Gundam: The Wind That Blows Through Space

Chapter 662: Boomerang of Destiny (V)

On the Scandinavian seashore, the gloomy sky reflects the dark sea water. Because it is far away from the city, the kingdom has not made much repairs to this beach in the past two years, so the ground still retains the tragic traces left by the Royal Guards' battle against the destroyed Gundam. The wreckage of the MS is like dead humans, silently accusing the cruelty of war.

"The purest becomes chaos. The hottest returns to dust."

Frey reached out and wiped away the snow on the tombstone. She knew very well that her own body was buried underneath. There was only a thin layer of soil between life and death, but it was also this layer of separation that tore apart Frey's two lives.

"Siegfried wrote this for you"

Facing Frey's complicated gaze, Kira hesitated for a moment and finally told the truth of what happened at that time. No matter whether it was the monument or the inscription, his mind was in a mess at that time and he couldn't face the fact that Siegfried killed Frey, but Siegfried did what he should have done.

"Seriously, I quite like this epitaph."

"Flea."

"You know, my memory only goes up to the time before I died. It seems that all the hatred came to an abrupt end at that moment. I find it difficult to live the same way as before."

Exhaling lightly, Frey looked at Kira, whose face was full of fatigue, and subconsciously reached out to clear the snowflakes that had fallen on his head. Not far away, Reina and the guards looked over at them, and after finding that it was just an interaction between the two of them, Reina did not relax her vigilance, but instead ordered the entire team to step up their alert.

After learning that Lacus asked Kira to accompany her on the diplomatic mission to Scandinavia, Frey was somewhat surprised at her decision, but she understood Lacus' intention a moment later. Now that Compass has been usurped, if Orphie was not very vigilant because of his admiration for Lacus when he was around, now that Tria has taken over everything, it will be difficult for both Lacus and Frey to maintain a certain personal freedom as before.

And unlike Lux, who has the Great Demon Trio and ND to protect her, Frey has no military support behind her. All she has is the identity of the "anti-Kira special attack weapon" that Tria expects. Once Frey refuses to fulfill her obligations, even Ingrid, who is half on their side, cannot guarantee what Tria will do to her.

Lacus was willing to let Kira go to the kingdom as an accompanying military attaché, betting that in the eyes of others Kira would never leave Lacus alone in Berlin. On the contrary, Frey understood Lacus' hidden meaning, which was to ignore her and trap Kira in the kingdom first.

"Why are you still so dumb? You're so stupid. I've already told you that I slept with that photocopy man, so don't worry that I'll use my honey trap on you."

"I did not mean that!"

"Okay, okay, I know that's not what you meant, but your original wish of just giving me a legal identity has been fulfilled. Now I am the priest of Alusta appointed by Van Endyson, and this identity is recognized by the People's Revolutionary League. Even if Siegfried comes again, he can't kill me again without any reason, right?"

"Fleur! That's Siegfried!"

Kira took a step forward and held Frey's hand, seemingly not caring at all about the fact that the girl had already had physical contact with someone else, but Frey saw a look of pain in Kira's eyes, which made her heart involuntarily tighten.

"It's because I know it was Siegfried. If it weren't for him, we would have died on the road to escape, right? Lacus also told me that the fact was that there was something wrong with his Harrow that led to the failure to save Dad. If he insists that the copy needs to inherit the sins of the original body, then I have slept with his copy, so I can't deny it, right?"

Frey's playful words did not smooth out Kira's sense of tearing. At first, Kira was just influenced by Orphee's psychological suggestion, but with the appearance of Frey, his already shattered inner world had lost even the last barrier. The scene where Siegfried wanted to kill Frey with a dagger late at night became a catalyst. For countless nights, Kira would dream that two years ago, on this beach, the red-haired boy swung the dagger expressionlessly and cut Frey's throat in front of him. Countless times when he woke up from this nightmare in a sweat, he found himself still trapped in a nightmare called reality. No matter how he struggled, he could not break free from those red lines that were like a curse. The red figure and the glowing eyes were like the whispers of the devil, engraved deep in Kira's heart.

Lacus once tried to break the hypnosis cast on Kira by the Tuner, but then she was sad to discover that Kira's current mental state was more like a deliberate and active self-exile. Not only did he not resist the Tuner's hypnosis, he even allowed this suggestion to exist, as if he was intentionally using this state to escape from certain realities.

It was after confirming that Kira was getting deeper and deeper into trouble that Lacus decisively arranged for him to go to Scandinavia as Frey's bodyguard. You must know that Compass is not in an advantageous position at the moment. Mina is making steady progress with the legacy of the former chairman in his hand, using the orbital elevator in his left hand and the artificial transformation body in his right hand, trying every possible means to win over, divide and attack. Once the official election begins, even the officials of the People's Revolutionary League of the Compass faction admit that Mina's chances of being elected chairman are over 70%.

Therefore, Van Dyson urgently needs Frey to make some move on the refugee issue. At this time, as long as Frey shows a willingness to cooperate, coupled with Ingrid's behind-the-scenes operation, it becomes natural for Tria to be willing to let Kira accompany her. After all, once Kira leaves, Lacus's identity will change from vice president to hostage, and no one in the world believes that Kira will suddenly stay in Scandinavia regardless of Lacus's safety.

"I don't hate him, so please stop blaming yourself, Kira, okay?"

Knowing that the problem lies with herself, Frey gently comforts Kira, who has a painful look on his face. On the way here, she had directly confessed the fact that she had had a substantial relationship with Siegfried's copy. She hoped that this would help Kira reduce some of his self-blame and give him a psychological shot to persuade him to stay.

"Hey, it's almost time. His Majesty is still waiting for you to eat. It's time to go!"

Seeing that the timer on the screen had exceeded the scheduled timeline, Reina immediately interrupted their nostalgia without mercy. The huge body of the Angel of Desire floated in the air with the help of GN particles, and the six Gustavs were like frost giants in Norse mythology, silently standing on the left and right sides.

'Born out of the world's expectations.'

Just when Frey and Kira were about to turn around and leave, Kira seemed to hear something in a trance and suddenly looked towards the sea in the distance.

"what?"

'People forget, and then it happens all over again.'

"I heard it. It's Durandal."

"Kira, don't scare me!"

Frey hurriedly held Kira's arm. At this moment, she found that the familiar and gentle Kira had become so strange.

"There is no end in sight for this battle, and humans cannot easily change it. Someone must do something."

(End of this chapter)