Across countless worlds: Yearning to become a giant of light.

Chapter 76 [Gundam] Basque Ohm's Recruitment
Meanwhile, Denise, who woke up in her bedroom after leaving the clone space, exuded a low-pressure aura that made ordinary people afraid to look her in the eye, let alone get close.

To be honest, she was definitely jealous.

That Chaos Chen Lin is eating too well!
"Sigh, I hope the lovely Puru sisters can comfort me in the future."

If there's one girl in the UC universe that Teresa feels the most affection for right now, it's undoubtedly the Plu sisters.

Of course, not in the realm of romance.

Rather than taking care of men who are 'younger' in every sense of the word, she would much rather have a group of younger women to heal her heart...

At this point, six months had passed since the end of the One Year War in UC.0079.

With the end of the war, the world seemingly entered a period of peace... perhaps?
Unfortunately, both on Earth and in space, there are still remnants of the Zeon who refuse to accept defeat and choose to continue armed resistance, causing a series of terrorist attacks.

The Reibir faction, which was united within the Federation, was politically divided after the deaths of Reibir, Tiam, and other key figures in the One Year War.

It mainly split into three factions:

1. The reformists who move for the purpose of reform, also known as the orthodox Reibers, are represented by John Cohen, who is the UC minority black man known as Gao Yun in the minds of Gundam fans.

2. After Reibell's death, the moderates who wanted to maintain the status quo, also known as the conservatives, were represented by the aforementioned King Collini and Garmitov Hyman, but they were also quite radicals within the conservatives.

3. The true conservatives, led by Grinya White, hoped to maintain the status quo and were genuinely moderates who sought to appease the universe's inhabitants. (They died because of Kado's nuclear bomb.)
In Gundam Z, Basque Ohm, who plays the villain, doesn't immediately stir up trouble among the radicals. Instead, he bides his time within the reformist faction, waiting for the day when he will reveal his venomous fangs.

Against this backdrop, Denise, who was just a pilot, did not give speeches everywhere like the young and impetuous Amuro, constantly mentioning his experience of sensing Lala's new human form.

The Federation, fearing Amuro would become the second Zeon Shim Deikun, planned to separate him from the other members of the White Horse and give him a nominal position.

To put it bluntly, it's house arrest.

If that were all, Dinesa wouldn't care much.

However, the world line continues as usual.

But the bad thing is that, besides talking about his petty affair with Lala, that brat Amuro dragged her into it too!

This led the federal government to once again focus its attention on her, this 'invisible' person.

If it weren't for the infamous reputation of the 'Goddess of Death' who could kill anyone she uttered a word, Teresa probably would have been assigned to a nominal position on Earth and wouldn't have been able to get involved in 0083's affairs.

"Damn it! Lin Youde didn't hit you enough! Next time I'm definitely going to punch you in the face! Amuro!"

After cursing Amuro, who was far away on Earth, in her heart, Teresa arrived at the hangar and, under the awe-inspiring gazes of the maintenance crew, piloted her special GM into battle.

Her current duty is to join the Federation fleet in eliminating the remnants of Zeon in space.

Jingle Bell……

At this moment, Teresa, sensing something, changed direction while driving the special GM.

"Hmm? Three Zaku, and one Dom..."

Based on the propulsion speed of the three machines she sensed, Teresa quickly guessed the type of machine they were. After all, there are only a few types of machines in the UC universe, and the models are not as diverse as in the future, so guessing is possible.

And whose MA moves so slowly?

She raised her hand and fired three shots, killing the remaining members of the group, before heading straight for their hideout—a small base hidden in the asteroid belt.

Three more Zaku then flew out of the base.

Or rather, it's a mishmash, because these Zaku are actually equipped with accessories from Daimyo and even aquatic creatures, which is quite amusing.

"puff……"

Well, Denise couldn't help but laugh.

Then her expression hardened slightly as she realized that the pilots of these three machines were not simple-minded, and they had a bit of the Black Triads' style.

No, it should be said that all the elite trio pilots in the Zeon army were more or less influenced by those three.

These Zeon veterans are truly endless.

He fired three shots at the veteran, then fired several beams of light into the base.

Zeon is no longer just "Royal", but also "Deil".

"The war is clearly over, why can't you guys understand?"

Even knowing that no one on the other side could respond, Teresa couldn't help but utter that 'duh'. She then piloted her mobile suit back to the battleship.

Sigh, another simple day of annihilating a Zeon remnant base with a single machine.

…………

Abba Wa Kong
The site of the final battle of the One Year War.

Now part of the federal jurisdiction, the fleet that Teresa was in came here to resupply after completing its patrol mission.

However, just as Denise was about to take a short stroll around the base, a person dressed in a Federation military uniform approached her.

"Excuse me, are you... Lieutenant Colonel Teresa?"

The man's legs were trembling uncontrollably; he must have uttered those words with the utmost courage.

However, mentioning Denise's name abruptly caused the previously relaxed atmosphere to instantly plummet, and everyone turned to look at them.

Time seemed to stand still.

"Are you doing this on purpose?"

A vein bulged on Denise's forehead.

After all, not everyone knows what you look like, but when this guy shouted it out, everyone in the area knew!

"No no no no……"

The man was so frightened that he could only repeat one word and kept shaking his head.

"Who wants to see me? Lead the way!"

Denise knew that unless it was an important meeting or mission, no one would usually come looking for her.

"Yes, yes, yes...yes!"

However, to Denise's surprise, the person who came to see her was actually Basque Nome, or should she call him Zhou Jinhua (Basque Zhou)?

Speaking of the Basque story before 0083, it seems that after the war, he was in charge of maintenance and repair work near Aba wa kong.

However, the remnants of Zeon suddenly launched a surprise attack without any martial spirit. Although he used Newtypes to fight back, the effect was not good. Disappointed, the Basque had no choice but to organize his own hunting party to target the remnants, which became the precursor to the Titans.

So that's the time...

The remnants of Zeon that I had previously annihilated actually helped him out of his predicament.

So, unsurprisingly, this guy came to recruit me.

Basque then dismissed everyone around him and told Teresa that the Federation was currently struggling to cope with the attacks from the remnants of Zeon, so he planned to form a professional hunting team.

It is exactly the same as the official history.

"Teresa Ereshkigal, as a Newtype, you should see better than I do the ugly souls beneath those scumbag exteriors!"

Basque's face contorted slightly.

However, he valued Teresa highly and didn't want her to see him acting crazy at this moment, so he quickly controlled his expression.

But perhaps he didn't want Teresa to read his mind.

After all, he had several people under his command who fit the characteristics of Newtypes. These guys were so sensitive that they could almost read minds, so when facing Teresa, the strongest Newtype, he had to carefully control his emotions and thoughts.

Of course, even if Basque hadn't acted like a lunatic, Teresa knew his true nature, so she treated everything he said as nonsense.

"I appreciate your kindness."

Denise refused without hesitation. Joining the Titans would not benefit her power-building plans; what she needed was her own faction.

For example, a hero who saved half a fleet from a nuclear bomb could attract a group of conservatives to follow him.

"Well, that's a real shame..."

Basque's expression, hidden behind his 'glasses', was inscrutable.

(End of this chapter)