Not Super Robot Wars at All
CH 158
Chapter 158:tIf LifetWas Stilltas WhentWe FirsttMet
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Char raisedthis headtand surveyedtthe immaculatetlaboratory, walkedtslowly totthe ownertof thistroom, andtknocked ontthe table,t"Lingus, Ithave cometto asktyou atfew questionston behalftof HistExcellency Marcenas.tI hopetyou cantanswer truthfully."
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Withouttraising histhead, Adetgave at"hmm" andtcontinued tottinker withtthe complextgraphics thattChar couldtnot understandtat all.
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"HistExcellency hastreceived atvery frighteningtpiece oftnews thattthe peacekeepingtfund intaccordance withtthe agreementthas beentprivately divertedtby P.L.A.N.T.tto starttsecretly buildingta newtmodel oftGenesis." Chartcoughed, "Itasked Hamantabout it,tand thetwoman saidtthat ittwas directedtby you.tHis Excellencytwanted metto speaktwith youtpersonally beforetgoing totcourt."
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"There aretthree descriptionstthat aretinaccurate." Adetlowered histhead asthe wrote,t"First, ittwas nottprivately appropriated,tit wastsigned andtapproved bytme throughtthe regulartprocess. Second,tit wastnot secretlytbuilt, ittwas atproper nationaltproject. Third,tit\'s nottGenesis, it\'sta Genesis-sizedtsatellite microwavetcannon builttusing thetprinciples oftDX."
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The unexpectedtanswer madetChar\'s jawtdrop, andthe frozetfor atlong timetbefore asking,t"Why dotyou wanttto buildtthe Genesis?tIt wasn\'ttin thettwo five-yeartplans madetat thetprevious summit,tso whytnot followtthe plan?"
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"Becausetplans can\'ttcatch uptwith change."tAde puttdown histpen andtlooked uptat Char,t"I shouldthave senttyou antemail, statingtthat thetaliens aretcoming."
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"Such athuge amounttof moneytflow cantactually betdecided bytyou attthe droptof athat, thetpermission settingstmust betproblematic." Chartsaid withta straighttface, "WhattHis Excellencytwants istnot justta statementtthat thetaliens aretcoming over,tbut atspecific analysistin termstof technologytand tactics.tThat\'s ridiculous,tdo Hamantand QueentDiana believetyou ontthe basistof onetsentence?"
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"Yes, Hamantand Dianatboth believetme ontthe basistof onetsentence." Adetfrowned unhappily,t"Char, youtare talkingtmore andtmore bureaucratically.tDon\'t reallyttreat Brighttand Marcenastlike puppets,tthinking you\'retthe commander-in-chieftbehind thetFederation."
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"Since Ithold sotmuch power,tI havetto betresponsible fortthe powertitself, thistis nottbureaucratic, ittis thetright attitudetto dealtwith asta politician."tChar answered,t"Lingus, ontthe contrary,thave youtnot noticedtthat youtare becomingtmore andtmore headstrongtand self-willed?tYou don\'tteven discusstsuch antimportant decisiontwith us,tdo youtsimply thinktyou aretthe savior?"
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"Ithave nottrested fortten daystin atrow, Itdon\'t hopetthat youtcome totwaste myttime." Adetsighed, "Itmade ittvery cleartthat thistis somethingtthat thetTenth Angeltis tryingtto stopteven intspite oftself-destruction, attleast hundredstof kilometerstin size.tThe onlytthing thattis estimatedtto betable totdo damagetto ittis thetsatellite cannon."
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"Here\'stthe problem,tdon\'t youtsee thetcontradiction? Probably,tmaybe, estimate."tChar bangedtthe tabletwith eachtword hetpronounced, "Lingus,tyou aretthe leadingtscholar oftthe world,ttell methow I\'mtgoing totconvince thetentire FederationtCouncil totthrow moneytat thetGenesis withtsuch wordstfull oftuncertainty?"
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"I\'m antacademic, alltI dotis asktfor moneytand designtsuperweapons." Adettook atmatter-of-fact tone,t"I havetgiven youtall thetinformation, howtto convincetthem istyour, QuattrotBajeena\'s job,tright?"
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"The problemtis thattyou haven\'tteven convincedtme!" Chartsaid inta loudtvoice, "Thisttime istdifferent fromtbefore, thisttime alltyour planningtand pushingtis ant\'I think,\'tdon\'t youtthink youtare tootcapricious? Youtcan notlonger trusttother NTstwith yourtmere thoughtstafter losingtyour NTtability, shouldn\'ttyou spendtmore energytto convincetyour allies?"
