Gundam, Iron Banner

On the bridge of the Argama, Brad stared at the space ahead, and couldn't help murmuring.From the point of view of him and the operators, there were several bursts of intense light in the space domain over there, and then everything disappeared in the end.As for the meaning of it, Brad couldn't figure it out, and neither could anyone else.

Only one question lingered in their minds: what kind of weapon could do such a thing?

There were not many Titans mobile suits to be seen on the battlefield, and the remaining Axis troops were also losing ground.Under the leadership of Amuro, the Aogu fleet was in full swing and fought a very beautiful turnaround.

Knowing that the victory was decided, Brad was exhausted all over, and suddenly wanted to get up and take a walk.However, he couldn't complete the movement, his body seemed to be exhausted, and he felt dizzy.

At this moment, operator Caesar looked back at him.

"Captain! The Axis Army sent a communication, saying that they hope to have peace talks with our army!"

"Haman she—!?"

Hearing the great news all of a sudden, Brad was taken aback and waited for half a second to react. He quickly straightened his back and shouted, "Anyway, the best thing is to reduce the damage! Reply to Harman , Said that we are willing to negotiate peace, but the location must be on Agama! Let her come alone!"

"Yes!"

The news of the victory in the battle quickly spread throughout the ship.As a matter of course, everyone's face is filled with joy, which means that the Titans who oppressed the space residents for a long time have finally been overthrown, and the war surrounding the entire earth circle has come to an end.

Everyone is imagining a bright future.

This battle has been successful, and it is foreseeable that Brigadier General Blakes and Captain Cobatro will be able to step onto the political stage and become the new leaders leading all mankind.

That day doesn't seem far away.

In the infirmary, Bertodika was trying to take care of the wounded soldiers and appease the emotionally unstable Rosamia.This job can be described as extremely complicated, but for Bertodiga, who has a much more mature personality, being competent for this job is not a problem at all.

Hearing the victory news from the radio in the corner, the wounded burst into applause. Bertotiga finally felt a burst of relief, freeing herself to wipe the sweat from her forehead, with an excited smile on her face.

Now that the war is over, the day of living with the person you like is just around the corner, right?Although it's not a sweet world for two, it's nice to have a lively family.

Thinking of this, she looked at Rosamia, wanting to tell her the meaning of the end of the war.

However, it wasn't until this time that she realized that Rosamia had already cried into tears, her eyes were red, she was huddled in a corner, trembling all over.

"what……?"

Bertotiga froze.

As for another woman who has a close relationship with You Bai, April is standing on the deck in standard uniform, looking at a certain direction of the universe, with a bit of confusion in her eyes.

The war is over, and the work of repairing mobile suits can be slowed down a bit for the time being.As a matter of course, April, who missed his lover, immediately went to the edge of the deck, trying to find the shadow of "Heathersley" among them.

The wait was too long.

Her hands touched her lower abdomen unconsciously, in which was the crystallization of love between herself and her lover.For her now, only the child in her womb can calm her anxiety a little bit.

……

April was not the only one looking into the distance.

A little further away from Agama, Cobatro, who was wounded by a gunshot, was looking at the original location of the Titans fleet.

Unlike the ordinary people on the ship, Cobatro is a new human who can perceive the surrounding environment.In the white light just now, he felt a little abnormal.

"The light should be formed by Sirocco's despair before he died? In other words, Captain You Bai won...Is that so?"

Not knowing who he was going to confirm with, Cobatro said words full of worry in the cockpit alone.

Of course, no one could answer him.

Lala is no longer the existence that can give him the answer, and although Lieutenant Apolly and Roberto are also flying beside, they do not have the spirituality to climb the rainbow.

"I have to refuel..."

Cobatello took off his helmet and threw it aside, put his whole body weight on the seat, closed his eyes and enjoyed the moment of tranquility.

Before the dawn of the new era, he wanted to give himself a last chance to breathe.

……

From the body of the core machine "Primrose II" drifting in the universe, a faint light continued to emit.

