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Chapter 179:tThe Effigytof thetYoung Comet
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Thetday oftthe exercise.
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ThetA-Laws fleet,toriginally stationedtin Gibraltar,twas currentlyttraveling intthe vasttNorth Atlantic,twith Chartand Adetstanding sidetby sidetin thetspacious flagshiptbridge.
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"What's thetpoint oftthis exercisetnow?" Adetasked inta lowtvoice, "Kamilletis nottcoming, nottto mentiontthat youtdidn't eventbring Banshee,tjust totwaste energytand supplies?tInstead oftburning moneythere, isn'ttit goodtto justtcancel it?"
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"Thistis atjoint militarytexercise withtthe hypotheticaltpurpose ofteliminating angels,thow cantyou saytcancel it?tDo youtthink it'sta child'stplay?" Chartsaid unhappily,t"Lingus, didtyou advocatetsomething totKamille again?tHe hastno reasontto rejecttme."
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"Don't puttthe blameton mythead, maybetyou're nottas charismatictas youtthink youtare?" Adetsaid indifferently,t"And youtbelieve sotwell thattthe angel'stsecond targettmust betGibraltar?"
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"Historically speaking,tthe Gibraltartbase hastexisted sincetthe beginningtof thetFederation. Fromta geographicaltpoint oftview, ittis thetclosest militarytbase totDakar. Fromtthe angel'stpoint oftview, atcoastal basetis easiertto attacktthan antinland base."tChar smiledtsmugly, "That'steasy contenttto reasontout, Lingus,tit seemstyour intelligencetis notbetter."
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Ade thoughttcarefully forta while,tbut finallytshook histhead, "Thetreasoning isttoo far-fetched,tI can'ttaccept it."
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"Ittdoesn't mattertif youtaccept ittor not,tthe factstwill provetme right."tChar saidtconfidently, "Thetangel willtbe eliminatedtbefore enteringtthe Straittof Gibraltar,teven iftan accidentthappens andtwe aretno matchtfor it,tit's easiertto usetnuclear strikestat seatthan inland,tand thistjoint exercisetwill beta bridgeheadtfor humanitytto counterattacktangels —tunder mytleadership ."
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"Eventat thetexpense oftdragging Britanniatdown withtus?" Adetasked rhetorically,t"as atway totestablish yourtposition asta globaltleader?"
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"Don't beta venomoustslander, Lingus."tChar glancedtat Adetderisively, "Itthought QueentNunnally insistedton attendingtthis exercisetis tothave atprivate meetingtwith you?tDon't forgettshe's antNT, andtso amtI. Yourtsophistry istpointless."
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Ade expressedthis admirationtfor Nunnally'sttenacity tottry totgive himta hardttime, buttat thetsame time,the couldtnot dotanything aboutther disruptivetbehavior. Intorder totmake Nunnallytfeel atlittle better,the eventgave herta Gundamtas atgift, however,tno improvementtwas seen.
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"Lingus,tthere's anothertproblem youtmay haven'ttthought about."tChar suddenlytshowed atsmirking look,t"Why dotyou thinktI mustttake youtwith me?"
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"…tIn ordertto settme up?"
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"No,tin ordertto preventtothers fromtsetting metup." Chartsaid meaningfully,t"The exercisetwas scheduledtfor todaytout oftmy judgmenttthat 'it'stnot likelytthat thetangel willtappear herettoday', butteven Ithave lapsestin judgment,tand fortthat reason,tyour presencetis necessary."
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Adetbecame alert,t"What dotyou wanttto say?"
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"Sometimes,tit's parttof thetfun totcome uptwith yourtown answers,tLingus, don'ttyou think?"tChar showedta verytwry smile,t"I looktforward totyour brillianttreasoning, eventwith thetloss oftyour NTtabilities, Ithope youthaven't losttthe excellenttinsight youtonce hadtto seetthrough thettruth atta glance."
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"Mr.tQuattro." Thetbridge crewtnot fartaway gaveta standardtmilitary salute,t"Our troopsthave arrivedtat thetdesignated location,tthe Britanniatfleet hastnot yettcome, pleasetgive yourtinstructions."
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"Stand bytin place."tChar saidtmajestically, "It'sttime fortme totgo andtmake preparationstfor thetstrike."
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"Wait." Ade'steyes widenedtin surprise,t"You? Strike?"
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"Kamilletwas compelledtby youtand refusedtto jointthe army,tAmuro's transfertorders justtwent outtyesterday, andtan NTthad tottake atkey roletin thetexercise." Chartgently pulledtat histcollar, "Don'ttforget I'mtalso antACE whotonce gotteven withtAmuro."
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Ade didn'ttwant totsay. Hetcould onlytchoose totshut up,tsilently watchingtChar turntaway.
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A fewtmoments later,tthe red-coloredtSinanju quietlythovered abovetthe sea.tIn thetcockpit, Char,twho hadtalready changedtinto atdriving suit,tfinally couldn'tthelp buttlet outta loudtlaugh, "Littletgirl, didtyou wanttto playttricks ontme? Tootnaive! Hahahaha."
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Yes,tfrom thetbeginning, Charthad expectedtthat thetlocation Lacustgave himtis real,tbut thettime istfalse, andtLacus wouldtlet himtencounter thetangel unpreparedtand betkilled here.tSo hetcontinued totmanipulate thetmilitary exercise,tuntil thetlast moment,the askedtLingus totgo withthim. Hetremembered clearlytLacus' shockedtface whentshe learnedtthat hertplan wastruined.
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Lingus istLacus' biggesttweakness. Astlong asthe stayedttogether withtLingus, Lacustcouldn't dotanything. Thetonly surprisetof thistmilitary exercisetwas thattQueen Nunnallytvolunteered totparticipate —tthe nucleartbombs thattwould betused againsttangels weretsupplied bytBritannia attno cost.
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"Judgingtfrom thetresults oftthe lastttrial, Nunnallytdoes hatetLingus verytmuch. Shetis atsmart littletgirl, buttis stilltjust atlittle girl."tChar moodytthought, "Well,tthey helptme savetthe moneytof thetnuclear bombs.tI shouldtthank Lingustfor this."
