Gundam SEED’s Final Destination

"KouKou——"

The knock on the door sounded slowly in this dilapidated town.

"Who is it?" A man's voice came from inside the door.

"Noel Cassia."

Noel did not hide his name, or in other words, he never concealed his traces from beginning to end.

"Norcaccia? Who are you looking for?"

The man repeated Noel's name as if hearing it for the first time.

"Lux Klein."

Sometimes Noel feels a sense of fear towards Durandal. This fear does not come from his political mind, but from his control and use of people's hearts, as well as the planning and deployment of various conspiracies and intrigues.

A person belonging to the Klein faction can obtain Warrior Gundam data from the military factory, which proves his control over the plant's war heart.

When he was labeled as a Kleinian and imprisoned, and Cruse stabbed him in the back, he got himself out of the prison to represent his voice in ZAFT's army.

As a member of the Klein faction, he can influence the power of the Sara faction.

The meaning of this is terrifying to think about.

Noel suspected that the reason why Siegel was able to avoid Sarah's pursuit in the early stage was largely due to the help of Durandal.

After this tool achieved the desired effect, it was used by Durandal for the last time, completely blocking Noel's opportunity to defect to the Klein faction. It also allowed Noel to gain Sara's trust and gain sufficient status from it.

After all, if he wants to become the Speaker in the future, he will definitely need the support of the military. You can see that Durandal also secretly helped Noel gain sufficient prestige and status in the military in the later period.

Siegel may not have known until his death that the person who betrayed him was precisely the Klein faction he trusted most.

"Lux? Are you mistaken? I am here...Miss Lux, you..."

"Snapped--"

Before the man could finish speaking, the originally closed door was suddenly opened from the inside.

A woman in plain clothes with long pink hair was revealed.

"Noel, it's been such a long time."

Lux still has the same face as before, with long, light and soft pink hair, blue-violet eyes, snow-white and crystal clear skin, and a long skirt that floats like waves.

But there was a hint of exhaustion in that happy smile.

"Yeah, it's been such a long time."

Although they had met a month ago, Noel couldn't help but feel like they hadn't seen each other in a long time.

“Come in—what would you like to drink?”

Lux said as she stepped aside to move out of the way.

Noel glanced at the people standing on both sides of the aisle, touched the man in the sweatshirt with his hand, and said: "You are very well dressed, so suspicious that people can recognize you are evil at a glance."

"you--"

The two men's eyes widened when they heard this.

"Noel, won't you come in?"

Seeing that Noel didn't move, Lux couldn't help but stop and turned around to look over.

"No, I'll leave after I finish speaking."

Noel shook his head. He had no intention of staying here for a long time.

"Huh?" Lux turned her head and looked at Noel with confusion.

"call--"

Noel met Lux's gaze and took a deep breath.

Then, with Lux's confused eyes, she said, "You should know about Mr. Siegel, right?"

Although it was a bit cruel, he had to know whether Lux was still the same Lux as before.

Lux couldn't help but shrink her pupils when she heard this, and the smile on her face gradually dropped.

"What the hell -"

"It's fine--"

Just as the two attendants were about to draw their guns, Lux reached out and stopped them.

"But, this guy..."

"It's fine."

"I...Eh..."

The soldier wanted to say something more, but the person involved said it was fine. Naturally, they couldn't continue to pursue the matter, so they just glared at Noel fiercely.

"Is Noel here just to tell me this?" Lux's expression was a little depressed and complicated, and the sadness in her eyes was clearly visible.

"Then do you know that I am responsible for the mission of chasing you and Mr. Siegel?" Noel asked calmly, trying not to let his expression look strange.

When Lux heard this, her expression was sluggish and her body was a little stiff.

But she still nodded and said, "I know a little bit."

"You don't hate me?"

Noel couldn't help but ask as he looked at Lux's eyes without any hatred.

Lux hesitated after hearing this, then silently shook her head.

Hate it?

The answer is yes, she is the adjuster, the princess of the plant, but she is also a human being.

How can you not hate someone who killed your father?

If possible, she would also like to find someone on whom she can place her hatred.

But her upbringing, the ideas she had been instilled in her since childhood, her father's will and Kleinian ideas, and the responsibilities she shouldered, made it impossible for her to entrust this emotion to others.

Because hatred breeds war, war brings killing, killing ignites new hatred, and hatred ignites greater war... And her mission and the philosophy she carries are to break this sad cycle. chain.

And to do all this, she must break out of this cycle.

Therefore, she cannot be angry or complain because of the hatred brought by the war, which is blasphemy and betrayal of Siegel and the Kleinian ideals.

This is something that the Kleinian philosophy absolutely cannot allow, and it is something that she herself will never allow to happen.

In fact, in a sense, Lux, Durandal, Patrick Sara...including Cruze all have an almost pathological obsession with their own ideas.

It's just that Lux and the others' persistence is different from Noel's.

Noel is obsessed with the continuation of his own life, which is an obsession based on the most primitive instinct of human beings.

Lux, on the other hand, is obsessed with responsibility, mission, and the expectations imposed on them by others.

The two seem to be the same, but they are completely different extremes.

One is extremely selfish, and the other is extremely 'selfless'.

"Haha...I really can't compare to you."

Noel somewhat understood why Lux could inherit the ideas of the Klein faction.

Because that's what she was born for.

At this time, Lux seemed so dazzling to Noel, but she also looked weak and sad.

"Noel, what is your purpose here?"

Lux tried her best to calm down her emotions and looked at Noel calmly.

"It's nothing, I just want to make sure you have changed, and by the way, make sure you are worthy of the future I entrust you to me now."

The big stone in Noel's heart was finally put down. Lux was still the same Lux, and there was no change due to the butterfly effect.

He could finally help her without fear, and then accept his final judgment with relief.

In fact, Noel knew very well in his heart that he did all this just in the hope that one day in the future, when he really fell into the endless abyss and wanted to bury the world together, someone would stand up and save everything.

At least this world should not disappear into the abyss with him...

"Entrust... the future?"

Lux felt that there was something different about Noel, but she couldn't tell what was different.

It just felt like Noel felt a lot more relaxed.

But it was this sense of relief that made her feel inexplicably uneasy.

"Lux, your ideas and persistence are worthy of admiration, but as we are still friends, I want to give you one last message."

Noel could no longer offer any help to Lux. He could only give some encouragement with words.

"What words?"

Lux felt that Noel was different today than at any time before.

"A selfless person does immeasurable harm to the public and does endless harm to himself. I sincerely hope that one day I can hear you singing your own song of peace."

"When people should be selfish, it's better to be selfish. Don't forget that when you accept your mission, you are also a living person."

After saying that, Noel turned around, started the vehicle and left under Lux's confused and stunned gaze.

Lux was still the same Lux, so it was time for him to give himself an answer. He was tired after struggling for so long.

Speaking of which, Lux and himself are the same person.

People who are also burdened with a certain meaning from the moment they are born.

It's just that she chose to accept and take on that mission, and strive for it.

And myself——

"When it's time to be selfish, should you be a little more selfish..."

Lux looked at Noel's retreating back with twinkling eyes.