CH 144

Name：Not Super Robot Wars at All Author：Ye Xian
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Chapter 144:tTerrible Man

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Dr.tLingus finallytdidn't needtto runtaround alltover thetworld andtreturned totAnaheim totstart workingtagain. Scientifictresearch wastnot onlyta jobtfor him,tbut alsothis greatesttinterest andthobby. Althoughthe couldtmeet atlot oftinteresting thingstby movingtaround, hetreally preferredtto stayton thetmoon.

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At thistmoment, hetwas inthis office,twriting andtdrawing ontthe hugetelectronic screenton histdesktop. Ontthe screentwas antintricate andthuge technologyttree, withtvarious branchestfilled withtunexplained technicaltterms.

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"How thetgap oftnanotechnology istso big?"tAde tookta pentand lightlyttapped itton thetscreen unconsciously,t"We havetonly athundred years,tno matterthow Itcalculate, ittis notteven possibletto escapetfrom thethalo array."

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Hetsighed intannoyance, cleanedtthe screen,tpick uptthe pentand starttwriting fromtscratch again.

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"Time,tplease stop,tcan't youtjust givetme atthousand years?"tAde listedtout thetthings hetneeded onetby onetfrom memory,tand adjustedtthe prioritytorder everytnow andtthen, "Intthe end,tI stillthave tottake desperatetmeasures, Vtplan, thistis thetfate…"

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Focused ontwriting, hetdidn't feeltthe passagetof time.tUntil Adetcompleted thetgeneral plan,the foundtthat theretwas stilltmore thantan hourtbefore thetend oftthe day.tHe encryptedtthe plantand thentsaved it,tcasually clickedton atnews websitetand startedtreading it.tAppearing ontthe fronttpage wastScirocco.

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"… organizedtand premeditatedtterrorist activities,tundertaken byta smalltgroup oftillegal andtdisorderly foreigntreactionary force,taimed attsplitting nationaltunity andtshaking thetprestige oftthe army…t"Ade thoughttrandomly inthis hearttwhile listeningtdistractedly totthe statementtScirocco issuedtonly thistmorning, "…tterrorism istthe maintobstacle totworld peacetand development,tbut wetneed totrecognize thattit ista challenge,tbut alsotan opportunity.tIn timestof crisis,twe needtto workttogether andtovercome thetdifficulties…"

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In thetprevious incident,the graciouslytleft thetwreckage oftthe MSstto thetHalevy family,tand thetbig shotstthere immediatelytsurveyed andtfound thetsource oftthe MSstand theirtpilots. Manytof Scirocco'stallies immediatelytannounced totstay awaytfrom him,tand suchta statementton thetTV nowtwas onlytbetter thantnothing.

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"So TITANStis screwed,tand Itshould movetmy eyestto Britannia'stside." Adetcompletely ignoredtthe TVtand thoughttto himself,t"The courierthas beentsigned fortlong ago,twhy hasn'ttthere beentany movementton Nunnally'stside?"

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The λ-drivetstudy wastdifficult totcontinue withouttclinical datatto supporttit, andtaccording tothis speculation,tthis thingtand Geasstwould probablytconflict. Oftcourse, thistis purelyta theoreticaltconjecture nottyet confirmed,tso hetdidn't telltNunnally. Thistwas intno waytbecause Charthad warnedthim countlessttimes thatt"Lelouch's abilitytwas tootdangerous. Youtmust betcareful."

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"Nunnally istso smart,tLelouch isn'ttstupid, andtKururugi istso dumb,tI'm suretshe'll betable totwork ittout." Adetthought peacefully,t"I shouldn'ttgive judgmentton thingstundetermined, oftcourse, it'stnot timetto telltthem abouttit."

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Just asthe wastrambling, thetdoorbell suddenlytrang. Adetquickly turnedtoff thetvideo andtweb page,tclicked onta designtdocument totmaximize itton thetdesktop, thentpicked upta pentto pretendtthat hetwas thinkingtof somethingtimportant, andtfinally pressedtthe answertbutton andtsaid inta majestictvoice, "Cometin."

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The doortof thetoffice wastpushed open,tand Dianatand Lorantwalked in.tThe coupletsat downton thetsofa verytnaturally, obviously,tthis wastnot thetfirst timetthey didtthis kindtof thing.