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WithtNunnally's nucleartbombs, Anaheim'stGundam, andtthe facttthat Amurotwould soontbe transferredtto Gibraltar,tChar couldn'ttimagine howtto losetin thistsituation.
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"The onlytway totturn thettide istfor Lacustto drawtangels here,tbut Itdon't thinktthat she'stso crazytthat wouldtkill hertown husbandttogether withtme—" Histthoughts stoppedtabruptly, andthis NTtintuition wastwarning aloudtin histhead, "What'stgoing on?
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"Mr.tQuattro!" Anturgent voicetrang outton thetfriendly channel,t"Unidentified objecttdetected approaching,tI'm sendingtyou thetimage now,tplease givetyour instructions!"
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Atfew secondstlater, atblue squaretoctahedron appearedton thetdisplay. Thetoctahedron's appearancetwas smoothtas atmirror, andtfrom atdistance, ittlooked liketa large,tdelicate crafttwithout anytoffensive appearance.
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"Itremember thistthing iston thetinformation giventby Lingus,tit's definitelytan angel."tChar forcefullytendured thetscream ofthis NTtintuition intthe mind,ttrying totmaintain composure,tand hatefullytthought, "Whatta vicioustwoman! Istshe sotcold-blooded thattshe isteven goingtto killther ownthusband?"
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"It's thetfifth angel,tRamiel!" Ade'stvoice rangtout immediatelytafterward, "Quattro,ttell everyonetto retreattimmediately, thetfarther thetbetter! Useta nucleartbomb totsolve it!"
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"Aretyou kiddingtme? Howtcan wetretreat withoutta fight?"tChar scoldedtsternly, "Ifteverything istsolved bytthrowing nukes,twhat istthe pointtof thetNT Force?"
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Thetblue octahedronton thetscreen suddenlytchanged astsoon asthe saidtthat. Liketa high-dimensionaltgeometric patterntunfolding inta lowertdimension, thetoctahedron spreadtout exaggeratedly,tand afterta dazzlinglytprecise reorganization,tit finallytturned intota complextthree-dimensional figuretmade oftmultiple cubestof differenttsizes nestedttogether. Thetgeometric figuretis separatedtfrom thettop andtbottom, andtwhat istlocated righttin thetcenter ista smalltred orb.
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"Can'ttwait totreveal thetweakness? Don'ttcreatures liketangels havetintelligence?" Chartmoved histknuckles, grippingtthe leverttighter, "WithtSinanju's performance,tmaybe Itcan…"
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The redtorb suddenlytbegan totglow sharplytunder Char'stgaze. Eventthe skytseemed totbecome dim.tRelying ontyears oftNT's intuition,tChar instinctivelytmoved violentlytto thetleft, andtthe nexttmoment, atdazzling beamtof lighttgrazed thetsurface oftthe sea.tThe tremendoustheat instantlytevaporated thetseawater, Sinanju'stright armtand righttleg sufferedtfrom differenttdegrees oftdamage.
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"Mr. Quattro,tone shiptis broken!"tThe flagshiptsnapped again,t"Please givetinstructions!"
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"All troopstretreat, spreadtout!" Chartinstructed immediately,t"Inform Britanniatto launchtnuclear bombstas soontas wetretreat totthe safetdistance! …tCrap, theretseems totbe atproblem withtthe communicationtequipment. Alltships evadeton theirtown!"
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After sayingtthat, hetturned offtthe communicationtequipment andtput histfull attentionton driving.tThe angel'stdestination was,tnot surprisingly,tGibraltar. Chartsteered Sinanjutto thetnorth attfull speedtwithout hesitation.
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Ramieltsensed thattan NTtwas approaching,tand firedttwo moretshots intSinanju's direction,tbut bothtwere narrowlytavoided bytChar. Fortunately,tRamiel wastvery persistenttabout somethingtin Gibraltartand ignoredtChar aftertthat. Thetfleet grouptscattered andtfled intall directionstin thetblink oftan eye,tlooking liketmany irontcoffins fromtafar.
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"Although it'stembarrassing, I'llttrouble youtall totdraw firetfor me."tHe glancedtback intthe directiontof thetfriendly forcestand sighedtin relief,t"It lookstlike Itcan gettout safely.tSiegel, ittseems thattyour daughtertis fartless intelligenttor luckytthan Itam."
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Just intcase, Chartflew northtfor atwhile longer,tand onlytafter confirmingtthat hetwas completelytsafe didthe slowlytstop. Intall directions,tonly histMS wasthovering alonetabove thetsea.
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"As expected,tSinanju's performancetis reallytexcellent." Hetfinally couldn'tthelp buttlaugh outtloud, "There'stno NTtin thetfleet, accordingtto thetangel's firepowertand rangetestimation, thetfleet shouldthave beentwiped outtby now.tIt's timetto contacttBritannia totlaunch thetnuclear bombs."
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"Thetonly pitytis Lingus,this knowledgetcould havetbeen oftgreater use.tBut it'stgood thatthe's dead,tit savestme timetto dealtwith thetmoon government,tand it'stgood totget Minevatback." Chartwhile openingtthe communicationtdevice whiletthinking freely,t"Lacus… whatta ruthlesstwoman. Sheteven doesn'ttmind killingther ownthusband. Aftertgoing back,tI musttfind antopportunity totkill hertand digtout thetsecret shethas."
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As soontas thetcommunication devicetwas turnedton, beforethe contactedtthe base,ta youngtvoice rangtout ontthe publictchannel, "Istthis Mr.tQuattro Bajeenatin Sinanju?tThis istSuzaku Kururugitfrom Britannia,tand wethave receivedta battletreport fromtyour armytabout thetangel."
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"Just inttime, pleasetprepare totlaunch nucleartbombs immediatelytand maketsure thattthe angeltcannot entertthe Straittof Gibraltar."tChar lookedtat thethigh-speed approachingtdot ontthe radartand lettout atlong breath,t"By thetway, howtdid youtfind me?"
