"So, the next agenda item 。。。。。。" After hesitating for a moment, the organizing committee member said: "It is still Comrade Alkerstein's proposal. ”

"A motion on whether or not we, members of the Philosophical Society, want to leave the Zeon Army."

The atmosphere froze for a moment, and silence spread among the people, everyone had their own thoughts, some frowned and pondered, and some stopped talking.

"Comrade Secretary, you are the proposer of this agenda, you should start first, what do you think?" The organizing committee member frowned, and said helplessly.

"Okay, I'll tell you what I think first," Lear took a deep breath, he understood that his opinion would certainly cause great controversy among his comrades, and that it was a good thing that only dreams came to him if he wanted everyone to agree with him, but he had to try his best to convince them, because he was convinced that there was no better option now: "My opinion is. ”

"Remain in the Zeon Army."

No one spoke, these comrades are the elite of the human race, at least not like those who don't use their brains and blindly oppose it as long as they don't like it, even if they don't agree with Lear's opinion, they will at least listen carefully to Lear's reasons.

Even Akfar, who was vehemently opposed to remaining in the Zeon Army, frowned, but kept his lips closed, not intending to interject.

"We don't have the ability to break away from the Zeon Army right now, we're too weak, we're too scattered, and we're just beginning to infiltrate the Zeon Army," Lear said. ”

"As I said before, it takes time to arrange for comrades to retire or gather together, and we can't force out now at the risk of being put in a pot."

"The Zeon Army is not a place where you can come and go whenever you want, if it is not through normal procedures, such a situation where more than 100 officers at a time will leave the establishment, it will only make our existence focus on it."

"Organizing Committee, I ask for the floor." After Lear had finished speaking, Akfar asked to speak.

"Yes, please."

"I object," he said coldly, "comrades, please note that if we do not quit the Zeon Army now, it means that we will once again participate in the massacre of the people of SIDE5." ”

"Although we are on the moon now, there are still our comrades in the Space Attack Force, and their exchange of fire with the Tiam's fleet will inevitably spill over to SIDE5."

"Not only that, but the military operation on our side will also make us accomplices in another massacre."

"Even if it's dangerous, we should get out of here as soon as possible, we can plan and grab a boat to escape, anyway, we only have more than a hundred people here, as long as we meet with the Rybir fleet that is not far from the moon, our safety is also guaranteed."

"Although the Federation is not a good thing, at least for now, they have not committed mass murder, and we do not have the strength to punish the Zeon Army ourselves, so we might as well borrow their power."

"Anyway, we won't show mercy to their subordinates in the future because of it."

As he spoke, an expression of interest appeared on someone's face.

But Lear shook his head and said, "Impossible, snatching a boat?" How do you do that? Which boat is appropriate to snatch? Which waterway is safe? How can I get out of the pursuit of the assault mobile army? ”

"Rendezvous with the Rebir fleet is the same, how do we ensure that they will contain some captives of unknown origin before such a battle, and how can we ensure that after joining them, they will not be directly sunk as Zeon reconnaissance troops?"

"I believe you also understand that there are too many uncertain elements, and now that Zeon and the Federation are at war, the Granada base is in the most tense state, if we really want to do this, it will not even be a gamble, it is just a simple suicide!"

"What if you have to take some risks?" Akfar exclaimed, "I'd rather die than contribute to Zeon's victory like this, even if I am sunk by Zeon or even the Federation!" ”

"There is hope when people are alive, and there is nothing when they die." Lear said.

"You can't be scared, right?" Akfar interjected abruptly, his face full of disappointment and anger: "Or is Zeon just promoting you as a hero, and really thinking of himself as Zeon's hero?" ”

"Comrade Mitafa, watch your words!" Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the sharp reprimand of the disciplinary committee.

"Again, warn that if you want to speak, you have to wait for the other comrades to finish speaking, and," he gave Akfar a cold look, "If you think that Secretary Alxstein has defected, and you want to denounce him, present evidence." ”

"If there is no evidence, you are slandering your comrades, understand?"

“。。。。。。 Understood, I retract what I just said, but," he emphatically said, "I still insist on breaking away from the Zeon Army, and this is not only my attitude, but also the attitude of all the members of our group, with whom I agreed before I came, and we insist on breaking away from the Zeon Army." ”

"Wait a minute, I'm done." Lear said, raising his hand.

