The shining Shoko Toyokawa

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PS: I was asked to work overtime voluntarily again today, so I don’t dare to set any goals. I will update what I owe you as soon as possible. I am really sorry!

Chapter 180: The Girls Drifting Away

"You know what? You feel like a stranger to us now. Please..." Su Shi said as if begging, "Go back to being everyone's Anon-chan! Never...get involved in this kind of thing again!"

"There's no going back..." The smile disappeared from Major Chihaya's face. "Moshi, do you understand? We have to make changes! If I can't climb to a higher position, how can I protect you?!"

"Then at least discuss it with us," the black-haired girl stared at her and said, "You suddenly cooperated with America's lies, joined the American army, and suddenly became like a completely different person. We are really worried!"

"After discussing this, will everyone be able to let me do this calmly?"

"Ahh... So this is how you feel when you pretend not to know us, Chara-san..."

Major Chihaya also put on a mask of indifference. "What everyone feels is none of my business. The bigwigs don't care about our feelings. Since we're forced to fight anyway, why not gain power and benefits while we're at it?"

"Hey, everyone join me,"

Major Chihaya adjusted her uniform and said, "Together, we will become the strongest mobile suit unit in the world. Then, we will become powerful figures who can decide our own destiny. Only in this way can we avoid repeating her mistakes."

"Repeat the same mistakes?" Su Shi looked at Major Chihaya in disbelief, as if she refused to believe that these words came from her mouth, "Shoko is not wrong. Aine, don't you understand this the best?!

If we allow a tyrannical country like America to continue to dominate, others will repeat our mistakes!"

"And then," Major Chihaya remained unmoved, "are we going to foolishly become hostile to a superpower?

Now, America's five aircraft carrier formations were almost completely wiped out by her attack, but what was the point?!

America will lose a lot of benefits on the ground, but will soon gain more in space, and the world will still be dominated by America.

Not everyone is as extreme as her. If only I could be like her and just think about fighting.

But I still have you! For you, even if you say I've changed, I will keep going!

Even if this isn’t what you expected…”

Major Chihaya ignored the gold and left the dormitory alone.

"That idiot,"

Behind Major Chihaya, Riki's 'evaluation' of her could be faintly heard. That... was such an apt word...

It seemed to be dinner time now. Apart from a few sentries, there was no one around. The dark passage was so quiet that even the slightest footsteps could be heard from far away.

Time is such an incredible thing.

Major Chihaya still remembers that on the second day after the "shining devil" went on a killing spree, the faces of the survivors were filled with panic, and some were even praying for their fallen comrades.

But the shining devil is still no match for the sun.

Fear and memory, after all, cannot withstand the passage of time.

Just like the soldiers, they eventually forgot their fear and stopped talking about their dead comrades.

Instead, the topic was about life after returning to America. Many people said they wanted to retire to be with their families, but they were worried about whether their discharge applications would be approved given the severe loss of talent in the American Navy.

Major Chihaya doesn't have such worries, because her family, the place she can return to, and the people she loves are all gone...

It was a bit cold on the east coast of America in November, and it was really lonely to be alone. When Major Chihaya returned to her room, the person reflected in the mirror was a person in a neat military uniform with a gloomy expression. Even she felt unfamiliar with him.

"Now, there's no turning back..."

She stroked the pink-haired officer in the mirror, without a trace of confusion in her eyes.

After witnessing the tragic end of the Shining Demon, she had already made up her mind. She had decided to...

"Tuk Tuk"

The sudden knock on the door interrupted the major's thoughts.

"Major, may I come in now?"

Mia's voice came from outside the door.

Major Chihaya rubbed his cheeks, forced a smile and said, "Come in, Mia."

"Major, I brought you some food. Today, the canteen finally has a chef. He's French. Major, are you used to French food?"

"As long as the chef isn't British," Major Chihaya took the lunch box and invited, "Miss Mia, could you have dinner with me?"

The reason why she didn't ask stupid questions like "Have you eaten?" is because no matter whether Mia has eaten or not, her answer will be "Yes."

"By the way, Mia, I still don't know where your home is."

During the meal break, Aine finally remembered to get to know the girl who had been sleeping in the same bed with her for many days.

"My family lives in a village in the Gallic Alps. Now there are only three families left in the village. The others have gone to the city to make a living because they are fed up with the backwardness of small places..."

Mia told Aine about her hometown and her childhood memories.

In her hometown, the snow-capped mountains never melt all year round. In spring, the peaks and green meadows surround a lake. Unknown small wild flowers and butterflies flutter everywhere, and cattle and sheep eat grass leisurely.

What she hated most was the summer, when sometimes torrential rains caused flash floods that would wash away livestock, making the already poor lives of several families even worse.

My favorite time was winter. My mother would burn a bright fireplace in front of it. She would gently turn the pages of a book and tell me stories about the Little Prince and the planet he met, Alice's magical adventures, and... the Little Mermaid.

"That's great,"

Listening to Mia's story, Major Chihaya couldn't help but yearn for her hometown. "If I have the chance, I really want to go there with Mia."

The blonde girl's sea-blue eyes reflected the pink-haired officer, and she suddenly said, "Didn't the major ask me if I had a wish? I didn't think of it before, but now I do."

She held Aine's hand, her eyes flickering with unreadable emotions, "I want the Major to accompany me back to my hometown once when there's a chance!"

Major Chihaya's answer was affirmative from the beginning. She...could not refuse this girl.

The two of them talked to each other from the bottom of their hearts, and before they knew it, they ended up in bed, and then... they spent a wonderful night.

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The next day, while Major Chihaya was meeting an important figure,

Mia passed through a winding passage and came to a hidden space on the lower level of the ship.

From the outside, it looks like a storage room for tools and parts, but when someone takes you in, you'll find a whole new world.

