The shining Shoko Toyokawa

The girl realized that the legend was right in front of her, and the hero she admired might still be alive.

It was impossible for her to be unhappy, but now... the person she admired so much was taking hostages.

The girl stood in the colony satellite, and before her eyes was a vibrant scene. Although space was not as beautiful as imagined, it was also the place where many people lived.

The person who claimed to be Xia Ya stood outside the sky, looking out, all he saw was a universe as dirty and dark as an oil spill.

The two of them were clearly standing on the same piece of glass, yet they seemed to be worlds apart.

"Even if you want to resist the Earth Federation, why do you want to take hostages?" Renai suppressed the anger in her heart.

"They are not ordinary people. They have been colluding with the Earth Federation Government and squandering the blood and sweat of Earth residents and space immigrants.

Recently, with their support, the federal government even established Caius, a guy who treats people differently and launches "violent judgment" at will!

If no one punishes them, they will surely gradually erode the basic rights of the survivors, even their right to survive."

"That's a nice thing to say," the girl roared. "It's just a few kilometers away from you. Your men just dragged innocent students into it. I can't even count how many people died."

"I'm sorry. We had no intention of involving innocent people, but there are always things in this world that are beyond people's expectations. We received intelligence that the arrogant Caius originally planned to expel the students from the school, but for some reason he changed his mind at the last minute."

It would have been fine if she didn't explain, but once she did, the girl got even angrier.

No explanation means that Xia Ya may not know, or there may be some flaws in the plan.

But explaining it so clearly meant that—

She knew everything, but she still let those guys do it.

...This is what the girl absolutely cannot forgive!

"I can't hear anything but nice words from you!" The girl raised her beam saber as if to draw a line in the sand. "I... will never admit that you are Char! I will never admit that you are the one who saved me."

"Well," the blonde girl on the line nodded, "I understand, girl. It's hard for you to accept involving innocent people. I understand.

But when you see Caius's brutality, you will understand that we must resist. Then I will invite you again.

Although I hope...that day will never come,"

The red MS cut the steel cable attached to the satellite frame and instantly turned into a meteor, disappearing into the dark universe.

"I won't be with a guy like you!"

The girl was so sad that she wanted to cry. It turned out... that her hero was just someone of this level?

"Nina, Nina!"

Just when she was secretly worried, Maya's voice came from the communication, "Are you okay?!"

"It's okay! Nothing happened!"

The girl sniffed lightly and quickly wiped away the tears that were about to burst out of her eyes.

"I'm glad you're okay,"

Maya's voice made Renai feel at ease, but it was only for a short while.

"Um, Niina, I think I jumped too far and the machine is falling now. Can you catch me?"

"???"

"Clam?"

Jinna looked up and saw a miniature yellow mobile suit falling at an increasingly faster speed in that area over 3000 meters high and almost without gravity.

"Maya-san! Are you an idiot?! How did you fly the mini-MS so high up?!"

"Wulusai! Who do you think is responsible?! It's Rencai. You should chase them. There are three of them. If they didn't try to retreat, do you think you could have defeated them?!"

"How do you know if you don't try?!" Rencai insisted, "I've already beaten two on one, so I'm not going to win against three..."

In the middle of her stubborn talk, Rencai couldn't continue.

Although she didn't feel any emotion from the so-called 'Xia Ya', the strong sense of oppression made it almost impossible to breathe.

If she really went out to fight with her, Renai felt that she would probably lose.

"Ms. Niina, please be quick if possible. This small mobile suit is quite expensive. If possible, please try not to damage it."

"Who do you think I am? I'm just a mini mobile suit. Look, I'll show you, there's more to Gundam than just good looks!"

...............

When Caius found the two MSs, one large and one small, they were lying in the lake. Although there was no major damage, they looked extremely miserable.

After a thorough inspection, the maintenance personnel discovered that the jet pack had run out of propellant.

"Nina, what on earth did you do to someone else's mobile suit?!"

The pink-haired girl looked at her muddy car and was so angry that her fists were hardened.

...............

"So many wounds, don't they hurt you?"

In the bathroom of an anonymous hotel, Maya was wiping the girl's body with a towel.

Her fair skin, especially her legs, was covered with scratches and abrasions, some of which were still bleeding. It looked horrible.

"It doesn't hurt much," the girl said, letting Maya do whatever she wanted, like a doll that had lost its soul.

The blonde sister helped her dry her body and let her lie on the bed. Then, with a sly smile on her face, she took out a bottle of saline solution and hydrogen peroxide from a plastic bag.

She dipped a cotton swab in hydrogen peroxide and applied it to the girl's wound.

"it hurts!"

The next moment, a pig-slaughtering cry rang out in the hotel.

Chapter 8: Their Idol (Momoka, you plotted against me!)

