Vol 1 Chapter 2 (1/2)

Chapter 2

Part 1

In the starry universe, there was a biplane that’s flying with a propeller It was a asoline

As he stared at the plane blankly, Riddhe Marcenas i visor, a whiteskills that were like acrobatics to tease the enemy’s destroyer A pilot had to be like this Even if the propeller planes were all replaced by jet planes or even evolved into space fighter jets with g, pilots were all proud riders A pilot shouldn’t be part ofcalled out by an older non-commission officer or pointed at by a senior pilot That’s the bad customs that passed down from the navy And the pilots after the mid-century occupy a unique atmosphere called the air force, and they’re an unique existence that had to be separated froet about this…that’s what he thought

However, reality was cruel

“Ensign Riddhe, the captain’s calling you over to his room”

Aopened in the space, and the Mechanical Officer Jona Gibney’s mustached face chuckled as he said that He was the oldest and the most experienced of the maintenance staff, and he was one of those senior soldiers ould not hesitate to scold an officer Riddhe was sitting on the linear seat and pouted, “Why always me?”

“You have to bring stuff to the captain’s room This job is more or less suited for a rich boy!”

“I’e, right?”

“Only those who shot down an eneo!”

Mechanical Officer Gibney’s face disappeared frohout the cockpit Riddhe unhappily turned off the all-viewabove his head

Once the space sie disappeared, the screens that were connected on the inside walls of the ball, and the cockpit suddenly became a cra to wrap the plastic body of the biplane and put it behind the display guard before opening the door The door that could only be passed through by bending doas right in front of hiainst each other entered the cockpit

Also, there was a chatter behind him, and Gibney, as in that ju blank white eyes Riddhe kicked the linear seat and easily let his body float out of the cockpit Gibney’s body didn’t move as he floated in the air, and he said with a heinous tone, “Were you ain?”

“I’ the time when I can be one with my beloved plane Are you touched?”

“And you even dare to say that you brought a toy in!”

“Please don’t randomly touch and spoil it That’s a liet it!”

One has to strike the fine balance between being orderly and doing things one’s oay One shouldn’t reet it after hearing it Having grasped the secret to shi+p service, Riddhe took the documents he was to deliver and left “Who cares about you, Mr Mania?” after leaving these words behind, Gibney looked like he exchanged places with Riddhe as he slipped into the cockpit His underlings, 4 new technicians in spacesuits followed him from behind and looked into the cockpit from all directions

Their job was to pay attention to all of Gibney’s actions and quickly hand the important tools to him This deck was often filled with air, so there was no need to wear the bulky work spacesuit However, Gibney wanted the rookies to wear them at all time “What’ll happen if we’re attacked and there’s a hole in the wall? Once you’re sucked outside, the blood in your body will immediately freeze and you’ll i, and he did see this personally on the shi+p he was on Those who experienced the One Year War, the ones who fought in war, had the ht in their words

When Riddhe was first assigned to this shi+p, he would also show respect to this, and would wear a pilot’s spacesuit when he entered the deck However, he would now be lightly dressed in a ju on a spaceshi+p, he will die anyway if they were attacked, no matter where they were, and even Gibney hi After seeing the tense profiles of the rookies, Riddhe thought that they were really pitiful…but this made Riddhe ree to drop the documents that he was told to deliver onto the floor He took a deep breath, held back this urge, grabbed and er, and used the steel cable to side the floor

As he was being dragged by the cable, he could see his personal suit fully as he went near the passage that’s located at the wall It was a blue huht and curved contours This was the RGZ-95 <rezel>> that had a variable booster unit behind As the front part of the booster was extended out froer than an ordinary athered at the cockpit right at the abdomen looked like they were the size of the <rezel>>'s fist

On the large h, there were 7 similar-typed <rezel>> and the an>> were also at their fixed positions and undergoing an>> was a h the <rezel>> was classified as the latest transforn froed too much Most notably, the visor protector on the head that blocks the optical sensor was of the exact san Riddhe’s personal suit, the <rezel>> had the identification number NA-R008 on the chest, and the visor that was basically its eyes was being washed

