The capital of the moon, inside PLANT's embassies abroad.
"I never thought that you would come here. Harman is Harman. I can't learn this kind of political wisdom anyway." Ed took the initiative to extend his right hand to the middle-aged man in front of him, "Bartfield Sir, it was the first time we met, and I have long admired the name."
"How can I be considered a 'long-awaited name' in front of Dr. Lingos?" Andrew Bartfield and Ed shook hands vigorously, raising eyebrows when they used the intimate address of "Harman" to him." I also think Speaker Kahn's arrangement is very appropriate, Aisha and I have long wanted to retire, and this kind of retirement work is just right for me."
Andrew Bartfield, as a disciple of the cyan superstar Lamballe, is a red seed for PLANT. On the one hand, the label of his hardcore Klein faction made him feel embarrassed in ZAFT, and on the other hand, it was not conducive to Harman to clear the faction. In addition, this person has rich experience and strong ability, and is suitable for dealing with various emergencies. To be honest, Ed couldn't think of a more perfect candidate, and he admired Haman 10,000 in his heart.
"Dr. welcome to come to me for a cup of coffee when you have time, I still have some confidence in my own craftsmanship." Bartfield let out a hearty laugh, "By the way, my children can also have a playmate, I see her and The Doctor's Audrey is very happy."
Not far from the two of them, a full-fledged, ten-year-old girl was having a good time with Minerva, while An Qi and Balterfield's wife Elsa were watching.
Minerva seemed very excited at this time, and was chasing Miss Sister and driving the train in circles in the wide room. The little girl who ran in front raised her hands high and shouted in a very brainwashed mouth: "Prup Lupulupulupulupulupulu~”
"Pru is an orphan, we adopted it." Bartfield noticed Ed's puzzled eyes and explained, "Aisha and I couldn't have children because of genetic problems, and we happened to meet Pru when we were distressed. The child is so cute, is there a second choice besides adopting her?"
"Of course not. If I were you, I would choose the same." Ed replied with a smile, "Audrey really likes Pru very much, and I must bring her to play often."
After that, the two discussed their work issues, and Ed called Minerva to leave.
"Goodbye, aunt and uncle." Minerva gave a ladylike salute, then waved to Pru, "Goodbye Pru."
"Goodbye Audrey! Goodbye Brother Ed! Goodbye Sister Angie!" Pru also said goodbye to them in a spirited manner, "Plupulupulupulupulupulupulu~"
"Ed, is there something wrong with this kid's IQ?" After leaving the embassy, An Qi asked in a low voice, "Tell this uncle, you should get treatment while you are still young, or you will grow up. If it's too late, the IQ will—"
"—The IQ will become like you." Ed flicked her forehead, leaned down and hugged Minerva, "Your sister Angel didn't take medicine today."
An Qi covered her forehead with an exaggerated "Ouch" and puffed out her mouth: "The last bit of IQ was also taken away by you, Ed, you are responsible."
Minerva laughed happily at An Qi's funny look, wrapped her arms around Ed's neck and rubbed his cheek affectionately.
The family of three walked to the parking lot, Ed handed Minerva to An Qi, went to the side and took out his mobile phone to make a few calls, then came back and said to An Qi, "I have something to do at night and won't go home for dinner, please trouble. Tell them about it."
"What's the matter?" An Qi was instantly alert, "with whom? How many people? Men and women? Where are you going? What time do you return?"
"The heroines of this story have all appeared, and they will never add new characters." Ed couldn't help laughing, and quickly tapped the girl's lips, "It's Kazuma, Hong, they, A party between men."
"Oh, oh." An Qi blushed, "Then, then be careful on the road."
"Don't kiss in front of children, I'm angry!" Minerva protested unhappily, "Uncle Ed, I want too!"
"I'll give you one too." Ed also printed on the little girl's smooth forehead, "Minerva, be good, don't be angry."
"Well, that's about the same." The little girl nodded her head pretending to be mature, and then laughed giggling.
