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

If we disregard Sirocco's own aversion to the identity of the Nasindu clone, Sirocco acknowledges the formidable strength of the Deltemer machine.

To put it bluntly, even Billy Hikkam, the half-baked Neo-human pilot who is currently harassing him with his psycho-sensing experimental Zaku, could unleash formidable combat power if he were to ride the Deltemer.

Where are you looking?!

Inside the psycho-sensing experimental Zaku, Billy roared, his hands separating and transforming into wire-controlled cannons that flanked Messala from both sides!

Although this machine was produced during the One Year War, it was also modified in Axis, at least the Psycommu device was replaced with a higher model.

It works!

"Failed products should be aware of their failure."

Sirocco finally turned his gaze away from Demeter, who was still approaching, and looked indifferently at the enemy in front of him.

Aside from the new humans and outstanding women, Sirocco always felt a sense of detachment from everyone else, much like how players treat NPCs.

Messala simply dodged the attacks from the two wire-controlled cannons with a simple somersault. Against Sirocco, such an all-around attack was nothing more than a tickle!

Messala didn't even bother with the wire-controlled cannons that were still following behind, trying to launch another attack. He charged straight at the main target in MA form, crashing into the Zaku's chest!

Although this Messara uses Gundanium alloy α instead of the superior γ due to inadequate metallurgical technology, its hardness is still beyond what the Psycho-Experimental Zaku, which still uses super-tensile steel, could withstand.

This impact deformed the Zaku's cockpit, and the nose of the aircraft even pierced Billy's body, shattering the visor of his pilot's suit!

Ignoring the guy, Sirocco, feeling a strange sense of exhilaration, pulled away from the fuselage and turned to face Demeter.

Billy, whose New Human abilities had been forcibly activated, was now silently facing his death in the air-deprived cockpit. Perhaps it was a hallucination caused by oxygen deprivation, but he felt as if he were in a warm, vast ocean.

"Is this... heaven?"

As Billy spoke, a surge of anticipation welled up within his dying heart. If that were the case, could he then see the soul of Daryl, his captain, best friend, and object of his admiration—the man chosen to carry out a suicide mission in the Earth Sphere in 0083?

Billy even felt his senses being pulled by gravity, traversing space and leading him toward Earth.

"Here comes another one."

Instead of Daryl, whom he had been longing for, he was greeted by a slightly sinister female voice.

His existence was seized, the warmth vanished abruptly, leaving only the chilling pressure of the universe pressing down on his body. Finally, the psycho-sensing device behind the pilot's seat of the experimental Zaku, which had been shining brightly from the start, abruptly went out. In that last glimmer of light, a female voice chuckled.

Death will not allow these guys to go to heaven. If there is such a thing as heaven.

"Hmm? This unpleasant feeling."

Sirocco glanced behind him but saw nothing. So he turned his gaze back to Demeter, whom he could now see clearly.

"Pathetic clone, let me awaken you from your unrealistic dreams!"

In Sirocco's view, enhanced humans and clones are products that are pursuing a new kind of humanity but can never be compared to, so he made a sarcastic remark.

Unfortunately, Sindhu ignored him.

Those seemingly unfocused eyes were fixed on the damaged psycho-mechanical experimental Zaku. This petite girl, whose cockpit required special adjustments, didn't possess many emotions; aside from when she went berserk, she was mostly mechanically indifferent.

Converted to a normal human age, she should still be in middle school. Someone like her would listen to Billy's voice during her outbursts, and eventually calm down.

It's hard to call this affection the kind of feeling you'd have; Sindhu doesn't possess normal human emotions. It's only because Billy would say she's a true new human being.

That Billy, both physically and spiritually, had vanished from this universe. If she were the original Billy, she might already be dreaming of him still being alive. But here, Sindhu could only feel the excruciating pain of her chest bursting open.

"funnel!"

Compared to the Demeter that was dispatched to the Earth Sphere, this machine, piloted by Sindhu, was continuously improved by Axis, and the final result was that this machine could carry 30 funnels at the same time!

With Sindhu's roar, a total of fifteen floating cannons detached from the three propulsion wings that enveloped Demeter like calyxes, and scattered across this space.

"Ha, I underestimated you!"

Before Sirocco could even launch its floating cannons, Mesala was already maneuvering and dodging amidst the hostile surroundings.

"But how long can you sustain an attack of this magnitude?"

Even though Messara's massive size prevented it from dodging all the beams, and more and more of its edges were being burned by the beams, Sirocco remained calm.

Operating funnels requires significant mental exertion from the pilot. Otherwise, in the original story, when Axis crashed, Amuro simply transformed the Nu Gundam into the Great Sun Buddha Bull, focusing all its production capacity on the funnels. With his Newtype abilities, wouldn't he have been able to single-handedly wipe out a small number of Neo Zeon units?
Just as Sirocco had expected, Sindhu's eyes were now bulging with veins. Relying on the far from fully developed Psycommu system and Newtype abilities, the immense mental strain required to operate such a large number of floating cannons was naturally placing a tremendous burden on her.

