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...It's a good time, it's pretty good.
158. Claiming sovereignty
"Sora, I need to discuss something with you."
During the New Year's Eve party, Jizi actually took the initiative to find Kong, and after winking at Ester and Eula, she extended her hand to him.
"Come dance with me."
"Oh, of course, no problem. But we don't have to talk while dancing."
"It's not good to occupy you all the time. One song is enough."
Although they were talking about serious matters, Ji Zi did not put on an overly serious expression.
"Is Paimon the teacher's guide? That's amazing! Hmm? The teacher was taken away by that very cool navigator sister?"
"That's right. After he fished me out, I secretly studied a lot of maps of the countries we were going to, and helped him find the way based on the anchor points and statues. Oh, don't worry, Asuna. He will have to jump with at least 6 or 7 other people tonight before he can rest. You still have a chance."
Paimon pointed at the backs of Sora and Himeko.
"During the last social gathering, the teacher clearly refused to dance with any students. Is this the latitude you have after returning to the adult world?"
Hua Lin seemed a little upset about this.
"Does Hua Lin still remember what happened at that time?"
"Naturally remember."
"Has he ever been 'abstinent' like that before?"
Paimon pinched his chin and said, "After I met Sora, he never refused anyone who invited him to dance. It was not just Eula and Ayaka. After he went to Xumi, he also danced with the most famous dancer there, Nel, many times. Speaking of which, it seems that Eula decided to learn the Dance of the Flower Goddess after seeing Sora and Nel dance together. I don't know if she danced for Sora in private."
"……in private?"
Asuna's eyes suddenly became sharp.
"Ah, I was just saying that...why don't you guys go and try to invite Sora too? Otherwise, when those eager female guests come to Sora, he'll have to refuse them and it'll seem like he's treating them differently. Try to get closer to him as much as possible, and consider it a favor to him."
Paimeng realized that he had said something wrong and hurried to make amends.
As she said, since the other two members of the Genius Club did not personally enter the dance floor, only Sora was interested in the entertainment methods of "mortals", and all the guests' firepower was focused on him.
It is important to seize the initiative.
Jizi's height was a bit higher than Sora's, but surprisingly, Sora was very comfortable dancing with tall ladies.
Maybe she has adapted to being with Eula... They have been preparing for the dance for such a long time, but she, a woman who has no interest in Sora for the time being, got there first... She feels a little sorry for those girls.
But Himeko really needed this little while to figure out Kong's attitude and plan, otherwise, when he got back on the train, he really wouldn't be able to get away at all.
"Kong, we will leave the Black Tower Space Station tomorrow afternoon. The round trip will probably take at least two months."
Holding Sora's hand and facing that harmless and pitiful face for a long time, Ji Zi's heart did not waver at all.
The duties of a navigator take precedence over the emotions between men and women. If she wavers one day, the meaning of the journey may change. She does not want to lose everyone's trust, so she tries her best to hope that Sora will also be prepared for a long and boring journey.
Although it may sound a bit self-conscious to say this, Himeko was very worried about Sora after seeing him being so friendly with everyone in the space station and vigorously launching cooperative projects to make friends. After entering the channel, he would inevitably be cut off from these people, and if an emergency occurred, he might not be able to return for a year or two. She explained her concerns to Sora in the form of a vaccination, hoping that he could make the final decision.
Based on everything Jizi saw, she thought that it was not a wise choice for Kong to leave the space station, and he could develop better here.
"Jizi, thank you for your concern, but the journey must continue. This is a mission and cannot be changed by my personal will. Even if I don't go with the train, I will probably have to leave to do other testing work later."
After understanding her concerns and good intentions, Kong shook his head and said, "Let's do as we agreed before. I've asked the Black Tower to expand the guest rooms... We can't just leave them there, right? It costs hundreds of millions of credits!"
That painful expression made Ji Zi, who also took away a lot of research funds, a little embarrassed for a moment.
"Also...boundary anchoring...this is a privilege given to me by Party A. I can take three people from the train back to the space station as long as the anchor point is still usable, and everyone has the ability to communicate with psychic powers...you must not go out and say anything."
Ji Zi quickly relaxed in the face of Kong's overconfident and natural words: "Just be prepared, but considering the influence of the star core, I'm not sure whether the anchor you mentioned can operate stably..."
"Just rest assured, Jizi. Even if you want to go back to the space station to get some supplies, we can still transport them in batches. Or, are you willing to let me get off the car?"
"I'm really reluctant to let you go." Ji Zi was finally amused by Kong: "I'm just concerned about the crew. It's a good thing that you have a firm belief."
That pitiful tone and shining eyes had deceived countless beautiful girls, not to mention Eula, even she could not stand it.
The dance was almost over and Ji Zi was satisfied.
But she bowed to Sora, and her steps as she left took on a different meaning in the eyes of those who were paying close attention.
"It's over. Jizi has also fallen."
"Ms. Jizi has 24-hour access to Dr. Kong, and has been traveling away from Starport for a long time. Conclusion: The chances of a secret love affair are higher. Black Tower, if you want to maintain your current position, you need to work harder."
"Why is your mechanical brain analyzing useless things today?"
Heita was still hesitating whether to go down and dance with Kong, but after hearing Luosi's nagging, he finally made up his mind.
Although she has never had the experience of dancing with the opposite sex in her long life, it does not mean that she has never learned to dance.
