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[translation] Frozen Teardrop, Nocturne of Sorrow Preface

Peacecraft File 1

“Naturally they’re going to stand in confrontation to me”

“Isn’t that what you’re waiting for?”

“Those boys (lit: they) will charge through/head straight on a different (vector) professionally That’s what it is to me, {Zechs Merquis}”

AC-195 EVE WARS Libra

Zechs and Noin

“It’s the strong thatthe role of] the strong, the reality is the colonies [have been[the colonies] down!”

“I hated anybody eak They were incessantly tre with fear over when they would allow themselves to attack They couldn’t trust anyone, couldn’t say what they wanted to say, and I couldn’t forgive them for it”

“That’s what the strong do!”

“Zechs, there are no strong people! The human race, all of it, is weak! As are you and me both!”

“It’s over, Zechs”

“No, not yet! I still do not accept that I am weak!”

“The colonies themselves have decided and they will take the path to total pacifisless!”

“This is, after all, [my?] bloody destiny…… don’t think there’s any escape from this crime (lit: sin)! This ends now, Heero!”

“Zechs, you’re supposed to see the future!”

“Why…… don’t you kill me?”

“Relena would be sad”

“……”

“You are too pure And too kind But if you weren’t, I suppose that would ht to live”

“In that case, I’ll (show you) I’ll survive through anything As a soldier tougher than any other!!”

“Zechs!!”

“We’ll ain, Heero!!”

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Zechs and Heero

MC-0022 NEXT WINTER

Brilliant golden light inundated thefrom the {Tall Geese Heaven} ht finally subsided, the two-hundred-fifty Mars suits went crashi+ng down

“Ae eyes opened even wider [than usual]

“The particles of the gold light from {Tall Geese Heaven} are nano-defensers that were developed for anti-o, Treize Khushrenada was apparently requested to develop plans [for a device that] would annihilate theover the AC era,” Naina briefly explained clear mindedly as she opened a lunch box

“Is a technique froo useful now?”

“It’s ‘superstition,’ no it’s ‘blind faith’ to think scientific techniques consistently surpass and progress what came before, Katrine” Naina took out the sandwiches and told us it was a “late lunch” as she handed Katrine and me a sandwich

“We aren’t at the rendezvous point yet?”

“No,” I said, shaking my head

“Are they there already?”

With my mouth stuffed with sandwich, I nodded in response to Naina’s question and switched this hovercraft to (auto-hover) in position 234/3/3-4< of=”” the=”” vegetables=”” stuck=”” between=”” the=”” slices=”” of=”” bread,=”” the=”” toood=”” while=”” enjoying=”” [the=”” sandwich],=”” i=”” looked=”” absently=”” at=”” the=”” light=”” that=”” was=”” approaching=”” our=”” shi+p=”” i=”” knew=”” at=”” once=”” that=”” that=”” luminous=”” point=”” was=”” the=”” small=”” shi+p=”” on=”” which=”” my=”” mother=”” and=”” president=”” relena=”” rode=”” a=”” few=”” seconds=”” later,=”” they=”” were=”” within=”” docking=”” distance=”” behind=”” hed=””>

“I fought using ”

I wanted to say that wasn’t true The nano-defensers instantly reset the data accumulated in the une the mobile dolls’ systems and if they could (feedback [3]) the data, it would be possible to restart theanacs, they were sure to respond, but Naina began speaking before I could

“Even so, they weren’t effective against Snow White and Warlock Moreover, it’s only just recently that those [nanotech] abilities have reached the stage of being able to be used practically, even though the theory cay has been the result of recent research”

The reason people around me called me “reticent” was, I believe, because Naina was just too quick

“This is delicious!” Katrine’s sood before!”

“Sister Hilde taught me,” murmured Naina as she took a bite; her expression was somewhat sad “There’s a trick to the distribution ofout the sweetness in the tomato”

As she savored the flavor, Katrine muttered, “That old Professor Hilde Schbeiker, she’s been the authority on nanotechnology till now, hasn’t she?”

“Before she started the orphanage, her official [role] was as secretary in the Lanagrin Republic National Library…… in reality, she extracted data (that could be practically applied 236/2/14) from the enor it since”

“But ultimately that meant ‘Special Officer First Class Zechs Merquise’ was allowed to appear, right?”

