Gundam, Gravity Elegy

"what?"

When Dell came to his senses, all that appeared before him was the dark muzzle of a gun.

But what surprised him even more was the excessively young face beneath the helmet:

"child?!"

The reason he was so shocked was that he was a father himself, and a picture of a child had been pasted in the cockpit.

At this moment, even Gao Ren seemed to be stunned:

"Your child?"

"what?"

The man was still in shock, but the gun barrel shifted slightly.

Then, it started playing.

'boom'

'boom'

Dell felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, but before he could think, a fist was getting bigger and bigger towards him:

"Take your photo and get out."

When he finally came to his senses, he instinctively reached out and grabbed only the photo of his child that he cared about most.

As his body fell, his "old partner" reached out his hand to prevent him from falling directly from a height of more than ten meters.

"My MS..."

The cockpit slowly closed, and Gao Ren gently removed his helmet.

At this moment, I can still almost hear the sounds coming from the bridge:

"Dale, what happened at the hangar? Why were there gunshots... No, you're not Dell!"

Then, he operated the MS and aimed the rocket launcher at the interior of the hangar:

"Yes, I am not, so your hangar has been taken over by us."

"what?"

"Surrender, or I'll blow your warship up from the inside with a rocket launcher—Gallup's nuclear engine is right behind the hangar, isn't it?"

The voice echoed with unmistakable clarity, its threat palpable.

"Lieutenant Top, in that case..."

"Don't panic."

Although that's what he said, Lieutenant Top couldn't help but grit his teeth:

"Hey Art, hurry up and go back to help with Levent!"

"what?"

The soldiers, who had already left the mothership, were taken aback when they received the order so suddenly.

"Returning to the aid is..."

"Returning to support means your mothership is under attack, you idiot."

"what?"

'Click'

The surrounding scenery went completely dark, and then came the figure shining in the morning light:

"To be honest, I personally don't really like wearing combat suits, but what can I do when it has a jetpack?"

Looking down from above, beneath her golden hair were a pair of red eyes.

Beneath the helmet of his combat uniform, his face, completely exposed, bore severe scars:

"But personally, I think this tactic is pretty good. What do you think?"

"Major Xia..."

'boom'

The ancient sound of gunfire rang out, and the smell of gunpowder filled the air around the revolver muzzle.

"I don't like that name."

"Why……"

Gazing at the severely scarred face, the man's body slumped backward helplessly.

"You are not a hero of Zeon..."

"Yes, that should be the case if everything goes smoothly. I should call out that name and stand on Zeon's side."

But now, the man, now known as Cuvatro Bagina, simply ripped the pilot out of the cockpit.

"But who can blame us when so many unexpected things happen in the world?"

After closing the cockpit again, the somber green giant picked up the 120mm machine gun and turned around.

"This is the Earth Federation Forces: Captain Kuvatro Bagina, please surrender immediately."

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The true identity of Kuvatro is revealed in this book [Meditations]

PS2: When Rambaar attacks the Trojan Horse, the jetpacks on their combat suits are enough to help them fly into the Trojan Horse's interior. In this respect, being able to stay airborne for a short time is reasonable, since the prototype also exists in reality.

PS3: CG rendering was a design that came into use after the widespread adoption of full-circle holographic projection. At the same time, the shielded battle bridge (Rakaram) also became widespread.

The absence of this design prior to this likely indicates that the operation of high-precision electronic instruments in high-concentration rice grain environments had not yet been properly addressed. Therefore, the Zaku of this period did not have an electronic lock, similar to the first episode of X.

Chapter Twenty-Six: Spoils of War

'Didi Didi'

Ruined.

When Lieutenant Top saw the Zaku, who was supposed to be charging forward, suddenly turn around and point his machine gun at them, he felt as if his head exploded along with the sound of a radar alarm.

"Not only the hangar, but even the Zaku, which just launched an attack, has been kidnapped?!"

How exactly did they manage to do that?

