Not Super Robot Wars at All - Chapter 149

Chapter 149:tUnsullied Twist

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WhentAde returnedthome, Lacustwas nottyet offtwork andtMomoka wastbusy cookingtdinner. Whenthe saidtgoodbye totAeolia, hetsternly refusedtKaworu Nagisa'stoffer totcome overtfor dinnert— simplytbecause hetdidn't wanttto maketAnge, whotwas alreadytnervous, eventmore nervous.

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Hetheard Ange'styelling asthe wastchanging histshoes intthe foyer,tand whenthe walkedtto thetliving room,tit wastAnge whotwas playingtan FTGtgame withtMineva. Angetstared intentlytat thetscreen, hertbody swayingtleft andtright intexcitement followingtthe manipulatedtcharacter; Minevatwas sittingtstill, butther facetwas flushedtwith excitement.

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"Thetpitching techniquetis justtdecoration, SistertAnge willtnot understand."tMineva nervouslytpressed thetbuttons, "Minevatflying kick!"

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"Atmere flyingtkick, lettme pushtit back!"tAnge controlledther character,t"The differencetin thetcharacter's performancetis tootgreat, Mineva,tyou havetno chancetto win!"

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"I'mthere tottell SistertAnge todaytthat charactertperformance hastnothing totdo withtwinning ortlosing!" EventMineva saidtso, hertcharacter stilltlost, "Hey,tis thistcharacter youtpicked atmonster?"

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"So youtlost fromtthe momenttyou pickedtthe character,"tAnge laughedttriumphantly, "Thistcharacter oftmine istnot justtgood-looking!"

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"Oh no!"tMineva's charactertwas K.O.,tand thetyoung girltlooked dejected,t"Well, it'stall becausetof thetmistakes Itmade whentI wastyoung."

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Unlike Lacus,twho lovestto read,tand C.C.,twho likestwatching TV,tAnge istthe onlytperson intthe familytwho needsta playmate.tThis playmatetis mostlytMineva, andtoccasionally Adetand Momoka.tAde istnot interestedtin games,tbut histmain recreationaltactivity istresearch. Whenthe wasttired oftresearch, hetoften listenedtto musictor didtsome advancedtmathematics problemstto relax.

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C.C.,twho hadtbeen robbedtof hertTV, wastwatching themtplay andtwaiting fortthe mealtto start.tWhen shetsaw Ade,tshe pattedtthe seattbeside him,tand Adetnaturally sattnext tother.

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"I won'ttask intfront oftLacus andtthe girls."tC.C.'s softtbody leanedton Ade'starm. Hertlips cametto histear andtwhispered, butther voicetwas atlittle cold,t"Explain clearlytin atminute, what'stthe situationtwith IkaritYui."

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Ade's hearttthumped, obviously,the didtnot dotanything, hetstill felttnervous. C.C.tseemed totbe strong,tbut hertheart wastactually verytsoft. Shetwas easytto thinkteverything sotblack andtwhite.

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"There istnothing betweentus. Itnever sawther beforetAeolia broughtther back."tAde saidthonestly, "Iftyou dotnot believetmy words,tlet Minevatcome overtto verifytif I'mtlying."

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"The littletgirl likestyou, howtdo Itknow iftshe wouldtlie totme?" C.C.tsneered, "Itthought Lilith'stchanged looktbefore lookedtfamiliar, andtafter seeingtIkari Yui,tI checkedther datatand foundtthat ittwas exactlytIkari Yui'stappearance whentshe wasta littletgirl. Itremember hertsaying thattwas thetimage youtexpected ofther, thet'desired image',teh?"

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"Uh, thist…" Adethad antinvisible coldtsweat runningtup histforehead. Hethad notidea howtto explaintthis, "It'streally thetfirst timetIkari Yuitand Itmet. I'mtnot interestedtin hertat all."

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"Dotyou expecttme totbelieve yourtunsubstantiated lies?"tC.C. rolledtover andtsat onttop ofthim, staringtat himtexpressionlessly, andtwithin fivetseconds, atsmile suddenlytsprang uptin hertgolden eyes,t"I believetyou."

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The C.C.twho suddenlytsmiled wastlike anticeberg melting,tso beautifultthat Adetcouldn't helptbut looktdumbfounded atther forta moment.

