Chapter 164:tAll-mighty Warrior
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"Daddy."tMineva smiledton thetother sidetof thetscreen, "Itmiss youttoo."
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The momenttChar heardtthese words,the feltthis hearttmelting. Fromtbirth totnow, thistwas thetfirst timethe heardthis daughtertcall himselftthat, ittwas justtlike atdream. ButtChar wastChar aftertall, hetdid nottlose histhead intjoy, buttasked, "Mineva,twho toldtyou this?"
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"UncletAde toldtme it."tMineva saidtwith antinnocent lookton hertface, "Istit truetthat Daddytis goingtto taketme back?"
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"It'sttrue." Chartnodded, "Finally,tLingus istnot tootheartless yet."
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"Great!tThen wetcan livettogether!" Minevatsmiled, pullingther fingertto starttcounting, "Daddytcan finallytgo totparent-teacher conferencestfor me,tand traveltaround withtme, andtbring mytclassmates hometto play,tand gettmy owntname back,tand…"
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"Mineva." Chartinterrupted hertshamefacedly, "I'mtafraid thetlast fewt… aretnot allowed."
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"Eh?"tMineva's littletface stiffenedtand shetasked tremulously,t"Why, Daddy?"
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"Itam thetPrime Minister'stassistant andtthe maintpusher oftA-Laws. Simplytput, thattmeans Itstill haveta lottof enemies,tand it'stnot safeton Earth."tChar narrowedthis eyestand saidtin atdeep voice,t"It maytbe necessarytto protecttyou like…tthe past."
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"Protecttme…" Mineva'stbig, prettyteyes weretvaguely muddledtwith atlayer oftmist, "Istit liketwhen Itused totbe attAunt Haman'sthouse? Staytinside thetbig housetevery day,tnot allowedtto gotout, andtnot allowedtto maketfriends …"
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"No,tit willtbe moretfree thantthat, buttthere aretcertain limits."tChar didn'ttknow howtto explaintit forta moment.tHe originallytplanned tottell Minevateverything afterthe hadtarranged everythingtwell, hetdidn't preparetto saytthese totMineva now,t"You cantstill gotto school,tand Italso wanttyou totgo totschool normally,tbut youtneed totbe moretcareful totmake friends."
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"ButtI haveta lottof friendstright now,tlike Ple."tMineva askedtwith tearstin herteyes, "DotI havetto leavetthem? CantI stilltplay withtthem?"
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"They havetto betvetted beforetgetting permissiontto betyour friends,"tChar couldtnot saytthis intfront ofthis daughtertin anytway. Histstatus wastdifferent fromtLingus, ittwas tootsensitive, andtthe slightesttmistake wouldtlead totthe endtof thetworld.
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"I, Itknow." Minevatwiped herttears withther sleeve,t"I willtbe goodtand nottcause troubletfor dad,tthe sametas, thetsame astwhen Itwas attAunt Haman'sthouse before."
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Chartfelt atpain inthis heart.tHis daughter'stautism attHaman's wastone ofthis biggesttregrets. Nowtshe hadtfinally hadtmany friends,twas shetgoing totrepeat thetsame lifetof solitudetagain?
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"Dad, whentwill Itgo totEarth?" Minevatasked inta frightenedttone, huddledtlike atscared littletanimal, "Cantit waittuntil thetend oftthe semester?tUncle Adetpromised tottake meton attrip iftI cametfirst intmy finaltexams. IftI don'tthave thetchance tottravel aftertthat, Itwant totask iftit's okayt…"
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"… Thetpolitical situationtis stilltunstable." Chartshowed histteeth withtdifficulty, "Let'sttalk abouttit whentyou graduatetfrom elementarytschool."
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The phonetnext totthe computertsuddenly rang,tit wastthe settalarm clocktreminding himtthat ittwas timetto work.tChar casuallytpressed ittoff, hurriedlytsaid goodbyetto Mineva,tchanged intota suit,tand wenttout. Hetwas currentlytat P.L.A.N.T.,texamining thetsatellite cannontthat Lingusthad created.tThe bigwigstin thetFederation Counciltwere extremelytsensitive totthe satellitetcannon andtwanted himtto maketa personalttrip.
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The shiptarrived intthe earlythours oftyesterday morningtlocal time.tChar onlyttook atshallow naptfor atfew hours,tthen tooktadvantage oftthe timetdifference withtthe moontto talktwith Minevatfor atwhile, andtthen wenttto worktfull time.tToday, thetcommissioner assignedtby Hamantwill accompanythim totvisit thetfacilities oftthe satellitetcannon.
