Chapter 221 Please Respect the Traditions in the Gundam World

However, Lelouch, who had previously thought that the problem was not serious, soon realized that he had underestimated Lacus.

I also underestimated the adjusters in this world.

After joining Mu and the others, Lelouch originally thought that he could rely on the ambush he had set up.

Not to mention that he was playing with the adjusters who were chasing him and others.

But at least there is no problem in walking these pursuers like walking a dog.

But the harsh reality taught him a hard lesson.

With the help of bombs planted in various places on this satellite by East Asian underground workers who were assigned in advance.

It is true that Lelouch and the others who are on the run will not be caught up by the pursuers for a while.

But he couldn't walk the adjusters as he expected, just like walking the dogs.

Even though Lelouch was scheming and used all kinds of clever tricks during the retreat.

But after the Adjusters were temporarily thrown off, they were always able to catch up with them.

Like a maggot on the tarsal bone, it catches up again

"what happened?"

Once again, Lelouch was aware of the Adjuster pursuit team following him, and he really couldn't understand it.

Why do these dogs have such sharp noses!
"Calm down, Lelouch, you can do this."

He put away Cruze's outfit and returned to his original appearance.

Mu looked at the anxious Lelouch and comforted him.

The performance of the boy in front of him along the way impressed him. Mu asked himself that when he was Lelouch's age, his performance was far inferior to that of the other party.

"I know I know."

Lelouch seemed to be ungrateful for Mu's comfort.

He is conceited about his superior intelligence, and in his own world, he doesn't care about anyone except Schneizel.

He also firmly believed that even if he started from scratch, he could create something from nothing with his own intelligence and overthrow the Brittalia Empire, the world's number one empire.

Revenge on the curly-haired emperor.

"How could I lose here?"

Gritting his teeth, Lelouch once again activated a backup plan, and another bomb that he had ambushed in advance was activated.

The violent explosion hindered the pursuers behind for a while.

"Is it possible that it was that Lux?"

At this time, Zhang Peng, who had been silent all the way, spoke.

"Will our deployment be discovered by that Lux?"

"So just like you sold out Colonel Wang Hu, that Lacus also sold us out?"

"Of course it was Lux who sold us out."

Lelouch had already thought of what Zhang Peng had thought of.

His hiding place would be exposed, so Lelouch was the first to direct his suspicion towards Lacus.

If he hadn't been prepared, Lux would have left right after saying goodbye.

He and his men had long been blocked in their hiding place by the ZAFT troops in the satellite cluster.

However, Lelouch still firmly believed that the pink-haired singer could not think of his other backup plans and his current course of action.

After all, each strategy is chosen temporarily according to the current situation.

If Lux could guess this, who does she think she is?
Schneizel?
Even if Schneizel came, he might not be able to do it!

"Okay, as long as you're happy."

Zhang Peng, who was holding a gun and guarding the surroundings with Mu, shrugged his shoulders, seeing that Lelouch did not follow his advice.

He had no intention of arguing with the other party, but deep down he still believed that his and others' current situation must be related to Lux who retreated early.

"Pei Qiang, there is an old saying in East Asia that a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake."

"Master taught you today. You must remember it well in the future."

So, he took the opportunity to turn around and start educating his apprentice.

"Master, you don't seem very nervous."

What time is it, and you're talking about this?
Liu Peiqiang, who had a low presence throughout the entire operation, curled the corners of his mouth.

"Nervous? Why should I be nervous?"

With a chuckle, to put it nicely, people like Zhang Peng are called veterans, but to put it bluntly, one should add the word "oilman" at the end.

Pointing to the other East Asian underground workers who didn't talk much, Zhang Peng continued to teach by example.

"Do you see how nervous they are? If they're not nervous, why should I be nervous?"

"them?"

Hearing this, Liu Peiqiang carefully looked at the East Asian underground workers around him.

Indeed, just as his master had said, those workers looked serious but definitely not nervous.

This is not an act, but a confidence that comes from the heart.

"I'll teach you a lesson."

Smiling complacently, Zhang Peng looked at Lelouch who was still racking his brains to think about a problem. He turned to his apprentice and said.

"I was observing during the retreat, and those underground workers in East Asia were a little nervous at the beginning."

"This is normal at first. Think about it, if something goes wrong with the operation and the enemy is chasing you, who can really not be nervous?"

"But the further we got, the less nervous these workers became. It was obvious that we couldn't shake off the pursuers no matter what we did."

"But why aren't they nervous? Isn't the answer obvious when you think about it?"

"Could it be that these comrades are ready to sacrifice themselves?"

Mu interrupted from the side and slightly interrupted the on-site teaching process between the master and apprentice.

"Hey, you foreign devil even know about sacrifice?"

Zhang Peng was happy to hear what Mu said.

“It’s not about the calmness of being destined to sacrifice, but about the mentality after deciding to sacrifice.”

"No one understands this better than me. Their calmness means they are certain nothing will happen. Just trust me and wait and see."

"Reinforcements will arrive soon, and everything will change by then!"

"Is that so?"

Mu stared at Zhang Peng with doubt, not knowing whether he was trying to comfort his apprentice or if he was really so confident in his judgment.

Anyway, things had become so bad that Mu, for the sake of his own life, instinctively prayed to all the gods and Buddhas.

I hope the words of this East Asian friend whom I have only known for a short time will come true.

"Thank you for your help, Ms. Lacus."

In another place on the satellite, or to be more precise, in the ZAFT military headquarters.

Yitzhak's mother is also a well-known member of the Sara faction in the ZAFT army. Isalia stayed in a deserted place and expressed her gratitude sincerely to the phone.

