OO Pioneer - 14

As Thor continuously drilled through the ELS Mother-Child Body's outer shell.

Perhaps the Mother-Child Body sensed the characteristics of the ELS DG Cells on Thor, so it sent a thought into Thor's mind.

Watching small, floating ELS individuals constantly fuse onto the Mother-Child Body's outer shell, its healing speed was almost as fast as its destruction speed.

Thor felt that dialogue was still necessary to resolve the issue.

So, he released his Mental Guard Skill and began communicating with it directly.

"Who are you? Are you my kin?"

"Mother-Child Body? Are you calling me?"

"Yes, that's right. Young kin, why are you hurting me?"

"I don't intend to hurt you. I just want to find an opportunity for the race calling themselves humans behind me to communicate with you and seek a chance for peaceful coexistence."

"Do you want me to merge with him?"

"Not to merge with you, but to merge with your main Mother-Child Body. This way, it, along with the individuals it has merged with, including you, will possess the ability to communicate and interact, in addition to assimilation and fusion.

This will prevent many conflicts and destruction caused by miscommunication."

"What a strange idea, what a strange ability. But since it's a request from kin, let him in. I'll open the passage."

After Thor convinced the innocent ELS Mother-Child Body, he immediately stopped his drilling attack.

A hexagonal passage then opened on the Mother-Child Body's outer shell, leading directly to its core.

"Go, Setsuna. I've already communicated with the ELS Mother-Child Body. The rest is up to you!"

"...Don't worry, I'll handle it from here!"

Upon hearing Thor's call, Setsuna was stunned for a moment.

But seeing the passage opened on the Mother-Child Body's shell and the surrounding ELS individuals ceasing their attacks, the corners of his mouth curled up into a trusting smile, and he flew straight in.

At this point, Tieria, standing nearby, looked incredulous and asked Thor, "Thor, what's going on? Did you just have a conversation with the ELS?"

"Yes, they initiated a conversation with me, so I asked for an opportunity to communicate through a different method."

"If you can communicate with them, why didn't you talk to them yourself?"

Looking at the confused Tieria, Thor smiled and replied, "Because my heart isn't pure enough, and I couldn't bear to leave you all behind."

"Hmph, you player!"

Then, as Setsuna's dialogue space opened, his communication with the ELS Mother-Child Body began.

On the other battlefield.

The ELS individuals also stopped their attacks, crouching in place and quietly awaiting the Mother-Child Body's orders. The assimilation and erosion status on all mobile suits and warships also ceased at the same time.

Then, in an instant, except for the ELS individuals already merged with humans, all other individuals flew back to the Mother-Child Body's side.

The ELS that had merged with humans also went dormant within the humans, becoming a part of them.

And these ELS individuals, which survived on sunlight, rapidly merged to form a giant flower symbolizing peace, floating in orbit between Earth and Mars.

A giant lily, clearly visible even from Earth.

It was at this moment that Setsuna, piloting the [00 Gundam Quantum Type Full Saber], flew out towards the coalescing Mother-Child Body.

"Setsuna, how do you feel?"

"Mmm, it's very good, and I've also obtained the space coordinates of the ELS's main Mother-Child Body."

"Alright, go with peace of mind. We'll be waiting for you on Earth. See you in fifty years!"

"Yeah, see you in fifty years!"

After Setsuna nodded.

He manipulated the [00 Gundam Quantum Type Full Saber], holding the sword in his left hand, and had six GN Fangs fly to beneath the mobile suit's feet.

He activated Quantum Burst Mode again.

As a spatial gate formed by the six GN Fangs beneath his feet, Setsuna used his quantized Quantum Leap Ability and leaped into it.

He transformed into a beam of light and disappeared before everyone's eyes.

At this moment, the ELS Mother-Child Body's consciousness transmitted again.

"Young kin, just as you said, that is truly a fascinating ability."

"See? I didn't lie to you, did I?"

"Mmm, as a token of gratitude from an elder, I have separated a core as a growth gift for you."

As it spoke, a watermelon-sized seed core flew out from the Mother-Child Body's still-open passage.

It slowly floated towards the [Gundam Haliel].

"Thanks."

Although Thor felt he was being looked down upon by Setsuna in terms of seniority, he unceremoniously assimilated and absorbed it directly before him.

He obtained all the information data the ELS race had acquired since their birth, as well as abilities such as controlling ordinary ELS individuals, symbiotic assimilation, complete mimicry, and opening black hole space to traverse the universe.

If Thor hadn't gotten the Miniature Celestial Computer, I feel like the original Veda and Xerxes wouldn't have been able to store tens of billions of years of information data from dozens of star systems.

Meanwhile.

Whether it was the New World Federal Government's army that narrowly escaped death in space or the civilians taking refuge on Earth, they all cheered ecstatically for the appearance of this lily, a symbol of peace.

On the way back, Thor grinned mischievously at Tieria, Regene, and the comatose Graham and the members of the Sun Squad, saying:

"Let's go back, we have a surprise for everyone later."

"What surprise!"

"Se~cret~!"

"Hmph, I think it's a fright, it's definitely nothing good."

Facing a curious Regene and the others, Thor deliberately kept them in suspense, but was met with Tieria's disdain.

So, without another word, he had the Ptolemaios 2 use Crimson Burst Mode to rush towards Thor's location.

Then, except for Tieria and Regene, the others looked at the historical figures, the elders of the Celestial Being organization like Aeolia, as if they had seen a ghost.

Tieria, with a look of "just as I expected," glared disdainfully at Thor.