A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 851 - 595: This Song is Poisonous

After this, Duanmu Huai also received a contact from the fleet representative,

"Hello, I am Misaki Hayase, the Tactical Management Officer of Marcoss No.1 Battleship."

The person who appeared in front of Duanmu Huai and others was a quite dignified and beautiful girl.

"I represent the fleet to welcome everyone’s arrival and also want to thank you all for your help to the fleet."

"No need to be polite."

Duanmu Huai nodded and said, and by the way, he eventually put on his helmet.

This wasn’t because he lacked confidence in his appearance but... he was afraid of getting tanned!

That’s right, isn’t it just like wearing a facekini on the beach these days to avoid getting tanned? Duanmu Huai did the same!

The cosmic ultraviolet rays are so strong, and with such a handsome face, what if I got tanned, right?

"About the meeting... The President currently has some urgent matters to discuss with Captain Tashiro of the Exelion, so could we wait until dinner time?"

"That’s no problem, does that mean we can roam freely now?"

"Yes."

But then again, even if you say free time, there actually isn’t much to do. You can’t just say "I want to see your VF fighters, right."

"By the way, Miss Hayase, do you have any recommendations?"

"Me?"

Facing Duanmu Huai’s question, Misaki Hayase was taken aback for a moment, then thought for a while.

"In that case... how about going to a concert? Today is Miss Lin Mingmei’s first live concert... I heard it’s very popular."

"Then please take care of it."

Rather than wandering the streets aimlessly, going to a concert to pass the time seemed better, and the girls didn’t refuse.

Of course, normally tickets for such concerts definitely couldn’t be acquired on the day. But Duanmu Huai and the others were invited guests of the fleet, naturally enjoying special privileges, and soon they arrived at the VIP seats of the concert hall located on the flagship, waiting for the concert to start.

"So this is the concert hall? It looks so big......!"

Ann and Jiezi looked around, according to Misaki Hayase’s introduction, this concert hall could accommodate fifty thousand people, and it was already packed by now.

"Mr. Knight, why don’t we also build a concert hall in the Mothership?"

"Because it’s not necessary, and where do you find fifty thousand spectators? Who will sing? If you want to sing karaoke, I can remake a room for you......"

After all, not everyone can enter the Tribunal Mothership, let alone fifty thousand people... forget it.

Compared to others, there was one person who was the most excited here.

"Ah, I can’t believe I’m actually able to watch Miss Lin Mingmei’s first concert from the VIP seats... It’s like I’m dreaming......!"

Yaz gripped her hands tightly, her eyes shining as she looked towards the stage. Speaking of which, among Duanmu Huai’s group, she was the only native of this world.

Then, please introduce her to us.

"Yes! Alright, Sir Judge... um, Miss Lin Mingmei is a rising star who appeared a year ago, passed a record company’s Audition at 15, and even got the Best Newcomer that year, now a hugely popular idol...! I’ve also bought her albums... Ahhh, if I’d known I’d be attending Miss Mingmei’s first concert here, I should have brought my albums for her to sign! Sir Judge, I should be able to go take a photo with her and get an autograph, right, as we are VIPs after all!"

"Take it easy."

Duanmu Huai clapped Yaz’s head, interrupting her frenzy.

"Why do you want an autograph and a photo?"

"Ah? It can sell for quite a bit of money on the internet......"

Just knew it would be like this.

Duanmu Huai had been with them for more than just a couple of days and was familiar with the personalities of the three.

Jiezi might be somewhat pessimistic due to experiencing many setbacks, but generally, she was still stable.

And Amari looked reliable most of the time, but could get a bit flustered when unexpected things occurred, though she was still very hardworking after firming her will.

As for Yaz... well, how should I put it, in one sentence.

Greedy yet cherishing life.

It’s a wonder you’ve managed to work at Minerva to this day.

Of course, that’s also why Yaz kept wanting to leave ZAFT because, after all, she did not want to be sacrificed as a member of the military.

But sadly, once in the Tribunal... hehehe, it’s no longer up to her.

"Whoooosh whoooosh whoosh whoosh......"

And at that moment, applause broke out, followed by a dazzling light filling the stage, and then a figure emerged from the middle of the stage.

It was a girl with an innocent, sweet look, deep blue long hair, and dressed in glamorous idol-like attire. And she, was the main act of the concert—Lin Mingmei.

The concert itself isn’t great for saying much, Lin Mingmei’s songs were indeed pleasant to listen to, and the atmosphere at the concert was also very lively. All in all... everyone was very satisfied, and Duanmu Huai thought it was not bad either. In summary, the concert ended amidst a lively atmosphere, and the girls were quite satisfied.

"Hmm...... I didn’t expect it to be so good!"

Exiting the concert hall, Ann also stretched with a yawn.

"I should have invited Greiya too."

"Indeed, it was a great concert, especially the last song ’Do You Remember Love’. I really liked that one."

"Heh."

Hearing Mary’s thoughts, Duanmu Huai chuckled.

"You can like it, but don’t ever sing it, that song is cursed."

