"Do you only have this formal dress?" CC flipped through Ed's wardrobe, "Although I can probably guess from the fact that you drink nutritional supplements every day, this is too shabby."
"No, don't look for it, I don't like to wear formal clothes." Ed turned left and right in front of the mirror, looking at the barely handsome young man in the mirror, "Isn't this one pretty good too? It's clean and tidy, simple and elegant. , it fits my aesthetic.”
"You think this is a style from a few years ago?"
"Four years ago. I made it exactly the same as the one that Queen Diana wore when she received me." So no matter how old women are, they love to buy clothes, of course, I can't say this, "If it weren't for that If the pieces are too small to wear, you don’t even have to buy them.”
CC finally gave up and continued rummaging in the closet, turned around and looked at him speechlessly. She was wearing a plain white dress, and her smooth calf was faintly visible under the skirt. Don't ask, of course she has never seen new clothes, she always has new clothes.
Today is the day of the award ceremony for the most outstanding people on the moon, which is held every five years. One of the ten candidates will be awarded a medal by Queen Diana herself, representing the highest achievement in their respective fields and outstanding contributions to the moon. Approved. It was an activity created to increase the cohesion of a relatively short-lived man-made polity, the Moon, and so far it has worked well.
Ed is not very worried about his award. The strength of the other nine candidates is really different from him, and there is no "well-known person". Apart from being too young, he has no disadvantage, not to mention that he and Roland knew each other. What he is more concerned about is another rumor. After each awards ceremony, Queen Diana and his wife are said to have a private conversation with the winners. At this time, they can make a reasonable request to the Queen and his wife as a reward.
Although the rumor has not been officially acknowledged, no previous winner has come out to refute it, which makes him have to look forward to the authenticity of this rumor. If there is such a thing, can it be...
After checking, the two went out, and Pumu had been waiting outside the door in his car for a long time.
The ceremony started at nine, and it was barely six, and Ed was yawning from time to time in the back seat. The destination is the auditorium in the city center, and it takes about an hour to drive there. Pumu drives very steadily, making people drowsy, and it is still so far away, there should be no problem with a little sleep...
… After an unknown amount of time, the slight pain on the left cheek made him open his eyes from a daze, who screwed my face, how boring. Then the silky touch from the right cheek made him rub against it, it was very comfortable. My vision gradually recovered, and I was facing the seat back that was rotated 90 degrees. I was... eh? Um!
He sat up quickly and looked around. Already outside the auditorium, Pu Mu was standing not far from the car, counting the number of bricks in the auditorium with concentration. There were only two people in the back row of the car. It looks like he fell asleep on the road and unconsciously, uh.
CC looked at him with a half-smile, he was embarrassed to look directly into the eyes of the other party, and subconsciously lowered his gaze to his neck. The slender neck and slightly exposed collarbone looked more and more dazzling against the dress. He could only look out the window behind her, and the corner of her mouth seemed to have a more obvious arc from the corner of his eye.
Coughing twice and saying that the weather is fine today is probably the stupidest answer, but he couldn't think of a smooth and natural transition to resolve the embarrassment. By the way, Amuro seems to be an old driver? It seems that there will be opportunities to learn more from him in the future, so let's be honest and be yourself now: "Well, I'm sorry."
"It's here, get out of the car." CC opened the car door, and finally couldn't help but chuckle, "The bricks in the auditorium have been counted by Pumu a dozen times."
"Doctor, you're awake." Hearing the sound of the car door opening, Pu Mu turned around, his casual expression showed his excellent professionalism, "Do you want to go in immediately? I've inquired, and the backstage is entering in that direction. ."
"Go in early, after all, it's an event of this level." Ed looked at his watch, and at 7:35, he looked at CC again, "Say hello to the Asuka brothers and sisters for me later."
"Understood." CC reached out and smoothed the folds on his shoulders from sleeping, "Don't be ashamed for a while."
After saying goodbye to the two who went to the auditorium, Ed entered the venue under the guidance of the staff. He and the other candidates were seated in the first row, and dignitaries from the military, political, and business circles sat in the second and third rows. At random, the first three rows were almost full, and he turned out to be almost the last to come. There are two separate vacancies on the side of the rostrum. That should be the seat of the Queen and his wife, right
Seeing him coming, many people in the first three rows stood up and shook hands and said hello. Everyone looked familiar. Ed could only put on a fake smile and shook hands one by one. nonsense. No matter which world you are in, you don't like this kind of entertainment. It's more interesting to watch live broadcasts at home.
At 8:30, a ferocious and majestic consciousness was fleeting with Ed. He quickly retracted his consciousness and suddenly gave a shock. After a while, a burly man with an exploding head walked in. It was General Kim Karam who Edd kept complaining over and over again. This person turned out to be NT? But yes, there are floating cannons on TurnX, it is unreasonable that he is not an NT. There is no NT-related record in the historical materials of the Earth-Moon War. Could it be that he is the first new human being
Jin Karam looked around the venue, Ed felt his consciousness swept around like a low-precision radar, and finally landed on himself. He strode up in front of Ed and stretched out his hand, grinning with a meaningful smile, Ed can only stand up and hold it back and forth.
