Gundam SEED: Poetry of Tomorrow

Chapter 70 PLANT Internal Meeting
Twelve council members sat around the curved table.

Aslan and Kruse's seats were placed facing them.

Sitting in the center was Sigel Klein, who had appeared in the news just now.

PLANT is composed of twelve cities.

Each of these twelve cities has a specialized research field, and each has a member of the Supreme Council.

Just as Aslan's father was one of the councillors, so too were the fathers or mothers of Itzhak, Nicol and Diego among the twelve.

However, they did not grow up solely relying on the legacy of their parents. To put it bluntly, it was because they inherited the outstanding genes of the previous generation that they were able to be active on the frontline battlefield as elite pilots.

In front of them, Kruse was reporting the whole story.

"... From the above experience, I think everyone should be able to understand that our action is by no means an attack on the colonial satellite itself. The biggest reason for its destruction is caused by the United Earth Forces."

After the passionate discussion, Kruse returned to his seat.

Listening to Cruze's generosity, Aslan looked at the other party with a hint of suspicion in his eyes.

When Kruse ordered the troops to use D equipment, did he really not predict the damage to the colonial satellites...

As if aware of Aslan's gaze, Cruze glanced at him with a smile.

Facing Cruze's gaze, Aslan silently withdrew his gaze.

"Orb must be colluding with the Earth Army! They were the ones who ignored the treaty first!"

"But Asha represents that side..."

"So what about Representative Asghar! The facts are already here!"

"Speaking of which, Orb is also a country in the Earth Circle. How can you easily believe what they say!"

"Natural people don't do enough to go back on their word!"

The meeting room started to get noisy, but most of the members agreed with Kruse's argument.

This is also impossible.

It is a fact that Orb assists the Atlantic Federation in developing new warships and mobile suits.

This is different from normal business transactions.

To put it bluntly, Orb still has room for justification even if he sells weapons to the Atlantic Federation.

But you directly assist other countries in developing weapons. This is a violation of the Orb authority's declaration of neutrality.

"—Captain Cruse."

While the congressmen were arguing, a majestic voice overshadowed the arguments of other congressmen and attracted everyone's attention. Patrick Sara asked with sharp eyes and a solemn expression: "In order to seize and destroy those mobile suits of the Earth Army, is it really necessary?" Is it worth making such a big sacrifice?"

Facing Patrick Sala's inquiry, Kruse stood up from his chair and replied: "I think, regarding its amazing performance, perhaps I have personally flown one of them and compared it with the last one left on the enemy's side. It would be more appropriate for Aslan Sala, a veteran of the war, to give the report."

Like a stage arranged by a script——

With this thought, Aslan stood up under the gaze of the congressman.

The screen behind him also reflected the image of the Holy Shield Gundam in a timely manner.

As the scene switched to a battle scene, there was a low exclamation among the members.

"First of all, it's this machine called the Holy Shield Gundam..."

Feeling like an outsider being pushed onto the stage, with this thought in mind, Aslan began his report.

Sigel Klein looked at Patrick Sala intently when Kruse said those words.

He guessed everything.

In other words, most of the congressmen present had guessed the 'farce' before them.

But with Aslan's explanation and the actual body data.

Even the members of the Klein faction gradually had a solemn or bitter expression on their faces.

"——As the above data shows, in terms of hardware, its performance is more outstanding than the second-phase main force Xigu that ZAFT is currently deploying. ... I believe Captain Cruze's judgment is correct."

After the report, Aslan retreated silently.

"To actually make such a thing... those natural people...!" "But it's still in the trial prototype stage, and there are only five of them..."

"Although we keep talking about the Earth United, you don't really think that the Earth United is stupid, do you? The other party has already done this. With the resources and size of the Earth United, is it difficult to mass produce it!?"

"But if this happens, the war -"

"The war started a long time ago, didn't it? Or do you plan to wait until the Earth Alliance equalizes or suppresses our MS advantage before getting nervous!"

"..."

The Klein faction, which once had the upper hand in the parliament due to Sigel's presence, was completely suppressed by the Sara faction.

Looking at the topics debated by the congressmen and the silent Siegel, Aslan suddenly understood the reason for all this.

fear!

Their ability is far superior to that of natural people, but deep down in their hearts, they are afraid that they will be inferior to natural people. This reveals their unreasonable and incomprehensible actions.

Perhaps it is panic about the uncertainty of natural persons, or perhaps it is recalling the persecution suffered in the past, or even hostile behavior towards the race that gave birth to one's own race, stemming from the deep fear of violating the parricide taboo...?
"——This clearly symbolizes the will of those natural people! Those guys want to further expand the war!"

"Even so, if we continue to fight, what will we do in the future? If it turns into a long-term war, we will instead..."

"Now is not the time to talk about this..."

"Silence! Committee members, please be silent!"

There is no doubt that at this moment, the MPs all felt more or less frightened.

And it was Patrick Sala and Kruse who ignited this fire.

The people gathered here are obviously the most brilliant minds in human history, but facing the sobriety called fear, at this moment they can only make the same emotional struggle as ordinary natural people, which has existed since ancient times.

Facing the scene in front of him, Aslan had mixed emotions in his heart. At the same time, he also deeply realized that there is no essential difference between adjusters and natural people.

Both sides are just humans. The only difference may be that the adjuster is stronger than the natural person in some aspects, but the adjuster can never get rid of the fact that he is a human being.

Cruze's face had the same calm expression as always, and his eyes covered by the mask calmly watched everything in front of him. Sitting in the dark corner, he listened to their panic with both ears.

Siegel Klein's expression was also calm, but his twinkling eyes revealed his inner thoughts. As for what he was thinking specifically, no one knew.

I do not know how long it has been.

The noisy parliament gradually regained its tranquility.

Siegel and Kruse looked at Patrick, who had not spoken in the noise, in tacit understanding.

As if there was a tacit understanding, Patrick stood up from the chair under the gaze of the two people, and a calm tone came from his mouth: "——No one in the world wants war..."

Siegel's eyes flashed slightly, and he sat back and looked away. He already understood everything.

Use the Kleinian philosophy as a key to open the door to a more brutal war——

Suddenly, a cold light flashed in Siegel's eyes. The key to the Klein faction...

If it weren't for this meeting, Siegel would have wanted to get up and leave.

Patrick did not check Siegel's expression, but continued to express his passionate emotions to everyone in a calm tone: "We just want to live our lives in peace and stability... Our wish has always been this. "

"But who ruthlessly shattered this wish?"

"Who blindly restrains and uses us adjusters for their own desires and convenience? We will never forget everything that happened..."

He looked around at everyone's faces firmly and forcefully, and the anger in his eyes was as real as ever: "We will never forget the tragedy of Junius, and we will never forget the compatriots who died on Bloody Valentine's Day!"

"War is not what I want. We have compromised and retreated, but what we have received in exchange is the increasingly rampant oppression and exploitation of natural man. Since we cannot fight for our peace and tranquility with words, then use war to light up our path to peace. path of!"

Patrick Sala's speech.

Aslan's eyes flickered, and his hands in front of his legs clenched unconsciously.

However, Cruze focused his attention on Siegel's face. Seeing the other party's obviously different reaction from before, Cruze couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.

I don’t know how this outwardly peaceful leader of the Klein faction will react when he finds out that his ‘innocent successor’ has been swallowed up by the flames of war——

Cruze was looking forward to it.

(End of this chapter)