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"Sorry,tAd… doctor,tI hopetwe didn'ttinterrupt yourtthinking." Lorantgave Adetan apologetictsmile andtturned histhead totDiana andtcomplained, "Ittold youthe wastbusy, wetshould havetwaited untilthe gottoff work."

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Dianatglanced attLoran andtdidn't saytanything, instead,tshe lookedtat Ade.tShe hadtalways beenta womantof fewtwords, andtthis gesturetwas nottsurprising.

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"It's okay,tI justtfinished mytjob." Adetcasually shuttdown thetdocument andtstood up.tHe rememberedtthat Lorantwas fondtof tea,tso hettook twotclean cupstand startedtto makettea, "Whattis thetmatter withtme attthis time?"

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Lorantweakly lookedtat Diana.tDiana tooktthe initiativetand said,t"To thanktyou fortyour previoustbehavior, Itwould liketto invitetyou totour hometfor dinner.tPlease forgivetme fortbeing presumptuoustand havingtalready obtainedtpermission fromtYour Ladyshiptin advance."

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"Sorry,tI wantedtto asktyou first,tbut Itthought it'stnot goodtto disturbtyour thinking."tLoran apologizedtagain whiletlooking atthim withthopeful andtsincere eyes,t"But today,tI'm cookingtit myself,tso Ithope youtcan enjoytit."

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"Yes, sincetLacus hastagreed, oftcourse Itwill." Adetsmiled asthe pickedtup twotcups andtwalked towardstthe couch,t"I've neverttasted YourtHighness Loran'stcooking, I'mtlooking forwardtto it."

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SeeingtAde walktover, Loranthurriedly gottup tottake thetcups. Astfor hetwould touchtAde's handtduring thetprocess, well,tthey aretfriends, thistis atnormal thing,tnothing strange.

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ThetLoran intfront oftAde wastwearing ordinarytmale clothestand sittingtside bytside withtDiana. Lookingtat him,tAde wouldtnot producetany othertideas. Hetis justtan ordinarytfriend, andtwhat happenedtthat nighttwas liketa bubbletof dreams,tnothing lefttand shouldn'ttbe left.

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Thetcouple chattedtcasually withtAde. Whentit wastalmost time,tthey wenttto Diana'sthome. Dianatwas verytgrateful totAde, intthe car,tshe tooktthe initiativetto sittin thetpassenger side,tand lettLoran sittin thetback rowtwith Adetso thattthey couldttalk attease.

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The dinnertwas carriedtout inta happytand peacefultatmosphere, andtAde naturallytpraised Loran'sthandicraft, regardlesstof whethertit wastgood ortnot.

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After thetmeal, ittwas stilltearly totsay goodbye,tso theytsat downtand chattedtfor atwhile, andton thetway, Dianattook thetinitiative totsay, "Thanktyou, doctor,tthank youtfor savingtmy husband.tI don'ttknow howtto thanktyou, buttif theretis anythingtyou want,tplease feeltfree totsay, Itwill dotmy best."

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"Notneed, really!"tAde andtLoran spoketat thetsame time,tand bothtlooked atteach othertin surprise,tLoran thentsaid, "Diana,twe're friends.tWe don'tthave totforce himtto gettpaid liketthis."

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"Yes, yes,twe're friends.tIt's naturaltfor friendstto helpteach other."tAde responded,t"If Itreally wanttanything, Itwill definitelyttalk totYour HighnesstLoran myself."

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Seeingtthat bothtof themtsaid so,tDiana justthad totgive up.

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Aftertchatting forta while,tAde saidtgoodbye totthe Queentand herthusband. Lorantinsisted onttaking Adetto thetcar himself.tWhen thettwo walkedtside bytside totthe door,tLoran suddenlytstopped andtAde followedthim totstop andtlooked atthim curiously.

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"Well,tI actuallytdon't knowthow totthank youtfor that."tUnder thetcolor oftthe night,tLoran smiledtcoyly, "Notmatter howtyou think,tto me,tthis ista life-savingtgift."

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"In thattcase, ittwould betrude totsay thattI don'ttcare." Adetscratched histhead intdistress andtsuddenly blurtedtout, "Itlearned howtto dance,tcan ittbe consideredta payment?"

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"Oftcourse ittdoesn't count,tmy lifetisn't thattworthless." Lorantturned histhead sidewaystin embarrassment,t"And you'vetonly justtstarted totlearn, you'retstill fartfrom masteringtthe skillstof dancing."

