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

Chapter 24: The Gundam

"Although I have just introduced myself, I would like to introduce myself again. I am Lieutenant Eli Lee, the captain of the 86th Squadron of the Kojima Battalion of the Far East Front Independent Mechanized Regiment."

"I am from the same group. Lieutenant Shirou Amada."

"Same, Staff Sergeant Kallen Joshua."

"Same, Staff Sergeant Terry Sanders."

When Amuro was the last one to return to the White Base's hangar in his Gundam, the four members of Team 86 had already left their machines and saluted the captain who had rushed to the hangar.

"Ah, my name is Brad Noah, my rank is second lieutenant, and I am the captain of this white base."

Obviously, Brad also heard what Kallen said just now.

Now facing Lieutenant Eli and Second Lieutenant Amada Shiro, he didn't know how to position himself.

"Don't be nervous, Captain Blade, we can just address you by your title."

When he met the legendary figure of Gundam, Lin Youde, again, Eli couldn't help but open the so-called system.

"Brad Noah, 19 years old, left-side critic, best slap user, master of whirlwind force"

Eli guessed that the so-called system should have intercepted the comments of netizens in the previous life to set the entries for the characters.

Otherwise, I wouldn't do this...

Eli took the initiative to step forward and stretched out his hand, signaling Brad not to be too nervous.

At this time, Brad was still a young man, far from being the legendary captain who would carry countless Gundams in the future.

Yeah, only nineteen, the same age as Eli.

Brad visibly relaxed.

Because Eli could see that his eyes had become much bigger, no longer squeezed into a small dot like when he just arrived.

"Okay, Captain Eli."

Brad reached out and took Eli's hand, shaking it vigorously.

God have mercy on me. Since Side 7, Brad has to lead a ship of civilians from the White Base to break through the blockade of the Zeon army and land on Earth.

The few MS pilots on the ship were all very fuel-efficient, which made Brad exhausted.

After landing on the earth, most of the federal troops they encountered were defeated stragglers.

Now everyone in the federal army says that the White Base is a miracle ship, but who can understand how much pressure Brad, as a captain who just graduated from a military academy, is under?

It's no wonder that regular soldiers like Eli who still maintain contact with the federal headquarters find it difficult to control themselves.

Eli was pinched so hard by Brad's hand that it hurt.

"Are these the mass-produced Gundam models?"

Fortunately, at this time, the boy's voice interrupted Eli's thoughts.

Following the sound, I saw it was Amuro, who seemed to be jogging all the way.

He was looking up at the four aircrafts lined up side by side, and it was unclear whether his tone was one of joy or disappointment.

"Amuro, pay attention to military discipline!"

If there were no outsiders around, Brad wouldn't care about Amuro's casualness.

But in front of four real soldiers, Brad was still nervous and wanted Amuro to salute.

This was actually a kind of protection for Amuro, but the latter didn't seem to appreciate it and ran to the feet of the Land Combat Gundam.

"Sorry, that guy becomes like this when he sees anything mechanical."

When Brad was anxious, a gentle female voice came at this time.

Eli, Shirou and the others looked behind Brad and saw two women in red military uniforms.

"Flau Bo, Mile Yashio, why are you here too..." Looking at the two women who came, Brad's face became obviously stiffer.

It was obvious that he still wanted to show a tougher and more reliable military style in front of Eli and the others, but his original plans were thwarted again and again by unexpected situations.

"Because, Amuro is a mechanical maniac... and the Gundam was designed by Amuro's father. Now that he sees the mass-produced model, it's natural that he would be a little moved."

Frau was as gentle as her image, speaking in a way that sounded almost like a loving mother indulging her child.

What Frau said was a matter of course, and she was praying that the soldier in front of her would forgive Amuro's willful behavior.

"Ah, there is such a thing..."

Shirou Amada lowered his hand in salute, obviously surprised by Frau's words.

The father is the designer of the Gundam, and the son is the pilot of the Gundam.

Is this fortunate or unfortunate for my father?
Shirou Amada couldn't help but think so.

And judging by the expressions of Sandas and Kallen, they obviously thought so.

So Eli spoke.

"It's okay. As a Gundam pilot, I think Amuro is definitely qualified to inspect the Land Combat Gundam."

Since Eli, the captain, had said so, even if Brad wanted to say something else, he had to swallow it for the time being.

After taking a look at the Land Combat Gundam, Amuro walked over here.

“This is amazing.”

At this moment, Amuro does not look like the ace pilot that Zeon fears. He is really the same age as him and still has some childlike innocence.

With this thought in mind, Eli looked at Amuro with a hint of amusement.

But soon he stopped laughing.

"So does that mean I don't have to board the Gundam anymore?"

"Amuro!"

Brad's already buried dissatisfaction was stirred up again by Amuro's words.

"You are disobeying orders!"

Brad was so young that his emotions were ignited on the spot.

"What do you mean by disobedience? Since the Federation can already produce MS, it doesn't matter what happens to this Gundam! The same goes for this battleship. It doesn't matter what we do!"

Hearing Amuro's words, Brad opened his mouth, but no words came out for a while.

When they just set out from SIDE 7, he thought that the Federation needed various prototypes on this ship.

But after seeing the mass-produced model of this Gundam, this reason naturally disappeared.

"No matter what, all we have to do is obey Jaburo's orders and bring this ship back!"

For a moment, Brad, whose heart was shaken by Amuro's short words, could only demand Amuro with military orders, which was also a way to calm himself down.

"I'm not a soldier. You should know this best."

To Brad's surprise, Amuro did not shout out his thoughts like he had in the past, but instead spoke to Brad as if he had calmed down.

"If I can, I want to be like Dogan, someone who stays away from war."

Amuro looked straight at Brad, and the young captain suddenly realized that he seemed to be treating Amuro as an adult and putting too much pressure on him.

He just did it because the lives of everyone on the ship depended on him.

Now that Amuro has met real Federation soldiers and MS pilots, it is natural that he is unwilling to board an MS again without the pressure.

(End of this chapter)