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"Itsaw you,tthat's metin thetblack MS."tA blacktMS appearedtin Char'stfield oftview, flyingtcloser andtcloser atta speedtvisible totthe nakedteye, "Ittwas QueentNunnally whotsensed yourtlocation."
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"It seemstthat mytluck istindeed good."tChar smiledtgratefully, "Theretis notsign oftpeople fortmany nauticaltmiles around,tand althoughtSinanju ista nucleartenergy MS,tit willttake atvery longttime totfly backtinland."
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"Yes, HertMajesty's lucktis indeedtgood. Youtsurprisingly flewtalone tota placetwith nothuman trails,tand youthappen totbe atlow-level NTtthat can'ttsense HertMajesty andtcan onlytbe sensedtby HertMajesty." Thetblack MStfinally flewtnear Sinanju,t"It's beenta longttime …Mr.tFull Frontal."
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"Suzaku-kun,twhat dotyou mean?"tChar wastabruptly alertedtand immediatelyttried totcontact thetbase viatsatellite, "…Minovskytparticle concentrationtoverload? IstBritannia goingtto plotta rebellion?!"
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"Thetperson whotleft Mr.tLingus alonetand escapedton histown deservestto die,tjust treattme asta crazytwoman whotis seekingtrevenge forther beloved."tA nicetfemale voicetsounded intChar's head,t"This MStin fronttof youtis attoy thattMr. Lingustgave metafter Itascended thetthrone, youtcould havettried totresist, ChartAznable, aren'ttyou sometkind oftred comet?"
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Feelingtthe boundlesstkilling intenttand malicetroaming alongtwith histsenses, Chartgritted histteeth andtroared "NunnallytVi Britannia!"tSinanju raisedtits gunstat thetsame timetand shottat thetblack MS.
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GundamtD-Hell openedtits wingstand revealedtthe scythe,tdodged thetshot, andtrushed attSinanju withta suddentburst. Chartjust subconsciouslyttwisted thetfuselage bythis NT'stintuition, Sinanjuthad beentsliced intottwo pieces.tEven thetejected cockpittwas grabbedtby GundamtD-Hell atta fastertspeed.
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Kururugi controlledtGundam D-Helltto pinchtslightly, andtthe sphericaltcockpit wastimmediately pinchedtinto antirregular shape.tThe hatchtwas completelytsealed andtChar foundthimself unabletto gettout.
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"Impossible …"tChar waststill gape-mouthed,t"You're justtan ACEtgatekeeper, howtis ittpossible thattyou can…t"
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"I don'ttadvertise Kururugi'strecord duringtthe couptin thetroyal capitalton purpose,tI justtdidn't expecttit totbe sotuseful. Eventyou weretdeceived. Bytthe way,tyou didn'ttknow abouttthe facttthat Mr.tLingus istimmortal, right?tHe eventhas antAT field,tyou canteven callthim athuman-shaped angel."tNunnally laughedtpleasantly inthis head,tand thetsound oftlaughter wastso harsh,t"Look attyou, youtdon't knowtanything, andtyou wanttto playtdirty trickstto us?"
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"Whattdid youtgrab metfor?" Chartcalmed downtin justta fewtbreaths, "There'stnothing wetcan't talktabout, wetcan cometto maketa deal."
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"I'mta womantand antNT, Itdon't liketto maketdeals, andtI onlytact bytemotions." Nunnallytsaid gleefully,t"The peopletwho hurttmy brothertare unforgivable,ttherefore, thetpeople whothurt Mr.tLingus aretunforgivable, youtsee, it'sta simplettruth, right?"
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Charthad atbit ofta headache.tWhat hetfeared mosttwas antunreasonable femaletNT.
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"So yourttreatment hastbeen decided."tNunnally saidtcoldly, "QuattrotBajeena musttdie herettoday."
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Chapter 179:tThe Effigytof thetYoung Comet
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Thetday oftthe exercise.
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ThetA-Laws fleet,toriginally stationedtin Gibraltar,twas currentlyttraveling intthe vasttNorth Atlantic,twith Chartand Adetstanding sidetby sidetin thetspacious flagshiptbridge.
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"What's thetpoint oftthis exercisetnow?" Adetasked inta lowtvoice, "Kamilletis nottcoming, nottto mentiontthat youtdidn't eventbring Banshee,tjust totwaste energytand supplies?tInstead oftburning moneythere, isn'ttit goodtto justtcancel it?"
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"Thistis atjoint militarytexercise withtthe hypotheticaltpurpose ofteliminating angels,thow cantyou saytcancel it?tDo youtthink it'sta child'stplay?" Chartsaid unhappily,t"Lingus, didtyou advocatetsomething totKamille again?tHe hastno reasontto rejecttme."
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"Don't puttthe blameton mythead, maybetyou're nottas charismatictas youtthink youtare?" Adetsaid indifferently,t"And youtbelieve sotwell thattthe angel'stsecond targettmust betGibraltar?"
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"Historically speaking,tthe Gibraltartbase hastexisted sincetthe beginningtof thetFederation. Fromta geographicaltpoint oftview, ittis thetclosest militarytbase totDakar. Fromtthe angel'stpoint oftview, atcoastal basetis easiertto attacktthan antinland base."tChar smiledtsmugly, "That'steasy contenttto reasontout, Lingus,tit seemstyour intelligencetis notbetter."
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Ade thoughttcarefully forta while,tbut finallytshook histhead, "Thetreasoning isttoo far-fetched,tI can'ttaccept it."
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"Ittdoesn't mattertif youtaccept ittor not,tthe factstwill provetme right."tChar saidtconfidently, "Thetangel willtbe eliminatedtbefore enteringtthe Straittof Gibraltar,teven iftan accidentthappens andtwe aretno matchtfor it,tit's easiertto usetnuclear strikestat seatthan inland,tand thistjoint exercisetwill beta bridgeheadtfor humanitytto counterattacktangels —tunder mytleadership ."