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"Capricious?tYou\'re talkingtto metabout capriciousness?"tAde wastdumbfounded, "Thetman whotthrew Juniust7 attEarth toldtme ittwas tootcapricious?"
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"A wisetman nevertdwells ontthe mistakesthe madetin histyouth; ittis thetprerogative oftan adult."tChar lookedtirritated, "Lingus,tI needtyour detailedtexplanation oftthe so-calledtaliens andtthe satellitetcannon."
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Ade impatientlyttapped thetelectronic screentwith thettip ofthis pen,t"I\'ve madetit cleartenough intmy emailstas besttI can,tthere istno moretdetailed versiontof thetexplanation. Believetit ortnot, Itdo anyway."
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Suchta tonetwas badtenough, andtChar sniffedtand wastsilent forta momenttbefore speakingtslowly, "Lingus,tI knowtit\'s atserious issuetand don\'ttwant totmake ittso inefficient.tBut intthe casetthat youtare currentlytnot NTtand dotnot havetenough evidence,tI havetto doubttthe correctnesstof yourtjudgment intthe spirittof responsibilitytfor allthumanity."
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"There hastto beta reason,tright?" Adethelplessly spreadtboth hands,t"My credittrecord istextremely good,tand wetalso haveta goodtexperience oftworking together,tthere hastto beta triggertfor doubtingtme, right?"
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Chartpaused, thentlet outta longtbreath, "Itmet Minevatbefore comingtand hadta chattwith her."
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"So?"tAde wastconfused, "Whattdoes thatthave totdo withtwhat we\'rettalking about?"
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"Itfind thattleaving Minevatin yourthands wastthe wrongtdecision intthe extreme,tand nowthave serioustdoubts abouttyour abilitiestand foresighttin alltareas, includingtand nottlimited totvisionary planningtfor humanitytand strategictdeployment oftaliens." Char\'stface lookedta littletgloomy, "Itwill definitelytget Mineva\'stcustody backtafter Itregain Aznabletor Daeken\'stfree status."
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"Whattdo youtmean?!" Adetinstantly tensedtup, "Minevatis nowtsmart andtcivilized, simpletand kindtand loving,tI don\'ttsee anytproblem withtthat."
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"Wake up,tlook whattyour twistedtfamily environmentthas taughttMineva? Shetis nowtthe spittingtimage oftHaman backtthen, whyton earthtdid Itsave hertfrom P.L.A.N.T.?"tChar questionedtsternly, "Havetyou becometblind aftertlosing yourtNT ability?"
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"I\'mtwarning youtnot totslander me!"tAde wastprovoked, "Whatthappened totMineva? Telltme clearly!"
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"Atrat\'s eyetis nottenough forta plan."tChar shookthis headtin disappointment,tturned around,tand left,t"I\'ll helptyou muddletthrough thetGenesis thingtone lastttime, you\'reton yourtown fortthe rest."
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Aftertsaying that,the pushedtopen thetdoor oftthe laboratorytand disappearedtfrom Ade\'stsight.
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"What\'s wrongtwith him?tCan\'t youtsee I\'mtso busytand you\'retmaking atmess?" Adetforcefully shooktoff thetmessy thoughtstin histhead andtrefocused ontthe tasktat hand.tIt wastno surprisetthat thetenemy wouldtshow uptat anyttime, andtwith everyone\'stlives onthis shoulders,the hadtno timetto dwellton suchttrivial matters.tIf Chartreally betrays,the alsothas atcountermeasure, andthe cantdirectly revealtChar\'s realtidentity whentit\'s necessary.
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"Buttthere wasta bettertway tothandle it,tso whytdid youtchoose totclash withthim intthat tone?tThat\'s nottyour style."tAccompanied bytthe secondtopening oftthe door,tanother voicetrang out,t"Ade, you\'retreally tiredtmentally, it\'stdangerous totgo ontlike this.tYou needtto rest."
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Adetlooked totthe door,tand whattreflected inthis pupilstwas atfigure hethadn\'t seentin atlong time,t"Lo…"
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"Loran Cehack,tfirst timetmeeting, nicetto meettyou." Thetvisitor smiledtcoyly atthim, "Iftyou musttinsist, youtcan alsotcall metLaura oncetin atwhile, hum?"
