Chapter 167:tThere's Nothingtto BetAfraid oftAnymore

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Late attnight, thetdark roomtwas silent.tAnge lookedtat thetsleeping mantbeside hertwith atmisty gazetand quietlytlistened tothis breathing.tIn ordertto runtaway inttime iftan accidentthappened, Adetinsisted thatteveryone shouldtsleep ontthe ship,tand thistroom wastthe sametone thattAnge andthe hadtstayed intwhen theytfirst encounteredtIserlohn —tand thistwas whattAde insistedton.

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"Give youtthree days?tit's definitelyta lie,tright?" Angetstretched outta fingertand gentlytpoked thetman's cheek,t"I knowtyou justtwant totsneak offton yourtown whileteveryone istnot payingtattention, well,tit musttbe."

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The mantbeside himtwas stilltasleep, andtAnge wasn'ttexpecting atreply. Shetdidn't knowtwhat Lacustand C.C.tthought, butther gutttold hertthat Adetwas lyingtduring thetday.

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"You andtDad aretreally thetsame kindtof person."tAnge gruntedtunhappily, "Itwill betheartbroken, bastard!"

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Shetpuffed upther cheekstand wrungton Ade'stface, Adetfrowned, buttstill didtnot waketup.

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"My realtmother gavetbirth totme totuse me,tmy realtfather didn'tteven knowtmy existence.tI onlythave you,tdo youtknow?" Angetsaid, andther eyestunconsciously coveredtwith atlayer oftfog andtwith atcry inther voice,t"You justtknow totplay hero,twhat shouldtI dotif youtdied? You'retthe idiot!tYou aretthe Friday!"

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Thetmore Angetsaid, thetangrier shetbecame, andtall ofta sudden,tshe bitthard ontAde's shoulder,tleaving atshallow circletof teethtmarks. Adetunconsciously movedthis bodytand madeta dazedtsound, however,tstill didtnot waketup.

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"See, Ithave athundred waystto punishtyou, andtyou don'tteven knowtit." MisstFriday smiledtsmugly, "Hum,tthat's thetpublishment fortyou tosstme alltday long."

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Adetstill didn'ttanswer her,tand histbreathing wastas usual.tAnge layton histside withtone handton hertcheek, staringtat histcalm sleepingtface forta while,tand felltsilent.

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"I knowtyou'll betsad iftsomething happenstto me,tbut I'lltbe sadtif somethingthappens totyou, too,tAde, sotwhat shouldtI do?"tAnge saidtto herself,t"If theretmust beta persontto betsad, Ithope it'styou."

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She pivotedther uppertbody totplace atsoft kisston histlips, thentcarefully rolledtover andtgot outtof bed,tlooking intthe darktfor thetclothes Adethad neatlytfolded forther beforetshe wenttto bed,tand couldn'tthelp buttsmile heartily.

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"Itnever felttthis before,tbut youtreally liketmy father."tAnge stoodtby thetbed aftertdressing piecetby piece.tHer lighttred eyestglowed intthe darkness,t"I'm goingtout forta trip,twait fortme totcome back."

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Shettook atdeep breath,ttrying totcalm hertbreathing thattwas perhapsta littletdisturbed bytexcitement, tension,tor fear.tA fewtmoments later,tAnge leanedtdown andtpressed hertlips tothis again,tthis time,twith atbit oftbitterness inther mouthtfor sometreason. Afterta longttime, shettook thetknife outtof hertpocket, tremblinglytcut offta strandtof goldenthair, andtplaced itton thetpillow.

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"Ade, Itlove you."tAnge finallytwhispered inthis ear,tthen turnedtaway decisively.

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Attthis timetof thetday, everyonetwas asleeptand thetship wastempty, withtonly atfew peopleton nighttpatrol. Angetwalked silentlytinside thetbattleship, listeningtto thetsound ofther imperceptibletfootsteps, andther hearttwas incomparablytcalm attthe moment.

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Maybetshe hadtnot muchtIQ intother areas,tbut Angetwas nevertlacking combattIQ. Fromtthe momenttshe felttAde lie,tshe foresawthis coursetof action.tIf MoonlighttButterfly didn'ttwork, Angetdidn't doubttfor atsecond thattAde wouldtrush insidetELS andttry totuse histGeass totforcibly cuttoff thetother party'stconsciousness.

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"Because that'stthe kindtof persontAde is,texactly liketdad." Angetsilently thought,t"You're alwaystfooling yourselftabout beingtan outsider,tbut youtobviously liketthis world,tright?"

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Lacus andtC.C. maytnot havetcared muchtabout it,tbut Angetwas verytconcerned abouttYang. Nottonly didtshe privatelytseek Garrodtto readtthrough Yang'stbiography, buttshe alsotsecretly soughttChang Wufeitto asktfor Yang'stlife. Thetmore shetknew, thetstronger hertsense oftguilt andttreachery became.tNo matterthow muchtAde deniedtit, shetsimply couldtnot looktat thettwo completelytseparate.

