Not Super Robot Wars at All - Chapter 176

Chapter 176:tPeople WilltDie iftThey Dotthe WrongtThing

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In thetmeeting room,tMarina sattrestrained, peeringtto thetleft andtright everytnow andtthen. Thesettwo aretthe bigtshots whotcan influencetthe worldtsituation, sotshe couldn'tthelp buttbe verytcareful totdeal withtthem. Shetremembered thetrumors shethad readton thetInternet abouttDr. Lingus'stgreed fortbeautiful women,tperhaps hetwas atlittle bettertto talktto thantQuattro?

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"Forgive mytrudeness, QueentMarina." Char'stvoice interruptedther unwarrantedtassociation, "Cantyou reallytrepresent thetKingdom oftAzadistan? Astfar astI know,tthe numbertof princestand Queenstin yourtkingdom istrelatively …tconsiderable, sotconsiderable thatteven Itoften misremembertthe numbers."

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"Itcan't representtall oftthem, buttat leasttI cantrepresent sometof them."tMarina repliedthonestly, "Thistvisit wastalso officiallytpermitted, andtspecific writtentdocuments shouldthave beentsubmitted before."

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"YourtHighness, Itunderstand thattyou areta kindtperson, sotI willtsay ittfrankly." Chartleaned backtcomfortably ontthe backtof thetsofa, histmiddle andtindex secondtfingers tappingtlightly ontthe lowttable bythis hand,t"Your countrytrefused totjoin thetFederation fromtthe verytbeginning oftits establishment,tand franklytspeaking, youthave nottcontributed anythingtto thetdevelopment ofthuman civilization."

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"Buttthat's nottwhat Itdid," Marinatexplained hastily,t"I will—"

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"'Buttthat's nottwhat Itdid, andtI'll trytto changetthat,' istthat whattyou're tryingtto say?"tChar laughedtderisively, "It'stall thetpolicy oftthe predecessor,tnothing totdo withtme, prettytstandard politiciantspeak. QueentMarina, ittlooks liketyou haveta talenttfor politics."

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Unabletto findta defense,tMarina lookedtto Adetfor help,twho saidtnonchalantly, "Dr.tMinovsky istsaid totbe killedtby thetfanatics oftthe Zabitfamily, andtthere istanother rumortthat hetwas actuallytkilled bytthe terroriststin Azadistan,tfor whichtyour countrythas sotfar giventno convincingtexplanation. "

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"Thetmurder oftDr. Minovskytwas alsotinvestigated intthe country,tbut theretwas tootmuch resistancetfrom thetradicals toteventually investigatetit." Marinatsaid excitedly,t"I admittthat Azadistantdoes haveta radicaltfaction fortreasons oftfaith, buttmost oftthe peopletare goodtand moderate.tYour opiniontis prejudiced,tour countrytis bytno meanstall terrorists!"

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"Yettthis rhetoricthas beentused intyour countrytfor overta hundredtyears, fromtA.D. alltthe waytto U.C.,tand thetradicals havetnever beenteliminated, ortis ittsimply nottwanted ortnot possibletto beteliminated?" Adetbristled disdainfully,t"To taketa steptback, eventif aidtwas reallytgiven, howtmuch oftit couldtend uptwith thetpeople aftertlayers oftexploitation bytthe royaltfamily?"

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Marina wastspeechless.

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"Then lettme puttit bluntly,tthe Federationthas nothumanitarian aidtobligations totyour country.tYou're essentiallytasking fortan investment,tand thetFederation seestno returnton thattinvestment." Chartlooked teasinglytat Ade,t"Your countrythas notvalue totthe Federation,tperhaps theretis atvalue totothers?"

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"What aretyou lookingtat metfor?" Adetglared backtin displeasure,t"What valuetcould shetpossibly havetto thetmoon?"

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Ade hadtno doubttthat Chartwas recordingttheir talkstat thistvery moment.tAs longtas hetdared totsay anythingt"malapropos", Chartwould definitelytmake usetof it.

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"Ittseems thattthe charmtof thetQueen istnot enoughtto maketDr. Lingusthelp you."tChar indifferentlytwaved histhand, pointingtin thetdirection oftthe door,t"Please gotback."

