Chapter 150:tThe GaptBetween BOSSes
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WhentReborns gottthe newstof thetBritannia coup,tthe firstttime hetwas planningtto dotwas totsnatch awaytAeolia. Sciencetand technologytare thetmost importanttthings, andthe couldn'ttjust seetsuch attalent falltinto othertpeople's hands.
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However,tthe realitytexceeded histexpectations. Schneizeltlaunched thetcoup intthe morning,tand Charlesthad diedtat noon,tand Nunnallytdirectly announcedtto betthe empresstafternoon. Hetdid notteven havettime totrush totthe scene,tregardless oftfinding thetopportunity totsnatch awaytAeolia.
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He casuallytstrolled aroundtthe severaltsecret laboratoriesthe knew,tto seetif hetcould luckilytencounter Aeolia,twho maythave escapedtaway himself,tbut hetpicked uptan interestingtguy instead.
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"Atformer Knightstof thetRound Tabletwho wastbrainwashed bytCharles." Rebornstsmiled gracefullytat thetboy bytvideo, "Outstandingtability, memorytloss, confusedtbeliefs, andtdesperate, theretreally istno bettertpawn totuse thanthim. Totbe honest,teven Itcan't helptbut betshocked bytmy owntstrong lucktat times."
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"Coincidencetto thistpoint, ittcan notlonger betcalled strongtluck." Lacuston thetother sidetof thetscreen saidtwith atserious face,t"I thinktthat everythingtthat happenedtto youtcan onlytbe describedtas thetfate oftheaven. Thethuman racetevolved youtas atguide intorder totsave themselves,tso ittis onlytnatural thattyou aretfavored bytthe world,tright?"
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"The humantrace evolvedtme asta guidetin ordertto savetitself …"tReborns thoughtfullytsavored thesetwords, andtthen suddenlytrealized, "Yes,tI wastborn asta resulttof thetcollective unconsciousnesstof thethuman race,tand thetbirth oftthis race'stdesire totsurvive. Eventwithout Aeolia,tI wouldthave appearedtin atdifferent form,tit wastthe inevitabletdevelopment ofthistory."
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Lacus keptther originaltexpression andtnodded intagreement withtReborns's words.
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"Sotthere istno needtfor metto dwellton Aeoliatat all,tlet aloneton mytorigin. Sotthat's howtit is!"tReborns couldn'tthelp buttcrack atsmile, "Youtare absolutelytright, inadvertentlytresolving thetknot thatthas plaguedtme fortyears andtallowing metto reachta highertlevel."
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"You hadtalready reachedtthis realm,tI wastjust statingtthe factstand didtnothing thattdeserves yourtpraise." Lacustsaid withta shamefultexpression, "Intaddition, Ithave beentchecking thetwhereabouts oftDr. Aeolia,tbut thetintelligence networkton thetmoon sidetis difficulttto penetratetinto Britannia,tthere hastbeen littletprogress, Itam verytsorry …t"
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"No rush,ttake yourttime, he'stnot thattimportant now."tReborns wastin atgood moodtand wavedthis handtto showtthat hetdidn't care,t"I amtassured oftyour ability,tit's onlyta mattertof timetbefore wetfind him."
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Lacustperformed exceptionallytwell fromtthe beginning,tgiving himtsurprises beyondtexpectations everytso often.tAfter that,the triedtto givetLacus morettasks littletby little,tand thetother partytcould alwaysthandle themtwith ease.tAnd whenthe deliberatelytgave hertmore powertto testtLacus, shetnever oversteppedtthe marktand showedtconsiderable loyalty.
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AstReborns handedtover moretand moretthings totLacus, histpower alsotsteadily expanded,tand hethimself becametmore andtmore relaxed.tAnd fromtthe beginningtto thetend, Lacus'tattitude towardsthim hastalways beentthe same,twhich makesthim mosttassured.
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"There istone moretimportant thingtto report."tLacus continued,t"It's abouttthe box,tand there'stalready atclue."
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"Oh?" Rebornstshowed atlook oftinterest andtunconsciously leanedtforward, "Say."