However, that brilliance faded gradually at some point, and it drifted together with the other two parts of "Woodwater" in the universe without light.

The rest of the scattered Titans ships had disappeared at this time.

I don't know if it was because of being attacked by friendly forces, or because it was damaged in the previous battle, the Jupiter Reese was covered in flames, unable to conceal its exhausted state.

Camus felt that it would probably calm down with the explosion in the end... just like other ships in this space.

Looking at the wreckage all over the place, he felt doubts in his heart.

What is the purpose of fighting between people?

land?that power?Or are humans inherently aggressive animals?

He couldn't help but think of the bald old antique class teacher who once said such a sentence when he was in school:

"Human beings, if they can transcend the illusion called reality, their abilities can be expanded. However, despite this, human beings still cannot survive without reality..."

Camus, who was still a thorny student at the time, didn't understand the meaning of this sentence very well, thinking that it was the older generation showing off their qualifications.Until now, after going through a long battle, he can finally experience a thing or two.

Humans are social animals, and connections with others are inevitable during our existence.This connection and interweaving will lead to more things happening, and finally, countless events constitute human society and history.People are living tenaciously in such a limit state.

I met Captain You Bai on the battlefield, this fate may remain in my consciousness for a lifetime, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most beautiful link.

However, it is also a battlefield, and the encounter with the enemy leads to the death of one of them.In the end, the sin of killing the same kind remained in his hands, which also could not be washed away for a lifetime.

Communication between people is so difficult. No one knows whether contact with others will bring good things or bad things, and it is even more impossible to predict whether the future world will develop into what it imagined.

Camus couldn't help thinking, the burden of the human world is extremely heavy, and human consciousness is extremely stuck, without a strong will, it is impossible to penetrate the fog.

But can a strong person make it to the end?

He wiped his tears vigorously, then closed the protective mirror cover of the helmet, opened most of the torn hatch, and floated forward little by little.

Not far in front of him, a core machine that was involved in the explosion and was damaged was slowly floating in the universe.

The closer he got, the more Camus felt a shudder down his back, and he didn't dare to step forward to check for a long time.

But in the end, he was already a strong boy.

So, Camus struggled forward and looked inside from the shattered cockpit door.

Captain You Bai was sitting in it, his head bobbing up and down with the wind pressure, as if he was nodding to Camus.It would be even better if the helmet's visor shield didn't have cracks.

Camus's nose was a little sore.

He understood that the bird was finally freed from its cage.

(End of this volume)

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Suddenly, You Bai saw the flow of time.

The colorful kaleidoscope-like colors rushed towards him quickly from front to back.He saw countless rays of light penetrating his body, then rushing in a further direction, and finally mixed with various colors, which could no longer be sorted out.

"...?"

He couldn't figure it out, is this the home of all the souls of the dead?If so, do gods exist?

But soon, he dispelled this doubt.

How much can human beings understand about the affairs of the world?Even if one awakens as a so-called new human being, one cannot get rid of the limitations of one's own race after all, and it is even more impossible to use personal wisdom and concepts to speculate on things beyond the horizon.

So, he focused on the "river" in front of him.

At first he thought it was just an ordinary strip of light, but soon, he found that things were not that simple.

Because, he saw a clear picture in this river.

In the space where he died, he saw Camus leaning against the cockpit of "Primrose II" sobbing.In addition, there is the scene on the Argama, the scene on the bridge of the Gwabang where Haman is.

The picture in his eyes is constantly flashing, and every time it changes, it is changing the perspective following his thoughts.

Camus, Cobatro, April...

The characters I have been thinking about keep appearing in the screen, and then replaced by other people's faces.You Bai quietly looked at the grief expressions on their faces, feeling as if a knife had been stabbed in his heart.

You Bai knew very well that he would die on this battlefield one day.

But even if you are mentally prepared, the inner sorrow cannot be erased.After all, the dead are long gone, and the living are always concerned.Even if he has let go of life and death, the living will feel grief for it, this is exactly what You Bai doesn't want to see.

