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

"How can this be……"

The Speaker of the Federal Parliament, Ronan Mathernas, sitting in the speaker's seat, suddenly stood up from his seat with wide eyes.

He stared at the passed resolution, still somewhat bewildered by what had just transpired at the Federal Council meeting. Before him, countless reporters, utterly disregarding parliamentary discipline, rose from their seats like sharks smelling blood, snapping photos of Ronan's face, which was contorted with disbelief at the passage of the no-confidence motion.

This is a federal conference, and its entire proceedings will be broadcast live to all areas within human reach. In other words, all space colonies, including Jupiter and Mars, will learn of the news that the federal speaker has been dismissed by the parliament within forty minutes at the latest.

Ronan couldn't understand this situation. He did know that some people in the audience had already shown a tendency to side with Andre Tek after the moon fell into Andre Tek's hands, but he hadn't expected them to change their stance so quickly and so resolutely.

“Mr. Ronan, please.”

While Ronan was still in shock, security personnel approached him to escort him away. This security guard had already realized the treacherous situation Ronan was facing; he was unaware of the political intricacies, only knowing that the Mathernas family was actually paying his salary, so he immediately stepped forward to fulfill his duty.

Ronan was jolted into taking a step by the force of the security guard's pull. But he quickly realized that if he left his seat now, everything that had happened today would truly be over.

So he stopped as if rooted to the spot, then patted the security guard on the shoulder, turned and sat down with a seemingly calm expression. Even though the vote of no confidence had passed, he remained the Speaker of the Federal Parliament until the session ended.

Although Ronan could no longer politically retain his position as speaker, he could only hope that Glenn Wyatt, who was not in Dublin but in Dublin, could use his influence to prevent the parliamentary resolution from being passed...

"The army has made a move! Several Midia helicopters have already taken off! Among the riot control GMs in the city, units piloted by soldiers have taken to the streets. Just as we expected!"

Almost simultaneously with the parliament passing the no-confidence motion live on television, turmoil erupted throughout the entire Earth Sphere. However, this was all within Eli and Kobayashi's expectations.

"Activate the anti-MS position and hold off those riot control Jims. Seize any opportunities quickly. We must stall until reinforcements arrive!"

Unlike in Tokyo, even after operating on Earth for so long, Karaba couldn't transport even a single mobile suit to Washington. After all, everyone knows that the parade might offer the chance to capture world leaders in one fell swoop, but who could bring even a water bomb launcher into the capital during that time?
Therefore, the ones firing on the first batch of riot control GMs heading to the council in the city are members of the Karaba, who were anti-MS special forces soldiers during the One Year War!
They had already set up positions around the parliament building. The moment Kobayashi gave the order, several man-portable guided missiles flew out from different buildings. Some headed towards the riot control GM missiles that were on their way, while others flew towards the meeting hall to shoot down the patrolling helicopters there.

These missiles, which couldn't even penetrate the Zaku's armor during the One Year War, didn't achieve many victories; only two riot control GMs were paralyzed after being hit directly in the chest.

"Anti-MS missiles? Where did these terrorists come from?!"

In the riot control GM, the pilot was roaring. He had just blocked the missile with his shield, but he was still shaken. He was the only one in this direction; if he peeked out, he would be hit by multiple missiles. Fortunately, a friendly signal was approaching from behind. It must have been sudden; the guy had been slacking off and was a step too slow.

He slapped down the snack bag that was hanging on the edge of his line of sight and was somewhat obstructing his view. He then stood up with his comrades and raised his beam rifle, pointing it in the direction from which the missiles were coming.

The screen showed that friendly forces had arrived behind them, so the next move would be for the two of them together...

"Om-"

The beam saber in low-power mode pierced the cockpit of the riot control GM.

"What are you doing!"

Someone noticed the friendly fire that was happening and quickly turned around to point his beam rifle at the "rebel machine" that was drawing its beam saber. He wanted to fire but hesitated because of the IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) system's immediate warning. Then his machine was also pierced through!

Under the watchful eyes of the others, the IFF signal of the riot control GM, which had just been part of the friendly forces, suddenly went out and then lit up a new signal!

Identified as Calaba!
Most of the mobile suits that Karaba seized were obtained from police personnel. Although they were no different in terms of equipment, their positions were generally more remote. However, Karaba was not at a disadvantage because of this. On the contrary, with the cooperation of the initial anti-MS positions, they surrounded the first batch of riot control GMs that arrived, along with the Federal Council.

"The suppression within the city is complete, and the police are evacuating residents. Move the 17th Anti-MS position fifty meters to the left!"

Kobayashi was inside a Chinese restaurant, using a sand table to direct the limited Karaba forces in the city, blocking various intersections and limiting the military's mobile suits' operational space. Time was of the essence; they had to take control of the military's mobile suits before the Midian aircraft arrived.

The Federal Parliament's security forces had no intention of getting involved. When they saw the two sides fighting, but both sides tacitly avoiding harming the Federal Parliament, they realized that this was not something their infantrymen should get involved in.

To put it bluntly, the external battle situation is the key; whoever wins will have the real right to define the outcome of this federal parliamentary session.

Inside the arena, the live broadcast had already been abruptly halted the moment the battle began due to the high concentration of Minovsky particles that had dispersed. Although the footage could have been transmitted outside and then connected to space via wired communication, neither side in the conflict did so.

This is also a tacit understanding.

“Elisan, riot police Jim is already at the designated location. Be careful!”

"learn."

Eli wasn't in the Chinese restaurant at the moment, but in another safe house waiting for a riot control GM that had been seized. As the ground shaking stopped, he pushed open the door and saw the riot control GM kneeling in front of him. The cockpit opened, and the pilot stepped down onto the boarding rope.

