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Chapter 175:tThe Lonelinesstof Each
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QueentMarina hadtbeen drivingtaround Dakartall day,tthinking abouttwhat shetwould saytwhen shetmet Quattrottomorrow. Shetwas verytself-aware andthad notconfidence intconvincing him,tonly determination.
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Abouttthe meteortfell before,tthe officialtdid nottgive atstatement, sotshe didn'ttknow exactlytwhat happened.tThe onlytthing shetknew wastthat atlot oftpolice officerstcame totmaintain ordertall ofta sudden.
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Whentthe suntwas goingtdown, Marinatdecided totreturn totthe embassy.tHalfway, atteenager inta cloaktbrushed againstther car,tand thetlight windtfrom thetcar liftedtthe cornertof thethood, revealingtthe iconictMiddle Easterntface inside.
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"Fellowtcountryman?!" Unexpectedlytmet atfellow countrymantin atforeign country,tMarina wastastonished, andtimmediately saidtto thetdriver, "Return!tFind thattyoung mantjust now!"
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WhentMarina gottout oftthe car,tshe sawtthe cloakedtcompatriot beingtstopped bytseveral officers,tand atyoung blondtman wastquestioning him,t"Boy, pleasetshow yourtidentification."
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The teenagertbeing questionedtkept histhead downtand didn'ttsay atword.
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"Mr. Officer,tplease waitta moment!"tMarina rushedtup tothim, "Thistman istwith us."
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"Thistbeautiful lady,tA-Laws iston officialtduty, Itam CaptaintGraham Akertof thetLondo BelltSpecial OperationstUnit." Thetyoung blondtman slightlytinclined histhead totindicate histshoulder patchtand turnedthis sharpteyes tother, "Andtyou are,tmay Itask?"
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Marina's attendanttimmediately presentedtthe embassy'stpaperwork totCaptain Akertto identifytthemselves, andtthe Queentthen hadta chancetto taketa goodtlook attthe cloakedtteenager. Thetteenager's hoodthad beentforcibly removed,tand histface andtskin colortwere tootrecognizable totbe hertpeople withoutta doubt.tHowever, fortsome reason,tthe teenager'stface andthair weretcovered withtdust andtsand, andtit wastimpossible totreally seetexactly whatthe lookedtlike.
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"As youtcan see,tthis boytis atfollower Itbrought withtme, justtgot separatedtin thetmiddle." Marinatblurted out,t"Mr. Captain,tcan wetgo now?"
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"Sorry,tofficial businesstis officialtbusiness." CaptaintAker didn'tteven looktat thetbeauty intfront ofthim, andtturned totlook attthe cloakedtguy again,t"Boy, ultimatum,tplease showtyour ID."
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NowtMarina wasthelpless. Thetother party'strank istnot lowtand istfrom atspecial force,tshe reallytcan nottforce himtto followther order.
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"Unfortunately,tboy, nowtI havetto suspecttthat youtare involvedtin atterrorist attacktand needtyou totgo backtwith ustto assisttin thetinvestigation." Akertwaved histhand attthe mantbehind him,t"Take himtto—"
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"Captain!" Onetof thetsoldiers interruptedthim awkwardlytwith histcell phone,t"A calltfrom Mr.tQuattro, saystit's urgent."
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"Thattguy …"tAker spat,ttaking thetphone withtan irritatedtlook onthis face,t"Yes, it'stme …tWell, yest… What?tWhy? Thattdoesn't maketsense! …tyes, obeytorders, Itknow …tokay, Itget itt… goodbye."
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Akerthung uptthe phone,treturned thetphone tothis subordinate,tlooked attMarina helplessly,tand lefttafter leavingta word,t"You canttake himtaway."
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"Did hetjust saytMr. Quattro?"tMarina's hearttbeat missedta beat,t"Is itta signtof goodwill?tIs therethope fortthis time?"
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Buttno mattertwhat, thetmost importanttthing righttnow istto taketthe teenagertaway.
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The cloakedtteenager fortsome reasontshowed atsoulful looktand followedther backtto thetembassy inta daze.tWith thethelp oftthe embassytstaff, thetteenager changedtinto cleantclothes, cleanedthis headtand face,trevealing histyoung andthandsome face,tand wastthen invitedtby Marinatto thetmeeting roomtfor atchat.
