Xiao Ran shook his head, which was a little dizzy from various documents, put down the pen in his hand, pinched the bridge of his nose twice, and said to Bargyll, "Bring them here."
Bargyll looked at Xiao Ran's tired look and nodded slightly, turned around and walked out. Before Xiao Ran could arrange the things on the table, Mars Prince, Agnes with long blue hair and red eyes, walked in.
"Please sit down." Xiao Ran also stood up from his seat after seeing Agnes walk in. He took Agnes to the sofa next to the huge office and sat down. He smiled and said to Agnes, "Agnes, what's the matter with Prince coming to see me?"
Agris was a little embarrassed when he heard Xiao Ran call him. After calming down, he shook his head and said, "Representative Xiao Ran, please don't call him that. Everyone in Osterel has his own responsibilities and obligations. I am not a prince, but my duty is to protect the people of Osterel."
"I forgot that everyone's responsibilities in Osterel are basically determined from birth." Xiao Ran shook his head and smiled, Osterel Colony Satellite on Mars, and others on Colony Satellite of Mars, the rules they follow are like Destiny Plan proposed by Durandal. Basically, everyone has arranged their respective responsibilities and the work they will fight for their whole life when they are born.
However, Mars has no choice but to do this. Because Mars lacks resources, there cannot be any war like Earth Sphere. In order to avoid war and allow each colony to develop peacefully under the premise of being full of contradictions, establishing their respective responsibilities from the beginning is also a helplessness caused by environmental constraints. However, this approach also ensures that no matter what happens on Mars, there will never be a war, and all conflicts will be resolved through dialogue and communication.
The residents of Mars who were born based on peace will naturally have a natural affection for Orb, who also upholds neutrality and peace, and Yagris's natural responsibility will also make him have a sympathetic feeling for Cagalli who is willing to sacrifice everything for the interests of the country. This actually allowed Agnes and Cagalli to have a good personal relationship and consensus after the first contact.
Xiao Ran looked at the other person and smiled, "So, Mr. Agnes, what's going on here this time?"
Agnes was silent for a moment, and then said, "I heard that Representative Xiao Ran arranged for the MS team of our Mars delegation to help defend Orb, but as far as I know, The power of Orb is not enough to fight against the Earth Alliance. I also want to contribute more to Orb who has the same philosophy as Osterel, so I hope to go to the battle front with the fleet."
Xiao Ran was stunned for a moment. To be honest, he was not familiar with Agnes, but he also knew that he was also one of the protagonists of a plot in the side story. Since he can be the protagonist, he also belongs to Coordinators, so his ability should not be too bad., Xiao Ran also agreed to let them join the battle based on the other party's sincere willingness to help Orb. However, in order to ensure the safety of all members of the Mars delegation, they arranged for them to stay at Orb for defense.
But looking at what Agnes meant, he was not willing to stay with Orb but wanted to fight head-on. This surprised Xiao Ran. After all, everything about Orb had nothing to do with Mars, and Agnes's approach seemed a bit too proactive. However, Xiao Ran could see that the other party really wanted to help Orb rather than having any other ideas, so he thought for a while and nodded, saying:
"Speaking of this, I have to express my gratitude to your Mars delegation again, but if you want to go to the front line, the situation there will definitely be more dangerous than staying in Orb's homeland. If Mr. Agnes wants to go to the front line with us, although I will not object, I still hope you can be more cautious."
Agnes looked at Xiao Ran confidently. "I have already thought about it. I will be the only one in the mobile suit team of the Mars delegation to follow the fleet. Even if my strength cannot play a big role in the battle, there is no problem in self-protection."
"Okay then, thank you Mr. Agnes." Xiao Ran stood up with a smile and extended his right hand to Agnes, who also stood up and faced Xiao Ran Yi smiled, "Representative Xiao Ran just call me Agnes. It's too polite to call me husband, but I still have a question that I'm a little confused about. I hope Representative Xiao Ran can give me an answer."
Xiao Ran nodded and raised his hand gently. "Please tell me."
Agnes looked at Xiao Ran and asked the doubts in his heart, "According to the philosophy of the predecessor Asaha, Orb's concept of peace is that he does not want Orb to fall into Entering the whirlpool of war, we have repeatedly given in to the alliance, but why did representative Xiao Ran choose a completely different approach and actively provoke the alliance? Doesn't this push Orb onto the road to war?"
