The shining Shoko Toyokawa

Yes, yes, yes, you all said yes, so it is.

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"The world of adults is really complicated."

A few days later, in Sushi's hospital room, Aiyin sighed while eating an apple, "In the end, we are just mascots."

"Well, there's nothing wrong with this," Li Xi handed the peeled apple to Su Shi, "If we want to make enemies with countries like Husman, then forget it."

"Where's Xia Ya-san?"

Su Shi felt somewhat disappointed when he didn't see the blonde girl.

"She's talking to Miss Misora," Deng replied softly, "It seems to be about the future."

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"You did well, Xia."

On a rooftop of the base, the wind rustled Naomi Misora's long hair.

"Most people in Armenia no longer have confidence in victory. The Caucabaijanis are temporarily unable to launch an offensive. A balance has finally been achieved."

"Balance, is this what the seniors are aiming for?"

"Yes," Naomi Misora ​​nodded, "The world needs order and balance, otherwise many people will die in vain."

"Senior, are you thinking too much? Haven't you had a rest in a long time?"

There were obvious bloodshot eyes in Naomi Misora's eyes, her face was pale, and even makeup couldn't hide the dark circles under her eyes.

"I should take some time off,"

She turned her head and looked at Xia Ya beside her. "What do you think of Organization Y?"

"..."

The Y organization is backed by a superpower and various troublesome capitals. Most of the operators do not have any ambitious goals and work for it only because the salary is high enough.

"It's OK for now, because there are adults like Senior supporting it."

"As expected, Xia Ya, you think it's not good enough. How about you try to make it better?"

"Me?" Xia Ya smiled bitterly. "I've already tried my best just to be a temporary spokesperson."

"No," Naomi Misora ​​said sincerely, "I see new possibilities in you.

Char... is like Ikaros."

"Ignoring the advice of my father, Daedalus, and being seduced by the feeling of freedom, I flew too high, and the sun burned my wings, and I will eventually crash into the vast ocean?"

"No,"

Misora ​​Naomi shook her head.

“Everyone thinks Icarus died because of his arrogance.

But what if he foresaw his fall and still chose to fly into the sky?

Falling in order to fly to where no one has ever been before."

"Do I...have that kind of courage?"

Naomi Misora ​​smiled without saying a word.

She couldn't give Xia Ya an answer, because this brave girl already had her own answer.

For a moment, the only sound on the rooftop was the sound of the wind, and it was once again Naomi Misora ​​who broke the silence.

"They are waiting for you, don't keep them waiting too long,"

Xia Ya's footsteps gradually faded away, and Misora ​​Naomi lit a cigarette.

The cigarette burned in the wind, and the white dust was blown away by the wind. Soon, only an extinguished cigarette butt was left in her hand.

"The wind can be a bit annoying sometimes."

Naomi Misora's voice vanished in the wind.

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"Organization Y, Organization Y, that sounds a bit strange."

Aine's voice came from behind the 'ward'.

“And Y is the letter after X. When Ave Mujica first appeared, it was referred to by many governments as the letter X, which means unknown organization.

But it feels weird that we keep calling ourselves by one letter, right?

"Ha, the name doesn't matter, it will be disbanded soon anyway."

"Riki-chan, I see you don't understand at all! If your classmates or friends recognize you as someone who's flown a Gundam, what do you think they'll say?"

Cough,

Are you the driver of the group behind Ave Mujica?

They’ll say that!”

"No! Absolutely not! What was that?! Such a nasty feeling!"

"Right, so I've already thought of a name, like 'Unknown'?

How about "Ah."

and also…

How about "Anna Yu"?

"These are all your names..."

"So what?"

"This isn't an organization you can organize alone, and we have to wait until Xia Ya-san arrives before making any decisions."

"Hey... why are you always so willful? Let's wait until Xia Ya-san comes and make a decision. She will definitely support me anyway."

"I don't support it, Aine,"

Xia Ya took a deep breath, forced a smile and opened the door.

"Ugh?!"

The pink-haired girl looked as if she had been betrayed. "Xia? Why Xia? Did you betray me?!"

"We need to discuss this with everyone, whether it's about the name or anything else."

Xia Ya ignored her antics and said, "Sushi-chan, how are you feeling? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"

"Huh?" The warm sunlight shone through the window onto everyone. Nagasaki Sushi couldn't help but feel as if she were in another world.

She struggled to break free from this déjà vu feeling of 'yesterday all over again' and forced a smile.