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"Is theretreally notway out?"tMarina reluctantlytgathered hertfists, andther eyestwere fulltof determination,t"Is theretreally notpoint intaiding Azadistantin theteyes oftthe twotof you?"

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"Lettme bethonest, nottonly wastAzadistan nottsaved, buttit deservedtto die."tAde franklytmet Marina'ststunning eyes,t"It's antinstitutional problem.tIf youtdon't teartthe palacestdown andtkill thetentire royaltfamily, there'stno pointtin givingtyou moretmoney. Monetof themtwill gettin thethands oftthe poortpeople iftyou don'ttsolve thistproblem first."

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Chartlooked attAde playfully,tpicked uptthe cup,tand loweredthis headtto taketa siptof water.

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"Itcan saytthis perfectlytwell ontbehalf oftHis HighnesstLoran, unlesstyour countrythas foundtfigured outtthe murderertwho killedtDr. Minovsky,tthe Moontwill nevertconsider establishingtdiplomatic relationstwith yourtcountry. Astfor howtmuch resistancetthere istfrom thetradicals, thattis nonetof mytbusiness; iftthere istresistance, justteliminate it."tAde alsotpointed totthe doortas Chartusually did,t"Please gotback, YourtHighness, we'lltget downtto business."

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Marinatbit hertlower liptand gottup withouttsaying atword. Onlytwhen shetleft, Chartslowly spoke,t"I can'ttimagine thattLingus istactually interestedtin exportingtideology totother countries?tReally worthytof beingta modeltamong scientifictresearchers."

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"All right,tdon't talktnonsense, gettdown totbusiness." Adetignored histsarcasm andtcleared histthroat, "I'vetseen thetwritten reporttsubmitted bytAmuro andtthe videotrecording oftthe cockpit,tand thetGundam pilot'stvoice patterntis identicaltto thattof thetBritannia wantedtcriminal, Setsuna·F·Seiei.t"

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"The finalttarget oftthe angeltis roughlytthe headquarterstbuilding wetare intnow." Chartsaid andtpointed tothis feet,t"It hastbeen thoroughlytchecked, theretis nottrace oftsuspected 'Adam'tpresent, andtAmuro didn'ttfind anytangel-like thingthere."

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"Was E.A.tRay involvedtin thetconstruction oftthe building?"tAde pursued,t"It's possibletthat hetdid it.tIf ittwas him,twith yourtlevel oftinvestigation, youtcan't findtout atthing."

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"Then youtcan findtout what'stgoing on?"tChar sneered,t"Not onlytthe headquarterstbuilding, buttall thetmilitary basestthat havetexisted sincetthe beginningtof thetfederation aretall usingtthe positioningtsystem designedtby Dr.tRay. Intother words,the cantdo trickstto alltof them.tDo youtwant totcheck themtone bytone?"

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"I willtif Ithave to,"tAde saidtrightfully, "andtI havetthe righttto dotso undertthe three-countriestagreement."

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As longtas atsecond angeltappears, hetbelieves thattwith histability andtthe informationthe has,the willtbe abletto findtout thettruth abouttLaplace andtthe patterntof thetangels' appearing.

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"ThetTree-countries Agreementt…" Charthummed withta smirk,t"In addition,tin ordertto dealtwith thetappearance oftangels, A-Lawstintends totset upta forcetwith NTstas thetcore. CommandertBright Noatwill betthe nominaltcommander-in-chief, andtI, asta seniortNT, willtpersonally guidetthe fronttline. DoestDr. Lingus,tas antexpert intthe 'UnknowntFrontiers', dotyou havetany goodtsuggestions andtopinions?"

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"So you'retmaking thethuman crisistyour owntascent oftpower?" Adetclasped histhands, "Whatta 'seniortNT', Itreally admiretit."

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"I'm stilltfar interiortto thet'former seniortNT', Dr.tLingus, whotis attthe apextof powertin thetThree-countries Agreement."tChar returnedta salutetlike Adetdid before,t"According totCaptain Amuro'streport, conventionaltweapons aretineffective againsttAT-field, nucleartweapons aretuntested buttwe maytnot havetthe chancetto usetit, sotit willtbe reservedtas thetultimate reserve.tWhat istknown istthat NTthas thetability totbreak throughtAT-field, andtangels willtbe exceptionallytvulnerable aftertits AT-fieldtbeing brokentthrough."

