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

"MK-II, but what is this equipment?"

Seated inside the MK-II, Meng Xia watched intently as the machine, armed with new weaponry, arrived on the battlefield. The backpack used by the MK-II was specially modified, and after extensive testing, it was deemed the most suitable for AMBAC maneuvers. Although its propulsion power wasn't particularly outstanding on the current battlefield, the combination of its full-body attitude thrusters still ensured excellent maneuverability.

The Unit-00 that Camus took away has now arrived here with a new backpack, and no one knows what new functions have been added to it.

The first thing it displays is its propulsion, which is on par with the Delta Gundam in its MA mode!
If Eli could see the MK-II that Camus is currently piloting, he would surely notice that the backpack equipped with the MK-II is very similar to the design drawings that Camus showed him before.

If there is any difference, it is that the three backpacks originally envisioned have been integrated into one!
In more familiar terms to model kit enthusiasts, it is called the IWSP backpack!

Of course, compared to the actual IWSP backpack, the MK-II backpack is significantly less armed. In terms of armament alone, it is closer to the FA-78 from Thunderbolts, primarily equipped with missiles, with the addition of a short-barreled MEGA particle cannon.

This is because the excess output of the MK-II power reactor is primarily used to enhance propulsion performance.

"Buzz!"

Before the machine was locked in place, Kamille directly operated the MK-II and used his high-energy beam rifle to complete another long-range sniping attack.

"Get out of my way!"

Jellett, who was hit, could never have imagined that the reason he, who considered himself the future ruler of the Titans, was being chased and shot by Camus was simply because Camus was in a hurry to get to the battlefield.

The beam of light destroyed the right arm of the Cyclone Zwart piloted by Jellett. Then, Camus maneuvered his machine and flashed past, wielding his beam saber, leaving the Cyclone Zwart with no chance of retaliation.

"I have things I absolutely must do right now!"

Filled with rage, Camus turned to face his next opponent—Moncha's MK-II.
Camus didn't harbor much ill will towards the adult who had once tried to stop him; on the contrary, he felt a certain admiration for him.

This is why Jellette is still alive.

"Aren't you planning to communicate?"

That's what they said, but after seeing the MK-II IWSP launch a round of missiles without saying a word, Meng Xia cursed under his breath and went into an evasive stance.

Meanwhile, Hiroshi Uraki's Core Gundam, already lying prone on the Delta Gundam in its MA form, turned and headed towards Ond Tec's main fleet together with the MK-II, which had forced back the enemy and accelerated again.

Watching the two streaks of light disappear, Mengxia, wearing a black-painted MK-II, silently prepared to return to base.

"Those despicable guys, in the end it's all about power, isn't it? They all make it sound so noble. If I had a machine like that, I would definitely..."

Holding onto the incredibly weak-looking Cyke Zwa, Monsha's eyes flickered uncertainly beneath his mask.

The confrontation with Char and Uraki's roar just now echoed in his mind.

When the fourth squad of immortals was truly disbanded, Monsha remained within the Federation, upholding the simple trust of a soldier in his country, and was eventually reorganized into the Titans.

So he's been following orders like this until now. However, this kid, whom he initially looked down on, still asks himself, "Why do I still only follow orders?"

Because soldiers are required to obey orders.

But perhaps it is the existence of people like Jellit that caused the orders heard by soldiers to change. How many people in the upper echelons are as obsessed with power as Jellit, and do everything they do in order to acquire and maintain power?

"MK-II and Delta Gundam appear on the battlefield?"

Soon, someone on the white vanguard reported two unusual friendly signals to Eli.

These two signals, carrying Uraki Hiroshi's message, came from the flank of the battlefield, even clearing a gap that the staff officers were directing to infiltrate.

Eli, however, was not paying attention to the battlefield situation which was gradually improving, but was looking in the direction from which the two beams of light were rushing.

"He's furious... and now there's no stopping him."

As mentioned before, Eli knew that Haman must have done something, but since a battle was about to break out, he held back for the time being.

