> Mobile Suit Gundam Nova <
June 5th/ I.J.C. 196 / The Stellar, Entertainment Area./
Five days passed fast, and after being forced by Mama to rest for the entire day, I missed the moment this ship started its engine and flew off the port, well, missing the chance to say goodbye to my home for 7 years…
Well, not like I'm going miss it much, outside of the few people I care about there isn't really anything remotely worth….no, it…was the place that contains the memory of Mama and me, but going forward, there still a new place for Mama and me to make a memory together, not just here.
Sighing as I look out the window, the star far beyond greets me by shining brightly… " I wonder if those stars are still shining…" 10,000 light years apart, the star in the space that shone so brightly, was nothing but a part of its former self. It could already be dying, we just didn't know about it yet.
"...What should I do today…" I didn't touch the simulation pod for the past 5 days, instead, I spent it going to different parts of the entertainment room with Mama, starting with Karaoke then the dance floor, and others, I got to bath under the space filled with hundred of thousand of a burning star., and even get to walk in zero gravity, there still a lot I haven't tried yet, like walking along the ship outside, but that for another time.
Today, I want some alone time. That's why I wasn't with Mama in the first place. Walking along the corridor, I walk past so many people, both guests and crew, until I stop at one section. Library.
Now that I think about it, I have never gone into the library before, mostly because what I want can be found on the Internet. Going inside, I could feel the comfortable yet quiet atmosphere of the library, the scent of fruit and sweetness filled the air with various sweets and drinks for refreshment during reading.
But I ignore those and walk further in, passing some novels, cartoons, and comics. Until I reach what I want to read, history. It was something I never really cared about before, but with me going into Elysium, a school with many historical feats, and it being a military school, I think learning deeper into think will help me.
Well, not just basic won't be enough but without knowing the deeper end of things, or how they come to be with detail, I won't feel comfortable. Just as I was about to search for some HIstory related to Earth's military when something, or rather, a group of boys caught my attention.
They were talking loudly without a care in the world, and what they were talking about, intrigued me a bit.
"Tch! Why did the game become so hard? " one of the boys yelled out loudly, drawing the glare of others, but he did not care.
"Ehh, isn't it that you suck? I mean every time you play since play on that day, you always get your ass beat! AHAHAH!" Another boy said, laughing at the other misfortune.
"I like to see you try! You can't even control them!" the one who was yelling said, almost punching the boy who laughed.
"What, I'm not a trainee pilot like you, so I don't need to learn it." Said the boy, making the whole group laugh out loud. Ah, now that I think about it, these boys are all teens, at least 13, one who was a trainee pilot was even 15.
Ah…now that I think about it…I forgot to tone down the setting back to normal, I guess it affects every pod…Guess I should turn it down…later.
"Besides, you get messed up by others so badly, you can't put up a fight, don't you feel embarrassed? Like, just getting your beam rifle destroyed makes you so panicked like a chicken! Ahaha!"
Oh? So he was the one I encountered at that time. I have to say, for a pilot in training, that was a rather…pathetic display.
Unknowingly, I let out a snicker escape from my mouth, although it was quiet like a whisper, it was loud enough for the boys to hear.
"Who's laughing over there!? " the boy, who is probably 15, said. Then he suddenly kicked the bookshelf in front of me, causing it to tremble forward. Jumping out of the way, I watched as the bookshelf fell down, causing a chain reaction to the other bookshelf to fall down like a domino stack.
I looked at the boy, unimpressed with what had just happened. The boy seemed uncared for what he had just done like it didn't matter, and instead glared dagger at me. "You! Are you the one who just laughed at me!?" He said, coming closer with each step until he was in front of me. Being so tall—probably around 170 at this age—he towered over me, who was just around 135.
He probably thought he looked intimidating, but from my perspective, he was just a child who was trying to act tough. There are a lot of things I can exploit the moment he steps in front of me, his right leg which used to kick the bookshelf, his rib which was open, a hit with my strength using these thick books I just pick out would be enough to break it, his arm may look scary with all the muscle but I can use his strength against himself easily.
"Excuse me? I think you just made a mistake." I answered him with a smile, looking at the pile of books that was laid over thanks to his little outburst.
"No, there is no mistake. You are the only one behind that bookshelf! So you are the one who laughs at me just now." His arm moves, aiming to grab me.
Slow…very slow…I watch as his arm reaches to grab me without doing anything, if I pretend to be harmless I would not get in much trouble but the boy would, for harming a little girl who didn't put up a fight.
Just to score a little more points to the onlooker, I made a painful face the moment he grabbed me, yelping out in pain though it did not hurt a little bit. "Ah! P-Please let me go! I-I don't know what you mean!" I said, smirking on the inside, as my little display made the boy angrier than before.
Just as his other hand was about to hit me, someone finally came to stop him. A boy from his group grabbed his hand just before he hit me, the older one glared at him, but with just one look he backed down before shoving me aside.
"Tch." seemingly in a bad mood, he kicked down the chair and left along with his group, meanwhile, I just sat there, waiting for a bit before getting up, the onlooker did not help me but they did not help the boy ridicule me either, they just act as if just now didn't happen.
Ha…now I don't feel like lowering down those difficulties. Well, I think I should go check this book out for now, I don't want to be in the library anymore.
> Mobile Suit Gundam Nova <
June 8th/ I.J.C. 196 / The Stellar, Entertainment Area./
"hmmm…What are we doing today, Haro?"I asked Haro who was being held in my arms.
[ Yoha List! Simulation! Simulation! ] He responded by saying that I had given him the list I wanted to do and pick at random. Today too, I was out alone with Haro due to yesterday's matter. I, Mama, and Haro go to have one of those flying-in-space things they offer. It was more tiring than I thought, wearing a suit that weighed around 4 kg. My naturally weak Mama was out of commission after just 10 minutes out in space, meanwhile, I was flying for almost an hour, longer than most of the guests stay here, I had a lot of fun. I was able to witness firsthand how Haro flies in space, the workers object to him being outside but with Mama's approval, they allow Haro, and boy does he fly well, pushing outbursts of air and moving around with me, keeping up with me in my enthusiasm.
"Right, guess I should lower the setting already…" Making my way toward the simulation pod, I looked around to see no one, well, the pod was still relatively full, so I just went inside one of the empty pods without locking it since I would be out in a flash anyway.
"You know what to do, Haro." Hearing my word, haro turned into console mode and pushed out type C, I quickly connected him to the pod and after waiting for a bit, faster than the last time, I was able to successfully get into the System.
Quickly turning everything back to normal, I look at the screen in front of me. It was…very tempting, I want to experience the feeling of battle, freely without restrain.
Looking down at Haro's screen and up at the screen in front of me, I…push the difficulty back on again, and return Haro to normal mode.
[ Yoha! Yoha! Finish? Finish? ]
"No, Haro…I will return it to normal after I play with it for a bit, Don't tell Mama ok?" I ask that of him, and after waiting for a bit Haro finally responds.
[ Understood! Understood! ] D-did he…just think? No, it must be because he found the question quite complex and why it took a bit of time to respond.
I relax a bit since Mama doesn't like me playing with this after I faint after coming out of the pod.
"Ah, I should try raising the G-force simulator by a bit." As I said that out loud, Haro suddenly jumped onto me.
[ Yoha! Dangerous! Dangerous! ] he said, repeating those words as if his life depended on it.
"A-alright! Alright, I won't do it, Haro." After I said those words, Haro finally shut up, leaving me in peace.
Sighing, I just start the simulation, trying to get my mind off what happened just now.