"Dr. Lingos, long time no see." Jin Karam shook his hands very hard, "I never expected the doctor to bring me such a surprise, it was a surprise."
"Long time no see, General." This man was so strong that his hand was pinched, "I really didn't expect it."
Jin Karam let go of Ed's hand, laughed a few times, and then returned to his seat. The people behind him seemed to be trying to decipher the deep meaning, some thoughtful, some whispering, Only Ed felt inexplicable.
General Kim Kinkaram is estimated to be in his fifties, and now he is the commander-in-chief of the Moon Force, but his strong muscles and sharp and fierce eyes all show that he is far from retirement. In the Earth-Moon War, he turned the tide several times with his excellent MS technology and beast-like intuition, and made great achievements.
Jin Karam has been serving Diana for decades, and it is considered a lot of hard work for the moon, and the possibility of jumping back is infinitely close to zero. But Ed is always affected by "memory", and he preconceived that this person will become a twenty-five boy. And this beast man is really the type he is least good at dealing with. But he doesn't actually have any conflict of interest with himself, and it doesn't seem to matter that NT recognizes each other
It was almost nine o'clock when Diana and Roland finally appeared hand in hand and sat on the two seats beside the rostrum. The two smiled and whispered, looking very loving. Behind the Queen and his wife stood a handsome middle-aged man with a fly mirror. His cold expression and short white hair made him the dream lover of countless middle-aged women. It was Harry Oder, the captain of the Queen's Guard. . He's also the only person in the hall with a gun, except for him, who can't even hold a gold calam.
The ceremony finally began, and a beautiful emcee who had never met before took the stage to officiate. Which first-line host should be able to participate in this kind of occasion, but unfortunately Ed, who doesn't watch TV much, doesn't know him. He has been here for more than ten years, and the star he can name is still only one Lux. In other words, this is the real true love fan.
Soon it was Diana's turn to speak, one of the few times when the inhabitants of the moon could see Diana. The Queen and his wife are reclusive and almost never appear on TV and news except for the New Year's speech and the National Day speech every year. Looking at the girl on the stage as delicate as a porcelain doll, Ed couldn't help but start thinking about it again.
Diana, Roland, Harry and Jin Calam all participated in the Earth-Moon War. Harry and Jin Calam grew older visibly, but Diana and Roland still looked less than 20 years old. This is what Ed has been most confused about over the years, except for the origin of black technology.
Moreover, the so-called neutral attitude of the Queen and his wife is simply weird. Except for supporting PLANT when PLANT was independent at the beginning, the moon has never shown any positional bias since then. Anaheim's will as a queen couple is to open the door to do business with all the forces, and they will not refuse, but they will not incite any war. During the One Year War, there were lunar residents who volunteered to join ZAFT, and some who volunteered to join the Union Army. Diana turned a blind eye to this.
Even if he is not a political veteran like Klein, Ed understands that the so-called political neutrality is more like a sale on the air, in exchange for greater interests. But the Diana couple's approach is like a real absolute neutrality. As a leader of a force, this is completely unreasonable.
It's too unscientific, it's not, isn't it just the same as CC? CC also said something similar back then. He didn't take it seriously, but he has been unable to find a reasonable explanation for so many years. Is this possibility really starting to be considered? Geass is impossible, is there any hidden setting
Taking advantage of his cranky thoughts, Diana had finished speaking, and now it was Roland's turn to speak, and he didn't hear a word. Looking at the focused faces of the few around him, he couldn't help but feel deeply that his cultivation was still not at home, and he had capitalist money without the mentality of a capitalist, and he was not a leader at all. After wandering around for an unknown amount of time, he finally saw Diana on stage again with an envelope. God, it's almost over.
Diana opened the envelope gracefully and whispered a name, which was carried over the loudspeaker throughout the venue: "Adrian Lingus."
There was warm applause from the audience, and Ed walked up to the stage and stood beside Diana in the applause. The Queen took the medal from Miss Master of Ceremonies and handed it to Ed, who extended his hand to thank him. You see, why should it be over in a minute.
Diana smiled and nodded to Ed, turned back to her seat, and Ed began to recite the thank you note prepared yesterday into the microphone.
"... Self-struggle, but also consider..." He happily recited the words while searching in the direction of the auditorium, ah, found it, and CC's hair is the best recognition. CC noticed that his eyes waved to him, but Uruki looked like he was listening carefully to what he said. The Asuka brothers and sisters sat upright like schoolchildren being corporally punished, looking very nervous.
"... Tiny work, thank you everyone." It's really exciting to read this live on the national broadcast, but unfortunately no one can understand it. Ed returned to his seat after the speech, and the host started talking nonsense again. Originally, looking at beauties can pass the time, but Ed, who has been with CC for a long time, has seriously raised his aesthetic level, and he will never return to the happy days when the world was full of beauties.
The long award ceremony finally came to an end, and everyone began to disperse in an orderly manner under the command of the staff. Ed also took out his mobile phone and turned on the power. Just when he was hesitating whether to run away to avoid the media, or to wait a little longer, etc., and he didn't know whether there was a private conversation, a staff member walked up to him and whispered: "Dr Lingos, Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Your Highness invites you to lunch."
Is this the legendary state banquet
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