Gundam SEED: Poetry of Tomorrow

Chapter 16 Graduation Season

Time flies, and September 9th arrives in a blink of an eye.

Ino and others also led the graduation ceremony.

During this special time, the graduation ceremony of Zaft Military Academy was grand.

In fact, it is understandable if you think about it.

Because the ZAFT army urgently needs to prove its strength to the residents of PLANT again.

After Blood Valentine's Day in CE69.

The ZAFT Army has greatly expanded due to the many enthusiastic teenagers who actively signed up to join the army. Ironically, the expanded ZAFT Army has been weakened a lot for a while.

The reason is that many new recruits were injured and discharged in every battle, and there were even many examples of entire armies being wiped out in high-intensity battles.

Even adjusters who have excellent physical abilities through genetic modification cannot fully utilize their abilities without receiving relevant military training.

This is also the reason why Ino and his group of drivers only have one year of training.

It's not that the school doesn't want to give them more time, it's just that ZAFT can only give them one year.

ZAFT Army's graduation ceremony is actually not much different from other graduation ceremonies.

The only difference may be that the speaker on stage and the guests attending the graduation ceremony have a somewhat higher status.

Such as spokesman Defense Minister Patrick LS.

Chief of Staff Nuttle participated as Chief of Staff, Nebula Medal winner Law Rookruze, who was wearing white clothes and wearing a mask, and national diva Lacus Klein, who represented Sigel Klein.

In addition, there are other members of the Supreme Council wearing purple uniforms.

On the stage, Patrick Sala delivered his speech.

Sitting in the first row below were Aslan and others in red uniforms, and of course Ino was among them.

But it is different from the goal that Aslan and others focus on.

Ino's eyes were mainly on Cruze and Lux.

It was also the first time he saw a real person.

As if aware of his gaze, Lux and Cruze both chuckled and nodded.

Of course, Ino himself couldn't be sure whether the other party was nodding to himself or to Aslan and others beside him, but now it seemed that it was because of the latter.

After all, Aslan Sara seems to be a member of Cruze's team, and Lacus Klein is Aslan Sara's fiancée.

It has to be said that as the leader of the Sara faction, he was the pioneer in the establishment of PLANT.

Patrick LS's speech talent is still very high. Looking at the students in the audience who are about to get blood, you can see how powerful his speech skills are.

The graduation ceremony went very quickly.

But after a while, the work came to an end.

At noon, everything settled.

"eggplant!"

"Crack~!"

In front of the gate of the Military Academy, with a crisp shutter sound, eight young and energetic faces were frozen forever by the camera.

Looking at the photo in his hand, Ino felt mixed emotions.

Aslan Sala, Itzhak Jour, Nigel Amalfi, Diego Elsman, Rusty McKenzie, Michel Eyman, Giles Arthur ——

These are the seven people in my memory, but now I have been added to the list, Ino Kamal.

Six in red and two in green...
"I am considered a trespasser, but why is it Team Cruze?"

Ino Kamal, who probably knew where the plot was going, actually didn’t want to go to the Cruze team.

Although he himself had once thought about escaping from the battlefield on the Archangel, it was just a thought.

Because the actual operability is too low.

In a battle situation, if an enemy soldier comes to you and tells you that I am one of yours, do you think the other party will kill you with one shot?
Unless you can sneak into that neutral satellite in advance and give the other party information, unfortunately this is impossible.

After all, they are spies, and they are also exposed spies. They will not let themselves act alone before gaining enough trust.

Even if he reveals anything wrong, he may have to die heroically and become a martyr.

But why did the other party let him join the Cruze team?
Cruze is an elite team, and the tasks he is responsible for are very important.

In this case, let yourself be a spy... and spy on me?Or are you testing me?Or both?
"What kind of intrusion?" At this moment, Nigel suddenly came over.

"It's nothing."

After hearing this, Ino gathered her thoughts and put the photo away.

No matter what ZAFT's purpose is for him to join the Kruse team, he only needs to save his life for the time being. As for the future, he can only take one step at a time.

But let's make a joint attack on the earth...
I don't know if it's because I was too brainwashed in my previous life, but I always feel a little bit reluctant to do anything. Just thinking about it makes me feel an inexplicable feeling of resistance.

Of course, this resistance seems a bit insignificant in the face of life.

"What do you want from me?"

Ino looked at Nigel.

"The team has a dinner this afternoon. Would you like to come with us now?"

Nigel asked with a smile.

"But...I'll come over in the afternoon."

Just as Ino was about to say yes, he found that not far away, instructor Nuttle was standing there with two adjutants looking at him.

"Okay, then remember to come over in the afternoon."

Nicol didn't force it, and after speaking, he turned around and left.

After Nigel walked away, Ino straightened his clothes and walked towards Instructor Nuttle.

"Instructor."

Ino saluted instructor Nuttle with a military salute.

Instructor Nuttle did not speak immediately. Instead, he looked at Ino's clothes and said, "This clothes suits you very well. Your choice is right."

"Is it?"

Ino looked puzzled. He found that Instructor Nuttle's words always seemed to hide something.

"Ino, I have a question and I hope you can answer it for me."

Instructor Nuttle continued.

"what is the problem?"

Ino found that Instructor Nuttle was a little strange today.

"Do you think you are an adjuster?"

Instructor Nuttle asked.

"of course."

Ino looked puzzled. The answer to this question was obvious.

"Maybe I didn't express myself clearly. Do you think you are the adjuster of PLANT?"

Instructor Nuttle continued to ask.

"..."

Ino's expression paused. This question made him feel nervous and made him make some uncertain guesses.

"Whether it's an adjuster or a natural person, each of us is an independent individual and should have our own thoughts."

Instructor Nuttle didn’t know what he was talking about or what he wanted to express, but he felt that he had to say what he wanted to say: “I hope you can have your own independent opinions at any time, we Human beings are free, and so are their thoughts. I hope you can use your own reason without any interference to find your own path, the true path."

"Instructor..."

"You are very smart, but smart people often receive more interference from the outside world. I hope the future you are looking forward to is the future you truly desire."

Instructor Nuttle suddenly laughed when he said this: "Sorry, I don't know what you are talking about."

Ino Kamal fell silent because he didn't know how to answer what Instructor Nuttle said.

"You are still young, and you are still far, far away from the end. I hope you can think carefully about the path you want to take."

After Instructor Nuttle finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to tidy up Ino's uniform and said with a smile, "This uniform really suits you."

After saying that, Instructor Nuttle turned around and left with the two adjutants.

Looking at the instructor's leaving figure, Ino opened her mouth but could not say anything in the end. She could only silently watch the instructor's figure disappear into the crowd.

(End of this chapter)