Afterwards, An Qi waited in the parking lot until Uruki appeared in the car, and then left Minerva with confidence.
"Hong, go to Kira's house first, their house is relatively close." Ed sat in the co-pilot, greeted him casually, and fastened his seatbelt properly, "I don't know what to eat at night. Think about it, do you have any ideas?"
"Even if it's a doctor's treat, I'm ashamed to make you spend too much money. It must cost a lot of money for so many people to go to a place that is too high-end." Pumu thought about it, "But it shouldn't be too shabby, or you'll be too shameless, doctor."
"You think too much." Ed laughed dumbly. "Money is not a problem, just talk about a suitable place for a party."
"By the way, I remembered a barbecue recommended by someone on the Internet before." Pumu said while driving, "It's very hygienic and tastes good, but it's a little further away, in the next city."
"Also, it won't take long to drive there anyway." Ed thought for a while and thought it was reliable, and took out his mobile phone, "What's the name, let me search for it?"
“Shangri-La BBQ.”
“…On the Internet, it was said that this store was almost closed down because of the use of child labor. The boss claimed to be a child from a relative’s family and only escaped the disaster.” Ed flipped through the comments of netizens, “Many comments also said that the boss is a beautiful woman, but No pictures, no pictures, no truth. It seems that the word of mouth is okay, just this one, I'll reserve a seat."
Kira's house was not far away, and when Ed finished the call, he was almost at his door. The two rang the doorbell, and Kira came out and opened the door to take them in.
"Doctor, Uruki, you are here." Cagalli was sitting in the living room watching the baby-raising video, when she saw them come in and put down the tablet in their hands to greet them, "That, I—"
"Sit down, don't get up." Ed hurriedly waved his hand to stop her. Cagalli's belly is already quite large, and it is not so convenient to move around in maternity clothes.
"Doctor, do you want to listen? It doesn't matter." Cagalli noticed Ed's eyes on her belly and gave Ed a motherly smile, "The two of them are very naughty and often kick me, which is interesting. ."
Eddard II has never had much contact with pregnant women, which is actually very curious. But Kira was staring at him nervously at the moment, so he had to give up the idea, thinking maybe wait until the next time Kira is away
"No, I'm not Minerva." Ed said generously, and Kira breathed a sigh of relief.
"Doctor, you don't have to envy me, you can have children yourself." Cagalli gently touched her belly, "And, uh, and..."
"Doctor, Hong, let's go quickly, go early and come back early." Kira quickly came out to smooth things out, "I'm still a little worried about leaving Cagalli at home alone."
Ed also felt that he had not considered it properly, and even left the pregnant woman at home alone. When he was thinking of a way, Pumu took the initiative and said, "Actually, the doctor has already explained to me that Lucchet is on the way and will be there in a while."
Kira gave Ed a grateful look when he heard the words, but Ed sighed silently in his heart. I made a trustworthy friend, but I can't help but feel a little guilty for letting him do such a thing later.
After Lucchet arrived, the three of them set off again. The next ones to pick up are Asuka and Camus, both of whom happened to be at Wufei's house at this time. When the car drove to the vicinity, Kira, who was sharp-eyed, found the target at a glance.
On the sidewalk, Fei Niao was helping Mr. Zhang Wufei to cross the road, and Camus looked up and walked behind him with a look of nothing to do with him.
"It's not good for Camus to be like this." Kira, a well-behaved senior, frowned at this scene, "It's a bit too much."
"No correction." Ed shrugged, "As long as you don't kill him, beat him to death."
The three parked the car across the road, and Wufei was reprimanding Camus when they found the birds.
"You can't even do the basic etiquette of respecting the old and caring for the young. How can you learn the old man's way of justice?" , Have you ever thought about why the gap between people is so big?"
"What does this have to do with justice? Old man, your brain is broken." Camus pouted and turned his head away. "Why didn't you mention justice or something when you beat me up? You cunning adults are double standards."
