Gundam, Iron Banner

"Then now?"

"Of course I just want to complete some easy tasks. Come back to see you soon."

April had a gentle smile that only belonged to mature women.

Chapter 180 Six: Manipulation

"Master Paptimas!"

Sarah Sabilov's crisp shouts echoed in the bridge. Her delicate voice really didn't match the Titans flagship "Dogorskia", and the surrounding staff turned their heads to her at the same time. It seems that there is an unpleasant emotion in his eyes.

But no one dared to speak, because the Lord Paptimas that Sarah mentioned was sitting on the seat next to the captain.

In all fairness, as a captain, Paptimas Sirocco currently has too much authority.However, there were also rumors within Titans that Gamitov planned to train the genius who returned from Jupiter to be the second in command, so as to check and balance Basque Ohm... Whether this point is credible, it is unknown After all, the people below don't have the guts to find out the truth.

But soon, their attention was attracted by the conversation between the two.

Sarah ran to Sirocco's side, her sweet voice slightly lowered the volume: "Master Paptimas, is what you just said in the corridor true?!"

Sirocco was turning his back to Sarah at this time, and his eyes swept over the surrounding staff, urging them to return their attention to the work at hand.There was a bright light in his long and narrow eyes, but combined with his sneer, it gave off a viper-like chilling feeling.

After a short pause, he laughed: "Sarah, do you understand the meaning of this battle?"

"The meaning of fighting?"

"That's right... I want to control SIDE-2 and get a place where I can walk around the Earth's circle with Sarah."

There was a lot of mystery in his words, but Sarah was a simple girl and couldn't read other meanings from his words, so she tilted her head and asked, "Does Master Paptimas want to get the land?"

Sarah's purity made Sirock very satisfied, and her smile became more intense: "No matter how much I adapt to the environment of Jupiter, I am a human born from a female body after all."

"Oh, you are looking forward to the regeneration of the earth, right?"

"Exactly...that's why I want to get there."

The girl stayed for a while, thinking about the upcoming battle at Side-2, so she asked, "Do you mean the colonial satellite by 'there'?"

Sirocco got down from the seat, stood in front of Sarah, stroked her cheek with his hand, and said softly, "I need your help, Sarah."

Sarah was so honored by his gesture that she blushed and responded with an excited "yes".

Obviously, the girl named Sarah has completely fallen into Sirocco's control, and this is what Sirocco wants.He was very satisfied with this, smiled twice, moved his face away, and said loudly: "I'm going back to Jupiterris now, Sarah, you stay in Dogorskia and wait for orders."

After speaking, he walked past the girl, pushed the door open and left.Sarah looked at the direction he was going away with a soft smile on her face, and unconsciously touched her cheek with her hand, as if it could overlap with the other's palm.

……

On Agama's deck, the preparations for the "Warrior" have also ended.You Bai, who had changed into the civilian-specific standard suit, got into the cockpit, looked up at the cockpit room exuding an old-fashioned atmosphere, feeling a little complicated.

"The field of vision is very narrow. People used to fight in this kind of cockpit..."

The face of Captain Brad appeared on the screen, and he said in a gentle tone: "Captain You Bai, can you get used to the operation?"

"Well, no problem, I have read the operation manual."

"Is the learning speed so fast..." Brad muttered, and then raised his voice again, "Captain, after leaving Jupiter Reese, you can fly directly to the airspace of Side-2, and you can meet the worst situation." The ancient fleet. However, in my personal opinion, you should be able to successfully complete this mission with your ability, captain."

"Please don't flatter me too much. The success of this kind of action really depends on luck."

"That's true. In short, Captain Cobatro said that he will personally take up the job of rear support, so please feel free to go."

"clear."

You Bai started the "Warrior" with a smile, felt the operation of this machine for a while, and then ejected from the deck.The golden "Hundred Styles" followed closely behind and also entered the universe together, but he slowed down his forward speed and just hung far behind to observe the movement.

According to the initial prediction, "Warrior" will soon contact the MS of the Titans fleet. At that time, he will communicate with the other party as a lost civilian, expressing his hope to obtain supplies and so on...

Even though it is during the war, Titans is a regular army after all, and humanitarian relief will still be done.This is the opportunity for You Bai to collect some information in the ship, such as the configuration of mobile suits and whether a new machine has been built.If possible, it would be even better to eavesdrop on some inside information.

However, just when You Bai was preparing how to have a dialogue with the enemy, a very pure sense of existence emerged in the distance, with a gentle atmosphere, but a murderous aura could be vaguely felt.

"...New humans? But not Paptimas Sirocco..."

That sense of presence soon became real in front of You Bai.

The "Mesala" who had fought with You Bai once approached at an extremely fast speed. Looking at the ominous shape and color of the opponent's body, You Bai felt a sense of crisis in his heart.To be able to get such a body to attack must be Sirocco's confidant, and I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with it.

