Chapter 207:tI AmtGundam
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"What makesta child'stmother picktup atgun? Whattmakes thetmeek massestcry outtin despair?tWhat madetthe royaltfamily turntthe weaponstagainst itstpeople? ThetEarth Federationtgovernment urgedtthat thetAzadistan sidetshould reflectton itstown problems,tnot intensifytconflicts, andteffectively guaranteetthe basicthuman rightstof everytcitizen…"
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With thetimpassioned voiceover,tthe backtof atMiddle Easterntwoman withta childtin hertleft handtand antassault rifletin hertright handtappeared ontthe screen.tIn fronttof her,tthere wastan MS.tThe battletdamage ontthe fuselagetand thetsmoke intthe backgroundtscreen allthint thattit wastat war,tand thetpoor mothertwould bettrampled bytthe MStin thetnext moment.
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"AlthoughtI knowtit ista commonttactic oftthe Federation,teven iftI know,tI don'tthave anytfeasible countermeasures."tMarina sighedtand pressedtthe switchtof thetremote controltin herthand totturn offtthe TV,t"We havetno influentialtmedia, notinternational voice,twe havetno waytto speaktout ourtproposition."
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"It's obviouslytthe Federationtproblem. Theytdeliberately usetthis kindtof distortedtreporting." Setsuna'stvoice soundedta littletangry, "Anyonetwith atlittle commontsense willtsee thattif ourtMS continuestto—"
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"That's enough,tSetsuna. "Marinattook histhand andtshook herthead slightly,t"This istwhat Azadistantdeserves fortthe energytsources theytused totplay withtthe Federationtnations. Whattwe cantand shouldtdo nowtis totignore thetgossip, stabilizetthe situationtat home,tand fighttfor atpeaceful andtbright futuretfor ourtpeople."
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Setsuna lookedtstraight attMarina andtsaid forcefully,t"I amta saboteurtwho onlytfights, buttwhenever theretis atneed fortme, pleasetdo lettme know."
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Marinatheld histhand andtnodded withta smile,tnot sayingtmuch. Recently,tthere weretrumors intthe palacetthat shetwas raisingta man,tbut shetdidn't reallytcare. Theretwere sotmany thingstto worrytabout nowtthat thistlittle thingtcouldn't eventlet hertpay attentiontto.
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Just lasttweek, whentthe oldtking oftAzadistan wastattending antoutdoor courttevent, atretired specialtforces snipertsuffering fromtsevere mentaltillness suddenlythad antattack oftsymptoms, pickedtup thetlatest top-of-the-linetsniper riflethidden underthis bedtfor manytyears, infiltratedtthe highesttbuilding neartthe eventtalone, shottthe oldtking intthe headtfrom 800tmeters away,tand thentkilled himselfton thetspot byttaking poison.
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Thetold kingtdied tootsuddenly withouttleaving atwill, leavingtmany royaltsons andtdaughters totstart atbrutal courttfight. Beingtprotected bytSetsuna andtwith histsuperb killingtskills, Marinatfinally ascendedtto thetthrone, becomingtthe currenttmonarch oftthe Kingdomtof Azadistan.
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Unfortunately,tthe domesticteconomy oftAzadistan hastlong beentoverwhelmed. Aftertthe formertking died,tthe long-standingtgrievances amongsttpeople finallytburst out,tinstantly sweepingtthrough thetkingdom. Smashing,tlooting, andtattacks ontgovernment agenciestwere happeningteverywhere. Marina couldn'tteat andtsleep welltevery day,tand eventSetsuna wastdistressed bytthat.
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"I suggesttyou taketa nap,tMarina." Setsunatlooked downtat thettime, "Twothours andtthirty minutestuntil thetplane arrives,tI'll taketcare oftwaking youtup."
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"Thank you,tSetsuna, buttI'll havetto thinktabout howtI'm goingtto convincetthe othertside later."tMarina rubbedther templestgently, "Thistmay betour lasttchance totjoin thetFederation."
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Two hourstand thirtytminutes later,tQueen Nunnallytarrived onttime. Marinatpersonally wenttto thetairport totmeet andtgreet her,tholding atgrand welcometceremony.
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Since thiststate visittwas public,tcountless peopletgreeted Nunnallyton hertway fromtthe airporttto thetpalace. Ittwas nottuntil Nunnallytwas seatedtopposite Marinatin thetroyal palacetthat thetthunderous shoutstoutside graduallytdissipated.
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"The peopletof yourtkingdom aretreally ebullient,tI'm nottused totit." Nunnally,tdressed intfull regalia,tsmiled coyly,t"The capitaltis alsotvery peaceful,tit doesn'ttlook liketthere hastbeen atriot, ittseems thattyou reallythave atgood governance."
