On weekend mornings, Ed rarely slept until he woke up naturally, picked up the phone on the bedside table and checked the time. It's past breakfast now, but it's still early for lunch, so you can relax a bit.
He carefully turned to the side, looking at Lux's peaceful sleeping face, and even the sound of his own breathing consciously restrained. Sleeping in late is a normal thing for CC or Angie, but it is very rare for Lux who lives a very regular life.
Are you too tired? He thought silently with a little heartache, but he didn't know what Lux was busy with. For a moment, he even had the urge to look at Lux's phone while she was asleep, but that was just an impulse, and was immediately restrained.
Everyone needs personal space. It is not that once the relationship between men and women is established, they can do whatever they want. Take the most insecure CC for example, she will only take the initiative to turn over his mobile phone when she expresses her happiness or dissatisfaction, and she will definitely seek his opinion before doing so, and give him enough respect.
They were all important to him, living people, not dolls that were put on the bed when they were useful and hung on the wall when they weren't. It was he himself who said the words to encourage everyone to pursue their own hobbies and lives, but now suspiciously not believing the other party seems to be contradicting.
When he figured this out, Ed didn't bother, and stared at Lux's sleeping face with peace of mind and admired it. The delicate face that has been genetically adjusted looks like a flawless artwork no matter how long it takes to look at it, and the pink hair is very exciting after getting used to it. Further down can see even more wonderful scenery, but Ed stopped his gaze - Lux was already very tired, and he didn't want to excitedly pull each other to exercise early in the morning.
I don't know how long it has been, the girl - should be a young woman now? —'s eyelashes moved slightly, and the next second, his eyelids opened, and his beautiful aqua blue pupils stared at him. At this time, CC will usually ask you what you are looking at in a arrogant manner. An Qi may act like a spoiled child, but Lux didn't say anything, just smiled softly at him.
"Good morning, Ed," she asked softly. "What time is it?"
"It's still a long time before noon, and I don't want to get up." He yawned hypocritically, "Anyway, I won't go to work today, so just lie down with me for a while."
This kind of obvious lie can be heard without opening the disc eye Lux, she straightened her hair that was a little messy after a night, pretended to have found nothing, snuggled into Eddie's arms and responded briskly: "Then there is no way. It's over."
Ed felt the warmth in his arms, and after hesitating for a while, he decided to take a side view: "I think, did Roland promote you too quickly? He was promoted from spokesperson to director in less than two years. Don't you want to become a minister in two years?"
"Is it more than enough to be a Minister of Foreign Affairs with my ability, or do you also believe the rumors on the Internet that I am an idol vase?" Lux put her index finger on his lips, smiling to stop his explanation, " Don't worry, I'm very happy now. There's nothing happier to be able to achieve my ambitions and do something for this family."
Lux's words were all for this sake, and Ed had to stop. Of course, he could also force the head of the family, but such self-satisfied behavior was meaningless.
"Actually, you should take more rest." Lux changed the subject without a trace, "Since I've been busy planning the curtain call of Heaven and Earth recently, the laboratory should be put aside first, Minerva is complaining that you are with her. Time is running out."
"I have an S2 mechanism, and I'm already invincible." Ed looked indifferent, "Even if I don't sleep for a month—"
"That's not good, the body will not be tired, but the spirit will be tired too." Lux sternly corrected him, "Speaking of which, I suddenly thought, have you considered that Livonzi Almack came out to disrupt the situation during the curtain call performance? possibility?"
"Isn't he busy looking for a box, why is he here in this muddy water?" Ed frowned and thought along her lines, "But what you said is not completely unreasonable, more chances are better than less. , I changed my action plan this afternoon, it would be a shame if I was caught off guard."
"You have to prevent going bald before the age of 30." Lux twisted a bunch of her long hair and scratched lightly on his chest, "But things like boxes, a genius who was nearly a hundred years ago. Hiding it in the vast solar system, I always feel that it is impossible to find it..."
"Yeah, even Aeolia has no clue, it's easier to find a needle in a haystack. Laplace's Box? It's named after it, and it's not playing a single role..." Ed's voice stopped abruptly, "Why not? Act according to the script?"
Lux did not understand, but did not interrupt, but quietly watched him sort out his thoughts.
"No matter how much I toss the world, it seems that it will come back weirdly in the end. Since it's called Laplace's Box, why won't it go back to the unicorn story?" He opened a corner, revealing the spring light beside him, "I'm preconceived, far away is the incident of Xia's throwing the satellite, and the nearer is the incident of Stella sinking into the lake, they were all released like this and forced to go back, so why not? Or Bristol?"
