Gundam: The Wind That Blows Through Space

Chapter 663: Boomerang of Destiny (VI)

The meeting hall on the side of the palace was originally the office where Las discussed government affairs with officials at all levels. As the queen entered the late stage of pregnancy, in order to reduce the burden on the body caused by moving back and forth, many trivial matters were basically discussed in the palace. This meeting hall has been vacant for a long time until this time, in order to welcome Frey's arrival, Lindman specially had it rearranged and used it as a meeting place.

The blazing fireplace blocked out the cold outside, but the expressions of the people inside did not brighten up. On the contrary, from the serious Queen Winslet to the frowning Priest Alusta, everything indicated that something seemed to be wrong with the negotiations.

"I am not using refugees to put pressure on you, I am begging Your Majesty"

After a moment's silence, Frey, who was in a weaker position, calmed herself down and spoke again. However, her show of weakness was not recognized by Lars, who didn't even give her time to finish her words. It was like a sharp sword that cut off Frey's intention.

"I have made it very clear that the kingdom's economy is not enough to support our disaster relief efforts. Although I sympathize with your plight, I am not there. I am the Queen of Scandinavia and I am only responsible for my people."

“But we are also members of the People’s Revolutionary League.”

"If you say so, then that's it?"

To this day, the People's Revolutionary League has not yet reached a unified opinion on the decision to absorb Van Dyson, and compared to Mina's "roundabout" political means, after witnessing the fight between Siegfried and Regret, Lars directly ordered the closure of the border. Not only did he refuse to provide supplies to Luo Pan, he also deployed troops on the border with a resolute attitude of dying if the other party tried.

No consensus was reached on the first day of talks, but Frey was prepared for a protracted war. The damn memory of her original body clearly told her that it was her original self who brought Las to South America naked and locked him in a petri dish.

With this experience as a foundation, and the fact that Orb had just asked Van Dyson to explain the black knight's figure that flashed by in Berlin that night, Frey felt that she was generous to Lars for not throwing him out.

"It's not bad, it's much better than the worst case scenario."

Kira looked at the girl in front of him and rubbed his brows tiredly. In a trance, the image of the spoiled and willful young lady in his mind was slowly becoming blurred. Now Frey could face her past feelings calmly, and could also frankly admit the sins she had committed. Unconsciously, Kira found that he seemed to need to get to know his first love again.

"Why. Why can she turn a blind eye to everything that happened on the border."

At the beginning of their entry, Kira had accompanied Frey on a visit to the border, so he knew the tragic situation there better than anyone else. The huge refugee group that was already short of supplies, coupled with the extremely abnormal climate in Europe, caused catastrophic casualties.

Due to the lack of tools, the refugees were unable to dig through the frozen soil, which resulted in tens of thousands of bodies being piled up in a few temporary buildings. Even these morgues were built by Scandinavians who could not bear the pain.

"You can't say that, Kira. Her Majesty the Queen's willingness to meet with us is already the biggest concession we have made. Most of the kingdom's money is spent on the orbital elevator and the giant base in South America. Using morality to kidnap a monarch is childish and ridiculous."

“But people keep dying there!”

"The cause of the refugees is the Earth Union and PLANT, but not Scandinavia. In fact, they sided with the Earth Union without any resistance in 71, and Orb at least resisted once. We cannot accuse a country that was neutral not long ago." Compared with the original timeline, Kira did not suffer the tragedy of the death of his friend. His grievances with Aslan ended with the arrival of the Archangel in Alaska. Even though Frey died in front of him as before, she has now returned to him in the form of a photocopy.

And due to Siegfried's intervention, the influence and action capabilities of the terminal were greatly weakened. In the Battle of Yakin in 71, Kira still contributed his abilities, but in the Battle of the Moon in 73, Kira completely became a bystander. In the end, he took sides and was chopped down, which directly led to his failure in the entire 73 years.

But even so, even the usually sharp-tongued Siegfried admitted that Kira was a good person. The problem he encountered was the typical problem that his character could not keep up with his ability. Lacus, who was supposed to provide him with spiritual growth, felt that this was the best time for Kira to withdraw from the war after the terminal was greatly reduced.

In a sense, Siegfried's willingness to form the Celestial Beings was actually to fulfill Lacus's unfulfilled ideals. She knew very well that Kira's heart had always been resisting fighting, and the endless fighting was the source of Kira's pain, so she once wanted to take Kira away from the world instead of training him into a war machine.

Frey looked Kira up and down, and only after she was sure that his words were only out of his kind and innocent nature and not a subjective intention to morally blackmail Las did she feel relieved and straightened his collar for him.

"It's better for you not to understand these troubles. In my opinion, you should retire with Lacus and live in a world of your own. Even if the sky falls, we still have Siegfried and Aslan. The earth won't stop spinning without you."

"No! I want it."

"Lady in front, please stay."

Kira was interrupted in the middle of his words by a female voice behind him. After Frey turned around and saw who it was, even though she had repeatedly drawn a line between herself and her original self in her heart, she still felt an indescribable sense of self-blame at this moment.

"Remember me? I'm Mayu Asuka, a former member of the Phantom Pain Squad."

"Remember, after all, it was she who put you into the phantom pain, your body..."

After realizing that Frey called her "her" instead of "me", Mayu's steps paused slightly, and then quickly walked in front of Frey. At this time, Kira also recognized her identity. After thinking about the inhuman experiments that the Earth Alliance had conducted on enhanced humans, he hesitated for a moment and then stood between the two of them.

"I'm not here to take revenge on you. After all, it wasn't you who brought me back from Orb to the Alliance. It wasn't you who modified my body, and it wasn't you who tortured me mentally. The People's Revolutionary League has already executed several batches of scientists who conducted enhanced human experiments. You just used me in the past. Even if you didn't have me, there would be other enhanced humans to take my place, right?"

Unexpectedly, Mayu's attitude was not as fierce as he had imagined. Kira even saw a hint of peace in her eyes. He and Frey did not know that Mayu could completely solve the problem of life span through transformation technology, and Mayu would not take the initiative to disclose such secrets to two people who were obviously in hostile forces.

"If you hadn't transferred me to Phantom Pain, I might never have had the chance to reunite with my brother in this life. I would probably have died on some unknown battlefield without even an identity."

Mayu lowered her head, and after a moment she raised her head suddenly, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and looked at Fulei firmly and said: "So, thank you, I don't hate you anymore."

(End of this chapter)