Wang Liu Mei was very curious about Union's Golden Boy being part of Aeolia Schenberg's plan. It made no sense to her.
He was a military guy. It's his cream and butter. If Celestial Being succeeds, he won't have a job anymore. The military would be removed eventually. So it's an investment in something he will lose money on.
And she doesn't see him as an idealist like the rest of Celestial Being.
So, after ordering some drinks, Wang Liu Mei leaned forward, placed her chin on her hands and looked at him with a curious gaze.
"Could you…satiate my curiosity, Mr Anaheim?" She asked with a hopeful tone.
"Depends. After all, we shouldn't speak about our identities and all that." He smiled while saying that. Reminding her of Celestial Being's rules caused her to frown at him.
"Hmm… is that so…" She leaned back a bit. The girl thought that she could easily get information from him. Turns out he is not just a mobile suit junkie.
"I am curious… why are you part of his plan?" Wang Liu Mei asked him.
"If I am to answer that, you will need to answer my question, honestly as well." He smiled while saying that.
Moments later, the waiter brought his tea, and the Heiress got her orange juice.
"...Fine. I agree." She replied while closing her eyes. The girl didn't imagine that he could be that annoying.
"Then would you answer my question?" She asked with narrowed eyes.
"I will." He smiled a bit. His smile was a bit strange.
"It's part of my plan, Wang Liu Mei."
Her eyes perked up! Is it something juicy? What is his plan?
"...What plan?"
"Use Celestial Being to climb the ladder, called Chaos." He answered with a small smile.
Her eyes widened as she felt a chill pass through her spine.
"...I see…"
"You wanted to know, so now you know. Now for my question." His smile was gone as he asked his question.
"Why are you throwing your money away at something that could lead you to lose all of it?" He asked her. He is well aware that she is bleeding money, yet she keeps doing it. He knows the reason, but he still wants to hear it from her directly.
"..."
For a second, she didn't say it, but this was something she got herself into.
"I don't like it." She said after quietly sipping her juice.
"I don't like that I was forced into this role. I was the second child; I shouldn't have inherited all this wealth and got pushed on me." She gave him a look of anger before looking away.
"You could just give all of it away."
"It's not that easy. I am from the Human Reform League. My culture is different from yours." She said with an annoyed look.
"I see. There is something that I want to show you. That is, if you are willing to trust me and could keep a secret." He smiled; his smile was huge.
"...Oh?" Her expression morphed into curiosity.
"Indeed. This little secret would change your life, the way you want." He smirked mysteriously.
"...OH?"
Now that has piqued her interest. She was willing to throw Celestial Being under the bus in the 2nd season for her dreams, so it means Marcus could thrust her despair.
"Interesting…"
"Indeed. I will contact you after this intervention. Just be ready with very warm clothes."
Wang Liu Mei frowned as she pondered what this could mean. What kind of thing is he ready to show her?
Should she trust him?
"Don't worry. Tell your friends at Ptolemaios that they can use Tower for their operations."
Her eyes widened for a second.
"I will, and will keep your suggestion for warm clothes."
"Fantastic, you won't regret." He raised his tea cup.
The Heiress rolled her eyes, but she raised her glass of juice anyway.
~~~
The next Celestial Being's intervention was at the Republic of Taribia. Only two Gundams appeared in this mission: Kyrios and Exia, as two machines wrecked through the whole nation. They stopped secession of this Republic from the Union.
"Oh, c'mon… Commander, why can't we attack them!?" Graham complained about doing nothing over the comms. Marcus was aboard one of the carriers just outside Taribia's national waters, overlooking Celestial Being's Intervention.
"They are helping us this time around, Lieutenant." Marcus smiled as he watched the whole thing with crossed arms.
A bit later, the President of Taribia contacted them.
"Commander, they are asking us to help them with Celestial Being."
The CIC officer said to Marcus.
"Is that so? What about their secession?"
"They changed their mind, they will continue to be part of the Union." The officer said in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Very well. Tell the Flags to attack."
With that command, the Over Flag began to take off one after another.
Gundams swiftly began their retreat.
"You are not going anywhere, Gundam!!!" Graham's Over Flag pulled out its Railgun and pointed at Exia over the Republic's National Waters.
'That Flag…'
Setsuna frowned, seeing that specific mobile suit.
A large electrical crack followed as the railgun opened fire on Exia.
'That's dangerous, this Mobile Suit can damage Exia.'
The Gundam's pilot changed his mind. He needs to take out this pilot. He is too dangerous.
The blue-and-white mobile suit drew its physical sword and rushed to engage the Flag.
"That's it, Gundam! Show me what you can do!" The Over Flag swiftly opened fire on approaching Exia.
But the GN Powered machine danced around the shots before trying to engage in close combat.
But this is where Graham went for a kick into the face of Gundam, making Setsuna angry for such an attack!
"Don't touch me!"
Setsuna roared angrily for that kick as he went for a cut, but the Flag did a spin before pulling out a beam saber and going for a cut.
The Gundam Meister realised his mistake and tried to pull back, but the attack damaged his Physical Sword.
"Tsk!!!"
Seeing that this won't end well, the Gundam turned around and began to retreat.