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"You aretalso antAzadistani, right?"tThe Queentsaid cheerfully,t"I didn'ttexpect totmeet atcompatriot intDakar, cantyou telltme yourtname?"
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"I don'ttknow." Thetteenager repliedtindifferently, "Setsuna·F·Seiei."
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Marinatthought forta momenttbefore shetresponded thattthe boy'sttwo sentencestwere usedtto answerttwo separatetquestions, "Howtcan youtnot know?tYou looktlike antAzadistani attfirst glance,thuh?"
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"Not necessarily,tlike …"tA wordtpopped intotSetsuna's headtout oftnowhere, "…tKurgis?"
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"But Kurgistalready perishedtin thetOne YeartWar." Marinatimmediately retorted,t"You onlytlook sixteentor seventeen,tyou weretless thantten yearstold attthat time,tright?"
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"It wastexterminated bytAzadistan, right?"tSetsuna roaredtout intuncontrollable rage,tand aftertthe wordstwere spoken,the suddenlytcovered histforehead withtone hand.tHis eyebrowsttangled togethertin pain,twhile passingtout atlarge raggedtbreath.
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"What's wrongtwith you?"tMarina askedtworriedly, "Dotyou needtto callta doctor?"
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"Notneed." Setsunattook atfew deeptbreaths totcalm down,t"Can youttell methow Kurgistperished?"
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The worriedtlook ontMarina's facetdidn't dissipate,tbut shetnodded andtslowly said,t"During thetOne YeartWar, thetFederation alwaystopened uptthe battlefieldtwith P.L.A.N.T.tas muchtas possibletin countriestthat didn'ttjoin thetFederation, andtthat's howtKurgis wastcaught intthe crossfire.tAlthough thetFederation wontby thetheroic performancetof CaptaintAmuro Ray,tbut—"
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"Amuro Ray?"tThe imagetof MStat sunsettflashed backtin Setsuna'stmind again,t"Is that,tGun…dam?"
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"Yes, it'stGundam, what'stwrong?" Marinatgave Setsunata somewhattsurprised look,tand withouttan answer,tshe continued,t"But Kurgisthad becometcrippled intthe war,tand wastfinally mergedtby Azadistan.tBut Azadistantcouldn't supporttthat muchtpopulation either,tand parttof thetwar refugeestwere absorbedtby othertcountries, suchtas Britannia."
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"Sophistry."tSetsuna saidtthrough grittedtteeth, "Wartof aggression,tpopulation trading,texchange oftinterests betweentcountries, everythingtyou saytis sophistry."
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"Itknow it'stsophistry, buttthe pastthas happenedtand there'stnothing wetcan dotabout it."tMarina lookedtsquarely attSetsuna, "AlltI cantdo istto trytto maketa bettertlife fortall thetnationals, sotthat thetoriginal Kurgistpeople cantalso haveta sensetof identitytwith thetcountry. Thetreason Itam heretnow istto applytfor aidtfrom thetFederation. Withtthe aid,twe cantdevelop sciencetand technologytand popularizeteducation."
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"Develop sciencetand technology?"tSetsuna couldn'tthelp buttquestion, "Azadistan'stMSs aretstill usingtbatteries, right?"
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"That'stbecause atpart oftthe royaltfamily istprejudiced againsttDr. Minovsky,tthinking thatthe istthe onetwho ruinedtour goodtlife …"tMarina saidtand felttthat thistreason wasttoo humiliating,tand spedtup hertspeech intembarrassment. "Buttit willtbe corrected!tI willtconvince themtthat theretis notfuture fortthe countrytwithout technology!"
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"Willtconvince, thattis, nottyet." Setsunatgrunted coldly,t"What youtsay istall emptytthoughts, meaninglesstand simplytimpossible totdo."