"Bist?" Lux repeated, "That Kadias Biest from SEELE?"
"As one of the three founders of SEELE, Biste's role is as small as a dragon, and he has been low-key and has no sense of existence for nearly a hundred years. This is simply unreasonable." Ed kept talking to himself, " How could E.A. Ray, an anonymous person, even hide from Aeolia? There must be helpers, and it was originally to hide from Aeolia, so it makes sense for Bist to continue to play stupid now. It's Ray's legacy."
"So it's very likely that the box is in Biste's hands?" Lux's reasoning process doesn't matter, she only cares about the conclusion. Her husband's reasoning is often incomprehensible, but the conclusions are almost always correct. She just believes Eddie. "I remember there were rumors of his divorce not long ago."
"What?!" Ed grabbed his mobile phone and searched for relevant information, but only found some gossip news according to netizens' revelations, without any formal news reports, no wonder his news assistant didn't report it, "That's right. It's ok, Lifonzi has made a lot of noise recently, he deliberately divorced to protect his wife and children. This is not a rumor, it is very likely to be true. "
"Then act quickly," Lux said impatiently. "We must get ahead of Lifonz."
"But the matter of heaven and man is imminent." Ed calculated the time, "the day after tomorrow. After Siroc is done, I and Aeolia will come to the door to talk to Bist. In theory, Bist can be regarded as one of his own. , don't make it a self-defeating hostile relationship."
Lux did not add any more superfluous words, but simply got up and dressed neatly.
Ed didn't have time to take care of him either. He was still thinking about the plot and came back to this question. First of all, there is a very serious problem. It is reasonable for Aeolia to create 00 Gundam and Sirocco to create Tio, but TurnA is obviously created by Yang Wenli. Is it a coincidence that Roland appeared in this world?
Thinking about it further, since no matter what the plot will come back to, is everything he has done so far out of his own choice, or is he just following the plot? He thought he rejected Yang Wenli's memory because he had free will, but is he really free? Is there a way to prove it
Not to mention proof, there are countless examples of all kinds of foreshadowing. What he said to Yang Wenli, the FLAGs he established are not bad, so the existence of Minerva and An Qi itself is not the establishment of FLAGs
"So you are free, your existence, your Geass, your life... Ed, you must not understand."
"Ed? Ed!" Lux exclaimed beside him, "Your eyes!"
He woke up from a state of ignorance, and dazedly took the small mirror handed over by Lux who had just put on his underwear. One of his eyes in the mirror lit up with a blood-red bird pattern, and Geass activated itself without him turning it on. It was then that he suddenly realized that he couldn't feel anything in his NT sensor. Then he tried to control Geass and found that he could adjust the size of the silence aura, but he couldn't turn it off.
"Geass's runaway is a normal phenomenon, it marks my ability to improve, and it will be fine after a while. Please consult CC for details, she sold me the things." He gave Lux a reassuring smile, "But I seem to… Banned yourself?"
At this time, the bedroom door was suddenly knocked "dong dong dong", and the frequency was so fast that the mood of the knocker who was going crazy was clearly conveyed. Lux hurriedly opened the door, and at the door was Minerva with tears on her face. The little girl was crying, and her eyes were so red that it made people feel distressed.
She didn't even look at Lux, she quickly ran to the bedside and threw herself into Ed's arms, sobbing intermittently: "I, I suddenly can't feel Uncle Ed, I thought, I Thought Uncle Ed was gone, I, I..."
Ed hugged the little girl gently and said softly while stroking her little head: "I'm sorry for scaring you. I've had a little problem recently, and it'll be fine in a while. Minerva rest assured, I will never leave you."
"Yeah." Minerva sobbed and nodded in his arms, "Even if I can't feel it, I know that Uncle Ed won't lie to me."
Although the scene in front of her was very warm, Lux still had to interrupt them ruthlessly: "Ed, put on your clothes first. Minerva is not too young, which is not good for her growth."
Eddie, who came to his senses, let go of the little girl and pulled the quilt on him in embarrassment. Minerva, who was laughing through her tears, stretched her neck and gave him a quick kiss on the face, then turned around sensible and ran away.
And Eddie's messy thoughts were interrupted by Minerva like this, and he gave up and continued to think deeply. He always felt that he would go crazy if he continued to think about it.