The cabin was clean and tidy, with dazzling white lights. Seven or eight smartly dressed men and women were busy working on computers and various communication devices.

In the video chat on the computer screen in front of one of the black-haired women, a fat middle-aged military officer was talking nonstop.

Because she was far away, Mia could only barely hear the words "general" and "father".

Seeing Mia coming, everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to look at her.

Their expressions were very subtle, as if the person in front of them was not a young girl, but a ferocious beast.

"...Did I do something bad?" Mia asked timidly, "Or did I accidentally reveal something?"

"You don't have to pretend in front of us," Naomi Misora ​​turned around in her chair and looked at her calmly. "Speaking of disguise, why did you suddenly change your style? Wasn't the character you were originally supposed to play 'Char'?"

"Senior Nankong, do you know how a stand-in can take over?" Before she could answer, Mia announced the answer with a charming smile, "The correct answer is that they must be unlike the original owner from the very beginning. Otherwise, how could a living person possibly win over a dead person?"

"Win? Does the mission above require you to defeat 'Xia Ya'?"

"This has nothing to do with the mission, it's about my dignity as a woman! A few months ago, because my face shape resembles hers, I had plastic surgery on my face. This was already very damaging to my dignity as a woman. Now, instead of replacing her, I'm being asked to be her stand-in to babysit a child...

This is really infuriating!"

As if she hadn't heard her complaint, Naomi Misora ​​pulled out the small notebook she carried with her and asked, "So, what kind of person do you think Chihaya Aine is now?"

"Hmm..." Mia thought for a moment and then smiled, "Very lustful, too much energy, and easily lonely."

Naomi Misora ​​faithfully recorded Mia's words and wrote in the little notebook: very lustful, very energetic and easily lonely,

"Senior, this is not like you."

Mia sat on Naomi Misora's desk and asked curiously, "Have you always been able to judge a person's true nature with just one look? You've been with her for such a long time, and you still have to ask me?"

"It's because I spent too much time with them that the higher-ups didn't accept my opinions."

Misora ​​Naomi didn't look up and continued to ask, "Also, has she been acting abnormally recently?"

"There are too many abnormal behaviors,"

Mia swung her legs restlessly.

"First, I accepted bribes and decided to side with the side that didn't know better than me,"

She made an accordion-playing gesture.

"Then they asked us to bribe the new admiral, the mobile suit pilots, and the soldiers on board."

"Anything else that's abnormal?"

Hearing Misora ​​Naomi's question, Mia's ocean-blue eyes darted around, and she grinned wickedly, "Her skills have been getting better and better lately. Is that considered abnormal?"

Naomi Misora ​​ignored her dirty jokes and recorded them faithfully like a machine.

Seeing that Naomi Misora ​​was unmoved, Mia couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.

But she quickly cheered up and said, "Hey, Senior, the weather is perfect today. Can you let me chop you? Just one cut will be enough. I'll be very gentle!"

As she said that, Mia eagerly touched the bottom of her skirt.

Misora ​​Naomi raised her eyes and glanced at him, then said calmly, "Do you want me to take you back to the hospital for treatment?"

"Hahaha..." Mia laughed dryly and said flatteringly, "Senior, how could you bear to send me back?! That black-hearted doctor in the hospital sometimes cuts my face with a knife and punishes me by not allowing me to eat. Oh, oh, oh, I'm so pitiful."

"You tied him up and said you were going to cut his face off with a knife, so you were not allowed to eat as punishment."

Naomi Misora ​​mercilessly exposed her, and seeing her sulking, folding her arms and looking away, she continued her work and ignored her.

After a long while, Misora ​​Naomi finally said, "Don't let your heart get too close to your target, or she might steal it away...who knows."

"Senior, are you worried that I will fall in love with her? Don't worry, senior, I like your type. The reason I told her about our childhood was just a spur of the moment.

Things like returning to my hometown are just lies, just like the rabbit hole in fairy tales and the Little Prince's planet, they don't exist."

Naomi Misora ​​did not comment on her lie, but looked at the time.

It was about time that the mixed fleet, including the White Trojans, would arrive in Virginia.

If there really is another enemy attack, it would be now...

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"If there are further attacks, now is the most dangerous time,"

The ceremony to welcome the White Trojan Horse and the American heroes was grand. Even the current president of America and a number of high-ranking officials came to the port in person.

Various combat aircraft and MS troops stood in full vigilance,

Like a death knell, the whistle blew three times, and the echo lingered in the harbor for a long time.

Major Chihaya's eyes swept around, looking for where to escape if a fight suddenly broke out.

But after waiting for a long time, until the white horse landed, no attack happened.

Major Chihaya followed the temporary captain of the White Trojan Horse and was the first to get off the ship through the gangway.

The current president of America has been standing in the port for a long time, which is really sincere considering his physical condition.

After saluting and shaking hands with the two, the President, under the flashing lights, couldn't wait to announce America's victory.

"Everyone, today is a day destined to go down in history! Despite the obstruction of certain major powers and evil terrorists, the heroes of America have successfully brought us the future!

The only spaceship that can fly to the Star of Hope Aurora!

With it, America will once again lead mankind to fly into the starry sky. In the next era of interstellar navigation, the problems of unemployment and inflation will be solved.

America will be great again!

History will never forget, will never forget this day, will never forget the soldiers who gave their lives for the future of the world and America!

Now that the evil Shining Devil has fallen, soaring into the sky will be America's hero, Major Chihaya, and her pilot, the Gundam, Penelope!"

Following the president's signal, a huge gray curtain on the dock was slowly lifted.

Under the curtain was Penelope, whom Major Chihaya had not seen for many days.

At this moment, Major Chihaya really hoped that someone would call her, so that she could take a ride on Penelope.