"Sindu, do not advance! Wait for friendly support and retreat immediately!"

In her ears came the frantic orders from the Neo Zeon Research Institute. Yes, the surrounding Neo Zeon soldiers had already closed in, unleashing their missiles and beam rifles at Messala. Even a Vampire J was closing in, attempting close combat with Messala. Under the cover of beams and missiles, that Vampire J genuinely believed it could succeed!

"Just wishful thinking."

Sirocco declared that the Mesala's simple yet reliable transformation structure allowed the machine to transform into MS mode in an instant, and the Vulcan cannons on its arms fired the moment it raised its hands, destroying Warrior J's monitor.

Subsequently, several rockets were fired at close range, and the veteran, who had survived since the One Year War, was also reduced to ashes.

But his efforts did not achieve the desired effect. The brief time he bought was meant to allow Demeter to retreat to the rear of the other aircraft groups. But Demeter did not do so.

It even seemed to be inspired, no longer content with just using floating cannons to harass Messara, but instead lit up all of its own beam sabers.

Besides each of Demeter's hands wielding a beam saber, a beam saber also deployed from each of its three propulsion wings. Like a multi-armed mantis, it rapidly approached Messala amidst the surrounding glow of its floating cannons!

"This is tricky..."

Sirocco frowned. Still in MS form, Messara used the MEGA particle cannons on its shoulders to deflect a floating cannon, then accelerated from the gaping hole in the all-around attack, seemingly trying to escape.

"Don't even think about running away!"

Another floating cannon quickly appeared in that direction, simultaneously firing a thin beam at Sirocco himself.

Demeter herself approached Messala from the side. Messala turned and raised her hand to parry the beam saber that came down from the thruster wing above.

But Demeter also had two beam sabers in her hands! The two sabers were swung horizontally forward, as if to cut Messara in two.

But who is Sirocco? He considers himself to be at the pinnacle of New Human abilities and has already seen through Sindhu's thoughts! The posture control nozzles below his knees flickered with fire, actually leveling Messara's posture.

"Kill you!"

Sindhu hissed, his usually indifferent eyes focusing on Messara. Due to his posture, he had a more advantageous angle to strike, and the beam sabers on the three propulsion wings slammed down!

But what appeared before Sindhu was Messala's legs. Messala's feet were a pair of fighting claws.

With his arms outstretched to protect his chest, Sindhu's fighting claws proved far more powerful than he had imagined, shattering his right arm that was blocking his way. However, Sindhu was not one to give up easily; the beam saber on his left propulsion wing continued its slash, severing Messala's right arm completely.

The two machines, having swapped arms, retreated. Demeter ordered the funnels to unleash a barrage of fire, while Messara raised his right arm and fired a grenade from his wrist.

Two explosions rang out, one in each of the pilots' ears. The Messara was dodging when its left thruster was finally hit.

Demeter was struck directly in the abdomen by the grenade! Metal fragments flew everywhere, and a charred mark appeared on Demeter's abdomen.

As a special machine designed for use by New Humans as valuable experimental subjects, Demeter's protective capabilities are naturally top-notch, and this attack was far from rendering Demeter incapacitated.

But inside Messala, Sirok was laughing, gradually going from repressed to unrestrained.

"As a tool for cloning, you are quite useful. But in the end, it's still my victory!"

Even though Demeter should outwardly appear to have the upper hand, in Sirocco's perception, the presence of the pilot inside Demeter is gradually fading.

Sindhu was knocked unconscious by the shockwave from the explosion.

This was the conclusion that Sirrock reached.

The Neo Zeon mobile suits all around began to move frantically, trying to break through to Messala. At the same time, Ond Tec quickly organized an interception.

The enemy's insane actions further confirmed Sirocco's conjecture. He drove the Messara, which had lost nearly half its power, and gradually approached Demeter, who was paralyzed in place.

With his beam saber glowing, Sirocco was no longer just thinking about defeating Demeter; he was figuring out how to obtain the Sycomu device inside the machine.

It was much easier to get Demeter intact than to try and get her from Axis later.

Moreover, after this battle, Sirocco was ultimately quite satisfied with Sindhu's performance.

The beam saber gradually went out.

Then, Messala punched Demeter hard in the chest to ensure she wouldn't suddenly wake up. Messala then dragged Demeter away, retreating under the cover of Andre Teke.

"..."

"I thought I could bring your soul back through the soul resonance of this clone."

A faint voice echoed across this battlefield where death was ever-present.

"How long are you going to stay lost in your fantasy, Lala?"

Death's consciousness murmured here, finally retreating back into the realm of gravity. (End of Chapter)