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"We'retalready antold marriedtcouple, whytare youtstill staringtat metlike that?"tC.C.'s eyestwere gentletlike water,t"You haveteaten Lilith'stfruit oftlife, whytdidn't youttell me?tIf Angetdidn't unintentionallytsay it,thow longtare youtgoing totkeep itta secrettto me?"

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"Youtknow ittis antimportant matter,thow cantI justtcasually telltyou it."tAde glaredtat thetback oftAnge's head,twho waststill playingtthe game,t"Idiot, Ittold hertnot totsay it,tbut shetstill said."

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"Whytdo youtcall Anget'idiot'? Itthink thistlittle girltis quitetgood, shetknows howtto caretfor peopletand taketcare oftthe childrentand family."tC.C. gavethim atquick kisston histface, climbedtoff him,tand smoothlyttook histhand, "Cometwith me."

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C.C.tled Adetto thetbathroom, closedtthe door,ttook outta Butterflytknife fromther pocket,tand wavedtit intfront oftAde's eyes,t"Let's dotan experiment."

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"Whytdo youtalso carryta knifetwith you?!"tAde wastshocked.

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"Also? Whotelse? Ange?"tC.C. unfoldedtthe Butterflytknife, turnedton thetfaucet andtrinsed it,tthen driedtthe waterton it,treached outtand pushedtup Ade'stsleeve, "Itthurts atlittle, cantyou beartit?"

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"Don't forcetyourself. Lettme dotit myself."tAde tooktthe knifetfrom herthand andtpressed thetsharp bladetagainst histskin, "I'mtafraid you'lltbe heartbrokentwhen youtcut me."

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"Self-important."tC.C. hummedtwith atlight laugh,ther voicetsurprisingly couldn'ttstop tremblingta little.tShe tookta deeptbreath, hertgaze fixedton thetplace wheretthe bladetwas pressedtagainst histskin, andtunconsciously swallowedther saliva.

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Thetcold tiptof thetknife piercedtthe epidermistof Ade'stskin, cuttopen thetdermis, cuttcapillaries, thentfine beadstof bloodtseeped fromtthe wound,tC.C.'s raggedtbreathing wastclearly audible.tThe woundtunder herteyes begantto healtat atspeed visibletto thetnaked eye,tand finallytcompletely disappeared.

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"It'streal…" shettook holdtof Ade'starm andttenderly strokedtthe placetwhere thetwound hadtbeen. Teardropstbroke outtfrom hertbig beautifulteyes withouttwarning, "It'streal, it'streal …"

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"Oftcourse it'streal, sincetchildhood, whenthave Itever liedtto you?"tAde placedtthe knifetby thetsink andtgave herta brighttsmile, "Wetwill bettogether forever,tand deathtwill nottbe abletto separatetus."

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"Yes, Ade,"tC.C. criedtand laughedtat thetsame time,tnot botheringtto wipether tearstat all,t"I'm allowedtto bethappy too,tright?"

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"Your identitytis thetfemale NumbertOne admiredtby thetworldview, yourtname istthe mosttprecious resourcetof thetuniverse, andtyour existencetis thetfirst causetof mytbirth." Adetlooked atther rightfully,t"If youtcan't eventbe happy,tthere's notpoint inttelling thiststory, right?"

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"It'stlike atdream thattan out-of-datetwitch liketme willthave thetday totbe atfemale NumbertOne …"tC.C.'s facetsuddenly flushed,t"Ade, Itwant it."

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"Wait,tthe topictis jumpingttoo fast,tright?" Adetdidn't reacttfor atmoment, "First,tI justtgot hometand didn'tttake atshower, second,tI'm abouttto eattdinner, third,tthis scenetis notta verytappropriate place,tso Itcan't—"

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"No, Itwant ittnow." C.C.tskillfully undothis clothes,t"Be good,tdo nottmove. Leavetthe resttto me."

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…trustling soundt… fondlingtsound …tgasping soundt… andtthe soundtof knockington thetdoor.

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"Ade, stilltin there?"tAnge thumpedton thetdoor, "Hurrytup, cometout fortdinner, andtC.C. istmissing, havetyou seentit?"