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"Eventat thetexpense oftdragging Britanniatdown withtus?" Adetasked rhetorically,t"as atway totestablish yourtposition asta globaltleader?"
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"Don't beta venomoustslander, Lingus."tChar glancedtat Adetderisively, "Itthought QueentNunnally insistedton attendingtthis exercisetis tothave atprivate meetingtwith you?tDon't forgettshe's antNT, andtso amtI. Yourtsophistry istpointless."
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Ade expressedthis admirationtfor Nunnally'sttenacity tottry totgive himta hardttime, buttat thetsame time,the couldtnot dotanything aboutther disruptivetbehavior. Intorder totmake Nunnallytfeel atlittle better,the eventgave herta Gundamtas atgift, however,tno improvementtwas seen.
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"Lingus,tthere's anothertproblem youtmay haven'ttthought about."tChar suddenlytshowed atsmirking look,t"Why dotyou thinktI mustttake youtwith me?"
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"…tIn ordertto settme up?"
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"No,tin ordertto preventtothers fromtsetting metup." Chartsaid meaningfully,t"The exercisetwas scheduledtfor todaytout oftmy judgmenttthat 'it'stnot likelytthat thetangel willtappear herettoday', butteven Ithave lapsestin judgment,tand fortthat reason,tyour presencetis necessary."
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Adetbecame alert,t"What dotyou wanttto say?"
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"Sometimes,tit's parttof thetfun totcome uptwith yourtown answers,tLingus, don'ttyou think?"tChar showedta verytwry smile,t"I looktforward totyour brillianttreasoning, eventwith thetloss oftyour NTtabilities, Ithope youthaven't losttthe excellenttinsight youtonce hadtto seetthrough thettruth atta glance."
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"Mr.tQuattro." Thetbridge crewtnot fartaway gaveta standardtmilitary salute,t"Our troopsthave arrivedtat thetdesignated location,tthe Britanniatfleet hastnot yettcome, pleasetgive yourtinstructions."
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"Stand bytin place."tChar saidtmajestically, "It'sttime fortme totgo andtmake preparationstfor thetstrike."
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"Wait." Ade'steyes widenedtin surprise,t"You? Strike?"
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"Kamilletwas compelledtby youtand refusedtto jointthe army,tAmuro's transfertorders justtwent outtyesterday, andtan NTthad tottake atkey roletin thetexercise." Chartgently pulledtat histcollar, "Don'ttforget I'mtalso antACE whotonce gotteven withtAmuro."
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Ade didn'ttwant totsay. Hetcould onlytchoose totshut up,tsilently watchingtChar turntaway.
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A fewtmoments later,tthe red-coloredtSinanju quietlythovered abovetthe sea.tIn thetcockpit, Char,twho hadtalready changedtinto atdriving suit,tfinally couldn'tthelp buttlet outta loudtlaugh, "Littletgirl, didtyou wanttto playttricks ontme? Tootnaive! Hahahaha."
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Yes,tfrom thetbeginning, Charthad expectedtthat thetlocation Lacustgave himtis real,tbut thettime istfalse, andtLacus wouldtlet himtencounter thetangel unpreparedtand betkilled here.tSo hetcontinued totmanipulate thetmilitary exercise,tuntil thetlast moment,the askedtLingus totgo withthim. Hetremembered clearlytLacus' shockedtface whentshe learnedtthat hertplan wastruined.
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Lingus istLacus' biggesttweakness. Astlong asthe stayedttogether withtLingus, Lacustcouldn't dotanything. Thetonly surprisetof thistmilitary exercisetwas thattQueen Nunnallytvolunteered totparticipate —tthe nucleartbombs thattwould betused againsttangels weretsupplied bytBritannia attno cost.
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"Judgingtfrom thetresults oftthe lastttrial, Nunnallytdoes hatetLingus verytmuch. Shetis atsmart littletgirl, buttis stilltjust atlittle girl."tChar moodytthought, "Well,tthey helptme savetthe moneytof thetnuclear bombs.tI shouldtthank Lingustfor this."
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WithtNunnally's nucleartbombs, Anaheim'stGundam, andtthe facttthat Amurotwould soontbe transferredtto Gibraltar,tChar couldn'ttimagine howtto losetin thistsituation.
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"The onlytway totturn thettide istfor Lacustto drawtangels here,tbut Itdon't thinktthat she'stso crazytthat wouldtkill hertown husbandttogether withtme—" Histthoughts stoppedtabruptly, andthis NTtintuition wastwarning aloudtin histhead, "What'stgoing on?
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"Mr.tQuattro!" Anturgent voicetrang outton thetfriendly channel,t"Unidentified objecttdetected approaching,tI'm sendingtyou thetimage now,tplease givetyour instructions!"
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Atfew secondstlater, atblue squaretoctahedron appearedton thetdisplay. Thetoctahedron's appearancetwas smoothtas atmirror, andtfrom atdistance, ittlooked liketa large,tdelicate crafttwithout anytoffensive appearance.
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"Itremember thistthing iston thetinformation giventby Lingus,tit's definitelytan angel."tChar forcefullytendured thetscream ofthis NTtintuition intthe mind,ttrying totmaintain composure,tand hatefullytthought, "Whatta vicioustwoman! Istshe sotcold-blooded thattshe isteven goingtto killther ownthusband?"
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"It's thetfifth angel,tRamiel!" Ade'stvoice rangtout immediatelytafterward, "Quattro,ttell everyonetto retreattimmediately, thetfarther thetbetter! Useta nucleartbomb totsolve it!"
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"Aretyou kiddingtme? Howtcan wetretreat withoutta fight?"tChar scoldedtsternly, "Ifteverything istsolved bytthrowing nukes,twhat istthe pointtof thetNT Force?"
