The shining Shoko Toyokawa

"Damn Serbian pigs, we, the Arnia people, will kill you all one day!"

The man, half of his body on fire, raised his gun and fired at the one-eyed steel giant!

The few who survived were either burned or seriously injured, looking extremely bloody.

Some were calling out the names of their mothers and relatives, while others were cursing with the most vicious language.

Xiangzi...saw hell...

A hell of her own making.

…………

By the time others arrived along the way, the huge one-eyed steel giant had gathered the last handful of soil from the small mound.

The four steel giants stared at each other in silence for a long time, "Xia Ya, we..."

Aiyin wanted to speak to lighten the atmosphere, but when the words came to her lips, she couldn't say anything.

The crisscrossing craters, the ground blackened by flames or stained red by blood, tell the story of what tragedy had taken place here.

"Thanks for your hard work,"

Su Shi drove the mobile suit carrying the sniper cannon and walked to Xia Ya's side. He said in a gentle voice, "Let's go back. Everyone must be very worried now."

"Yes, that's right, we should go back." Xia Ya's voice was devoid of any obvious emotion. "By the way, before that, we have to go to that small town first. Maybe there are any survivors among the local residents...

Let me check it out. After Lenai and Riki dismantle the two damaged Zaku backpacks, put them in the explosion crater and detonate them when we retreat.

The equipment that spreads Minovsky particles also needs to be destroyed.

We destroyed nine enemy planes... Oh, and there's also the Zaku that was knocked down by the mine. You should hurry back and check if the pilot is alive. Remember not to get off the MS.

They were a group of desperate criminals who first completely destroyed Zaku's limbs before taking action.

Su Shi's words..."

"No!" Aine interrupted Xia Ya, unable to bear it any longer. "Soyoo-san, take care of the high ground. Xiao Deng and Xia Ya-san, rest. Leave the rest to us."

"Ain is right, Xia Ya-san, let us do it," Su Shi said cautiously, "Of course, we don't have any other intentions, it's just that Xia Ya-san is really too tired today.

Without Xia Ya-san, we don’t know what we would do.”

“…I see, maybe I’m really too tired…Aine, come here, I’ll go to Riki’s place.”

After the two Zakus brought their cockpits closer, Aine returned to her own vehicle without saying a word.

Just as Xiangzi was about to leave, the pink-haired girl grabbed her hand and closed the cockpit.

“Aine?”

Li Xi's somewhat doubtful voice came from the communication.

"I have a few things I want to discuss with Xia Ya-san. The division of tasks is just as we just discussed."

Without waiting for Riki's answer, Aine turned off the communication and started driving the Zaku back.

She walked for several minutes without saying a word.

“Aine…”

"Why?!"

Aine interrupted what Xia was about to say.

"...They refuse to surrender. If we let them go, they might hurt others and expose our presence."

“Xia Ya-san clearly knows that this isn’t what I want to ask!” Aine’s voice rose two octaves, “Why did you send me away?! Why did you do this alone?!

Hey! Tell me, Xia Ya-san!

Didn’t we agree to be together?

Why do you have to face this alone?!

So cunning!

This is really cunning!

Is it just a lie to be with everyone?!

Now!

Now!

Tell me!

"Of course it's not a lie!"

All kinds of emotions surged in her heart, and Xia Ya was unable to control her emotions for a moment. "I am also very happy to be with you all.

But it is because of me that everyone came here.

Now...Xiao Deng's hands are also stained with blood!

Will I be happy if I let you accompany me to kill people and make everyone an executioner?

I would think, is it really too good to be true that I am not the only one who is so dirty and hopeless?!"

"Xia Ya-san did nothing wrong! If anyone says you did something wrong, I'll beat him up with my fists!"

Aiyin waved her fists exaggeratedly, and almost drove the Zaku into the ditch.

Xia Ya was both angry and amused, and quickly reached out to grab the joystick.

This inevitably, holding the pink-haired girl's hand,

Aiyin, who was originally full of vigor and fierceness, suddenly softened and even felt a little helpless.

"I'm always doing things I regret, maybe I'm just taking advantage of everyone...

That’s right, that’s definitely it!

This is probably why I was able to kiss Su Shi after kissing Chu Hua... I am just a woman of this level."

"Huh?"

Aiyin had always felt that Xia Ya and that woman who got wet that day were suspicious.

But she was still shocked when she heard Xia Ya say it herself.