When will the Federation Army evolve to this level?

No, what we should be considering now is counterattack. Even though the MS has been taken away, the Hump still has the ability to respond!

"Adjust main guns, all personnel retreat to the battle bridge..."

"If you dare to do that, I'll open fire."

"what?"

"The communication is still connected. If I sense any resistance, I will open fire. If I sense any movement of the warship, I will open fire."

"But if you do that, you'll get involved too."

“That’s right. Actually, if it weren’t for the fact that this Zaku has a rocket launcher, I originally planned to use the Zaku’s nuclear reactor to threaten you. In the end, it would have been about the same.”

madman!

Top tried to find a glimmer of hope in that voice, but the flat tone without any tremor had already declared to him that he would definitely do it!

"second lieutenant……"

After glancing at Corporal Sophia's panicked young face, Top couldn't help but turn his gaze to the outside of the bridge.

In the direction visible to the naked eye, the Gungan and Zaku, who were still clashing, also gave up their fight.

Although their movements were somewhat sluggish, once they got up from the ground, both the cannons and machine guns were pointed at their warship.

"Three machines outside, two in the hangar..."

It was only at this moment that she seemed to realize a cruel truth.

"It turns out that everything was a trap from the very beginning, starting with that signal."

"Wait, if that's the case, then the captain has already... The captain set off with five Zaku aircraft, how could the Federation forces possibly..."

"That's enough, Corporal Sofia."

After gently touching his forehead, Top took a deep breath:

"Everyone, surrender."

"second lieutenant……"

I say I surrender!

As if to release all his strength, Lieutenant Top slowly leaned back in his chair:

"Everyone should give up resistance, and I will bear all the consequences."

Slowly raising his head, he saw the mobile suits outside the land-based ship approaching, and on the projected communication image, the excessively young face sighed softly:

"Operation... over."

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July 27, UC.0079

8: 45 AM

Contrary to expectations, the mixed mechanical battalion originally stationed at the Salz base to cover the rear of the main force did not retreat or rest in place. Instead, it dispatched a small detachment of about 200 people to the Mariage quarry aboard the Passenger Bird, which was in contact with them.

Normally, such behavior would only worsen the already unfavorable situation. A commander with a brain would not make such a choice when they are already short-handed and being pursued by the enemy.

However, today is indeed quite different:

"Wow, you guys actually succeeded!"

A victory.

At a time when the European front is suffering repeated defeats, this is something to be cheered for any frontline commander.

Not to mention, they can now see that thing from a safe distance:

"Zaku!!"

The green Cyclopes stood side by side, radiating a terrifying aura under the scorching sun.

Before them, a figure leaped and bounded about like an excited ape:

"To be honest, this is the first time I've observed something like this up close, and that's something our own Federation Army has."

Meanwhile, he would occasionally glance in another direction, where the Media transport plane had unloaded the last aircraft belonging to Project V:

"Oh ho ho, that's outrageous! How come there's a successor to the Type 61 tank?"

To be honest, Gao Ren's initial impression of this guy was very bad.

Whether it's the constant talk of promotion or the direct dispatch of soldiers to their deaths, both are permeated with a strong bureaucratic style.

But now, after observing the whole picture and examining his actions from the beginning, one can detect a kind of ostentation in his behavior.

Perhaps, as Captain Cuvatro once said, there is a need for realistic reasons to strive to live in this world—especially for soldiers on the front lines like them.

"Oh ho ho ho, this is great! Although I've always thought this thing was hideous, it's actually quite beautiful up close!"

Faced with that melodious tone, Gao Ren finally turned his gaze away.

The sheer frenzy and madness that emanates from them can instill an instinctive unease just by glancing at them.

A normal person shouldn't react like that, but unfortunately, this somewhat abnormal commander wasn't willing to let him go.

It's like he'll jump around talking to himself.

"Speaking of which, including the ones captured before, there are a total of five relatively intact Zaku aircraft?"