"I know everyone is angry at Zeon's actions, and so am I, though I didn't fight in Britain, but 。。。。。。 I was also present when SIDE1 and SIDE4 were slaughtered. ”

He raised his voice as if trying to convince himself: "I understand that everyone wants to take down Zeon, but now is really not the right time. ”

"Not only is it dangerous to do this, but it's also an opportunity for our organization, and in fact, I have another thing to report to the organization."

As he spoke, he told him about the deal with Cecilia, and when he heard that this was too generous, some people showed surprised expressions, while others frowned and thought deeply.

"The same condition was mentioned to my family," Ryanstein said with a wry smile, "and I am sure it wasn't a whim of her, or a specific condition for someone." ”

"At least until she and the Duke defeat Kilian and secure the notice, the promise can be trusted."

"Cecilia and Deggin are not to be believed, but this is a good opportunity for us," Lear said, "Originally, it might have taken us ten or twenty years to take control of a certain place, but now, we can shorten that time in one fell swoop." ”

"But Comrade Secretary, this condition was given to the Alxstein family by Cesilia, right?" Someone made a cautious suggestion: "How do we get involved?" ”

"Or can you convince your father?"

"No, as I said before, after that, the organization will arrange for some comrades to be discharged from the army, I mean let the retired comrades become civil officials of the colonial satellite obtained by Alkstein, and I can still do this," Lear shook his head and said: "Our manpower is simply not enough to govern a large colonial satellite, so the retired comrades must start the construction of the organization as soon as possible, at the beginning, our organization may only occupy some of the more important positions in the satellite, but with the expansion of the organization, We're going to slowly expand to the whole of the satellites, and it's possible that there will be enough people to take over other satellites in the future. ”

"But I would like to remind you once again that even comrades who have retired from the army will still exist as Zeon people and serve Zeon for a long time to come, and this is inevitable."

"And this deal was proposed by Cecilia, although she is at odds with Gilian, but she is also on Zeon's side, and if Zeon loses, then this deal will not be able to be discussed."

"So we must win the next battle, or if the Federation wins, this deal will not be able to be executed."

"I know it's hard to accept, not only to stay in the Zeon Army, but also to fight for them, but what has happened is irreversible, and even if we are all buried, we can't bring the dead back to life," Lear looked at him sincerely, "It's not to make an excuse to survive, but I think that even for the sake of those who have died, those of us who are alive have an obligation to make the world move in a better direction." ”

"It's frustrating to have to stay in Zeon, but we are revolutionaries, our lives are not our own, and we have an obligation to choose the right path, even if it doesn't match our hearts."

"This is the greatest opportunity since the founding of our organization, and let me stress again that this is a great opportunity, and if we take it, our organization can reduce the struggle time by at least ten years," Lear said exclaimed. ”

"It takes time, and if we have an extra decade, we will be more thorough in transforming human society, and there will be fewer remnants of the old."

"I implore you to look at this opportunity objectively and not to look at it differently because of its origin."

"Comrade Secretary Alkerstein, I have a question, if we are going to stay in Zeon, how long?"

"That's right, even if you want to 。。。。。。 Staying inside Zeon for the time being, we can't account to the team members who trust us without giving a definite time. ”

"Time until Zeon or one of the Commonwealth is completely defeated," Lear said, "in fact, though it is somewhat disregardive of the people。。。。。。。 But I can be frank with my comrades that I would even like the war between Zeon and the Federation to last as long as possible, so that we will have more time to develop ourselves. ”

"Until after the war, we had the strength to maintain our existence in the war against the victors, and that was the best I could think of."

"That's 。。。。。。" Someone frowned and said, "Isn't this idea too utilitarian?" We are fighting for the people, but we want the war to hurt the people to last as long as possible, just for the good of our organization? ”

"With all due respect, isn't that putting the cart before the horse?"

"Not really," Lear said categorically, "indeed, it sounds a little unpleasant. ”

"But is there a better way?"

"We have come together because we believe that neither Zeon nor the Confederation can make the people's lives better, and that only a complete revolution can save the people, so we aim to complete the revolution and give in to this general goal."

"Whatever the cost, we believe that the compensation brought by the success of the revolution can compensate for this cost, at least better than our concern for this and that, and that the ultimate defeat is better for the people."

