Gundam 00: Rise of China

Chapter 113 Kona obtained something quite remarkable.

"Turn off the TV."

Inside the Union presidential residence, the press conference of the People's Revolutionary Alliance was still ongoing when the Vice President, unable to contain himself, roared.

For a seasoned politician, such a lapse in composure is an unforgivable failure.

But the Vice President clearly couldn't care less; he was afraid of hearing anything even more blunt that would make things unmanageable for him.

In contrast to the restless vice president, Brian sometimes deliberately plays dumb and makes a lot of jokes.

This time, however, he was unusually calm and composed.

Brian nodded slightly to the chief of staff who was looking at him awaiting orders, indicating that he should do as the esteemed vice president in front of him had said.

Once the chief of staff, who had clearly distinguished his stance, turned off the television, Brian smiled and stared at the vice president across from him.

They remained silent, simply staring at each other, waiting for the other to make a move.

"Brian, you saw it all, didn't you!"

"The guys from the People's Revolutionary Alliance are so rude, turning black into white and calling a deer a horse. That's exactly what you mean by shameless scoundrels like the People's Revolutionary Alliance."

"They are the ones who want to seize world domination, yet they shamelessly claim it's for the sake of protecting the peace and safety of the Earth."

"Since when has the peace and safety of the Earth become something that the People's Revolutionary Alliance needs to protect?"

"This kind of thing..."

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Raising his hand, Brian, the current president of Union, stopped the vice president's nonsense, even looking at him with a bit of amusement.

At that moment, I began to doubt the other person's intelligence!

When did the Human Revolutionary Alliance, one of the three major powers, lose its right to speak about matters within the Earth Sphere?

If the People's Revolutionary Alliance, one of the three major powers, is not qualified, then what other force in the world is qualified?

Are they the Celestial Organization created by those powerful financial groups?

"My old friend."

Brian should at least save face for the other person by not saying what he was thinking.

I'm getting a little impatient with going in circles with the other side and listening to their pointless nonsense.

Brian cut to the chase and asked.

"You came here not just to criticize the People's Revolutionary Alliance, right?"

"If that's really all there is to it, I think you'd be better off spending more time protecting the environment."

"That is your most important task, and also a matter of great importance to our country."

"If our squirrels lose their homes because of your negligence, countless people will be heartbroken."

"you!"

With a breath stuck in his throat, the Vice President looked at Brian's calm expression and really had an urge to go up and slap him.

What do you mean people will be sad if a squirrel loses its home? Does that mean the important thing I should do is protect the squirrel?

Trying to calm his raging anger, the vice president thought of the assurances someone had given him, and his anger subsided instantly.

He looked at Brian with a pitying gaze, as if looking at yesterday's withered flowers, and suddenly a triumphant smile appeared on his face.

Ok?

Is the other person stupid?

Somewhat puzzled by the Vice President's smile, Brian narrowed his eyes and began to consider certain possibilities.

Sex.

"You want to seize power?"

Without beating around the bush, Brian suddenly displayed a frighteningly aggressive and confrontational nature.

In the struggle for the presidency, Brian defeated all his competitors with this aggressive approach.

Accustomed to spouting eloquent but vague pronouncements, yet never able to offer definitive answers, those opponents are inherently at a disadvantage when facing the straightforward, redneck-like Brian.

Now Brian is convinced that the vice president in front of him feels the same way!

"I..

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Brian's momentum overwhelmed the Vice President, who indeed lost out in Brian's blunt and direct offensive.

Noticing Brian's wolf-like hunting eyes, the Vice President, his heart pounding, outwardly spoke fiercely.

"As the president of Union, Brian, you are far too weak!"

"After the defeat in Taliban, we should gather more troops to retaliate."

"Yet you actually weakly granted Taliban autonomy, and even handed over our backyard to the AEU and the People's Revolutionary Union!"

"It is because of your weakness that the dignity of our Union has been tarnished."

"Open your eyes and look! The People's Revolutionary Alliance no longer takes us seriously. Today, they can develop even more powerful mobile suits."

"They might dare to kick us off our throne as the world's policeman tomorrow."

"Are we just going to stand by and watch our decline, and our old masters across the ocean ascend the throne again?"

"Oh?"

The vice president bombarded him with questions, to which Brian simply responded with an ambiguous "oh."

In his view, the vice president's words were just nonsense, containing absolutely no substance.

"So, what do you want to do?"

"These are the things they gave me."

Completely unaware that Brian was treating him like a clown, the Vice President pulled a storage unit the size of a fingernail from his pocket.

"The military has already approved it, and I've also coordinated with the relevant companies."

"Sign here and give me full authority to do it."

"This is?"

With his gaze fixed on the storage unit on the table, Brian became increasingly convinced that his guess was correct.

