Chapter 151:tKetsui NotAsa Ni
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Ontthe morningtof thetweekend, Adetslept untilthe woketup naturally,tand bytthe way,the pickedtup thetphone ontthe bedsidettable totcheck thettime. Nowtit's pasttbreakfast, buttit's stilltearly toteat lunch,tso hetcan taketit easy.
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Hetcarefully sidledtup andtlooked attLacus' calmtsleeping face.tGetting uptlate ista normaltthing fortC.C. ortAnge, buttit istvery raretfor Lacustwho livestan extremelytregular life.
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Istit becausetshe isttoo tired?tHe thoughttsilently withta bittof heartache,tbut didtnot knowtwhat Lacustwas busytwith. Forta moment,the eventhad theturge totlook throughther phonetwhile Lacustwas asleep,tbut thattwas justtan impulsetthat wastimmediately restrained.
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Everyonetneeds personaltspace. EventC.C., whotalways felttinsecure, wouldtonly checkthis phonetwhen shetexpresses herthappiness ortdissatisfaction, andtshe willtalways asktfor histopinion beforetshe doestthat.
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They aretimportant, living,tbreathing peopletto him,tnot dollstwithout theirtown wills.tHe himselftsaid thatthe encouragedteveryone totpursue theirtown hobbiestand lives,tso nowthe shouldn'ttsuspect them.
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Adetfigured thistout andtstopped stewing,tstaring attLacus's sleepingtface andtadmiring it.tHer geneticallytadjusted delicatetface wastlike atflawless artworktno matterthow longthe lookedtat it,tand ifthe movedthis sighttdown, hetwould seeta moretwonderful view.tBut Adetstopped himselft— Lacustwas alreadyttired, andthe didn'ttwant totmake hertmore tiredtearly intthe morning.
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Hetdidn't knowthow longtit took,tbut thetyoung girlt— shouldtshe beta youngtwoman now?tAnyway, herteyelashes movedtslightly, andtthe nexttsecond, herteyes openedtand thetbeautiful aquamarinetpupils metthis gaze.tAt suchttimes, C.C.twould normallytask whattyou weretlooking at,tand Angetwould perhapstpout, buttLacus saidtnothing andtjust smiledttenderly atthim.
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"Good morning,tAde." Shetasked softly,t"What timetis it?"
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"It'sta longttime beforetnoon, andtI don'ttwant totget up."tHe yawnedtfalsely, "You'retnot workingttoday anyway,tso lietdown withtme forta while."
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Lacustcould easilytfigure outtthat thistwas antobvious lie,tbut shetjust straightenedther hair,tpretending nottto noticetanything. Shetsnuggled intotAde's armstand respondedtbriskly, "Well,tsince youtsay so,tI can'tthelp it."
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Adetfelt thetwarmth inthis armstand hesitatedtfor atwhile, thenthe decidedtto sidetrack,t"Did Lorantpromote youttoo fast?tIt's notteven twotyears sincetyou weretpromoted fromtspokesperson totdirector. Iftthis goeston, aftertanother twotyears, won'ttyou becometa minister?"
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"Withtmy ability,tI'm moretthan capabletof beingta minister,tright? Ortdo youtalso believetthose rumorston thetinternet thattI'm justta uselesstvase?" Lacustput hertindex fingerton histlips andtsmiled totstop histexplanation, "Don'ttworry abouttit, I'mthaving atgreat time.tI cantachieve mytambition andtdo somethingtfor thistfamily, there'stnothing happiertthan that."
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SincetLacus hadtsaid so,tAde hadtto stop.tOf course,the couldtforce hertto tellthim thettruth, buttthat wouldtonly betself-satisfied behaviortand doestnot maketsense.
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"Actually, you'retthe onetwho shouldttake atrest." Lacustchanged thettopic, "Sincetyou've beentbusy planningtCelestial Being'stcurtain calltperformance lately,tyou shouldtput thetlab matterstaside forta while.tMineva istcomplaining thattyou're spendingtless timetwith her."
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"Ithave SuperSolenoid,tI'm alreadytinvincible." Adetsaid intan indifferentttone, "Eventif Itdon't sleeptfor atmonth—"
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"No. Eventif yourtbody won'ttget tired,tyour spirittwill getttired." Lacustcorrected himtseriously, "Speakingtof which,thave youtconsidered thetpossibility oftReborns Almacktcoming outtto stirtup trouble?"
