The shining Shoko Toyokawa

Chapter 20: Divine Soldiers from Heaven

The Moon City welcomed a big man, the Vice President of the Earth Federation, Cage Mitchell.

At the "charity banquet" that was originally held to welcome him but was now changed to a fundraiser for those who lost their homes in the war, people toasted each other and the music was like a spring river, soothing and clear.

The outside world was in an uproar because of Caius's attack and the declaration of "Thornless", but here everything was still peaceful, as if nothing had happened.

The girl with waist-length blonde hair was beautiful, but she stood silently outside the crowd, shaking the red wine glass in her hand from time to time, watching the dark red liquid swirling in the glass, as if this party had nothing to do with her.

It was as if... this world had nothing to do with her.

When a man or a woman invites her to dance, she always casually shows the ring on her left little finger, subtly indicating that she is not feeling well.

After that, seven years had passed.

The girl has grown up. When she puts on high heels that do not hinder her movements, she is 1.78 meters tall, as if she has become a real prince.

Now she no longer had to look at other people's faces. After the "courtesy" surrounding the Vice President was over, this high-spirited big man even took the initiative to find her.

To put it tactfully: the federal finances are currently tight, and the development of the asteroid belt and the exploration of other planets requires strong support from aspiring private entrepreneurs.

Although it sounds good, in reality, these projects are too time-consuming. The round trip time required for the Jupiter resource collection fleet is longer than the term of office of a government.

If you invest a lot of resources and fail in the next election, you will be making things easier for your political opponents.

But the development of the asteroid belt and other planets is an urgent matter, so they can only express their stance; we have given great support to entrepreneurs, and they will definitely be able to do it.

Compared to the "iron rice bowl" of building colony satellites, most entrepreneurs do not want to invest their money in these projects with uncertain prospects.

"By the way, Miss Triangle, I heard you and 'Char' were childhood sweethearts. She seems to be active again now. I was originally planning to go to Nyx-13 to attend the unveiling of the new mobile suit, but luckily I changed my mind midway, otherwise I would have been caught up in their attack."

'Just a fake,'

Chu Hua had no way to deal with the Vice President, who was a master at playing dumb, and could only pretend to be dumb too, and tactfully said that he would not get involved with the so-called 'Xia Ya'.

After dealing with the Vice President, the president of Sk Electronic Technology Group looked at the people in the hall chatting and laughing, their words sincere and their expressions genuine, and felt tired again.

Why is she here?

To become a big shot,

So why become a big shot?

It seems like... becoming a big shot just for the sake of becoming a big shot?

But it doesn't matter anymore,

Let her wear a mask like everyone else.

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

……

'Faster!'

'Faster!'

Maya screamed desperately in the center, charging forward desperately amidst the dense fire.

There was a light flickering in the universe behind her. That was the girl she wanted to protect no matter what.

"Sink it!"

She seized a fleeting opportunity and fired the last two rockets at the bridge of the Magellan-class ship.

The Agama was about to enter the danger zone. If the Agama sank or was seriously damaged, everything would be over.

Two fireballs exploded in front of the Magellan class. When the vacuum dissipated the smoke from the explosion, the intact Magellan class appeared on the full-circle screen.

A rocket was intercepted by anti-aircraft fire. At the last moment, the MS that had been guarding the Magellan's bridge stepped forward and blocked the last rocket with its body through courage and luck.

"It's not over yet!"

Likdias drew out his beam saber and was about to start a hand-to-hand fight, regardless of the possibility of being shot down at any time.

But Maya saw from the corner of her eye that Taoxiang's machine was hit by anti-aircraft fire. Not only did it lose a mechanical leg, but the machine also lost its ability to move in the explosion.

"Forward! Forward! Captain Maya!"

"hateful!"

"Damn it!"

Maya's eyes were red. She used the beam pistol on her back to knock out three anti-aircraft guns. She charged towards the giant steel ship at a speed that was too fast to change direction and would not be surprising if it crashed into a Magellan-class ship.

But a mobile suit that was originally on the other side of the ship, holding Natasha back, came to the rescue, drew its beam saber, and forcibly knocked Likdias off his attack path.

Although it was cut down by Likdias' beam saber in a moment, Likdias was forced to retreat by anti-aircraft fire before he could adjust his direction.

"There's no time...!"

"Captain Maya!"

Natasha, whose body was also severely damaged, realized what she was about to do, but before she could stop it,

The red MS stopped dodging and rushed straight towards the giant steel ship!

The sturdy armor provided her with an opportunity, an opportunity to rush to the bridge of the giant steel ship before the nuclear fusion reactor was destroyed!

"Everyone has done this before... I can do it too."

Maya's vision seemed to be slowed down hundreds of times, and everything turned gray.

She even saw the particle beam flying in the opposite direction towards the giant steel ship.

"Maya-san! You idiot!"

Of course the particle beam won't flow backwards, it... comes from the Gundam!

