clearly feel that the other two were arguing with each other.

Rey put away the smile on his face. As a party in the debate, he could naturally understand clearly what Lux meant.

Don't you feel thirsty?

If taking the water is considered an action, Rei is the one who stares at the empty cup motionlessly.

That's why Lux asked him if he was really willing to just hold the cup without taking any water.

But what kind of water will it be? Clean, soothing drinking water or murky, dirty water?

This can only be known after receiving the water.

No one spoke after that. It was time for dinner, so Lux ate her meal with great enthusiasm.

As expected of a lady from a noble family, she maintains elegance even when eating.

About twenty minutes later, Ray left with the tray and the door closed again.

In a private situation where they were alone, the pilot investigating Jinn finally couldn't help but ask:

"Ms. Lacus, what on earth were you talking about just now?"

I don't know how I ended up asking about getting water. If I'm thirsty, there's drinking water in the room that Lei brought.

Facing the question, Lux smiled gently and said:

"Everything is difficult at the beginning, and the first step is the hardest to take."

It's especially hard to get started when there are countless obstacles ahead. Who would rush in so recklessly when the road ahead is clearly a thorny one? Of course, one would want to find another way, or even turn back.

“If you don’t find the root cause of the conflict, you can’t truly resolve it.”

But it doesn’t mean that finding the root cause will definitely solve the problem, just like we understand many principles but may not be able to truly put them into practice in life.

The most important thing is the first step. Only by taking this step in the right direction can you start moving forward.

Lux Klein, this 16-year-old girl has a lot on her mind.

She put away her smile at this moment and showed a sadness.

There must be more than just her and him in the world who would see and think about these things, and where are those people and what are they doing?

The door of the room was closed, and Rei, who had left the room, leaned against the wall, smiling and shaking his head.

"Just because you want to do something doesn't mean you'll get the results you want."

The little girl's idea was too naive, and it was indeed wrong. Let's leave it at that.

Rei suppressed the mockery that was about to come out. This was his character flaw, or even his vicious side.

Instead of reflecting on himself, he would rather belittle others. He subconsciously intended to mock Lux for not knowing the sufferings of the world, which is why she could say such words so easily.

But think about it the other way around, if even a little girl like this can see the difference between doing and not doing, what can he laugh at?

This isn't a battle aimed at killing the enemy, so the malice hidden deep in your heart should be left until then to be released, and your life shouldn't be disturbed.

At this moment, a voice pulled Rei out of his thoughts:

"Rei, thank you for your hard work."

It's Captain Malu. It seems it's time for a break during the rotation.

The Archangel is currently underway, but it is impossible for everyone to stay on the bridge for 24 hours.

At this time, Ray responded easily:

"It's no big deal. I'll take the tray back."

"I also want to go to the cafeteria, let's go together."

Maru invited him to go with her, and Ray had no reason to refuse.

"It seems today isn't all bad luck to be able to travel with a beauty like the Captain."

His smooth talk made Malu stunned for a moment. What was going on?

No, I remember that people with depression also looked normal on the surface.

There was no military doctor among the crew of the Archangel, which was assembled in this hastily assembled manner, so no one could judge whether Rey's mental state was normal or not.

And Mariu was worried about this matter. In fact, when Ray delivered food to Lacus, Mariu also received an emergency report from Mu.

"Is there anyone on our ship who understands psychology? I think Rey's mental state is not normal. His psychology is a little uh, maybe very unhealthy."

The above is the content of Mu’s report, but in fact Mu was a bit restrained.

He was also on the battlefield and heard all of Rei's provocative words. Although he could guess Rei's purpose, he always felt that his mental state was worrying.

Unfortunately, there was no psychologist on the ship. As soon as Mari saw Bakirulu, she felt that there was no hope for her, so she came over during her break, and unexpectedly met her by chance.

So what's wrong with Rey's condition? He looks perfectly normal.

"Captain, what are you interested in?"

"Eh?"

Malu came back to her senses and realized that she had just been distracted for a moment.

But then again, Mariu was actually a little uncomfortable with Rei's way of speaking. After all, she was a soldier, and few people in the army spoke to her like that. She almost forgot that she was a woman.

"Would you like to go for a drink when we get to the lunar headquarters? It's my treat."

Ray decided to ask the beautiful captain out on a date. Why? Because she was beautiful.

Before, you couldn't talk nonsense to a minor. The captain was undoubtedly a mature woman.

But there is a big problem in his words, that is:

"Do you have money?"

"what."

Rei blinked. It seemed that he still retained a lot of habits. He subconsciously felt that he was also a soldier of the Earth Army.

The reality was, how could a refugee from Orb afford to treat everyone to a drink at the lunar headquarters? It was even a question of whether he could freely move to the rest area.

"Then you can treat me first, and I will treat you back when I have the chance."