The shining Shoko Toyokawa

People abandoned the Western calendar and officially entered a new era, renaming this year UC (Universal Century): 0001!

Let us all work together, regardless of country, race, or religion, to rebuild the post-war Earth, explore the universe, and create a better tomorrow.

This is what the Earth Federation promotes.

But during the three-year Earth Unification War, too many people lost important things.

Many soldiers were fighting bloody battles for their country and the Earth Integration Army one moment, only to be told the next that the country they fought for no longer existed, and that they had now become citizens of the Earth Federation...

How can they accept this?!

To them, flying to the stars is bullshit.

They just lost their homes in the war, and now everyone is expected to throw away their weapons and become a loving family. How is such a thing possible?!

So, people shouted to take back our country and launched round after round of "rebellion" against the federal government.

After that, another year passed——

In UC0002, seven years after Cauchy's flash streaked across the sky, a passenger spacecraft docked at the spaceport on Colony No. 13 of the Nyx Colony Satellite Cluster, at the Earth-Moon Lagrange Point L2.

"Well, goodbye, Miss Maya. Thank you for your care along the way!"

The black-haired, blue-eyed girl bowed seriously to a blonde girl wearing sunglasses.

The blonde girl was about 165cm tall. Although her eyes were covered by sunglasses, her exposed facial features, swan-like neck, and perfect body proportions made it clear that she was a beauty.

The suit he wears makes his unique and indescribable temperament even more attractive.

"Nina," the blonde girl called out to the black-haired girl who was about to leave, "If you have any difficulties, come find me here. I'm working there."

After that, she handed the girl named Renna a piece of paper with an address and a contact number on it.

"Um..." Rencai hesitated and asked, "Ms. Maya, have we met somewhere before?"

From the moment they met, Renai felt that this blond lady looked familiar.

Maya was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Have you heard of this, Rencai? There are seven identical people in the world. Maybe you've seen someone who looks very similar to me."

"Is that right?"

Rencai always felt that something was wrong.

"Nina, you're No. 66, right? It's your turn to take the elevator. I'll go to the freight elevator first."

Since there are too many people moving into the colony recently, you have to queue up to take the sightseeing elevator.

"not good!"

The girl took a look at the screen next to the sightseeing elevator and saw number 66.

"Goodbye, Miss Maya! I'll come play with you after training!"

The girl dragged a large suitcase and floated to the waiting area of ​​the sightseeing elevator very skillfully, considering it was her first time in space.

Seven years ago, when she was still young, she had seen the beautiful scenery of the colony satellite from the video posted by Chihaya Aine, the first astronaut to land on the Aurora.

But now that she had actually arrived at the colony, Nina felt only—

It’s so crowded!

There are many people who are not used to zero-gravity space. When floating, they accidentally bump into others, which leads to arguments from time to time, and even worse, direct violence.

It's just that they are too clumsy, and often they fly away after punching the opponent.

"Damn Earth Federation!"

A middle-aged man untied his tie and cursed softly.

He was in a depressed mood, his eyes were sunken, and his suit was wrinkled.

People like middle-aged men account for almost half of the visitors in the spaceport.

For most people, if they can survive on Earth, they will not spend a high price to buy a ticket to the universe.

It is said that the Earth Federation has diverted a lot of funds used for rebuilding the Earth to developing the universe. Therefore, in the universe, as long as you are willing to work and have no congenital obstacles, most people can find a job.

Due to the continued economic downturn on Earth, many people have been forced to leave their homes and come to space to work, then pay high taxes and send the money back to Earth to support their families who have difficulty finding jobs.

"Citizens of the Earth Federation, 1 million citizens have now migrated to space to live or work. This achievement has been made in just the second year since the Federation was officially established..."

The current Vice President of the Federation spoke eloquently on the big screen in the port.

"There are already 30 colony satellites in operation, and dozens more are under construction in the first phase. If the Federation is given another two years, the population that can be accommodated by the space colony satellites will double again!

When the second phase of the project begins, it will create hundreds of millions of jobs for the federal government.

Under the rule of the Federation, the future of mankind will surely be extremely bright!"

"That's nice to say!" the middle-aged man in front of the girl continued to curse, "But damn, most of those so-called 30 colonies are shoddy projects rushed out by a few major powers during the space race!"

"Dude, stop talking..." the person next to him tried to dissuade him, "Isn't this the way the world is these days?"

"You have a problem with what I said? You damned Earth Federation lackey!"

However, his persuasion obviously had the opposite effect. The middle-aged man became even more angry. There were many people who shared his feelings.

Many people didn't understand the whole story, but when they heard the words "Earth Federation lackeys", this key word jumped out and they surrounded the man who was trying to persuade them with eager eyes.

"It's all the fault of that damned Ave Mujica and that pink-haired terrorist! If they hadn't been killing people everywhere and disrupting the world's economy and order, the Earth Federation wouldn't even be in power now!"

Seeing that the two sides were about to fight again, Rencai was about to step back to protect everyone in front of her, but her magnetic shoes suddenly stopped her from moving.

"Those damn bitches..."

"I can't pretend I didn't hear that!"