Wufei is old and has experienced ups and downs that are unimaginable for ordinary people, and his character has become mature and stable, but he was also a ruthless man who started to work when he disagreed. Seeing the rogue appearance of Camus, I couldn't help but get angry. When I rolled up my sleeves, I fell over my shoulders and shouted: "Let this old man tell you what justice is."
This time he fell a little hard, and when Camus struggled to stand up, he was still a little unsteady, and Fei Niao quickly stepped forward to support him, and patted the dust on his body: "The old man is also deeply in love, and I am deeply responsible for you. You hate iron if you don't become steel, so don't take it to heart."
"If you don't agree with each other, you will act. It's not like hating iron and not steel. It's just looking at me." Camus complained in a low voice, but his tone had softened a lot. "Brother, thank you."
"What are you thanking friends for?" Asuka smiled and patted Camus on the shoulder. "When I see you, I think of myself back then. At that time, Mr. Adrian was much more ruthless than Mr. Wufei now. It was a mental attack, and I almost said It made me mentally collapse, and it was still in front of Mayo, which made me lose face."
"I understand." Camus nodded his head with a heart, and looked a little scared. "That person is still a high-level NT. It's really scary to be able to force his way into your mind."
"It seems that you are more afraid of the doctor than me." Wu Fei sneered, "Then it should be more effective for the doctor to resonate with you next time."
"Sorry Mr. Zhang!" Camus shouted loudly.
At this time, a group of three stepped forward. Of course, Camus had long felt Ed was coming. Seeing him shivering, Asuka couldn't help crying and laughing.
Ed and Wufei exchanged glances that only they could understand, and then took Asuka and Camus into the car. Uraki continued to drive to the next city, Camus sitting between Kira and Asuka in the back row. Kira was instilling his various ideas of love and peace into him. Ed could feel that Camus didn't believe this, but it was not easy to attack in front of Ed and Asuka, so he could only bite the bullet and listen.
After a period of time, Pumu followed the navigation around and finally found his destination on a small road. In the distance, he could see a small sign with the words "Shangri-La BBQ" written on it.
Camus suddenly exclaimed: "A lot of NT?!"
Five people walked into the store, and a brown-haired boy who looked only thirteen or fourteen shouted, "Miss Sera, there is a customer coming!"
After a while, a charming young woman came out of the store, with beautiful short blond hair, and she looked in her twenties or thirties. The blond young woman was visibly stunned when she saw Ed, and then asked as if nothing had happened: "Is there an appointment?"
Such a sensitive person, Camus immediately felt that the other party knew Ed, and said to Asuka in a low voice, "Hehe, celebrities are really good, and there are beautiful women who know each other when you go there. Maybe you can get a discount at the checkout later."
The group found a box to sit and order food, and Camus stared at the most expensive order when he heard it was Ed's treat.
"This is barbecue, Camus, you can eat stomach lavage and it won't cost the doctor much." Uruki reminded silently, "By the way, give the doctor a few more skewers of roasted kidneys. Really, do you want it?"
"Brother Hong!" Asuka blushed with shame, "I, I can taste a little."
"I don't need it." Kira shook her head with a smile, "Don't touch it at all, it's poison to me."
"It's really not time to eat kidneys, right? You are an adjuster." Ed looked at Asuka strangely, and then suddenly realized, "Sometimes it may happen that it is premature due to improper control. The main reason for this phenomenon is that there is no Sufficient experience and lack of corresponding skills. It's like swimming, a person who can't swim will be submerged in deep water..."
"Enough is enough for you!" Camus protested in dissatisfaction, "A group of old drivers should also consider my child's feelings!"
After everyone finished ordering, they chatted and waited for the food to be served. The efficiency of the store was quite high, and the food was almost served in a while. The people who served the food were all thirteen- or fourteen-year-old children.
"This is all done, please take it slow." The brown-haired boy put down the last plate. Camus was eager to talk to the other party, but Ed stopped him with a stern look.
"Jeduo, come and help, there are not enough people here!" Someone shouted outside.
"Come on, Bicha!" The brown-haired boy bowed to Ed and the others, and hurriedly turned around and ran out.