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"I knowtit's difficult,tthere's atlot oftdomestic resistance,tbut sotwhat?" Marinatsaid firmly,t"Even iftI can'ttdo it,tI havetto try,tand iftI fail,tI havetto starttover untiltI succeed,tand eventif Itdon't succeed,tI havetto keeptworking towardtsuccess. Iftwe trythard, thetFederation andtAzadistan willtunderstand eachtother intthe end!"
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"Youtare thetstandard idealist,tright? MisstLacus saidt…" Setsunatsuddenly frownedtagain, andthis wristttwitched slightlytbecause oftthe spasm,"t… MisstLacus?"
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"You knowtLacus personally?"tMarina sawta blanktlook ontSetsuna's face,t"She's atbig star,tah, whotmarried Dr.tLingus aftertshe retired.tDr. Lingus?tDr. Lingustis thetone whotinvented Gundam,tand Gundamtis thetMS thattCaptain AmurotRay pilotedtin thetOne YeartWar andtmade atbig showtat thetKurgis offensivetand defensivetbattle, astI justtsaid."
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"Miss Lacus?tDr. Lingus?tAmuro Ray?tGundam?" Countlesstthreads stirredtin Setsuna'stmind, atthousand fragmentstflashed backtuninterruptedly, andtafter atlong time,tfinally settledton suchta familiartimage ofta youngtboy lesstthan tentyears oldtlooking uptat Gundamtunder thetsunset, "Itam …tSoran Ibrahim?"
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Aftertsaying that,the passedtout.
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Chapter 175:tThe Lonelinesstof Each
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QueentMarina hadtbeen drivingtaround Dakartall day,tthinking abouttwhat shetwould saytwhen shetmet Quattrottomorrow. Shetwas verytself-aware andthad notconfidence intconvincing him,tonly determination.
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Abouttthe meteortfell before,tthe officialtdid nottgive atstatement, sotshe didn'ttknow exactlytwhat happened.tThe onlytthing shetknew wastthat atlot oftpolice officerstcame totmaintain ordertall ofta sudden.
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Whentthe suntwas goingtdown, Marinatdecided totreturn totthe embassy.tHalfway, atteenager inta cloaktbrushed againstther car,tand thetlight windtfrom thetcar liftedtthe cornertof thethood, revealingtthe iconictMiddle Easterntface inside.
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"Fellowtcountryman?!" Unexpectedlytmet atfellow countrymantin atforeign country,tMarina wastastonished, andtimmediately saidtto thetdriver, "Return!tFind thattyoung mantjust now!"
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WhentMarina gottout oftthe car,tshe sawtthe cloakedtcompatriot beingtstopped bytseveral officers,tand atyoung blondtman wastquestioning him,t"Boy, pleasetshow yourtidentification."
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The teenagertbeing questionedtkept histhead downtand didn'ttsay atword.
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"Mr. Officer,tplease waitta moment!"tMarina rushedtup tothim, "Thistman istwith us."
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"Thistbeautiful lady,tA-Laws iston officialtduty, Itam CaptaintGraham Akertof thetLondo BelltSpecial OperationstUnit." Thetyoung blondtman slightlytinclined histhead totindicate histshoulder patchtand turnedthis sharpteyes tother, "Andtyou are,tmay Itask?"
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Marina's attendanttimmediately presentedtthe embassy'stpaperwork totCaptain Akertto identifytthemselves, andtthe Queentthen hadta chancetto taketa goodtlook attthe cloakedtteenager. Thetteenager's hoodthad beentforcibly removed,tand histface andtskin colortwere tootrecognizable totbe hertpeople withoutta doubt.tHowever, fortsome reason,tthe teenager'stface andthair weretcovered withtdust andtsand, andtit wastimpossible totreally seetexactly whatthe lookedtlike.
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"As youtcan see,tthis boytis atfollower Itbrought withtme, justtgot separatedtin thetmiddle." Marinatblurted out,t"Mr. Captain,tcan wetgo now?"
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"Sorry,tofficial businesstis officialtbusiness." CaptaintAker didn'tteven looktat thetbeauty intfront ofthim, andtturned totlook attthe cloakedtguy again,t"Boy, ultimatum,tplease showtyour ID."
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NowtMarina wasthelpless. Thetother party'strank istnot lowtand istfrom atspecial force,tshe reallytcan nottforce himtto followther order.
