Gundam SEED: True Dreams

Chapter 54 The Last Tranquility

Without the entanglement of the drug-addicted trio, facing the Jean team, the ability to freely sweep up miscellaneous soldiers was fully demonstrated; and in terms of battleships, our side also had a slight advantage, and the entire breakout battle went smoothly.

"How did Kira protect Nicole-chan?" After escaping from the danger, the injured me naturally became the object of condolences, and the small room was full of visitors.While caring about my injury, poor Kira was criticized by thousands of people for not protecting her well, "How did you let Nicole-chan suffer such serious injuries?"

"Young man, Nicole's fighting skills are quite good. She must have hurt you like this to protect you." Before Mu's reprimand was finished, Bartfeld began to add embellishments.

"Kira, you are so useless!" Hearing Bartfield's words, Kagalli yelled at Kira with a look of contempt.

"Kirasang, protecting your girlfriend is a prerequisite for being a competent boyfriend," Qian Cong, who accompanied Kajiali, also expressed her opinion.

"Kirasan, it's rude for a boy to ask a girl to protect him," Lux said with a smile on her face.

Seeing Kira showing a pitiful expression under the siege of everyone is very in line with my hobby, but if Kira is drowned by everyone's saliva, then who will I find to play with me in the future, "ah La ah la, everyone, don't say that." Before Kira was completely submerged in saliva, I extended a helping hand in time, "Kira's performance is actually really good, can I chat with him alone for a while ?”

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The effect of this sentence was immediate. As soon as the voice fell, the room that was originally crowded with visitors immediately became empty, and the peace before was restored in the house.

"Cry if you want to cry," I said softly after quietly leaning on Kira's shoulder for a while.

"Eh?"

"If you want to cry, just cry." Looking at his eyes tenderly, I gently repeated this sentence word by word.Mendelney, Kira's desperate expression when facing those young bones was deeply engraved in my heart. Crying can't solve the problem, but people can wash away their sorrow through crying, and thus regain their lives again and again.

First there was a soft whimper, and then Kira burst into tears like a baby just born into this world. The crystal liquid turned into perfect spheres and floated around in a gravity-free environment, "Even if your birth was a sin , but you who are here now are everything to you..." I can't stand like the mother of the earth like Lacus in the original book, without asking or asking, just standing there and accepting the original basics La, but I think I can be a little more unwavering in my affirmation of Kira's existence.If what Lux in the original book can do is to point out the direction for Kira, then what I can do is to stay by Kira's side and work hard with him.

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"This is..." Mu looked at a photo that Kira and I gave him, with a look of astonishment, "——Dad?!"

"Kruse is your father's clone." Although Mu didn't go to Mendel, I think it's better to tell him about it, "he's a failed clone."

Chromosomes have cap-like structures called telomeres.Whenever cells regenerate and chromosomes are replicated, telomeres will gradually shorten; with ecological aging, telomeres will be shortened to the point where genes cannot be regenerated.The telomere problem has always been the biggest difficulty in the field of biological replication, and Dr. Hibiki could not overcome it. Therefore, the children created by Yar da Flada with somatic cells have telomeres of the same length as Yar at birth. , that is to say, the entire life span of Kruse is nothing more than the time left by Mu's father when he created Kruse.

"Why... this kind of thing..." Mu clutched the photo tightly and spat angrily, "My father... was arrogant and rude, very suspicious...Although he died when I was young, he only gave me That impression...but...!"

Cruze was created because of Mu's father's desire, but he was a failure. In this way, the only value of his birth was obliterated, with no past and no future.Mu's father can yell that this is a mistake, and try to train his own son who he doesn't like later, but how will a person who bears this mistake with his life spend the rest of his life?

"...That's not your fault, Mu..." Maru who was at the side said softly.Just as Kira's birth was not Kira's fault, they were even victims in a way, because they all shouldered a heavy responsibility that they shouldn't have, "so... he wanted to delay To be buried with the whole world?" Maru's voice was more pity than fear.