On the wide range radar on the sub at a fast pace It was {Gundam Epyon}, which had left froht rin Republic

“That’s not right, Katrine” Naina again ram that started with Dixneuf Neuenheim died…… Sister Hilde only extracted [the data] which was used for selfish purposes”

It was the Neuenheim Company [4] that made [our] father’s residual memories, which were in {Gundae but it was sorin Republic who’d hacked [into whatever system] that lead us to the present situation Both I and Katrine had initially believed Professor Hilde Schbeiker to be the ring leader But Naina had said, “That’s absolutely unbelievable” I could infer that, in the Lanagrin Republic government, there was an even more (unscrupulous) man behind the black curtain [5] Because Naina said it and she’d lived with Professor Schbeiker for several years, she probably wasn’t wrong Their close relationshi+p was vouched for by the deliciousness of this very sandwich

“So the “PPP” [Perfect Peace Program] wasn’t Professor Schbeiker either?” When Katrine said that, the rear door opened and my mother and Lucretia and President Relena appeared

“That’s backwards Professor Schbeiker resumed her research in order to free Father Maxwell fro) PPP” Even now, mother’s voice and Naina’s voice rese I wouldn’t be able to tell which hich

“Besides, the basic concept of the “PPP” has existed since before ere born” Mother spoke as she passé me the two microchips to which the “files in question” had been saved, “This is e had copied at the Preventer base and this is what Professor Schbeiker sent us”

“May I ask you a favor, Milu?” President Relena asked, using a tone of voice far too polite for a guy like me

“Yes” If we put these two files with the “Zechs File” we had and ran thee), a new file with a more diversified historical point of vieould be made

“What should I name the file?” A new file name was necessary to save it

With hope-filled blue eyes, President Relena said, “’Peacecraft File’ if you please”

When I looked at the contents of the file, the oldest thing was from AC 130 Since Mother and Father were born in AC 176, this was pretty dated “Heero Yuy” was in the heading for people and for a second, I was puzzled That was not the Snow White’s pilot’s codenaendary space colonial leader All the data until now had been unclear about the origin of Heero Yuy He was born to a poor working class which had been developed by space 237/2/3 [adjectival order], put hiuished college, he specialized in political philosophy and think tank and stood up for the colonies is one theory, and another is that he originally came from an affluent fae study trip and sa ht to become the [kind of] politician who could save their pitiful lives Either way, the leader Heero Yuy resolutely confronted/fought against the Earth Sphere United Alliance as a representatives of the colonies How old would Heero Yuy have been in AC 130, I wonder It was AC 165 when he appeared front and center I history and it was AC 173 when he filed/sued for independence for the colonies which had purported demilitarization and nonviolence Commonly, it was referred to as the “{Heart of space} Proclamation” Two years later on April , AC 175, he was assassinated for/by Earth’s political calculation It had only been ten years, but Heero Yuy had certainly worked himself to the bone and had continued to work passionately for [both] realizing peach on all of Earth and the wish for colonial freedoe he left behind was like nothing so h (violent/super excited) history The one thing I didn’t understand was how he cainal reason, like where the ue Now, in the new “Peacecraft File” I held in limpse at one part of Heero Yuy’s character formation My interest was suddenly piqued It was probably one ofcarried away by a sudden i to put it into action I asked Naina to pilot until we reached Elysium Island And I received permission to look at the contents of the file from President Relena and Mother I put on the virtual visor and [the word] “ZERO” irandmother, the Queen [6]