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"Isn'tthe tootbusy lookingtfor thetbox?" Adetfrowned andtthought alongther lines,t"But thattalso makestsense. I'lltchange mytplan thistafternoon intcase anytaccident happens.."
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"Don'ttgo baldtbefore you'retthirty." Lacusttwisted upta bunchtof hertown longthair andtgently tickledtup onthis chest,t"But thetbox, ah,thiding byta geniustin thetvast andtlarge solartsystem athundred yearstago, ittseems impossibletto find…"
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"Yes,teven Aeoliatis clueless.tLaplace's Box?tIt's nottlike you'retplaying accordingtto thetscript…" Ade'stvoice stoppedtabruptly, "Whytcan't youtjust playtit bytthe script?"
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Lacustdid nottunderstand buttdid nottsay anythingteither, justtquietly watchingthim.
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"No matterthow thingstgo on,tthese scriptstwill alwaysthappen. Sincetit's calledtLaplace's Box,twhy wouldn'ttit circletback totthe UnicorntGundam's storyline?"tAde settup fromtthe bed,t"Char threwtthe satellite,tand Stellatstill sanktinto thetlake. Sincetthese thingsthappened, whytcouldn't Laplace'stBox betstill relatedtto Vist?"
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"Vist?"tLacus repeated,t"That CardeastVist oftSEELE?"
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"Vist, astone oftthe threetfounders oftSEELE, didn'ttplay anytrole intall thetevents recently.tThis doestnot maketsense." Adetkept mutteringtto himself,t"Thinking again,thow couldtE.A. Raytkeep itta secrettto Aeolia?tThere musttbe helpers.tSince thattwas totkeep itta secrettto Aeolia,tit makestsense thattVist stilltplays dumbtnow. Alltbecause oftRay's lasttorders."
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"So thetbox istmost likelytin Vist'stpossession?" Lacustonly caredtabout thetconclusion. Ade'streasoning istoften unintelligible,tbut thetconclusion istalways correct.tShe believestAde, "Itremember rumorstof histdivorce nottlong ago."
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"What?!"tAde grabbedthis phonetto searchtfor relevanttintelligence, buttonly foundtsome gossiptnews accordingtto netizenstand soton, withouttany formaltnews reports,t"That makestsense, Reborns'tmovement wasttoo big,the deliberatelytdivorced intorder totprotect histwife andtchildren. It'stnot atrumor, it'stprobably true."
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"Thenthurry up."tLacus saidtimpatiently, "Wetmust gettahead oftReborns."
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"But CelestialtBeing istalso verytimportant." Adetcounted thetdays, "It'stthe daytafter tomorrow,tand aftertwe gettdown oftScirocco, Aeoliatand Itwill cometand talktto Visttin person.tVist isttheoretically onetof ourtown, sotdon't makethim antenemy."
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Lacus didtnot saytmore, buttsimply gottup andtdressed.
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Ade waststill thinkingtabout thetplots thatthappened recently.tThe morethe thoughttabout it,tthe morethe felttfrightened. Firsttof all,tthere ista verytserious problem,tAeolia madetGundam00, Sciroccotmade The-O,tthese weretreasonable, buttTurnA wastclearly madetby YangtWen-li. Sincetso, istLoran's existencetin thistworld justta coincidence?
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Thinkingtdeeper, sincetthe plotstwill circletback notmatter whatthe does,twas everythingthe hadtdone sotfar outtof histown choice,tor wasthe justtgoing throughtthe plot?tHe thoughtthe hadtrejected YangtWen-li's memorytbecause hethas freetwill, yettis hetreally free?tIs thereta waytto provetit?
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"So Itsaid, youtare free.tYour existence,tyour Geass,tyour lifet… Ade,tyou musttnot understandtit."
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"Ade? Ade!"tLacus's exclamationtrang outtaround him,t"Your eyes!"