"Mesala" was very cautious. He drew out his lightsaber with one hand, aimed the howitzer on his wrist at the cockpit of Youbai with the other hand, and walked around the "Warrior", and found that this old antique was not carrying a weapon and was wrapped around the machine. The murderous aura on his body finally eased a lot.

It put its palm on the back of Youbai's body, and used the contact channel to make a call: "Report your origin! Don't act rashly, or I will shoot you down!"

"Yes, my name is Afrancie Char, and I live in Colonial Satellite No. 2 of Side-85. If necessary, I can give you my work certificate."

"Shaar...?"

There was a strange subtlety in the girl's voice. After all, she was a soldier. When she heard the name Shaar, she would be surprised.

But she is not the first person to be curious about this pseudonym.You Bai explained familiarly: "Of course it's not Jin's Char, who has the same name...Although it's often used as a joke."

"Oh……"

Perhaps because she felt that spies would not have such a conspicuous name, the girl didn't bother too much about it.

You Bai read the preparatory excuses to the other party, while disarming the other party's vigilance, he was surprised at the youthfulness of the other party's voice.

'...It sounds like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, so Titans also use such young girls as soldiers? '

Chapter 180 Seven: Inquiry

The "Jupiter Reese-class" ships returning from Jupiter have a completely different appearance from previous warships.Its total length can reach 2000 meters, which is more than six times that of Agamma.There is a circular structure in the center of the ship as a gravity zone for the crew to live in. Six super-large nuclear pulse engines are installed at the rear of the ship. Just by looking at its appearance, you can fully understand its essence as a transport ship. It does not carry offensive weapons.

You Bai looked up at the ship belonging to Paptimas Sirocco, and was quite shocked in his heart.

His brief pause did not attract the attention of the young female driver, no wonder, anyone who saw such a huge mechanical giant for the first time would be shocked by it.Rather, the girl liked his reaction quite a bit, because it showed Paptimas Sirocco's leadership style.

Soon, under the guidance of the "Mesala" ahead, the old machine that You Bai was riding on landed inside Jupiter Rees.

"Warrior" deliberately chose a direction with a relatively shallow boarding angle, stopped at a position relatively outside the deck, and deliberately made his feet not fit well with the buffer device of the catapult, creating a feeling of falling down. Let the "Mesala" who stepped in first come to help me.

These are all small tricks played by You Bai, in order to show that he is not very familiar with MS operations.Although it's just a detail, it just happens to be able to fool those who observe more carefully on the enemy ship, such as the pilot of the "Mesala".The new human's observation ability should not be underestimated. Even if the other party is just a young girl, he still has to do a full set of plays.

You Bai, who came out of the cockpit, was surrounded by the staff.

They checked You Bai's residence permit, driver's license, and asked a bunch of random questions.Fortunately, before You Bai came, he was fully prepared, so that he would not be exposed at a glance.

However, that girl was a little more innocent than expected.

After confirming You Bai's identity, Sarah didn't say a word, she just stood outside the crowd and looked at You Bai with her head tilted. She didn't mean to interrupt, she just thought she was watching the excitement.

Compared to her, the maintenance personnel around were more enthusiastic.

"Oh, how dare you drive such an ancient thing to play in the universe?"

"Are you interested in selling it? I can offer a slightly higher price than the market price!"

"Indeed, this doesn't look like a replica."

The maintenance personnel were very interested in this old machine recovered from the abandoned ship, and immediately started discussing around the machine, chattering and annoying.

The person who inspected the MS also came out of the cabin, made a gesture indicating that there was no problem, and then floated down and said to You Bai: "This time we filled up the fuel for you, next time you must remember to fill up the fuel before starting Ah, not every time you drift, you can meet regular troops."

"That's right, it would be terrible if he was starved to death..." You Bai nodded with a smile.

"Ah... that's not what it means. It's the remnants of Zeon. You must have heard of these people in Side-2, right? Recently, the remnants of Zeon have become active again."

"Is that right?"

You Bai's eyes narrowed slightly, he didn't expect to find out new information as soon as he arrived on the enemy ship, he was quite happy in his heart.

However, it had been a long time since he had heard the name of the Remnants of Jean. After betraying Titans, he only heard it occasionally a few times when he was living in Oasis.Ever since Aogu officially started the war with Titans, the remnants of Zeon seemed to be extinct suddenly, and they didn't show up again.Now hearing their movements again, You Bai was surprised for a while.

The maintenance officer showed dissatisfaction on his face: "Hey, civilians don't ask about such things."

"I can't help it! As long as you are a resident of the universe, anyone who hears this news will be frightened, right? I don't want to be killed by poison gas..." Said, You Bai fumbled a few banknotes from the pocket of the standard suit Come out and stuff it into the opponent's hand quietly.

"Huh? You're very smart."

