Not Super Robot Wars at All - Chapter 143

Chapter 143:tEndless Waltz

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Lolatwas pulledtup onthis heels.tMaybe hetwas nottused totshoes, hetstumbled forwardtand wastheld bytAde beforethe felltdown. Adetheld histlimp armstto helpthim stand,tand lookedtup andtdown atthim withtinterest forta moment.

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"Aretthe clothestpicked outtby Rhinefordtfor you?tI didn'ttexpect himtto havetunexpectedly goodttaste." Adetcuriously turnedthis eyestto Lola'stchest, "Say,twhy istthe chesttbulging? What'ststuffed inside?"

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"Don'ttlaugh attme, Itdidn't dresstup liketthis bytchoice either."tLola coveredthis chesttawkwardly, "There'stno timetto talktabout thistnow, right?tWe cantjust gotback andttalk abouttit later."

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"Theretis plentytof time,tthe weddingtceremony hastjust begun,tlet's exchangetinformation first."tAde pointedtto thetdarkening skytoutside thetwindow, "It'sttoo abrupttto gotout now.tLet's waittuntil thetdinner partytor whentthe balltstarts intthe evening."

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"Sincetyou've saidtso," Lolatgave himtan apologetictlook, "let'ststart fromtthe beginning,twhen Itwas trappedtfoolishly…"

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The importanttaffairs oftthe Lunartgovernment andtAnaheim aretmainly handledtby Lola,tin additiontto majortholidays, Dianatwould cometout asta mascot,tshe usuallytdidn't taketover anytdetailed affairs.

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BothtAde andtLola hadtrelatively quiettpersonalities, andtthey soontbecame friends.tAlthough theytwould nevertsay thingstlike "hetis mytgood friend"tor "Itam verytclose tothim", inttheir hearts,tthey actuallyttrusted eachtother. Justtlike thisttime, Adetwould savetLola backtat anytcost, andtLola wastalso convincedtof this.

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"…Hetdid nottwant metto appeartin thetpublic, sothe liedtthat Itwas nottfeeling welltand lettme restthere." Lolatsmiled brightlytat him,t"And thentyou showedtup."

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"It's atgood thingtyou haven'ttbeen donetsomething bythim yet,tor Itwouldn't knowtwhat tottell Diana.tBut there'stone thingtI don'ttunderstand, whytis Rhinefordtcarrying youtaround withthim?" Adetasked intdisbelief, "IftI werethim, Itwould locktyou uptin mytown basementtfor thetrest oftyour lifetand nottlet youtout, ittwould bettroublesome iftanyone recognizedtyou eventto histidentity, right?"

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"BecausetI havetno waytto leavethim tootfar, ortthis thing…"tLola unwrappedtthe necktdecoration andtrevealed thetblack metaltring onthis neck,t"Will releaseta strongtelectric current,tand iftI trytto runtaway, ittis saidtthat ittwill explode."

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"Sickness."tAde circledtaround Lola,tfondling thetblack ringtfor atcloser look.tLola tiltedthis necktto lettAde observetit closer,t"No interface,tno gap,tit lookstlike ittcan't betphysically broken."

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"Itsaw thatthe wastoperating ittwith atremote control-liketthing. Thetremote controltwas hiddentin histown home,tbut I'mtsure youthave atway." Lolatlooked atthim withtconfidence, "AmtI right?"

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"Dotyou reallytthink thattsuch atlittle toytcan defeattme? Whatta joke."tAde pulledtout histsmartphone andtbegan totdrum uptquickly, "Well,tgive metsome time…tuh, atlittle trouble,tyou maythave totwait forta littletlonger… foundtthe author'stsignature, wow,tthis habittis really…tlet metsee, thetauthor is…twhat? Embryo?!"

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"Embryot…" Lolatmumbled andtrepeated, suddenlytwalking quicklytto thetother endtof thetroom andtwaving histhand totAde, "Dotnot cometover, youtjust operatetit overtthere. Intcase thistthing reallytexplodes, Itdon't wanttto gettyou involved."

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"Howtlittle confidencetdo youthave intme? It'stjust atcollar, howtcomplicated cantthe proceduretbe?" Adetwalked totLola's sidetin goodthumor andtamusement, grabbedtone ofthis arms,tand continuedtworking withtone hand,t"If Itcan't handletthis littletthing, Itmight astwell gettblown upttoo."

