A few days later, the activities of the international terrorist network became active again.

Three more cities were hit by terrorist bombs-Shanghai, Sao Paulo, and Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Police agencies in various cities immediately adopted a state of martial law, and at the same time it spread to the world through the news media. In addition to the concentrated condemnation of terrorist organizations that carried out indiscriminate terrorist attacks indiscriminately and unreasonably, the response of the international community has also become more intense against the Celestial Organization that stimulated their actions.

When Marina Ismail learned of the terrorist attack from the guards, she was preparing for a meeting with the British Foreign Secretary in the hotel in Dinburgh.

The explosion site was not far from the hotel where Marina was staying. "It's dangerous here. We have prepared a hotel in the outskirts. Please be ready to go." "I see."

Marina got into the black limousine and drove out of the hotel quietly.

Thick smoke billowing up can be seen outside the window. That should be the scene of the terrorist attack. Although the noise on the other side of the scene cannot be heard here, the panic-like evacuation scene is not difficult to imagine.

Marina stared at the street scene passing by the car window and recalled the conversation with Celine last night. "The diplomatic activities of Her Royal Highness seem to have been shrouded in ominousness."

After sarcasm as always, Celine said. "There was a dispute in the parliament yesterday. The authority of the conservatives was injured by the brutal force of the reformers, and it is only a matter of time before it develops into a conflict among citizens... I am afraid this is your first trip, and it will be the last. Up."

This amounts to a de facto return order.

Marina is considered in the parliament as a reformist who promotes solar power plans. Conservatives who are still immersed in the glory of the oil era in the past have been regarded as a thorn in the eye. Now those conservatives are being wounded by the reformers. Marina must return home anyway to intervene in the arbitration of this event.

There is not much time left before the deadline for returning home. During this period, both the time of meeting with the British Foreign Minister must be adjusted, and the technical support of the solar power generation system must be obtained. It is an impossible dream to realize.

Finally went back without success.

Marina just stared at the street view outside the window with her hollow eyes.

at this time.

A huge roar came from the front. In the opposite lane, a large yellow motorcycle was chasing a brown sports car and galloping here. Because of the scarcity of vehicles on the street. So it is particularly conspicuous.

After a while, the tan sports car speeded past Marina's car. Immediately afterwards, the yellow motorcycle flashed by. Sitting in the car was a fifteen or six-year-old boy with black hair and light yellow complexion. Marina only glanced at it, and she knew that she was from the same hometown as herself. The clothes worn by teenagers are also common styles in the kingdom of Azadistan. He showed a grim expression as if being chased by something.

What happened? A child who was in his hometown and was such a young child, rode a motorcycle on the street in this unfamiliar country. And it's that kind of desperate expression, maybe it's getting involved in some trouble.

Marina hesitated.

But immediately—"I'm sorry."

Said to the guard holding the steering wheel.

After turning a U-turn and returning to the way they came, they soon spotted the yellow motorcycle.

A police car was parked beside a motorcycle parked sideways in the middle of the road. The boy seemed to be arguing with the police. He stepped off the motorcycle, raised his hands above his head, and was pointed at by the police with a pistol. "Please keep him safe." "But..." "Please."

Perhaps affected by Marina’s momentum, the guards turned their heads and looked at the front silently, parked the car next to the boy, leaving behind the words "Please stay in the car, Your Royal Highness", and left. Get out of the car.

The guard was talking to the policeman. After a few conversations, the policeman suddenly slapped him in a salute. It seems that the negotiations have been successful.

The young man still held his hands, but the sinister expression just now disappeared. He was just watching the police and the guard's every move.

The eyes are quite sharp.

It's like the kind of wild cat with strong vigilance. Marina thought of this and couldn't help smiling.

Marina pressed the button and lowered the car window.

The boy cast his gaze here.

Marina smiled softly at him as if she was dissolving the juvenile's vigilance.

Marina's black car and teenager's yellow motorcycle parked in a corner of a natural park on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Marina and the boy stood side by side in a place similar to an observatory in the park. "Am I doing something superfluous?"

Marina asked, tilting her head. "……Do not……"

The boy avoided Marina's sight and replied stiffly. "Why are there frictions with the police? Are you in any trouble?""...""Are you...a traveler? Or do you live here? What about your parents?"