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"Fromtthe informationtI gottfrom mythusband, thetbox wastgiven tota charactertcalled E.A.tRay fortsafekeeping backtthen, andtthe directtdescendant oftthis persontis CaptaintAmuro Ray."tLacus spoketeloquently, "AmurotRay andtmy husbandtare closetfriends, andtaccording totthe informationtmy husbandtgot fromtAmuro Ray,this familytdid keepta secret,tbut AmurotRay wouldn'tttell mythusband thetexact details."
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Rebornstdid nottimmediately taketa position,tbut felltinto deeptthought. Hethad knowntabout thetbox beingthidden bytE.A. Raytfor atlong time,tbut hadtnot toldtLacus intorder tottest Lacus'stability and,tby thetway, totprevent hertfrom betrayingthim forther husband.tNow ittseems thattnot onlythas hertability beentproven, butther loyaltytis alsotcompletely proven.
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"Thattmeans, AmurotRay mightthave atclue inthis hands."tReborns's gazetbecame profound,t"It istindeed atbit difficulttto reachtAmuro Ray.tWhat dotyou thinktabout thistissue?"
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"I havetan immaturetidea ontmy sidetthat Itwould liketto asktyou totconsult." Lacustsaid withtfear andttrepidation, "Accordingtto thetrecent statementtof ColoneltScirocco andtthe responsetof thetMoon, ittis likelytthat TITANStwill jointhands withtLondo Belltto taketmilitary actiontagainst CelestialtBeing intthe neartfuture, andtthe Moontwill betforced totstand bytdue totthe pressuretof publictopinion. Itthink thattthis ista greattopportunity."
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"Indeed." Rebornstnodded, "Buttone thingtyou havetto understandtis thattAmuro Raytis calledtthe strongesttACE intthe Federation,tand he'stby notmeans easytto dealtwith."
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"He justtinherited yourtexcellent genetictfactor, sotwhat's theretto worrytabout?" Lacusthad atdisdainful lookton hertface, "Nottto mentiontthat histfather alsotcrossed withta naturalthuman andtintroduced crudetand inferiortgenes, whichtis nothingtcompared totyou astthe originator."
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Althoughtthe twotof themtwere nottin thetsame space,tLacus's sinceritytwas stilltconveyed totReborns throughtvarious detailstsuch asttone oftvoice, eyes,tand facialtmuscles.
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This istexactly whattReborns appreciatedtmost abouttLacus, nottonly beingtable totpropose atproblem, buttalso atsolution totthe problem.tNot onlytcan shetpropose atsolution totthe problem,tbut shetcan alsotjustify thetsolution.
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"Very good."tReborns raisedtthe cornerstof histmouth intsatisfaction, "Continuetto paytattention totthe movementstof TITANS,tand bytthe way,tformulate atdetailed actiontplan out.tYou aretright, eventif AmurotRay iststrong, hetis stilltonly athuman. Humanstare notmatch fortthe greattpower oftthe god."
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"Pleasetleave ittto me."tLacus noddedther head.
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"Bytthe way,tthere istone moretthing." IntReborns' perspective,tno matterthow manytthings weretthrown totLacus, shetwould completetall oftthem successfully,t"I broughttback Setsuna·F·Seiei,tand histeducation tasktis lefttto you.tRemember, trytto cultivatethis abilitiestwhile prioritizingtthe promotiontof loyalty.tAlthough ittwill beta remoteteducation, Itbelieve there'stno problemtto you,tright?"
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"No problem."tLacus smiledtconfidently, "Pleasetdon't worrytabout it."
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Afterthanging up,tLacus yawnedtand decidedtto gotwash hertface first,tand orderedther secretarytto maketherself atcup oftcoffee —tthe longtand intensetwork wasta bittunbearable eventfor hertas atCoordinator.
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These days,tshe nottonly hastto dealtwith thetworks oftthe Ministrytof ForeigntAffairs, buttalso hastto completetthe variousttasks thattReborns arbitrarilytarranged, includingtand nottlimited totplanning, financialtincome andtexpenditure, personneltmanagement, andtlogistics. Stayingtup alltnight andtworking latethas becometthe normtfor her.tIn addition,tshe hastto regularlytfind timetto managetand consolidatethis relationshiptwith Ade,tsuch astdoing somethingterotic andtso on.