Xiao Ran groaned, and once again asked Agnes to sit down, and then said, "Cagalli has the intention but is powerless. Since she took Orb from my hand, Orb has endured too much and should not bear it. I don't deny that her thoughts and actions are wrong, but she misunderstood the true meaning of Orb's concept of peace. We don't want war but hope that all conflicts can be resolved through communication. But the earth is not Mars after all. Orb has this consciousness, but it does not mean that the union also has it."
"So Orb's philosophy is to long for peace but not be afraid of war. It is precisely because of Cagalli's repeated concessions and being bullied by the alliance time and time again that Orb has lost its status of being able to truly discuss and communicate with the alliance on an equal footing, and has become a weakling who will only obey as long as it is threatened with force."
"Guaranteeing peace requires self-awareness. Without self-awareness, you need strength to make others agree with this self-consciousness. Without power, you cannot guarantee this self-consciousness, which is the previous Orb. If you are forced to sign the World Security Alliance agreement and join it, then the next time you will be forced by the Union to send troops to join the two-color front where the Union and PLANT divide the world, becoming a tool used by the Union."
"Cagalli's actions will also plunge Orb into war, but her sacrifice will not be rewarded for any reason. This kind of war also completely deviates from the will and concept of peace, and it is not correct that I actively provoke the alliance. My actions are just to strengthen Orb's peaceful will and for To ensure that Orb is not exploited and the world is not divided into two colors by the Alliance and PLANT, the endless battle is fought for Orb. It is fought for those small countries and forces that currently look at Orb but have no courage to stand up and preach peace. The nature is completely different."
"And I adhere to the idea that I will not attack others unless they attack me. Not only the alliance, but also if PLANT forces us to join them, then Orb will also have a war with PLANT. Such a war is truly a war for peace, not just to protect Orb and let our soldiers fight for them."
Agnes was thoughtful after listening to Xiao Ran's words. It was not until a long time later that he turned around and nodded to Xiao Ran: "I understand. Thank you for clarifying my doubts."
At this moment, two footsteps sounded in the ears of Xiao Ran and Agnes. When Xiao Ran and Agnes turned around to look, Bargyll was walking in with a young man wearing ZAFT purple pilot uniform, and in Bargyll's hand was a plate with three steaming cups on it.
Bargyll walked directly to Xiao Ran and placed three cups on the table in the middle of the sofa. The young man who followed Bargyll in was standing at the door of the office, looking at Xiao Ran sitting on the sofa in disbelief.
Xiao Ran stood up and walked towards the young man, spreading his hands with a smile on his face, "Athrun, welcome back."
"Lord Xiao Ran!?" This young man is Athrun who returned to PLANT to join ZAFT and became FAITH. His expression when he looked at Xiao Ran was completely unbelievable. He never expected that he would see Xiao Ran here., until Xiao Ran walked up to him and hugged him gently, Athrun said in an incredible tone, "Lord Xiao Ran, when did you come back, where is Cagalli? What happened to Orb, and why did he start a war with the United Nations?"
After Agnes heard Xiao Ran hand over Athrun's name, a small look of surprise appeared on his face, and then he took a serious look at Athrun, but he showed a puzzled expression about the clothes the other party was wearing.
You must know that the first place the Mars delegation placed after arriving at Earth Sphere was PLANT. All the help and guidance provided by the Mars delegation at Earth Sphere were arranged by Durandal. He had heard of the name Athrun many times. A few times, according to what he heard, Athrun disappeared after the last war, but why the other party appeared here, and was so familiar with Xiao Ran, and also had ZAFT's military uniform on board, of course made Agnes confused.
"Come on, come on, these things are a long story. I will tell you slowly in a moment. First, I will introduce you to a promising young man." Xiao Ran chuckled and introduced Athrun to Agnes After the two parties simply nodded and said hello, the two sat side by side. Athrun looked at Xiao Ran with eager eyes, hoping that Xiao Ran would give him an answer to the question he just asked.
Xiao Ran also saw Athrun's eagerness, and then told him roughly what happened during the period when Athrun left. He also told him some things about how he had been kidnapped and brainwashed by the joint team. Both Agnes and Athrun also looked surprised when they heard about Xiao Ran.