"I didn't understand anything when I was so young. She has already been able to watch her words and act accordingly. Ed, are NT all so precocious?" It's very precocious, but it's not so early, it's actually a bit scary when you think about it carefully."
"You think too much, how old is Minerva?" Ed laughed dumbly, and also got up. "The little girl is more sensible, and the rest is just acting on intuition."
Lux thought for a while, but did not refute, just shook her head silently.
"By the way, I just made an impromptu decision to go to the end of the show." Ed shook off the thought that made him uneasy, "Since I'm banned from speaking, I won't be discovered by Siroc. , just let me go to the scene."
"Why?" Lux asked, puzzled. "Didn't they always handle it well?"
"For Camus, or else." Ed sighed speechlessly, "Since the script might turn around, I'm afraid no one can control him when he goes crazy. Although I still don't like him, I really want to get married. It's time to let this kid be the best man, and I can't explain it to you when I die."
"What's that word called, you often use it to describe CC?" Lux tilted her head in thought, "Um... Tsundere?"
"certainly not!"
In the early morning two days later, the Iserlohn came aboard.
In the briefing room, all the ACEs were in high spirits, and Wu Fei was giving the final mobilization speech in front: "… I really asked the old man what Iserlohn meant, and the old man also asked the doctor. This is what the doctor said, Iserlohn. It is a symbol of invincibility and indestructibility, which means that as long as we unite as one, believe in our partners, and uphold justice, we will never be knocked down by foreign enemies.”
"Wait a minute, isn't it a joke, and it has a meaning?" Ed, who was standing beside Wufei, asked in surprise, "How did he explain the magical conch and SpongeBob SquarePants to you?"
Wufei replied solemnly: "The magical conch symbolizes endless knowledge. It urges the soldiers to train hard while not forgetting to learn culture. SpongeBob SquarePants is some kind of creature in the deepest ocean. It is indescribable and unimaginable. Encourage soldiers not to stick to stereotypes and dare to think outside the box."
"...As expected of him." Ed silently praised Yang Wenli in Heaven, "I'm sorry to interrupt you, please continue."
Wufei is not a talkative person, and the mobilization speech ended soon.
"Wait, I have a problem!" Camus raised his hand before Ed spoke, "I can understand why Dr. Lingos is here, but why can't I sense you? And why do you want to be here early in the morning? With sunglasses?"
"Pay attention to discipline, and discuss issues unrelated to actions in private after the meeting." Ed chose to ignore him decisively, "I will briefly say a few words below."
"Cut." Camus lowered his head sluggishly, "I've worked so hard, and it's still targeting me."
"This is our last action. I hope everyone stands on the last post. Be sure to come happily, go back safely, and don't set up strange FLAGs." Ed looked at a few young or mature Face, with mixed feelings for a time, "Thank you very much for your hard work, I assure you that everything we do is meaningful."
At this time, even Camus didn't do anything wrong, and he listened to the lecture honestly, and Wu Fei couldn't help showing a gratified smile.
"The priority of this operation is to kill Siroc, and I will take the command personally. In the event that communication is not possible due to Minovsky particles, the fool-like action plan I entered for each machine shall prevail. Tell me about everyone's specific arrangement." Ed said sternly, "Kira Yamato."
"exist."
"You only have one task—to fight Amuro. This is a task that no one can do. Only you can complete it. Regardless of whether you win or lose, you only need to play with style and level. The longer the time, the better."
"Yes!"
"Pumu · Hong."
"exist!"
"You are responsible for controlling the battlefield, dragging the ACE, clearing the miscellaneous soldiers, and protecting the mothership. I know that the task is very heavy and stressful, but you are the king of fantasy shooting. In addition, the Lund Bell team's marksmanship is very accurate, It will definitely not hit us, just focus on dealing with the Titans."
"Yes!"
"Real Asuka."
"exist!"
"You are responsible for killing Siroc, you can only win, not lose."
"… Yes!!!"
"Camus Weedan."
"Can I report the mourning banshee to attack?" Camus asked expectantly, "The old man can testify that I have been training these days, and I have become very skilled at it!"
"You have used Unicorn's NT-D." Ed looked at him calmly, "Do you think you can control NT-D now?"
"...No." Camus sank instantly, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked, you never expected anything from me, I know..."
"You're in charge of being a firefighter. I'm not worried about Kira. You can support Hiro and Shin if something goes wrong." Ed smiled at him. "If you can't use NT-D, don't start it."
Camus's eyes slowly widened little by little, and finally released a breathtaking brilliance: "Yes!"