"I'm fine, thank you for your hard work, Xia Ya-san."

“What am I doing… Shoko is gone, and Aine isn’t that person…”

"Hey, Xia Ya-san, when can I return to Unit-00 for training? Miss Misora ​​asked me to ask you.

I feel like I'm almost well now, and since it's just a mock battle, it shouldn't be a big deal, right?"

"No!"*4,

Su Shi's words were unanimously opposed by everyone...well, except for a certain cat chasing butterflies in the yard,

"Soyo, stop working so hard, okay?"

Deng stared desperately at the flaxen-haired girl, "Everyone is worried about you!"

"……Understood,"

Faced with everyone's concern, Su Shi finally nodded.

"Excuse me, is this Miss Nagasaki Suyo's ward?"

There was a knock on the door, along with a man's voice.

Su Shi suddenly stood up, and under everyone's astonished gaze, he took out the gun hidden under his pillow.

"Soyo?"

"Sushi-san, are you okay?"

Xia Ya rushed forward before Aiyin, grabbed the slide of the gun, and whispered in Su Shi's ear, "I will protect you. Give me the gun, okay?"

Su Shi's eyes kept wandering between the door and Xia Ya's face, and finally he let go of her hand.

The flaxen-haired girl took several deep breaths, which seemed to be a necessary ritual to bring back her smile.

"Please come in,"

After hearing her permission, a towering man walked into the room accompanied by two operators.

The towering man was wearing a straight military uniform and holding a bouquet of flowers in his arms.

Chapter 76: Am I the only one who doesn’t know?

"Colonel Yelevan, thank you for coming all the way here."

Seeing that everyone was silent, Xia Ya had no choice but to step forward and greet him.

"Ms. Isabella,"

He smiled kindly.

"And Miss Chihaya, I've seen your combat records. You are undoubtedly an excellent MS pilot."

"Huh?" Aine looked a little embarrassed, as if she hadn't expected to be called by name. She forced a smile and said, "It's just that the Gundam's performance is stronger than theirs. If it was a machine of the same level, I would have been killed long ago."

“You don’t have to be so modest.

And hello, Ms. Shiina."

"Well, Colonel Yelevan, thank you for coming to visit Sushi."

Li Xi frowned slightly, but Misora ​​Naomi had greeted them yesterday, so she still politely greeted this "flag".

"As one of the only two mobile suit pilots with wings (Minovsky Flyer), most young people envy you, Miss Takamatsu."

"..."

Deng didn't say anything, and Yelevan didn't seem to care.

He placed the flowers in the vase, turned around and bowed to the flaxen-haired girl. "I'm very sorry, Miss Nagasaki, that you were injured due to our negligence."

"I was too reckless at the time and caused Mr. Al to get hurt," Su Shi smiled harmlessly, like a gentle high school girl. "Mr. Yelevan, the Armenian MS unit is the most experienced MS unit currently."

"I don't dare to claim to be the most experienced. Many people have a misunderstanding that the more combat experience a unit has, the stronger it is.

However, actual combat experience does not equal real combat capability. Often, the most powerful troops in the world have not fought in actual combat for decades.

Troops that frequently engage in actual combat may also perform worse than troops that have never fought in actual combat in large-scale combat.

To use an old Eastern saying: "A good warrior has no great achievements."

"But combat experience is also an important component of 'combat effectiveness,'" Su Shi was not fooled by Ye Lievan. "Except for Ai Yin, none of us have much combat experience, so could you please arrange for us to fight against the Menya pilots?

Don't worry, I'm not using the Odysseus Gundam."

"Ms. Isabella,"

Realizing that it was difficult to refuse, Yelevan looked towards the smiling Xia Ya for help.

"Be at ease, Mr. Yelevan,"

Xia Ya and Su Shi looked at each other and understood what she meant.

"We've assembled a simulated enemy force equipped with three Zakus for combat exercises. We can also lend them to Mena, but please don't publish the results of the simulations. As you know, our pilots are all rookies."

Instead of trying to comfort Nagasaki Sushi, Xia Ya showed strong support for her.

"In that case, I have no reason to refuse," Yelevan said with a wry smile, "I will apply to my superiors. In fact, I came here today to discuss the exercise with you, Ms. Isabella.

Next week, we in Armenia will hold an exercise against the Great Demon and Ankhsha. Could you please send your organization's mobile suits to participate?"