Chapter 711
Kira's Confusion
Chapter 711 Kira's Confusion (55)
In the following period of time, except for the time when He Ming personally invited Halberton to visit the solar power generation system of the Pillar of Heaven, He Ming entrusted the reception task to the special envoy Li Xuan.
He Ming believed that his diplomatic skills were not as professional as those of the special envoy Li Xuan.
If He Ming knew that from the very beginning, the special envoy also wanted to give him the task of receiving Halberton, just like he did, he would probably take back his praise for the special envoy Li Xuan.
After leaving the trouble to Li Xuan, He Ming boarded the Archangel again.
This time, his goal was not just to reunite with Natal Bakilulu, but to meet someone he missed last time for some reason.
After asking a random person in the corridor, He Ming learned that except for the soldiers who originally belonged to the Earth Federation, all other citizens of Orb who boarded the Archangel in Heliopolis had received a letter of intent asking them whether they were willing to return to Orb or go to other colonial satellites under Orb's arrangement.
As for the young boys and girls who joined the Earth Alliance because of the critical situation and helped the Archangel escape the crisis, they also received such a letter of intent.
Walking casually in the aisle inside the Archangel, He Ming suddenly saw a group of young boys and girls gathered together, discussing something in a low voice.
Among these young boys and girls, several were holding the letter of intent in their hands.
He Ming glanced and landed on a girl wearing a pink dress with her burgundy hair tied up.
Although it was a strange face, such conspicuous features made it easy for He Ming to guess that the girl in the pink dress was the controversial character - Frey Alstar.
From the way she stood beside the boy wearing brown glasses and the Earth Federation officer's uniform, chatting and laughing happily, and pointing at the letter of intent in the boy's hand, He Ming knew that the current Frey - Alstar did not suffer the same rough fate as in the original book.
At this moment, a figure appeared from the other side of the aisle. The other party also saw He Ming looking at the boy and girl, and he recognized He Ming's identity.
"Nice to meet you, Lieutenant Colonel He. I am George Alstar, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Earth Federation."
The man who took the initiative to greet her smiled gratefully.
"Thanks to the help from Lieutenant Colonel He, we were able to escape the pursuit of the ZAFT fleet."
"This is what I should do. You are welcome, Your Excellency, Vice Minister."
After He Ming saluted, he turned his gaze to the group of young boys and girls again.
"Is your beloved daughter there?"
Hearing He Ming say this, the smile on George Alsta's face suddenly widened a little.
"Yes! My daughter, Frey Alstar, was also able to escape from danger thanks to the help of Lieutenant Colonel He. I heard all this from Captain Malu."
After a pause, George Alstar suddenly remembered something.
"Oh. By the way. I'm so sorry! Commander He, I remembered something that I have to take care of right away! We'll talk later."
As soon as he finished speaking, George Alstar pointed to the other end of the corridor.
"Although I don't know if my guess is correct, the person that Lieutenant Colonel He is looking for may be in the hangar."
"Oh?"
He Ming raised his eyebrows.
"If that's the case, I would like to thank the Vice Minister."
George Alstar laughed, waved at He Ming, then turned and walked towards Frey Alstar's group of boys and girls.
When He Ming came to the hangar according to George Alstar's instructions, he really saw the figure he was looking for, standing in front of the cockpit of the Strike Gundam.
The thin figure,
A handsome face,
And the melancholy temperament that lingers around,
He is the person He Ming is looking for this time, Kira Yamato.
"It's a pretty good machine, isn't it?"
He Ming stepped onto the elevator, stood beside the young man, and looked at the Strike Gundam in front of them with him.
"you···"
The young man was startled and when he turned around, he saw the officer uniform and the rank of lieutenant colonel on He Ming.
"H-I'm sorry! Lieutenant Colonel."
He Ming waved his hand, signaling Kira not to panic.
"My name is He Ming. I heard that you are the pilot Kira Yamato who made this MS move, right?"
"What's your name? Lieutenant Colonel What's your name?!"
Kira was a little unfamiliar at first, but his powerful memory allowed him to react instantly.
"You, are you the Lieutenant Colonel He Ming who saved the Archangel that time on Artemis, and who just blocked the ZAFT fleet?" Seeing Kira's shocked expression, He Ming laughed out loud.
"No. It was just an ordinary mission. There's no need to be so surprised. Kira Yamato."
"A normal mission?"
Unexpectedly, Kira fell silent when he heard He Ming regard that level of fierce battle as an ordinary task.
After experiencing the battle personally, Kira realized how extraordinary the ordinary mission that He Ming mentioned was.
In that kind of fierce battle, the only outcome for those involved is to kill or be killed.
"Surprised?"
He Ming saw Kira's thoughts.
"um, yes."
Kira hesitated.
"Lieutenant Colonel, you seem...very used to it..."
"Fight? Or, to kill, right?"
He Ming replied with a serious expression.
Kira opened his mouth, then nodded.
"Hmm. Which explanation do you want to hear?"
He Ming’s words made Kira stunned.
"Which explanation?"
"Are you surprised?"
He Ming laughed.
"No matter how noble your reasons are, they will vanish into thin air the moment you step onto the battlefield. All that remains is a fight to the death. As for thinking about the meaning of the battle, that is only the right of the winner."
"If you lose the battle, it means that all meaning will become nothingness, dissipated on the battlefield along with your life."
"···"
Kira fell silent again.
For this young man who is forced to go to the battlefield, this will be a problem that will haunt him for the rest of his life.
However, He Ming didn't want to see Kira continue to dwell on this issue.
He Ming raised his hand and patted Kira's shoulder.
"Although this orbital space station has become the main station of the solar power generation system, the management team from Orb is still stationed here. You and your friends can get off the Archangel here and return to Orb, or go to other colonies to continue living, live peacefully."
Kira heard this and slowly raised his head.
"Can we live peacefully now that the war between the Earth Union and ZAFT is going on?"
He Ming saw the expectation in Kira's eyes.
Even if He Ming told a lie in the next second that would allow him to continue living peacefully, I believe Kira would choose to believe it.
However, He Ming would not do so.
"No. The war will not end. Because, from the beginning, there was no possibility of ending this war. The war between the Earth Union and ZAFT will never end. Unless one of the two sides is completely defeated."
He Ming said, pointing outside.
“But, here, there is an opportunity to bring an end to the war. Moreover, this opportunity does not require you to participate in this war again. Do you understand? Kira Yamato.”
"Here, the opportunity?!"
Kira frowned slightly, and the next second, he looked at He Ming with sudden realization.
"Lieutenant Colonel He, are you talking about the solar power generation system?!"
"That's right!"
(End of this chapter)