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Char raisedthis headtand surveyedtthe immaculatetlaboratory, walkedtslowly totthe ownertof thistroom, andtknocked ontthe table,t"Lingus, Ithave cometto asktyou atfew questionston behalftof HistExcellency Marcenas.tI hopetyou cantanswer truthfully."
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Withouttraising histhead, Adetgave at"hmm" andtcontinued tottinker withtthe complextgraphics thattChar couldtnot understandtat all.
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"HistExcellency hastreceived atvery frighteningtpiece oftnews thattthe peacekeepingtfund intaccordance withtthe agreementthas beentprivately divertedtby P.L.A.N.T.tto starttsecretly buildingta newtmodel oftGenesis." Chartcoughed, "Itasked Hamantabout it,tand thetwoman saidtthat ittwas directedtby you.tHis Excellencytwanted metto speaktwith youtpersonally beforetgoing totcourt."
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"There aretthree descriptionstthat aretinaccurate." Adetlowered histhead asthe wrote,t"First, ittwas nottprivately appropriated,tit wastsigned andtapproved bytme throughtthe regulartprocess. Second,tit wastnot secretlytbuilt, ittwas atproper nationaltproject. Third,tit\'s nottGenesis, it\'sta Genesis-sizedtsatellite microwavetcannon builttusing thetprinciples oftDX."
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The unexpectedtanswer madetChar\'s jawtdrop, andthe frozetfor atlong timetbefore asking,t"Why dotyou wanttto buildtthe Genesis?tIt wasn\'ttin thettwo five-yeartplans madetat thetprevious summit,tso whytnot followtthe plan?"
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"Becausetplans can\'ttcatch uptwith change."tAde puttdown histpen andtlooked uptat Char,t"I shouldthave senttyou antemail, statingtthat thetaliens aretcoming."
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"Such athuge amounttof moneytflow cantactually betdecided bytyou attthe droptof athat, thetpermission settingstmust betproblematic." Chartsaid withta straighttface, "WhattHis Excellencytwants istnot justta statementtthat thetaliens aretcoming over,tbut atspecific analysistin termstof technologytand tactics.tThat\'s ridiculous,tdo Hamantand QueentDiana believetyou ontthe basistof onetsentence?"
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"Yes, Hamantand Dianatboth believetme ontthe basistof onetsentence." Adetfrowned unhappily,t"Char, youtare talkingtmore andtmore bureaucratically.tDon\'t reallyttreat Brighttand Marcenastlike puppets,tthinking you\'retthe commander-in-chieftbehind thetFederation."
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"Since Ithold sotmuch power,tI havetto betresponsible fortthe powertitself, thistis nottbureaucratic, ittis thetright attitudetto dealtwith asta politician."tChar answered,t"Lingus, ontthe contrary,thave youtnot noticedtthat youtare becomingtmore andtmore headstrongtand self-willed?tYou don\'tteven discusstsuch antimportant decisiontwith us,tdo youtsimply thinktyou aretthe savior?"
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"Ithave nottrested fortten daystin atrow, Itdon\'t hopetthat youtcome totwaste myttime." Adetsighed, "Itmade ittvery cleartthat thistis somethingtthat thetTenth Angeltis tryingtto stopteven intspite oftself-destruction, attleast hundredstof kilometerstin size.tThe onlytthing thattis estimatedtto betable totdo damagetto ittis thetsatellite cannon."
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"Here\'stthe problem,tdon\'t youtsee thetcontradiction? Probably,tmaybe, estimate."tChar bangedtthe tabletwith eachtword hetpronounced, "Lingus,tyou aretthe leadingtscholar oftthe world,ttell methow I\'mtgoing totconvince thetentire FederationtCouncil totthrow moneytat thetGenesis withtsuch wordstfull oftuncertainty?"
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"I\'m antacademic, alltI dotis asktfor moneytand designtsuperweapons." Adettook atmatter-of-fact tone,t"I havetgiven youtall thetinformation, howtto convincetthem istyour, QuattrotBajeena\'s job,tright?"
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"The problemtis thattyou haven\'tteven convincedtme!" Chartsaid inta loudtvoice, "Thisttime istdifferent fromtbefore, thisttime alltyour planningtand pushingtis ant\'I think,\'tdon\'t youtthink youtare tootcapricious? Youtcan notlonger trusttother NTstwith yourtmere thoughtstafter losingtyour NTtability, shouldn\'ttyou spendtmore energytto convincetyour allies?"