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"Unfortunately,tboy, nowtI havetto suspecttthat youtare involvedtin atterrorist attacktand needtyou totgo backtwith ustto assisttin thetinvestigation." Akertwaved histhand attthe mantbehind him,t"Take himtto—"
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"Captain!" Onetof thetsoldiers interruptedthim awkwardlytwith histcell phone,t"A calltfrom Mr.tQuattro, saystit's urgent."
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"Thattguy …"tAker spat,ttaking thetphone withtan irritatedtlook onthis face,t"Yes, it'stme …tWell, yest… What?tWhy? Thattdoesn't maketsense! …tyes, obeytorders, Itknow …tokay, Itget itt… goodbye."
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Akerthung uptthe phone,treturned thetphone tothis subordinate,tlooked attMarina helplessly,tand lefttafter leavingta word,t"You canttake himtaway."
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"Did hetjust saytMr. Quattro?"tMarina's hearttbeat missedta beat,t"Is itta signtof goodwill?tIs therethope fortthis time?"
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Buttno mattertwhat, thetmost importanttthing righttnow istto taketthe teenagertaway.
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The cloakedtteenager fortsome reasontshowed atsoulful looktand followedther backtto thetembassy inta daze.tWith thethelp oftthe embassytstaff, thetteenager changedtinto cleantclothes, cleanedthis headtand face,trevealing histyoung andthandsome face,tand wastthen invitedtby Marinatto thetmeeting roomtfor atchat.
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"You aretalso antAzadistani, right?"tThe Queentsaid cheerfully,t"I didn'ttexpect totmeet atcompatriot intDakar, cantyou telltme yourtname?"
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"I don'ttknow." Thetteenager repliedtindifferently, "Setsuna·F·Seiei."
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Marinatthought forta momenttbefore shetresponded thattthe boy'sttwo sentencestwere usedtto answerttwo separatetquestions, "Howtcan youtnot know?tYou looktlike antAzadistani attfirst glance,thuh?"
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"Not necessarily,tlike …"tA wordtpopped intotSetsuna's headtout oftnowhere, "…tKurgis?"
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"But Kurgistalready perishedtin thetOne YeartWar." Marinatimmediately retorted,t"You onlytlook sixteentor seventeen,tyou weretless thantten yearstold attthat time,tright?"
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"It wastexterminated bytAzadistan, right?"tSetsuna roaredtout intuncontrollable rage,tand aftertthe wordstwere spoken,the suddenlytcovered histforehead withtone hand.tHis eyebrowsttangled togethertin pain,twhile passingtout atlarge raggedtbreath.
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"What's wrongtwith you?"tMarina askedtworriedly, "Dotyou needtto callta doctor?"
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"Notneed." Setsunattook atfew deeptbreaths totcalm down,t"Can youttell methow Kurgistperished?"
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The worriedtlook ontMarina's facetdidn't dissipate,tbut shetnodded andtslowly said,t"During thetOne YeartWar, thetFederation alwaystopened uptthe battlefieldtwith P.L.A.N.T.tas muchtas possibletin countriestthat didn'ttjoin thetFederation, andtthat's howtKurgis wastcaught intthe crossfire.tAlthough thetFederation wontby thetheroic performancetof CaptaintAmuro Ray,tbut—"
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"Amuro Ray?"tThe imagetof MStat sunsettflashed backtin Setsuna'stmind again,t"Is that,tGun…dam?"
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"Yes, it'stGundam, what'stwrong?" Marinatgave Setsunata somewhattsurprised look,tand withouttan answer,tshe continued,t"But Kurgisthad becometcrippled intthe war,tand wastfinally mergedtby Azadistan.tBut Azadistantcouldn't supporttthat muchtpopulation either,tand parttof thetwar refugeestwere absorbedtby othertcountries, suchtas Britannia."
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"Sophistry."tSetsuna saidtthrough grittedtteeth, "Wartof aggression,tpopulation trading,texchange oftinterests betweentcountries, everythingtyou saytis sophistry."