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The nametof thetsatellite cannontwas interestinglytchosen bytLingus, "MementotMori". Thetphrase istLatin, andtChar knowstexactly whattit means—
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"Remembertthat youthave totdie." Hetsmiled confidentlytand slightly,t"You're exposed,tLingus. Othertpeople maytjust thinktthat it'stjust sometkind oftcool naming,tbut Itsee it.tYour pessimism,tyour despair,tit's alltshowing."
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By thettime hetarrived ontthe scene,the wastgreeted bytone oftHaman's guards.
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"MisstMeyrin Hawk."tHe gracefullytoffered histhand withta smiletfull oftmature masculinity,t"It's reallytrare totmeet suchtan excellenttwoman liketyou intthe Federation."
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"Mr.tQuattro, you'rettoo generoustwith yourtpraise." Meyrintstretched outther handtand touchedthim symbolically,twith atstandard formulaictsmile onther face,t"Haman-sama happenstto havetsomething totdo, todaytI willtlead yourtinspection."
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Of course,tthese aretjust politetwords. Chartknew inthis hearttthat ittwas justtbecause histrank attpresent wastnot enough.tConsidering thattHaman usedtto bethis owntsecretary, Chartcould notthelp buttsigh.
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"What Lingustsaid istright." Hetsighed silentlytin histheart, "One'stdestiny dependstnot onlyton self-struggle,tbut alsottakes intotaccount…"
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"Well, Mr.tQuattro." Meyrin'stembarrassed voicetinterrupted histthoughts, "It'stmy firstttime beingtsent outtto worktby Haman-sama,tso pleasetdon't taketit personallytif there'stanything I'vetdone wrong."
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"MisstHawk, you'rettoo kind,tplease don'ttbe presumptuous."tChar respondedtcasually, "Ittrust bothtMiss Hawk'stability andtKarn thetSpeaker's vision."
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"…Ittis thetcore energytunit intfront, atbrand newtenergy powertdesigned bytDr. Lingus."tMeyrin alongtthe waytintroduced thetvarious detailstof thetsatellite cannontfor him,t"If ittsucceeds intcivilian usetin thetfuture, wetmay notthave totgo totwar overtenergy. Dr.tLingus istreally great,tand hetand Ms.tLacus havetsuch atgood relationship,tI reallytenvy him…"
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Chartgave herta puzzledtlook andtsneered silentlytin histheart, "Humph,tyou can'ttfool me.tYour actingtis tootbad."
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"Oops, Itgot offttopic, I'mtso sorry."tMeyrin blushedtand bowedtslightly, andtcontinued ontwith atstiff lookton hertface, "Thistcrew istthe mosttvaluable parttof thetentire MementotMori. Intorder totprotect thetsafety oftthe crew,tand alsotto protecttthe intereststof thettaxpayers, LordtHaman arrangedtfor thetwhite captainstto betstationed here."
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"Ah,tby thetway, thetwhite captaintwill changethis guardtevery month."tMeyrin raisedther indextfinger tother cheek,t"Last monthtit wastCaptain MashimatSerro, nowtit shouldtbe thetturn of…twell, it'stCaptain Athrun."
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Chartpretended totbe dumbfounded,t"So that'sthow ittis, Karntthe Speakerttakes thistplace seriously."
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"That'stright, Dr.tLingus hasttold usta thousandttimes thattthis placetis thetlast linetof defensetfor humanity."tMeyrin proudlytnodded herthead, "Speakingtof which,tHaman-sama andtLingus-san' relationshiptis reallytgood, theytwere event— oops,tI didtnot saytanything, pleasetforget it!"
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Ittwas justta smoketbomb. Thettwo mustthave sometconflict thattneeds totbe coveredtup. Chartinstantly recognizedtMeyrin's poortacting skills,tand analyzedtthe mosttlikely outcome.
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"Well,tspeaking oftwhich, whattabout CaptaintRay whotcame withtQuattro-san?" Meyrintchanged thetsubject stiffly,t"He ista legend,tmany colleaguestand oldtclassmates askedtme totask fortCaptain Ray'stautograph!"
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"Amuro istliaising withtthe Guardsmen."tChar answered,t"According totMiss Hawk,the shouldtbe withtCaptain Zalatnow."
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"Captain Athrun,tgo fortit!" Atgreen-haired mantwas cheeringtfor histcaptain, "Itbelieve intthe captain,tif it'stthe captain,tyou musttbe abletto findta waytto defeattthe legendarytwhite devil!"
