The shining Shoko Toyokawa

Subaru rubbed his head, as if he had just remembered something.

"I've been so busy these past two days that I forgot to tell you that Captain Maya and Nina had a fight with that person who calls herself Xia."

"It's called a fight, but it was more like Nina and her had a quarrel," Maya corrected Subaru. "Although there are still many strange things, she's probably not Char either."

'also?'

Xiaozhi was puzzled as to why Maya used the word 'also', but after thinking carefully about her appearance, she had an answer that surprised her.

"Captain Maya, could it be that you are also... Sorry, I am being rude!"

Halfway through his words, Xiaozhi suddenly realized that clones without parents were born to be sad.

They were born into the world because of human selfishness, and are immoral and taboo.

Apart from ethical issues, human cloning is inherently faced with a difficult problem:

who am I?

The question 'Who am I' is not a difficult or profound philosophical question.

But for the clones themselves, it is like ordinary people, whether they are the biological children of their parents or not.

This is a question that must be answered, namely: Am I really "me" or the cloned person?

Of course, Maya didn't have such troubles.

Her trouble is that she has to deceive young girls.

She...seems to always be deceiving girls of her age.

Seven years ago, he deceived Sushi and the others, and now he deceived Rencai and the others.

The reason why this sinful woman said this deliberately was to make them mistakenly believe that she was also a clone.

In the face of Xiaozhi's apology, Maya just smiled and quickly changed the subject.

"Have you ever been to Aurora?"

"I've been there a few times," the wealthy young woman Subaru agreed, "but now, it's the administrative center of the Earth Federation. If ordinary people want to go, they have to make an appointment in advance and queue up."

"I have no interest in places where the survivors are forbidden to enter."

Xiaozhi's displeasure was written directly on his face.

Renai's answer was simple and direct, "I haven't been there."

"I haven't been there either,"

Maya shrugged and said something a bit 'willful'.

"If possible, I really don't want to go."

Even so, Maya knew that her trip to Aurora was unavoidable.

She would probably soon see the scene that the pink-haired girl had seen before...

Chapter 62: The Temptation of Meow Dream

As a leader, I probably can't be willful.

For example, now, a dirty little hand is placed on my shoulder,

The person who spread rumors about her being a victim was right in front of her, but Maya couldn't properly "torture" her.

"Ms. Maya, if what Wu Ci said is true, then your victory is nothing short of a miracle!"

Aurora's spaceport was cleared. Apart from the patrolling federal army and the insignificant "visitors", there was no one else.

…Maybe Miao Meng is one?

After not seeing each other for seven years, Miao Meng has not changed much. Even the length of her hair is the same as before.

"You, who have led Wu Ci to such great success, are just like that legendary pilot Xia Ya~~~"

Uh... the paparazzi are gossipy again, and they still deserve a beating (correction) as much as they did before.

"Shaya? That's a really heavy name."

Maya smiled and calmly moved away someone's dirty little hand.

"I heard that Miss Yutenji and Xia Ya are close friends?"

If her identity is revealed, Maya will definitely interrogate Miao Meng, the tiger-skinned girl.

"Yeah," Miao Meng patted her plump front armor, making Rencai, who was glaring at her, feel dizzy.

"We became partners seven years ago when she was a volunteer at Elstein,"

Miao Meng's expression was rare and serious.

"Well, I was just talking from a safe place, but Xia is quite impressive."

Rencai, who had just glared at Miaomeng, immediately cleared up her expression.

The corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise, and she almost put her hands on her hips and said: Of course Xia Ya is amazing!

Die-hard fans are scary.

"By the way, Miss Yutenji," Subaru approached him servilely, "you said that Miss Xia Ya was a 姫, is that true?"

"Of course!" Miao Meng nodded without hesitation, lowering her voice to pretend to be mysterious, "And I see that she, Chihaya, Nagasaki, Shiina, Takamatsu, and the youngest girl in the team all have teeth~~~"

Rencai's face immediately fell. She really hated people like Miao Meng who were so unruly!

I secretly observed Maya's meow dream and saw that she had no reaction, which made me feel disappointed.

When she was spreading these rumors, she also thought about whether there would be a day when Xia Ya would come to settle accounts with her.

But seven years have passed, and she still hasn't come.

Maybe... Xia Ya is really gone...

"ah!"

Hearing such exciting news from Meow Meng himself, Subaru's face turned red with excitement.

Xiaozhi silently distanced himself from her, as if to say: I don’t know this girl well!

"Everyone, your permission to enter Aurora has been approved. Please follow me."