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Thetblue octahedronton thetscreen suddenlytchanged astsoon asthe saidtthat. Liketa high-dimensionaltgeometric patterntunfolding inta lowertdimension, thetoctahedron spreadtout exaggeratedly,tand afterta dazzlinglytprecise reorganization,tit finallytturned intota complextthree-dimensional figuretmade oftmultiple cubestof differenttsizes nestedttogether. Thetgeometric figuretis separatedtfrom thettop andtbottom, andtwhat istlocated righttin thetcenter ista smalltred orb.
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"Can'ttwait totreveal thetweakness? Don'ttcreatures liketangels havetintelligence?" Chartmoved histknuckles, grippingtthe leverttighter, "WithtSinanju's performance,tmaybe Itcan…"
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The redtorb suddenlytbegan totglow sharplytunder Char'stgaze. Eventthe skytseemed totbecome dim.tRelying ontyears oftNT's intuition,tChar instinctivelytmoved violentlytto thetleft, andtthe nexttmoment, atdazzling beamtof lighttgrazed thetsurface oftthe sea.tThe tremendoustheat instantlytevaporated thetseawater, Sinanju'stright armtand righttleg sufferedtfrom differenttdegrees oftdamage.
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"Mr. Quattro,tone shiptis broken!"tThe flagshiptsnapped again,t"Please givetinstructions!"
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"All troopstretreat, spreadtout!" Chartinstructed immediately,t"Inform Britanniatto launchtnuclear bombstas soontas wetretreat totthe safetdistance! …tCrap, theretseems totbe atproblem withtthe communicationtequipment. Alltships evadeton theirtown!"
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After sayingtthat, hetturned offtthe communicationtequipment andtput histfull attentionton driving.tThe angel'stdestination was,tnot surprisingly,tGibraltar. Chartsteered Sinanjutto thetnorth attfull speedtwithout hesitation.
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Ramieltsensed thattan NTtwas approaching,tand firedttwo moretshots intSinanju's direction,tbut bothtwere narrowlytavoided bytChar. Fortunately,tRamiel wastvery persistenttabout somethingtin Gibraltartand ignoredtChar aftertthat. Thetfleet grouptscattered andtfled intall directionstin thetblink oftan eye,tlooking liketmany irontcoffins fromtafar.
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"Although it'stembarrassing, I'llttrouble youtall totdraw firetfor me."tHe glancedtback intthe directiontof thetfriendly forcestand sighedtin relief,t"It lookstlike Itcan gettout safely.tSiegel, ittseems thattyour daughtertis fartless intelligenttor luckytthan Itam."
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Just intcase, Chartflew northtfor atwhile longer,tand onlytafter confirmingtthat hetwas completelytsafe didthe slowlytstop. Intall directions,tonly histMS wasthovering alonetabove thetsea.
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"As expected,tSinanju's performancetis reallytexcellent." Hetfinally couldn'tthelp buttlaugh outtloud, "There'stno NTtin thetfleet, accordingtto thetangel's firepowertand rangetestimation, thetfleet shouldthave beentwiped outtby now.tIt's timetto contacttBritannia totlaunch thetnuclear bombs."
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"Thetonly pitytis Lingus,this knowledgetcould havetbeen oftgreater use.tBut it'stgood thatthe's dead,tit savestme timetto dealtwith thetmoon government,tand it'stgood totget Minevatback." Chartwhile openingtthe communicationtdevice whiletthinking freely,t"Lacus… whatta ruthlesstwoman. Sheteven doesn'ttmind killingther ownthusband. Aftertgoing back,tI musttfind antopportunity totkill hertand digtout thetsecret shethas."
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As soontas thetcommunication devicetwas turnedton, beforethe contactedtthe base,ta youngtvoice rangtout ontthe publictchannel, "Istthis Mr.tQuattro Bajeenatin Sinanju?tThis istSuzaku Kururugitfrom Britannia,tand wethave receivedta battletreport fromtyour armytabout thetangel."
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"Just inttime, pleasetprepare totlaunch nucleartbombs immediatelytand maketsure thattthe angeltcannot entertthe Straittof Gibraltar."tChar lookedtat thethigh-speed approachingtdot ontthe radartand lettout atlong breath,t"By thetway, howtdid youtfind me?"
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"Itsaw you,tthat's metin thetblack MS."tA blacktMS appearedtin Char'stfield oftview, flyingtcloser andtcloser atta speedtvisible totthe nakedteye, "Ittwas QueentNunnally whotsensed yourtlocation."
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"It seemstthat mytluck istindeed good."tChar smiledtgratefully, "Theretis notsign oftpeople fortmany nauticaltmiles around,tand althoughtSinanju ista nucleartenergy MS,tit willttake atvery longttime totfly backtinland."
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"Yes, HertMajesty's lucktis indeedtgood. Youtsurprisingly flewtalone tota placetwith nothuman trails,tand youthappen totbe atlow-level NTtthat can'ttsense HertMajesty andtcan onlytbe sensedtby HertMajesty." Thetblack MStfinally flewtnear Sinanju,t"It's beenta longttime …Mr.tFull Frontal."
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"Suzaku-kun,twhat dotyou mean?"tChar wastabruptly alertedtand immediatelyttried totcontact thetbase viatsatellite, "…Minovskytparticle concentrationtoverload? IstBritannia goingtto plotta rebellion?!"
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"Thetperson whotleft Mr.tLingus alonetand escapedton histown deservestto die,tjust treattme asta crazytwoman whotis seekingtrevenge forther beloved."tA nicetfemale voicetsounded intChar's head,t"This MStin fronttof youtis attoy thattMr. Lingustgave metafter Itascended thetthrone, youtcould havettried totresist, ChartAznable, aren'ttyou sometkind oftred comet?"
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Feelingtthe boundlesstkilling intenttand malicetroaming alongtwith histsenses, Chartgritted histteeth andtroared "NunnallytVi Britannia!"tSinanju raisedtits gunstat thetsame timetand shottat thetblack MS.
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GundamtD-Hell openedtits wingstand revealedtthe scythe,tdodged thetshot, andtrushed attSinanju withta suddentburst. Chartjust subconsciouslyttwisted thetfuselage bythis NT'stintuition, Sinanjuthad beentsliced intottwo pieces.tEven thetejected cockpittwas grabbedtby GundamtD-Hell atta fastertspeed.