"Isn't it okay to ask? Don't you think it's strange, Doctor?" Camus looked at Ed in dissatisfaction. "These children are all NT, maybe they have potential."
"What if it's NT?" Ed looked at him calmly, "They have their lives, and we have no right to pull these people into our world. Even if that kid named Jedo was born just now. ACE, I am not qualified to dominate his life."
"It's a set of principles." Camus said, but he died suddenly, "I'm starting!"
Everyone was eating, drinking, talking, laughing, and seeing that he was almost done, Ed coughed. Several people realized that he was finally about to start talking about business, and quickly quieted down.
"Everyone starts a family and becomes a father. In fact, life can be settled down. Just like the young man who served the food and the beautiful proprietress just now, they have no relationship with the dangerous world." Ed looked complicated, "This is This statement may be hypocritical, but I actually don't want to drag you into the water from a selfish point of view."
Several other people did not interrupt and listened to him carefully.
"I can't help but think, if something happens to Kira, what am I going to do with Kagali and my two children. If I can't come back, what am I going to tell Mayo and Stella? I don't even know how to ask Lucchet for someone, you guys are just getting married soon." Ed bowed his head in shame, "But I can only rely on you, please forgive me for shamelessly learning from Char to use the people around me by any means. people."
"Doctor, what are you talking about." Pu Mu scratched his head, "Without you, I wouldn't be where I am now."
"The world is about to undergo a change, and this change will sweep through the entire human society, and I, Adrian Lingus, brazenly want to make it what I want." Ed took turns with sincere eyes Looking at everyone, "I need everyone's strength for this."
The topic became a little bigger, and the expressions of several people were a little serious.
"Roland and Diana will only provide funds behind the scenes, and our small team will be alone against the world. I can't even tell you the full picture of the plan, but you must faithfully carry out every order I give." Edton said. After a while, "Sorry, there's only so much I can say now. Would you like to join as a Gundam driver?"
"The world the Doctor expects must be a gentle world, and I hope Haruka and Sora can live in such a world." Kira smiled at him, "Please put my strength to use."
"But I'm still reluctant to part with Mayu and Stella." Touching his nose in distress, Ed was about to agree with relief, and he continued, "So can you bring them along? Mr. Adrian You know, Mayo and Stella are not ordinary girls."
"And Gundam needs someone to manage it. Doctor, you must have more important things, and Lucchet can help." Pumu patted his chest, "I don't need to ask about the choice of the King of Falls."
"You guys hesitate for a while." Ed gave a wry smile, only feeling like a fire in his heart, "Thank you, really, thank you."
"I'm still hesitating!" Camus knocked on the table. "It's suspicious to not even say what you want to do, and it's too big to change the world."
"You don't have a choice, you are forced to participate." Ed glanced at him blankly, "That's what Covatro threw you to me, you give me a little self-consciousness."
"Hey, are you targeting me?" Camus felt a strong sense of oppression in his consciousness and was a little breathless.
"Of course it is." Ed replied as a matter of course, "Why don't you have any points in your heart for you?"
"... I'm sorry." Camus calmed down for a moment, and Asuka patted him on the back to comfort him.
"DX and Villkiss have been exposed and they are all unusable, and will be responsible for guarding the moon. Our ship is an old warship from more than 40 years ago, and the captain is not a big sister who can shake the European, but a bad old man. The only good news is that there is a beautiful girl navigator, but you all have a target, so don't pay attention." Ed ignored Camus who shouted "I have no target", "The previous machine was also for the same reason. Can't use it, I will prepare a brand new Gundam, everyone needs to get used to it again."
Hearing that the new machine has not been opened, several people seemed a little excited.
"You don't, you continue to drive Tie'ao." Ed suddenly dispelled someone's enthusiasm, "At most help you to change, you are not qualified to drive Gundam now."
Camus wilted at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the other three let out good-natured laughter.
"Please allow me to say it again, thank you." Ed stretched out his hand and placed it in the middle of the table, and several others folded their hands on his, "Welcome to Heaven."