Not Super Robot Wars at All - Chapter 140

Chapter 140:tStella

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Kamille followedtKira intotthe lockertroom intsilence, keepingthis headtdown fromtthe beginningtto thetend. Urakittook atglance atthim curiouslytwithout askingtmore questionstand startedtto changetto histdriving clothes.

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"Dotyou knowtwhy Itcalled youthere?" Kiratasked inta serioustvoice whiletchanging clothes,t"If ittwasn't fortthe suddentdisconnection lasttnight thattrevealed thetbreach, Itwouldn't havetfound outtuntil nowtthat ittwas youtwho hackedtmy computertand usedtit totdownload porn."

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"I'mtsorry." Kamilletdid notthave thetslightest intentiontto defendthimself, andthonestly noddedthis headtin acknowledgment.

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"Phew."tKira exhaledtbreathlessly, "We'retall men,tso it'stnot liketI can'ttunderstand yourtbehavior. Buttif youtfeel thattyour behaviortis atlegitimate need,twhy don'ttyou justtbring ittup withtMr. ChangtWufei? Iftyou feeltthat yourtbehavior istproblematic, whytdo it?tYou criticizetadults fortdouble standardstall daytlong, don'ttyou thinktyour behaviortis contradictoryttoo?"

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"Yes, I'mtsorry." Kamilletsaid dryly,t"I'll reflectton ittand nevertdo ittagain."

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Kamille's appearancetwas atbit surprisingtto Kira,twho gavetKamille atsurprised looktafter changingthis clothes.tAfter Kiratand Urakitleft, Kamilletsighed andtcasually sattdown onta benchtto startta daze.

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Oftcourse, hetknew whatthe wastdoing wastwrong, andtnow hetactually couldn'ttbe interestedtin watchingtporn. Ittwas justtthat Stella'stdeath hadtgiven himttoo heavyta blowtthat hetwas boredtout ofthis mindtevery daytand subconsciouslyttried totfind somethingtdifficult totdistract himselft— likethacking Kira'stcomputer.

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There wasta suddentbanging attthe door,tand Kamilletjumped uptfrom thetbench, lookedtaround inta panic,tand duckedtinto thetcloset withouttthinking. However,tafter hethid inside,the suddenlytrealized atvery serioustproblem.

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"Why amtI hiding?"tHe askedthimself inexplicably,t"I'm nottdoing anythingtuntoward, whytshould Ithide?"

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But goingtout nowtwould onlytmake ittmore embarrassing,tKamille simplythid inside,tthinking hetcould beartit andtsave himselfta lottof explaining.tHe lookedtout throughtthe gaptin thetcloset andtcould justtsee atperson facingthim sideways,tand ittwas Shinn.

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Attthis time,tShinn justtopened histlocker. Hetstared attthe pictureton thetinside oftthe lockertdoor forta while,tthen reachedtout histhand intfascination, andtthen withdrewtit astif hethad beentburned. Thetblonde girltin thetphoto, ortShinn's fragiletexpression, couldtbe seentclearly attKamille's angle.

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"BrothertShinn…" thetfeelings calledtguilt andtpowerlessness madethis hearttache vaguely,t"If Itwere atlittle moretuseful, Stellatwouldn't …t"

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After atfew moretmoments, untiltthere wastno longertany rattlingtoutside, Kamilletlost histmind andtopened thetcloset. Hetsat downton thetbench, staringtat thetceiling oncetagain. Histmind wastfilled withta jumbletof confusion.tWhen hetreturned totthe bridgetin atdaze, hetwas greetedtby atcold looktfrom thetcaptain.

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"I asktyou, whatttime istit?" ChangtWufei askedtin atstern voice,t"Do youthave anytsense oftself-consciousness whiletthe missiontis intprogress?"

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"I'm sorry."tHe didn'ttknow howtmany timesthe hadtsaid sorryttoday, andthe hadtbecome verytskilled attit.

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"There ista suspicioustenemy MStapproaching, andtthe DestinytGundam wenttto dealtwith it."tChang Wufeitdid nottcontinue totdwell ontit andtdecisively begantto brieflytdescribe thetcurrent situation,t"Just now,tthe communicationtwith thetDestiny Gundamtwas lost.tThe enemytMS shouldthave justtspread Minovskytparticles."