"Maybe, after all, he never got love from this world," Kruse hated his father, hated Mu, hated those who made himself, Kruse never knew what light was and no one told him, to be able to To obtain his current status, his life experience must not be as hard as ordinary people can imagine.

In comparison, I feel so lucky. My family, playmates, teachers, and comrades-in-arms, I don’t know how many happy memories I have from childhood to adulthood.As for Kreuzer, there has never been a ray of light in his world. Maybe Durandal can be regarded as his close friend, but they have different aspirations.

"I won't let him do this," Mu's face showed a rare determination, he has this obligation, he is his son, the one who created the seed of horror and disaster.

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After I was injured, based on the fact that Kira stayed in my room all the time except shifts every day and refused to leave, "Nicole, you should move in with Kira-kun, or Kira-jun I don't have any time to rest if I stay here for a day," Fanny kindly and tactfully forced to move to live with a certain rabbit.

Without any reason to refute, I had to agree.However, it seems inaccurate to use the word "have to" to describe my state of mind when I agreed. Although I will definitely not admit it, I will not deny in my heart that the word "willing to welcome or refuse" can reflect the subtle feelings in my heart at that time. mood.

After leaving the L4 universe, we hid in the gravel belt area.Then, I fully experienced Lux's leadership ability, and initially felt her status in the legendary third force.From the selection of the hiding place, to the supply of the ship, and the acquisition of information, I really don't know how she can do so many things at such an age. The title of the Pink Goddess is indeed not in vain.

Of course, as far as I am concerned, I only want to be a pilot. I have no ambition to emulate her other than admiration for Lux's ability.Everyone has their own aspirations. For someone like me who likes to eat and wait to die, it actually feels good to live this kind of life hiding in the gravel belt.Although it is a bit useless, this kind of life is very close to the life I expected. If a series of things such as debugging airframes, information exchange, and current situation analysis are replaced by compulsory courses in school, then my daily life is really similar to There is not much difference before the war, the only difference is probably that when I am in a bad mood or in a good mood, I have an extra target for me to play tricks on.

During the days of hiding in the gravel belt, there were not many things that I needed to do seriously every day.Leaving aside the daily shifts and preparations, the only serious thing to consider is the final commissioning of METEOR, "Mobilesuit Embedded Tacrical EnfORcer" (MS Embedded Tactical Attack Aircraft, collectively referred to as the Meteor System).Naturally, the two meteor systems on the Eternity are prepared for justice and freedom, but since the Justice Gundam is not there, I drove the Covenant and Kira to complete the test of the meteor system.

It is said that in the original book, justice and freedom lost control of the beam saber when testing the MA-X200 beam saber, and its volume became three times its proper size, directly destroying an abandoned satellite with a single knife, causing the two aircraft to Power Down, but the test results in reality Ideally, I happily completed three full-port multi-target lock-on launches, with a hit rate of over 98% and an average total lock-on time of 3.612 seconds, which is not inferior to Kira's test results.Looking at the test targets that disappeared in the detector, I couldn't help but feel a little bit emotional. I didn't expect that I could experience the feeling of clearing the screen one day.

"Nicole, what are you doing?" In fact, we don't spend too much time on maintaining our bodies every day, and tasks such as on-board duty in the ship are obviously not allowed to be done by precious combat forces like us. The main daily work is actually to help Director Simmonds improve various systems or accompany other pilots to do simulation training, in order to improve the overall combat capability of the three-ship alliance.For such a job, it seems that everyone is more willing to ask Kira for help, but then again, even if someone finds me, it seems that most of the time, the job will be taken over by Kira.

"Writing music scores," and thus my life was unusually idle.When I heard that it was Kira, I replied casually without even looking up.

"Writing sheet music?!" Kira's voice was full of incredible taste, and the next second I felt a hairy head appear beside my head, "Are you really writing sheet music?!"

Apart from the one I was writing in my hand, there were several filled-in staff papers scattered on the table, "Since when did you fall in love with this?!"