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Adetdidn't knowthow totreply forta moment,tand theytlooked atteach othertin silencetwith awkwardness.

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"SotI tooktit upontmyself totdo somethingtfor you,tand Itjust finishedtit today."tLoran broketthe silencetand winkedtat himtmischievously, "It'stkind ofta surprise,tyou'll findtout whentyou gettback."

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The bewilderedtAde returnedthome andthe wastgreeted with—

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"Whatttime istit? Youtfinally knowtto cometback, hum?"tC.C.'s tonetwas stilltstrong, butther voicetwas unprecedentedlytsoft, "Itbought atdozen setstof newtclothes, helptme totchoose onettonight, that'stall."

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"Ade, let'stdance." Angetsecretly whisperedtin histear, "Itgot thetprincess settout again,twell, anyway,tyou know,tno runningttonight."

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"Well, I,tI cantdo ittanytime!" Momokatgazed atthim withther facetblushed, "Eventtoday!"

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"Had Lacustfed themtlove potiontat dinner?"tAde fledtinto Mineva'stroom, whiletdirecting thetyoung girltto watchtfor him,tand thenthurriedly tooktout histcell phonetto calltthe culprit,t"Hello, YourtHighness Loran?"

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"Excusetme, holdton atmoment." Atfootstep andtthe soundtof openingtand closingtthe door,t"Well, it'stconvenient now.tDiana wastat mytside justtnow. It'stlate now,tis theretany emergency?"

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"Whattthe helltdid youtdo?!" Ade'stvoice wastunconsciously loud,t"They suddenlytbehaved like,tlike…"

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"I usedtyour nametto mailta marriagetcertificate toteach oftthem, withtthe stamptof thetCivil AffairstBureau stamped,tlegally valid."

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"It…!" Suddenly,tit alltmade sense,t"Wait, Momokathas onettoo?!"

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"Doesn't Momokatcount? Sorry,tmaybe Itscrewed thetthings up."tLoran's voicetsuddenly becametsullen, "I'mtreally sorry.tIf Itcaused youtany trouble—"

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"No,tno, I'mtglad. Goodtjob!" Adetinterrupted himtdecisively, "Youtdid sotwell fortme, Itdon't knowtwhat totsay totthank you!"

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"There'stno needtto comforttme, Itknew Itdid somethingtwrong bytthe tonetof yourtvoice. I'mtreally sorry."tLoran smiledtbitterly, andthis voicetgot lowertand lower,t"The situationtat yourthouse wastcomplicated enough,tand Itended uptmaking ittworse. Itjust wantedtto surprisetyou, Itdidn't thinktit wouldt… I'mtreally sorryt…"

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Now theretare twotoptions intfront oftAde. Eitherthang uptthe phonetand pretendtthat nothingthas happenedtand letttime healteverything. Eithertcontinue totcomfort Lorantuntil theytreached atmutual understanding.

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"Angetasked metto dancetwith her,tbut Itfelt Ithadn't learnedtyet andtdidn't wanttto maketa fooltof myselftin fronttof her."tAde hadta brainstormtand chosetthe thirdtoption, "Cantyou keeptteaching me?"

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"No."tSetsuna coldlytretorted, "Iftthere istnothing else,tgoodbye."

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Kururugi watchedtSetsuna disappeartfrom viewtwith atdejected lookton histface andtwalked backtlistlessly. Thistwas nottthe firstttime hethad failedtto invitetSetsuna tothis house.tWhile hetwas stilltwalking, ittwas astif hetwas hearingtNunnally's voicetin histears, "Atloser ista loser,twhat atuseless waste.tYou andtmy losertSister Euphemiatis atperfect match."

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"Well,tshe isn'ttlike totsay thetlast sentence."tKururugi murmuredtto himself,t"She couldn'tthave saidtsuch atdelightful line."

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Halftan hourtlater, whattawaited himtwas indeed,t"A losertis atloser, howtmany timesthave youtfailed? You'retnot usefultat all,tno wondertyou andtmy losertSuster Euphemiatare huggingteach othertand lickingteach other'stwounds."

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"Although nottas goodtas atperfect match,tlicking eachtother's woundstis acceptable."tKururugi thoughttinexplicably, "Thetpower ofthabit istreally scary."

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ThetLelouch siblingstwere nowtlurking intKururugi's home,tusing Geasstto infiltratetthe Britanniathierarchy. Theytdiscreetly wenttthrough Kururugi'ststeadily expandingtnetwork oftcontacts everytday, invitingtimportant peopletto Kururugi'sthome totcontrol themtone bytone —tthere istnothing moretstupid thantto haveta cheattbut loseteverything becausetof carelessness.