The boy stared at Marina with that sharp gaze, as if he was saying that you don't care about superfluous things. "Ah, I'm sorry. Because I didn't expect to meet people from my hometown here. So..."

Marina lowered her head embarrassingly. For Marina, who has traveled all over the country for so long, it’s already quite a joy to see people who exude a breath of her own country, as if the heavy burden on her shoulders has also become lighter. The same. And it's only for this reason that you are so talkative. At least, in Marina's view, she didn't know that this was a fateful encounter. "Speaking of speaking, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Marina Ismail." "...Kamar Magirif." "Kamar, then Kamal is also from the Kingdom of Azadistan. Is it?" "No, it's Kurges." "Kulges...?!"

Marina's expression changed instantly. It seems to be frozen.

The Republic of Kurghis was wiped out under the attack of the Army of the Kingdom of Azadistan in 231. That was six years ago. The land of the former Kurgis Republic has now become the territory of the Kingdom of Azadistan. To put it simply, Kurges lost the war and was taken away from the land. Towards the end, both sides were caught in the quagmire of war, especially Kurgis, who was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, was said to have launched suicidal battles like a special offensive.

Even if it has become the territory of the Kingdom of Azadistan, the residents of the original Kurghis will proudly give the answer "Kurghis" when mentioning their origin.

This young man will give the same answer to the same question, which means that he is still quite hostile to the kingdom of Azadistan. And Marina is the head of this enemy now, although this has nothing to do with Marina's personal will. But it is a war that has started from the beginning. "...Ah, yes, yes...I, what should I say..."

Marina could not find the proper language to express it for a while.

After that, the young man seemed to be unable to see such a Marina anymore, and was about to leave here. "Wait!"

Marina suddenly stopped him loudly, and she didn't know why she stopped him. It's just that even if he is from Kurgis, he wants to talk to him again. In a hurry, Marina directly converted this idea into words. "Please talk to me again... please."

The boy stopped and looked back at Marina's eyes, the sharp eyes seemed to penetrate Marina.

Marina also looked into the boy's eyes, as if she realized why she wanted to stop him. Because she felt something from the boy's double pupils. Yes, that is the same as oneself, the gaze of a person who fights alone.

The boy walked to the observatory and placed his hand lightly on the handrail. He also moved his gaze away from Marina, quietly looking at the city scene.

Marina saw it as a signal that the boy agreed to her request, walked to the boy's side, put her hand on the armrest, and looked at the street in the distance. "Kamar... did he come to this country for travel?" "..."

The teenager didn't say a word. Marina just continued on her own. "...I visited this country on a journey. It's a diplomatic journey. But maybe it will end soon." "Diplomacy?" The boy turned his head and looked at Marina.

It seemed to arouse his interest. Marina thought so, her expression softened slightly. "Yes. I think you should know Kamal, too. The kingdom of Azadistan is divided into two major forces, conservatives and reformers, and the country has fallen into turmoil. In order to revive Azadi, which is subject to oil export restrictions. For the economy of the Distan Kingdom, we must introduce a solar power system. However, the only thing that causes our lives to fall into a vicious circle is the solar power system, so those conservatives have strong resistance to this."

Marina gently held her hands together. At some point, a melancholy expression appeared on her face again. "That's why we rely on diplomacy..." the boy asked. "Yes. If the opposition between the two can't be eased, they will definitely come... those guys." "...the organization of heaven and man..."

Marina nodded. "It's a group of fanatics. What belief in the use of force to stop war... Indeed. War must be stopped. But those who are unilaterally intervened by force are really true. Lost their lives. What's more, there are countries with unbalanced economic development. Do they really think that they are the God of this world..." "When there is conflict, people will have sacrifices..." "I Didn't you say that the way of intervention was too simple and rude." Marina's tone couldn't help becoming anxious. "Neither engage in dialogue. Nor seek the possibility of a peaceful solution. It is just to force people to yield by force, which is really weird." "When you talk, someone will die." "But ......!" Marina seemed to be shocked, unable to speak for a while.