But given Camus's current anger, he'd probably shoot at Hamann while shouting her name if she were standing right in front of him.

So, should we appease them?
Eli glanced at Amuro and Haman, who had already dealt with the Psycho-Sense Gundam and led the assault team into the Sedan Gate. It was now only a matter of time before the Sedan Gate fell.

"Char, Camus, if you only come to help now, you won't get any credit."

"Eli! Where is Hamman now?!"

Sure enough, a young and impetuous voice came through the communication; it seemed that the loud and boisterous Camus couldn't wait to settle scores with Haman.

"She is currently fighting on the front lines against the Titans."

Elijah will give Hamman a positive evaluation for now.

However, Eli had already roughly guessed that Harman was seeking power outside the Federation.

"Haman, using her identity as Minerva, is trying to gain the support of the former nobles in Side 3."

Char's voice was suppressed. This man, who had become somewhat withdrawn after witnessing the death of his lesbian counterpart, was equally furious because of the child entrusted to him.

That's why he was encouraged by Camus to pilot the Delta Gundam to rescue the imprisoned Camus and fight his way here.

I thought that with Camus and Char's company, Hamman would temper her temper, but I never expected that she would still hold the same obsession with class divisions.

If it were simply a matter of seeking power, Eli could be seen as a move by the leader of Augu to secure a position for his organization.

Despite this, she still insisted on maintaining contact with the original nobles. Haman was no different from the Neo Zeon lady-in-waiting in Eli's memory who insisted on centralized, autocratic leadership in the theater. Even Haman, who was so firmly convinced of her ideals, inevitably became a victim of the Neo Zeon War in its second year, and even if she wanted to make changes, she was powerless to do so.

"Is this what they mean by always making the same mistakes?"

Eli gazed toward the Gate of Sedan.

This fortress can also be seen as the embodiment of this statement, as if everything that happened during the One Year War was being reenacted here.

"Prepare the MS for me."

Eli gave instructions to Captain Otto and then got up to head to the hangar.

“Camus, stopping Haman is also something I need to do, but now I want to end this war… unless, Camus, what you want to do is kill Haman on the battlefield and then take over Augu’s affairs.”

There was no reply from the other end of the communication, but Eli knew that Camus had taken it to heart and planned to confront Haman after the battle.

Even so, Camus's heart was still filled with anger. For Camus, it was Char who helped him recognize everything he truly wanted to do, and it was Char who strengthened Camus's resolve. As for Haman, she taught Camus, giving him the real power to put his beliefs into action.

We want the concept of "new humans" to be clearly understood by the world, and we want humanity to move towards a completely new society with "new" possibilities.

But what is Harman doing now? She is pinning her hopes for human change on an aristocratic dictatorship, hoping to extend the potential of the new human beings to the entire society.

Aside from the addition of the absolute leadership of the new humans, is there any fundamental difference between this ideology and that of the Titans?
This was the real reason for Camus's anger. What Haman did to him personally was irrelevant; even under house arrest, Haman hadn't made things difficult for Camus. But Camus felt that Haman's actions contradicted her teachings—

Or perhaps, what I've seen of Harman all along has been a fake, and what's being revealed now is the real her.

Camus was going to find the answer.

As another beam of light burst forth from the white vanguard, Eli was still driving the Gaplan.

His personal machine was already under construction, but it was not ready for this battle.

"You've done a great job, Uraki. Now go back inside the ship and rest."

After instructing the heroes who had expended a great deal of manpower and dealt with the Titans' GP03 to rest, Eli's gaze turned to the Gate of Sedan.

The Gate of Sedan is named after the Battle of Sedan. The Battle of Sedan was the direct cause of Napoleon III's downfall. His defeat in this war led to the complete loss of the Second French Empire and also marked the establishment of the German Empire.

From then on, the Germanic people, who would later consider themselves a superior race, truly established themselves in the world.

In the context of the Universal Century, wouldn't the Gate of Sedan symbolize the Earth Supremacist ideology strongly supported by the Federal Parliament, which attempts to turn the Earth's elites into "Germans"?