"Huh? Cursed? What do you mean??"

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s words, the girls curiously looked at him, as he simply shrugged his shoulders.

"It’s simple, anyone who sings that song gets embroiled in a love triangle and always loses. If you don’t want to be one of the losers, stay away from that song."

"Huh? Is that really a thing?"

"Of course."

Duanmu Huai shrugged his shoulders again. Players in this world had come up with a few memes, including ’Those with half-face masks are never any good’ and ’Those who sing "Do You Remember Love" are destined to lose’, to the extent that the song had also been dubbed ’The Loser’s Anthem’, almost as popular as ’The Love That Never Reaches’.

It really never reaches.

This meme was not without basis—from Lin Mingmei to Milian to Li Ran Hua, all were victims... Their love tragedies could well make up a romance novel.

If you don’t sing that song, you might still have a chance to win, but if you do, you’re doomed to lose. It’s not just a saying.

This song is truly cursed.

In fact, just the name of the song is ominous enough.

’Do You Remember Love’—Once you have experienced vast oceans, isn’t it difficult to settle for less? How can there be a good outcome?

After leaving the concert, Misaki Hayase had already been waiting and she then escorted everyone to the central facility on the main island. The girls went to dine, and Duanmu Huai also went to have a meal—although honestly, he wasn’t very hungry facing two elder gentlemen.

"Welcome, Sir Judge,"

Receiving Duanmu Huai was a rather stern-looking man, the Fleet President Glass. A smile crept onto his face with curiosity as he sized up Duanmu Huai, who was next to Captain Tashiro of Exelion—Tashiro heaved a sigh of relief seeing Duanmu Huai in his helmet.

To be on the safe side, he had even prepared a fast-acting heart saver.

It seemed now he wouldn’t need it.

"Although you might have heard about it already, I still want to say it again, thank you for the help of the Tribunal, which prevented us from being attacked. Here, as the Fleet President, I express my gratitude to you."

"Don’t mention it, I only did what I had to do,"

Duanmu Huai nodded and then sat down.

"Well then, let’s get to the main topic."

"Of course, no problem..."

Fleet President Glass was curious about the helmet Duanmu Huai wore, as Captain Tashiro had briefed him before his arrival, so he didn’t foolishly ask about it but quickly moved on to the main topic.

"As you may know, our fleet’s goal is..."

"I’ve heard about it."

Duanmu Huai nodded. On the way here, as a guide, Misaki Hayase had already introduced it to them. The previous space colonization project had stalled due to the war between the Earth Federation and PLANT, but the plan itself did not stop. In fact, both the Earth Federation and PLANT had people who were tired and tried to escape the war. Among these people were some corporate conglomerates, who together funded and finally completed the space colonization project.

Although Oub also claimed neutrality, after last year’s conquest of Oub, everyone understood that such neutrality was useless. Oub may be neutral, but it was still on Earth, and you could not simply take your nation and leave Earth, so Oub was inherently tied to the Earth Federation. When PLANT attacked Earth, of course, they wouldn’t consider what Oub accounted for.

But if you went to colonize a planet within the Solar System, you’d be caught by PLANT—Yaz being a case in point.

Therefore, the best solution was to leave the Solar System, to get away from this place of strife. ’Let those who love fighting within the Solar System keep at it; we will go elsewhere to thrive’—that was the current objective of the space colonization project.

Fleet President Glass had called them to express his thanks, but also to seek advice about the situation beyond the Solar System.

After all—strictly speaking, this was the first time humanity was moving out of the Solar System, and it might take hundreds of years to reach another inhabitable planet. Under such circumstances, they were naturally concerned about the threats beyond the Solar System.

"To be honest, Mr. President, I strongly advise against you leaving the Solar System at this time."

Captain Tashiro furrowed his brows.

"Cosmic Monsters are currently eyeing the Solar System, and according to scouting, they have spread across almost the entire Bird Head Galaxy; it’s relatively safe

currently inside the Solar System. However, once you leave, you’re likely to encounter an attack from the Cosmic Monsters. Plus, the kind of monster we encountered today... that wasn’t a Cosmic Monster, but a completely different enemy. To my embarrassment, I’m not even sure if there are more enemies beyond the Solar System."

"That is expected,"

Duanmu Huai was not surprised at all.

"It’s relatively calm within the Solar System, but it’s not the same in other galaxies. Of course, from the Tribunal’s standpoint, I commend your endeavor to spread the flame of human civilization. However, my advice is... it’s not safe out there. Please be careful. I won’t mention the sinister metallic creature now, but regarding the Cosmic Monsters, I do have an idea."

While speaking, Duanmu Huai looked toward Captain Tashiro.

"Captain Tashiro, the Tribunal plans to head to the Bird Head Galaxy to completely eliminate the Cosmic Monsters entrenched there. What are your plans?" freewebnøvel.coɱ

"What?!"

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s query, Captain Tashiro was taken aback.

You’re kidding, right? Over a hundred million Cosmic Monsters, and you want to eradicate them all?

Is the Tribunal that reckless?