Chapter 156: Lady Une (2)
Lady Une first said loudly, "That's impossible. Lord Treize would never join any other organization before he achieves his goal. And… after he achieves it… that's even more impossible…." Her voice gradually grew smaller and smaller.
Tolle watched her despondent expression, sensing that if he pressed just a bit more, he could seal the deal. He leaned close and whispered in a deep, magnetic voice into her ear.
"Yeah. After all, your Lord Treize—once he's completed his objective—will take all of OZ's sins upon himself and then bravely march to his death alone.
He'll shoulder every vile act OZ ever committed, burying them with himself in history.
The man who could have become a great hero, a ruler of the world, will instead be condemned as scum and a devil, cursed for generations, dying a miserable death.
And yet, he's such a great sage. He could have been revered by millions, the sovereign of this world.
But apart from the two of us, no one will ever understand his greatness."
As Tolle finished speaking, Lady Une's tears began to flow uncontrollably. She kept muttering, "No, that's not true, that's not true."
Tolle knew her mental defenses were nearly shattered—it was time to begin her brainwashing.
All the previous effort had been to ensure success. After all, with someone of such extraordinary willpower, even the best conditioning couldn't guarantee one hundred percent success in altering her beliefs.
Tolle gently patted her back while injecting the neo DG cells into her body, letting Nami begin the neural conditioning.
He made her loyal to him—made her believe that only he could save Treize, and that she too needed to bring Treize over to their side.
As for Treize's own reprogramming, that could come later—there was no rush. Lady Une's urgency stemmed from Treize's suicidal tendencies; if he died before they could act, Tolle would lose a valuable commander.
Not long after, Lady Une regained consciousness. She put on her glasses, tied up her hair, knelt on one knee before Tolle, and said solemnly,
"Lady Une pledges her life to serve her master."
Seeing her brainwashing succeed, Tolle finally breathed a sigh of relief and replied,
"Good. For now, carry on as usual according to your normal schedule. Arrange for me to meet Treize on Earth as soon as possible, before he rushes off to die a hero's death."
"As you command, Master. I'll make arrangements for you and Lord Treize to meet at once. Please—you must save him."
"Don't worry. One more thing—your master is actually a traveler through time and space. I can jump randomly between parallel worlds.
After your mission is complete, you can fake your deaths and escape. Then, I'll take you both to visit the Earths of other worlds.
So go ahead and execute your plan here boldly.
Even if you go too far, it doesn't matter—in the end, we can simply leave this world behind."
Hearing this, Lady Une immediately adjusted her glasses and tied her hair again. Her face took on that same strange expression Zola always showed when looking at Ange, sending a shiver down Tolle's spine.
To break the awkward moment, Tolle quickly said,
"Lady Une, prepare a batch of mobile suits—or at least their manufacturing materials. Even scrap units will do.
Just make it quick. I'll use them to craft a set of our own exclusive combat gear for you and Treize—including the nano armor I demonstrated earlier."
Lady Une recalled the nano armor's capabilities that Tolle had explained earlier—and that he intended to give both her and Treize a set—and she instantly straightened up, performing the OZ military salute.
"Master, I will complete the mission without fail. Also—shall I have your wanted notice rescinded?"
"No need. For now, I'll disguise myself as your personal bodyguard. Let's keep everything discreet."
In the following days, Lady Une gathered all the MS materials Tolle required into a massive warehouse—enough to build over a hundred Leos.
He felt that was probably excessive, but waste not, want not; the extra could always go toward building another warship.
Still, his immediate priorities were to manufacture two sets of compressed-space wristbands, and one modified Tallgeese II Kai.
That one would be a gift for Treize—if he used it to fake his death, it would ensure his safety.
The remaining MS parts were all stored inside his dimensional inventory.
Together with the satellite Zea, these parts were integrated into the external limit armor surrounding the warship's core.
After hours of design work, Tolle sighed—his storage space was still too small, and he was short on materials. But he hardened his resolve. After all, it was only a troop transport ship and would be used temporarily anyway.
He decided to model it after the Archangel—all the ship data would follow the Archangel-class.
Later, once he had more room, he could head to the Macross universe and build a copy of a Macross-class battleship.
He'd change the color scheme—white to black, red to gold—and name it the Seraphim.
Construction would take time—at least several months—but since it was all inside his own storage space, he could afford to wait.
Once the external armor was complete, all he had to do was embed the warship core. If he wanted to modify it later, he could just remove the outer shell and replace it. Naturally, all of this would be handled by Nami.
Meanwhile, Lady Une had completed her own preparations and brought Tolle back to Earth to arrange a meeting with Treize.
Upon arriving, Lady Une immediately activated her communicator and reported,
"Reporting to Lord Treize: after the unfortunate death of Foreign Affairs Officer Darlian, the bridge connecting the colony satellites and Earth has been completely severed."
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Tallgeese II Kai
Class: B+ Mobile Suit
Terrain Adaptability: Sea B / Land A / Air A / Space A
Fixed Armaments: Dober Gun ×1, Beam Rifle ×1, Beam Sabers ×2, Shoulder Vulcan Cannons ×2, Epyon Shield ×1 (integrated Electro-Heat Whip)
Special Equipment: Close-Combat Sensor Suite, Mirage System, Ultra-High-Grade Deuterium Core Power System, Anti-Neutron Disruptor, PS Armor, Reaction Wing System, Energy Defense Field, Gundanium Alloy
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Seraphim
Class: A-Class Warship
Terrain Adaptability: Sea B / Land — / Air A / Space A
Power Systems: Plutonium-Hydrogen Hybrid High-Energy Reactor, Ultra-High-Grade Deuterium Core System, Anti-Neutron Disruptor
Weapon Systems: Positron Siege Cannon ×2, Automated Anti-Air Vulcan Turret System ×20, Twin High-Energy Converging Beam Cannons ×2, Large Aft Missiles ×12, Single Linear Cannons ×2, Anti-Air Defense Missiles ×20, MS-Compatible Meteor System ×4
Armor & Technology: Neo DG Cells, Layered Composite Armor, Thermal Insulation Gel, Anti-Beam Reflective Layer, Mirage System, PS Armor, Reaction Wings, Energy Defense Field, Gundanium Alloy, Kamen Rider & Humagear Support Systems (full functionality of Satellite Zea)
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