"Some people want to say that this is not a forcible or treacherous public opinion, but our ability is limited, and we can only take care of other things other than the goal when we have the spare power, and if we do not have the spare strength to force it, it is a joke of the success or failure of the revolution."

"Comrades, if we want the revolution to succeed and everything to be exactly what we want, we can say that this is not a materialistic idea, and the result will definitely be nothing!"

"I will feel guilty if our actions have caused the death or injury of innocent people, but I will not regret it," he said, taking a deep breath: "Comrades, I hope that we can all complete this ideological transformation, revolution is not a dinner party, it is neither elegant nor unhurried. ”

"It's a time to wait, it's an atrocity that wants to violently overthrow another class, and without the consciousness of blood on your hands, it's just playing at home."

"And this realization, I used to think I had, but then when I saw that I had participated in a massacre and could not do anything about it, I was shaken again, because we may not be able to avoid such crimes committed by the Zabi family in the future," he said. We are not fighting against a certain person, but a class with the old and weak, and even innocent children. ”

"If one day the revolution demands that we all of them, young and old, be physically exterminated, which is in fact absolutely necessary and possible, will you relent?"

"Not to mention anything else, Dozru Zabi, who presided over the massacre of SIDE1, SIDE2, and SIDE4, he has a newborn daughter, and he is even my friend if you don't mention his madness," Lear said coldly: "He is a member of the Zabi family, and he has committed crimes, but his daughter, a child who doesn't understand anything, is innocent, can we let her go?" ”

"This 。。。。。。。 If it's just a child, it's okay to let it go, right? ”

"If she were an ordinary child," Lear said, "if, for example, one day, the reactionaries were to carry this little girl who knew nothing as a banner against our revolution, would you risk dampening the revolution and let her go?" ”

In the face of the gloomy and silent crowd, Lear began to talk about things that seemed to be unrelated: "I used to hide my revolutionary identity from my family, because I felt that it was my own business to participate in the revolution, so I didn't want to involve my family, and even I hoped that until the revolution was successful, they would not know what I was doing." ”

He smiled wryly and said, "Of course it's impossible, but I still want to be able to hide it from day to day." ”

"The reason why I did this, not only because I didn't want their lives to be threatened, but also because my father and I were completely opposite to my ideals."

"My father, as anyone who knows my family's situation knows, is a believer in Zeon Daken, he believes in the theory that the people of the universe are born to rule the people of the earth, he believes that society can only progress under the complete rule of a few elites, and he sympathizes with and is willing to do something for ordinary people, but this does not prevent him from seeing himself as their guide, not a part of the people."

"And my ideas are completely contrary to him, and even later established our organization, I and his ideals cannot coexist, if I want to realize my ideals, I must trample on his ideals."

"There will even come a day in the future, when we make our ideals public, when we build our own country, my father will probably be suppressed, because he is my father who is not filial, and now if we can get a certain satellite from Cecilia and start a business on it, it will be tantamount to framing him in secret."

"There will come a time when what I am going to do will not only trample on his ideals, but also destroy the cause that he has fought for all his life and raised me with, and even if Zeon had not destroyed his career, I would have destroyed everything for him myself, because the country we want to build cannot continue to tolerate the existence of such a big capitalist, whether he is my father or not."

"I have this realization that I can sacrifice everything for the ultimate victory, what about you?"

"Comrades, what do you think?"

There was silence in the venue, the comrades' faces were complicated, some looked firm, some looked a little hesitant, and only after a moment did someone speak, but it was Akfar: "。。。。。。 I'm still against staying in the Zeon Army, I always feel that it's not the right thing to do, and if we don't do the right thing, how can we get the right result? ”

"Then you can reserve your objections, but I ask you to obey even if the meeting votes against you," Lear said, looking at him, "We're not a club here." ”

"Of course, there is no problem, I will obey the decision of the meeting." There was no hypocrisy in his words, Akfar said.

"Then start voting, comrades," said the organizing committee, "who agrees and who opposes the proposal of Comrade Secretary Alkerstein?" ”

"Agreed."

"Agreed."

"Against."

"Agreed."

"Against."

。。。。。。。

At the meeting on this day, Lear's proposal was finally adopted by a narrow majority.