With his weapons and various accessories sorted out, Frost sat back in his seat and waited quietly. The weight on their shoulders was far lighter than they imagined, far from what they should have carried.

General Jeno sat across from him, and Master Chief Unakin leaned over and lit a shotgun-like cigar for him with a lighter, and then his own. Frost never imagined that the general would go into battle himself, a move that was so strange at any given time - he believed that the general had his own ideas, but from his point of view, General Jeno had no need to jump into the fire pit.

"Hold your head up, your boy!" exclaimed General Jeno, "do you want me to teach you?"

Unable to resist his command, Frost subconsciously straightened his seat.

"Still thinking about Half Moon Bay?" he continued, "the enemy doesn't care what you're feeling, they just think about how to open your head. Let go of the past and adjust your mindset, young man, and what you have to do after that is to give back to what happened in the past. ”

Freightt nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Don't look at his deplorable appearance, General," said Yunakin with a smile, "he's a ruthless man who doesn't blink an eye when he fights." ”

"Better than you?"

"Of course. ”

The two men gulped the fog, their admiring eyes climbing Frost's forehead like knights looking at their proud swords.

"Well, since you've said so. ”

Yunakin laughed.

"General Jeno," said Wendy, who was sitting next to Frost, "with all due respect, do you mean I want to fight with the team?"

"I'm sorry, Miss Dolls," replied Jeno, "I'm afraid there isn't any extra AAX for you, and we're on the last train to the terminal." ”

"Uh...... I don't understand, sir, ......."

"It's okay if you don't understand," Jeno shook his head, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, does it?"

"Yes, I just need to know the outcome. ”

Jeno nodded in satisfaction.

"Southern Union's Xk-Hades 3...... I am glad to know that the capitals of all countries are safe and sound, sir. ”

"It's simple, Sergeant Unakin, it's not our hand at all. We couldn't have hurt the NB-90 Material Shuttle, let alone sink two. ”

"Who's that?" asked Yunakin, raising an eyebrow.

"Who?" Jeno asked rhetorically, mostly motionless except for his mouth.

"Free country, free country?"

"Hmm. ”

"I see...... Are they allies with us?"

General Jeno gave another "um", then shook his head again: "Not anymore. ”

"Is it really okay to leave it at that?"

He didn't answer, his expression didn't change, he was very serious.

"I'm sorry to ask you such a question, sir. ”

"It's okay, Yunakin. The nature of war has changed...... It should be said that it should have been characterized like this a long time ago, and it has been delayed until now, but my thoughts will not change, and it will be the same for ten years and twenty years. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

"Blame me for not being a good superior, a good conductor, just blame me, that's a fact. General Jeno took a deep puff of his cigarette, "It was my failure to perceive the enemy's plan that led to the destruction of the army, otherwise I would not have sacrificed thousands of my compatriots." ”

"SAUC will pay the price. ”

"Of course they will, because we haven't lost yet," Jeno said, "and we're the ones who are on the side, and we'll only stop if they're completely defeated." ”

Frost listened to the conversation between the two and didn't dare to move.

"But the general...... How did you manage to deploy your army for the final offensive when the ATEF was almost completely wiped out?

"No, I 'borrowed' it from other countries. ”

When Jeno said this with a smirk, Frost shuddered. The only one who could say this easily was the general, and the only one who reacted to this was to laugh excitedly.

These two people are clearly not soldiers, they are unscrupulous vengeful demons, who have abandoned everything they are human beings and run here to the front line of the battlefield.

"One hundred and twenty seconds left!"

"Alright, Delta team, we're almost there. There are only two obstacles left between us and Antarctica, and they may seem small, but they are not to be underestimated, understand?"

"Yes, sir. "Our goal?"

"Stewart Island and Oakland Island," said Exia in place of the general, "these are the last two barriers of the Southern Union, and if we cross these two barriers, we will be able to land on the mainland of Antarctica." ”

"They will face us, face our anger. ”

"So, first on Stewart Island," Jeno smiled, "to keep it as usual, and fight beautifully." ”

"Yes, what about the sir?"

"Sixty seconds!"

"Ha, you don't have to worry about me. Jeno laughed, "The end!"

"The end?"

"Yes, Master Chief, the end. If I can't see, at least I can choose my own, when and where, if I can still choose, I'll be content. Not here, not now, though. ”

"Thirty seconds!"

The three of them stood up from their positions, and Frost had already heard the fighting outside the transport plane, and they were approaching.

The hatch slowly opened, and eventually the transport plane hovered close to the ground, allowing them to disembark as quickly as possible.

Yunakin suddenly turned back and saluted the general.

"I won't let you down, sir. "I'm going to do my best to choose my own outcome." ”

After Frost jumped off the transport plane, the turbine whipped up the airflow, lifted the fuselage and flew away.

"Frost, Wendy, follow AAX-07 in front of you and attack the enemy's fortress in one go. ”

"Yes, sir!"

The waves crashed on the shore, rising and retreating, accompanied by a feeble moan, erasing the traces left on the sand.

The salty sea water dripped down the sleeves of his clothes, and the sleeping girl on his back let out a vague dream, and the warm forehead pressed against his skin.

Ah, perhaps this is the serenity he was looking for, the man thought, even though he was scarred and rusty, and dreamed of a peaceful day. With her, two people, enough, nothing else.

Unfortunately, it's not the end yet.

He sighed, never thinking that might be the reason. His mission, the trouble he himself had brought for himself, maybe he had taken it from someone else in the first place, and it had changed a long time ago, but he never realized it, or never found out.

The most important reason, the belief, he didn't have, but he wanted to do it, and as for why he wanted to do it, he never thought about it.

But what if the world is turned inside out just for the sake of a puppet?

He believes that if he persists, he will not regret it.

He believed in everything.