Concerns and expectations for the living filled his entire soul.

"I still can't keep the promise..."

"Is it really?"

Just when You Bai was feeling sorry for himself, suddenly, a gentle female voice came from behind him.

The voice was very strange, far from Sarah's crisp girlish voice.There is a strong sense of gentleness in it, which makes people unconsciously want to immerse themselves in it.

"Who……?!"

You Bai immediately turned around, and then saw a strange and unique female figure appearing in the space in front of him.

The woman was wearing a white robe, and her brown skin gave off an Indian-style feel.There was a gentle smile on her face, like an old elder facing his nephew.

Even though they didn't know each other, You Bai relied on his instinct as a new human being to subconsciously read the other person's name: "Lara Xin...?"

Lala floated forward, stared at the light curtain beside You Bai, without raising her head, said: "Your journey is not over yet, why stop here?"

"Journey? There is no journey for the dead, I have reached the end..."

"Haven't you experienced this kind of thing before?"

"What did you say?"

Hearing her words, You Bai felt his mind buzzing for a moment, unable to comprehend the deep meaning of Lala Xin's words.Immediately afterwards, he saw Lala raised her head, and her emerald-like pupils looked straight into his own eyes.

She said word by word: "Otherwise, how could your soul drift into this world?"

Larasin's words were like a torrent of bells, waking up You Bai's mind that had been in a chaotic state.He finally understood where his overpowering new human ability came from.

If it is said that one must experience the power of the soul, in order for new humans to truly awaken.So, what about the souls drifting in the universe?Let go of the shackles of the physical body, and experience the universe in the most essential state.In this way, awakening to become a new human is a matter of course.

After figuring this out, You Bai understood many things.

Metaphysicians call it Tao, and the moment the soul escapes from the cage, one has already escaped from the world.Not even time and space and cause and effect can bind it.

The moment the thought and will changed, the surroundings began to collapse.

The colors that were originally well-defined were mixed together, and the entire space began to shrink inward, as if it was about to be squeezed in from all directions.

Faced with this situation, the expression on Lala Xin's face did not change at all. She lightly raised her right hand, pointed to a node in the river not far away, and said slowly: "Go to that world. You should sleep forever before now." when."

"then you--"

You Bai immediately stretched out his hand to her, hoping that she could leave too.

However, Lala turned her face back, put her eyes back on the light curtain just now, stared at someone in the picture and murmured:

"I... just want to watch the two of them."

And this became the last words You Bai heard before leaving the Universal Century.

……

When You Bai opened his eyes again, he was bound by gravity.

Maybe it was hunger, maybe it was exhaustion. When he got up from the dusty street, he felt a dizzy feeling in front of his eyes. He was so weak that he couldn't even stand upright, and he was about to fall backwards.

Just at this time, a strong support appeared from behind, someone supported him in time, and asked in a calm and gentle tone: "Excuse me, do you need me to take you to the hospital?"

There was a faint air of weakness in the voice, You Bai didn't know a man with this personality.

You Bai thought to himself that it would be too bad to lose face in front of strangers, so he quickly mustered all his strength to stand still, looked back with a wry smile, and explained in his mouth, "No...it's nothing, um, I just..."

But only halfway through the speech, he suddenly froze.

He really knew the face in front of him.

It's not that I have talked with him or anything, it's just that I have seen him on the screen unilaterally.

"Ok?"

Maybe because You Bai's behavior was too strange, the man tilted his head, and the green mechanical bird standing on his shoulder moved a few times, leaning towards the face of its master.

You Bai did know the name of the young man in front of him.

Even though he has seen very few Gundam series animations, he has been in the Internet forums for so many years after all, and has more or less clouded some related clips, not to mention, the place where this young man appears in front of him will always set off the audience's excitement. A war of words.

Thinking of this, You Bai couldn't help but look at the opponent's appearance again.