"Dr. Sora—I think…"
"Hey, Sora, this is the show I'm most looking forward to tonight~"
There was no sign at all that she had just joined everyone in launching an offensive of blame towards Sora, and Esta directly took over Sora's hands, with a more intimate gesture than before, and she was able to control her movements with ease.
Because she moved so quickly, the students were pushed aside by her.
A good partner is one who complains when necessary and acts coquettishly when necessary - that's what she believes, and she has never forgotten that in her agreement with other women, she would occupy her empty arm at the dance in a more "declarative" way.
Jizi's dance steps and postures were more social, but Esta didn't have this concern. She clung to Kong's body, her chest pressed against his chest muscles, her shoulders about ten centimeters higher than Kong's.
If Kong sniffed his nose at this moment, he would be able to smell a gushing fragrance...
159. Gundam? No, just a bunch of soldiers
After seeing the eldest lady's exaggerated sticky attitude, Topa couldn't help but think of the various rumors circulating in the "Black Tower Ladies' Solo Push Association" that she had privately investigated.
Among them is the photo of Kong and Esta, which is the only one that is relatively logical, at least it coincides with what she saw on the scene.
It is well known that photos can be photoshopped, but after Eula, Asuna, and Karin took turns to pile on Sora in the same seamless way and replicated Ester's dance steps that did not have any "social safety distance" at all, she roughly understood that the photos taken by the surveillance camera were probably real.
The emotional world of this awesome client of mine is really... chaotic but enviable, and is in no way inferior to that of some company executives and shareholders.
But this is the norm. If there is anything abnormal... it is probably only that Fleming's direct descendants were taken down.
Haha, the shareholders who wanted to sell Esta for a good price probably just had to swallow their anger and not get angry, right? Or, could it be said that this point-to-point "transaction" was actually their "surprise"?
Amid laughter, the crowd at the party slowly dispersed.
When the system prompted Kong's daily and weekly tasks to be refreshed synchronously, Kong realized that a new era in the true sense of the word, based on the traditional human daylight timing, had just arrived.
[Host, although it is not the New Year that we share the same time, I still wish you a happy New Year. 】
"Hahaha, you're always like this."
Sora, who made the girls shrug their shoulders, was actually amused by the system. With a sense of humor that no one could understand, he looked through the new weekly tasks.
[The Star Dome Railway System releases a weekly mission: Use the UC Gundam to defeat 20 large robots, reward: 14% passport processing progress. ]
[Merge daily tasks: Improve student favorability by 1, reward: 3% passport application progress. ]
Although the task seemed delicate, Sora's focus was on the extra round of energy.
"...Ahaha really sent two girls' worth of energy..."
[The "Gundam UC System" has been unlocked, and the next system to be unlocked is the "FGO System". ]
[Host, Aha is moody in the game world, but we can't find a replacement partner in the short term. We suggest you continue to take advantage of him.]
The system said something "good" to Aha again, probably because he was very happy with the "instant discount for purchases over a certain amount".
It knows that Kong is unhappy with Aha, but still hopes that Kong can let go of some of the past unhappiness for the sake of money... Buddy has suffered a lot of grievances, and one or two won't make a difference, but by then there will be more things he can do. Kong can even make an offline appointment with Aha to vent all his past unhappiness.
"Ah... Aha."
Sora changed the subject directly: "Are the reinforcements provided by the Gundam system being prepared?"
[Hasavi Noah, Brad Noah, Kai, Sera and other comrades are willing to provide assistance, but most of the reinforcement candidates are participating in the new round of war or in seclusion, and their bodies cannot bear the energy consumption of crossing. It is recommended that we settle for the second best and only transport the bodies here to reduce the burden on the allies. ]
"Can we just transport the aircraft here?"
Sora felt a little regretful.
He thought he could finally meet a brother again, but unfortunately, there were no friends in the UC universe who could directly serve as reinforcements, and their ability to withstand the attack could not reach the level of filtering by the Star Iron System.
"Where's Char? How is he now?"
[He is still in a state of mental dissociation and can no longer participate in the war in the material world, but he has influenced many later generations and is looking for your traces in the spiritual river. After learning that you are still alive, his mental state is somewhat unstable.]
"Tsk... Should I say it's a good thing he can't come?"
Sora reluctantly opened the list of machines provided by the system.
The list contained all the good stuff that his comrades could get for Sora... There wasn't much on it, but it was carefully selected, so Sora immediately saw the machine that Hathaway could provide...
"RX-105 Ξ Gundam".
"The Cossi Gundam... a new product from Anaheim? Wait, where did Brad's good son get the Gundam? He's already a high-ranking official? The timing doesn't seem to match, does it?"
[The current timeline is up to UC 105. Due to observation interference, we can only confirm that time there has been interrupted. The exact duration of the pause needs further estimation.]
"——Why does he have some Zeon weapons?"
[Hathaway is currently preparing to launch an uprising against the Federation. These weapons were eliminated and hidden during the Neo Zeon era.]
What? Brad's son became a rebel?
"…Does his father know?"
【I have no idea.】
"...No, I can't take his Gundam."
Sora was acutely aware of the dilemma that this father and son might be facing.
"How is Brad doing?"
[Commanded the Londo Bell Fleet, and was promoted to brigadier general. He encountered a lot of political obstacles because of his exceptional promotion to brigadier general.]
"Can we tell him that his son is engaged in anti-Confederate causes?"
Kong couldn't understand why Hasawi would rebel. He could obviously use his father's political resources to try to influence the Federation.