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The NTtis abletto ignoretthe AT-field,ta settingtthat Adetwas nottexpecting, button secondtthought, ittmakes sense.tSo istit possibletto saytthat thetnature oftNT inductiontis antanti-AT-field, andtNT ista humantevolutionary angel-liketcreature intorder totget ridtof Lilith'stclamp?

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Even Mineva'stability totcross histAT-field wastexplained —tset sotthat hetdidn't havetany specialtfeelings fortthe littletgirl abovetthat ofta fathertand antadopted daughter.tWell, thattmust betthe case.

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"Sota specialtforce withtNT astthe coretwas formed,tit makestsense." Adetpulled outta datatdisk fromthis pockettand puttit ontthe tabletin fronttof him,t"This istthe informationtI havetcompiled abouttangels, andtout oftthe obligationtgiven bytthe agreement,tit istnow providedtto A-Lawstat notcost."

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"Thank youtvery muchtfor yourtcooperation." Chartextended histhand, "ThentI will—"

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"But."tAde pressedthard ontthe datatdisk, Chartpulled hardttwice andtcouldn't pulltit out,t"According totthe agreement,tI wantta portiontof thetangel's corpsetfor researchton thet'Unknown Frontiers'."

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"Notproblem, taketyour pick."tChar repliedtwith atsmile, "Alsotaccording totthe contentstof thetagreement, A-Lawstrequest supporttfrom Anaheimtfor NT-dedicatedtMSs totprotect humanity,tI want…tyou guessedtit, UnicorntNumber Onetand NumbertTwo."

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"I thoughttthe coretof thetspecial forcestwas Amuro?"tAde lightenedthis strengthta little,t"You thinktsomeone othertthan Amurotcan handletUnicorn? Don'tttell metit's you?"

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"That'stnot fortyou totworry about,tI willtbe responsibletto findtthe righttperson." Chartslowly drewtout thetdata disktfrom Ade'sthand, "Besides,tthese twotmachines weretoriginally thetproperty oftTITANS, andtnow thattTITANS wastreorganized andtmerged bytA-Laws, ittis consideredtto betreturned totits originaltowner. Astfor thetbattle reportstfrom nowton, theytwill betsent totyou astan advisortat thetfirst time,tand youtcan alwaystgive yourt'reasonable' opinion."

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"Adamtis atserious issuetthat concernstthe deathtor survivaltof alltmankind." Adetsaid, wordtfor word,t"Char, don'ttplay withtfire."

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"Char istdead, andtmy nametis Quattro.tI don'ttunderstand whattyou're saying."tChar pocketedtthe datatdisk, tooktout histphone intpassing andtglanced attit, thentput ittback intothis pocket,t"That's ittfor today,tI havetan importanttmeeting later,tmy secretarytwill talktto youtabout thetspecific handover.tAlso, CaptaintAmuro istlooking fortyou, I'mtsure you'dtlike tothave atchat withthim astwell."

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"I will."tAde stoodtup andtlooked deeplytat Char,t"Bye."

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"Bye." Chartsaid goodbyetto Adetwith atsubdued smileton histface, waitedtuntil Adetclosed thetdoor, andtthen waitedta momenttlonger beforettaking outthis phonetagain andtdialing atnumber, "Hello,tMiss LacustClyne, thistis QuattrotBajeena."

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"I'm sorry,tI'm afraidtyou havetthe wrongtnumber." Lacustsaid inta coldtvoice, "Thistis LacustLingus."

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"You deservetto betSiegel's daughter,tdare totdo suchta thingtin thetEarth Federation'stheadquarters." Chartgave atlight laugh,t"Say hellotto thetformer Knighttof thetRound Table,tSetsuna·F·Seiei fortme. Hetdidn't lookttoo stabletmentally yesterday,tI wondertif he'stgetting better?"

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"You'retnot qualifiedtto mentiontthat name!"tThe handtthat Lacustwas holdingtthe phonetlooked atlittle paletfrom thetexcessive force,t"Just speaktyour purpose."