The person sent by the federal army to guide the group was a female lieutenant with soft features.

This is a very 'high EQ' choice. Maya is only a captain now. If a colonel is sent,

In theory, as a soldier of the Federation Army, Maya must respect her superiors.

If you do that, you might be accused of being bossy or even meddling in trivial matters.

The reason why they were so "gentle" towards Wuci was not because the bigwigs had repented and decided to change their policy towards the "survivors".

But many people could no longer tolerate the situation where Caius' family was the only one in power.

For those big men who like to check and balance, Thornless has now become a very useful tool.

But it is obviously unrealistic to ask them to strongly support Wu Ci and defeat Caius.

No one knows whether Wu Ci will become the second powerful Caius after he defeats Caius.

Maintaining the status quo as it is now is what they want.

This time I'm not in a hurry, nor did I just get out of the police station.

A few people boarded the sightseeing elevator with a wide view without queuing.

This was Rencai's second time entering the colony, and also the first time she used her own eyes to overlook the world composed of three pieces of "sky" and "earth" at an altitude of 3 kilometers above the "ground".

When the sightseeing elevator began to descend, they were infinitely close to the central axis of the world.

Looking around, there are gray clouds everywhere.

The climate in the colony simulates the Northern Hemisphere.

In the northern hemisphere in April, it is the season of spring rain.

Through the mist and clouds above, the shadows of the 'earth' and 'sky' can be vaguely seen.

But this somewhat depressing scene, as the elevator continued to descend,

Gradually, it changed into a different appearance, with thousands of silver threads connecting the 'earth' and the 'clouds'.

The trees on both sides of the sightseeing elevator are bathed in the spring rain. The faint dripping sound and the chirping of birds in the forest are

Played a song of nature,

In a trance, everyone thought they were back on Earth.

"It's incredible, isn't it?"

The lieutenant who acted as a guide spoke at the right time.

"During the Aurora War, 70 percent of the forest was burned, and almost all medium and large animals were killed or injured. The number of small animals and birds also declined severely."

"The post-war joint investigation team assessed that Aurora's ecosystem was on the verge of collapse."

“Almost everyone believed that humanity’s only ‘green boat’ in space would soon become a desert…”

"But life found a way, and as you can see, it has now fully recovered."

The lieutenant looked ahead and saw a flock of white birds flapping their wings and flying in the rain from the lake.

"Could I ask, roughly how many people live in Aurora right now?"

Xiaozhi's expression was calm, and he was obviously not moved by the lieutenant's words or the 'Ode to Nature'.

"About 10 people, including the various important departments of the Federation and their families, that's probably the number."

After the lieutenant answered, Xiaozhi just thanked him and didn't say much.

But even Rencai understood what she meant.

There are about thirty colony satellites in operation now.

But the number of people living in the universe is as high as 100 million.

Excluding the tens of millions of people in the lunar cities, the average number of residents in a colony satellite is about 300 million.

In fact, it is impossible for people in the lunar city to live in a microgravity environment for a long time. After a period of time, they will go to the colony satellite to recuperate.

Aurora, which is larger than most colonies, has a population of only one-thirtieth of the average.

With fewer people, the ecological environment will have the ability to recover naturally.

The sightseeing elevator arrived at the station. As soon as everyone stepped on the ground, they felt their bodies become heavy.

But their bodies are all in good condition and they have no other symptoms of discomfort.

Humans and all living things are children of gravity.

But being suddenly bound by 'gravity' still made the girls, especially the sensitive Renna, feel a little lost.

Outside the elevator transfer station, a black luxury car was waiting for them.

It was just a few steps away, but they were assigned a special person to hold an umbrella for them.

The car was spacious and comfortable, but the girls all looked out the window at the spring rain, as if they wanted to escape into the rain.

"Don't be so dull,"

Miao Meng broke the awkward atmosphere.

"The lieutenant lady will be embarrassed."

"I'm sorry, Lieutenant Li, they've been in space for too long and are a little uncomfortable now."

Maya smoothed things over.

Lieutenant Li smiled and said he didn't care.

"That's the statue of Miss Flora," Lieutenant Li noticed that the girls were looking at the statue on the roadside and fulfilled his duties.

"In the battle for Aurora, she turned the tide of battle several times, thwarting the ambitious plans to seize Aurora. Ultimately... she sacrificed her life here."

Including Maya, several people just stared at the statue of the hero without any special feeling in their hearts.

In the wars of the past, big and small, heroes emerged like meteors in the sky.

If George, the Tiger of Gaul, had died, there would probably be a statue of him somewhere in Europe.