This is where her smoothness in politics comes into play.

He is clearly a high-ranking member of the Sara faction and one of the confidants of Patrick, the leader of the die-hard faction.

Who would have thought that someone like her actually had a private connection with Lux?
Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why the entire Sara faction was completely overthrown after the First World War.

But no matter whether the pure Kulain faction was in power in the middle, it was not long before the old fox Durandal came to power.

At the end of the First World War, Isaac even did something as close as surrendering to the enemy.

She! Isalia was still active in PLANT politics, even until the Third War.

This lady, who still retains her charm after retirement, is still able to influence the ZAFT army.

"What are you talking about, Aunt Isalia? The Kulain faction just disagrees with the Sara faction on political views."

"But the Kulain faction will never do anything that would betray the interests of all coordinators. Our roots will always be here."

Lux on the other end of the phone smiled.

"I have told you everything I know about the people sent by East Asia and where they made their moves."

"Next, please ask Aunt Isalia to protect the PLANT."

"I will."

With a firm tone, as the commander currently chasing Lelouch and the others, Isalia deeply understood how important the information provided by Lacus was.

It was thanks to the information she provided that ZAFT's pursuers were able to catch up with Lelouch and the others every time they disappeared.

Yes, Lelouch and the others can shake off their pursuers, since they are alive after all.

However, the ambush set up by the enemy in advance was fatal, as long as they wanted to follow the pre-planned retreat route.

You will always return to the ambush you set up in advance.

In this way, as long as you stick to the vague back-up information of the opponent provided by Lux in advance, you will gain more or less!
As for the other party completely abandoning their prepared backup plan?
That doesn’t matter, as we have the general route and area of ​​the opponent’s movement.

It's going to be a dragnet-style search, right?
We fought on our own soil, mobilizing numerous adjusters with outstanding intelligence, and even with such thorough preparations, people were still able to escape.

Then ZAFT should stop fighting the Allied Forces and just raise your hands in surrender!

"There's something I want to ask you."

Holding the phone and crossing her arms, Isalia asked with a hint of persuasion.

"Ms. Lacus, how did you know the back-up information from East Asia?"

"Aunt Isalia, all I can say about this issue is that we have many supporters of the Kulain faction in the satellite."

"By chance, we discovered the conspiracy of East Asia."

"So we used their tricks to rescue the remaining members of the Kulain faction who were imprisoned in prison."

Lux laughed it off and said an excuse that she didn't believe and that Azalia on the other side wouldn't believe it either.

"That's it."

Of course, they would not believe Lux’s nonsense. There are so many supporters of the Kulain faction in the satellite.

The ZAFT military, which controls the strongest military force in the PLANT satellite cluster, had never heard any news about this East Asian force that planned before taking action.

How can you, a Kulainite who has never made any achievements in military force, see through this?

If the Kulain faction was really as powerful as you said, would your father have been beaten to death by the people sent by Patrick?

However, she knew everything but didn't say anything. Isalia just wanted to use this greasy-haired guy to find out some things from the side.

For example, will the Kulain faction as a whole merge with East Asia?

If the Kulain faction really merges with East Asia, then for the sake of the future.

You must make plans early!

Fortunately, it seems that the Kulain faction has no such plans at the moment!

Isalia breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say something when she suddenly heard footsteps outside.

"Lady Isalia, so you are here."

The person who came found Isalia who had put away her phone, and then spoke anxiously.

"Speaker Patrick is looking for you! I hope you can come over quickly!"

"what happened?"

She remained calm in the face of danger. Even though she thought about why Patrick wanted to see her, Isalia pretended not to know and asked again.

"this and that."

Looking at Isalia, whom he couldn't afford to offend under normal circumstances, he couldn't afford to offend this white-haired woman even more now.

The hesitant visitor thought about it again and again, and finally spoke honestly.

"The East Asians are causing so much trouble in the satellite that Speaker Patrick has not had a single day of peace since he took office."

"so."

"Okay, I see."

Sure enough, it was for this matter. Isalia showed a look of understanding, waved her hand, let the person go first and she would follow.

On the way to Speaker Patrick's office, Isalia, whose mood had just improved, sighed again.

Compare the next two Speakers.

Never mind that when the Kulain faction was in power, Kulain seemed to be a little soft.

But when he sat on the Speaker's throne, the entire ZAFT army was always victorious.

After you, Patrick, came to power, the ZAFT army went straight downhill.

Like jumping off a cliff.

Should we say that you have bad luck, or that the dead Kulain was very capable?
Along the way, Isalia was thinking about random things and was deeply worried about Patrick who was chosen by the PLANT adjusters.

Just then, there was another sound of hurried footsteps behind her.

"What happened?"

Immediately, Isalia frowned and shouted to the person coming behind her.

"Oh no! Aslan and Nigel, two red-clothed men outside the capital satellite, have discovered the East Asian mothership!"

"Yes... yes... it's a new type of battleship with a full Mirage system!"

The person who was called shouted out breathlessly.

"what?"

Isalia was also shocked to hear the news that the natural warships had actually reached the core of the satellite cluster.

That's pretty cool!

Now they don't have the Light of Peace. If they had the Light of Peace, wouldn't they be able to take advantage of the situation and launch a surprise attack on their side?
By then, they won’t even know how they died!

Before she could digest the news, another person came running over.

"Report, Lady Isalia, a training Jinn at a Zaft Army public event on the satellite was robbed!"

"It is said that it was snatched by the East Asian Qilin King Tiger!"

(End of this chapter)