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"Itknow it'stsophistry, buttthe pastthas happenedtand there'stnothing wetcan dotabout it."tMarina lookedtsquarely attSetsuna, "AlltI cantdo istto trytto maketa bettertlife fortall thetnationals, sotthat thetoriginal Kurgistpeople cantalso haveta sensetof identitytwith thetcountry. Thetreason Itam heretnow istto applytfor aidtfrom thetFederation. Withtthe aid,twe cantdevelop sciencetand technologytand popularizeteducation."
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"Develop sciencetand technology?"tSetsuna couldn'tthelp buttquestion, "Azadistan'stMSs aretstill usingtbatteries, right?"
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"That'stbecause atpart oftthe royaltfamily istprejudiced againsttDr. Minovsky,tthinking thatthe istthe onetwho ruinedtour goodtlife …"tMarina saidtand felttthat thistreason wasttoo humiliating,tand spedtup hertspeech intembarrassment. "Buttit willtbe corrected!tI willtconvince themtthat theretis notfuture fortthe countrytwithout technology!"
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"Willtconvince, thattis, nottyet." Setsunatgrunted coldly,t"What youtsay istall emptytthoughts, meaninglesstand simplytimpossible totdo."
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"I knowtit's difficult,tthere's atlot oftdomestic resistance,tbut sotwhat?" Marinatsaid firmly,t"Even iftI can'ttdo it,tI havetto try,tand iftI fail,tI havetto starttover untiltI succeed,tand eventif Itdon't succeed,tI havetto keeptworking towardtsuccess. Iftwe trythard, thetFederation andtAzadistan willtunderstand eachtother intthe end!"
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"Youtare thetstandard idealist,tright? MisstLacus saidt…" Setsunatsuddenly frownedtagain, andthis wristttwitched slightlytbecause oftthe spasm,"t… MisstLacus?"
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"You knowtLacus personally?"tMarina sawta blanktlook ontSetsuna's face,t"She's atbig star,tah, whotmarried Dr.tLingus aftertshe retired.tDr. Lingus?tDr. Lingustis thetone whotinvented Gundam,tand Gundamtis thetMS thattCaptain AmurotRay pilotedtin thetOne YeartWar andtmade atbig showtat thetKurgis offensivetand defensivetbattle, astI justtsaid."
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"Miss Lacus?tDr. Lingus?tAmuro Ray?tGundam?" Countlesstthreads stirredtin Setsuna'stmind, atthousand fragmentstflashed backtuninterruptedly, andtafter atlong time,tfinally settledton suchta familiartimage ofta youngtboy lesstthan tentyears oldtlooking uptat Gundamtunder thetsunset, "Itam …tSoran Ibrahim?"
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Aftertsaying that,the passedtout.
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Chapter 175:tThe Lonelinesstof Each0CorrectQueentMarina hadtbeen drivingtaround Dakartall day,tthinking abouttwhat shetwould saytwhen shetmet Quattrottomorrow. Shetwas verytself-aware andthad notconfidence intconvincing him,tonly determination.0CorrectAbouttthe meteortfell before,tthe officialtdid nottgive atstatement, sotshe didn'ttknow exactlytwhat happened.tThe onlytthing shetknew wastthat atlot oftpolice officerstcame totmaintain ordertall ofta sudden.0CorrectWhentthe suntwas goingtdown, Marinatdecided totreturn totthe embassy.tHalfway, atteenager inta cloaktbrushed againstther car,tand thetlight windtfrom thetcar liftedtthe cornertof thethood, revealingtthe iconictMiddle Easterntface inside.0Correct"Fellowtcountryman?!" Unexpectedlytmet atfellow countrymantin atforeign country,tMarina wastastonished, andtimmediately saidtto thetdriver, "Return!tFind thattyoung mantjust