The man, a soldier, is also an adjuster.

However, he is not a member of the Zaft Army, nor is he a member of the Earth Alliance.

The age is about twenty-five years old. He has an Oriental face.

The brown head had light waves, and although it was not long hair, the hair that extended to the shoulders was not the length that a soldier should have. He wears a pair of light-colored sunglasses on his face. Adjusters who are born with genetic selection will not be born with visual impairment. His sunglasses aren't meant to be used to correct his eyesight. Of course, even if you are an adjuster, you may still have acquired visual impairment .......

The physique is a little larger than the standard. It gives the impression that the muscles are strong.

The clothes he wore were modified from the military uniform of the Earth Alliance, and it is estimated that the sleeves were cut to half length for ease of movement, and there were no class badges.

People who meet him for the first time want to know something from his appearance. But all in vain. Completely incomprehensible. You can't learn more about it just by looking at it.

His name is Cong Yun Impeachment and he is a mercenary

"Please go through the details again in order."

The tone of impeachment is much quieter than the image associated with his profession.

There was a thin old man in front of him.

The two sat across a small coffee table. This small reception room has no other features than its old age. There are only impeachments and old people in the room.

The old man had just spoken to impeachment about the contents of the commission. However, what the old man said was very complicated and could not get to the point.

"I'm sorry, I don't have much time...... the old man seemed to be in a hurry. I can't control my expression anymore. The already thin body looks even weaker.

"Again, please elaborate." After taking a deep breath, the old man began to speak slowly.

- He is a member of the United Chiefs of Orb. Although he did not give his name, he is said to have a very high position in the country, especially in politics. Orb is an island nation in the South Pacific and takes a neutral stance in the war. As a matter of course, it does not belong to the Earth Union, nor is it a pro-plant country. Such Orb in the universe has a colonial satellite heliopolis. Like its own country, the colony satellite has declared neutrality.

However, it is said that in this neutral heliopolis, the combined mobilesuit was secretly developed. It's surprising, but it's not impossible.

Heliopolis is a cylindrical inhabited area connected to the colonization of the asteroid that was developed by the resource, and there is a sizable industrial area within the asteroid. At the same time, the high level of Orb's technical power is recognized.

In order to break the tense of the war that dragged on, he is keenly aware that he also needs a mobilesuit. Then, we will gather all the technologies we have and start the development of the Mobilesuit. When Earth United was developing the Mobilesuit, the neutral Heliopolis was undoubtedly the ideal place to prevent the ZAFT Army from discovering it.

"I was against it from the beginning!" The old man spat out the words.

According to his account, the existence of the Mobilesuit seems to have been known to the Zaft Army. That alone is already a serious situation. However, behind the events there is also the worst script prepared.

The reason for this is that Orb has transferred the technology of Earth Bonding without authorization, and has developed a mobilesuit to defend his country in the most secret way.

CodeName:Astray - This MobileSuit, which was given the name "Deviate from the Path", was developed at the same time as the MobileSuit that unites with the Earth.

If this is made public, Orb will not only become an enemy of the Zaft Army, but also the Earth Alliance. Of course, it will become impossible to maintain a neutral stance.

At this time, the development plan has entered the final stage. It is said that the mobilesuit built by Earth and the mobilesuit developed by Orb in top secret are only the final tests left to be completed.

Faced with the sudden change in the situation, the old man immediately took measures.

If the Zaft Army gets close to Heliopolis, they will quickly destroy Astray, erasing all data.

The head of development of Heliopolis has been strictly instructed to do so, but this alone is not reassuring.

People who have been actively developing Astray from the beginning are more likely to not obey that order. In the event of an attack by the ZAFT army, if the plan is to reluctantly take the body out and is discovered by the enemy (in this case, not only the ZAFT but also the combo), the worst scenario of the situation is completed.

"So, do you want me to make sure the order is being executed?"

"Yes. It's a little hard to say, but Orb's people can't believe it. Relatively speaking, if you are a mercenary like you, as long as you are paid, what is it? This kind of work can be done definitely. ”

"That's right."

"If there is any remnant of the Astray body or data, I would like you to completely erase it."

"The so-called complete disappearance is not only the physical objects and materials, but also the eyewitnesses...... Is that so?

“…… That's it," the old man nodded quietly after a slight pause.

Impeachment, looking motionlessly at the old man's face, seems to be ?...... Contemplation.

The old man, feeling that he was being valued by this mercenary.

Soon, impeachment slowly opened its mouth.

"May I ask a question?"

“…… Let's put it bluntly. ”

"Why don't you inform the Lianhe of the information of the ZAFT Army? If you use the combined forces, you will be able to repel the enemy. In that case, there would be no need to destroy Astray. ”

"The actions of the Zaft army were quite rapid. Maybe the battle has already begun. Since fighting is unavoidable, swift elimination of astray is the preferred method. This is necessary in order for Orb to continue to exist. ”

"However, it is likely to be ravaged by the ZAFT army. Is that good? ”

The words of impeachment stopped, and there was no condemnation of the old man at all.

The old man, in turn, for a moment, stared at him with eyes like condemnation and impeachment.

However, when he noticed that impeachment was looking at him, he quickly fixed his eyes on the floor.

“…… I guess I have no obligation to answer in this matter......"

The old man struggled to squeeze out the sentence.

“…… That's it," the tone of impeachment calmed down completely.

The old man, unable to stand the atmosphere of that occasion, changed the subject.

"Is there anything else you'd like to hear?"

"It's not for nothing."

"Please, you're welcome."

"The Zaft Army knows about the information leaked by Heliopolis, how are you? Aware? ”

"You want to confirm the credibility of the information about this. As a mercenary, this is a matter of course. I can't name anyone about this, but I was told by an information dealer with whom I had dealt with him in the past. ”

"No wonder."

Impeachment, who seemed to know something, nodded.

"What??"

"I'm afraid that intelligence monger will sell the information of Heliopolis to the ZAFT Army, and then sell the information of the ZAFT Army to you."

"Why......"

Heliopolis is developing the MobileSuit for Earth Joining.

From such information, this intelligence trafficker must have made two incomes. Maybe there will be a third or even a fourth guest.

The old man, although he can't be said to have been deceived, is as if he has been taken advantage of.

He, not wanting to see more unpleasant facts during the conversation with impeachment, could not wait to enter the end of the negotiations.

"Anyway, can you accept this commission? It is not an exaggeration to say that this incident concerns the lives of all the people of our country. ”

Our country — that is, the people of Heliopolis are not included in it.

impeachment, aware that at this time he was a little bit of a sarcastic element. Becoming like this is like encountering a job that is really unmotivating.

If you encounter a job that is really not exciting, you can also refuse. However, when I heard this, I said no, and I was like a person who abandoned the people of Heliopolis. If you say, "This has nothing to do with me," that's how it .......

"Okay. I accept this commission. ”

"Thank you so much. You are a savior for our country. ”

Impeachment felt ridiculed for a moment. However, the old man's eyes shone with gratitude.