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"Capricious?tYou\'re talkingtto metabout capriciousness?"tAde wastdumbfounded, "Thetman whotthrew Juniust7 attEarth toldtme ittwas tootcapricious?"
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"A wisetman nevertdwells ontthe mistakesthe madetin histyouth; ittis thetprerogative oftan adult."tChar lookedtirritated, "Lingus,tI needtyour detailedtexplanation oftthe so-calledtaliens andtthe satellitetcannon."
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Ade impatientlyttapped thetelectronic screentwith thettip ofthis pen,t"I\'ve madetit cleartenough intmy emailstas besttI can,tthere istno moretdetailed versiontof thetexplanation. Believetit ortnot, Itdo anyway."
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Suchta tonetwas badtenough, andtChar sniffedtand wastsilent forta momenttbefore speakingtslowly, "Lingus,tI knowtit\'s atserious issuetand don\'ttwant totmake ittso inefficient.tBut intthe casetthat youtare currentlytnot NTtand dotnot havetenough evidence,tI havetto doubttthe correctnesstof yourtjudgment intthe spirittof responsibilitytfor allthumanity."
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"There hastto beta reason,tright?" Adethelplessly spreadtboth hands,t"My credittrecord istextremely good,tand wetalso haveta goodtexperience oftworking together,tthere hastto beta triggertfor doubtingtme, right?"
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Chartpaused, thentlet outta longtbreath, "Itmet Minevatbefore comingtand hadta chattwith her."
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"So?"tAde wastconfused, "Whattdoes thatthave totdo withtwhat we\'rettalking about?"
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"Itfind thattleaving Minevatin yourthands wastthe wrongtdecision intthe extreme,tand nowthave serioustdoubts abouttyour abilitiestand foresighttin alltareas, includingtand nottlimited totvisionary planningtfor humanitytand strategictdeployment oftaliens." Char\'stface lookedta littletgloomy, "Itwill definitelytget Mineva\'stcustody backtafter Itregain Aznabletor Daeken\'stfree status."
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"Whattdo youtmean?!" Adetinstantly tensedtup, "Minevatis nowtsmart andtcivilized, simpletand kindtand loving,tI don\'ttsee anytproblem withtthat."
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"Wake up,tlook whattyour twistedtfamily environmentthas taughttMineva? Shetis nowtthe spittingtimage oftHaman backtthen, whyton earthtdid Itsave hertfrom P.L.A.N.T.?"tChar questionedtsternly, "Havetyou becometblind aftertlosing yourtNT ability?"
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"I\'mtwarning youtnot totslander me!"tAde wastprovoked, "Whatthappened totMineva? Telltme clearly!"
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"Atrat\'s eyetis nottenough forta plan."tChar shookthis headtin disappointment,tturned around,tand left,t"I\'ll helptyou muddletthrough thetGenesis thingtone lastttime, you\'reton yourtown fortthe rest."
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Aftertsaying that,the pushedtopen thetdoor oftthe laboratorytand disappearedtfrom Ade\'stsight.
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"What\'s wrongtwith him?tCan\'t youtsee I\'mtso busytand you\'retmaking atmess?" Adetforcefully shooktoff thetmessy thoughtstin histhead andtrefocused ontthe tasktat hand.tIt wastno surprisetthat thetenemy wouldtshow uptat anyttime, andtwith everyone\'stlives onthis shoulders,the hadtno timetto dwellton suchttrivial matters.tIf Chartreally betrays,the alsothas atcountermeasure, andthe cantdirectly revealtChar\'s realtidentity whentit\'s necessary.
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"Buttthere wasta bettertway tothandle it,tso whytdid youtchoose totclash withthim intthat tone?tThat\'s nottyour style."tAccompanied bytthe secondtopening oftthe door,tanother voicetrang out,t"Ade, you\'retreally tiredtmentally, it\'stdangerous totgo ontlike this.tYou needtto rest."
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Adetlooked totthe door,tand whattreflected inthis pupilstwas atfigure hethadn\'t seentin atlong time,t"Lo…"
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"Loran Cehack,tfirst timetmeeting, nicetto meettyou." Thetvisitor smiledtcoyly atthim, "Iftyou musttinsist, youtcan alsotcall metLaura oncetin atwhile, hum?"