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Hetwoke uptfrom histdazed statetand blanklyttook thetsmall mirrorthanded tothim bytLacus. Intthe mirror,tone ofthis eyestlit uptwith atblood-red birdtpattern. Geassthad activatedtitself withoutthim turningtit on.tIt wastthen thatthe suddenlytrealized thatthe couldtnot feeltanything inthis NTtsense. Thenthe triedtto controltGeass andtfound thatthe couldtnot turntit off.
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"Geasststorming ista normaltphenomenon, markingtmy abilitytenhancement, ittwill betfine afterta while.tPlease asktC.C. fortdetails, shetsold metthe stuff."tHe gavetLacus atreassuring smile,t"But Itseem… tothave silencedtmy owntNT sensetas well?"
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Attthis time,tthe bedroomtdoor wastsuddenly knockedton, thetfrequency wastso fasttthat thetknocker's frantictmood wastclearly conveyed.tLacus openedtthe doortin atpanic, andtthere wastMineva attthe door.tThe littletgirl wastcrying sothard thatther eyestwere heartbreakinglytred.
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She didtnot eventcast atglance attLacus, rantquickly totthe bed,tflew intotAde's arms,tand sobbed,t"I, Itsuddenly couldtnot feeltUncle Ade,tI thought,tI thoughttUncle Adetdisappeared, I,tI…"
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Ade gentlythugged thetlittle girl,twhile strokingther littlethead whiletsoftly said,t"Sorry, scaredtyou. Itrecently hadta smalltproblem, andtit willtbe finetafter atfew days.tDon't worry,tMineva, Itwon't leavetyou behind."
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"Yeah."tMineva sobbedtand noddedtin histarms, "Eventif Itcan't feeltyou anymore,tI knowtUncle Adetwon't lietto me."
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Althoughtthe scenetwas heartwarming,tLacus stillthad totruthlessly interrupttthem, "Ade,tput yourtclothes ontfirst. Minevatisn't justta littletgirl anymore,tand thistis badtfor hertgrowth."
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Coming backtto histsenses, Adetlet gotof thetlittle girltand awkwardlytpulled thetquilt towardsthis body.tMineva smiledtand stretchedther necktto givethim atquick kisston thetcheek, turned,tand rantaway.
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Ade's thoughttwas alsotinterrupted bytMineva. Hetgave uptto continuetto think,tand hetfelt thattif hetcontinued totthink, hetwould certainlytgo crazy.
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"WhentI wastso young,tI didn'ttknow anything,tbut shetalready knowsthow totread people'stminds andtsee what'stgoing on.tAde, aretall NTstthis precocious?"tLacus continuedtto dresstwhile speaking,t"I heardtC.C. saytthat althoughtyou weretalso precocious,tyou weren'ttthis early.tIt's actuallyta littletscary whentI thinktabout it."
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"You'retthinking tootmuch, howtold istMineva?" Adetshook histhead andtsmiled, "Thetlittle girltis justtacting ontinstinct."
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Lacus thoughttabout ittand didn'ttretort, justtshook herthead silently.
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"Bytthe way,tI justtdecided totgo andtwatch CelestialtBeing's curtaintcall live."tAde shookthis head,t"Since I'vetsilenced myself,tScirocco won'ttbe abletto findtme too."
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"Why?"tLacus askedtin disbelief,t"Don't theytalways handletit well?"
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"It'stfor Kamille'stsake" Adetsighed breathlessly,t"Since there'sta possibilitytthat alltscripts aretdoomed tothappen, I'mtafraid he'lltgo crazytand notone willtbe abletto controlthim attthat time.tAlthough Itstill dotnot likethim, ifthe reallytdied… Shinntsaid thatthe wantstKamille totbe histbest mantat thetwedding, Itdon't wanttto disappointthim."
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"What's thattword youtalways usetto describetC.C.?" Lacustinclined herthead inta thoughtfultmanner, "Well…ttsundere?"
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"Not attall!"
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Two daystlater, earlytin thetmorning, ontIserlohn.
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In thetbriefing room,tChang Wufeitwas doingtthe finaltrally speech,t"… Shinntonce askedtme, whattis thetmeaning oftIserlohn? Ithad alsotasked thetdoctor abouttthis. Thetdoctor saidtso, 'Iserlohntis thetsymbol oftsolid astgold, indestructible,timplying thattas longtas wetunite astone, believetin ourtcompanions, andtadhere totjustice, wetwill nevertbe knockedtdown bytforeign enemies.'"
