Simultaneous Time Travel: Gundam? All Teammates are Old Six

Chapter 15: In the Name of the Father, Signing This Devil's Pact

[Archangel, Captain's Temporary Rest Area]

The last syllable of Ling Yu's words still lingered in the cold air.

"...Emptying the enemy's coffers is more agonizing than taking their lives, wouldn't you say?"

Anxious.

These four words, like a key, were precisely inserted into Frey Alsta's already numb heart, and then twisted hard.

She gasped for breath, a burning pain shooting through her lungs.

The flames of hatred still burn, but now they seem to have found a new, more efficient fuel nozzle.

She raised her head, her tear-filled eyes fixed on Ling Yu, the confusion, grief, and hatred within them reconstructing and crystallizing at an eerie speed.

"What...what should I do?"

Her voice still trembled, but it was no longer simply despair.

It was a scream, a desperate cry of survival, that burst forth from a drowning person as they clung to a piece of driftwood.

Ling Yu knew that the time was right.

He silently recited it in his heart.

"System, provide some professional assistance."

[Driver detected to require 'business negotiation' and 'spiritual appeal'... Matching with gacha pool...]

[Ding! The R-rank card [Karuma Zabi] has been automatically equipped.]

[Card Characteristics: Weak leadership charisma, extremely low business acumen, and... an innate "Fang Baby" temperament.]

[Friendly reminder: Over-reliance on this card for business decisions may lead to bankruptcy. Please use it with caution.]

"..."

Ling Yu's eye twitched.

He wanted a business tycoon, not a spendthrift young master.

But at this point, there was no other way but to bite the bullet and go for it.

A strange feeling welled up in his heart. Ling Yu straightened his back unconsciously, raised his chin slightly, and added a touch of naive arrogance to his eyes, befitting a member of a prestigious family.

He cleared his throat and began to speak slowly, almost like a theatrical aria.

"Miss Frey, your father knows that you are not just a little girl who can only cry."

"He believes in you, believes you possess... the vision of the Alstar family!"

Ling Yu picked up the document, his fingertips gracefully tracing the seventh clause, the movement exaggerated yet perfectly timed.

"Look here, the [Foundation Operation Rules]. What does this require? Patience, strategy, and the wisdom to form alliances."

Rather than the impulsive courage and recklessness of a brute.

Frey's gaze was drawn to it.

Those cold business terms, at this moment, seemed to transform into some kind of mysterious incantation.

Seeing this, Ling Yu seized the opportunity. He took a step forward, leaned slightly forward, and lowered his voice to create an atmosphere of conspiracy.

"Imagine this, Miss Frey. You take this agreement and walk into the Joint Quartermaster Department, or find those political enemies who see your father as a thorn in their side."

His voice carried a hint of seduction.

"What will they think when they see the terms of this [ZAFT internal faction funding]?"

"They will understand that you are not a weakling seeking refuge, but a player 'investing' in the war. You hold chips in your hands that they cannot refuse."

"At that time, they will come to you seeking cooperation, or even... begging for your help to 'fulfill' your father's great wish together."

Ling Yu's tone was passionate and stirring, as if he were describing a magnificent epic.

Although he knew in his heart that his explanation was full of loopholes and sounded more like a mobilization meeting of a pyramid scheme.

But for Frey at that moment, these words were the only ray of light shining into her dark world.

A distorted, absurd, yet incredibly alluring light.

The grief has not disappeared.

But a heavy shackle called "responsibility" replaced the despair that was enough to crush her.

She looked at Ling Yu, then looked down at the document.

My father's voice and smile flashed through my mind, finally settling on his eyes, filled with expectation and complex emotions, as he boarded the shuttle.

So... that was his real meaning?

"Pen."

Frey reached out her hand, her voice soft but unusually firm.

Ling Yu smiled, took out an exquisite metal pen from his pocket, and handed it over.

Frey took the pen, and the coldness of the pen tip made her fingertips tremble.

She took a deep breath, bent down, and at the end of the document, in the signature column representing the "heir," she carefully wrote her name, stroke by stroke.

Frey Alsta.

As the last stroke was made, her entire demeanor seemed to undergo a transformation in an instant.

The girlish fragility and confusion had faded from her tear-stained face.

Instead, there is a calmness belonging to a "businessman," and a... deeper, ruthless coldness belonging to a "vengeful person."

At that very moment, heavenly music resounded in Ling Yu's mind.

【Ding! 】

[Epic Quest: The Revenge Princess Who Turned the Tide, Completion Rate: 100%!]

[Congratulations, pilot! You have successfully guided the key plot character, Frey Alster, through a mental reconstruction, shifting the "tragic revenge" route to a "utilitarian business game" route.]

[Worldline deviation slightly increased... Rewards are being calculated...]

[Rewards distributed!]

[1. Core Technical Data: [Miniature Nuclear Battery Technical Data (Incomplete 1/3)] has been stored in the system repository. Collect all three documents to unlock CE's groundbreaking portable energy technology.]

[2. Key Plot Item: [Family Trust Agreement Copy] (Activated). Contains encrypted information left by George Alstar, pointing to his secret network of allies within the Atlantic Federation. Requires special methods to decrypt.]

[3. Special Title Unlocked: [Master of Words] (Beginner). Effect: Slightly increases the success rate when engaging in persuasion, deception, negotiation, and other verbal actions. Note: The actual effect is closely related to the driver's performance in the situation.]

Become!

Ling Yu was overjoyed inside, but he still maintained that inscrutable, charlatan-like expression on his face.

He looked at the completely transformed Frey and nodded in satisfaction.

These are the teammates he wants.

A queen who wields capital and intelligence, capable of stirring up trouble in the rear.

Instead of being a caged bird that only cries behind a man's back and ultimately becomes a tragedy.

"Very good." Ling Yu toned down his "Karuma"-style flamboyance and returned to his normal tone. "Now, you are the chairman of this 'Revenge Company'."

He paused, then gave a mischievous smile.

"Well then, Ms. Chairman, as your first 'angel investor' and 'CEO,' I feel it's necessary for me to remind you."

Frey raised her eyes, her icy blue pupils sharp as knives.

"What reminder?"

Ling Yu leaned close to her ear and whispered something in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"Just a reminder, our company's first short-term goal is—"

"It means turning this ship into our private property."