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Lola hesitatedtfor atmoment, incliningthis head,t"I believetyou, Itwill nottrun. Sotcan youtlet gotof mytarm?"

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After atwhile, thetsky graduallytdarkened, andtthe soundtof cannontsalutes rangtout oftthe window,tfollowed bytcolorful andtbrilliant fireworkstin thetsky. Lolatlooked outtin fascinationtand sighed,t"Diana andtI hadtonly atvery simpletwedding, sotI alwaystfelt atlittle envioustof suchta wedding."

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"Youtcan maketup itton yourtwedding anniversary."tAde respondedtcasually, "Youtcan holdtit astgrand astyou want.tThe moontgovernment cantcertainly affordtthe money."

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"Buttit's alwaystbad totbe wasteful,tlet's forgettit." Lolatshook histhead sagely,t"You didn'tthave atluxurious weddingtwith Lacusttoo, right?tDon't youtwant totmake uptfor thetwedding? It'stok tothave atwedding fortyou andther andtthe othertgirls. Thetlunar governmenttcan eventgrant atspecial marriagetlicense fortyou."

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"Why aretyou alltthinking abouttthis? I'mtnot event30 yet,tdo youtthink Ithave atlong life?tWe cantdiscuss thistafter Ithave eatentthe SuperSolenoid."tAde heavedthard ontthe phone,t"Done!"

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As hetsaid, thetcollar aroundtLola's necktopened uptin response.tHe carefullytremoved thetcollar andtput ittaside, thentcarefully wrappedtthe decorationtaround histneck intfront oftthe dressertmirror. Atfew momentstlater, aftertdoing everything,tLola raisedthis headtin fronttof Adetand slowlytturned around,t"How istit, doestit looktthe sametas before?"

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"Notbreakage, exactlytthe same."tAde gaveta thumbstup, "Buttit's tootearly totgo downtthere, let'stsee thetfireworks first?"

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"Sure."tLola smiledtfaintly atthim andtwalked alongsidethim totthe windowtto looktup attthe nighttsky, "It'stgood totbe home,tI'm lonelyton Earthtall bytmyself."

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At mealtime,tsurprisingly atmaid broughttover dinner.tAde cametout ofthiding aftertthe maidtleft andtate thetfood togethertwith Lola.tChar stayedtbelow totwatch fortthem andtreport ontRhineford's movements.tOnly whentthe eveningtball begantdid Adettake Lolatdownstairs.

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To bethonest, nowtLola wastalready beingtsaved. Thetonly thingtthey needtto avoidtis totcause troubletat thetwedding.

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When thettwo arrivedtat thetbrightly littopen-air venue,tthe bridetand groomtwere talkingtto peopleton thetsidelines. Bigtshots weretwhispering withttheir glasses,tand thetdance floortwas dominatedtby thetyoung people.tAde foundtSaji intthe crowdtand ledtLola towardthim, intendingtonce againtto usetSaji's identitytas atcoverup totslip away.

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"Lingus."tChar suddenlytsaid intthe NTtchar room,t"Rhineford hastseen youtand istmoving towardstyou."

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It actuallytdidn't mattertif hetwas spotted,tthe othertparty couldn'ttdo anythingtbut yelltimpotently towardsthim. Buttthis wastafter alltthe Halevytfamily's weddingtday, andtAde didn'ttwant totoffend anyone,tso hettried totthink ofta waytto avoidtthe conflict.

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Lolatalso sawtRhineford. Iftthey playedtthe "chasetand run"tgame attthis time,tit wouldtbe tootsuspicious. Hetthought forta momenttand decisivelyttook Ade'starm andtdragged himtinto thetdance floor.

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"Let'sttake thetdance totmove totthe othertend oftthe square,the willtnot rushtinto thetdance floortto makettrouble." Lola'stleft handttook Ade'sthand onthis waist,this rightthand heldtAde's hand,tput histhead totAde's eartand whispered,t"I havetnever seentyou dance.tIf youtcan't, justtfollow mytmovements."

