Universal Century 80, an ordinary morning that can be seen everywhere, the Lingus family.
Deputy Director of the MS Research Institute, Honorary Doctorate of Lunar Capital University, Father of Gundam, Silver Thunder of Anaheim - Adrian is eating breakfast at home, with bread and milk bought from a convenience store on weekends. Ed has a habit of listening to the news while eating breakfast. He wrote a small program called News Assistant. The program would screen out the daily news headlines in each section and read the headlines to him. For the busy Ed, this is his main source of information on current affairs.
"Shocked! Lux's first album was re-enacted in high-definition when she debuted. Is it a remake of the conscience or the end of it?" Ed continued to eat breakfast slowly, silently saying that the news did not arouse his interest, and the program would continue to read the next one .
"Why was he promoted to general at such a young age, this man may have a secret with Princess Cagalli!" Ed has become accustomed to this style of headline, and it seems that the headline party is a media development no matter which world it is in. final form. Since a familiar name appeared in the title, Ed tapped the terminal at hand, and the program began to recite the details.
"Yesterday, the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Uzmi Yura Asgha, held an award ceremony in the capital. Due to his outstanding performance and outstanding contribution in the Aub Guard during the One Year War, Kira Yamato was officially awarded Granted the rank of brigadier general. But is the young Kira Yamato enough ability and qualifications to take on the important task of general? According to unnamed insiders, Kira Yamato has been witnessed many times in private with Austrian The little princess Cagalli behaves closely. Do they have a secret relationship? Is this award a fair evaluation or nepotism? This site specially invites industry experts to bring you a detailed analysis—”
Ed tapped the terminal quickly, cutting to the next piece of news. Except for the first sentence, the above news is full of worthless junk content, there is no need to waste time on it.
"The hero of the One-Year War has turned into a fool who spends his days drinking and drinking! Is it the fall of human nature or the self-preservation of bureaucratic persecution?" This is Amuro, no interest, next one.
"Why does Queen Diana stay young forever? 10 beauty secrets you don't know, you won't regret it!" How did this kind of thing make headlines? It seems that there is a problem with the filtering algorithm I wrote, and I have to change it later.
"PLANT is shocked! Britannia's latest military exercise announces the next-generation MS, and Lancelot is dazzling the audience. ZAFT may be the biggest loser!"
"Wait?" The unpredictable punch made Ed almost jump out of his chair. He grabbed the terminal at hand and opened the details at the fastest speed to check carefully word by word. "Britannia, Lancelot Gundam, it's actually these words!!!"
No, no, no, no! It has been eight years since I came to this world. Ed is sure that this is a world where various Gundam worldviews are mixed, but why is this kind of thing messed up now? Ed only felt darkness in front of him, as if boundless malice was surrounding him. With the last bit of luck, Ed searched the Internet for Britannia, but the results were hopeless.
"Britannia is the largest monarchy country on earth and a major member of the Earth Federation. The current leader is the ninety-eighth emperor, Charles Di Brittany. The country is vast in size and rich in resources. , the level of technology is advanced, and it has..." Ed did not continue to read it, because there was no need. It's true, Britannia really exists. There is also a picture of the current emperor on the wiki, which is really the egg roll head.
"Lancelot Gundam..." All plans for the future were completely disrupted in an instant, and a long-lost feeling called being at a loss gradually rose, followed by a huge sense of absurdity, "neuropathy, any Is a robot a Gundam?"
But it's impossible. It's been eight years since I came here. How could I only see this name today? It is true that Ed has never cared about the member states of the Earth Federation, nor has he usually spent time studying history systematically, but it is not surprising that colleagues around him will at least mention this name in chat, right? Oh, by the way, he hardly participates in co-worker chats. So anyway, Britannia, as one of the few great powers on earth, couldn't have never been in the headlines, right? Ed used Britannia as a keyword to search for news headlines that appeared in the little assistant in the past, and the result was really only today's one.
"No, there are blind spots." Ed expanded the search scope from the title to the text, "Is that true..."
"Exclusive unannounced visit! The dictatorial emperor is brutally ruled, and the people are in dire straits!" "The member states of the Earth Federation did such a thing? PLANT may be the biggest winner!" "Shocked! There was a shooting in the royal family of a big country! Is it a court scandal or the people A cry of despair?" Britannia has made headlines many times, many of which are major historical events, such as the last Ed can probably guess what it is. However, all of them are such titles, all of them are titles that Ed will immediately classify as spam after listening to them and will never read the detailed content, all of them, the name Britannia has indeed been today since he crossed. It is the first time it has officially appeared in a news headline.
"I don't know if I should say it inappropriately." Ed threw the terminal aside and muttered weakly on the sofa in the living room, "I'm so tired, I don't want to go to work today."
After being in a daze for about five minutes, Ed's mentality gradually calmed down, calmed down from the initial shock, and began to wake up.
No one has ever said that this world is a pure Gundam world, everything is just wishful thinking. He was blinded by empiricism, his familiar history made him feel like a prophet, and the indiscretion of the media was no excuse for his ignorance. Britannia has always existed. It is not something that is hidden under social civilization and exposed today. On the contrary, what is exposed today is an ignorant and arrogant self. There is indeed something to say, but it is definitely not to the unscrupulous media, but to the self just now.