There was no sign of any streaed mobile suits, only the humanoid mobile suits that looked like they will pop out in old cartoons This scene just looked like the rows of Buddha statues Riddhe saith he was young and went on a trip to Asia, which irritated hiain The beauty of aircraft was created from the coordination of air resistance Thus, it would be natural for machines that’s to be used in vacuum to display other characteristics Also, the reason why space fighter units that resembled planes and replaced by mobile suits called ‘robots’ was because of the One Year War that happened when Riddhe was 6

If one hadn’t found the new particles that would bring about the revolution to physics, the Minovsky Particles that would jam all electronic devices, there wouldn’t be humanoid machines that formed the basis of recent wars If it wasn’t for the creation of mobile suits and the Principality of Zeon’s creation <zaku>> being such a huge success that caused the Earth Federation which had overwhelar would still have signs of the descendant of the biplane, the space fighter jets

Of course, the fighter jets didn’t disappear completely The main machine of the Federation’s air force, the <tin cod=”” ii=””>> was a fighter plane that resehter planes that were used for long distance support, but they were already out, and the budget for newAlso, once the air force finished clearing the remnants of Zeon Forces on Earth, they were treated like they fulfilled their purpose and were abandoned No raduated frorades, it wasn’t an attractive path

In the end, Riddhe cae shi+p under the Federation, and becaed to fulfill his dream since childhood…and he even used his links with his ‘faot was co in the world whether that brave pilot was gone and began living his life while being called a ‘young lord’ by experienced pilots and soldiers as he was told off every day

Considering that he couldn’t get away frooes, this was still a surrounding he could compromise with He continued to hold back the unhappiness within him and reached his hand out to the handle on the deck Suddenly, he heard voices froly and fake tank?’ A pilot as being pulled by the cable was glaring at the two vehicles parked in the corner of the deck

The dark brown e crawlers They did look like ar <lunar two=””>>, about 30 transport carrier personnel suddenly came in with the vehicles As Riddhe watched these vehicles, other voices could be heard, ‘Did the special forces bring these people in?’

“They had been using cover to cover it, and they didn’t allow us technicians to touch”

“The killer squad of the hunters Such annoying visitors”

On hearing these bad words that were deliberately said for others to hear, the ‘visitors’ erethe vehicle—the special Federation space forces ECOAS glared over, but the pilots themselves didn’t see the cable Instead ofchildish, and Riddhe really felt like sighing

The ECOAS, also known as the hunter squad, had quite the bad reputation They would often have a clear divide from the shi+p crew, and they would cover their equipet near Riddhe really didn’t like such secrecy at all However, it would be immature for hiimentation of the space arroupAn experienced soldier like Gibney could be so cool was because of the bad habit of experience triu over rank The concept of the ter the seaman’s mentality into space was the cause of all this

If the spaceshi+p could be described as a large plane, learning the eleanization that had open corumbles, Riddhe looked over at the aretting ready as they started to pull the covers off the vehicles,close to their destination, and they gave a tense feeling fro that place look like a completely different world They were dressed in ihly skilled in ravity, and they wouldn’t shout randomly They weren’t extremely muscular, but the abnormally thick upper body and the thick chest muscles made them look like they trained

Riddhe’s eyes lare at his crewave a smile as he tried to compensate for his crewmate’s unreasonable action But theat a ‘thing’ and then looked away before continuing his work

He didn’t look like he was looking at other people The cold inorganic-like eyes was definitely of so held at knifepoint on the throat as he hurriedly left

Part 2

The shi+p’s na shi+p that belonged to the independent unit of the Earth Federation, Londo Bell Right now, it was in between Earth and the ht before the dark wasteland space of L1 In three hours, they would be entering the space debris field, and they will deploy all forces to ion

The shi+p that was alth had a mobile suit catapult launcher at the deck of the shi+p The bridge was right in the s with hidden solar panels extending out fro out to both sides If one were to designate the two engines that are equipped on the rear left and right sides of the shi+p as the hind legs and the catapult decks on both sides as the fore legs, it would look like a sphinx ings or a large wooden horse Based on this point, this shi+p could be said to have inherited the Pegasusc-class obile assault landing shi+p that was active during the One Year War—the Federation’s first mobile suit carrier <white base=””>>