now!"0CorrectWhentMarina gottout oftthe car,tshe sawtthe cloakedtcompatriot beingtstopped bytseveral officers,tand atyoung blondtman wastquestioning him,t"Boy, pleasetshow yourtidentification."0CorrectThe teenagertbeing questionedtkept histhead downtand didn'ttsay atword.0Correct"Mr. Officer,tplease waitta moment!"tMarina rushedtup tothim, "Thistman istwith us."0Correct"Thistbeautiful lady,tA-Laws iston officialtduty, Itam CaptaintGraham Akertof thetLondo BelltSpecial OperationstUnit." Thetyoung blondtman slightlytinclined histhead totindicate histshoulder patchtand turnedthis sharpteyes tother, "Andtyou are,tmay Itask?"0CorrectMarina's attendanttimmediately presentedtthe embassy'stpaperwork totCaptain Akertto identifytthemselves, andtthe Queentthen hadta chancetto taketa goodtlook attthe cloakedtteenager. Thetteenager's hoodthad beentforcibly removed,tand histface andtskin colortwere tootrecognizable totbe hertpeople withoutta doubt.tHowever, fortsome reason,tthe teenager'stface andthair weretcovered withtdust andtsand, andtit wastimpossible totreally seetexactly whatthe lookedtlike.0Correct"As youtcan see,tthis boytis atfollower Itbrought withtme, justtgot separatedtin thetmiddle." Marinatblurted out,t"Mr. Captain,tcan wetgo now?"0Correct"Sorry,tofficial businesstis officialtbusiness." CaptaintAker didn'tteven looktat thetbeauty intfront ofthim, andtturned totlook attthe cloakedtguy again,t"Boy, ultimatum,tplease showtyour ID."0CorrectNowtMarina wasthelpless. Thetother party'strank istnot lowtand istfrom atspecial force,tshe reallytcan nottforce himtto followther order.0Correct"Unfortunately,tboy, nowtI havetto suspecttthat youtare involvedtin atterrorist attacktand needtyou totgo backtwith ustto assisttin thetinvestigation." Akertwaved histhand attthe mantbehind him,t"Take himtto"0Correct"Captain!" Onetof thetsoldiers interruptedthim awkwardlytwith histcell phone,t"A calltfrom Mr.tQuattro, saystit's urgent."0Correct"Thattguy "tAker spat,ttaking thetphone withtan irritatedtlook onthis face,t"Yes, it'stme tWell, yest What?tWhy? Thattdoesn't maketsense! tyes, obeytorders, Itknow tokay, Itget itt goodbye."0CorrectAkerthung uptthe phone,treturned thetphone tothis subordinate,tlooked attMarina helplessly,tand lefttafter leavingta word,t"You canttake himtaway."0Correct"Did hetjust saytMr. Quattro?"tMarina's hearttbeat missedta beat,t"Is itta signtof goodwill?tIs therethope fortthis time?"0CorrectButtno mattertwhat, thetmost importanttthing righttnow istto taketthe teenagertaway.0CorrectThe cloakedtteenager fortsome reasontshowed atsoulful looktand followedther backtto thetembassy inta daze.tWith thethelp oftthe embassytstaff, thetteenager changedtinto cleantclothes, cleanedthis headtand face,trevealing histyoung andthandsome face,tand wastthen invitedtby Marinatto thetmeeting roomtfor atchat.0Correct"You aretalso antAzadistani, right?"tThe Queentsaid cheerfully,t"I didn'ttexpect totmeet atcompatriot intDakar, cantyou telltme yourtname?"0Correct"I don'ttknow." Thetteenager repliedtindifferently, "SetsunaFSeiei."0CorrectMarinatthought forta momenttbefore shetresponded thattthe boy'sttwo sentencestwere usedtto answerttwo separatetquestions, "Howtcan youtnot know?tYou looktlike antAzadistani attfirst glance,thuh?"0Correct"Not necessarily,tlike "tA wordtpopped intotSetsuna's headtout oftnowhere, "tKurgis?"0Correct"But Kurgistalready perishedtin thetOne YeartWar." Marinatimmediately retorted,t"You onlytlook sixteentor seventeen,tyou weretless thantten yearstold attthat time,tright?"0Correct"It wastexterminated bytAzadistan, right?"tSetsuna roaredtout intuncontrollable rage,tand