"Student, it's not that you don't know that I have been practicing piano since I was a child. Well, I know that I don't practice seriously, and I don't seem to like it very much, but just because I don't like it doesn't mean I don't know it. Do I Can’t I write if I don’t like it?!” Being interrupted is a maddening thing, so I expressed my madness unreservedly in my tone of voice.

"Ah..., that's not what I meant..." Seeing that I was about to go berserk, Kira hurriedly argued, "I just wonder why you suddenly started writing music scores?"

"Well, I just suddenly felt that I wanted to express my emotions through this. By the way, the original 'I' loves piano and music very much. Compared with me, people are much more gentle, kind, and simple," Ping Fu Feeling crazy for a while, I put down the pen in my hand, and the tone of my speech returned to normal, "His dream should be to become an excellent pianist, even if he is caught by you, ah no, by that animation The last thing he thinks about is his piano before you hang up. Although I don't think I can become a pianist for him, I think I should keep his hobby for him, and it should be my I took the compensation for their existence in vain."

At the same time, if there is a chance, I also want to communicate with Lei through music. I have no intention of dragging him into the Seed God Cult, but I still hope that he can do what he really wants to do in his short life. If he really wants to be the fox chairman's sword, it may cause me a lot of trouble.

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The hypothesis that Kruse might have put anti-neutron jammer material into the hands of the United Earth I just passed it on to Kira alone as part of the original.The reason why I didn't tell Lacus and the others was that on the one hand, I didn't have any evidence to prove this point, and on the other hand, I just wanted to be a peaceful pilot and get out of this troubled water after the war.The Seed God Sect is not a suitable place for me. If I hadn't been helpless, I might not have come to join the Three Ships Alliance.

I've had a good time, but PLANT has had a hard time.The second naval battle of Casablanca, the [-]th operation, and the Ayers Rock descent operation, the situation of the battle went from bad to worse for PLANT.Whenever I hear the news of Zaft's defeat, nameless self-blame and guilt flood my heart uncontrollably.I know that even if I didn't flee, even if Aslan could drive justice and even Kira could fight for Zaft, just a few ACEs can't affect the outcome of a big battle, but looking at the country that once aspired to serve , The army that once belonged to the allegiance suffered such a blow and I could only stay aside and watch, only then did I realize that I didn't care so much about the red dress I used to wear.

On September 71, C.E9, I had just completed my preparations and returned to my room to rest. An emergency communication came from the bridge, saying that it was news about the Earth United Lunar Army attacking Boyaz. I saw Lux with a serious face. expression, I knew the facts were carried out according to the original work.

When I walked out of the room, I happened to meet Kira who was also rushing to the bridge. "Is it still this far...," Kira said in a low voice while walking side by side with the same serious expression.

"I'm afraid so," although Yitzhak also knew the plot and I believe he absolutely did his best to prevent the tragedy from happening, but things like neutron startlers can't be assembled in a short time.

On the way to the bridge, the ship's announcement sounded together with the siren, "Lax-san, what's the situation?" Even if you know the ending, it is still necessary to pretend to ask.

"The situation is already early—and it has developed to the worst direction...," I heard Lux's voice so stiff for the first time, it was not artificial but heartfelt grief, which is why I don't agree with Lux The reason for the idea but still willing to work for it.

"'Boaz' has fallen, and the Earth Army has used a nuclear attack," Barter Felod interfaced.

The only thing in my mind at this moment is that PLANT must not be subjected to a nuclear attack, "Nicole, do you think the situation of the war will really develop into the situation you described?" A voice from the communicator interrupted me Kira murmured softly, hesitating to speak.

"Who knows, it's just that we've got to do what we can anyway," I've committed suicide at one point, but now I won't give up.I am looking forward to the coming of tomorrow, longing for the day when I can truly live in peace.