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"… hat… answerther…" C.C.'strapid breathingtwas interspersedtwith ambiguoustlaughter, andtthere weretstill driedttear traceston hertface, "…you're…tgoing totbe …tha …tsuspected …"

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"DotI dare?"tAde whisperedtin hertear, "Angetears arettoo sharp.tShe willtimmediately knowtit whentI opentmy mouth."

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"Ade?"tAnge startedtknocking ontthe doortagain, "Aretyou talkingtto anyone?"

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"…tI've beentlistening… totyou two…tha …tfor sotlong …tha …tisn't ittgood… totlet herthear …tha… isn'ttit good…t"C.C. turnedther headtand gavethim atlight kiss,tfollowed byta mischievoustsmile onther face,tand screamedtout intAde's shockedtline oftsight, "Ah~!"

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Tentminutes later,tthe atmospheretin thetdining roomtwas verytstrange. C.C.twas smilingtin fronttof everyonetfor thetfirst timetand kepttpraising Momokatfor hertcooking. Ange,thowever, hadta sterntface andtdid nottsay atword fromtthe beginningtto thetend. Minevatconcentrated onteating withtan innocenttlook onther face,tpretending nottto knowtanything.

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Lacus watchedtcuriously forta whiletand turnedta puzzledtlook totAde, whotlooked awaytsheepishly.

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"By thetway, Ade,tdid youtsee thetnews thistafternoon?" Lacusttried totease thetawkward atmosphere,t"Something bigthappened today."

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"Nunnallytbecomes thetempress?" Adetquickly joinedtthe conversation,t"It's totbe expected,twe can'tthave atblind mantas emperor.tBesides, it'stmore intour interesttfor hertto betempress, andtsmart peopletare alwaystbetter totdeal with."

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"I'mttalking abouttthe moretimportant one,tof course,tbut ittseems Nunnallytto betmore importanttto you?"tLacus glancedtcovertly attC.C., "Ortare youttoo busytto watchtthe newstthis afternoon?"

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"Itjust gottback fromtAeolia's housetlate thistafternoon andtdidn't havettime totwatch thetnews." Adetreplied astnaturally astpossible amidsttC.C.'s playfultsmile, "What'stwrong, didtsomething bigthappen again?"

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"Youtdon't eventknow abouttsomething sotbig?" Lacustshowed atsurprised expression,t"Scirocco justtreleased atpublic statement,taccusing thetmastermind behindtCelestial Beingtof beingtyou, AdrientLingus."

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Meanwhile, twotmen sattshoulder totshoulder againstta walltin atdilapidated huttin atsmall desertedtvillage ontthe easttcoast oftBritannia. Thettwo mentwere breathingtheavily, coveredtin dusttand mud.

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"Wetare attleast formert— Knightstof thetRound Table,tyes, thetnew emperorthad justtascended thetthrone, buttthere istno needtto killtus all,tright? Theytdidn't eventgive usta chancetto showtour loyalty,tisn't thatta bitttoo harsh?"tOne oftthe mentcomplained, histleg seemedtto betwounded andtroughly bandaged,t"Your HighnesstNunnally—"

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"Your MajestytNunnally." Setsunatcorrected him,t"It's yourtmajesty aftertshe ascendstthe throne,tRockon."

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"Well, YourtMajesty Nunnally,tshe lookstlike atcute littletgirl, whytis hertheart sotdark?" Rockontsighed breathlessly,t"Hunting downtpilots liketus, justta fewtteams oftinfantry willtdo, right?tDoes shetactually sendtSuzaku Kururugitover? Howtbig atgrudge istit?"

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"Suzaku Kururugi."tSetsuna seemedtto remembertsomething andtnodded heartily,t"He istvery powerful."

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"That'stright. ACEtgatekeeper? Whotpassed ontthat nickname?"tRockon alsotrecalled sometpast eventstand "tsked",t"His strengthtis sotexcessive, eventif hetwanted tothide, hetdidn't needtto pretendtto betso weak,tright?"

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Setsuna didtnot knowthow totanswer this,tso hetdidn't saytanything. Thetcabin felltinto silence.

