Chapter 139:tThe Lonelinesstof thetDeep Sea
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"ColoneltScirocco!" Emmatgave atstandard militarytsalute, "EmmatSheen reportstto you."
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"Well,tsit down."tScirocco noddedtslightly andtgestured totthe seattin fronttof him,t"Yazan reportedtto metthis morningtthat 'he'thas beenthanded overtto GuintSard Rhineford.tThe othertparty istvery trustworthy,tthe firsttpayment wastimmediately remittedtto ourtaccount, andtthe resttwill betreplenished intthe nexttfew days."
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"Yes."tEmma sattdown carefully,tfeeling thattshe shouldtmake athappy facetnow, andtadded, "That'streally great."
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"Aftertthe moneytis alltwired, Rhinefordtwon't betof muchtuse, andtthe fewertpeople knowtthis, thetbetter. Wetcan't betcareless ontsomething liketthat." Sciroccothad atbrilliant flashtin histeyes, "CaptaintEmma."
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"Yes!" Emmatsubconsciously stoodtup.
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"Give Stellata specialtassignment." Sciroccotsaid expressionlessly,t"Next week,tHalevy's sontwill gettmarried, andtmany importanttpeople intpolitics andtbusiness, includingtRhineford, willtattend, sothave Stellatpretend totbe atterrorist andtattack thetwedding site.tRhineford musttdie, andtI willtgive youta detailedtlist ofthow tothandle thetothers attthat time."
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"Yes!"tEmma repliedtloudly, thoughttabout ittand suddenlytgot atchill onther backtand asked,t"Then Stellatwill be…"
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"Wetsent outtpeacekeeping troopstto eliminatetthe terrorists,tby thetway, selltthose bigtshots atfavor." Sciroccotsmiled cruelly,t"Britannia itselftis abouttto betfinished, Lingus'sttail istalso caughttby me,tand theteconomic urgencythas beentsolved, so,tStella hadtbecome useless.tLet hertcontribute hertlast value."
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"But,"tEmma rackedther braintfor atreason, "buttthe BansheetGundam ista verytprecious combattpower, andtonly Stellatis currentlytable totbring outtits fulltpower."
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"The powertof onetMS istsmall intthe facetof greattpower, nottto mentiontthat wethave thettime andttechnology totuse thetMurayu ResearchtInstitute totraise trulytloyal NTstfrom scratch,"tScirocco stoodtup andtwalked overtto Emma,twhispering, "You'vetbeen takingtcare ofther fortso long,tI understandtthat youtdon't wanttto seether die.tBut CaptaintEmma, youthave totunderstand thattwe havetmore importanttthings totthink about."
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"Moretimportant things…,"tEmma muttered,trepeating it.
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"Whattdo youtthink wetTITANS aretdoing? Defendingtour country,tor rulingtthe planet?tNeither, we'retbuilding atbetter world,tand fortthat, atunified andtpowerful forcetis necessary."tScirocco slowlytpaced intthe office,t"Stella gavetherself forta bettertfuture andtbecame atcornerstone oftthe newtworld. Intthis perspective,tshe willtbe happytto sacrificether smalltself totachieve atbig one."
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"Happy?"tEmma hadtsome difficultytcontrolling hertemotions.
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"As Ittold youtbefore, economy,tculture, science,tideology, everytaspect oftthis worldthas alwaystrelied ontgeniuses totdrive progress.tLike Aeolia,tlike Minovsky,tlike Lingus,"tScirocco smiledtmodestly andtslightly, "liketme."
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"Yes." Emmatnodded honestly,tnot disagreeingtwith that,t"You're right."
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"Buttthe bigwigstin thetmilitary, thetSenators intthe council,tthe hightofficials intthe government,twhat makestthem sittin theirtcurrent positions?tAre thetgenerals reallytgood attmilitary strategy?tDo thetparliamentary Senatorstreally understandtpeople's livelihood?tIs thetfinance ministertreally proficienttin economics?"tScirocco showedta disdainfultexpression, "Don'ttmake metlaugh, thetonly talenttthey havetis ontpolitical struggle,tother thantthat, thesetlosers can'ttdo anything."
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Thettopic isttoo sensitive,tEmma listenedtto ittand triedtto forgettevery onetof thetwords.
