The shining Shoko Toyokawa

She only knew that Xia Ya and Fengchuan were half-brothers, and that there was a story about marrying into a wealthy family. It was so complicated that it could be made into two TV series.

Everyone could see that Aine was preoccupied, so she didn't mention taking pictures anymore. After Aine and Xia Ya finished their meal, Su Shi helped prepare lunch and dinner, which only needed to be heated up before eating.

"Please take good care of Xia Ya-san, otherwise..."

"Alas!"

The smile on Su Shi's face as she left made the pink-haired girl feel palpitations, as if if she didn't take good care of Xia Ya, she would immediately send her on her way.

Aine felt a little bitter in her heart, 'I was the one who knew Soyo first, why... did it turn out like this?'

After everyone left, Aine decided to do something bad with Xia, something that no one knew about.

"...Misora ​​Misora ​​said that. What should I do? Should I call and ask who that person is?"

She told Xia Ya that someone wanted to see her, but she didn't tell Nankong Naomi to pay attention to the nuclear attack.

Aine didn't want Xia and everyone else to worry about her.

"The owner of a private aerospace company has connections to find Miss Nankong. I think I already know who it is."

Xia Ya opened her phone and typed a name into the search engine. A series of online news articles immediately appeared on the screen. At the top was an encyclopedia introduction to a person.

Micaiah Noah, 40, American, founder of the aerospace company Domino, worth billions of dollars,

The company is based on traditional rockets (non-reusable rockets), has the ability to assemble heavy rockets, and has good relations with various space agencies. Before the rise of reusable rockets, it was the industry leader of American private aerospace companies...

"Could it be that they're looking for me to advertise for their company and be their ambassador or something like that?"

Aiyin made a guess. She and Xia Ya were sitting side by side, so she naturally saw what was on the screen.

"I don't think it's that simple," Xia Ya was also a little surprised. "If this is an advertisement, you should contact Mr. Spencer directly. Although he is very busy, he still has time to answer the phone."

"Is it possible that my uncle rejected me?" Aiyin felt that this possibility was quite high.

"If Mr. Spencer received such a call, he would have informed you, or asked Eriri to tell you. The reason why the other party did not go through Mr. Spencer might be because of his status as a British diplomat."

"So, the other party has a position with America?"

Aiyin felt that this matter had become even more troublesome.

Xia Ya didn't say anything else, but turned her head to look at the pink-haired girl.

Whether to meet or not, it is ultimately Aine's business. All she can do is give some advice.

Chapter 141: Do you want to fly to the stars?

Aiyin finally chose to meet with Ms. Micaiah.

The meeting place is a private room in an ordinary restaurant, where high school students can work for a while and invite friends to celebrate their birthdays or have parties.

The photographer or something like that that Aine had expected to appear didn't show up either, which meant that the other party didn't intend to use the opportunity of meeting her to hype themselves up?

The pink-haired girl felt a little relieved.

"Hello, Ms. Chihaya Aine, I'm your fan!"

It's just that his attitude is too enthusiastic. "And Miss Isabella, and the driving staff, they are our idols now!"

"Idols and such..." Aiyin was a little at a loss. When a social terrorist meets an 'elder' who is even more of a social terrorist than herself, it is also quite desperate.

"Hello, Ms. Noah,"

'Xia Ya', like a true British person, gave the other person a gentle hug.

"Miss Isabella, I heard that you were injured in the attack. Are you okay now?"

"I'm fine," Xia Ya nodded with a smile, "Thank you for your concern."

The two exchanged pleasantries, and after Mikaea asked them to order, they started talking about "business".

"Aine, are you interested in that 'star' in the sky? Do you want to go up and take a look?"

Micaiah is the stereotypical middle-aged female elite, with black hair cut into a neat length that doesn't touch her shoulders. She looks like an Aryan with some Latino features.

When she saw Xia Ya coming, she asked the accompanying translator to leave, just like a parent having dinner with her daughter's classmates.

"Well, I want to go and see it."

Aiyin thought this question was nothing. Nowadays, anyone who was in touch with civilized society (meaning at least those who had access to newspapers and knew about major events in the world) would be curious about that behemoth that was about 40 kilometers long and 6 kilometers in diameter.