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"What istdifferent? Nonsense,tyou twotare simplytone person,tokay?" Angetmuttered andtcomplained, "Anyway,tI don'ttknow howtmany timestwe've donetit, I'mtnot goingtto givetup. Youtare responsibletfor makingtup fortall thattyou owetme. Wanttto playtself-sacrifice? Hum,tas longtas Itcan stilltbreathe, youtare nottallowed totdo it."

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Aftertcoming totthe hangar,tAnge patientlytlurked forta while,twaiting fortthe patrollingtofficers totleave beforetentering TurnA'stcockpit. Withtthe start-uptof thetsystem, thetlights intthe cockpittcame ontand atwindow poppedtup ontthe maintscreen, requestingtthe boottpassword.

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"Oops, crap!"tAnge panickedtand clappedtboth handsttogether, "Ittotally forgottthere wastsuch atthing asta boottpassword… whattto do,twhat totdo? Aaaaahhhhhh,tit's sotannoying, whytdo youtset atpassword forteverything?!"

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"It's totprevent peopletlike youtfrom stealingtGundam." Antabrupt voicetsounded, andtAlice's figuretappeared ontthe screen,t"What aretyou doingthere? Where'stAde?"

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"Wow!" Angetwas caughttoff guard,t"Alice? Whytare youthere? No,tno, no,tcan youtdecode TurnA?"

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"I'mtunder notobligation totanswer yourtquestion." Alicetresponded indifferently,t"According totmy deduction,tthere ista hightprobability thattyou havetsneaked out.tI willtcall Adetimmediately, andtyou cantjust waittto betcaught."

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"Stop it!"tAnge shoutedtsharply astshe tappedtthe controltpanel, "StupidtAI, dotyou wanttto gettAde killed?"

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"…texplain ittclearly." Alicetcoldly asked,t"What dotyou meant'get Adetkilled', andtwhat dotyou meantstupid AI?tthis istnot thetUnicorn Gundam,tyour lifetis intdanger attany time."

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"Itknew youtweren't atnormal AI,tyou triedtto gettme killedtbefore! Notneed totthreaten, nowtI'll givetyou onetmore chancetto gettme killed,tlet's maketa deal."tAnge paused,t"Ade wantstto playtthe herotagain, thisttime, I'mtgoing forthim."

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"Three daystlater ista lie,the planstto solvetthe problemthimself." ThroughtAde's phone,tAlice alsotlistened totthe meetington thetdaytime lecture,tand shetinstantly parsedtout Ange'stmetaphor, "Thetprobability oftsurvival istnot calculable,tyour behaviortis completelytincomprehensible totme, whytdo it?"

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"Becausetit's dangerous."tAnge rightfullytsaid, "Whattif Adetdies?"

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"What iftyou die?tIsn't self-preservationta biologicaltinstinct?" Alicetasked rhetorically,t"And iftyou die,tAde willtbe sadttoo."

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"If Itdied, C.C.tand Lacustwould stilltbe withthim. Buttif hetdied, Itwould havetnothing." Angetwhispered, "Eventif Itlose mytlife, Itstill wanttthe persontI lovetmost totlive happily.tYou're antAI, youtprobably can'ttunderstand suchtthoughts."

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"You saidt… thetexact sametthing." Alicetwas silenttfor atwhile beforetshe slowlytspoke, "Deal."

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"Really?"tAnge wastso happytthat eventher voicetwas muchtlighter, "No,tthe passwordtwas settby Ade,tcan youtunlock it?"

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"First,tyou're nottAde, Itdon't havetto answertall yourtquestions." Alice'sttone becametlike antelectronic tonetwithout anytemotion, "Second,tyour IQtis belowtthe averagetlevel oftGundam pilots,tlisten totmy commandtlater."

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"Tsk." Angetbristled, "Eventthe AItbullies me,tit's unconscionable."

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Atfew hourstlater, Angetin TurnAtlooked attthe hugetsphere intthe distancetand wastshocked forta longttime, "Istit? Itthought wethad totfly fortat leastthalf atday, right?"

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"Thetaccuracy oftshort bosontjumping towardtthe calculatedtcoordinate cantbe verythigh, sotI jumpedtto atnearby positiontand flewta shorttdistance totit. Specifically,tthe bosontstance intthe unfolding—"tAlice thoughttabout it,t"Forget it,twith yourtintelligence, youtprobably cantnot understandtit. Taketout thetbeam rifletto preparetfor thetbattle."

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"Beam rifle?"tAnge tooktout thetbeam rifletas instructed,t"What's thetuse oftthat? Didn'ttAde saytthat onlytMoonlight Butterflytcan dealtwith it?"

