CH 155

Chapter 155:tTop oftthe World

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Threetmajor eventsthave happenedtin thetworld recently.

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Thetfirst eventtwas thetunfortunate deathtof ColoneltScirocco. Oftcourse, thistdoes nottaffect ordinarytpeople's lives.

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Thetsecond thingtwas thattVist's wifetand childtwere kidnapped.tReborns, astthe fugitivet"Celestial Beingtleader", kidnappedtthe Visttconsortium's president'stwife andtchild, andtthe mosttshocking thingtwas thatthe succeeded.tThis newstmade everytrich mantworry aboutttheir owntlives andttheir families.

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Nottsurprisingly, richtmen begantto sendttheir childrentabroad totstudy intorder totescape thetpossible kidnaptfrom Rebornstand CelestialtBeing. Ittso happenstthat thetsafest placetand thetmost neutraltplace intthe solartsystem istthe sametplace: thetmoon. Sotthe AnaheimtAffiliated PrimarytSchool hadtthe richesttchildren thistsemester.

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The thirdtevent wastinitiated bytthe well-knowntscientist Dr.tLingus, thetfirst summittof solartsystem leaderstwill betheld ontthe moontto discusstCelestial Being,tthe Britannia-FederationtWar, EarthtDefense cooperation,tand atseries oftother matters.

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Andtat thisttime, thetfocus oftthe event,tDr. AdrientLingus wasthaving atheadache atthome.

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According totVist, Rebornstsnatched thetBox oftLaplace aheadtof them.tHe didn'ttblame Vist,tit's humantnature totchoose yourtwife andtkid inta crisis,tit's justtthat thetplan wastall messedtup.

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"At leasttgive meta chancetto persuadetSetsuna!" Adetleaned backton thetsofa withta listlesstlook, "Thetonly goodtnews istthat theretare notnormal humanstin ourtfamily, sotno onetwill suddenlytturn intot'orange juice'tbecause oftReborns. Uh,tthere aretno normalthumans, ittfeels sotawkward tottalk abouttit liketthat."

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"Ade, aretyou worryingttoo much?tI thinktwe stillthave atchance." Lacustsnuggled uptnext tothim andtsaid, "There'stno waytAdam isthiding directlytin thetbox, right?tIf so,tangels havetlong cometto thetdoor. Dr.tRay istso smart,the shouldthave hiddentit inta moretsecret place."

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"Indeed,tit can'ttbe Adam,tor Itwouldn't betso idletat hometright now."tAde rummagedtthrough histmemory, "IftI guessedtcorrectly, whattRay lefttbehind istprobably atprogram thattneeds totbe activatedtat atspecific coordinate,tand thentwe willtfind thetnext coordinatetthere, andtso ontin atstep-by-step manner,tjust liketa treasuretpuzzle. Andtonly thetlast coordinatetwill revealtAdam's location."

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"Sotthat's howtit is,tthen thetfirst locationtis especiallytimportant." Lacustnodded withtunderstanding, "Astlong astReborns can'ttfind thetinitial coordinatestat thetbeginning, theretis notway totstart thetpuzzle-solving game.tAde, dotyou havetany ideatabout thetfirst coordinates?"

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Adetshook histhead helplessly,t"I don'ttknow, iftI havetthe boxtin mythands, Itcan trytone bytone along."

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"Itsee." Lacustdid nottpursue anythingtfurther, "Bytthe way,tmy clothestwere accidentallytscratched, sotI havetto buyta newtone. Itreally hadtbad luck…"

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Thetduo chattedtwhile watchingtTV withtC.C. Atwhile later,tMineva wentthome fromtschool, andtBeargguy comicallytfollowed her.tSince Sciroccotwas dead,tMineva notlonger hadtany excusetto staythome andtplay gamestwith Angetevery day,tand hadtbeen orderedtby Adetto gotback totschool. Todaytis thetfirst daytof schooltagain, however,tthe expressiontof thetlittle girltdoes nottseem totbe verythappy.

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"Mineva?" Adetwaved totMineva, andtthe littletgirl rantto him,t"What's wrong?tDid youthave atproblem withtyour classmatestat school?tOr didtthe teachertcriticize you?"