"You only sympathize with that woman. The one who's going too far is the guy who's looking for someone else's shadow in Xia Ya-san!"

At this moment, Aiyin is just like a "wife" who blames her husband's infidelity on the "vixen".

She wanted to tell the blonde girl so many things—

For example: Everyone relies on her deeply,

And I like her simply because I like her as a person, not as someone else's meal substitute!

But when the words of confession were on the tip of her tongue, the flaxen-haired girl appeared in Aine's mind again.

Does she...really love Xia Ya?

Chapter 98: A World Where God Does Not Exist

That day, when her friends and herself were about to be killed, the "brave man" appeared in Aine's sight.

"How could anyone not be afraid of death? But before I could even get scared, my body started moving."

The blonde girl walked alone towards the front that was still filled with the smell of gunpowder, as if she was going to open up the future. Just the sight of her back made Aine feel at ease.

"Aine-chan, my name is Suyo, Nagasaki Suyo, I attend Tsuki no Mori Girls' School, and I'm a mobile suit pilot."

The flaxen-haired girl's voice was gentle.

She said that her gentleness was all fake, but even so, Aine still wanted to get close to her and hold her hand.

There was no reason, it was simply because Chihaya Aine's heart was attracted by the flaxen-haired girl—

Nagasaki Suyo,

Taken away.

'If you think about it carefully, you'll understand...

The heat surging in Aine's chest was immediately poured with a bucket of cold water.

"I...what am I doing...

Why…

Is it possible to fall in love with two people at the same time?

Human love has its limits.

In other words, one can only love one person with all his strength.

Even if he is the emperor by destiny and can give all the concubines official positions, there will only be one person he loves the most in his heart.

This may be the reason why the protagonist of a light novel, after establishing deep bonds and emotions with many 'heroines', still only has one lover.

It's not because of worldly views, but because people only have so much love.

The human heart is not a scale, and bonds and love cannot be materialized as weights, accurately weighed on the scale and divided between two lovers.

There is no doubt that no matter whose lover it is, Chihaya Aine is disqualified.

"Besides, Soyo-san cares so much about Xia-san, and Xia-san is also attracted to Soyo-san. Compared to someone like me...

After all, they are more suitable...'

While the pink-haired girl was worried, Zaku had already returned to the town where the terrorists had been stationed.

Aine was unable to tell Xia her true feelings.

Unlike the hurried chase after Xia Ya just now, Aine suddenly had a bad feeling when she saw the town was completely silent. Not even a dog barked or a rooster crowed, and every house had its doors tightly closed.

"Excuse me, is anyone here? We've driven the militants away. We don't have to hide anymore."

Aiyin spoke with an English accent which she had not learned fluently in Dundun but which has become less pronounced after recent intensive study, and she used a loudspeaker to speak.

"Excuse me, is there anyone..."

"Let's go to church, Aine."

Distracted by Aine's mistake, Xia gradually calmed down.

"Those terrorists must have taken control of all the residents of the town. They must have managed so many people in a unified way, and the only place that could accommodate them is the church."

"oh,"

Aine nodded with a complicated expression, and controlled the Zaku, walking towards the church built on a high place.

"Shaya-san... you're really reliable..."

“Aine…”

When Zaku reached the slope below the church, Xia placed her hand on Aine's, stopping Zaku from moving forward.

"Xia Ya-san?"

"Is there something wrong... No! It's because..."

The pink-haired girl had a bad feeling in her heart, and her breathing couldn't help but stop.

But she didn't back down. Instead, she forced a smile and held Xia Ya's hand with her other hand. "It's okay, as long as Xia Ya is by my side..."

Aine paused midway through her cunning words, and changed her tone to something more formal and unambiguous. "It's really too cunning to let Xia Ya-san face all this alone."

If it was Su Shi or Xiao Deng sitting here, Xia Ya would definitely be able to stop them.

But the one sitting here right now is Aine,

This somewhat willful, yet brave and extremely beautiful girl,

Xia Ya actually had no idea what to do with her.

"You might have nightmares. When you're at Erili's house, Aine, you'll have nightmares every day."

Xia Ya's voice was gentle, like an older sister coaxing her younger sister, "I'm sorry for bringing everyone to such a dangerous place.

So, it’s okay, leave it to me from now on.”

Xia Ya reached out to the communication button.

If you press the communication button, Lenna and the others will come and take the timid and cowardly Aine away.