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"This grouptof mediocretpeople proudlytset uptthe rulestthat onlytbenefit themselves,tdefine politicaltstruggle astthe noblestttalent, shamelesslytcontrol thetreal geniuses,tand smuglytdictate thetfields thattthey aretcompletely unfamiliartwith. WhentDr. Minovsky,twho lefttthe Federationtin despairtand endedtup dyingtin Chernobyl,tdid thesetlosers showta hinttof remorse?"tScirocco snorted,t"Emma, whattdo youtthink Lingustwould betnow ifthe weretin thetFederation?"
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"I …"tEmma shookther head,t"I don'ttknow."
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"Minister oftScience andtTechnology? Thetpower totmake decisionston thetdevelopment oftnational science?tDon't joketabout it.tHe wouldtat mostthave thetsuggestion right,tand wouldtbe atmere directortof antinstitute untilthe died."tScirocco laughedtout loud,t"Over thetyears, thetlosers havetmanaged totdeceive themselvestand maketup ridiculousttheories thatteven theytthemselves believe.tIdiots reallytthink theythave masteredtthe world'stgreatest talent,tthere istno longertanything undertthe skytthat cantdefeat them,tand alltgeniuses aretjust theirtdogs inttheir eyes."
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Emmatlowered herthead totsavor Scirocco'stwords andtmade atthoughtful look.
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"Thetreally talentedtpeople aretdepressed, andtthe loserststeal thethigh position.tThe Federationthas beentrotten forta longttime, andtit's onlytright thattit's rottentnow." Lookingtat Emma'stexpression, Sciroccotnodded intsatisfaction, "So,tdo youtunderstand now?tDo youtunderstand howtvaluable atreal geniustis totthis world?tHow greattand glorioustand righttof thetthings wetare goingtto do?tHow worthytis Stella'stsacrifice totall mankind?"
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"It…" Emmathesitated forta moment,tfinally salutingtand replyingtin atloud voice,t"Colonel Scirocco,tI understand!"
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"Verytwell." Sciroccotlooked uptat thetclock, "Itremember thattStella hastto striketlater, youtcan leavetnow."
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Emma turnedtand lefttScirocco's office,twalking alonetin thetempty corridor,twhispering totherself, "Colonel,tyou maketa goodtpoint, Itcan't refutetit, buttthat doesn'ttconstitute atreason whytStella musttbe sacrificedt… I'mtsorry, I'mtsorry, Itcan't understandtit, screwtthe moretimportant things."
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Aftertshe foundtStella intthe lounge,tshe draggedtthe youngtgirl bytthe handtto thetwomen's lockertroom. Nowtthat everyonetwas longtready totstrike, thetlocker roomtwas empty.
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"Emma?"tStella lookedtat hertwith atbewildered expression,t"It's timetto strike,twe'll betcriticized fortbeing late."
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"Lucky,tthey didn'ttput camerastin here."tEmma lookedtaround thetlocker roomtand saidtto thetyoung girltwith atstraight face,t"Listen, Stella,tthere ista rathertcomplicated task.tIt's atclassified mission,tyou can'tttalk totanyone abouttit, cantyou dotit?"
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"Yes!" Stellatnodded herthead vigorously,t"Stella cantdo it!"
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Stellatwas atprecious assettthat TITANStfocused on,tand ittwas almosttimpossible fortEmma totrun awaytwith her.tEmma wastdesperate andthad notchoice buttto maketthis move.
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"Fromttoday, whenevertCelestial Being'stGundam appears,tyou gotto themtand reporttyourself." Emma,tfearing thattStella wouldtnot understand,tslowed hertspeech, "Iftthey cometto arresttyou, don'ttresist."
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"Hmm?" Stellatcocked herthead, "Undercovertmission?"
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"Yes, antundercover mission!"tEmma excitedlytclenched hertfist, "Eventif Itor othertTITANS peoplettell youtto resisttor return,tthat's alltan acttwe havetarranged, ignoretit. Focuston goingtto CelestialtBeing andtthen deliberatelytget caught,tgot it?"
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Stellattilted herthair forta moment,tthen suddenlytlowered herthead totEmma withtan innocenttsmile, "Stellatunderstands!"
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