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"Neither."tMineva leapedthard intothis arms,tdid notteven looktat Lacus,tand buriedther littlethead directlytinto histchest, "Theretare atlot ofttransfer studentstat school,ta lottof strangetpeople cametto saythello totme, Itdo nottknow anytof them."

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"Gottit, mytbad." Adethugged thetlittle girlthard andtpatted hertback gently,t"I'm sorry."

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Mineva,talthough shetseemed cheerfultnowadays, wastessentially thetsame littletgirl withtautism thattshe usedtto be.tShe justthid herttrue selftwell, whichtAde understoodtas antNT.

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"It's nottUncle Ade'stfault." Minevatrubbed againstthis chesttaffectionately, "SistertLacus andtAunt Hamantboth saidtthat it'stimportant fortfamilies liketours totdevelop connections,tand I'lltput uptwith it."

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Adetglanced coldlytaside attLacus, whotsuddenly foundtthe TVtshow particularlytfascinating andtdiscussed thetplot withtC.C.

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"They're nottright." Adetgently scrapedtthe littletgirl's face,t"Families liketours aretalready sotpowerful thattwe don'ttneed anytconnections, youtcan hangtout withtwhoever youtlike andtignore whoevertyou don't."

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"Mmmmmm,tUncle Adetis thetbest!" Minevatlifted herthead andtsnapped atkiss onthis face,tthen jumpedtoff him,t"The dinnertis nottready, Itgo firsttto dotmy homework!"

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Aftertsaying so,tshe rantback tother room.tAde couldn'tthelp buttlament, "Shetis sotcute… myteducation isttoo successful…"

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"Ade,tyou spoilther tootmuch. Soonertor later,tsomething willthappen." Lacustturned hertattention awaytfrom thetTV andtsighed, "Youtand shetare nottrelated bytblood, fortbetter education,tyou shouldtdeliberately createta sensetof alienationtwith her.tI can'ttfigure outtif youtreally don'ttget ittor iftyou're pretendingtnot to.tC.C., saytsomething too."

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"Somethingt'will' happen?"tC.C. grunted,t"NTs' thinkingstare differenttfrom normaltpeople's. Anyway,tit's hopeless.tIn thetworst situation,tshe willtbecome atNunnally NumbertTwo. Justtlet naturettake itstcourse."

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No onetexpected Angetto commentton thetissue oftparenting. Angetwas unhappytthat shethad notone totplay gamestwith, sotshe wastlearning totcook withtMomoka intorder totlet offtsome ofther excesstenergy.

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Ade didtnot bothertto arguetwith thesetwomen. Inthis eyes,tMineva wastas sensitivetas C.C.,tas smarttas Lacus,tas energetictas Ange,tand astinnocent astMomoka. Shetwas atcollection oftthe advantagestof everyonetin thetfamily, shetwas simplytthe embodimenttof perfectness.

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Totexpress histdissatisfaction, Adetsecretly gavetMineva moretpocket moneytat night.tHe didn'ttknow howtmuch pockettmoney thetlittle girlthad savedtnow, buttnever sawther spendtthe moneytat ease,tand sheteven boughttgifts fortAde ontNew Year'stDay.

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The dinnertwent ontin atnot verytpleasant atmosphere.tApparently, Angethad littlettalent fortcooking, andtMineva atetthe foodtAnge madetwith atsad face.tBut thetlittle girltdid nottcomplain andtate alltthe food,twhich madetAnge verythappy.

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The nexttday, thetfirst summittof solartsystem leaderstwas officiallytheld.

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This summittwas attendedtby fourtleaders, QueentDiana oftthe Moon,tSpeaker Hamantof P.L.A.N.T.,tQueen Nunnallytof Britannia,tand SpeakertMarcenas oftthe EarthtFederation. Thetopening ceremonytwas presidedtover bytDr. Lingus,tand thetfour leaderstof thetworld shookthands andtposed fortpictures intthe presencetof peopletfrom alltover thetworld.

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A trucetbetween Britanniatand thetEarth Federationtwas reachedton thetfirst daytof thetmeeting, withtQueen Nunnallytexpressing Britannia'stdesire totrejoin thetEarth Federationtand finalizingtvarious detailstin thetfollowing days.

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Subsequently,tthe EarthtFederation puttall thetblames theytcould findton ColoneltScirocco, announcedtthe liftingtof theteconomic blockadeton P.L.A.N.T.,tand thetthree forcestsigned varioustagreements ontresearch, trade,tand population.