☆, commemorate the ordinary people who disappeared in the war

Although Nicole has always defined herself as an ordinary person, it is a pity that since she was born with the surname of Amalfi in her life, she is destined to be impossible to be an ordinary person.Coupled with the mental and physical qualities that are far beyond the average adjuster, if such a person can still be called an ordinary person, the hundreds of millions of natural people on the earth really can only be worthless.

Of course, Nicole firmly denies this point, probably due to her personality, she has no interest in accepting titles such as elites and even somewhat rejects them.Coupled with the fact that she is accompanied by Kira, a super adjuster who also thinks that she is just an ordinary person, Nicole can yell with confidence-me!Only!yes!indivual!general!Pass!people!

However, at the same time, although she was also reluctant to admit it, Nicole knew that she was not an ordinary soldier.No ordinary soldier can achieve a triple-digit shot down count, and no ordinary soldier can obtain the right to use a cutting-edge special machine.Although I have also driven a mass-produced machine for a while, my opponent at that time was the most primitive MA of the Earth Army, a kind of fixed target that can generally achieve a 1:5 exchange ratio with the machine I am driving.The result of this is that even though she has been in the army for so long and has experienced quite a few battles, Nicole still does not have a clear understanding of the abstract concept of war.

Naturally, Nicole has personally experienced a lot of the cruelty and bloodiness of war. Whether it is the sudden departure of her mother, the death of her comrades in battle, or the tragedy in the enhanced human laboratory, Nicole's heart has been greatly affected. It was a big shock, but Nicole felt that there was still an impenetrable transparent barrier between herself and the real war.

On weekdays, our Nicole sauce will definitely not be bored thinking about such issues, but during the time spent staying in the gravel belt with the Three Ships Alliance to recharge their batteries, due to most of my work Because of being snatched by a "hardworking" rabbit, Nicole, who often has nothing to do, occasionally comes to the viewing room, facing the starry sky outside the window, letting her thoughts drift to those issues that she is usually too lazy to think about.

I don’t know how those natural soldiers in the Earth Army who barely passed the exam and drove the MA for the first time felt when they faced Zaft’s Jean. Looking at the various remains floating around in front of them, Nicole couldn’t help but think of this question.You must be scared to death, Nicole suddenly remembered that it seemed that she didn't feel a little fear of the enemy when she attacked for the first time, which is really incredible.Sure enough, before the fight, he already started to look down on those natural soldiers driving the so-called "primitive toys".Nicole recalled that since joining the war, the panic in her heart probably came from the guilt she felt after the murder. The only fear of the enemy probably only appeared in the few life-to-death fights with Kira, and that fear There is a subtle difference from the fear of pure ordinary soldiers when facing a strong enemy. After all, what they are fighting against is not an enemy in the traditional sense.

With the ACE that broke away from the normal combat system, Nicole thought about it casually, maybe her own identity is the source of her feeling of being out of touch with the real battle all the time.Count the tasks I have carried out along the way, explore the L4 universe, go to Heliopolis to engage in spying activities, rob the GAT series of Gundams, chase the Archangel, chase the Freedom Gundam, participate in the Alaska campaign, and then escape However, even if the Orb Liberation Operation is added to these missions, the low-orbit battle, the Alaska campaign, and the Orb Liberation Operation can be called large-scale.If it is said that in the low-orbit battle, because he wanted to kill the enemy and stand up, he killed a lot of enemy troops from the front, then in the last two times, relying on the special performance of the covenant, he was simply out of touch with the entire battlefield.

Then Nicole remembered the roars of enemy pilots who saw the mothership or comrades being destroyed, and the screams of some pilots from the public channel before they were dying. "I'm going to kill you!!!" "Go to hell, monster!!!" "XXX!!! (person's name)" "Don't!!!" "Ah!!!!"... Various or Cries of anger, fear, or sadness are a major source of Nicole's nightmares.The owners of some of the voices are still very young, and they sound like teenagers. Maybe like themselves, they are just students who have just graduated from the military academy.Of course, Nicole thinks that they should not be younger than herself. After all, it is not an exaggeration to say that the number of people who can become pilots before the age of 14 is zero.