Suddenly, color appeared in the blonde girl's vision.

There is no longer that feeling of my soul leaving my body; I don’t care about watching myself die.

"Nina, don't come near! You'll get killed!"

"Who's going to get killed?!" The girl's roar was deafening. "It's just a battleship! Look at me destroy it! Gundams are more than just good-looking!"

"It's called a Gundam, but the Mark Rabbit's armor is just titanium-ceramic composite armor!"

As if to verify her words, the Mark Rabbit, which had once approached, was targeted by anti-aircraft fire and a mobile suit, and was eventually hit.

"!!!"

Tragedy strikes again.

Right before Maya's eyes,

"Go to hell!"

I don't know if I was cursing the enemy, or myself for dragging the girl into the war.

Maya felt that... nothing seemed to matter anymore...

"boom!"

It seems that Likdias's mechanical leg was hit?

But it doesn't matter, legs are just decorations.

"boom!"

The robotic arm seems to have lost one.

It doesn't matter, because any machine she pilots, even if it's a Gundam, will eventually break down.

Maya felt that...it didn't matter if she died...

"Maya-san! What are you doing? Get out of the way!"

"Ugh…"

Maya subconsciously looked back——

The rapidly dissipating smoke and fragments of the shield seemed to have put a cloak on the Gundam.

The Gundam broke through them and left them behind, and at a speed much faster than the current Likdias, it passed Maya and headed towards the giant steel ship.

as if…

Divine soldiers descended from the sky!

Chapter 21: Soaring High

On a treetop, the egret's parent bird watched the chick flapping its wings. It thought the chick was practicing flying.

But the young bird suddenly flew into the air, startling it and opening its beak.

The tree is located beside an artificial lake in a colony. A few dozen meters below the bird's nest is the pitch-black universe.

And in the space not far from this colony satellite, a brave 'baby' also spread its wings!

"Sink...for me!"

Mark Rabbit's beam rifle, after replacing the spare magazine and setting it to maximum power mode, can only fire three rounds.

After destroying several artillery batteries, it had exhausted all its ammunition.

But it doesn't matter, it still has a beam saber!

The girl manipulated the mechanical arms, each holding a beam saber.

Caius MS, who had originally planned to engage in close combat, changed his mind immediately upon seeing this and used his beam rifle to intercept.

"Don't think about it!"

Although only one mechanical arm was left, and he looked extremely miserable, the beam pistol on the weapon rack behind Likdias was still intact.

Maya manipulated them to aim at the MS that was blocking the way and started shooting.

The SM subconsciously raised its shield, but the beam pistol's output was no less powerful than a mainstream beam rifle. Under its attack, even the strongest shield could only withstand a few more rounds.

The MS driver had no choice but to maneuver to avoid the situation.

"Right now, Niina!"

Maya stared at the Gundam, watching the girl spread her wings and fly high into the sky, heading for the huge steel ship that was as big as a mountain.

The hastily intercepted firepower was a fraction slower than her, only streaking a few streaks of light in the pitch-black universe.

The Gundam raised its beam saber high and swung it down at the giant steel ship like a dragon slayer executing a dragon!

A single blow destroyed the bridge, but that wasn't the end. The nozzles on the back of the Gundam adjusted their direction, and two beam sabers penetrated deep into the battleship.

Like a hot knife through butter, amidst the searing white light and the endless stream of small explosions,

It was as if a whaler used a sharp knife to cut open the back of a whale carcass, and it cut across the side of the steel giant ship.

After the Gundam passed by, two hideous wounds a hundred meters long appeared on the side of the giant steel whale.

The hot melt wound, due to air leakage and successive small explosions, a large amount of molten metal was blown into the universe, orange-red, like the blood of a giant steel whale.

The Gundam turned a corner in the universe, intending to turn around and cut the dying whale again.

"Nina, forget it, take Momoka and Natasha and leave! They might still be alive!"

The two men's machines had just been hit by anti-aircraft fire and had lost their maneuverability.

But because Likdias was pressing too hard, the anti-aircraft firepower and MS were chasing it,

After Gundam joined the battle, they became even more panicked, which is why the two of them might still be alive to this day.

"Don't try to escape!"

The MS, having lost its shield, sensed their intentions and charged forward without hesitation.

Now the giant steel ship could explode at any time, but he no longer wanted to escape.

"hateful!"

Chara piloted the Rikdias, which only had one mechanical arm and leg left, and blocked its slash.

"The battle is over! You've fulfilled your duty as a soldier," Ninai advised, flying towards the nearest Natasha, who seemed to have just lost consciousness. Only after the Gundam got very close did she activate the spherical cockpit of the part-time escape pod. "You don't have to fight anymore, run away!"

"A woman's voice..."

The driver on the public channel was shocked beyond belief. "This must be a lie... The person who killed us all was just a woman?!"

"Run away!"