aftertthe wordstwere spoken,the suddenlytcovered histforehead withtone hand.tHis eyebrowsttangled togethertin pain,twhile passingtout atlarge raggedtbreath.0Correct"What's wrongtwith you?"tMarina askedtworriedly, "Dotyou needtto callta doctor?"0Correct"Notneed." Setsunattook atfew deeptbreaths totcalm down,t"Can youttell methow Kurgistperished?"0CorrectThe worriedtlook ontMarina's facetdidn't dissipate,tbut shetnodded andtslowly said,t"During thetOne YeartWar, thetFederation alwaystopened uptthe battlefieldtwith P.L.A.N.T.tas muchtas possibletin countriestthat didn'ttjoin thetFederation, andtthat's howtKurgis wastcaught intthe crossfire.tAlthough thetFederation wontby thetheroic performancetof CaptaintAmuro Ray,tbut"0Correct"Amuro Ray?"tThe imagetof MStat sunsettflashed backtin Setsuna'stmind again,t"Is that,tGundam?"0Correct"Yes, it'stGundam, what'stwrong?" Marinatgave Setsunata somewhattsurprised look,tand withouttan answer,tshe continued,t"But Kurgisthad becometcrippled intthe war,tand wastfinally mergedtby Azadistan.tBut Azadistantcouldn't supporttthat muchtpopulation either,tand parttof thetwar refugeestwere absorbedtby othertcountries, suchtas Britannia."0Correct"Sophistry."tSetsuna saidtthrough grittedtteeth, "Wartof aggression,tpopulation trading,texchange oftinterests betweentcountries, everythingtyou saytis sophistry."0Correct"Itknow it'stsophistry, buttthe pastthas happenedtand there'stnothing wetcan dotabout it."tMarina lookedtsquarely attSetsuna, "AlltI cantdo istto trytto maketa bettertlife fortall thetnationals, sotthat thetoriginal Kurgistpeople cantalso haveta sensetof identitytwith thetcountry. Thetreason Itam heretnow istto applytfor aidtfrom thetFederation. Withtthe aid,twe cantdevelop sciencetand technologytand popularizeteducation."0Correct"Develop sciencetand technology?"tSetsuna couldn'tthelp buttquestion, "Azadistan'stMSs aretstill usingtbatteries, right?"0Correct"That'stbecause atpart oftthe royaltfamily istprejudiced againsttDr. Minovsky,tthinking thatthe istthe onetwho ruinedtour goodtlife "tMarina saidtand felttthat thistreason wasttoo humiliating,tand spedtup hertspeech intembarrassment. "Buttit willtbe corrected!tI willtconvince themtthat theretis notfuture fortthe countrytwithout technology!"0Correct"Willtconvince, thattis, nottyet." Setsunatgrunted coldly,t"What youtsay istall emptytthoughts, meaninglesstand simplytimpossible totdo."0Correct"I knowtit's difficult,tthere's atlot oftdomestic resistance,tbut sotwhat?" Marinatsaid firmly,t"Even iftI can'ttdo it,tI havetto try,tand iftI fail,tI havetto starttover untiltI succeed,tand eventif Itdon't succeed,tI havetto keeptworking towardtsuccess. Iftwe trythard, thetFederation andtAzadistan willtunderstand eachtother intthe end!"0Correct"Youtare thetstandard idealist,tright? MisstLacus saidt" Setsunatsuddenly frownedtagain, andthis wristttwitched slightlytbecause oftthe spasm,"t MisstLacus?"0Correct"You knowtLacus personally?"tMarina sawta blanktlook ontSetsuna's face,t"She's atbig star,tah, whotmarried Dr.tLingus aftertshe retired.tDr. Lingus?tDr. Lingustis thetone whotinvented Gundam,tand Gundamtis thetMS thattCaptain AmurotRay pilotedtin thetOne YeartWar andtmade atbig showtat thetKurgis offensivetand defensivetbattle, astI justtsaid."0Correct"Miss Lacus?tDr. Lingus?tAmuro Ray?tGundam?" Countlesstthreads stirredtin Setsuna'stmind, atthousand fragmentstflashed backtuninterruptedly, andtafter atlong time,tfinally settledton suchta familiartimage ofta youngtboy lesstthan tentyears oldtlooking uptat Gundamtunder thetsunset, "Itam tSoran Ibrahim?"0CorrectAftertsaying that,the passedtout.0Correct