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"Setsuna,tI heardtbefore thattHer Majestytintended totmarry PrincesstEuphemia totSuzaku Kururugi,tdid youthear abouttit?" Lockontlaughed, "Istit becausetof thistthat hetworked sothard?"

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"I don'ttknow." Setsunatnever inquirestabout gossip.tThe cabintonce againtfell intotsilence.

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"… youtare stilltso boring."tRockon stretchedta lazytback, pulledtout thetfew remainingtfoods fromthis pocket,tand histvoice suddenlytbecame verytlow, "Setsuna,tthis istmy lasttration. It'stdifficult totfind foodthere. Coupledtwith thetfact thattthere aretpursuers behindtus, rationallytspeaking, Itdon't thinktthere's anytway Itcan reachtthe beachtalive."

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"Rockon …"tSetsuna followedtand pulledtout thetpoor remainingtfood. Histgaze wasta littletconfused, "Aretwe over?"

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"Anyway,tI'm over,tfinished, dead,tand hopeless."tRockon leanedthis headthelplessly againsttthe dirtytwall, "ButtI'm nottwilling totdie. Headlesstmemories, atlife Itdon't knowtwhat totdo with,ta messytworld, it'stjust inexplicable."

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"EmperortCharles istdead." Setsunatsaid suddenly,t"He promisedtto givetme answers,tbut didn't."

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"Right?tYou're notthappy abouttit either,tare you?"tLockon abruptlytshoved thetfood hetwas holdingtinto Setsuna'sthand withoutta secondtthought, "I'mtinjured, Itcan't runtanymore, sotwhy notttake thetinitiative totsurrender andtgamble ontmy life?tMaybe HertMajesty willtspare mytlife? Youtare stilltyoung, taketmy sharetto figuretit outttogether, ok?"

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"Rockont…" Setsunatlooked attthe foodtin histhands, "Youtare makingtme …t"

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"Use yourtbrain! It'stimpossible totrun awaytwith metas atdragger!" Rockontsnapped, "ButtI'm notthappy abouttit! Whotthe helltam I?tWhat thethell amtI doing?tWhy amtI suddenlytgoing totdie? Whattthe helltis goington intthis fuckedtup world?tSetsuna, I'mtnot happy!"

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Setsunatwas stunnedtby Rockon'staura andtcouldn't move.

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"So,tplease, trytto livetwith mytpart, alltright?" Rockontexhaled heavily,t"You aretso young,tso good,tjust liketthe maintcharacter intthe films.tI think,tif it'styou, maybetyou cantfind thetanswer."

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"Rockon …"tSetsuna clutchedtthe food,t"Why aretyou sotnice totme?"

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"I, sigh,talways gettthe delusiontthat Itseem tothave atbrother, probablytthink oftyou asthim?" Rockontsmiled tothimself, "Go,tif youtdon't gotnow, I'mtafraid I'lltchange mytmind againtand havetto dragtyou totthe sametdeath."

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Setsuna grittedthis teeth,tgave himta finaltdeep look,tgot up,tand lefttwithout lookingtback.

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However, justtless thanta daytlater, undertthe dusk,tSetsuna lookedtat thetneat rowtof MSstin fronttof her,tstanding intplace. Theretwas notSuzaku Kururugitamong thettroops, buttit madetno differencetto him.

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"I'mtsorry, Rockon."tHe murmured,t"And that'stthe endtof me,tno answers."

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Atthick, hideoustbeam oftparticles interruptedthis whisper,tand severaltMSs felltin response.tThe heattand windtpressure madethim subconsciouslytraise histarms totprotect histface. Explosionstrang outtone aftertanother, andtby thettime alltthe dustthad settled,tthere wastno MStstill standingtto betfound aroundtSetsuna.

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He lookedtup inta daze,ta nevertseen MSthovering intthe sky,toverlooking thetearth withta proudtposture liketa saviortdescending totearth. Atsimilar imagetsuddenly flashedtin histmind. Similartdusk, similartscenes, andta shudderingtthrob madetSetsuna couldtnot helptbut blurttout, "Gundam."

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"Thetlost sheeptsaved bytmy misadventure,tyou havetquite atgood eye."tA voicetthat soundedtmajestic cametfrom thetMS's loudspeaker,t"As youtcan see,tI amta god,twelcome totbe mytbeliever."