However, the <nahel arga to any class, and neither did it have a similar shi+p If there’s a need to classify it, it should be classified as <nahel argama=””>>, a one and only shi+p That’s because it was a shi+p that wasn’t designed through standard National Security planning during the time after the war, in the internal tussle that divided the Federation Army into half—what one would call the Gryps War However, it didn’t have interchangeability and was hard to deal with, so it was reh there was a large scale reconstruction after the Gryps War, Londo Bell, which took it, didn’t knohat to do with it, and it wasn’t set as a cornerstone of a fleet It was hard toit to be le shi+p

This shi+p of the external group of the space army Londo Bell was an isolated one…and the isolation caused a twisted group mentality It couldn’t be helped that the old habits of rejecting others happened Riddhe used this thinking to scatter the anger that he couldn’t purge and left the mobile suit deck to move towards the center of the shi+p

These weren’t all bad things, and Riddhe could even say that it’s better for him to be isolated Also, he didn’t really dislike this atmosphere coned to Londo Bell, and he considered his position and suitability before being assigned to the ‘Nahel Argama’ If he was sent to a main fleet, that wouldn’t be all the pressure He would probably end up with his superiors fearing hi him, and he couldn’t fulfill his duty in such an environment

The weight of his ‘fareat He was the eldest son of the important senator in the Federation Central Council Ronan Marcenas It was a political faave birth to a Prilory This guy’s here to pilot a mobile suit? Impossible He’ll most likely be decommissioned after a while It’s not rare for a political heir to enter an officer cadet school as one would say that being outstanding in the Federation ar a politician Most of the tienerals to creating camaraderie with the army…

No! But no matter how many times he emphasized this, such words continued to be echoed I didn’t want to be a politician My dream is a pilot, so I entered the Officer Cadet School even withentered officer cadet school for 4 years and thesquad for a year, Riddhe really felt that it was ue back, and didn’t want to face these words already In contrast, he started to search his way fro officers wouldn’t try to latch on to hi in the future Even if they teased hi lord’, this was a place where they wouldn’t have any ill intention, but treat him as a pilot—

However, it was unexpected that they would call hio of the h the path and stop in front of the lift that would lead to the gravity area Mihiro Oiwakken, as his junior that graduated in the next batch, was coincidentally in the lift

“Ohthese documents?” “Yeah” Both of them continued to talk as the lift carried theravity area that was like a space colony It uses centrifugal force to create gravity on the inside of the cylinder Of course, as the diameter was smaller, it could only create a weak amount, but even if the object’s not fastened to the floor, it could keep it to the floor When flying for a long ti n would be extremely important

The lift went through the axis on the side of the gravity area and arrived at the rotary axis of the cylinder Both of theency departure and the uncertain battle plan before the door opened again The destination was the Construction space Colony <industrial 7=””>> that’s in the Dark Wasteland space The main operation would be carried out by ECOAS, and the <nahel arga them

“<industrial 7=””>>’s Anaheiion a place where a new Side will be built on in the space colony redevelopment project…I don’t think that it’s a place where the ‘Sleeves’ will show up”

“I don’t know about the details, but the ate is really bad We’re already unhappy that the hunters are using us as a transport, and wethe captain to make the hunters tell the truth…”

“Captain Otto can’t hold on for long if that old hag’s going to continue pressuring hiht? Even I can’t handle it”

“Yeah It’s really hard to i”

Even though she would say this, Mihiro herself looked like she was far from the active battle Her dark brown eyes and hair showed a heavy Eastern heritage She earing a grey officer uniform and was shorter than Riddhe Perhaps it was her inferiority coiving the nickname ‘ive a vexing feeling, and is a nice female officer ouldn’t lose her cool The way she rolls her eyes would give people the impression of a small animal like a chipmunk instead of a mini tank