Marina looked at the boy. She didn't understand why she wanted to tell him this. She also didn't understand why this young man would say such words to protect the heaven and human organization. Maybe it's just because Marina can't agree with the way the Celestial Organization works, so she unknowingly argued with the boy. However, her words could not convince the boy.

The boy looked at Marina. With his cold, sharp eyes. "It was Azadistan who wiped out Kurghis."

Marina couldn't help taking a breath, avoiding the boy's sight. "...That's true. But we all hoped that it could be resolved peacefully until the end..." "People were already dead during that time."

The boy coldly interrupted Marina's words, and stared at Marina's eyes with that cold gaze. "...Kamar, don't you..."

Marina listened to the young man's decisive words, and suddenly thought of something. At the end of the war, Kurgis had sent some children to the battlefield as soldiers for temporary military training. If this boy was once sent to the battlefield as a soldier...

Marina shook her head, denying her thoughts. "That war was six years ago...you were still young..." "..."

The boy looked at Marina in silence.

That thought surged in Marina's heart again. "...Difficult, have you really fought before?" "Now you are still fighting." "Hey?" "...Still fighting."

The boy's eyes were surprisingly severe. Marina realized that her thoughts were wrong, and the so-called idea of ​​fighting alone like herself is completely different. Whether it is from a metaphorical perspective or a realistic perspective, he is really fighting. Even now, he is driving his body to fight. "You... are conservative..."

It's not hard to imagine that Marina would have such an idea. Soldiers from the original Kurgess joined forces with conservatives who hated solar power systems. Get rid of Marina's thorny eye. It's not a fantasy. This thought came out of Marina's mouth unconsciously. "Could it be that you are here to kill me...?!" "Even if you kill you, it won't help, and the world won't change because of it." The boy's tone didn't seem to be a joke. "...Kamar..." "No."

He shook his head. What's wrong? Marina was a little confused for a while.

"This world needs to change..." The boy's tone suddenly became firm.

Yes, if you want this sad reality to change, you need a force, a force that is not afraid to sacrifice yourself.

Heaven and human exist for this. Pioneer of change. "My code name is Seta·F·Qingying-Gundam pilot of the Celestial Organization." "... Celestial... Organization..."

What are you talking about? Marina was a little confused. Celestial Organization? Setsuna·F·Qingying? But didn't you say that your name is Kamal Magilif-but Marina really can't say this kind of rebuttal.

The teenager turned around and made a gesture to leave. Marina could no longer stop him. She felt an indisputable determination from the back of the teenager. "If the troubled dispute continues, one day we will go to Azadistan-not only to end the dispute, but also for the'coming dialogue'..."

Get on the motorcycle, and the boy left.

Marina was speechless for a while, just staring at the sky blankly.

It's like dreaming. The boy who accidentally helped in a foreign country was a soldier from Kurgis who had fought with Azadistan when he was young. Now he is a member of the Celestial Organization driving Gundam. In addition, he also published the announcement of the declaration of war "I will go to Azadistan one day", and the unclear meaning "For the upcoming dialogue"... This is too illusory. "What... this kind of unsmiling... joke..."

Marina suddenly felt weak in her knees and slumped to the ground.

The moment the motorcycle engine roared, galloping on the street just now. Although he had no hope, he was still looking for the brown sports car just now to continue his mission.

However, Setsuna still couldn't let go.

Why do you want to listen to these things Marina said. Why should you tell her your true identity? If this matter is known to the partners, I am afraid they will be reprimanded by them for breaching confidentiality obligations.

Just get out when you are freed from the police. However, that might make the police extra vigilant towards themselves. That's why I followed Marina and the others to the nature park honestly. This may be the reason. But even so, even if he leaves halfway, the other party has no reason to stop him.

However, to convey her own awareness to her who also decided to do something to change the world

Thinking of this, Setsuna noticed a fact.

——Yes, it’s too much...

The sound is too similar. "The voice over there was trembling, calling out his own name."

Yes, that is—

At this time, the beeper placed in the ear heard a sound. "it's me."

That was Liu Ling's voice.

Setsuna responded by operating the pager. "Instant." "I have experienced the essence of the international terrorist network-we meet at a predetermined location."