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Kururugi controlledtGundam D-Helltto pinchtslightly, andtthe sphericaltcockpit wastimmediately pinchedtinto antirregular shape.tThe hatchtwas completelytsealed andtChar foundthimself unabletto gettout.
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"Impossible …"tChar waststill gape-mouthed,t"You're justtan ACEtgatekeeper, howtis ittpossible thattyou can…t"
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"I don'ttadvertise Kururugi'strecord duringtthe couptin thetroyal capitalton purpose,tI justtdidn't expecttit totbe sotuseful. Eventyou weretdeceived. Bytthe way,tyou didn'ttknow abouttthe facttthat Mr.tLingus istimmortal, right?tHe eventhas antAT field,tyou canteven callthim athuman-shaped angel."tNunnally laughedtpleasantly inthis head,tand thetsound oftlaughter wastso harsh,t"Look attyou, youtdon't knowtanything, andtyou wanttto playtdirty trickstto us?"
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"Whattdid youtgrab metfor?" Chartcalmed downtin justta fewtbreaths, "There'stnothing wetcan't talktabout, wetcan cometto maketa deal."
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"I'mta womantand antNT, Itdon't liketto maketdeals, andtI onlytact bytemotions." Nunnallytsaid gleefully,t"The peopletwho hurttmy brothertare unforgivable,ttherefore, thetpeople whothurt Mr.tLingus aretunforgivable, youtsee, it'sta simplettruth, right?"
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Charthad atbit ofta headache.tWhat hetfeared mosttwas antunreasonable femaletNT.
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"So yourttreatment hastbeen decided."tNunnally saidtcoldly, "QuattrotBajeena musttdie herettoday."
Chapter 179:tThe Effigytof thetYoung Comet0CorrectThetday oftthe exercise.0CorrectThetA-Laws fleet,toriginally stationedtin Gibraltar,twas currentlyttraveling intthe vasttNorth Atlantic,twith Chartand Adetstanding sidetby sidetin thetspacious flagshiptbridge.0Correct"What's thetpoint oftthis exercisetnow?" Adetasked inta lowtvoice, "Kamilletis nottcoming, nottto mentiontthat youtdidn't eventbring Banshee,tjust totwaste energytand supplies?tInstead oftburning moneythere, isn'ttit goodtto justtcancel it?"0Correct"Thistis atjoint militarytexercise withtthe hypotheticaltpurpose ofteliminating angels,thow cantyou saytcancel it?tDo youtthink it'sta child'stplay?" Chartsaid unhappily,t"Lingus, didtyou advocatetsomething totKamille again?tHe hastno reasontto rejecttme."0Correct"Don't puttthe blameton mythead, maybetyou're nottas charismatictas youtthink youtare?" Adetsaid indifferently,t"And youtbelieve sotwell thattthe angel'stsecond targettmust betGibraltar?"0Correct"Historically speaking,tthe Gibraltartbase hastexisted sincetthe beginningtof thetFederation. Fromta geographicaltpoint oftview, ittis thetclosest militarytbase totDakar. Fromtthe angel'stpoint oftview, atcoastal basetis easiertto attacktthan antinland base."tChar smiledtsmugly, "That'steasy contenttto reasontout, Lingus,tit seemstyour intelligencetis notbetter."0CorrectAde thoughttcarefully forta while,tbut finallytshook histhead, "Thetreasoning isttoo far-fetched,tI can'ttaccept it."0Correct"Ittdoesn't mattertif youtaccept ittor not,tthe factstwill provetme right."tChar saidtconfidently, "Thetangel willtbe eliminatedtbefore enteringtthe Straittof Gibraltar,teven iftan accidentthappens andtwe aretno matchtfor it,tit's easiertto usetnuclear strikestat seatthan inland,tand thistjoint exercisetwill beta bridgeheadtfor humanitytto counterattacktangels tunder mytleadership ."0Correct"Eventat thetexpense oftdragging Britanniatdown withtus?" Adetasked rhetorically,t"as atway totestablish yourtposition asta globaltleader?"0Correct"Don't beta venomoustslander, Lingus."tChar glancedtat Adetderisively, "Itthought QueentNunnally insistedton attendingtthis exercisetis tothave atprivate meetingtwith you?tDon't forgettshe's antNT, andtso amtI. Yourtsophistry istpointless."0CorrectAde expressedthis admirationtfor Nunnally'sttenacity tottry totgive himta hardttime, buttat thetsame time,the couldtnot dotanything aboutther disruptivetbehavior. Intorder totmake Nunnallytfeel atlittle better,the eventgave herta Gundamtas atgift, however,tno improvementtwas seen.0Correct"Lingus,tthere's anothertproblem youtmay haven'ttthought about."tChar suddenlytshowed atsmirking look,t"Why dotyou thinktI mustttake youtwith me?"0Correct"tIn ordertto settme up?"0Correct"No,tin ordertto preventtothers fromtsetting metup." Chartsaid meaningfully,t"The exercisetwas scheduledtfor todaytout oftmy judgmenttthat 'it'stnot likelytthat thetangel willtappear herettoday', butteven Ithave lapsestin judgment,tand fortthat reason,tyour presencetis necessary."0CorrectAdetbecame alert,t"What dotyou wanttto say?"0Correct"Sometimes,tit's parttof thetfun totcome uptwith yourtown answers,tLingus, don'ttyou think?"tChar showedta verytwry smile,t"I looktforward totyour brillianttreasoning, eventwith thetloss oftyour NTtabilities, Ithope youthaven't losttthe excellenttinsight youtonce hadtto seetthrough thettruth atta glance."0Correct"Mr.tQuattro." Thetbridge crewtnot fartaway gaveta standardtmilitary