The shining Shoko Toyokawa

Aoi Ya was anxious and said quickly: "It's just tricking you into taking off your clothes and having intimate contact with you!"

"Don't think that just because she's a girl, you can't do anything to her!"

Seeing that Rencai still looked nonchalant, she quickly brought up a specific case.

"My friend's sister is a doctor in Aurora. She told me that some girls play too much and almost cause deaths!"

She whispered a bunch of 'indescribable' 'knowledge' to Rencai,

As an earthling bound by gravity, Jinna was deeply shocked.

Are all you aliens out there so adventurous?!

"Be especially careful of those older sisters who try to approach you while pretending to be harmless, or you might end up being the mother!"

There was so much information in Aoiya's words that it took Renai a long time to recover.

But when I think about it carefully, I am just scaring myself because I am worried that Maya-san will do those unspeakable things to her.

Maya-san is not a nymphomaniac, okay!

"Don't you have to go to school?"

Rencai was annoyed by her and simply used her ultimate move.

But this skill not only causes AOE damage but also friendly damage.

The four of them are all of school age.

Except for Xiaozhi, who had dropped out of school a long time ago due to his unruly parents, the other three, including Nina, were still studying in school not long ago.

Now they are not attending school anymore, and they all have their own reasons.

Jina's new school is gone, and Subaru joins Muji out of passion.

The three of them turned their attention to Aoi Ya, somewhat curious about her reason for not attending school.

The girl hesitated for a moment, then said with a guilty conscience, "I'm hiring a tutor, but the tutor has been busy these past few days."

Others noticed that she wasn't telling the truth, but they didn't ask any more questions.

Everyone has their own troubles, and Aoi-ya, whose father is a vice president, is no exception.

"So, how can I join you?"

Aoi Ya finally brought the topic back to where it had gone completely off track.

Subaru thought: "How can we decide this? How could your father, the CEO, agree to it? If we kidnap you, Wuci will offend a big shot.

Just as she was organizing her words and trying to gently persuade the young lady to leave,

Rencai flatly refused, "No."

"I don't know what you were thinking when you said that, but you obviously don't realize how dangerous this is."

"Xiaozhi, tell her what the casualty rate of Thornless MS pilots was in the last battle."

"The death rate is close to 50%,"

Xiaozhi didn't hesitate and directly reported the 'number' he knew.

"About 10% of the injured were injured, and two of them died despite rescue efforts."

Subaru originally wanted to smooth things over, but she realized that she should tell Aoi the cruel truth, the young lady.

In fact, Maya brought them to Aurora not only to relax, but also hoped that they could think carefully about it and leave Wuci temporarily to think carefully.

Aoi was stunned.

She knew that Wuci had won, but also knew that Wuci's casualties were probably not small.

But they didn't expect that half of the MS pilots were killed.

You know, in the era of cold weapons, an army would often be defeated if it suffered 10% casualties.

During the Second World War in the old days, the German Third Army, known for its elite forces, had reached its limit of 30% casualties.

And now, this semi-regular army of Wu Ci,

It is simply a miracle that they could bear such huge casualties, face enemies several times their number, and make it all the way here!

What made her feel even more incredible was——

"You guys, aren't you afraid? You're all mobile suit pilots, right?"

"Aren't you afraid of dying in the next battle?!"

The three girls in front of me are all about the same age as Aoi Ya.

Kuiya only asked yesterday if they had ever been to the battlefield.

But I don't know what kind of battles they have experienced.

If the casualties were only 10%, then there might be no need to send out these 'new recruits', but if the casualties were 60%, let alone new recruits, even the 'commander' would have to go if the battle line was to be maintained.

Subaru gave a cool smile, but the words he said were timid, "Honestly, I'm terribly scared!"

"The universe is so vast to me. I can't wait to return to Earth!"

"In that case, then go back! Is it that you can't get a permit? Or is Wuci not letting you go?"

Aoiya made a logical guess, patted the front armor that held promise for the future, and assured him, "Don't worry, I'll find a way to help you!"

