The shining Shoko Toyokawa

Maya didn't know what to say for a moment...

Chapter 15: Heartless Doll

"Yes, this world is cruel," Xia said angrily. "But this world ultimately belongs to the young. Even adults hide the truth from them. Who can the young people trust?!"

Nina looked towards 'Char'.

"Will you go forward with me, or stay behind her and let her protect you? Girl, which side do you want to choose?"

"Hey, Maya-san, is what she said true? Did the Federation really do that?"

Although Rencai is very unhappy with the high-ranking figures in the Federation, she also knows that this world needs stability.

If we fight each other, we will just repeat the tragedy of our predecessors.

"Rencai..."

Maya knew that the perceptive girl had already known the truth.

At this time, it is more like she is asking herself: What are you going to do?

After learning about this cruel thing, Maya-san...what are you going to do?!

If Maya changed the subject now, or just said some nice words, then... she might really lose this girl who refused to compromise.

Her mind raced, and she uttered a lie, not knowing whether it was out of sincerity or out of a desire to prevent the girl from being tricked into doing something dangerous.

“Yes, Niina, Captain Natasha received this news a while ago, and that’s why I re-boarded the mobile suit.

We must let the world hear that within the Federation, there are voices that differ from Caius's!"

"And then?!" Xia Ya asked, "Can different voices stop Caius's atrocities?!

There have always been different voices within the Federation, but extremist organizations like Caius have continued to grow stronger and stronger! Now they have even committed unforgivable crimes!

Doesn't this just prove that if the Federation isn't overthrown, dissenting voices are meaningless?!"

"Even if we really defeat the Federation, what will happen to the world?!" Maya retorted loudly, "Will everyone continue to fight each other because of race, skin color, language, and national boundaries?!"

"Shouldn't things like that be considered at that time? No one in this world is a god! How can a human possibly consider something so far in the future?

At times like this, isn't it just a matter of doing it?!"

"Since you bear the name Xia, at least give me some consideration! Don't say such irresponsible things! You damned fake!"

"Aren't you the irresponsible one?" Xia Ya didn't back down. "You don't even have the courage to bear the name Xia Ya, yet you just use someone else's name casually. It's so easy!

Xia Ya also has a name called Toyokawa Shoko, but you don’t dare to use it? You are such a pitiful copy!

"Sure enough..." Xia's words confirmed Maya's suspicions. "Are you a clone?"

"Yup!"

'Xia Ya' actually admitted it directly.

"But compared to you, pitiful one, I am the one entrusted with the ideal by the spirit of Xia Ya! People like you can't create the future, nor can you lead the young people forward!"

"Maya-san..."

Nina finally understood the reason for the feeling of disharmony that had been lingering in her heart.

No wonder she felt Maya was very familiar when she met her for the first time. It turns out... she is also a clone of Xia?

The girl was in a complicated mood at the moment. After knowing that the guy who claimed to be Xia Ya was not the real Xia Ya, she breathed a sigh of relief.

But this also means that the hero in her heart is really gone...

I can't refute it.

Maya couldn't refute Xia's words.

It is said that before the Universal Century, the major powers had already mastered the technology to change people's memories.

Furthermore, since waking up, Maya has no real sense of being Xia.

She...has always been doubting whether she is the person people say she is.

Ask yourself, is she really as amazing as everyone says?

Maya thinks the answer is no...

She even felt that if it was the real Xia Ya, she might do the same as this guy who claimed to be Xia Ya.

The 'Xia Ya' in front of me was right. Without Cosi, she could not create the future, nor could she lead people forward.

"Come on girl, come to my side, stand with me, and create the future with me!"

'Xia' invited Nina again.

And Maya, the woman who even felt Xia's name was heavy, was now unable to refute her.

'Rencai…'

She didn't even know how to keep the girl.

"What are you going to carve out for the future?"

The girl's voice was clear.

"Since you say you are 'Xia Ya', I will call you Xia Ya for now."

"Excuse me, Miss Xia, what are you trying to carve out for the future?"

"For a better tomorrow," Xia answered without hesitation, "We must end the Federation's tyranny!"

"Who asked you such a big truth?"

The girl looked at her calmly.

"I'm asking, why do you do these things?"

"..."

'Xia Ya' got stuck for the first time,

But the girl would not stop talking just because she was silent, "Ms. Xia Ya, I can't feel anything from your heart.

You will not be angry when someone who looks like you appears before you, nor will you be sad when you hear the news of people’s death.

You are like an actor in a play, or a hollow puppet. You are not even yourself, you are just a shadow imitating someone else."

"Apologize,"

The girl looked at 'Shaya' seriously, "Apologize to Maya-san!"

"Maya-san is not pitiful!"

"She would finish her 10-hour shift and then pick up someone who had nothing to do with her!"