Well, but these are not the crux of the problem. The problem is that Nicole has deeply realized that maybe she will never be able to feel the feeling of ordinary soldiers in the first grade or even after many times in the battlefield.

Facing missiles and light beams that don't have eyes, there is no pressure to dodge by yourself, but let alone ordinary natural fighters, Nicole clearly remembers that some classmates were in a hurry during the simulated training in the military school.Of course, after officially joining the army, Nicole has never seen such a scene again. Who let herself join the Cruze team, which is known as the absolute elite team.After getting along with the masters for a long time, Nicole felt that she had even forgotten about the rookies with a huge base. Suddenly, a picture appeared in front of Nicole's eyes - the cockpit of an MA pilot who had just entered the battlefield was destroyed by Jean The bullets of the 76MM heavy assault machine gun penetrated, and the terrified roar accompanied by the flying flesh disappeared without a trace in the vacuum in an instant.Then, Nicole felt a stomach ache, although she hadn’t done this kind of thing before, but because Nicole developed a way of aiming, closing the public channel, shooting, diverting her sight, confirming the destruction, and opening With such a weird operation process on the public channel, Nicole completely ignored the death of enemies that would affect her emotions on the battlefield.

However, over time, Nicole felt that she had managed to indifferently ignore the disappearance of the enemy's life through this method.Is it numb or used to it?Sorting out the psychological changes along the way, Nicole felt a chill that pierced her heart. When did she become so cold?Although I never thought of bringing sympathy to the battlefield, how much do I value the lives of those pilots who drive mass-produced aircraft or the lives of ordinary soldiers on battleships?Or do I really treat them as real people like myself?I don't know, this is the conclusion Nicole came to after thinking for a long time.

Then, Nicole suddenly felt that she admired Kishen, the saint who truly valued every life.It may seem ridiculous (and it is), but no one can deny that some people may have survived because of his kindness.Of course, many people think that soldiers should not go to the battlefield because they are afraid of death, but sometimes whether they can go to the battlefield is really not determined by their own thoughts.If the enemy hits your door, as long as possible, no matter how afraid of death, you will pick up a gun.What's more, those who say that soldiers should not be afraid of death are probably those who have never been soldiers, never been on the battlefield, and never faced death. Anyway, after such a long time, according to Nicole's personal experience, everyone on the battlefield is Fight for not wanting to die.And the so-called not afraid of death is more because the sense of responsibility and obligation suppresses the fear of death.

If facing an enemy whose strength is far beyond her own, Nicole weighed it, and she still hopes to meet the so-called hypocrisy of Jishen who can save her life instead of the one who really likes to kill with a knife.After all, life is one's own, and if it is gone, it will be gone. At least there is hope for someone like Jishen.

Feelings are emotions, Nicole has no plans to learn from Jishen.In a world where the existence of FT force fields is unknown, such an approach is undoubtedly asking for a dead end.Besides, saving someone's life is not necessarily much better than giving them a happy life - the so-called dignity of a soldier.It's just that among ordinary soldiers, how many people regard the dignity of a soldier more than their lives.

However, Nicole thought about it, and from her own point of view, Jishen's behavior is not a contempt for the victim. In Jishen's mind, he should think that this is enough, and there is no need to kill them all. .It's a pity that people's hearts are separated from each other, and there is no omnipotent GN particle in the CE world, so it's normal for some people to misinterpret the intention of Jishen.

I don’t know if the students whose grades were always hovering around the passing line in the class before are still alive. As the smiles of the students who have been in the same class for more than half a year float before her eyes, Nicole can’t help sighing, if they The figures of the people have disappeared from this world. I don't know if they became victims on the bloody battlefield or in the domestic cleansing.Those who passed away, apart from becoming the eternal pain in the hearts of their close relatives, in the whole war, I am afraid that they are so inconspicuous that they can be completely ignored.

This is the end of ordinary people or ordinary soldiers in the war. Although thousands of them will be gathered together, they will write a rich and colorful stroke in history, but when they are spread on the heads of individuals, they are floating and sinking one by one.As the loved ones gradually pass away, their sense of existence will eventually disappear completely, and they will never be found again.