"That's not it," Xiaozhi shook his head at her, "If everyone leaves now, then what are we, who fought alongside those who are no longer here, fighting for? If you truly want to help us, please support us."

"That's what it means to join Thornless,"

Rencai glanced at her two comrades.

"Compared to Caius, we are outnumbered. No one knows whether we will die in the next battle."

"No one knows who will be the next comrade to fall."

"We don't even know if there's any point in working so hard..."

"But even so, I want to choose to move forward."

…………

Seeing that Aoi Ya didn't respond for a long time, Subaru explained with an awkward smile: "In short, it is very dangerous."

"I have come to this point without realizing it. Looking back now, it seems like a dream,"

"If pinching myself didn't hurt, I'd really suspect I was dreaming. Didn't I come to the universe to see Gundam? How did I get involved in such a troublesome thing?"

"Even now, I still don't have a real sense of this."

Aoi Ya watched as the three girls, about her own age, spoke words of respect or curse that she herself couldn't tell.

"You guys are just like Xia..."

In this era, Xia Ya is a somewhat controversial hero, but most people respect her.

But heroes usually don't live long.

Just like Flora who died in Aurora, the Star of Hope.

…………

……

"Captain Maya, do you care about that statue?"

The one who came to pick up Maya today was still Lieutenant Li from yesterday.

Maya withdrew her gaze from the statue and said calmly, "I just think she seems a little lonely."

"Oh, is that so?"

Lieutenant Li was somewhat surprised that the captain could still be so sad about the passing of time.

"But isn't that what all heroes do?"

"Either they were alone from the start, or gradually, their companions fell, and they faced powerful enemies alone, and in the end, they even lost their lives."

Maya did not refute Lieutenant Li's words because she didn't know what a real hero was like.

Hector who did what he knew was impossible?

Achilles, knowing he was dying?

Theseus, a man of both courage and wisdom?

They are all heroes in mythology, but not Mayan "heroes".

…………

The 'dialogue' on this day was extremely difficult.

Some people come up and ask for a huge price.

There are also "honest" politicians who are definitely not representative of North America. I hope Wu Ci will stand with Ave Mujica and oppose the hegemony of the Federation.

The representative of the Europa region talked to a mere captain of Maya about how the revival of the Earth must start with the revival of Europe.

Underdeveloped areas hope to support them and seek more aid from the federal government.

Officials from the Federation, on the other hand, cursed that their souls were bound by the Earth's gravity.

After a day of running, Maya gained almost nothing.

In the second year after the Federation was officially established, the conflicts among the people were not resolved, but instead intensified...

Compared to this, the fight between Wu Ci and Caius was just a small fight.

When Maya returned to Aoi's manor, it was already late at night.

Exhausted physically and mentally, she quietly pushed open the door, and what came into her sight was... the girl's joyful and gentle smile.

"Welcome back, Maya-san!"

Maya was stunned. It was already 2 o'clock in the morning.

But the neatly made bed showed no signs of having been moved.

That is to say-

Renna has been waiting for her to come back

It's instinct, or maybe it's impulse.

Or maybe she was really tired.

Maya subconsciously hugged the girl she had been deliberately keeping a certain distance from.

"I'm back, Niina!"

A true hero...

Maya has only one hero at this moment, and that is the girl in her arms who is waiting for her to come back.

Chapter 66: No one understands Xia Ya better than me

"Well, after these two days of conversation, have you reached a conclusion?"

On the afternoon of the third day in Aurora, Maya finally finished her tedious meetings with various parties.

"Has the current situation become so dangerous..."

Vice President Cage Michelle stopped beating around the bush, and Maya was too lazy to play Tai Chi.

"If this continues, the world will fall apart."

"yes,"

Cage sighed.

On the huge artificial lake, there was a small boat. He sat at the stern and Maya sat at the bow.

This is a ship with similar sides. If you look at the side where Cage is, it would not be out of place to regard it as the bow.

Either side can serve as the bow, and either side can move forward.

The important thing is——

Where is it heading?

Is it the other side of hope, or is it a step back to where we started?