Gundam SEED: Poetry of Tomorrow

Chapter 84 Lux’s Transformation
Kira, who put on his uniform listlessly, walked towards the living area.

"-No...don't-dad...dad-!"

"Frey!"

At this moment, a heartbreaking wail came from the other end of the passage.

Kira subconsciously walked closer as if being sucked in.

An overturned beverage bottle blocked the door, so the automatic door kept opening and closing, closing and opening again.

In the infirmary, Fleur was wailing in a semi-crazy state.

Beside her were Sai and Mirialia who were trying to comfort her.

Whenever the automatic door opened, Kira's eyes would see Fleur crying like crazy.

"Liar...liar! This is not true-!"

The door suddenly stopped opening and closing when Kira stood over.

Mirialia noticed the figure and looked at him in surprise.

Fleur was currently crying on Sai's chest.

Her clothes were disheveled and her hair was disheveled, making her completely different from her usual self.

"Fleur..."

Kira called her tremblingly.

Hearing the sound, the crying Fleur suddenly looked at Kira fiercely: "——You lied to me!"

Her eyes were sad and crazy, so scared that Kira couldn't move.

"Didn't you say 'it'll be fine'? You also said 'we'll go too, so it'll be fine'! But why! Why didn't you protect my father's ship? Why didn't you take care of those guys -!"

Fleur's voice was full of madness and hatred. This was Fleur that Kira had never seen before.

"Fulei! Kira is also working hard, he is already working very hard..."

"Because you are also an adjuster yourself, so you didn't fight seriously at all! Right!"

Miriali's words were interrupted by Fleur, who was yelling at her throat.

Fleur shook off Sai's comfort, walked up to Kira step by step with her hair down, and asked: "Really! Are you not fighting seriously?"

These words pierced Kira's heart.

Fleur's slender fingers tightly grasped Kira's sleeve: "Give me my dad back...Give me back!"

"Frey!"

Seeing this, Sai quickly ran over and blocked Fleur.

However, Fleur still struggled and shouted: "Give my dad back to me...Give me back...Give me back!"

Kira shook her head slowly in confusion, staggered back, and then rushed out of the door.

Mirialia called to him urgently from behind, but he just wanted to run away.

——Because I am the adjuster.

It was all because I was an adjuster that I was forced to go to the battlefield.

Now, because I am an adjuster, it doesn’t work?

No one here truly understands what is going on in their own hearts.

——In order to protect everyone, he has obviously been fighting hard to protect everyone, and even made an enemy of Aslan.

Are they asking me to fight harder while they are staying in a safe place?
His mind was filled with the thought that enough was enough.

But at the same time, at the other end of my heart, there was a small voice.

—Isn’t it just like Fleur said?

Am I really fighting like hell?Haven't I escaped somewhere in my heart?
Because I didn’t want to kill Aslan, and because I didn’t want my hands to be stained with the blood of my compatriots, I never faced it seriously from the bottom of my heart——

If I take the challenge more proactively, will I be able to protect Fleur's father?
at the same time.

the other side.

Ino opened the door of Lux's room.

At this time, Lux's face lost the innocence and purity she saw at first. She just held Harrow in her hands and sat quietly on the stool in a daze.

"Don't you already know the cruelty of war?"

Ino looked at Lux's absent-minded look and sighed before moving to the opposite side of her.

"Mr. Ino——"

Hearing this, Lux looked up at Ino, her blue eyes that seemed to always be pure and innocent flickered with uneasiness.

Uneasiness, hesitation, fear, sadness...

Ino didn't know why a person's eyes could reveal so many emotions.

But I did see this in Lux's eyes at this time.

The words that were originally on his lips were now unable to be uttered because of this.

It was also at this moment that Ino suddenly realized that no matter how shining and determined the future Lux was.

Today, Lux Klein is still just an innocent girl who has not truly seen the cruelty of war.

Yes.

Lux Klein has wisdom and talent that are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

In the future, she will be the leader of the terminal, a diva who saves the world, and a girl who symbolizes peace.

But that's the future.

Now she is just a 16-year-old kind and pure girl.

She also has the mind of an ordinary girl, and she is not a saint who was born with knowledge.

Her future is the light of her successful transformation after experiencing various hardships.

Lux had heard of and seen battlefields, but she had never experienced a battlefield herself.