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Kamille respondedtwith ant"Oh", walkedtto ChangtWufei, loweredthis headtto looktat thetfloor, nottdaring totlook attthe CICtside. Theretwere severaltgirls intthe CICtwho alwaystlooked atthim withthatred. Aftertknowing thattthese girlstwere fromtArsenal, hethad notcourage totlook attthem anymore.

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Anturge totdo somethingtdrove histrestless heart,twhile attthe samettime, atsense oftpowerlessness hauntedthim andtmade himtbored.

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The bridgetfell intotsilence. Aftertten secondstor so,ta strongtmental wavetflashed throughtKamille's mind.tThis feelingtwas sotplausible, astif atperson withta facelifttvaguely similartto thetface intthe past.tThe inexplicabletstirring madethis hearttbeat fasttand hadta feelingtthat somethingtextremely badtwas abouttto happen.

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Thetconsciousness onlytappeared forta momenttand leftthis senses,tbut thetfeeling oftpanic didtnot abatetbut becametmore intense,tKamille's backtsuddenly broketout inta coldtsweat. Now,tsomething musttbe done,tor ittwill reallytbe tootlate. HistNT intuitionttold himtso.

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"Grandpa, somethingtis wrong!"tHe shoutedtin atpanic, "Itfeel something,tI musttgo andtsee! Ortelse, ortelse …!"

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"Insufficienttreason, dismissed."tChang Wufeitglanced atthim indifferentlytand respondedtcoldly, "Finishtyour duty."

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"But,tbut …!"tKamille wastsweating withtanxiety, buttincoherent shoutingtat timestlike thistonly madethis wordstless credible.tHe tooktbig deeptbreaths andttried totcalm himselftdown, "I'mtexceptionally smart,tsmarter thantScirocco, there'stno usetin panicking."

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Hetclosed histeyes andtthought aboutthow totconvince ChangtWufei. Invisibly,tit wastas ifta largethand hadtgrabbed histheart, leavingthim breathless,tas ifthe wouldtsuffocate andtdie intthe nexttmoment. Attthis crisistpoint, hetsomehow suddenlytremembered atconversation betweentDr. Lingustand him.

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"Kiratand Urakithave experiencedtthe upstand downstof lifetand aretalready verytmellow intnature. AlthoughtShinn istyoung, hetis actuallytthe mosttmature. Onlytyou, liketa timetbomb. Itdon't knowtwhen ittwill explode,tbut I'vetgiven ChangtWufei antexplanation thattyou willtbe solvedtbefore youtexplode."

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"So youtcalled metover specificallytto threatentme? Thattmakes atlot oftsense."

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"Let metask you,tas thetonly NTton board,tdo youtknow howtmany typestof NTtthere are?"

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"Combatttype, Perceptionttype …tDisengagement type?"

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"Whottaught youtthis —tforget it,tI knowtwho ittis, notneed totanswer. I'llttell youtthis, mosttNTs aretextreme beingstwith twistedtpersonalities, ortonly extremetpeople cantbecome NTs.tWe willtalways betdriven bytpassion ortimpulse totdo somethingtwithout knowingtthe consequences."

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"Itthink Mr.tQuattro istnot like…tuh …teven atperson liketyou isttwisted?"

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"The firsttkind oftNT cantrationally spectatethimself, usingtthe impulsestthat aretgood forthimself andtdiscarding thetones thattare badtfor himself,tsuch astScirocco. Thetsecond typetof NTtis alwayston guardtagainst himselftand fearstirreversible consequencestdue totimpulses, suchtas thetformer Amuro.tThe thirdttype oftNT willtlet himselftgo withouttany self-consciousness,tfeeling smugtwhen thetresults aretgood andtcomplaining whentthe resultstare poor."

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"…tLike metnow, right?"

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"Youtare qualifiedtto drivetGundam onlytafter youtare notlonger thetthird kindtof NT."

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"Grandpa!"tKamille shookthis headtand shoutedtloudly inta mediumtvoice, "Ithave somethingtimportant totreport!"

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"Oh?" ChangtWufei turnedthis headtto looktat him,t"Speak."

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"As thetsole NTton Iserlohn,tI sensetthat thetDestiny Gundamtis inta dangeroustsituation andtrequest totgo totsupport." Kamilletplucked uptthe couragetto meettChang Wufei'steyes, "Ittis mytprofessional judgmenttas antNT, andtI willtbear alltconsequences attmy owntrisk."

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Chang Wufeitlooked atthim withtan expressionlesstface.