"Oi! Where do you think you are going!?" Graham tried to follow, but then stopped when he saw Exia go underwater.
'What the hell…'
He stopped and looked around. The piece that he cut off the Gundam had already sunk.
"Fine, whatever… at least I damaged you bastards." With that in mind, his Over Flag transformed and rushed away.
~~~
Wang Liu Mei frowned when she heard that Exia needs to be sent to space as well. The new Over Flag has damaged it as well.
'Marcus Anaheim's creation… what does that man want from Celestial Being?'
She realised that he wants to advance his interests. The question is… will her interests align with his?
Regardless, she sent instructions to Ptolemaios on how they can retrieve their mobile suits and pilots back to space for repairs.
~~~
*Sigh*
The Heiress lowered her phone as she pondered how easily 2 of 4 Gundams were damaged. This is not going as planned. These machines were not supposed to get damaged so easily.
Moments later, her phone vibrated.
She checked the message.
'...Veda!?'
This was the first time she got a direct message from the Quantum Computer!
[Come to these coordinates, Wang Liu Mei.
M.A.]
'Those innitials… no way…'
Her eyes widened as she realised something… he can use Veda!?
The girl realised that he was more than she initially thought!
With that in mind, she checked where this location was. To her surprise, it was Argentina's southermost point.
It was an extremely remote place. There was nothing there except for an old runway.
'Very well, then let's go.'
Wang Liu Mei prepared for this trip. She was already in South America, as it is. So it's fine with her. Travelling a bit more is fine with her. Besides, her curiosity needs to be satiated.
"Are you sure, Mistress? This is far away from civilisation. If anything happens, we will be stranded." Her bodyguard and brother were opposed to such action. It's different when they are dealing with Gundam Meisters… they can help if anything happens to their plane.
But this?
"It will be fine. Mr Anahein will make sure nothing happens to me." Wang Liu Mei replied with an assured tone.
"...are you certain of that?"
"Oh, I am." She smiled while saying that. She is certain because he wants to show her something.
That whole meeting was like that on purpose. She has this feeling that there was a special purpose for that meet-up.
"As you wish, My Mistress."
With that said, her private jet took off not long after; their destination was the southmost point of Argentina.
~~~
Wang Liu Mei looked around; the cold wind greeted her, and she had to cover her face. She never been to such a remote AND hostile place at once. At least the Pacific Islands where Gundam Meisters rest have good weather, but this?
This is too cold for her skin!
Before she could truly get cold, something appeared above them. It was soundless, and it just popped up from nowhere.
Her eyes widened as she realised that this could be… UFO!?
Yet it was not saucer-like in those movies. This was more like a… spaceship.
Moments later, it landed next to them, and the back of the spaceship opened, a ramp lowered, and soldiers poured out.
Her Bodyguard sprung into action and got in front of her, but these soldiers simply lined up.
Instead of being worried, she was curious about their origins. She had never seen such armour or weapons, or the flag on their shoulders.
'Who are they?'
"I am happy that you took my offer, Wang Liu Mei," Marcus said from the spaceship as he revealed himself. He was dressed in black and purple robes. He even had a cloak, and some sort of regalia…
'Nobility? What is going on here!?'
"...Who are you, really?" The longer this went on, the more curious she grew.
"I will explain everything. Now let me show you something that will blow your mind away."
"Hm, then let's not waste time." She walked around her brother and bodyguard and towards the waiting spaceship.
There was no hesitation in her movement.
Marcus smiled, knowing she would not hesitate; her actions only made his brother sigh in resignation as he followed after her.
Once they were aboard, the soldiers returned, the ramp lifted, and the spaceship took off.
Inside the shuttle-like spaceship, Marcus settled into luxurious seats. He offered one to the Heiress, who watched his actions closely.
"Let's start from the very beginning."
"...Which is?"
"Human civilisation. Do you know that we have been around for more than 3 million years? And I mean modern man, not one of our monkey ancestors."
Wang Liu Mei looked at him, confused. Why was he talking about ancient history?
"Don't be that confused, think about it, if we were around for that long. How many advanced civilisations were there before us?"
Now THAT made her think.
Her eyes slowly grew wide as she looked at him.
"Ancient texts we recovered suggest that we are the seventh civilisation. The one before us… they were a spiritually advanced one. They built the pyramids, invented a vibration-based construction method, created levitation and were able to live for thousands upon thousands of years. They could speak with the dead as they found a method to reach the afterlife and manifest magical-like powers."
"...You speak as if—"
Wang Liu Mei stopped in her tracks as she saw the shuttle fly into a massive ice cave.
They were already at the South Pole!?
Cavern took turns; it looked man-made with how smooth the walls were.
Eventually, they arrived at a massive clearing. At the bottom, she could see the barren ground. In other words, they are around a kilometre deep under the ice if they can see the ground!
But what caught her attention was the arch with glowing letters… it was made of some kind of stone!
"And most importantly, they discovered a method to travel between realities." Marcus got her back from her shock as she looked at him. Now she understood the strange clothes and banners that she didn't understand.
This guy… he could be… from another reality!
It made sense! He just appeared from nowhere!
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