It is not yet something ordinary and taken for granted in this world.

"Maybe in a few years, ordinary people will be able to take a spacecraft to sightsee. Who knows."

Aiyin is still optimistic about the future.

The food arrived quickly. Micaiah, considering that Xia was still recovering from her injuries, ordered a 'patient meal'.

She seemed to have had a lot of dealings with the people of Bharat, a large country in the East, and liked to talk about things while eating.

"What if I told you that you might be able to land on that colony satellite within the next month? Would you be interested in trying?"

It wasn't like she was going to drive a mobile suit or something like that. Aine breathed a sigh of relief. She felt that there was nothing to be afraid of now. She wasn't afraid of going to the battlefield, but she was afraid of getting her friends involved.

After listening to Xia Ya's 'excellent translation', she immediately felt incredible and pointed at herself and asked, "Me?"

She thought the other party must be joking.

"Within a month, there's no way we'll be able to get on top, right? It's good enough that the bigwigs can agree on the distribution of benefits, right?"

"Since a large number of satellites have been lost in orbit, even my company has received many orders for satellite launches. It makes sense to use a super-heavy rocket to launch a large number of satellites at once, right?"

Xia Ya didn't want to translate this sentence, but Aiyin's English level was not bad enough to understand what this sentence meant.

Seeing Xia's complicated expression, Aine also understood what Micaiah meant.

At this moment, she felt that the woman opposite her who smiled kindly was really a lunatic.

"Will America allow you to do this?"

Micaiah didn't answer Aine's question, but just looked at Xia with a smile.

Xia Ya took a breath and explained to Aine, "A single heavy rocket launch costs hundreds of millions of dollars. A rocket capable of carrying a spacecraft to the colony and back is not only incredibly expensive, but the supporting industries and personnel are not something a single company can manage, let alone conceal from the American government.

Unless a spacecraft beyond this era suddenly appears like MS,

"Just like what Miss Xia said," Micaiah was good at building relationships through words, "but unfortunately, we were not lucky enough to pick up any spacecraft.

All we have are old rockets that will be eliminated soon. The cost is terrifyingly high and the government has stopped funding them long ago, but we still gamble everything and put all our efforts into manufacturing them!

This is the limit of what private aerospace companies can achieve in this era!"

Although she knew that the other party's intentions were not pure, Xia Ya had respect for all those who looked up at the universe.

"A rocket like this isn't a very stable thing," Xia Ya said to Aine this time, also using English. This was also to tell Michaela, "Soundwave's interstellar passenger aircraft project has encountered many accidents during the test flight phase. The most recent manned flight even had a series of technical failures.

The two astronauts are now stranded on the International Space Station.”

But she had to let Aine know the truth.

Being watched by the two, Aine felt a great deal of pressure.

But there was a bigger question in her mind: "Why me?"

Aiyin didn't think that just because she had been driving a mobile suit for a few days, she would be better than those people who were usually from the Air Force and had trained for several years, or even longer.

Even if she was looking for a MS pilot or a new type, Xiao Deng and Su Shi were much better than her.

Then, further down the line,

She deduced the truth—

"It's because of my parents. I also happen to be a mobile suit pilot, right, Ms. Micaiah?"

The Chihaya couple, who worked at the United Nations to prohibit the use of MS in wars, did not receive much attention from society when they were alive.

But after the nuclear attack, it became a very useful 'tool'.

Ji An used them as an excuse to condemn all those who did not support him and gained the support of District 11.

Amelica would even flatter her, saying that it was precisely because the Chihaya couple had anticipated that this would happen that they kept lobbying, and that it was because some countries did not support the ban on MS that the tragedy of the Chihaya family and the tragedy of tens of thousands of families in Gian happened.

Under their 'vigorous propaganda', the daughter of Chihaya family became a tragic victim.

There are too many victims in the world.

But with their 'publicity', and the fact that she was once a Gundam pilot of the Y organization, there is no other victim who is more famous than her.

Xia Ya guessed this possibility, but she really didn't want to say it out loud. She originally wanted to persuade Aine in other ways.

Now that she thought about it, Aine had told her that her parents' claim that MS would be banned soon was just a fairy tale told by adults to children...

