Gundam: The Wind That Blows Through Space

Chapter 43 Orb ([-])

After coming to the meeting room, Siegfried found that the trio should have reached an internal consensus first, which can be seen from the fact that Mario did not call Kira together. Strike Gundam is a 'fixed asset' belonging to Atlantic United, while Gespenst should be defaulted as Siegfried's 'bringing capital into the group'.As for why only Siegfried was called, after all, everyone has close relatives. Compared with Hilde, who joined the group halfway, Siegfried, who has been a comrade in arms since Heliopolis, will naturally appear closer.

"Captain Ramias, are you looking for me?"

"Yes, because it will involve negotiations with Aub, so we need to unify the bottom line internally."

"You can decide on this kind of thing. Wouldn't it be better to just tell me the result?"

Before Siegfried could continue to say anything, Bucky Lulu in the trio stood up, looked at the young man who had given him a better understanding of the duties of a soldier with complicated eyes, and said She had already foreseen the result.

"With all due respect, Lieutenant, if I'm not mistaken, you intend to disembark at Orb, right?"

Seeing that Bucky Lulu had turned his cards up, or that she didn't want to damage the relationship that the two parties had established because of such details, Siegfried didn't hide anything, and confessed that he would never go with this battleship again. The idea of ​​going down.

"Well, that's it. Thanks to the three of you for your support and help to me and Hilde all the way, but due to identity issues, we can't go to Alaska after all, so... sorry"

As he spoke, Siegfried's tone became more and more serious. He thought it was just a relaxed farewell, but knowing what the battleship would face after leaving Orb, he could no longer say goodbye with a relaxed smile. Facing these familiar faces.

Especially Bucky Lulu, who now chooses to be blunt to herself instead of suppressing others with military discipline and law. Siegfried even knows that this farewell may mean a farewell. From any point of view, he will never see this 'Na again. Lieutenant Tal', and she is also the person on the entire ship who has been changed the most by herself.

"That's fine, Aub will negotiate separately at that time, anyway, based on the relationship between you and that princess, at worst, you can settle here."

Seeing that the atmosphere was somewhat gloomy, Mu chose a relaxed tone and tried to dissolve the stiff air in front of him, but Siegfried didn't seem to hear it, and just stared at Bucky Lulu after he finished speaking.

"second lieutenant."

"Natal, go to Alaska, can you not accept the transfer and leave the Archangel?"

After being stared at by a person of the opposite sex for a long time, even if it was only a teenager, Bucky Lulu still felt a little strange, coughed lightly and tried to interrupt the other person's line of sight, but unexpectedly, Siegfried made a proposal that made everyone feel uncomfortable. Strange request.

"Hey?"

"Ah, this is just a thought that popped up on me personally. After all, I feel a little bit reluctant to see the three walking along the way. I think it would be a pity if I don't see the three in the future."

It was Siegfried who reacted immediately, and it was meaningless to make such a request at this point in time.From the subsequent transfers, it is obvious that Bucky Lulu has extra thrust in the joint high-level, and she can still be selected to be the captain of the Lord Angel on a ship with an 'unreliable whole ship'. It is impossible to think about it just because Because of his outstanding ability.

"As long as we live, we will meet each other one day, boy, be optimistic."

Mu also smoothed things over at the right time, but Mario and Bucky Lulu felt strange at the same time, not to mention whether Siegfried's excuse was reasonable, but judging from his request, it seemed that he had decided that after arriving in Alaska, Bucky would Kilulu will definitely be transferred from the Archangel, which is simply unimaginable from Mario's point of view.

From Bucky Lulu's point of view, she is psychologically prepared for the transfer order, because she knows that her family will not let her be the second in command of only one battleship, but this kind of thing is just a guess for herself Gives a rough idea of ​​why Siegfried spoke as if it was bound to happen.

It's just that the occasion in front of them is obviously not the time for the two to delve into this matter. They asked Zig to fly over to confirm Bucky Lulu's conjecture, and secondly, to fulfill the duty of the joint soldiers. The Archangel and Assault They can be flexible in the negotiation process, as for the data on Gespenst, they alone cannot stop Siegfried who insists on falling to Orb.

In fact, as the parties involved, together with Bucky Lulu, Maliu and Mu's first impression of Aub was not much better.They have also heard of the name of the permanent neutral country on Earth, but they are obviously collude with the United Nations in private. It can even be said that without Aub's coquettish operation, Maru and the others don't have to go through such an escape trip.

This time I was 'invited' to the mainland, and on the surface it was under the name of returning the prisoners of war. In private, everyone knows what is the most precious thing on this ship. Admiral Halbotton briefly mentioned that the mobile suits on Earth are also It is gradually being put into production, so the Archangel and Strike Gundam, which are the only sources of combat data at the moment, are naturally the objects that the Orb government covets.