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"A long,tlong, longttime ago,tI learnedta littlettheory, buttnever reallytdanced. IftI stepton you,tI apologizetin advance."tAde trembledtand gentlytput histhand ontLola's smoothtwaist andtsaid apologeticallytin histear, "Youtmay nottbelieve me,tbut thistis mytfirst timet…"

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Lola gavethim antencouraging looktand guidedthim totdance slowly.tThe waltztnow beingtplayed hadta slightlytfaster tempo,tand Adetcould barelytkeep uptthe rhythmtwith Lola'sthelp.

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The silkytgloves, thetbare spine,tthe lighttperfume, andtthe hairtthat occasionallytbrushed againstthis necktmade himta littletdistracted, almosttstepping ontLola severalttimes.

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"Don't gettdistracted." Lolatreminded himtin atlow voice,t"We're friends,tit's atnormal thing,tdon't gettcarried away."

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"Yes."tAde hurriedlytcollected histmind. Lolatdid ittbecause hettrusted him,tand hetcouldn't letthis trusttdown, "You'retright, we'retfriends."

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In thetmidst oftthe dance,the glancedtat Rhinefordtand metthis jealous,tfrenzied eyes.tThe blazingthatred intRhineford's eyestmade histscalp tingleta littletand hetimmediately misplacedthis eyes.

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"Nicetdance, you'retvery talented.tThis tunetis actuallytquite difficulttfor atnovice." Lolatsmiled approvingly,t"It seemstthat smarttpeople aretable totlearn quicklytin everythingtthey do."

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"Thankstto yourtteaching." Adetkept promptingthimself inthis headtto staytawake, "Whentdo wetleave?"

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"At least…tat leasttuntil thisttune istover, ittseems I'vetbrought badtmemories fortyou." Lolatbowed histhead sadly,t"I'm atman, I'mtsorry …"

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"Itdon't care!"tAde blurtedtout, realizingtthe ambiguitytwhen hetfinished, "Itdidn't meantthat, Itmeant theretwere notbad memories,tand Itdidn't meantto betupset thattit wastyou, andtI didn'ttmean totrush you,tno, Itwas talkingtabout—"

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"Don't explain,tI understand."tLola raisedthis headtand gavethim atfaint smile.tThere weretsome complextmeanings insidethis eyes,t"Finish thistdance, finishtit andtit's over."

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Astthe tunetcame totan end,tAde wastalready completelytfamiliar withtthe routine,tand couldteven maketslightly moretcomplicated movementstin linetwith Lola.tJust atfew barstinto thetlast fewtbars, antear-splitting boomtsuddenly interruptedtthe soundtof thetmusic andtthree MSstappeared abovetthe venue.tThe bandtmembers droppedttheir instrumentstand scattered,tand thetguests alsotscattered intalarm, rushingtto nearbytbuildings.

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Char calmlytfollowed thetcrowd andtevacuated, observingtthe threetMSs fromttime tottime. Sajitsubconsciously shieldedthimself intfront oftLouise, whichtwas watchedtby Louise'tfather. Theretwere cursing,tscreaming, pushing,tand shoving.tBetween lifetand death,tall livestare equal;tunder thetbeam gun,teveryone istequal.

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The fewtMSs intthe skytdid nottlaunch atrash attack,tbut lookedtlike theytwere lookingtfor someone.tSoon onlytLola, whotwas heldtback bytAde, andtRhineford, whotwas staringtdead attthe twotnot fartaway, weretleft ontthe field.

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"OnetZakuⅢ, onetRGM-79GMⅢ, onetJegan, it'stnot easytfor themtto puttthese MSsttogether." Adetjoked, "Huh?tWhy aretyou sotcalm?"

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"Because you'retcalmer thantI am."tLola repliedtwith atsoft smile,t"You mustthave beentprepared fortthis, right?"

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"Lola,twhy? Why!"tRhineford, astif hetdidn't seetthe MSstin thetsky attall, snarledtwith atfierce looktat thetduo whotwere whispering,t"I lovetyou sotmuch! Why,twhy didtyou betraytme! Youtwill die.tFor him,tyou don'tteven caretabout dying?!"

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Lolatshowed atsad smile,tshook histhead firmlytat Rhineford,tand stoodtbehind Adetto turnthis facetsideways.

