Mobile Suit Wars: Starting with Gundam OO

"What do you mean by saying this is the first phase of the plan?" Wang Liu Mei asked.

"What do you think of the current Celestial Being forces?" Yang Hui did not answer directly but countered with a question.

"Unstoppable, they will definitely complete the transformation of the world," Wang Liu Mei replied firmly.

Yang Hui shook his head with a smile. Although Wang Liu Mei was still just a girl, she was an excellent agent for Celestial Being. Her intelligence gathering, secret movements, arrangements for clandestine meetings, and her attitude towards outsiders were all seamless. Yet, she was still a girl, her vision too short-sighted, or rather... she only wanted to see what she wished to see, actively ignoring what she did not want to acknowledge.

"What? Am I wrong?" Wang Liu Mei frowned slightly.

In fact, her confidence in the Celestial Being plan stemmed from the faith Yang Hui had instilled in her, but now it seemed that the person she held in high regard did not agree with her perspective.

"In my view, including myself, the Celestial Being forces are on a path to self-destruction," Yang Hui said while swirling his wine glass.

"What do you mean!?" Wang Liu Mei's expression darkened.

"Heh, you don't really think that with just one battleship and a few next-generation MS, we have the capability to take on the whole world, do you?" Yang Hui asked mockingly.

"Why not..."

"Then why do we have to retreat immediately after every mission? Why not just push the three major powers aside?" Yang Hui interrupted Wang Liu Mei.

"That..."

"Because we can't. Gundam does indeed have capabilities that surpass the times, but so what? In the end, we are still a minority. The three major powers are not taking us seriously yet, so they don't see it. Once they do take us seriously, shooting down and capturing us is entirely possible. Do you think the three major powers have existed for so long, standing firm, for no reason?

Their foundation. Although the Celestial Being organization has existed for over two hundred years, the gap compared to nations is still too vast. Not to mention, just looking at the families and conglomerates behind it, the organizational structure of Celestial Being is too loose. Everything is connected in secrecy, and many people's identities are completely confidential. There is no interaction, no familiar process, no face-to-face meetings, so naturally, there is no trust or tacit understanding among them.

An organization planning to declare war on the world, without mutual understanding and trust at the top, then... how is that any different from a band of mercenaries? How can a band of mercenaries achieve great things?

Moreover, the upper echelons of the Celestial Being organization, when they joined, might have had other motives, such as technology. The top scientists who have been poached from around the world for two hundred years have collaborated to develop this next-generation technology. If the Celestial Being forces were to be wiped out and the plan failed, then who would these technologies fall into?"

"To... to the upper echelons..." Wang Liu Mei was already starting to sweat coldly. She now realized that the entire Celestial Being was not as pure as she had imagined, and she began to doubt the Celestial Being plan. Could such an organization really succeed in changing the world? Had all her efforts been in vain?

"And... even within a single country, a single ethnicity, or even blood-related brothers, there is a possibility of turning against each other. So in such a loose organization... could there be traitors?" Yang Hui pressed on.

"Clatter—bang—" Wang Liu Mei, in a fit of agitation, stood up abruptly, knocking her cup to the ground, the bright juice spilling everywhere.

"Don't get worked up, come on, sit down. Hong Long, pour her a glass of milk; it not only helps people relax but also promotes growth," Yang Hui joked teasingly.

"Stop joking! How could it... be like this... then what am I doing all this for!?" Wang Liu Mei shouted in agitation. Everything she had done was to change this twisted world. She hated the current world so much that she wished to destroy it directly. She wanted to take control of her own destiny, which was why she resolutely joined Celestial Being with her youthful and delicate frame.

But now, she felt that everything about her was being denied, and her beautiful dreams were shattered.

"Changing the world," Yang Hui replied, finishing the drink in his glass and signaling Hong Long to refill it.

"What... what are you saying?" Wang Liu Mei felt her mind was spinning. He was the one denying the Celestial Being plan, yet he was also the one affirming it. What did he mean? What was he trying to do?

"Of course, it's the goal of the Celestial Being plan, but just the goals of the first and second phases."

"But... but..."

"Look at how scared you are. Relax, Wang Liu Mei, you're a smart girl; you can figure it out. Here, have a glass of milk to calm your nerves." Yang Hui pulled Wang Liu Mei back to her seat and shoved a glass of milk into her hands, regardless of whether she wanted it or not.

Wang Liu Mei looked seriously at Yang Hui, then at the cup in her hands, and gulped down the entire glass of milk.