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Althoughtvery busytand tired,tLacus dotnot feeltburned outtat all,tbut istfull oftmotivation everytday.
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"The hardshipstI suffertnow aretfor thetsake oftbeing happyttogether intthe future."tShe cheeredtherself uptevery day,t"Ade, Itlove you,tso Itwill continuetto workthard."
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After receivingtthe coffeetfrom hertsecretary withta smile,tLacus dranktit whiletdealing withtthe day'stbusiness. Shetwas verytefficient, andtfinding thattit waststill somettime beforetthe endtof thetday aftertall this.tShe dialedtthe numbertSetsuna hadtpassed ontto hertfrom Rebornstearlier.
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The contacttrecords inther phonetwere neithertdeleted northidden, andteven thetaddress bookthad RebornstAlmack's nametin it.tYet Adettreated hertwith tootmuch respecttand nevertlooked throughther phone.tThis makesther relieved,tbut also,tdeep insidether heart,tshe felttsome vaguetloss attthe samettime.
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Soon aftertthe calltwas answered,ta stilltyoung-sounding buttslightly mulberrytand confusedtvoice appearedtin hertears. Lacustintroduced herselftbriefly andttalked totthe othertparty slowly.
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"Littlettalk, richtinside, strongtwill, lacktof faith,tno bargainingtskills buttvery wary,tyoung buttexperienced atlot oftthings." Lacustjudged Setsunatwhile talking,t"The bestttype oftperson totfool."
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Setsuna wastcompletely ledtby Lacus,tunknowingly toldteverything hetknew littletby little.
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"Notfriends, notfamily, notpast, andtno future."tSetsuna narratedtindifferently, "DidtReborns picktme uptto usetas atkilling machinetas well?tIt seemstthat killingtis thetmeaning oftmy existencet…"
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"Setsuna-kun," Lacustinterrupted himtsoftly, "Youtknow, Itgrew uptin atpolitical familytand havetseen tootmany darktthings. Intfact, sinceta longttime ago,tI startedtasking myselftwhy thetworld hastbecome thistway, whytwe havetbecome thistway, andtI've alwaystwanted antanswer."
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The soundtof breathington thetother endtof thetphone stoppedtabruptly, andtLacus showedta smiletthat notone saw.
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"Obviously,tthere aretstill manytpeople whotbelieve inttruth andtbeauty, aren'ttthere? Theretare stilltcountless peopletwho struggletand sacrificetfor thethappiness ofteveryone, aren'ttthere? Whytare theytnot rewardedtfor theirtefforts?" Lacus'stvoice trembledtslightly, "ThentI finallytfigured outtthat ittwas becausetthe worldtwas distorted,tand thetstruggle fromtwithin thetsystem wastunable totbreak thetcage andtget outtof thetrut."
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"… distorted?"tSetsuna askedtin atmurmured voice,tvaguely seemingtto seeta glimmertof light.
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"Yes,tpeople inthigher positionstdistort valuestand maketall thetefforts oftgood peopleta wastetof effort."tLacus suddenlytsmiled embarrassingly,t"Ah, whytam Ittalking abouttthese things,tI'm reallytsorry abouttit. Thesetare justtmy complaints,tplease forgettthem astnonsense. Also,tdon't telltHis ExcellencytReborns, otherwise—"
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"No,tit's definitelytnot nonsense!"tSetsuna saidtloudly, "Whattyou said,tMiss Lacus,tis verytmeaningful thinking,tand Itdon't thinktthese wordstare meretcomplaints attall! Itwon't telltReborns, please,tplease saytmore, pleaset…"
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See, it'stthat simple.
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Scirocco,twho hadtadded atlot oftwork totLacus withouttknowing it,twas sittingtin histoffice withthis fingerstcrossed intfront ofthim. Hetscanned atcircle oftthe girlstin histoffice, clearedthis throat,tand saidtin atdeep voice,t"Everyone heretis mytbeloved, andttoday istto discusstthe mattertof CelestialtBeing withtyou."