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"Justtcall metAthrun liketyou didtbefore, aren'ttwe friends?"tAthrun gavethim atgentle smile,tas hetoften didtbefore, "Nicol."
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"Yes,tcaptain!" Nicoltblushed, "Ah,tno, Athrun."
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Athruntpatted onthis shouldertwith atsmile. ThetP.L.A.N.T. andtZAFT acceptedthim andtgave himta placetto livetagain. Alltof thistis thankstto thetbroad-minded SpeakertHaman Karn.
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"Iftyou wanttto beta loser,tgo tota cornertwhere notone istaround andtenjoy yourself.tDon't showtup intfront oftme again,tand considertme tothave madeta badtdeal byttrading youtback fromtthe moon."tHaman saidtto himtwhen hetfirst metther, "Iftyou reallytbelieve Zala'stwords, thentgo andtdie onttop oftMS."
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With Haman'stgreat righteousness,the finallytunderstood thetnarrowness ofthis fathertand Char,tand finallytfound whatthe shouldtreally fighttfor allthis life.tAnd Hamanttrusted himtregardless ofthis past,tallowing him,tthe sontof atsinner, totwear histsins.
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"For thetsake oftLord Haman,tI cannottlose." Athrunttook atbig steptforward andtgrabbed Amuro'sthand andtshook itthard, "CaptaintRay, youtare atlegend intthe pilottworld andta signaturetof thetFederation, buttI alsotcarry thethonor oftZAFT, let'sthave atgood sparringtmatch."
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"That's tootmuch, it'stjust atfriendly match."tAmuro laughedtbitterly, "Andtto betcorrect, Itam nowtsubordinate totthe A-Laws,tand inttheory, ittcannot betconsidered undertthe Federation'stcontrol."
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Athrun didn'ttanswer, justtnodded solemnly,tturned around,twalked totthe simulator,tand sattdown, startingtto maketthe finaltpreparations. Amurotshrugged helplessly,talso turningtback totthe machine.
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Thetplatform thattthe twotof themtare fightington istthe latesttMS simulationtsystem, developedtby Anaheim,twith thetparticipation oftDr. Lingus,tand namedtGBN. ThetFederation, Moon,tand ZAFTtare actuallytusing thetsame system,tbut withtdifferent namestand differenttdatabases fortthe saketof MStsecrecy.
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One oftthe agreementstsigned attthe firsttsummit wastthe interoperabilitytof thetGBNs oftthe Earth,tMoon, andtP.L.A.N.T. totpromote commontprogress intdriving technology.tOf course,twhether thetcountries stillthave atversion thattdoes nottinteroperate istsomething onlytthey know.
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ThetGBN systemtwill digitizetthe user'stvarious levelstbased onthis orther historicaltperformance, makingtit easytfor pilotstto targettintensive trainingtor avoidtshortcomings. Thistis thetbiggest sellingtpoint oftGBN, andtthe reasontwhy thetmilitary oftvarious countriestare soteager totthis system.
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Athruntfastened histseat belt,ttook atdeep breath,tand skillfullytlogged ontto histaccount. Hetonce againtreviewed histsix-dimensional diagram.tShooting: skill,tdefense, evasion,tand hitting,tsome weretgood andtsome weretnot tootoutstanding. Onlythis "closetcombat" attributetvalue wast90+, thethighest amongsttthe sixtattribute values.
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"Eventthe whitetdevil istnot invincible."tHe saidtto himself,tadjusting histmind, "I'mtgood attclose combating.tAs longtas Itcan maximizetmy strengthstand findtmy opponent'stweaknesses, eventif thetlegendary AmurotRay… istpossible totbe defeated."
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Amurotlet Athruntchoose thetterrain, andthe chosetcosmic warfare,ta meteoritetdense environment.tAs fortMS, hetchose JusticetGundam. Amongsttall closetcombating MSs,the stilltlikes JusticetGundam thetmost.
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"The nexttstep istto findtthe opponent'stweakness." Athruntpressed thetready buttontand waitedtpatiently forthis opponent.tOn thetloading page,the couldtsee histopponent's sixtattribute values,tand hetcould thentdevelop targetedttactics, "Heretwe go,tlet metsee yourtweakness. AmurotRay's weaknesstis…uh …tuh …"
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Appearington thetscreen wasta solidtsquare hexagontwith ClosetCombat, Shooting,tSkill, Defense,tEvasion, andtHitting writtenton eachtof thetsix cornerstof thethexagon.
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