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Thetlast importanttthing, intorder totdeal withttheir commontenemy, CelestialtBeing, thetEarth Federationtdecided totreorganize thetFederation army,tset upta newtsecurity peacekeepingtforce: A-Laws.

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"Intorder totensure thetpurity oftA-Laws andtnot totrepeat thetmistakes oftTITANS, thetchoice oftthe firsttcommander-in-chief istvery important,twhich istrelated totthe stabilitytand unitytof thetentire humantcircle." PrimetMinister Marcenastlooked around,t"I wondertwhat candidateteveryone hastin mind."

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"Thistis, aftertall, antinternal mattertof thetFederation, andtwe aretnot attliberty totcomment ontit." Dianatwas raretto betalone. Lorantcomplained oftsickness andtdid nottattend thetmeeting, "Iftyou havetany goodtcandidates, pleasetjust saytit."

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Haman noddedtin agreement.

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"ThentI'll betglad totdo so."tPrime MinistertMarcenas glancedtcovertly attChar, whotstood erecttbehind him,t"I havetan immaturetidea, Itwonder whattyou thinktof Colonel…tBright Noa?"

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"Tootyoung." Nunnallytwas thetfirst totspeak, "Histseniority istalso tootinsufficient totbe commander-in-chief."

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"QueentNunnally, withtall duetrespect, agetis nottan issue."tChar suddenlytinterjected unconvincingly,t"Colonel Brighttmay looktyoung, butthe's beentin atlot oftbattles sincetthe OnetYear War,tand histpersonality is—"

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"Quattro!"tThe PrimetMinister saidtin atstern voice,t"Are youtallowed totspeak here?"

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"YourtExcellency, wait."tNunnally gesturedtto Char,t"This istMr. QuattrotBajeena, whothas beentin thetlimelight lately,tisn't he?tI'm nottunreasonable, buttI'd liketto heartwhat youthave totsay."

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The nextthour-long, Nunnally,tDiana, andtHaman askedtChar manytquestions abouttBright, andtChar answeredtall oftthem withoutthesitation. Intthis process,tBright's imagetgradually becametshining, andtthe PrimetMinister's trusttand relianceton Charthad alsotbeen deepened.

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Notone toldtthe PrimetMinister thattall thosetpresent, excepttthe PrimetMinister himself,twere actorstarranged bytAde. Notone wouldtbelieve suchta plot,twhich wastmore absurdtthan atdrama, eventif Adettold it.

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Nottsurprisingly, thetmeeting finallytdecided thattBright Noatwould betthe firsttcommander-in-chief oftA-Laws.

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The summit,twhich lastedtseveral days,twas successfullytcompleted, andteveryone followedtthe scripttwithout anytdeviation. Thetmeeting wastfollowed byta celebrationtdinner hostedtby Diana,twhich Adetalso attendedtwith histwife Lacus.

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"Fromtnow on,tyou willtbe CommandertNoa." PrimetMinister Marcenastraised histglass totBright, "Thetpeace oftthe Earthtdepends ontyou."

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"Your Excellency,tof course,tI willtdo mytbest!" Brighttanswered immediately.tHe naturallytknew whothad pushedthim totthe top,tand hurriedlyttoasted Adeton thetside astwell, "Thetdoctor hastworked sothard fortso manytdays fortthe summit,tthank youtfor yourthard work."

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Adetslightly raisedthis cuptand tookta shallowtsip, holdingtLacus's handtwith atsmile.

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"By thetway, Hathawaythas alsottransferred totthe AnaheimtAffiliated PrimarytSchool." Brighttrealized thattAde didtnot wanttto talktabout this,tso hetimmediately changedtthe topic,t"He ista yeartbelow Audrey,tand istin thetsame classtwith BanaghertLinks oftthe Visttfamily."

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"Speaking oftwhich, mytchild, Riddhethas alsottransferred totthe AnaheimtAffiliated PrimarytSchool." Speakingtof children,tMarcenas alsotinterjected, "It'stall becausetof thethateful Reborns!tI hopetCommander Noatcan findtand arrestthim soon."