"I wish you good luck in martial arts."

The driver saluted Eli, then turned and rushed toward the passerby who was filming the scene, snatching his filming equipment.

Sending Eli into infantry combat would make everyone nervous, fearing stray bullets might not be able to see him. But sitting in the MS cockpit, he became the strongest support for the friendly forces present.

"Whoosh-"

An Ashima flew overhead at high speed, scanning the city and transmitting the information to the rear. This data would then be used to deploy mobile suits within Media. Eli ignored the Ashima that had already departed to await the arrival of friendly forces before the next engagement, his hands tightening on the control stick. Federation-type mobile suits were still Eli's preferred choice.

This riot control GM carries a beam saber and a GM rifle. The latter is clearly an additional armament designed to reduce damage in urban areas.

"coming."

As Eli spoke, he turned and drew his GM rifle from his back waist, aiming it at the sky! The mech that jumped down from the Media was a Titans GM II. This time, Eli didn't spot any other unusual mechs at first glance. Relieved somewhat, he fired his rifle at the GM II in the sky!
Like the Zaku machine gun used not long ago, this weapon did not cause any real damage. Instead, the GM II adjusted its posture in mid-air and opened fire on Eli with its beam rifle.

The GM was forcing Eli to raise his shield in order to land safely.

Eli wasn't about to let them succeed. He raised his left arm, which was carrying a shield, but at that moment the GM realized that the riot control GM in front of him was actually holding a beam rifle in its left arm!

Eli didn't raise his shield to his chest. Instead, as usual, he raised his left arm and pierced the cockpit of the GM-2 with a beam rifle shot. Then, surprisingly, he charged towards the other GM-2s' landing points. The Titans had clearly noticed this riot control GM that had already achieved its initial success and was continuing to attack them, because behind Eli, the Ashima that had previously passed by was now charging at high speed again!
The Ashima is a machine that even Eli would find troublesome. This machine has excellent speed and its armor is coated with anti-beam coating. With the power of the beam rifle in the riot control GM, it probably wouldn't be able to easily take down this machine.

Flames erupted from the riot control GM's backpack, propelling the machine backward before turning at the intersection and breaking away from the Yashima's flight path. But what is the Yashima? It's a transformable machine! Upon reaching the intersection, the Yashima clearly entered its transformation sequence, converting into its MS form and changing direction in just 0.5 seconds!
But in front of him was the muzzle of a beam rifle.

When Ashma transforms, the armor in its chest cavity needs to be reassembled. In the original story, Camus seized this moment to fire his gun, forcing Bran's Ashma to retreat.

Eli can do the same!

Eli fired a shot that sent sparks flying across the Yashima, and then quickly pressed his advantage, drawing his beam saber and stabbing it right through.

The next moment, Eli quickly ignited the nozzles and retreated. The Jim II squad, which had already landed, was closing in.

After navigating several intersections, Eli failed to achieve any further success. The MS pilots here were far more skilled than those in Tokyo. Eli was able to compensate for the performance gap with his skill, but he couldn't overwhelm the enemy.

Eli turned right again, simultaneously firing a deterrent shot from his Vulcan cannon, causing the pursuing GM II to temporarily retreat.

"Can we hit him from here?"

"can!"

Having received a positive response, Eli ceased his suppressive fire and instead raised his shield on the straight road, blocking a GM II beam!
The next moment, the GM II was hit directly by a missile from behind, which not only disabled its backpack but also caused the beam saber on it to explode. The sudden explosion of MEGA particles obscured the GM II's vision.

As he hurriedly raised his shield to defend himself, he felt a strong sense of weightlessness—he was kicked to the ground.

The riot control GM suddenly leaped up, dodging his teammates' support fire, and landed on the overpass, shaking off a lot of dust.

Eli frowned. This was the only way out of the city, and countless vehicles were crossing this bridge.

"beep beep"

The lock-on alarm sounded, and Eli immediately raised his shield. But the attack didn't come. Lowering his shield, Eli used the observation port to see two enemy GM II escorts beside his fallen teammate, pointing their guns but hesitating to fire.

The other side is also hesitant to act because of the presence of civilians.

The anti-beam coating does not completely block beams; particle beams that splash off the shield can still easily burn through a vehicle.

"New reinforcements are coming!"

During the communications, someone had already spotted Midia approaching from another direction and was shouting loudly on the Calaba channel.

With no intention of continuing the stalemate, Eli maneuvered the riot control GM and retreated, firing a few shots in front of the GM II to hinder its pursuit.

The enemy reinforcements were no longer within the scope of a rapid reaction force; they were determined to take down everyone present. The anti-MS positions and the few riot control GMs within the city were simply no match for their numbers.

But no one was discouraged.

"Mayday, mayday! My tail has been bitten!"

A 45-meter-long, 67-meter-wingspan Medea aircraft, serving as an early warning aircraft high in the sky, is sending a distress signal to friendly forces.

At this moment, everyone in the city looked up at the changes happening high in the sky.

Two enormous shadows, capable of engulfing Midia, pressed down from above the stratosphere.

The Garuda-class all-weather airborne aircraft carrier, belonging to the Karaba, is 317 meters long and has a wingspan of 524 meters. It has arrived at the battlefield fully loaded with troops!
High above, within the Laplace mansion, the white vanguard slowly departed its hiding place. The instant it appeared, the Titans would clearly understand the origins of everything that had transpired.

But the people of the white vanguard didn't care about this.

"All ships are on Level 1 combat readiness. External armor closed—proceed with descent procedures!"

At Captain Otto's command, the armor plating outside the portholes of the white Vanguard descended, and its anti-aircraft guns were retracted into the ship. Then, it vanished like a shooting star. (End of Chapter)