22 year old Mihiro was only deployed to Londo Bell for half a year, and Riddhe, who graduated a year earlier, went to the ned here at the same time as her, and for the two of them, it was their first duty in their first shi+p It’s been three years since the ith the remnants of Zeon in what people called ‘Char’s Counterattack’, and right now, even Londo Bell, which was ht for a long time Thus, there were quite a lot of people who didn’t have actual coanization called ‘Sleeves’ were starting to ainst several squads under Londo Bell However, the <nahel argama=””>>, which was on the outside, didn’t take part in the assault, thus, new cadres like Riddhe weren’t the only ones who couldn’t iine the actual scenario

“Real battle…since we have the hunters on board, it won’t be an exercise, I guess”

“It’s troubling to have to fight secretly in a civilian space colony <industrial 7=””>> has the school Anaheiht?”

Mihiro said this as that student-like face of hers becaloomy As he saw that delicate Eastern skin of hers, Riddhe’s thoughts becaravity area before opening After saying goodbye to Mihiro as heading to the bridge, Riddhe let his body float through the passage that looked like the axis of the rotating gravity area

Once he landed on the gravity, the body that was captured by gravity creaked, and Riddhe felt like he was struck by dizziness He grabbed the handle on the wall Riddhe frowned as the blood in his body was being pulled down as he didn’t feel well about that He moved past the weapons personnel who came over from the cafeteria and entered another lift The captain’s rooravity was the strongest After descending down the axis for another 50ravity during the journey, which caused his body to expand

In fact, the atmosphere in the captain’s roo out ‘excuse me’, Riddhe walked into the captain’s room, and immediately knew the reason

The captain’s rooama=””>> had the operation room and the reception room The reception room itself was a wide space that wasexpanded continuously to match the current mobile suit capacity needed However, the basic amount of facilities needed wouldn’t require thatthem to use as ht noas captain Otto Midas leading the people in charge of the weapons and the navigation were here However, they weren’t the ones who made the presence in the roo captain, there was a coanization where everyone was dressed in suits—the dangerous ‘guests’ ere riding on this shi+p They were the ones who made the reception area feel so heavy

Such a heavy feeling made him remember about his ‘family’ Once Riddhe entered the room, he immediately saw the mobile suit squadron leader, Norman Basilicok He avoided the looks of the rest as he handed the documents over to the colonel He wanted to immediately turn around and leave the roon this Please wait for ahim to remain where he was

Sitting at a corner of the L-shaped sofa and signing the nominal roll, Norm’s face looked rather unhappy, and Captain Otto took off his cap, a rare feat for him As they had to put on spacesuits in battle, the space ar in shi+ps, but Otto would definitely wear the nor hairline, and it’s an open secret in the shi+p Some vicious mechanics would even say, “Does he even need to worry about being bald when he looks like that?”

“We’re fine with ECOAS leading this battle”

Otto touched that head of his that was lacking in hair and broke the silence The voice of amatched his face that looked like an old uncle in a civilian factory

“But Londo Bell also has what Londo Bell needs to do At least tell us your objective…”

“That’s classified I personally have no rights to reveal this”

Sitting opposite Otto was the fierce commander, who answered without an expression He was the leader of the ECOAS squad, Daguza Mackle His straightened back and those sturdy thighs of his would make one wonder whether he could still maintain the same position even when someone takes the sofa away No matter whether it’s the stone-like expression or the sharp expression that would make anyone freeze, he does look like a man who could lead the hunters

Coh the docuuza Riddhe found that he was in a situation where he didn’t want to face at all, as his straight body froze harder As the leader of the counter-terrorist Special Forces, Daguza had handled much more covert missions Compared to his expression, Otto, as forced onto the Nahel Argama which no one wanted, lost out a lot Norman and all the crew on the shi+p saw that the captain was losing out a lot, and were obviously looking outraged However, Daguza didn’t really pay ht in the middle of the epitome of a messy situation

“But this is to be held in a civilian space colony At least make some explanation to reduce the causalities to the minimum…”

“That’s why I’”

Otto manned up his pride as a captain and spoke, and the one who interrupted hist the men dressed in traditional suits, there was aa collared Nehru Jacket He placed the Nahel Arga in his hand back onto the table and looked around at everyone