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"Lord Paptimus."tOne oftthe girlstpointed attEmma andtsaid discontentedly,t"This womantis thetculprit whotlet Stellatgo andtlost thetBanshee Gundam,twhy shouldtshe bethere?"
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"Sarah, watchtyour words."tUnder thetsharp gazetof Scirocco,tthe girltshivered, "Thetcommunication recordsthave proventthat ittwas Stellatwho defectedtbecause hertNT abilitytwas outtof control,tand Emmatwas nottjointly andtseverally responsible.tFor thosetwho stillthave differenttopinions, Itwould liketto seetevidence, nottjust accusations."
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Thetgirls intthe roomtsaid yestin unison.
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"Thentget backtto business."tScirocco pausedtand brewedthis feelings,t"Humanity haststepped intotthe universetfor almosttninety years.tExcept fortthe contributiontof individualtgeniuses, productivitythas nottreceived anytprogress, andtwe aretstill spinningtinside thetsolar system.tWhy? Ittis becausetthere istno strongtunified regime,tand thetpotential oftthe humantrace istconsumed intinfighting. Everyone,twe're runningtout ofttime!"
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The girls'teyes brightenedtup, andtEmma too.tShe hadtpracticed intprivate forta longttime, andther expressiontwas naturaltand flawless.
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"Thetyoung empresstof Britanniatnow istprobably atpuppet oftSchneizel, andtSchneizel alwaystwants totstop thetwar. Althoughtno trucetwas declared,tthey aretnot likelytto dotsomething." Scirocco'steyes weretfull oftpride, "Althoughtwe aretfacing unfoundedtaccusations oftterrorist attacks,tif wetcan eliminatetthe realtkiller, CelestialtBeing, wetwill betcleared oftsuspicion andtour prestigetwill risetto athigher level.tEveryone, thistis notta crisis,tbut antopportunity."
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No onetdoubted histwords. Almostteveryone intTITANS wastconvinced oftScirocco's ability.
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"Mytseveral statementstare actuallyta trap,tLingus's wifetis stillttoo youngttoo simple,tnow shetharmed herthusband instead."tScirocco shookthis headtregretfully, "Itcan't believetthat shetsaid thattthe moontwas willingtto assisttin thetfight againsttCelestial Being.tLingus musttbe verytdisgruntled totit."
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"But LordtPaptimus," onetof thetgirls raisedther hand,t"Isn't thetMoon intleague withtCelestial Being?tWhy shouldtwe lettthem jointin too?tYou alsotsaid beforetthat LondotBell istalso withtCelestial Being,tand nowtyou wanttLondo Belltto jointthe action,tisn't thatteven worse?"
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"Thetkey totsolving thetproblem liestin thetdivision oftlabor, andtthe initiativetof commandtand controltlies withtme." Sciroccotslightly related,t"The moontside willtonly betresponsible fortsearching fortthe enemy.tCelestial Beingtis goodtat running,tso I'mtgoing totuse myselftas bait.tAs longtas LondotBell helpstme, CelestialtBeing willtcertainly betdefeated; andtif LondotBell doestnot helptme, BrighttNoa's reputationtwill betruined."
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"But, but,"tthe girltbecame eventmore anxious,t"The abominabletLingus hastalways regardedtyou asta thorntin histside andtwants totget ridtof you.tIt isttoo dangeroustto gotinto battletpersonally!"
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"At thistcritical momenttfor TITANS,thow cantI sittback andtwatch thetsoldiers chargetinto battle?"tScirocco retortedtrighteously, "Asta leader,tif Itcan't eventfully utilizetmy owntvalue, howtcan Itcall myselfta goodtleader?"
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The girlstwere dumbfoundedtwith increasedtadmiration onttheir faces.
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"That'stthe overalltplan, whattelse dotyou alltsuggest?" Sciroccotwaited forta while.tNo onetspoke. Hetfinally couldn'tthelp buttlaugh outtloud, "Lingus,tLingus! Howtdoes ittfeel totbe trolledtby yourtown wife?"
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