"Gulp—gulp—cough cough..."

"Slow down, no one is competing with you."

"Thud—" Wang Liu Mei slammed the cup down heavily, her face flushed with embarrassment and anger as she glared at Yang Hui.

"Uh... don't say... you look kind of cute like this," Yang Hui said awkwardly, as if he were the cause of the situation.

"Ha—" Taking a deep breath, Wang Liu Mei forced herself to calm down and began to think about Yang Hui's questions.

"You... knew all along!"

"Half right, half wrong. We... knew all along."

"You?"

"Me, Sumeragi, and... that old man Aeolia."

"This!" Wang Liu Mei was shocked. Yang Hui said... the founder of the Celestial Being organization, the legendary inventor Aeolia Schenberg, was still alive?

"Don't be so surprised. How could an old fox who could devise a plan that would only be executed over two hundred years later just die like that?" Yang Hui sneered. Without his involvement, the entire Celestial Being plan would have been his playground, and all the members of Celestial Being, including the likes of Lifonz, would merely be his pawns.

"Then why..."

"First, a grand entrance, loudly declaring our existence, drawing the world's attention to us, then executing increasingly difficult missions to make the three major powers truly take us seriously, to let them know that if they do not cooperate, they cannot contend with us; at this time, through the hands of traitors, we will hand over the GN Drive to them, enhancing their combat power; finally, the joint forces of the three major powers will collectively defeat the source of conflict, the embodiment of contradictions and hatred—Celestial Being and Gundam, leading the world to peace, and the three major powers merging into a unified regime. You tell me... has this world changed?"

"This... is this your plan?" Wang Liu Mei was once again shocked. This plan sounded terrifying, not only promoting the unification of the three major powers as enemies but also calculating for traitors and their own demise as part of the ultimate goal.

"Well, that's roughly the first phase of the plan."

"The first phase... then what about the second phase?" Wang Liu Mei pressed on.

"That's a story for later. Since the first phase has just begun, discussing the second phase is meaningless." Yang Hui did not answer Wang Liu Mei.

But Wang Liu Mei was not satisfied with this answer, staring at him intently, her expression saying, "If you don't tell me, I'll keep staring at you."

"Be good, you'll know when the time comes. Hong Long, pour another glass of milk for your lady."

"Yang~Hui~!"

Perhaps it was Myer's childlike attitude that flipped a significant switch, as Wang Liu Mei lunged at Yang Hui, biting down on his hand without mercy.

"Ah~! Are you a dog? Let go! Let go!"

"Ugh... I'll make you..."

The "dog-human battle" lasted for a few minutes before they finally separated. Yang Hui, on the verge of tears, blew on the bite marks, cursing that girl for being a total dog! She almost drew blood.

"Hmph!" Wang Liu Mei snorted coldly, turning her head away in a haughty manner, but her gaze occasionally darted back to Yang Hui, a faint smile creeping onto her lips.

After the playful scuffle, Wang Liu Mei's previously agitated and indignant feelings were finally vented, and she regained a composure that was not typical for her age.

"Since the Celestial Being forces are bound to fail at the end of the first phase, are you really going to go to your deaths?" Wang Liu Mei asked with concern.

"Of course not. I'm quite fond of my life."

"Then..."

"What do you think I'm pulling people into Celestial Being for?" Yang Hui asked with a smirk.

"...A backup plan."

"Exactly. They are the backup plan I have prepared. At the end of the first phase, we will need their help. After that, Celestial Being will shift from light to dark, waiting for the arrival of the second phase, and during this time, we will naturally need new identities."

"Alright, I think I understand your thoughts now." Wang Liu Mei felt relieved upon hearing that the plan was as she had hoped, and that Yang Hui would not die.

"So I said, don't worry about us failing. Everything is under control for now, and your wish will definitely come true," Yang Hui assured her.

"Is that so? Then I look forward to your results." Wang Liu Mei prepared to leave, but paused at the bar door, turning back to Yang Hui.

"By the way, I talked to Sumeragi, and she has agreed, but I have to wait until I come of age."

After saying that, without caring about Yang Hui's stunned expression, she skipped away, embodying the charming image of a youthful girl.

As for Yang Hui...

He was completely dumbfounded!

What on earth did they talk about? What did she agree to? Why was he left in the dark!? Did he have no rights at all!?

No, the next time they meet, he must ask Sumeragi what was going on and make her recognize her family... position...

Yang Hui: ~囧~

It really is a family position...

(End of Chapter)