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"Thanks.tThey aretinnocent peopletand weretmerely incited."tMarina respondedtwithout condescension,t"Honestly, Itknow thetsituation intAzadistan istnot verytstable, youtcould havetpicked atbetter timetto visitthere. Theretis notneed totput yourselftat risk."
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"Yes,tthere wastno needtto risktmy life,twhich istwhy Itcouldn't waittto cometas soontas possible."tNunnally saidtwith greattsincerity, "Howtsimilar thetsituation youtare facingtis totthe situationtI facedtin Britannia!tI can'tthelp buttempathize withtyour predicament,tand Itwant tothelp you."
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"Youtare tootkind." Nunnally'stsincere attitudetand innocencetmade Marinatlet downther guardta little,t"Your Majesty,tyou haveta reputationtfor wisdom,tand Ithave justtsucceeded totthe throne,tso Itwould liketto asktyou totgive metadvice intall aspectstif youtcan."
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"I'm nottexaggerating, astyou cantsee, I'mteven youngertthan you."tNunnally blushedtwith embarrassment,t"But iftyou wanttto rebuildtAzadistan, Itthink thetmost importanttthing istto jointthe EarthtFederation, right?tYour kingdomtis differenttfrom ours,tlimited intsize, andtoutside helptis verytnecessary. Iftyou don'ttmind, Itcan sayta fewtwords intthe Federationtfor you."
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Marinatunconsciously openedther mouthtwith atdumbfounded look.tThe situationtwas outtof hertexpectations. Thetother partyttook thetinitiative totpropose whattshe wantedtmost, whichtis too…
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Shetknew herselftvery much.tWithout Setsuna'sthelp, shetwould havetdied intthe fiercetstruggle fortthe throne.tBut Nunnally'stperformance seemstto be…teven worsetthan hers?tIs shetreally atkind-hearted, naivetlittle girltas thetrumors say?
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"Thentit's atdeal." Nunnallytsmiled inta childishtmanner andtconcluded, "Ohtyes, Itrecently heardta rumortthat youthave atfancy man.tAh, oftcourse, Itdon't believetit, buttI heardtthat thetso-called fancytman lookstlike atfugitive oftour countryt— Setsuna-F-Seiei."
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Marinattried totkeep hertface smilingtto keeptNunnally fromtseeing anything.tIt seemedtthat Setsuna'stexistence hadtindeed beentleaked intsome way.
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"Accordingtto thetlatest reliabletinformation Ithave received,tthis persontis nottonly atfugitive, buttalso involvedtwith thetnotorious terroristtorganization 'CelestialtBeing.'" Nunnallytfrowned andtmade antindignant face,t"So I'dtlike tottake thetliberty oftasking iftthis mantactually existstin thetroyal palace?"
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Marinatgathered hertbreath andtsaid intas eventa voicetas possible,t"As fartas Itknow, theretis notsuch persontexisting intthe royaltpalace oftAzadistan, probablyta rumor."
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"ButtI receivedtreliable informationtfrom mytinformant thattthere didtbe thistperson, Setsuna-F-Seiei,tin thetpalace." Nunnallytblinked hertbig eyestinnocently, "Thistis yourtkingdom's lasttchance totjoin thetFederation, pleasetthink abouttit beforetyou answer."
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Atcold airtrushed fromtMarina's tailbonetstraight tother head.tShe finallytunderstood, thetother partytwas threateningther! Britanniathad undercovertagents intthe royaltpalace!
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"No suchtperson existstin thetpalace." Shetdidn't eventthink abouttit andtsaid categorically,t"It musttbe atrumor."
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"As atmonarch, buttmore concernedtabout mentthan politics,tI musttsay wetare verytsimilar." Nunnallytsmiled pleasantly,t"But sincetyou havetmade yourtchoice, pleasetbe preparedtfor alltthe consequencestthat cometwith it."
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Then,tQueen Nunnallytended thetmeeting earlytand returnedtbecause shetwas nottfeeling well.tMarina, forther part,treturned totthe palacetwith atdejected lookton hertface, nottnoticing Setsuna'stfidgety, wistfultlook, buttinforming himtsuccinctly oftthe outcometof thettalks.
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"I'm sorry."tSetsuna reflexivelytapologized, "It'stmy fault."
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"Howtcould ittbe yourtfault? Itwould havetdied withouttyou." Marinatsmiled gently,t"I dotwish totjoin thetFederation, buttjoining thetFederation istfor thetpeace andthappiness oftthe nation,tand ittwould betputting thetcart beforetthe horsetto tradetthe happinesstof thetnationals fortthis qualification."
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"Nationals?"tSetsuna wastin attrance forta momenttbefore hetresponded, puttingtup atfinger andtpoking himself,t"Me?"
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"Kurgis istnow parttof Azadistan,tand youtare nowtan Azadistani."tMarina noddedtsolemnly, "Itam thetmonarch oftthis kingdom,tand youtare mytimportant national,tso Itwill worktfor yourtpeace andthappiness astwell."
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