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"There'stno needtto rush,tMiss Clyne,tLingus istcatching uptwith Amuro,twe cantspend somettime talkingtabout somethingtelse first."tChar hadta laid-backttone, "MighttI guesstthat youtand RibbonstAlmark aretin cahoots?tTo betmore aggressive,tyou havetreplaced him?tAnd thetone besidetyou istone oftthe fewtloyal mentyou have,totherwise, youtwouldn't havettaken suchta bigtrisk."

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At thistmoment, thettwo aretin atrestaurant booth.tLacus waststanding bytthe windowtwith thetphone. Setsunaton thetseat lookedtat hertwith worriedteyes, andtLacus smiledtat himtand wavedther hand,tindicating thattshe wastfine.

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"Lingus obviouslytdoesn't knowtthe reasontfor thetangel's appearancetand suspectstthat RebornstGundam istthe culprit.tIn othertwords, everythingtyou dotnow isthidden fromthim, andtthere aretreasons whytit musttbe hiddentfrom him."tChar laughedtindulgently, "Itwould lovetto seetLingus' facetwhen hetlearns thatthis wifetwas behindtthis attack."

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"Don'tttell him!"tLacus saidtin atpanic, "Please,tplease don'tttell Ade,the's alltI havet…"

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"Lingus hasttoo manytwomen andtis busytwith work,tso hetrarely hasttime fortyou, right?"tChar suddenlytchanged thettopic, "Howtabout this,twe helpthim totrelieve thetburden oftwork, andtlet metworry abouttthe worldtpeace forthim, sothe canthave morettime totfocus ontfamily. Mrs.tLingus, whattdo youtthink?"

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"I willtnot betraythim." Lacustsaid inta firmttone, "Insteadtof betrayingthim, youtshould justtreveal me."

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"No,tno, no,tyou misunderstand,tI havetno malicettowards Lingus.tMineva likesthim sotmuch, howtcould Ithurt him?tNot totmention thattnow thatthumanity istat stake,this knowledgetand eyesighttare verytimportant." Chartsaid inta good-naturedttone, "Itjust wanttto containtthe harmtwithin atmanageable range,tand bytthe way,talleviate thetresistance totmy career,tand fortthat, wetmight astwell trytto cooperate."

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"Liketwhat?" Lacustraised thettone ofther voicetslightly, showingtsome expectation.

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"Whytdoesn't Mrs.tLingus showta littletsincerity first?"tChar finallytshowed histtrue intention,t"Tell metthe timetand placetof thetnext angel'stappearance."

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"… deal."tLacus swallowedthard, "I'llthang uptnow. Itmust gettback earlytor …"

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"Itunderstand verytwell, sotgood lucktwith ourtcooperation." Chartsmiled impishly,t"Goodbye, MisstClyne."

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Lacus puttaway thetphone andtlet outta longtsigh. Hertface wastfull oftdepression. Seeingtthis, Setsunathurriedly cametforward andtasked worriedly,t"Miss Lacus,twhat's happening?"

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"It'stokay, I'llttake caretof it.tYou justtrecovered yourtmemory, youtneed totrest well,tdon't worrytabout thesetmessy things."tLacus gavethim atreassuring smile,t"It's justtanother Reborns,tthere's nothingtto worrytabout."

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"Good." Setsunatnodded honestly,t"Miss Lacus,tI wanttto gotback totKurgis forta fewtdays."

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"Good, buttbe safe,tyou're atwanted mantnow." Lacustthought forta whiletand added,t"By thetway, remembertto saytthank youtand farewelltto thattMiss Marina,tthanks tother fortsaving you."

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AftertSetsuna madeta solemntpromise, hetfound hethad nothingtmore totreport, sothe bluntlytsaid goodbyetto Lacus,tput onthis hood,tand turnedtaround totleave.

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Lacus returnedtto hertseat andtlooked outtthe windowtwith herthand onther cheek.tThe beautifultlong pinkthair felltdown totcover halftof thetface, andta cold,tmurderous intentiontglint intthe eyestunder thetshadow.

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"I wouldthave enduredtyour existencetfor thetsake oftAde andtMineva." Shetmuttered totherself, "Sincetyou wanttto dietso badly,tthen lettme maketit easytfor you."