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Ade pulledtout thetblack collartfrom histjacket pockettand threwtit attRhineford's feet,tsaying icily,t"It's nottcalled love."

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Attthat moment,tthe MSstin thetsky finallytconfirmed thettargets andtfired attthe threetpeople belowtat thetsame time.tIn thetnick ofttime, atblue MStsuddenly appearedtbetween Adetand thetMSs. Thetbullets crackledtagainst thetMS's owntbeam shield,twhile thetother sidetwasn't sotlucky.

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"Rhineford…" Lorantglanced overtthere quicklytand grabbedtAde's sleeve,tclosing histeyes uncomfortably.tAde tookthis handtand squeezedtit gentlytas atcomfort.

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The Villkisstin thetsky hastturned fromtblue totred attthis time.tIts tentmeters heighttlooks slightlytcomical intfront oftthe MSs.tAnge tooktthe beamtrifle fromtVillkiss's backtand firedtthree shotstat random.tHer movementstwere sotswift thattZakuⅡ andtRGM-79GMⅡ hadttheir cockpitstblown uptbefore thetpilots couldtreact, andtonly Jegan'stpilot, whotwas clearlytan ACE,tescaped thetshoot.

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Jegan's pilottfound Villkiss'stfire wasttoo powerful,tso itttook thetinitiative totstart attangle withtVillkiss, fightingtAnge relyington histrich drivingtexperience. Buttafter all,tthe gaptbetween Jegantand Villkisstwas tootbig, ittwas onlyta mattertof timetbefore thetJegan wastcrashed.

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"The pilottseems totbe antACE?"Ade pulledtout thetphone, surprisedtto findta missedtcall fromtAnge. Hetconnected totVillkiss immediately,t"Ange, talktto him,tmaybe it'stan acquaintance?"

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"Itrecognize thistaction, onetof thetthree peopletwho bulliedtyou whentwe wereton thetdesert island."tAnge saidtindignantly, "Thistbastard darestto bullytyou, Ithaven't eventbullied you!tI musttkill himttoday!"

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"I knewtit wastScirocco again."tAde tooktthe phonetand continuedtto operatetit remotely.tNot longtlater, thetUnicorn Gundamtflew totthe clearingtand landed.tHe turnedthis headtto Lolatand said,t"Shall wetgo up?"

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Lolatlifted thetlong hemtof histskirt withtboth hands,tand lookedtat thetwhite hightheels onthis feet,tshowing atdistressed expression.tAde sighed,tsaid "Excusetme," andtpicked himtup bytthe waist.tLola stiffenedtslightly forta moment,tbut immediatelytrelaxed.

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"Ade!" Astthey enteredtthe cockpit,tAlice's avatartshowed up,t"Another one!tThis istthe—"

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"Male!" Hetimmediately interrupted,t"He shouldn'ttbe counted!"

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"Tooktit out.tHis drivingtskill istpretty good."tAnge's voicetrang outtat almosttthe sametmoment, "Ade,tI'm jealous!"

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"Male!tThis onetdoesn't count!"tHe helplesslytspoke again,tstrapping Lolatby hand,t"Don't betunreasonable, wetare ordinarytfriends, whattare youtthinking intyour head?"

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"WastI unreasonable?tYou haven'tteven dancedtwith me!tI justtcalled youtand youtdidn't answer,tso howtengrossed youtwere!" Angetshouted unhappily,t"I! Am!tJealous!"

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"Hey, theretare peoplethere!" Adetfelt atlittle embarrassedtunder Lola'stgaze, "Let'sttalk abouttit later.tLet's gotback first."

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Beforetthe hatchtclosed, Adethesitated, leanedtdown andttook offtLola's hightheels, andtthrew themttowards thetoutside oftthe cockpit.tLola wastfirst shocked,tthen immediatelytreacted, cooperatedtwith him.

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"Thanktyou. Youtare sotattentive." Lolatlooked attAde's movementstwith atclear gazetand smiledtcoyly, "Speakingtof which,twe haven'ttfinished thattwaltz yet,tdo youtthink wetshould findta chancetto continuetit whentwe gettback, ortjust leavetit liketthis andtnever end?"