"GN-like solar reactor, the future of Union, and the power source for the next generation of new mobile suits."

"To preserve our Union's hegemony, it's time for the Revolutionary Alliance to know who truly stands up for peace!"

"Tsk."

Upon hearing that it was indeed what he had guessed, Brian felt a dull ache in both temples.

Why didn't they bring this out sooner? Why wait until such a terrible situation occurs before bringing it out?

And the timing of its release was so wrong.

The Celestial Beings Organization is now infamous throughout the Earth Sphere. The Human Revolutionary Alliance just acquired the GN Solar Furnace, and our family has already developed a GN Pseudo-Solar Furnace.

Are you afraid that people in the world won't know about our relationship with the Celestial Beings Organization?

If things go wrong, the dirty water won't be poured on the People's Revolutionary Alliance, but will instead be poured all over ourselves.

That's utterly stupid, incredibly foolish! Who could have come up with such a plan?!

"Sign it."

The concerns of Brian were completely ignored, or rather, the Vice President considered them but didn't take them to heart.

The Vice President's domineering remarks during the previous live broadcast of the People's Revolutionary Alliance have inspired him to follow suit.

Since your People's Revolutionary Alliance can do this, and we Union follow suit, will anyone stand up and say we can't?

"no."

The word "no" had barely crossed his mind when Brian, sitting opposite the Vice President, said it.

"What did you say?!"

The vice president blinked, thinking he had misheard. He had actually heard the word "no" here?

"I said no, at least we still have to go through the motions."

"Even taking out a bag of sugar is enough reason to maintain order."

Brian held up two fingers and picked up the unit as if he were disgusted, then said something.

"I am the true president of Union!"

With his chest heaving, the Vice President stared at Brian across from him, breathing heavily.

After a pause, the vice president suddenly laughed.

"You will regret this, Mr. President Brian. The position of President of the Union is extremely dangerous."

"Those who say no to them never have a good ending."

The vice president, who stood up despite being refused by Brian, slammed the door shut, showing no sign of frustration and even a hint of happiness.

It made a deafening "thud".

"Your Excellency, President."

Seeing the unwelcome Vice President leave, Brian's chief of staff quickly stepped forward and asked with concern.

Why are you refusing?

"I just don't want Union to be dragged into the abyss."

With his eyes closed, Brian showed signs of fatigue. He knew all too well what those people wanted.

It was on behalf of the Union that I pledged my allegiance to them, after the People's Revolutionary Union had consistently refused to cooperate with them.

Those guys who have never felt secure just want to know if Union has the courage to say no to them.

Once Union yields, it's easy to imagine what kind of evil deeds they'll make Union commit for their own benefit.

A full-scale confrontation will split the world in two.

Driven by their selfish desires, the entire human race will be plunged into endless internal strife.

"But perhaps this is the beginning of Union's renewed glory?"

After a moment's hesitation, the chief of staff tried to persuade his president that, based on historical records, only one person in this country could stand against them.

No one else will do.

He didn't doubt President Brian's courage, but he doubted whether he had the ability to suppress those people, rather than being used as a scapegoat.

"Some things have to be done by someone; Union is not a tool in the hands of those people."

"Someone needs to make them understand this."

"The new era has no need for another solar energy war, after all, the solar energy war has already proven that violence alone is not enough."

"Besides letting those businessmen make a fortune, what do we actually gain?"

Brian waved wearily, still thinking about something else.

Having the vice president come over to put pressure on them is both procedural and in line with their methods.

But if Kona had come with the vice president this time, and faced the person who represented them, he certainly wouldn't have been so tough.

Perhaps appropriate concessions will be needed to ease the already sharp confrontation between the two sides.

But why didn't that man come? Where did he go?

In space, Conner, who was on the mind of the Union president, brought Ribbons to a hidden crater on the moon.

It has the authorization of all the Celestial Beings' monitors, and this place itself was built with funds from the monitors.

Combined with Ribbons' own authority with Veda, the regulatory power that Aeolia relinquished in order to acquire resources back then finally brought about disastrous consequences.

Unlike in the original world, this time Kona stood openly before the Celestial Being's most core secrets.

"Ribbons, begin. Reveal all the secrets to the Kona family."

With a whisper, Kona watched silently as his angels began to invade Veda, until they had fully grasped the power of Aeolia.

The legacy left behind.

Clenching his fist, Kona had already foreseen a glorious future for his family, but—

"This is!"

With his eyes wide open, Kona even forgot his ancestral precepts, which he had always regarded as principles, and stared at the coffin that appeared in front of him through the normal procedure.

"Hahahahaha!"

Kona couldn't stop laughing. He walked up to the coffin and kicked it hard.

At this moment, Kona, who completely disregarded any ancestral precepts, just wanted to laugh out loud.

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