"Due to the sudden rise of reusable rockets, your company's stock price has been plummeting." Once she understood the reason, and the reason why the other party came to her, it became obvious to Aine. "This should be a huge problem for a high-tech company that currently has no products on the market and a small market share."

"That's about it," Micaiah finally put away the kind smile that an elder would give to a younger person, "You don't have to take any risks. All you need to do is say that you will take our company's spacecraft into space in the future and shoot some training videos.

As long as the funds can be recovered a little, the launch next month can be carried out, and then my company can be revived!"

"What a boring yet realistic excuse..."

The pink-haired girl looked up in the direction of the colony satellite, but because of the walls and ceiling blocking her view, she couldn't see anything...

Chapter 142: Is it a kiss? Or an illusion?

"Her company has the support of America, but not much. The spacecraft they're launching next month is advertised as a satellite launch, but they're actually aiming for the title of being the first to land on a colony."

Xia Ya concluded, "Even if other major powers had intelligence indicating that this rocket was heading for a colony, America would say it was slander aimed at undermining America's space power."

If we target this launch, there is a risk of tearing up the newly drafted treaty, and no one will be able to go to space in the short term.

All in all, it’s a big gamble.”

"The reason I told Miss Chihaya that you could be the first to go up was because I was afraid you would refuse," Micaiah continued. "I asked someone to analyze it. You might not be afraid of huge risks, but you definitely hate being exploited as a victim. And..."

“Besides, I like to be in the spotlight, don’t I?” Aine’s complex smile gradually disappeared. “Your analysis is correct. I do like to be in the spotlight. Ms. Noah, I agree. No matter what your purpose is, humans must enter space as soon as possible…”

The pink-haired girl withdrew her gaze from the ceiling and slowly stood up.

"Then, become a dandelion."

"Come on, Xia Ya-san, let's go back first. I have to explain everything to everyone."

Before leaving, she left a message: "Please send me the schedule, I will try my best to cooperate."

After the two girls left, Micaiah looked in the direction the girl was looking up and sighed silently: "I'm disliked... I'm sorry that there are adults like me in this world."

She opened her phone and sent the itinerary to the pink-haired girl.

They spoke in the morning, so they had each other's numbers.

On the other side, after receiving the file, Aiyin paused, "It's too fast, it's really too fast..."

There was no formality in the itinerary. The first line stated that I would be flying to the United States tomorrow.

"Xia Ya-san, should I refuse?"

On the way back, the two took a taxi, just like they did when they came. Without asking, they knew that the driver must be one of the "security personnel".

The "protection" for Xia Ya was much stricter than that of everyone else from the very beginning.

At least around her, Aine didn't feel like she was being watched.

"I'm worried about you, and I don't want you to go, but if I were the one who invited you, I would probably go," Xia Ya said frankly. "After all, I'm an idiot."

“Idiot or something,” Aine waved her fist, “If anyone calls Xia Ya-san an idiot, I’ll… I’ll stick a note on his back!”

Xia Ya was amused by her. This was something only elementary school students would do, right? But hearing her say that, Xia Ya still felt happy. "Thank you, Aine."

The pink-haired girl rested her head on Xia Ya's shoulder and said gently, "Xia Ya-san, after a while... maybe a few years, how about you and I, along with Xiao Deng and the others, go to the colony together?"

"Um,"

Xia Ya responded softly. This promise seemed far away and difficult for her, but she really wanted to go and see it with everyone.

"According to observation data, the colony in the sky is an Island Three colony, with three 'earths' and 'sky' within it."

Aine's voice was like a fairy tale, "The bridge connects the 'land' to the 'land'. The colony is lush and green, like the primeval forest on Earth. Sometimes, the simulated rainfall will reflect the sunlight through the mirror and build a rainbow bridge in the colony.

I really want to go and see it right away..."

Her voice became quieter and quieter until she fell into a deep sleep. She had gotten up too early today, disrupting her biological clock, so she felt tired.

The pink-haired girl's imagination soared. Although she was in a moving taxi, she felt as if she had already arrived in the colony.

She put on her wings and flew in the center of zero gravity,

When she turned into a bird and spun around, the three parts of the sky and the earth seemed to be spinning around her.