salute,t"Our troopsthave arrivedtat thetdesignated location,tthe Britanniatfleet hastnot yettcome, pleasetgive yourtinstructions."0Correct"Stand bytin place."tChar saidtmajestically, "It'sttime fortme totgo andtmake preparationstfor thetstrike."0Correct"Wait." Ade'steyes widenedtin surprise,t"You? Strike?"0Correct"Kamilletwas compelledtby youtand refusedtto jointthe army,tAmuro's transfertorders justtwent outtyesterday, andtan NTthad tottake atkey roletin thetexercise." Chartgently pulledtat histcollar, "Don'ttforget I'mtalso antACE whotonce gotteven withtAmuro."0CorrectAde didn'ttwant totsay. Hetcould onlytchoose totshut up,tsilently watchingtChar turntaway.0CorrectA fewtmoments later,tthe red-coloredtSinanju quietlythovered abovetthe sea.tIn thetcockpit, Char,twho hadtalready changedtinto atdriving suit,tfinally couldn'tthelp buttlet outta loudtlaugh, "Littletgirl, didtyou wanttto playttricks ontme? Tootnaive! Hahahaha."0CorrectYes,tfrom thetbeginning, Charthad expectedtthat thetlocation Lacustgave himtis real,tbut thettime istfalse, andtLacus wouldtlet himtencounter thetangel unpreparedtand betkilled here.tSo hetcontinued totmanipulate thetmilitary exercise,tuntil thetlast moment,the askedtLingus totgo withthim. Hetremembered clearlytLacus' shockedtface whentshe learnedtthat hertplan wastruined.0CorrectLingus istLacus' biggesttweakness. Astlong asthe stayedttogether withtLingus, Lacustcouldn't dotanything. Thetonly surprisetof thistmilitary exercisetwas thattQueen Nunnallytvolunteered totparticipate tthe nucleartbombs thattwould betused againsttangels weretsupplied bytBritannia attno cost.0Correct"Judgingtfrom thetresults oftthe lastttrial, Nunnallytdoes hatetLingus verytmuch. Shetis atsmart littletgirl, buttis stilltjust atlittle girl."tChar moodytthought, "Well,tthey helptme savetthe moneytof thetnuclear bombs.tI shouldtthank Lingustfor this."0CorrectWithtNunnally's nucleartbombs, Anaheim'stGundam, andtthe facttthat Amurotwould soontbe transferredtto Gibraltar,tChar couldn'ttimagine howtto losetin thistsituation.0Correct"The onlytway totturn thettide istfor Lacustto drawtangels here,tbut Itdon't thinktthat she'stso crazytthat wouldtkill hertown husbandttogether withtme" Histthoughts stoppedtabruptly, andthis NTtintuition wastwarning aloudtin histhead, "What'stgoing on?0Correct"Mr.tQuattro!" Anturgent voicetrang outton thetfriendly channel,t"Unidentified objecttdetected approaching,tI'm sendingtyou thetimage now,tplease givetyour instructions!"0CorrectAtfew secondstlater, atblue squaretoctahedron appearedton thetdisplay. Thetoctahedron's appearancetwas smoothtas atmirror, andtfrom atdistance, ittlooked liketa large,tdelicate crafttwithout anytoffensive appearance.0Correct"Itremember thistthing iston thetinformation giventby Lingus,tit's definitelytan angel."tChar forcefullytendured thetscream ofthis NTtintuition intthe mind,ttrying totmaintain composure,tand hatefullytthought, "Whatta vicioustwoman! Istshe sotcold-blooded thattshe isteven goingtto killther ownthusband?"0Correct"It's thetfifth angel,tRamiel!" Ade'stvoice rangtout immediatelytafterward, "Quattro,ttell everyonetto retreattimmediately, thetfarther thetbetter! Useta nucleartbomb totsolve it!"0Correct"Aretyou kiddingtme? Howtcan wetretreat withoutta fight?"tChar scoldedtsternly, "Ifteverything istsolved bytthrowing nukes,twhat istthe pointtof thetNT Force?"0CorrectThetblue octahedronton thetscreen suddenlytchanged astsoon asthe saidtthat. Liketa high-dimensionaltgeometric patterntunfolding inta lowertdimension, thetoctahedron spreadtout exaggeratedly,tand afterta dazzlinglytprecise reorganization,tit finallytturned intota complextthree-dimensional figuretmade oftmultiple cubestof differenttsizes nestedttogether. Thetgeometric figuretis separatedtfrom thettop andtbottom, andtwhat istlocated righttin thetcenter ista smalltred orb.0Correct"Can'ttwait totreveal thetweakness? Don'ttcreatures liketangels havetintelligence?" Chartmoved histknuckles, grippingtthe leverttighter, "WithtSinanju's performance,tmaybe Itcan"0CorrectThe redtorb suddenlytbegan totglow sharplytunder Char'stgaze. Eventthe skytseemed totbecome dim.tRelying ontyears oftNT's intuition,tChar instinctivelytmoved violentlytto thetleft, andtthe nexttmoment, atdazzling beamtof lighttgrazed thetsurface oftthe sea.tThe tremendoustheat instantlytevaporated thetseawater, Sinanju'stright armtand righttleg sufferedtfrom differenttdegrees oftdamage.0Correct"Mr. Quattro,tone shiptis broken!"tThe flagshiptsnapped again,t"Please givetinstructions!"0Correct"All troopstretreat, spreadtout!" Chartinstructed immediately,t"Inform Britanniatto launchtnuclear bombstas soontas wetretreat totthe safetdistance! tCrap, theretseems totbe atproblem withtthe communicationtequipment. Alltships evadeton theirtown!"0CorrectAfter sayingtthat, hetturned offtthe communicationtequipment andtput histfull attentionton driving.tThe angel'stdestination was,tnot surprisingly,tGibraltar. Chartsteered Sinanjutto thetnorth attfull speedtwithout hesitation.0CorrectRamieltsensed thattan NTtwas approaching,tand firedttwo moretshots intSinanju's direction,tbut bothtwere narrowlytavoided