The young girl interrupted the middle-aged man loudly, "After all, they chose to fight. Isn't it because America kept pressing them and used her family and friends to threaten them?!"

The girl tried to reason with the man, but he refused to listen. Seeing that the person who was speaking was just a child, he glanced at her with contempt and said, "What? It turns out you're just a little brat."

"Little...little brat?"

It’s hard, Rencai’s fist is hard!

Others said that she was just a child, and she acted superior.

"What's wrong with being just a kid?! A grown-up like you," Rencai picked up the suitcase and swung it over, "Look, I'm going to correct you!"

Chapter 1: I'm not a girl!

"So, this is why you fought with five men?"

"Eight," Niina corrected. "You didn't catch three of them; they got away. I can help you identify them if you need me to."

"Please spare me," the female sheriff with dark circles under her eyes wailed, leaning over the table. "I've been working overtime for a week straight!"

"Uh...but fighting is wrong," Ninai said seriously, "that's why I didn't run away. Otherwise, if you couldn't even catch them, there's no way you could catch me."

"I understand," the female sheriff continued writing, as if she hadn't heard her. "You were dragged into this trouble by the remnants of the old times. Do you have guardians on the colony? If so, have them come and take you away."

"Uh…"

Regarding her lazy behavior, Rencai didn't know what to say.

She subconsciously glanced at the surveillance camera in the inquiry room.

"That one broke down a month ago," the sheriff said without looking up, as if he had read her mind. "As you can see, this is the situation on the colony satellite now.

There are countless cases and incidents, and riots by reactionary forces. If even such minor matters were to be investigated in detail, even if the number of sheriffs were doubled, it would not be enough.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Renai said weakly, "Well, what if I don't have a guardian on the colony satellite? My parents and sister are on Earth."

"Huh?" The sheriff was stunned. "Aren't you only 17? Even if you apply for a call to Earth a week in advance, it might not be approved!"

"Uh..." Nina suddenly thought of the blond older sister she met on the spaceship.

"Is it okay if it's not a guardian? I have someone I know."

…………

……

"I'm so sorry, Miss Maya!"

In the descending freight elevator, Rencai gave a perfect 90-degree bow. "I'm so sorry to bother you coming here so late!"

"Well, don't worry about it," Maya smiled and waved her hand.

"By the way," she said, glancing at the mechanical watch on her wrist, "Have you found a place to stay? Right now, the security situation in Colony 13 isn't very good. It'll probably be two or three months until everyone gets used to life in space, and then things will get better."

Compared to the place to stay, Rencai was more concerned about another thing——

"Ms. Maya, aren't you going to ask why I'm being detained?"

She just wanted to return her phone and call Maya.

This big blonde sister came without asking why. This was the first time that Nina had met such an adult.

"It can't be helped. People often find themselves in trouble without realizing it. Renai must have her own difficulties."

"Ms. Maya..." The girl was so moved that she wanted to cry.

The adults she had met before, whether her father or teacher, always asked her to be patient, and be patient again.

Even her friends did not stand on her side.

But Rencai thought she had done absolutely nothing wrong!

"As for me, I was just talking to the survivors of the old era... uh, this name is not correct..."

After a long time, Rencai rarely opened her heart to another person.

"I feel like the federal government is promoting this term as if it's trying to categorize people,"

"Anyway... I got into a fight, and vouching for me might cause unnecessary trouble for Ms. Maya."

"You must have won, Niina."

"Huh?" the girl asked in surprise, "Ms. Maya, how did you know?!"

"Because the recent flights all came from Earth,"

The blonde girl analyzed them one by one, "Now, even if you don't have money, you can still borrow low-interest loans from the federal government to go to space from the ground.

But it is very difficult to return to Earth from space. Not only do you have to pay a sum of money that an average person may not be able to earn in half a year, but the review and waiting time alone will take two or three months.

Therefore, most of the people in the port today have definitely never been to space.

For people who are going to space for the first time, it is very difficult to move around in a zero-gravity environment.

But you, Rencai, are different. If you have never been to space, it's as if you were born to be there.

In a zero-gravity environment, it would be difficult for ordinary people to even touch you, so I think you must have won."

"I see. Now that I think about it, I'm a little scared," the girl patted her chest. "If I were caught by them, I'd be doomed!"

"and many more!"

Maya's eyes widened. "They? So there's more than one person?"

"Yes, there were eight of them who fought me," the girl said as if it was a matter of course, "but they couldn't even control their bodies. Some of them flew away with just a slight push."

"Nina, you really are..."

The blonde girl didn't know what to say.

"Gulu~Gulu~"

"Uh..." Listening to the sound echoing in the freight elevator, even Rencai felt a little embarrassed and simply lowered her head.

The blonde girl reached out and poked the girl's arm, which she had been covering.

"It hurts!"

The girl took two steps back, like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and looked at the blonde sister warily.

"Sure enough, there's damage here," she said, leaning against the wall of the freight elevator. The emotions in her eyes made it hard for the girl to understand. "They have so many people, why don't they run away? If it were Renai, she could have easily escaped."

"Escape? Why would I run away?"

Rencai said seriously:

"They were the ones who started the trouble. Ave Mujica and Ms. Chihaya are not terrorists!"