Gundam, driving a mass-produced machine will change the world

Chapter 12: Eli, the Grim Reaper

When Team 08 went out for the third time, they encountered the Apsaras which was conducting a test flight.

Eli remembered this clearly.

And the Aina that Shirou has been thinking about is the pilot of the Apsaras.

Even with three hits from the 180mm cannon on the frontal armor, the big guy was able to take off again and return to the air, destroying all the advantages they had created.

Therefore, Eli wants to use the beam rifle to cause irreversible damage to it and destroy its Minovsky aircraft, thus leaving Apsaras behind completely.

In this way, Shiro Amada will be able to find the people he loves, the Southeast Asia theater will be able to complete its assigned mission, and everyone will have a bright future.

Therefore, Eli is now asking the maintenance personnel to debug the beam rifle.

He himself turned on the training mode of the machine and continued to conduct air defense training.

Only after he was able to shoot down one Dopp fighter at a time with his beam rifle did he lean back on the cockpit and take a short rest.

However, this rest time was soon interrupted by the noisy sounds below.

"Good fight!"

"Hit one more!"

"It's open, it's open!"

Just by listening to the sounds, Eli could confirm that a fight was going on down below.

This kind of thing is quite common in the military, and even Eli has fought with others before.

Eli stood up from his seat and looked over, and found that the two people fighting were people he was familiar with.

There is no need to say much about one party, it is Sandas.

On the other side, there are members of Team 07.

"Really? Even after saying that, they still fought. Is there such a thing as a correction force in this world?"

Eli complained about this as he climbed onto the cable and descended to the ground.

Whether there is such a thing as correction power in the world or not is irrelevant to Eli.

He had already made up his mind to retire after the One Year War and use the retirement pay to open a store in a safe place on Earth.

Even if the ending of the Universal Century is ultimately tragic, if you are a Federation citizen with a good family background, there is no problem in simply enjoying a stable life.

Of course, Eli kept this thought to himself.

As a qualified time traveler, he must of course know how to avoid this death flag.

Eli pushed through the crowd and looked at the two parties fighting over there.

"How about it, do you want to gamble?"

Captain Nika held up his hat, which contained a considerable amount of money.

As mentioned before, there are not many things that can be used as entertainment in the military, and gambling like this is something that everyone loves.

The current battle situation is not good for Sandas.

After all, it was inevitable that Sandas would find it difficult to withstand the fists of two people.

But even so, Eli did not say anything to interrupt their fight, but instead mixed in the crowd and watched.

Of course, Eli still didn't do gambling.

The fight ultimately did not come to an end. When Shiro Amada arrived, Captain Kojima happened to be passing by. He saw the noise and came to find out what was going on.

The two sides had to separate immediately and used the excuse of "friendly exchange between teams" to get away with it.

However, Captain Kojima still assigned Team 07 an additional round of defense shifts and they immediately rushed to the front line.

Team 08 was also reprimanded and ordered to prepare the machine.

"So, what did the fight start about?" After the crowd dispersed, Eli found Sandas who was checking the status of his machine.

"Yes! Lieutenant Eli."

Sandas first saluted Eli.

It was only then that Eli discovered that there was a bruise on Sandas's left cheekbone, obviously he had just been beaten badly by the people from Team 07.

Eli motioned for Sandas to put his hands down, then leaned next to his body, handed Sandas a cigarette, and asked him to continue.

After Sandas took the cigarette, he stared at it in a daze for a long time.

"When I was still on Luna II, someone offered me the same cigarette."

Eli didn't say anything, but just lit the lighter and handed it to Sandas.

As the flames flickered, Sandas's eyes became blurred.

"At that time, Luna II was under the most severe blockade, and a cigarette was a precious commodity. The person who handed me the cigarette was my captain at the time, but he died to save me during the third attack. After that, every time I joined a new team, I was the only one who survived the third battle."

Sandas took a deep puff, causing most of the cigarette to burn instantly.

"So, just now those people said that I was the god of death, and I got angry and started fighting with them."

Sandas sighed and put out the burnt cigarette in his hand on the Gundam's armor.

At this time, the cigarette in Eli's hand was only half burned.

"Lieutenant Eli, maybe I won't be able to board the MS in this battle."

After hearing this, Eli no longer wanted to continue smoking.

"Is that so... before you make a decision, how about hearing my story?"

Without waiting for Xandas to reply, Eli knocked on the armor of the Land Combat Gundam.

"You should also know that our 06 team has two scrapped Gundams."

Sandas nodded.

"They were my teammates. It happened when I first arrived on Earth. I was too aggressive in combat and ended up getting caught in the Zeon encirclement. My teammates also rushed in to save me, and we broke out together. As a result, I was able to get out with the help of the 8th Squadron at the time. However, my teammates were seriously injured and left the front line, and their machines were in tatters."

Eli looked toward the west, where the sun was setting.

That day, in order to get his first kill and test whether killing a plane could make the system appear "deep blue points", Eli chased a Zaku relentlessly, but it turned out to be a big mistake. Not only did the 06th squad become a cripple, but the captain of the 08th squad also retired.

It was also under such a sunset that day.

"Not surprisingly, I was also called the Grim Reaper and Jinx in this base... To be honest, I was also very sad at the time because of what others said."

"second lieutenant……"

Sandas looked at Eli in disbelief as he revealed the past events.

Seeing how popular Eli was in the base, Sandas thought that Eli's teammates had left the front line due to their own fault.

"Later, it was Kallen who punched me and asked me to take the responsibility for the two teams leaving the battle line. I returned to the battle and saved Team 06 from being disbanded. Gradually, everyone's evaluation of me changed again, and I became a hero in the base."

At this point, Eli smiled.

"I'm not bragging. I'm just saying that this is how the military works. People don't care what you are like, they only care what you have done. I believe that the reason you have survived is not because you harmed your teammates, but because you have the strength to survive. In this case, use that strength to break the title of the God of Death."

After the sun went down, the cigarette in Eli's mouth flickered in the coming darkness.

Then, the base's lighting came on again.

Eli saw that Sandas was silently devoted to the preparation of the Gundam.

He put out the cigarette and returned to his body.

When passing by the broken body of his teammate, he placed the last bit of cigarette in his hand on the foot of the body.

(End of this chapter)