Knowing and hearing does not mean that you can really experience it, nor does it mean that you can really empathize with it.

Quietly, with some understanding in her heart, Ino sat quietly with her and the girl in front of her who had not yet transformed.

Lux looked away and touched the pink Harrow with both hands.

The room also fell silent.

"Hey, Mr. Ino -" After an unknown amount of time, Lux's somewhat ethereal voice came slowly.

Ino turned his head and looked over.

"You said that the future of adjusters and natural people will end with what kind of scene——"

Lux's eyes seemed to be looking at herself, but they also seemed to be looking at another world.

Lux's origin is different from ordinary people.

His father was the speaker of the Supreme Council and the leader who helped PLANT gain independence.

Although Siegel Klein himself is not opposed to appropriate violence, he still hopes to use the power of words to find the future.

He has been working hard for this.

Influenced by what she heard and saw, Lux also agreed with her father's ideas, and the ideas of the Klein School also penetrated into her soul.

But because of this, she felt confused and unable to understand.

My father's idea is right, but if it is right, then why is this war intensifying?

"The answer to this question should be found by yourself."

Ino did not give any words of comfort or his own opinions or views in the end.

Lux Klein doesn't need her own comfort, and similarly, she doesn't need her own guidance to show her the way.

It is up to her to find her own path and answers.

In other words, the answer to everyone in the world is found by the person concerned through his or her own experience.

Life experience is not addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of math problems. Each person's answer is only suitable for himself.

"Go and find it yourself——"

Lux hugged Harrow and sat quietly.

There was another long silence.

The loneliness and confusion on Lux's face gradually calmed down, and a pure smile gradually appeared on her face: "Thank you, Ino."

"Your words sound sarcastic to me."

Ino looked at Lux who seemed to be back to normal and couldn't help but laugh.

"No, I really appreciate you."

Lux smiled and shook her head.

"Heh, it's up to you."

Ino did not delve too deeply into this issue.

"Although I don't know how the future of both sides will end, but the war must end appropriately—"

When Lux spoke, there was a hint of hope and determination on her face.

But this is just an initial idea. After all, she herself cannot be sure of what the future will be like.

And I don't have any power to interfere in this world now.

"That's it, then I'll leave it to you, Miss Lux Klein."

Ino couldn't help but sigh when she saw the determination on Lux's face.

This may be the difference between the protagonist and ordinary people.

Ordinary people need to go through countless beatings to get their own answers, and that answer may not be correct.

Lux only needs to experience it once to get her answer, and she can implement it unswervingly.

"Please me?"

Lux looked stunned.

"Don't you want to end the war? Are you joking?" Ino asked with a smile.

"Forehead--"

Lux was a little surprised by Ino's reaction: "I'm not joking, but this kind of thing... well - I'm just saying it."

Lux does have this idea, but it is not special to have this idea.

Everyone with good intentions will have this idea of ​​'ending the war' when they experience the cruelty of war.

But the problem is that an idea is an idea. Whether it can be done and whether you are willing to do it is another matter.

"Just talking is not enough. Besides, you said you were not joking. Then go and end the war, because I really believe you can do all this."

Ino smiled and nodded. Of course, this sentence was based on his knowledge of the future.

"Ino, you are really mean-spirited. You clearly know how difficult this kind of thing is, and yet you are still making fun of it... Eh!?"

Lux hugged Harrow and said angrily.

But when she looked at Ino, she found that Ino's eyes were very firm.

At this moment, Lux felt that Ino really believed that she could end the war——

This sudden discovery made Lux stunned for a moment.

"It doesn't matter what you mean, but there are some things you still need to complete before we can discuss how to end the war."

After speaking, Ino slowly stood up from the chair.

Now that Lux has gone through what she should have gone through, it's time for her to take a look at her future weapon.

As for whether Lux will have any ideas or changes in the future - that's not something she can interfere with.

"what's up?"

Lux looked at Ino, wondering what the other party was going to say.

"Such as leaving here and providing some psychological counseling to a fool."

Ino knew very well how important Kira's role would be in the future.

Publicly and privately, emotionally and rationally, he could not let Lux lose this weapon called the most powerful adjuster.

"Eh?"

Lux tilted her head slightly.

She suddenly felt that she couldn't understand Ino.

(End of this chapter)