"Um...Captain Maya, what's wrong with your face?"

The right side of the blonde girl's face was red, looking a bit like a slap mark.

"Nothing," Maya smiled awkwardly, "It's just a mistake made when you're young. Let's not talk about that. How is Momoka doing now?"

"Caius, concerned about his reputation, has not been searching for the man who piloted Gundam No. 03, but he has been looking for you privately. I suggest you leave Colony 13 and go to the lunar base."

"Niina, what are your plans?"

Maya turned to the girl who had been in a bad mood since a while ago and asked, "Are we going to the lunar city, colonizing the satellite, or staying here?"

"...anywhere is fine," the girl said, looking dazed. "The school's been destroyed anyway. Ah...should I work part-time to save money to return to Earth? Or maybe just ask my parents for money? If you just apologize sincerely, they'll definitely send me money. It'll just take a long time in space."

"Wake up, Renai!" Maya shook her shoulders vigorously. "Did you get scared during the battle?"

"No," Taoxiang stroked her chin and said thoughtfully, "No matter how you look at it, it's just like the captain before. His dream was shattered."

The silver-gray-haired female officer moved to the girl's side and gently touched her head, her movements as skillful as if she were petting a cat. "What happened? Can you tell me, big sister?"

After that, she gently embraced the thorny girl in her arms.

"Even if we can't help you, it will make you feel better if you tell us about it."

"…Um,"

After hesitating for a while, the girl finally spoke.

"At my previous school, a classmate was bullied,"

Speaking of this, the girl's expression immediately became gloomy.

"At first they just sat on her table, but then it got more and more aggressive.

I wanted to stop them, but my friend at the time stopped me.

Because the person leading the group is a popular local beauty, dating a handsome guy from a boys' school, and she has a lot of friends...

There would definitely be no good outcome if you go against her... My friend said so... No, maybe I thought so too at the time.

But, I was thinking at that time: If I were 'Xia', what would I do?

Xia Ya would never tolerate such a thing happening!

So I stood up and told them that this is not right!"

"Nina..." Maya glanced at the girl and lowered her head silently. She had already guessed the outcome of this matter.

"But the atmosphere in the class at that time was as if I had done something wrong... They were clearly the ones bullying..."

"After that, I became the target of bullying,"

The girl clenched her fists.

"But I don't regret it!"

"It's so strange that everyone treats this kind of excessive behavior as normal and natural! If it were Xia, she would definitely stop it... Until this morning, I thought so..."

"I see. Did that girl who calls herself Xia say anything this morning?"

Seeing the girl keep her head down and remain silent, Maya explained to Momoka, "They had a face-to-face encounter through the glass screen. Nina couldn't accept that 'Char' would involve ordinary students. In short, she's disillusioned with her idol."

"So that's how it is," Taoxiang said with a smile, "Then Rencai is the same as me."

"Eh?"

The girl looked up in confusion, "Ms. Kawaharaki, do you also aspire to be like Xia?"

"No, I don't admire those big shots." She glanced at the slovenly blonde girl, whose clothes were wrinkled and her bangs were sticking up. "Captain Maya, I want to tell Renai a secret. Could you please step aside for a moment?"

"OK,"

Maya had given up on correcting her. "I'm going to the bathroom, so keep your voices down."

After the bathroom door closed, Momoka spoke up, "What do you think of Captain Maya?"

The girl thought about the blonde girl's appearance and said uncertainly, "Social outcast?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

mmk laughed till tears came out,

It took a long time for her to regain her composure. "That's because the Captain wasn't serious. When she was serious, it was like..."

She pondered for a long time, as if she was thinking of a suitable word.

Thinking of her who stood in front of her last night, the girl uttered a word inexplicably -

"hero?"

"Yes, that's it. More serious than anyone, more dazzling than anyone, and more powerful than anyone!"

Taoxiang clapped her hands and spoke incessantly.

"I will never act like others, relying on my higher military rank to act superior to others."

"She always thinks of others and places they haven't considered. She was promoted from second lieutenant to captain within three months of joining the army. Everyone is wondering how long it will take her to be promoted to major."

"But...she retired..."

"To be honest, until now I still can't believe that Captain Maya would actually retire."

The silver-gray-haired officer named Kawahara Momoka was silent for a moment before continuing, "So, like Nina, I also lost my idol."

"Ms. Kawaharaki..."

Renai looked at the other person with some concern.

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“I will definitely change to a hotel with better soundproofing next time!”

Maya curled up in the bathtub, looking at the ceiling with a wry smile

"Momoka, someone like me is not a hero."

"Just a... brat who hasn't grown up yet,"

"I have been asleep for too long and can no longer keep up with the times.

Perhaps I am just a remnant of the old times."

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