Chapter 191: Go and Ask the Buddha
Through his conscience, Miss Friday felt that Lacus' IQ may be slightly higher than her, but on the issue of self-awareness, she had a similar personal experience as Ade, and she categorically has the right to talk about it.
This is not a question of which party has taken over which party, but more like the question Ade faced before. Is Alice who has accepted ELS's memories wholesale still Alice? Shouldn't Ade be the one who should care the most about this issue?
"I can't say that ELS has seized Alice's consciousness." Lacus continued, "But from my several talks with Alice, it seems that her self-perception is not solid, and she is obviously still wavering between the two consciousnesses of Alice and ELS."
"Ade is aware of that, right?" Ange shook her head, "Yes, he must know, it was himself who was in the same position in the first place, he should know Alice's situation better than anyone else."
"Yes, he knows." Lacus's gaze was cold, "But it's one thing to know, it's another thing to solve."
Ange couldn't help but wander slightly. What would things have been like if Ade had chosen to accept Yang's memories back then? Would it still be possible for her and him to be together? In the end, is there really a way to solve such problems once the choice has been made?
"You know Ade's character, otherwise, now you will not stand in front of me. If his character wasn't like that, even I wouldn't have joined this family, and it should be him, C.C. and Mineva to live together." Lacus continued, "Then ten years from now, C.C. and Mineva may kill each other, and he kills himself with guilt or something."
"Mirror life again, I'm so sick of it. Hopefully you showed up, or he'd end up just like dad in the future," Ange stuck out her tongue.
"Maybe? Not to talk about it, it's too far." Lacus didn't care much, "We might as well make a hypothetical, if one day, Alice's self-awareness is no match for ELS and really falls that way, how do you think Ade would choose? More simply put, would he be able to do it?"
"How is it possible, his character… he will laugh when he is stabbed…" Ange looked down to her palm, and her five fingers codified inwardly, "Should we do it for him? But Alice has seized TurnA's control, if she betrayed us, I can't…"
"You just need to nod your head, I'll provide the means." Lacus raised the corners of her mouth, "In order to protect the family, but also to protect Ade, if someone commits an act of betrayal, we must be prepared for the appropriate countermeasures."
"Is there a program against C.C.? Is it possible that there is a program for me as well? Is there a program for Momoka as well? Mineva too?" Ange watched dumbfounded as Lacus nodded in turn, "Everyone has been targeted, what about your own betrayal?"
"There are options to deal with me as well, which will automatically trigger if I betray." Lacus took a deep breath, "Thanks to Ade for stopping me in time last time, I won't make the same mistake a second time."
What happened between Lacus and Ade, how they fell out, and how they made up, Ange didn't care at all, just like she didn't want anyone else to interfere with her and Ade's relationship. What doesn't she mean by saying "last time?" Actually, she didn't even have the urge to ask, just breathlessly sigh, "You guys are so tired of living."
"So now that I've calmed down, I realize that your existence is somehow necessary for him, otherwise, Ade would have been driven crazy by me and C.C., right?" Lacus laughed softly in a self-deprecating manner, "I don't want anything right now, I just want the family to live happily ever after."
"How didn't you figure it out earlier?" Ange looked down at her watch, "It's late, it's almost time for you to speak, let's start."
Lacus answered yes, opened the laptop on the desktop, took out a data disk from her pocket, and inserted it. The screen immediately lit up with the eye-catching "La+" logo, and as Lacus tapped, a new set of coordinates appeared one after another.
"Hey? This is the Laplace program, huh?" Ange looked left and right curiously, "It feels like playing a game, so that Dr. E.A. Ray may be a game enthusiast?"
"You shouldn't continue to play video games with Mineva, she is so fascinated that she doesn't want to go to class." Lacus smiled and pulled out the data disk and took it back into the inside pocket of her shirt, "Let's go after I fix my makeup."
Ange didn't respond, but she looked a bit squirmy, thinking about fixing her makeup too. However, Momoka was not around, and Ade was not around either, so how could she, a princess, do her own makeup?
"Ade learned to match your clothes, learned to comb your hair, learned to put on makeup for you, how much does he really like you … this is not like treating a lover, it is simply like taking care his own daughter." Lacus sighed and beckoned to her, "Come on, I'll help you."
"Really?" Ange was overjoyed and followed briskly into the bathroom, "For the record, you want to do it for me, not me who ask you to do it for me!"
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"As mentioned above, the independent emergency vault with eighteen layers of special armor is being constructed overnight by the Kilimanjaro base, and it can currently accommodate more than eighty percent of the people present." Bright Noa said in a serious voice, "If there is no accident, this kind of vault will be built in order in major important government facilities, starting with Dakar."
The meeting room became a little noisy, and many people began to talk to each other.