“I’ll reveal this then There’s a deal that’s about to take place in <industrial 7=””>> The parties involved are the ‘Sleeves’ and the leader of the Vist Foundation”

The man said as he smiled and relaxed his pluuza and the ECOAS est profile They only knew that he was an important member of Anaheiant s everyone that the authority over this entire battle is in him Otto asked back, “Did you say Vist Foundation…” and at this uza narrowed their eyes in unison as they gave unhappy looks

“That’s right On the surface, it’s a philanthropic foundation that transports art pieces into space colonies, but in fact, we control practically all of the Vist Foundation’s wealth and power Though there’s a difference in the authority wielder, it’s the major stakeholder of our company here”

With his back facing the Earth Celestial Sphere ave

“Of course, <industrial 7=””>> is our coe, we have to prevent the deal between the ‘Sleeves’ and the “Vist Foundation’ This isn’t Anaheihest authorities of the Federation Army came to”

His eyes with double eyelids ot a doll like face, but his dee Though Anaheiest military enterprise in the world, but for a civilian like Alberto to take part just because he was a crucial figure in this, for what reason did the highest authorities make such a decision? “What’s this…deal that we needed to prevent at all cost?” Captain Otto asked with a so voice

“It’s the <laplace box=””>> The Vist Foundation intend to hand that thing over to the ‘Sleeves’”

Immediately, the heavy damp air scattered all over, and Riddhe felt cold air blow through the reception room “<laplace box=””>>…?” Otto frowned

“No one knohat that thing is, or even what’s inside But one thing’s certain Once the <laplace box=””>> is opened, it would bring about the end of the Earth Federation government”

Alberto leaned his back on the sofa as he gave a serious look Captain Otto tried to force a smile, but wasn’t successful as his stiff expression started to ache in nuuza’s sharp expression remained on Alberto

“The Vist Foundation hid the <laplace box=””>> and used that to preserve its wealth Anaheim shares the same fate with it too No matter what the ai that can topple the Federation governs will become serious, captain”

Alberto said as he gave a self- the doubts and fears everyone showed as they re such an unlucky and unfortunate situation

Part 3

No matter how one walked on the side of the corridor, there was the sound of a fist sla handle and saw the back of Flaste Schole

“IT’S BECAUSE YOU DIDN’T CHECK PROPERLY THAT WE DIDN’T EVEN KNOW THAT WE WERE USED AS TRANSPORT!”

Right in front of Flaste, as roaring aas a young deck crehose face was beaten till it was red and swollen Under zero gravity, both of thenets, so anyone who’s hit would be hurting Even if Flaste held back, that hard ht on his face The crewive any excuses for this” While blood was dripping from his mouth

“THAT’S JUST YOU TRYING TO ACT COOL! WHY DON’T YOU JUST GET ON YOUR KNEES AND APOLOGIZE!?”

Flaste grabbed the front of the crewman’s hair and looked like he intended to deliver a few hting” Marida watched the hueway scatter, and Captain Zinnerman’s bearded face appeared

He sounded calm, but the expression hidden under the captain’s hat showed utter distress It’s been an hour since they got a signal fro In the large Earth Celestial Sphere, the

> itself would be a lone island in the large ocean If she disappeared, it’s likely that she would be hiding inside the shi+ps that co checked the entire shi+p thoroughly, they found that one of the storeroons of a stoay inside, which caused a huge commotion in the ‘Garencieres’

Marida herself joined in the search, but ‘her’ presence wasn’t inside the shi+p It see the mess when they docked It was the crew that she left, and he should be punched by Flaste, but everyone knew that they couldn’t solve the proble at each other and went into the cabin ‘she’ looked like ‘she’ was in

She looked through theon the wall and out to the central dock, closed her eyes and concentrated She couldn’t grasp the presence of people hts that was like heat froh she felt a little hot on the forehead, she couldn’t detect ‘her’ presence There were too many people Marida could only be amazed about how the human presences she could focus on in the battlefield couldcouldn’t detect a specific presence—

“She’s inside this space colony…but it’s not good if we take action and get held at ransom by our trade partner”