Gundam: The wind blowing through the universe

"Why didn't I see that you are still a tsundere before, Mina?"

On the eve of returning to Orb's homeland, Siegfried, who had returned to his original hair color, was counting the number of people in the team. The South American quartet was naturally irreplaceable, and Bayalan also had to conduct further tests in a gravity environment, so before departure, Hilde changed the body information to the identification signal of the Orb Army.

Lars waited and found that no one came to pick her up, but Snake Tail did receive the balance payment from the Kingdom of Scandinavia. She had to admit that after being left behind, she shamelessly mingled with Siegfried. The team planned to touch Orb to participate in Cagalli's inauguration ceremony.

Jiang Kelly had previously gone to the treaty signing site to act as a mascot and security guard with Cong Yungui, and had not yet returned to the Heavenly Pillar. Bucky Lulu had issues with her identity and her position as a leader of another country. She wasn't interested. At the same time, she also had to bring along a group of rookie crew members assigned to her by Mina, so she didn't go with them.

Finally, there is Mina herself. Originally, she was already thinking about the Declaration of Independence in the Sky. However, after picking up Siegfried and others, she unknowingly turned to the path of a 'serious businessman'. Now the Heavenly Pillar's There are more and more orders, and Eurasia has also sent a letter of inquiry, hoping that they can join the "Eurasia Renaissance Plan". However, because the production capacity is completely occupied by orders from East Asia, Mina is still hesitant to take it. Eurasian invitation.

In this case, she followed the scumbag strategy of not taking the initiative or refusing whether to return to Orb again. Sahak's resentment towards Ashar has almost dissipated with the passing of the older generation. In addition, Cagalli's performance in the negotiations also proved that she has indeed made progress, so Mina actually has no objection. Return to Orb once.

It's just that when you say you let go of some things, you still have some concerns when you actually do it. Finally, under Siegfried's insistent embrace, Mina nodded coldly, agreeing to the request to return together.

Originally, Hilde didn't want to go back and join in the fun, and the work she was doing didn't allow her to participate in this kind of publicly funded travel. However, after seeing her development progress, Yin Shihuan said that if it was just a quick trip back and forth in a short time, she would be alone. It can still be supported.

Therefore, the number of Tianzhizhu's return group was finally set at 6 people. After handing over the defense work to Bucky Lulu, Mina calculated that the security force of the base camp included an Archangel-class ship and three Sothis. Finally, the six people finally got on the orbital elevator and returned to Orb's homeland after a long absence.

As the candidate to welcome them back, it is Director Erica of the Dawn Society. The three of them, Mayura, are almost inseparable as Cagalli's personal bodyguards. Colonel Chisaka is promoted to major general and is ready to serve as Cagalli's deputy. To 'clean up' the environment at the National Defense Headquarters, Cagalli, who had almost no one available, could only trouble Erica from the technical post to come as a welcome guest.

"In the end, those left behind by Uzmi still can't come back?"

After sitting in the car, Siegfried was most concerned about whether Cagalli was being ignored by the new families headed by the Seran family. After all, they were not in Orb's homeland and did not know the final details of the negotiations in detail.

"The situation is a bit complicated, but actually it still has something to do with you."

Erica's hesitant attitude made Siegfried's heart sink.

"During the final negotiation process, there was pressure from the PLANT Council, the Republic of East Asia, and the Kingdom of Scandinavia, but the Atlantic guys still refused to let go. I guess they may have reached an agreement in advance with some families in the country. Cagalli is just not allowed to recall the helpers left behind by Uzumi-sama.”

“Let me guess, in the end, Atlantic was given a choice between two options, either they give up on tracing someone’s last attempt to borrow from Genesis, or they give up on holding Uzmi’s former representatives and their core members accountable, and finally we The princess chose the former.”

Mina took up the conversation without waiting for Erica to finish speaking. Judging from Erica's reaction, it was obvious that Mina had told the truth. Cagalli chose between the country and the individual. a person.

"What a childish princess, but it's understandable."

Mina briefly thought about what choice she would make if she were in this position, but she gave up this assumption after a second. Because she is not the person involved, any assumption made without taking into account the feelings of the person involved is a futile and useless choice.

But as another party involved, Siegfried was surprised by the result. In his understanding, Cagalli is childish, but personal love and country should not be juxtaposed as a multiple-choice question for her, so she gave up retaining Uzmi's helper and chose to clear Siegfried's name. The behavior was somewhat incomprehensible for a while.

"Can't figure it out? Do you think we should choose the country?"

Mina saw through Siegfried's doubts at a glance, and asked the question casually while looking at Orb's familiar coastline.

"Well, I really can't figure it out. In fact, even if the Alliance wants to hold me accountable, as long as I don't openly belong to Orb, what can they do to me? Want me? Do you want to clear the terminal first?"