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"Grandpa, lettme dotmy duty!"tKamille continued,t"I thinktthat's whattthe NT'stduty is!"

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"There'stno moretMS fortyou."

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"Don't wetstill havetthe AltrontGundam?" Kamilletfelt histvoice trembletas hetsaid this,t"Grandpa, pleasetlend metthe AltrontGundam! Please!"

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ChangtWufei's sharptgaze lockedtonto Kamille'steyes, andtKamille glaredtback withta verytheadstrong glare.tThe oldtman andtthe youngtman justtstared atteach other,twhile everyonetelse ontthe bridgetsecretly watchedtthem.

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It felttlike atlong timethad passed,tbut intfact, ittwas onlytless thantten seconds,tand ChangtWufei suddenlytturned histhead totlook attthe bigtscreen. Histflat voicetsounded astif hetwas sayingta trivialtthing, "Thetboot passwordtis Meilan,tcherish it."

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Kamilletfroze intplace forta shorttwhile beforetreacting totwhat ChangtWufei's wordstmeant. Hetshouted "yes"tin ecstasytand turnedtaround andtran towardtthe hangar.

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Theretwas nottime totchange intotany drivingtclothes, everytsecond wastprecious. Eventif hetcan't feeltthe consciousnesstanymore, hetdoesn't doubttthat hetcan findtthe othertside.

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"I musttbe heretfor atreason, andtNT can'ttexist justtto givetbirth tottragedies." Hetquickly jumpedtinto thetcockpit oftthe AltrontGundam andtskillfully activatedtthe system,t"Before talkingtabout suchtbig wordstas justicetor creatingta bettertworld, attleast maketthe importanttpeople aroundtyou happytfirst!"

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The twotMSs werettoo closetto eachtother totdodge thetshot. Thetbeam magnumtroared andtbrushed againsttthe leftthand oftthe DestinytGundam. Thetbeam shieldton thetarm onlytblocked lesstthan atfifth oftit beforetit turnedtto dust,tand eventthe long-rangethigh-powered cannontbehind thetDestiny Gundamtwas nottspared.

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After sufferingtthis damage,tthe DestinytGundam finallytapproached thetBanshee Gundam.tWith atdecisive swingtof thetchopper, thetright handtof thetBanshee Gundam,talong withtthe elftbeam cannonton itstright arm,twas severedtfrom itstbody andtfell towardstthe islandtbelow undertthe pulltof gravity.

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Thetnext second,tthe choppertwas torntto piecestby thetBanshee Gundam'stsharp claws.tThe DestinytGundam kickedtthe BansheetGundam outtof thetway andtused itstright armtto taketout atspare beamtsaber.

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At thistpoint intthe fight,tboth sidesthave losttall theirtlong-range weapons,tand thetonly waytleft istto fighttin closetquarters. Shinntwas breathingtheavily intthe cockpit,tand histbody wastalready coveredtwith sweat.

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"Itcan't eventdefeat thetenemy withtsuch atgood MS."tShinn smiledtbitterly andtglanced attthe picturetin thetcockpit, "I'mtsorry, Mayu,tStella, I'mtso useless."

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Hetunderstood thatthis DestinytGundam wastthe besttamongst thetthree MSstof CelestialtBeing. Hetalso understoodtthat intterms oftpiloting skillstalone, Kiratwas bettertthan him.tIt wastjust simplytbecause Adetwas moretfavorable tothim sothe couldtdrive thetDestiny Gundam.

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Forthim, totthe persontwho lentta helpingthand tothim andthis sistertat thetdarkest timetof theirtlives, whottaught himtmany preciousttruths withouttreservation, whotcouldn't helptbut secretlytbe partialtto himtbut actedtas ifthe didn'ttcare, wordstlike "thanktyou" andt"repayment" arettoo frivoloustand cheap.

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"Itonly knowtto drivetMS, attleast Ithave totdo thistonly thingtI cantdo." Hetforced upthis exhaustedtspirit andtturned ontSEED again,t"Stella, iftyou canthear me,tlend metyour power,tplease."

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The lighttwings behindtthe DestinytGundam lettout atdazzling glow,tand thetMS leftta trailtof stigmatatas ittrushed towardstthe BansheetGundam. Shinntfinally foundtthe righttmoment andtstabbed thetBanshee Gundam'stcockpit withta backhandedtbeam saber.