"Another advanced vault with twenty-four layers of armor has better defensive performance, but it is not being deployed at the moment due to time and cost issues." Bright ignored the voices below and continued, "The special materials needed to build the vault and the related design drawings will be open to private purchase, please contact me after the meeting if you are interested."
"Isn't it the Critique Meeting of Dr. Lingus?" Saji asked his girlfriend beside him in a whisper, "How did it turn into a merchandise fair?"
"Because people are more concerned about their own death or survival than Dr. Lingus, right?" Louise was not surprised, "I think Commander Noa is definitely going to make a big profit."
"A-Laws formerly known as TITANS, does have many advanced MS technology, but the materials engineering is not good, right? Maybe the so-called vault is using Anaheim's technology." Saji added.
"I was just thinking about going home and asking my mom and dad to build one, and you immediately made me feel like I'm cheated." Louise suddenly pointed her finger to her mouth, "Shhh, Mrs. Lingus is on stage. Quiet."
Lacus, dressed in formal attire, walked up to the podium after Bright's introduction, and a pretty young girl stood behind her, dressed in pitch black with bright blonde hair, looking heroic.
"Where are your eyes looking?" Louise twisted hard on Saji thigh. Saji's brow twisted in pain, "Do you think Lingus' wife is more beautiful, or Lingus' lover is more beautiful?"
"Neither is as pretty as Louise." Saji answered without thinking, the pain in his leg instantly subsided, "That bodyguard is not necessarily Dr. Lingus's lover, right? We shouldn't just believe the rumors on the Internet."
"You are too ignorant of the darkness of high society." Louise disdainfully bristled.
"But Mr. Carrot said …" Saji decided to shut up after seeing his girlfriend's questioning eyes, "I can not imagine that Dr. Lingus is scum! It is shameful, too shameful."
On the stage, Lacus was still explaining for Ade, but the audience had yelled up.
"Mrs. Lingus, please allow me to interrupt." A senator, who looked thirty or forty years old, stood up, "You said so much, and I only figured out two points. The first is your husband is right, the second is if the reality goes different from what your husband said, please refer to the first. Is my interpretation wrong?"
In the face of the malicious jeers ringing out from the venue, Lacus responded with a serious face, "No one can prove that Dr. Lingus is wrong until the next angel officially appears, and both myself and the lunar government have plenty of confidence in my husband's theory."
"Who is that guy standing up?" Saji touched Louise lightly with his elbow and asked in a low voice, "Why did he speak so impulsively?"
"Meitzer Ronah." Louise replied casually, "He is quite capable, but a little radical. He often said that the universe belongs to Coordinators and so on."
"But why?" Saji asked in disbelief, "He's made a career at a young age, so why rush against the moon? Doesn't our family have to play neutral?"
"Our family? We're not married yet, it's my family!" Louise blushed, "Well, I don't know politics, I need to ask my brother later."
"Isn't it too ridiculous to say this kind of words on the council?" Ronah was still shouting, "The angel issue is about the safety of the world, are you trying to muddle through a simple sentence 'I have confidence?' Dr. Lingus, as the highest person in charge of the tri-national agreement, shouldn't there be a corresponding accountability system to monitor him?"
Lacus asked indifferently, "May I ask Senator Ronah, are you questioning my husband's authority? Are you thinking that there exists an individual or institution that is more judgmental than my husband?"
"Of course!" Ronah replied in a loud voice, "Since Dr. Lingus declared that the angels would attack Kilimanjaro, he has to be responsible for what he said! If Lingus really has the ability, show it! Let the angel appear now for everyone to see—"
"First level alert! First level alert! Unidentified flying objects have been observed approaching the Kilimanjaro Mountains, please follow the instructions for orderly evacuation!" An ear-splitting alarm interrupted, "Repeat, First level alert …"
The auditorium was quiet for three seconds and then instantly boiled over. All Senator's faces turned pale and looked around.
"Where's Lingus?" Someone suddenly shouted, "The angel is here, go get Lingus!"
The evacuation light on the door at the side of the auditorium quietly lit up, and people rushed toward the exit like sharks who had caught the scent of blood.
"Saji, did Commander Noa just say that the vault can only accommodate 80% of the personnel?" Louise asked in a panic, "What are we going to do? Force ourselves to squeeze in?"
"Don't be silly, can we squeeze in?" Wang Liu Mei walked up to them with a smile on her face and greeted them, "Haven't you noticed? The people who support the moon are all at the end of the line, and definitely couldn't get in."
"Why are you still laughing? Not afraid to die?" Louise asked incredulously, "There is no NT pilot in Kilimanjaro!"
"What's the hurry? Lingus' wife and lover are still standing over there." Wang Liu Mei put up a finger, poking the direction of the podium. Lacus and Ange were whispering something, "I think, it should be safer by following them than hiding into the so-called vault, what do you think?"