And it is precisely because of the blood of these people on my hands that I have achieved today's achievements. A thought that has been suppressed by Nicole has occupied her entire mind like a volcanic eruption at this moment. My existence Is it really worth the price of so many lives? !

Nicole's body shook violently, she had never felt so guilty before.When Diego sacrificed for himself, he was so distraught, but when he built his existence on those people he had never met, he was so indifferent.They don't have enough power, so they deserve to die?They have nothing to do with me or they are my enemies, so when I deprive them of their lives, they can live with peace of mind?Admittedly, there was no point in thinking about such a question, but Nicole couldn't control the flood of thoughts at this moment.

"So you are here, I have been looking for you for a long time," just when Nicole felt that she was about to be swallowed up by fear, worry, and fear, the familiar and gentle voice rang in her ears in time, " You..., what's the matter?" Even though Nicole had tried her best to force herself to return to normal in the fastest time, Kira still saw a trace of paleness remaining on Nicole's face.

"I just suddenly remembered those who disappeared in our hands, or those who dared to participate in the war despite their lack of driving skills and the ability to use the aircraft. Of course, there are also those innocent civilians who were involved in the war."

"You told me, don't think too much about some things. These are not your fault..." Then, as expected, Nicole felt Kira's body being gently embraced by Kira, "and even if there is something in it If part of it is your sin, I will bear it with you."

"But..." Kira's soothing words did partially relieve Nicole's anxiety, but she always felt that there was still an inexplicable upset in her heart.

"Only by living can we atone for the sins we feel? If we disappear too, how can we remember the lives that have disappeared in our hands? How can we commemorate the ordinary people who disappeared in the war? Woolen cloth?"

"Kira...," Indeed, the best way to commemorate those lives that have disappeared in the vast river of history is to prevent the tragic history from repeating itself. If you try hard, you really can't do anything.

Nicole understands that the next battle will be even more tragic. In the next battle, there will be more ordinary soldiers with mediocre abilities, which will become a cold base to describe the brutality of the war.War is made up of tens of thousands of ordinary people, but only the culprit who started the war, the strong man who performed outstandingly in the war, and the hero who ended the war can leave traces. Even now with such advanced information technology, there are still Countless people have died without even being able to find their names.In addition, how many innocent lives have been discarded as experimental failures in reinforced people and combat adjusters in a corner that will never be known. "Suddenly I feel that my responsibility is also very heavy," Nicole murmured to herself, leaning on Kira, "Since we have the power, we should take care of those who have the same dreams as us but don't have enough power Let people fulfill their wishes."

"Ah."

The wreckage floating outside the window silently told what happened to them, how many lives were carried on them, and how many lives disappeared into the vast universe with their damage.As long as human history continues to be written, the word war will never be completely erased, but people will look back on history in the future, and while focusing on those individuals who have had a huge impact on the direction of war, they must not forget that those who fought in war Ordinary people who disappeared.

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Postscript: Since the route of this article has been followed by classmate Nicole, and Mou Ling herself is not a military enthusiast or setting party, this article lacks in the description of machine warfare or frontal battlefield.Especially for the tragic scenes on the real battlefield, because the positioning of Nicole is also an ACE who can block hundreds with one, plus the lack of writing style and knowledge, it is easy to ignore the real situation when describing the battle The scene of the confrontation between the two armies.Fighting is not a game for heroes, nor a stage for ACEs to play handsome. Although we have been living in a peaceful life, we can glimpse wars through various biographies, pictures, and audio-visual materials, but the mentality of people who are actually in war is different. Impossible to fully grasp.The things described above are naturally based on the content that Ling made up based on her current cognition. If she is really caught in a war, what will she think and do? I am afraid that she will only know when she is really in a war. Of course, I don't think anyone would want such an opportunity.Thank you for your attention to this article and for your suggestions and opinions.

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