Ed stood up and took a deep breath, trying to sort out his emotions. Blind denial of things that do exist is not the attitude that a first-class scientific researcher should have. Bravely accepting reality is the first step forward, otherwise you and those who shout, "This is impossible! NT or something is wrong." What is the difference between the third-rate Scientology believers who may exist!"? What I should do now is to collect as much information as possible on Britannia, and try to find a way to confirm the existence of Geass. After all, different worldviews in this world have made some changes in the settings in order to get along well. If it really exists, try your best to avoid all contact with the Geass holder, thinking of those mind-reading, brainwashing and other supernatural abilities that can be called cheating, Ed, wants to take a pill. Yes, you have to stay far away.
The current short-term goal is to transform my news assistant as soon as possible and add a keyword replacement function to avoid such an oolong in the future. In the end, the most important thing right now is to continue eating breakfast before going to work. Unexcused absence or something will be deducted! Even the deputy director does not have the privilege of absenteeism at will. As the family's sole source of income, Anaheim's salary is very important to Ed. Having figured this out, Ed returned to his seat and began to enjoy the half-eaten breakfast he had just eaten.
Forty minutes later, Ed was in the office, focused on today's work.
"Dr. Lingos, is it true that the Federation is planning to order a new model of Gundam from us?"
The sudden voice interrupted Ed's thoughts, and he shifted his attention from the monitor to the blonde in front of him. The beautiful young woman in front of her is called Nina Pableton, a recently recruited intern in the MS research department. In addition to her good looks, she is also impeccable in ability. The only problem is that her personality is a bit bad, although in front of her Slightly restrained, but she is still neither big nor small. Although she is older in age, she is a leader! Lucette Oderby, who came in for an internship at the same time, was in a similar situation with Pableton. The two happened to be good friends, both beautiful, equally talented, and equally bad personalities. Hmm, are capable beauties all bad characters? Anyway, if there is no accident, these two should be able to stay next year.
"Wait for the official notice from the company about this kind of thing, don't talk nonsense about things that are chasing the wind." Everyone can spread this kind of thing, but Ed, as the deputy director, can't talk nonsense, "In the future, except for deviations in reports, you must be responsible. of."
"Is that true?" Pableton decisively ignored the inexplicable second half of the sentence, "Should the doctor be in charge then?"
"I resolutely obey the organization's arrangements, and I will be wherever the company needs me." The old director is about to retire in a few years, and the competition for several deputy directors is fierce. Factors are equally important. Ed will never talk about it in such a place. "I am a brick in Anaheim, and I need to move it wherever I need it."
"Doctor, we won't be able to talk if you talk like that..."
"We shouldn't be chatting during working hours." Watching Pableton turn back to his seat boringly, Ed felt that his response was seamless. Although he was a little shaken in the morning because of the events in Britannia, it seems that he has fully recovered.
Yes, nothing to be afraid of at all. Britannia itself isn't a big problem, it's just one of the many great powers on Earth, and what strikes me is the possibility of Geass's existence. Think rationally, first of all, Geass does not necessarily exist in this world. Like other specious histories, it is very possible and plausible that Geass itself is harmonized by this world. Going back ten thousand steps, even if Geass really exists, there are only a few people who own Geass, and Ed is very clear about the identities of these people. For himself, who is far away, as long as he perfectly avoids the life trajectory of Lelouch and the others, it is not difficult to completely avoid Geass-related events. All I have to do is to stay out of trouble and build a Gundam happily. The sky is falling and Queen Diana is standing on it. That's the Moonlight Butterfly, it's already invincible.
After some careful reasoning analysis and self-comfort, Ed was in a good mood, and even his work efficiency improved a lot, until another person interrupted his thoughts again: "Dr. Lingos, the director wants you to go immediately. Go to meeting room one."
Ed looked up, and in front of him was the director's secretary.
"Okay, I'll go right now, please." He quickly stopped what he was doing and followed the secretary out of the office, "Can you tell me what's the matter if it's convenient?"
"Doctor, you're welcome, it doesn't matter." The secretary and Ed usually get along well, so it's okay to reveal in advance at this time, the two chatted while walking in the corridor, "Today, a shareholder of our company came to inspect, When the director accompanied her to visit the MS Research Institute, the other party said that he definitely wanted to meet the father of Gundam."
"Shareholder, where is the big man." Ed smiled, "It seems to be regarded as a rare animal."
"You're joking. Maybe the other party is a fan who admires the Doctor? Oh, here we are, the Doctor is invited." But Edd would not take such polite words seriously.
Following the secretary into the conference room, there were two people sitting opposite each other in the room. The next seat is a mentally strong old man, who is actively saying something to the other, who is Ed's immediate supervisor, the director. The young lady sitting at the top should be the shareholder the secretary said. Her smooth skin and beautiful face made it impossible to tell her age, and her delicate face showed a cold expression, as if she was indifferent to the director. What she was talking about was a little absent-minded. A simple white lady's suit tightly wrapped her slender figure, but even her sitting posture could not hide her slender limbs. The most rare thing was her long green hair that went straight to her waist. , brought a hint of enchanting charm to her cold appearance.
Something like a wake-up call sounded in Ed's heart, causing him to feel dizzy and dry. He clutched the straw named Fluke tightly, trying to make himself stand firmer.
"Adrian, you're here." The director stood up, and the shareholders also stood up, "Let me introduce, this is the treasure we are proud of in Anaheim, Dr. Adrian Lingus. Adrian, this beautiful lady is an important shareholder of our company, Ms. CC."
All the ridiculous self-comforting that he did just now turned into powder in an instant, and Adrian Lingus stood there, like being struck by lightning.