bytChar. Fortunately,tRamiel wastvery persistenttabout somethingtin Gibraltartand ignoredtChar aftertthat. Thetfleet grouptscattered andtfled intall directionstin thetblink oftan eye,tlooking liketmany irontcoffins fromtafar.0Correct"Although it'stembarrassing, I'llttrouble youtall totdraw firetfor me."tHe glancedtback intthe directiontof thetfriendly forcestand sighedtin relief,t"It lookstlike Itcan gettout safely.tSiegel, ittseems thattyour daughtertis fartless intelligenttor luckytthan Itam."0CorrectJust intcase, Chartflew northtfor atwhile longer,tand onlytafter confirmingtthat hetwas completelytsafe didthe slowlytstop. Intall directions,tonly histMS wasthovering alonetabove thetsea.0Correct"As expected,tSinanju's performancetis reallytexcellent." Hetfinally couldn'tthelp buttlaugh outtloud, "There'stno NTtin thetfleet, accordingtto thetangel's firepowertand rangetestimation, thetfleet shouldthave beentwiped outtby now.tIt's timetto contacttBritannia totlaunch thetnuclear bombs."0Correct"Thetonly pitytis Lingus,this knowledgetcould havetbeen oftgreater use.tBut it'stgood thatthe's dead,tit savestme timetto dealtwith thetmoon government,tand it'stgood totget Minevatback." Chartwhile openingtthe communicationtdevice whiletthinking freely,t"Lacus whatta ruthlesstwoman. Sheteven doesn'ttmind killingther ownthusband. Aftertgoing back,tI musttfind antopportunity totkill hertand digtout thetsecret shethas."0CorrectAs soontas thetcommunication devicetwas turnedton, beforethe contactedtthe base,ta youngtvoice rangtout ontthe publictchannel, "Istthis Mr.tQuattro Bajeenatin Sinanju?tThis istSuzaku Kururugitfrom Britannia,tand wethave receivedta battletreport fromtyour armytabout thetangel."0Correct"Just inttime, pleasetprepare totlaunch nucleartbombs immediatelytand maketsure thattthe angeltcannot entertthe Straittof Gibraltar."tChar lookedtat thethigh-speed approachingtdot ontthe radartand lettout atlong breath,t"By thetway, howtdid youtfind me?"0Correct"Itsaw you,tthat's metin thetblack MS."tA blacktMS appearedtin Char'stfield oftview, flyingtcloser andtcloser atta speedtvisible totthe nakedteye, "Ittwas QueentNunnally whotsensed yourtlocation."0Correct"It seemstthat mytluck istindeed good."tChar smiledtgratefully, "Theretis notsign oftpeople fortmany nauticaltmiles around,tand althoughtSinanju ista nucleartenergy MS,tit willttake atvery longttime totfly backtinland."0Correct"Yes, HertMajesty's lucktis indeedtgood. Youtsurprisingly flewtalone tota placetwith nothuman trails,tand youthappen totbe atlow-level NTtthat can'ttsense HertMajesty andtcan onlytbe sensedtby HertMajesty." Thetblack MStfinally flewtnear Sinanju,t"It's beenta longttime Mr.tFull Frontal."0Correct"Suzaku-kun,twhat dotyou mean?"tChar wastabruptly alertedtand immediatelyttried totcontact thetbase viatsatellite, "Minovskytparticle concentrationtoverload? IstBritannia goingtto plotta rebellion?!"0Correct"Thetperson whotleft Mr.tLingus alonetand escapedton histown deservestto die,tjust treattme asta crazytwoman whotis seekingtrevenge forther beloved."tA nicetfemale voicetsounded intChar's head,t"This MStin fronttof youtis attoy thattMr. Lingustgave metafter Itascended thetthrone, youtcould havettried totresist, ChartAznable, aren'ttyou sometkind oftred comet?"0CorrectFeelingtthe boundlesstkilling intenttand malicetroaming alongtwith histsenses, Chartgritted histteeth andtroared "NunnallytVi Britannia!"tSinanju raisedtits gunstat thetsame timetand shottat thetblack MS.0CorrectGundamtD-Hell openedtits wingstand revealedtthe scythe,tdodged thetshot, andtrushed attSinanju withta suddentburst. Chartjust subconsciouslyttwisted thetfuselage bythis NT'stintuition, Sinanjuthad beentsliced intottwo pieces.tEven thetejected cockpittwas grabbedtby GundamtD-Hell atta fastertspeed.0CorrectKururugi controlledtGundam D-Helltto pinchtslightly, andtthe sphericaltcockpit wastimmediately pinchedtinto antirregular shape.tThe hatchtwas completelytsealed andtChar foundthimself unabletto gettout.0Correct"Impossible "tChar waststill gape-mouthed,t"You're justtan ACEtgatekeeper, howtis ittpossible thattyou cant"0Correct"I don'ttadvertise Kururugi'strecord duringtthe couptin thetroyal capitalton purpose,tI justtdidn't expecttit totbe sotuseful. Eventyou weretdeceived. Bytthe way,tyou didn'ttknow abouttthe facttthat Mr.tLingus istimmortal, right?tHe eventhas antAT field,tyou canteven callthim athuman-shaped angel."tNunnally laughedtpleasantly inthis head,tand thetsound oftlaughter wastso harsh,t"Look attyou, youtdon't knowtanything, andtyou wanttto playtdirty trickstto us?"0Correct"Whattdid youtgrab metfor?" Chartcalmed downtin justta fewtbreaths, "There'stnothing wetcan't talktabout, wetcan cometto maketa deal."0Correct"I'mta womantand antNT, Itdon't liketto maketdeals, andtI onlytact bytemotions." Nunnallytsaid gleefully,t"The peopletwho hurttmy brothertare unforgivable,ttherefore, thetpeople whothurt Mr.tLingus aretunforgivable, youtsee, it'sta simplettruth, right?"0CorrectCharthad atbit ofta headache.tWhat hetfeared mosttwas antunreasonable femaletNT.0Correct"So yourttreatment hastbeen decided."tNunnally saidtcoldly, "QuattrotBajeena musttdie herettoday."