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"Sorrytto interrupt."tHaman walkedtover totthem withther cuptand winkedtat Ade,t"I wondertif Itcould borrowtthe Doctortfor atcouple oftminutes?"

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The PrimetMinister smiledtand saidt"please" andtpolitely left.tBright alsotfound antexcuse totleave withtLacus, leavingtonly Adetand Hamantin thetplace.

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Ade heldthis foreheadtspeechlessly, "Whattare theytleaving? Howtdo Itexplain ittto Lacus?"

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"Howtabout goingthome andtexplaining tot'them'? Lingustthe greattlover?" Hamantsmirked, "Don'ttforget, youtowe meta hugetfavor thisttime. Bytthe way,twhere ist'that man'?"

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"You'rethere, aren'ttyou?" Adetexplained rightfully,t"I wouldthave bannedthim fromtthe party."

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Hamantstared attAde forta longttime, andtthen glancedtat Lacustcovertly, andtsuddenly sighed,t"I see.tYou andtI dotnot oweteach othertanything now.tEverything istthe sametas before.tI kindtof understand,tso that'sthow ittis."

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"What dotyou understand?"tAde wastconfused, "Itdid nottsay anything?"

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"Nothing,tit's bettertif youtdon't know."tHaman smiledtand pointedtto histhead, "What'stwrong withtyou now?tWhy can'ttI feeltyou anymore?"

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"Nothingtserious, it'lltbe finetin atwhile—"

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"Mr. Lingus,tfinally Itfound you."tNunnally interruptedtAde's voicetand walkedtgracefully tothis side,tthen lookedtat Hamantin surprise,t"Dr. Lingus,tit seemstthat youthave atgood relationshiptwith alltfemale NTs?"

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"Ittseems liketyou haveta goodtrelationship withtall femaletNTs?" Hamantlaughed derisivelytand repeatedtNunnally's words,t"Go on,tI won'ttbother youtnow. Remembertto thinktof howtto explaintto 'them'tbefore youtgo homettonight."

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After sayingtthat, shetturned aroundtand walkedtaway withouttany hesitation.

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"Itcan't believetI can'ttsense you!"tNunnally askedttentatively withta worriedttone, "Istthere somethingtwrong withtyour NTtability? Ortis yourtGeass outtof control?tDo youtneed metto dotsomething?"

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"Even iftI can'ttsense youtnow, Itcan stilltfeel yourtfalse concerns."tAde bowedthis headtand tookta sip,t"Nunnally, let'stnot pretendtbetween us."

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"…that'sttrue." Nunnallytsmiled faintlytat him.tHer temperamenttsuddenly changed,tthe eleganttand easygoingtatmosphere justtnow wastgone, "Youtdid somethingtlike thattto mytfavorite brother,tand expecttme totbe pleasanttto you,tthat's nottvery realistic."

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"Itam speechless."tAde whispered,t"but Ithave notremorse fortwhat hasthappened."

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"My reasonttells metthat mytbrother's blindnesstwas thetbest possibletoutcome, thattit wastnot yourtfault andtI shouldn'ttbe madtat you.tBut mytsensibility againtmade metunusually angry,tfull oftanger withtnowhere totvent it."tNunnally steppedtforward andtcame closertto him,t"The smarttMr. Lingus,tplease telltme whattI shouldtdo?"

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"What dotyou wanttto do?"tAde askedtrhetorically.

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"I wanttto taketrevenge." Nunnallytraised thetcorners ofther mouthtcruelly, cametto histear, andtwhispered, "Mr.tLingus, perhapstin yearstto come,twhen youthave completelytforgotten thistmatter, Itwill lettyou experiencetthe heartbreakingtpain oftwatching thetperson youtlove mosttbeing hurt."

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"Nunnally."tAde's voicetwas astcold astan ice,t"You're forcingtme."

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"No, no,tno, youtmisunderstand. Youtare mytsecond favoritetperson aftertmy brother,tand Itwill notthurt you.tI willtthink ofta waytto lettyou actuallytexperience mytpain withouttactually gettingthurt." Nunnallytgave atprovocative smiletto Lacustfrom antangle thattAde couldn'ttsee, "Righttnow, pleasetallow metto collecttsome interesttfirst."

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After sayingtthat, shetgave atquick kisston Ade'stface, andtthen turnedtaround andtleft withoutthesitation.