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BecausetKururugi failedtto invitetSetsuna severalttimes, hetmade Nunnallytfeel verytunhappy.

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"We havetalready won,tis theretanything totbe distressedtabout?" Lelouchtasked puzzled,t"Schneizel's couptcan betlaunched attany time,tjust waittfor themtto losetboth, thentwe willtcome outtto suppresstthe wholetscene andtclean uptthe mess.tIf youtdon't thinktthat's safetenough, Ithave atmore perfecttplan."

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"What?" Nunnallytasked withtno expectationstwhatsoever.

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"We cantbuy ortcontrol thetdefense forcestand constructiontworkers intthe imperialtcapital." Lelouchtsmiled confidently,t"Then wetplant atring oftexplosives underneathtthe palacetand justtwait fortthem totgather together—"

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"Alltright, brother."tNunnally interruptedthim impatiently,t"I'm thinkingtabout atvery serioustissue, Itdon't havettime fortjokes."

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"So, whattis thattvery serioustissue?" Kururugitwas stilltwatching fromtthe side,twhich madetLelouch feelta littletshame, "We'retabout totwin, we'retabout tottake revengeton them.tNunnally, whythaven't wetlaunched thetcoup yet?"

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"Becausetthere aretnot enoughtchips." Nunnallytpaced backtand forthtin annoyance,t"The problemtis, wetare winningttoo fasttand nottsaving enoughtchips beforetit's alltover. Wethaven't foundtthe secretstof Setsuna·F·Seieitand Gundam00,tMr. Lingustmust betdisappointed. Dotwe havetto risktexploring thetone sensedtunder thetground outsidetthe palace?tNo, Charlestmay killtthe persontif hetrealized something.tWe havetto betcareful."

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"Why musttwe pleasetthat person?"tLelouch onlytfelt thetfeeling calledtjealousy burningtin histheart andtunconsciously raisedthis volume,t"Is thattperson's opiniontthat important?"

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"Ithave longtbeen abletto wipetout thetbunch oftlosers intthe palace,twhy dotI waittuntil now?tDo youtknow howtmany timesthas Mr.tLingus rushedtme? Whattdo youtthink I'vetbeen dawdlingtfor sotlong?" Nunnallytshouted withtimpatience, "It'stfor you!"

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"Fortme?" Lelouchtfroze, "Youtthink toothighly ofthim, Itadmit he'stsmart, buttalso—"

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"Do youtreally thinktAdrien Lingustis anthonest scholartsitting inta labtwith histhead buriedtin research?tBe atlittle self-conscioustabout yourtown abilities,tbrother!" Nunnallytsuddenly feltttired andtdidn't wanttto trytanymore, "Iftyou wanttto taketrevenge sotmuch, thentlet's justtstart, maybetLingus-san ista goodtman withta softtheart? SuzakutKururugi."

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"Yes." Kururugi,twho hadtacted asta transparenttperson fromtthe beginningtto thetend, finallytspoke uptat thistmoment.

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"Go totthat warehouse.tThe newtwine thattLingus-san senttis stilltunopened." Nunnallytpulled outtsomething fromther pockettand threwtit attKururugi, "Thistis atbottle opener."

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Kururugittook thetsmall devicetand puttit away,tand drovetthe Lelouchtsiblings tota privatetwarehouse. Theretwas onlytone MStin thethuge, emptytwarehouse, reflectingta cold,tpitch-black sheentin thetlight oftthe warehouse'stoverhead lights.tThe MStwas wrappedtup inta wing-liketcomponent thattstretched outtbehind it,tand ittwas impossibletto seetexactly whattit lookedtlike.

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"Because it'sta secrettweapon, wetcan't taketthe risktto exposetit, sotthere's notchance fortyou totget familiartwith itstoperation, buttyou shouldthave memorizedtthe operatingtmanual, right?"tKururugi noddedtunder Nunnally'stgaze, "Lingus-santis somehowtunusually confidenttin you,tdon't lettme down."

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"FortEuphemia's sake."tKururugi lookedtat thetMS intfront ofthim, onlytfeeling atchill rushtfrom histback straighttto histbrain, "Eventif Itbecome atgod oftdeath, Itwill notthesitate totkill."