"I'd rush into the middle of the battlefield in my mini-MS on impulse!"

"She was afraid, hesitant, confused, and hated trouble, but she acted according to her heart!"

"Compared to someone like you who doesn't even have your own will and emotions, she's more like the Xia in my mind!"

"Rencai..."

At this moment, Maya couldn't help but feel like crying, but at the same time, she also felt that she was really ashamed.

"Is that so, girl, you chose this guy?"

Listening to Xia Ya's words, Maya secretly became alert, fearing that the guy would suddenly attack her.

"yes,"

Renai nodded without hesitation, "Why should I choose an adult like you who can't even say sorry?"

"So…"

'Xia's' Rickdias, the monitor scanned around a few times,

"How about we join forces for now?"

Maya was stunned for a moment. At that moment, she completely understood how accurate the girl's statement that 'Xia Ya' had nothing was.

She doesn't get depressed because of failure, nor does she get angry because of rejection. She is like a heartless doll.

Maya's worry that Rencai will be abducted by this man is either groundless or a result of a parent's overprotective mentality towards their child.

Chapter 16: Thornless Story——Action

"Although there is no trace of him yet, according to my intelligence, Caius has already deployed a large number of troops in the nearby space area."

'Xia Ya' acted as if she had not argued with Maya before. Maya could see that it did not matter to this person whether she was Xia Ya or not. She was only 'arguing' with her to win over Renai.

"They don't intend to destroy us, but they are eyeing you covetously."

"Kaius hates the existence of moderate armed forces even more than he hates the 'remnants of the old times.' As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. If you are killed, and Kaius blames us, we will be in big trouble."

From a general rational point of view, Xia Ya is quite sincere.

"Thank you for your kindness," Maya said calmly, "but our paths are different after all."

After realizing her true face, 'Maya' couldn't even be angry with her anymore, because it was meaningless.

People are not machines. Unlike 'Char' who only considers the so-called optimal solution, trust is also a key factor for the two people present. They cannot trust a heartless puppet.

"Is that so? That's a pity."

After saying the social words, the puppet named Xia turned around and said, "Compared to the Federation, Caius is the more prioritized target. Your power is very limited, and so are ours. If you have figured it out, come and form an alliance with us."

Before defeating Caius, I hope we can be friends.

Especially you, young lady, you will always be welcome in Ave Mujica."

After saying this, Likdias began to accelerate rapidly.

"Next time, if you are still an enemy, I will defeat you," the voice of the No. 02 Mark Rabbit driver was like a mechanical sound, without any emotion.

They stepped on the flight pedals not far away and flew towards the dark red battleship in the distance.

Maya noticed that the infrared and optical characteristics emitted by their flight pedals were exactly the same as those on the Agama, and were probably also produced by East Asia Heavy Industries.

"Was she talking to me just now?"

It took Renai a while to realize that the driver of Mark Rabbit No. 02 was saying harsh words to her.

"What a rude fellow!"

"Nina, let's go. We have to get back to the Agama as soon as possible."

"Wait for me, Maya-san!"

The Gundam followed the red Rikdias, just like Mark Rabbit 02 had followed Char, but there seemed to be some differences in the subtle details.

"Maya-san, are you going to rejoin the Earth Federation Army?"

"Yes, the situation is so dangerous now that even I can't just sit back and watch."

"Can I join then?"

There would be no such conversation between the driver of Mark Rabbit No. 02 and 'Char'.

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"This is the situation now,"

On the bridge of the Agama, Maya briefly reported the information she had learned from her meeting with 'Char' and gave her own speculation.

"Before the Minovsky particles were released, there were no signals from Caius' ships in the surrounding airspace. That means they're hiding, perhaps in other construction material belts, or perhaps on an unfinished colony satellite."

She sat on the operating table and marked out the suspicious locations in the nearby universe one by one.

"The most suspicious thing is the construction material belts everywhere. Now the Nix colony satellite group is preparing for the second phase of colony satellite construction.

Such a construction material belt covers almost all the space leading directly from here to the moon. Only a few routes specially reserved for navigation and trade can allow large spaceships like the Agama to travel safely and at high speed.

"Colonel Natasha, this is clearly a trap set by Caius. We can take a detour and then head to the far side of the moon to reunite with the rest of the fleet." A navigator uploaded several orbital diagrams, which he considered to be a safe orbit.

"We have more pressing matters now," Natasha asked, looking at the blonde girl. "Captain Maya, are you ready?"

Maya nodded, saluted her, and quickly floated out of the bridge.

"Take the shortest route and force a breakthrough!" After watching her leave, Natasha gave the order, "Maximum speed! We must leave the particle dispersion area before Caius attacks again. Make a statement that the attackers this time aren't the so-called remnants of the old era!"

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