Eli was not fighting against the Titans as a specific hegemonic organization, but rather against the ideology that led to the formation of such an organization.

Both the aristocratic centralized new human system envisioned by Haman and the restored Zeon dictatorship envisioned by Axis were things that Eli and the Reibille faction that followed him wanted to oppose.

Gaplan, still relying on its high output, responded to Eli's idea and charged towards the Sedan Gate. As it passed through the blasted-open gate, the Psycho Gundam with its head cockpit pierced by a beam saber could still be seen.

Without a doubt, this was Amuro's doing. Unlike Murasame, who still possessed a sense of self and an inherent will to resist the Titans, Murasame's spirit had been completely lost in the instilled fighting desire.

If he could save them, Amuro wouldn't hesitate to lend a helping hand. But Murasame-no-Mae can only be an enemy.

This was a sad thing, so Amuro turned his sorrow into anger, and after rushing into the fortress, he almost wiped out all the enemies that stood in his way.

"What a terrifying guy."

Just looking at it, Haman already felt apprehensive about the NT-X in front of him. Clearly, in terms of the Psycommu device mounted on its aircraft, the Qubeley Haman piloted was far more advanced than the model on the NT-X.

It was precisely because of this that Hamman was able to sense the strong presence emanating from Amuro.

If he were to pilot the Qubeley, he might unleash even more incredible abilities.

or……

Harman's eyes flickered, taking into account her plans and the positions of both sides.

No, I can't keep thinking about this, otherwise the other party will pick up on the moment I become hostile.

Harman forced himself to focus his senses on maneuvering the floating cannons around the fortress, then tried to launch attacks from outside the enemy's line of sight.

Unlike the vastness of space, the area within the fortress for the floating cannons to maneuver is far too confined, greatly increasing the likelihood of them being shot down. This poses a significant risk for Harman.

"Huh? Char? Elisan and Camus are here too?"

Amuro's NT-X suddenly stopped, its advance halting temporarily against the rocky walls of the fortress.

Behind Amuro and Haman, the other machines used to assist Space Marine in suppressing the enemy also temporarily stopped.

Only then did Harman feel the oppressive presence of a branding iron pressing down on him.

A shadow fell over Hamann's eyes. If Hamann were to rank the people she least wanted to see right now, Camus would definitely be near the top.

Harman was overwhelmed with mixed emotions and wanted to turn away, but before he could act on that thought, he could already see the MK-II in his field of vision.

Even Harman was momentarily stunned when she saw the MK-II. It wasn't because of the MK-II's new equipment, but because she clearly sensed Camus's burning anger, yet found that he didn't launch an attack.

This is not the same Camus that Harman knew.

This fact even gave Harman a fleeting moment of fantasy: perhaps Camus chose to wholeheartedly support him and therefore did not tell anyone else about his scheme?
But this illusion was shattered when Eli, who was also there, appeared.

In a daze, the scene before me seemed to have transformed from the interior of the Sedan Gate into a bizarre and fantastical space.

Harman was no stranger to this; it was a channel for communication among the new humans, and in Harman's view, this was precisely the advantage of the new humans.

"Camus, you shouldn't have come."

“But I have come anyway. I will stop the injustice you seek.”

"Why can't you understand, Camus? If you're on my side, you can stand with me and become a leader of humanity. If you have your own ideals, you can just realize them when the time comes!"

At this moment, Haman truly wanted to shed the useless constraints that bound her and reveal her sincere heart to the equally sincere young man. She wanted him to understand that, as a woman, Haman had absolutely no ill intentions towards Camus.

Camus understood this perfectly.

"This is the only thing I can't understand between us, Harman..."

"...It's such a shame, Camus. I thought we could go on together."

The MK-II and Qubeley reached the same altitude, and the distance between the two mobile suits was extremely dangerous, to the point where they could draw their swords and fight each other at any moment.

Will Gundam and the Cyclops always be on opposing sides?

"Hey, wouldn't you say this counts as Harman confessing her feelings to Camus?"

Eli quietly asked Char.

"Who, Harman??" (End of Chapter)