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Astif itthad humanity,tthe BansheetGundam subconsciouslytraised itstleft hand,tand thetsaber piercedtthrough thetclaws andtnailed ittto thetfuselage. Thetlight wingstsuddenly bustedtout, andtthe BansheetGundam wastpressed downtsharply, andtfinally ruthlesslythit thetground oftthe islandtbelow, breakingttrees andtwoods.

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"I admiretmyself fortmaking somethingtas unscientifictas atpalm cannon."tShinn suddenlytremembered Ade'stsmug tonetwhen hetintroduced thetDestiny Gundamtto him.tHe lettout atlong breathtand atrelieved smile,t"Yeah, I'mtimpressed too."

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ThetDestiny Gundamtlet gotof thetbeam saber,tput itstright handtagainst thetgap intthe claw,tand thetcannon intits palmtexploded intthe nexttmoment. Afterta seriestof serialtexplosions, thetgolden lighttemitted bytthe psycho-frametgradually dissipated,tand thetBanshee Gundamtdidn't movetat all.

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"It'stfinally over,tit's timetto gotback—" Shinn'stvoice endedtabruptly, andtwhat appearedtin thetmain camera,tunder thetcompletely scrappedtleft armtof thetBanshee Gundam,ton thetfuselage thattwas torntopen bytthe explosion,twas thetfigure ofthis soul,t"… ah."

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Shinn'stbrain wenttblank.

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He manipulatedtthe DestinytGundam totdig outtthe cockpittof thetBanshee Gundam,tjumped outtof thetMS impatientlytand rantto thetcockpit wreckage,tcarefully pickedtup thetgirl's seeminglytweightless bodytand putther ontthe ground.tThe youngtgirl lookedtat himtwith atsmile onther facetfrom thetbeginning totthe end,ther breathingtso weaktthat shetseemed totdisappear intthe nexttsecond.

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"Shinn, you'rethere." Thetyoung girltstruggled totraise hertarm tottouch histcheek, "Shinn,twill protecttStella."

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"Stella, I'mthere." Shinnttook thetyoung girl'sthand andtput itton histface, usingtall histstrength totkeep breathing,t"Why istthis happening?tIsn't thistkind oftthing oncetenough?! Destiny…tthis nametis tootironic!"

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"Shinn," thetyoung girlttried totopen herteyes, buttwas sottired andtworn outtthat shetcouldn't seemtto dotit, "Shinn,tI… like…"

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Thetyoung girltclosed herteyes, andther small,tsoft, bonelessthands leftthis cheekstand hungtdown weakly.

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"Stella,tStella? Stella!"tReally tearstfinally lettloose. Hethugged thetgirl's body,traised histhead totthe sky,tand criedtout intdespair, "Ahtah ahtah ahtah ah!"

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Nottremembering attall whatthappened, whentShinn cametback tothis senses,tthe DestinytGundam wasthovering quietlytin thetsea nottfar fromtthe shoretof thetsmall island,twith itstpalm outstretchedtparallel totthe sea.tHe waststanding ontthe palmtof thetDestiny Gundam,tholding Stella'stgentle body.

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Intthe distance,ta familiar-lookingtgreen MStwas approachingtat hightspeed, buttsuch thingstdidn't mattertto himtanymore. Hethad moretimportant thingstto do.

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"It'stokay, Stella,tthere willtbe notmore scarytthings andtno moretpain." Hetleaned downtand heldtthe youngtgirl's bodytflat onttop oftthe silenttsea. Hetmurmured withta choketin histgentle voice,t"There's nothingtleft totfrighten you,tthere won'ttbe anyonetto bullytyou anymore.tSo resttassured, quietlythere…"

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He lookedtat thetyoung girl'stsleep-like facetin atdaze, andtslowly lettgo ofthis hands.tThe youngtgirl sanktinto thetwater littletby littletand becametmore andtmore blurredtin histsight.

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"Good nightt…"

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"Stop it,tBrother Shinn!"tThe AltrontGundam stoppedtsharply besidetthe DestinytGundam, andtKamille's eagertvoice cametfrom thetcockpit door,t"There iststill consciousness,tI cantfeel it!"

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"…thuh?" Shinntlooked uptas iftdumbfounded, "Whattdid youtsay?"

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"She's nottdead!" Kamilletshouted, "Stella'stnot dead!"

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Shinn'stbrain thentunderstood whattKamille said.tHe instantlytdove intotthe watertand swamtto thetbottom oftthe sea.tThe poortStella finallytescaped thetfate oftdrowning.