"Have you ever thought about Cagalli?"

"What do you mean, have I ever thought about her? It's just because I stand in her perspective."

"If you stand in her shoes, you should think about the fact that she wants to marry you in the future. If you don't clear up your problems today, how will Orb deal with them once they repeatedly make a fuss about your problems in the future? ? How should she deal with herself? Her father can’t drag the country into a war, and her daughter can’t drag the country into another war? "

“But Genesis is not me either.”

"Patrick is dead, whether as a war criminal or taking the blame. You should understand the principle that debts are canceled after death, right? Otherwise, how do you think his deputy, Councilor Jiuer, got away with it?"

Mina's words echoed in the small space. Erica was speechless. Hilde, who was sitting in the front row, couldn't even say a word. If it wasn't for the deal with Nain, , Siegfried could have successfully become Orb's hero, and then enjoyed the cheers of the people at Cagalli's inauguration ceremony.

Perhaps finding that the atmosphere was too heavy, Mina let out a breath and continued, "To put it another way, let's not talk about such illusory things as the love between men and women. You really don't know what you two siblings have to do to a country, especially to a country. What is the value of a small country like Orb? A super ACE and a R\u0026D genius, your combination is unique even in PLANT."

"For comparison, you can refer to Lux and her guardian. The difference is that Lux has a huge organization behind her, while Hilde is alone. But comparing only in terms of personal ability, Hilde can A technical talent who continues to change the world, Lux has to carefully maintain those slogan-like concepts. Rather than saying that the terminal has made her successful, it is better to say that her freedom is constrained by the terminal."

Finally, Mina tapped the car window with her fingers, as if responding to her previous hypothesis, "So, if it were me, I would choose you, because if I choose you, I can also take away Hilde. As for the country, The problem of manpower, with things like the Sailan family, can be solved in three months."

Since they were carrying a Bayalan, their destination could only be arranged at a guest house on Yu Neng Gulu Island. After everyone moved into this residence that was not open to the public, Siegfried, Canard, and Mina noticed something strange at the same time. For a place that was only open to the public, the security standards here were already so high that it was a bit strange. level, and they originally thought they would see Cagalli here, but in the end, only the newly promoted Major General Chisaka was waiting for them.

From what he said, it seemed that Orb's current situation was not as good as it seemed. First of all, according to the news that Hilde brought back from South America, Erica had tried to track down the issue of double leaks of the backpack and the machine body.

But one is that the Shuguang Society was bombed once, and the Obben Island was completely occupied by the Union. The loss of many materials and technical personnel could not be traced at all. PLANT, the Union, including Tian Zhizhu himself, all received many materials from the Dawn Society. As a matter of fact, no one knows where the flaw in the backpack and the machine is.

Originally, the Sahak family had always been responsible for this kind of internal clean-up task. As a result, Mina was now relieved of her burden, and it was difficult for Erica, a technician in charge of the investigation.

The second problem is far more serious than the leakage of military secrets. After Uzmi's death, the Sailan family and its alliance families, which quickly came to power during the power vacuum, quickly took control of all aspects of Orb. Not only the head of the family, Unat Ken handed over his position as prime minister, and even took advantage of Cagalli's trip to South Africa to single-handedly promote his son Yuna Loma Seran into the National Defense Headquarters.

It was not until Cagalli returned home with a calm speech that attracted the attention of the world in South Africa that she discovered that the entire military and financial power of Orb had fallen into the hands of the Sailan family. Even if she could succeed as the representative, she could only be a puppet princess. Take control of the entire country.

Fortunately, after staying with Siegfried for a long time, Cagalli was indoctrinated with all kinds of 'twisted and strange' thoughts by her own men every day. Cagalli was no longer the innocent and naive fool she used to be, and she seized the opportunity of the Sailan family to show their kindness. , agreed to succeed the Orb representative, and at the same time let Chisaka, the only talent at hand, enter the National Defense Headquarters to try to seize power. Within the Dawn Society, the process of re-establishment began after Erica returned.

But regardless of whether they are Chisaka or Erica, one of them is a professional soldier and the other is a professional technician. They have no problem doing their jobs. This kind of work that involves internal investigations, power seizures, and political struggles is still a bit difficult. .

The last question is that no matter what the Sailan family’s intentions are, the fact that everyone can see at present is that they have fulfilled their responsibilities perfectly during the reconstruction of Orb after the war, and at the same time, they openly After regretting the marriage, although Yuna became the laughing stock of Orb, he also gained sympathy points from many established families. Some people thought that the Asha family should not regret their long-decided marriage so easily. . So even if Cagalli secures Uzumi's position, she can't just try to take down Sailan and his son out of nowhere.