Gundam: The Wind That Blows Through Space

Chapter 632: Tearing (V)

"Mom, look, what beautiful flowers~"

A childish voice sounded in a field of golden rice. Talia Kuratis pressed the straw hat on her head, took a second look at the report released by the Weather Bureau, and confirmed that there was no plan for rain in the next three days. When she was about to turn off the screen of her mobile phone, a message suddenly popped up and stopped her fingers.

"Have you thought about it?"

There was no signature, not even a sending number, but Kuraitis knew the source of the message very well. After thinking for a moment, she did not make any response and simply turned off the screen.

Just as Kuratis was about to call her children to go home together, a hovercraft loaded with freshly harvested grain slowly stopped beside her. Sitting on it was her former first mate, Arthur Chuanen.

"Captain, let's go to my place for dinner today. Wino and Kent will be coming over. Malik bought some food in the city, so I'll show off my cooking skills tonight."

Perhaps it was because Arthur had an extraordinary affinity with children. Looking at her child's expectant expression, Kuratis, who had wanted to refuse, nodded and agreed.

Arthur noticed her hesitant expression, but he just glanced at her through the rearview mirror and didn't say much. He just smiled, agreed on a time, and drove away.

It has been more than a year since the war between PLANT and the People's Revolutionary League ended. Even the signing of the Copernicus Treaty took place half a year ago. Since leading the Minerva to surrender on the battlefield, Kuratis has been arranged to settle on this agricultural satellite, under the pretext of recuperation.

There were many familiar faces coming with her, including the former second-in-command Arthur. But what Kuratis had not expected was that even ordinary crew members like Malik and Chen Zhengyi were "exiled" to this agricultural satellite to be her neighbors.

Not long after, the arrival of Wino and Yulan further verified her statement. In a sense, the Minerva became the scapegoat for ZAFT's defeat. After all, the number one scapegoat, Durandal, died in Messiah, and the number two scapegoat, Aslan, went to Orb without stopping after signing the treaty, and later transformed himself into the commander of Tenjin.

Kuratis didn't know whether this was Aslan's own choice or a choice made after communicating with the Council, but now Minerva has obviously become the best candidate to be the scapegoat number three.

Just as Nicol said, 'someone has to be held responsible for the defeat.' From the perspective of PLANT, the 'Five Post-War Points' given by Siegfried were basically no different from humiliating the country. So in order to appease the anger of the people, the Minerva's surrender was once again brought to the attention of the world, and all the members were cleared of all charges and became the third scapegoat.

When in Berlin, Siegfried once asked Lux ​​a question, that is, are PLANT, which is composed entirely of adjusters, really as united as the outside world says?
Because from his point of view, apart from the terminal, which is a professional traitor, it seems that the legendary council is not very peaceful either, and the speed of faction changes is simply dazzling.

Lux only looked at Siegfried with a doting look for a moment, and then tried to touch his head. After being dodged, she sighed and said, "The adjuster is also a human being, and the councillor is also a human being. They are all within the scope of human beings. Who is nobler than who?"

Due to the particularity of the country, PLANT is destined to survive only by sticking together. However, the biggest shortcoming of this country is that it has no history. Without history, there is naturally no centripetal force. They can still unite under the oppression of external forces. Once the external forces are reduced or disappear, certain characteristics of human beings will only be more obvious in this group that claims to be the "elite".

That night, Kuratis came to Arthur's house, but after seeing the two armed "security guards" at the door, she couldn't help but hold the child's hand tightly, and then walked quickly into the room, as if this could block those malicious eyes.

"The captain is here, cheers to the captain!"

The atmosphere in the room was lively. Arthur raised his glass and shouted words to cheer for the toast. The rest of the crew members also showed joy on their faces. No one was a fool. No one would feel good about this kind of life of isolation and surveillance under the guise of arranging work. But now that things have come to this, these ordinary people don't have any better solutions, and they don't even have a channel to appeal. This kind of gathering is also a very rare opportunity for them to release their emotions.

"I'm no longer a captain, don't yell at me like that"

"A captain is a captain. If you hadn't withstood the pressure, we would have become the cold numbers on the list of casualties. I toast to you!"

Chen Zhengyi, who was in charge of firearms control, raised his glass. Kuratis did not correct the other party's address, but just smiled and raised her glass in return. After taking a sip of alcohol, she felt a little dizzy even though she had basically never touched alcohol during her entire service. "Those people in the Military Commission deserved to die. At that time, we only had one ship left on the entire defense line. If we didn't surrender, would we die?"

After three rounds of drinks, the topic at the table inevitably got out of control. Bart Heim just complained when Wino covered his mouth and then pointed to the door with his eyes.

"Actually, I don't think Siegfried is as cruel as the legend says. Logically, there's no need for him to persuade us to surrender. The only reason I can think of is that he worked with us for a period of time."

It turned out that Bart wasn't the only one who was drunk. Zhen Feiniao's good friend Youlan also started talking. However, compared to the previous topic, what he opened was more like Pandora's box, and the whole table fell silent for a while.

"You guys keep eating, I'm going to wash my face."

After noticing that everyone was a little absent-minded, Kuratis found an excuse to temporarily leave the table, but before she could reach the bathroom, she found that Arthur had followed her.

"I'm going to the ladies' room, what about you?"

There was a faint smile on Kuratis's face. This half-joking tone was almost impossible for her to use before, so Arthur fell into his old habit for a moment.

"Hey???"

"Didn't I tell you last time that if you make that kind of noise again I'll make you drive a transport ship?"

"captain."

"Just call me Talia, I won't be that person again as long as I live."

"Captain, you have also received an invitation, right? We still have a chance."

Seeing Arthur's anxious expression, Kuratis looked at him with a look of "as expected". After a moment, she said softly, "I won't go. After all, that is the People's Revolutionary League. Jill died in their hands. If I go and work for them like this, I will be ashamed."

"But that's Lux."

"No matter whose advice it is, it cannot change the nature of the People's Revolutionary League. If you want to leave, I can only wish you safe journey."

"What about the child? Your child can't even make friends in a place like this. Captain, if not for yourself, you should think about the child. Excuse me for being blunt, but the former Speaker is dead!!!"

"boom!"

A violent explosion interrupted Arthur. Kuratis looked out the window, then immediately turned around and rushed out.

"Arthur is taking people to seek shelter. The outer wall of the satellite is under attack!"

(End of this chapter)