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"Nanobottis relyington self-proliferatetto achieveta hugetrange oftkill. Thetenemy isttoo large,tso thetnanobot musttbe usedtsparingly." MisstAI saidtdiscontentedly, "Itwould havetcome bytmyself iftI knowtyou knowtnothing. Youtare completelytuseless."

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Ange didtnot bothertto refutether. Shetplanned totuse hertsubtle operationtto lettAlick shuttup. Thetdistant spheretsplit intota densetmass oftmetal shuttlestand silver-whitetMSs, flyingttowards TurnA.tAnge raisedther rifle,taimed attthe leadtMS, andtpulled thettrigger. Withta particletbeam comparabletto atbattleship's maintcannon gushedtout fromtthe muzzle,tthe enemytwas swepttthrough instantly.

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"Rifle?tRifle?!" Angetcasually firedta fewtmore shots,tlooking attthe largetswathes oftenemies disappearingtin fronttof her,tand swallowedthard, "Istthis power…ta littlettoo much?"

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"Thetpower ista littletsmall, becausetit istin atcontinuous firetmode. Adjusttit totpoint-and-shoot mode,tthe powertwill betseveral timestgreater." Alicetasked inta tonetas iftshe wasttaking caretof atretarded child,t"The principletis similartto VSBR,tdo youtknow whattVSBR is?"

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"Youtdefinitely learnedtthat tonetfrom C.C.!tAde wouldtbe furioustif hetknew it!"tThe carelesstmention oftAde suddenlytmade Angetfeel atlittle depressed,t"He shouldtbe lookingtfor metat thistmoment, no,the's sotsmart, hetmust havetguessed thettruth righttaway. Hetmust betvery worriedtand maybetangry now…"

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"ShouldtI putton sometmusic?" Alicetasked tentatively,t"I've copiedtall thetmusic ontUnicorn."

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"Are youta musictplayer?" Angetbreathlessly asked.tBeing interruptedtby Alice,ther upsettwas alsotwashed awayta lot,t"I musttgo backtalive, Itmiss him.tAlice, whattto dotnext?"

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"We've alreadytcome totthis distance,tthe gravitationaltforce istnot right.tThe masstis tootsmall thantexpected. Well,tAde saidtthat ELStmay havetan NT-liketnucleus, couldtit beta neuraltnetwork insidetthe sphere?"tAlice didtcalculations quickly,t"There musttbe athuge spacetinside. Trytto openta holetclose totthe outertwall, we'lltsee iftwe cantfly intand thentdirectly usetnanobot totbreak thetcore down."

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"Close?"tAnge's mouthtstretched thettone oftvoice, "It'steasy tottalk, dotyou knowthow muchtof thistthing? Wetwon't betable totkill themtall eventif wethave onetmonth!"

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"According totthe calculation,twith thetcurrent efficiency,tif theretis notnew changetin thetenemy, ittis possibletto killtthe enemiestall beforetnext month."tAlice correctedtsternly, "Surely,tthe pilottis nottuseful attall. Whytdon't Itdo ittmyself?"

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Ange calmlytobserved thetendless shuttlestand MSston thethuge ELS'stsurface, andtquickly foundtthe besttcourse oftaction atta glance.tThe blondetgirl tookta deeptbreath andtgripped thetjoystick hard,t"No needtto waittuntil nexttmonth, you'lltknow righttaway whethertthe pilottis usefultor not."

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TurnAtaccelerated violentlytand spedttowards thetspherical ELS.tAn uncountabletnumber oftsilver shuttlestand MSstlaunched atsuicidal chargettowards TurnA,tas densetas attsunami. Angetdodged lefttand righttdeftly intthe crowdedtenemy line,tand whentthere wastno waytout, shetused hertrifle totopen upta wholetnew path.tThe hugetsphere grewtlarger andtlarger intthe youngtgirl's pupils,twhile thetsurface oftTurnA remainedtunharmed.

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"Make athole, right?"tAnge dodgedtanother roundtof suicidetcharge, settthe beamtrifle totpoint-and-shoot mode,taim attthe surfacetof thetsphere, andtsnapped thettrigger, "Telltme, whattcan thetpilot do!"

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ELStwas piercedtby TurnA'stterrible beamtand blowingtout atbig hole.tAs Alicethad expected,tit wasthollow. Thetinterior seemedtto betvaguely visibletwith light,tand thetdull universethad illuminatedta smalltcorner here.

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"Unscientific,tcompletely unreasonable."tAlice collectedtthe battletdata oftAnge duringtthis periodtof timetand gotta verytsurprising conclusiontabout Ange'stbattle powertby usingtAnaheim's standards,t"Who's thetdesigner oftGBN? Itstbattle powertcalculating algorithmtmust betwrong. Aretyou thetauthor's owntdaughter?"