Siegfried, who is well aware of the "irrationality" of this country, is naturally on the side of Mario, and has no idea of ​​getting what he wants or even reciprocating because of Kagalli. If it wasn't for Hilde who wanted to use a mass accelerator, He didn't even want to talk to Aub.

After confirming that the two parties are still "comrades in arms" relationship, Mario also has a little confidence in the next negotiation.At the same time, in view of the prying eyes of various forces, the Aubu side did not want to delay the mediation for too long, otherwise everyone could see what they were planning, so after the internal negotiation on Malio's side, the Aubu Prime Minister's Office immediately Simultaneously, they made an appointment with Aslan, and the two sides will start the first round of negotiations that afternoon.

As expected by Siegfried, the other party did not invite him to attend the first round of negotiations, which also shows that Kagalli did not betray Siegfried's information to her father after returning, but the strange thing is that Even if Kagali didn't say it, it would be impossible for Zisaka to help hide it together. Otherwise, with Uzmi's wisdom, after learning that he and the entire battleship are not on the same side, he will never be in the first round. Let go of this opportunity.

That night, Mario did not return to the ship, and all the remaining members basically guessed that the negotiation did not seem to go as smoothly as expected.In fact, the so-called return of hostages is nothing more than seeing that Zhibao's life is worth a few days in Aslan's eyes.

For the Archangel, a one-day or two-day promise is meaningless. Everyone knows that ZAFT's troops are now squatting in front of Orb's house. As long as the Archangel leaves the country, they can launch an attack anytime and anywhere.Even if Aslan promised not to do anything in the short term, the Archangel couldn't get rid of them, so such a truce was meaningless.

So what Mario wants to fight for is not the promise of 'not to attack', but 'not to pursue', at least not to be hit head-on as soon as he leaves Hong Kong. The problem is even more serious without Gespenst here.

In addition, Bakilulu handed over the Beam Experimental Xigu, whose head monitor was destroyed, to Orb without much negotiating, but remained in the Ganaku as a gift from the captive Shiho.

However, after Siegfried researched it, he found that this thing actually used PS armor. When he discovered this, he unceremoniously applied to Bucky Lulu, and pulled a part to cover the key parts of Gespenst.

As for the remaining beam components, there is no research value. According to the current timeline, there should be a small amount of mass production of Orb’s heresy. This thing is a mobile suit equipped with a small beam rifle. on such a backward and huge component.He really can't remember the progress of the dagger on the United side, but it should be almost the same, and he probably doesn't like this backward design.

In addition, Hilde also found that the Xigu was designed with a nuclear power source, but I don't know if it was due to the hasty descent. The nuclear power was not installed, and the battery energy pack was used. This sign also shows that PLANT is anti-Chinese. The development progress of the subjammer should be about the same.

Siegfried only told Hilde about the conjecture of the anti-neutron jammer, because he really couldn't remember too many details about the time node, so he had to compare it with Hilde. The source of the information cannot be explained clearly, and second, it is useless to say it. These are already established facts, and no one can change anything.

In the afternoon of the next day, Maru with a tired face took Bucky Lulu back to the ship. At this time, the Archangel was under the strict supervision of Orb, and no maintenance work was carried out at the same time. Take the maintenance team to do some emergency treatment with existing materials.

"Is the negotiation not going well?"

Once again, Siegfried, who was called into the meeting room, saw Kira and Mu who had arrived one step ahead of him. As long as his eyes were not blind, he knew that Maru was coming back to find help.

"That ZAFT is called Aslan, right?" Bucky Lulu still didn't forget to glance at Kira when she said this, "He just refused to give up an inch, and only gave us three days to evacuate, and he refused to leave for a minute. Give more, even if you don't want to return that prisoner."

"Three days?"

This number is basically consistent with the time calculated by Hilde before. This is the maximum time limit for ZAFT to ensure that the Archangel will not be lost. It is absolutely sure to catch up with the Archangel.

"Aub, what did they say?"

"We didn't say anything at the scene, but when we asked whether we could assist in the repair, they used the excuse of a neutral country to perfuse us, hateful Ashar."

The one who answered instead of Maru was Bucky Lulu, who was originally not interested in Orb, but after this negotiation, she completely looked down on this country that is jumping left and right.

"If not repaired"

"If it is not repaired, it will not be paralyzed, but I am afraid that the Pacific Ocean will not even be out in three days."

"Then why are you coming back today?"

"When we left today, Director Erica of the Dawn Society found us. She wanted to seek the possibility of reaching a technical cooperation with us through unofficial channels, but"

"What unofficial channel? Shuguang Society is Orb's pillar company. Without Uzmi's approval, how dare she come to us in private."

She interrupted her chief for the second time, which is extremely rare for Bucky Lulu, which also shows from the side that the negotiation process completely disgusted her.

"Then since the captain brought me and Kira, does that mean he has already made a decision?"

"Sorry, I really intend to agree to the invitation of the Dawn Club, so next time I will take Kira with me. As for Siegfried, I respect your opinion. If you don't want to, I won't force it. "

(End of this chapter)