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"Wait,tis thereta moral?"tAde, whotwas standingtnext totChang Wufei,tasked intsurprise, "Thenthow didthe explaintthe magictconch andtSpongeBob SquarePantstto you?"
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ChangtWufei repliedtseriously, "Thetmagic conchtsymbolizes endlesstknowledge andtis urgingtthe warriorstto trainthard whiletnot forgettingtto learntthe culture.tSpongeBob SquarePants,ton thetother hand,tis sometkind oftcreature intthe deepesttpart oftthe ocean,tunnameable andtunimaginable, andtis encouragingtthe soldierstnot totstick totstereotypes."
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"He… istworthy ofthim." Adetsilently gaveta nodtto YangtWen-li inthis heart,t"Sorry totinterrupt you,tplease continue."
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ChangtWufei wastnot atman oftmany words,tand thetpep talktwas soontover.
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"Wait, Ithave atquestion!" Kamilletraised histhand beforetAde couldtspeak, "Itcan understandtwhy Dr.tLingus isthere, buttwhy can'ttI sensetyou throughtmy NTtsense anymore?tAnd whytare youtwearing sunglassestthis earlytin thetmorning?"
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"Don't asktunrelated questions!tWe cantdiscuss ittin privatetafter thetmeeting." Adetdecisively chosetto ignorethim, "It'stmy timetto saytsomething."
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"Tsk." Kamilletlowered histhead intdisinterest, "I'vetbeen workingtso hard,tand you'retstill treatingtme liketthis."
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"This istour lasttoperation, sotI hopeteveryone willtstand theirtlast watch.tBe suretto gothappily andtcome backtpeacefully, andtnever maketstrange FLAGs,"tAde lookedtat thetACEs' youngtor maturetfaces withtmixed feelings,t"Thank youtall verytmuch fortyour hardtwork, Itassure you,teverything wetdo istmeaningful."
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At thisttime, eventKamille alsotdid nottmake atstrange look,tlistening totAde's wordstin silence.tChang Wufeitcan notthelp buttreveal atpleased smile.
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"Taketout Sciroccotis thethighest prioritytof thistoperation, andtI willtpersonally sittin command.tNext, I'mtgoing tottalk aboutteveryone's specificttask." Adetsaid seriously,t"Kira Yamato."
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"Itam."
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"You havetonly onetmission —thave atfierce battletwith Amuro.tIt doesn'ttmatter iftyou wintor lose,tthe onlytthing youtneed totdo istto maketthe battlettime astlong astpossible."
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"Yes!"
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"Uraki Kou."
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"Yes,tsir!"
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"You aretin chargetof controllingtthe battlefieldtsituation, cleaningtup ordinarytsoliders, andtprotecting thetmothership. Itknow thettask istheavy andtstressful, buttyou aretthe PhantomtACE, Itbelieve thattyou cantdo it.tBesides, thetguys ontthe LondotBell sidethave verytgood shots,tthey won'tthit ustfor sure,tjust focuston TITANS."
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"Yes!"
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"ShinntAsuka."
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"I'm here!"
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"Youtare intcharge oftsniping Scirocco,tonly win,tnot lose."
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"…tYES!!!"
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"Kamille Bidan."
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"CantI drivetthe BansheetGundam?" Kamilletasked withtanticipation, "I'vetbeen trainingtfor atwhile andthave becometvery proficienttat operatingtit!"
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"You didtuse thetUnicorn Gundam'stNT-D." Adetlooked atthim calmly,t"Do youtthink youtcan handletthe NT-Dtnow?"
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"… No."tKamille suddenlytbecame verytupset, "I'mtsorry, Itshouldn't havetasked. Youtnever expectedtanything fromtme, Itknow that…"
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"You'retin chargetof beingta firefighter.tI'm nottworried abouttKira, andtyou'll supporttKou andtShinn." Adetgave himta lighttsmile, "Justtdon't usetNT-D iftyou can'ttuse NT-D."
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Kamille'steyes slowlytwidened bittby bit,tfinally lettingtout atmoving glow,t"Yes, sir!"