The maintenance staff was quite satisfied with You Bai's attitude. In fact, this was also deliberately shown by You Bai. He had stayed in Titans and knew what these people liked to hear the most.Plus the money to inquire about the news, as expected, this person quickly gave an answer.

"There's been some movement on Axis, so the remnants near the Earth's circle are getting restless, right? You can afford MS, so you should have a little money? Hurry up and live on Earth, that's the safest place..."

The maintenance staff began to chatter. You Bai originally wanted to listen to Titans' views on the current situation, but soon, he felt a strong aura from the corridor above, and his eyes followed.

Passing by above was a tall man in a white long coat, his face could not be seen clearly from this side, but You Bai was very familiar with the feeling that the man gave off.

"That is……"

"Master Paptimas!"

Just as You Bai was in a daze, Sarah, who had been silent outside the crowd, suddenly let out a cry of excitement, then exerted force on her feet, and floated in the direction of Sirocco.

'It really is Paptimas Sirocco?The girl's affection for his arms was pure.lover?No...it's not the kind of feeling full of love...'

You Bai watched Sarah float towards the man excitedly, but Sirocco touched Sarah's face with the attitude of the owner rewarding the pet, and then whispered a few words.During the period, Sarah pointed this way twice, as if You Bai was the center of their conversation.

However, the maintenance officer in front of him seemed to be used to such scenes, and asked casually: "By the way, you said that you live in SIDE-2, right? You are lucky, this ship just happened to go there, maybe I can take you for a ride."

Hearing the key place name, You Bai concentrated his mind, tried to put on a calm attitude and asked, "Are you going there to perform a mission?"

"That's a secret!"

"Eh……"

He wanted to say a few more words, but the man in the white robe had already drifted over here.

Only now did You Bai see the true appearance of Paptimas Sirocco.

Different from the expected cold and fierce image, this person has an extremely handsome face, but it is not the classical handsome man of Cobatello. There is a feminine taste on his face, and the bright brilliance in his narrow and long eyes exudes a bright brilliance. The type that young girls like.

"Welcome to my Jupiter, Mr. Afrancie."

This is the first sentence of dialogue between the two parties.

Judging from the gentle smile on Sirocco's face, the other party seemed to welcome You Bai's arrival.But You Bai knew that it was all an illusion, the other party's eyes shone with a mysterious light, as if he had seen through something.

You Bai looked at him for half a second, then the same smile appeared on his face, and he held the hand in front of him with just the right strength.

"Thank you."

Chapter 180: Vicious

For this handshake, You Bai acted quite naturally, his expression on his face was well controlled, and he didn't even shake his eyes.Sirocco was obviously very satisfied with You Bai's attitude. After shaking hands, he smiled and clapped his hands: "As expected of a person who can drive an old-fashioned mobile phone to drift in the universe, his temperament is different."

"Air capacity?"

You Bai repeated the key words in the other party's words, and expressed appropriate surprise.

"Don't worry, I just remembered an enemy I met on the battlefield in the past. That guy exudes an aura similar to yours... However, after a closer look, I feel that you are a little different."

"……That is?"

You Bai responded to the other party's gaze calmly.

Sirocco took a step forward, put his hands on his shoulders, and said in a low voice, "You know how to hide your emotions better than that person, Mr. Afrancie Shaar."

After finishing speaking, the man returned to his original position, with a mysterious smile on his face, his eyes met You Bai's, trying to find the wavering emotion in You Bai's eyes.

Unfortunately, You Bai still disappointed him.

Before coming to this battleship, he had already made all the preparations, which of course included the fact that his identity was revealed.He was not afraid of Sirocco's temptation, and his smile even softened: "Really? I can be compared with your enemy, maybe I have the talent to be a pilot?"

"Haha! Maybe that's true!"

Sirocco also smiled hypocritically.

Seeing the two of them "talking very happily", Sarah couldn't taste those twists and turns for a while, and thought that the two really hit it off, and her mood suddenly improved, thinking that she could finally help her beloved boss. busy.

Speechless for a while, Sirocco took a deep look at You Bai, then turned to the girl and said, "Sarah, go and help me get the "Pallas Athena" ready to attack, I will bring this The gentleman is walking around."

"Eh? Ready?...Understood!"

Sarah walked towards the depths of the hangar with girlish steps.

Sirocco dispersed his men, turned around and walked outside the hangar.Although he didn't speak, the figure from behind seemed to be speaking, commanding You Bai to follow with his uniquely terrifying courage.

You Baicha felt that the other party was having serious doubts about him, but he really wanted to see what Siroko was going to do, so he followed in a few steps and walked side by side with the other party.

Although behind the person, Sirocco's expression didn't change at all, and he still kept that annoying smile.

He glanced at You Bai's face from the corner of his eye, and jokingly said, "You seem to care about the relationship between Sarah and me?"

"...?"