AC-130-144

In a sdom’s Peacecraft household, [identical] twin princesses were born It was spring of AC 130 Princess Sabrina and Katerina They both had beautiful shi+ning blonde hair and clear blue eyes This royal house had an old custoether The elder sister Sabrina would reer sister Katerina would leave her filial home a few months after her birth and be sent to colony L-1 C11234, one of the Cinq Kingdo It was Sabrina, the [future] successor to the throne as the unhappy one She, ould one day be the queen, received a rigid education and had to master the manners and etiquette of the European court passed down frodom was in a state of decline Cinq was abused by the calculations/expectations of the big countries neighboring it Revolutionaries and rebels who resisted the Earth Sphere United Alliance, at the end of a withdraar 238/1/16, often took refuge in the Kingdom [of Cinq] The Alliance Areopolitical point of view, a country occupying a peninsula in Europe shoulders soet swept away in the land power of the [main] continent no matter what [Now situated] between a rock and a hard place, the revolutionaries and rebels challenged [Earth?] to a decisive battle intending to gain the upper hand, but the Unified Alliance with its overwhel battle It was no sdom which was [unfortunately] a convenient battlefield After all, there was no way for them to be a party to the rebels and revolutionaries 238/1/1-2< and=”” the=”” contriving=”” of=”” a=”” et=”” froed=”” them=”” to=”” participate=”” in=”” the=”” war=”” 238/2-1=”” after=”” the=”” war,=”” the=”” er=”” reparations=”” and=”” insurance=”” paid=”” out=”” by=”” the=”” large=”” countries=”” was=”” assigned=”” for=”” the=”” reconstruction=”” of=”” the=”” ruined=”” country=”” [cinq]=”” was=”” a=”” terribly=”” poor=”” country;=”” neither=”” blessed=”” with=”” natural=”” resources=”” nor=”” a=”” thriving=”” industrial=”” sector;=”” it=”” lacked=”” a=”” single=”” (positive)=”” prospective=”” it=”” was=”” the=”” people’s=”” love=”” of=”” princess=”” sabrina=”” with=”” her=”” youth=”” and=”” dazzling=”” beauty=”” and=”” [their=”” love=”” of]=”” the=”” humble=”” royal=”” house=”” of=”” peacecraft=”” that=”” they=”” didn’t=”” erupt=”” in=”” dissatisfaction=”” or=”” instigate=”” a=”” revolution=”” or=”” revolt=”” being=”” raised=”” in=”” such=”” a=”” country=”” as=”” that,=”” sabrina=”” was=”” bound=”” to=”” be=”” a=”” big=”” of=”” a=”” horew=”” up=”” to=”” have=”” a=”” diffident=”” and=”” gentle=”” character=”” undoubtedly,=”” she=”” was=”” a=”” sheltered=”” princess=”” raised=”” in=”” the=”” tender=”” care=”” (of=”” her=”” wealthy=”” family)=”” she=”” loved=”” art=”” and=”” was=”” deeply=”” interested=”” in=”” pictures=”” and=”” music=”” especially=”” her=”” seldom=”” seen=”” smile=”” was=”” said=”” to=”” be=”” exactly=”” like=”” that=”” of=”” an=”” angel=”” yet=”” her=”” blue=”” eyes=”” were=”” always=”” full=”” of=”” worry/fear=”” the=”” one=”” who=”” best=”” understood=”” the=”” love=”” girl=””>< was=”” the=”” norwegian=”” forest=”” cat=”” given=”” to=”” her=”” on=”” her=”” thirteenth=”” birthday=”” it=”” was=”” a=”” black=”” and=”” white=”” long=”” haired=”” male=”” and=”” he=”” was=”” naiven=”” that=”” name=”” probably=”” to=”” symbolize=”” sabrina’s=”” own=”” desires=””>< it=”” seemed=”” to=”” be=”” a=”” nao=”” in=”” which=”” judy=”” garland=”” sang=”” {over=”” the=”” rainbow}=”” in=”” the=”” opening=”” sequence,=”” but=”” like=”” pets=”” everywhere,=”” the=”” name=”” “somewhere”=”” was=”” abbreviated=”” to=”” “sam”=”” suppose=”” cats=”” have=”” the=”” ability=”” to=”” e=”” lonely=”” or=”” sad=”” when=”” she=”” was=”” feeling=”” depressed,=”” sabrina=”” sat=”” at=”” the=”” piano,=”” sam=”” always=”” laid=”” on=”” his=”” stomach=”” on=”” the=”” left=”” side=”” of=”” the=”” keyboard=”” and=”” depressed=”” the=”” keys=”” such=”” that=”” they=”” made=”” a=”” discordant=”” sound=”” whenever=”” she=”” heard=”” that,=”” she’d=”” giggle=”” and=”” say=”” “play=”” it=”” once,=”” sam,”=”” which=”” is=”” a=”” line=”” from=”” the=”” movie=”” “casablanca”=”” ((which=”” comes=”” from=”” the=”” same=”” era=”” as=”” the=”” wizard=”” of=”” oz))=”” and=”” then=”” she’d=”” begin=”” to=”” play=”” it=”” wasn’t=”” jazz,=”” neither=”” was=”” it=”” “as=”” tioes=”” by”=”” [7]=”” saently=”” played=”” chopin’s=”” “nocturne=”” 1=”” (夜曲第一番)[75]”=”” at=”” so=”” of=”” a=”” slow=”” tempo=”” occasionally,=”” sam=”” turned=”” over=”” in=”” his=”” sleep=”” and=”” played=”” another=”” discord,=”” but=”” it=”” wasn’t=”” bad=”” playing=”” with=”” her=”” eyes=”” downcast,=”” sabrina’s=”” thoughts=”” [were=”” of]=”” “the=”” never=”” ending=”” battles=”” of=”” this=”” world=”” (戦い絶えないこの世)”=”” a=”” grievous=”” lonely=”” nocturne=””>< or=”” perhaps=”” a=”” (considerate)=”” lullaby=”” for=”” sam=”” curled=”” up=”” beside=””>

Meanwhile, Princess Katerina was living a happily bohe her was the Darlian fa of the colony Since she was little, she enjoyed horseback riding early in the , enjoyed weekly spacewalks, and was friendly with the workers who constructed the colony They called Katerina “The Lady of the House of Darlian” and looked forward to the cookies and chocolate she always took to them Around the tiot to] ride a (large scale) space work suit equipped with manipulators and help in the construction of the spaceport There were several htly rebuked her and continuously overlooked her simple innocence

What gave rise to the difference between the two princesses Sabrina and Katerina, born on the sa environments: strict education versus laissez-faire 239/1/12-14< but=”” it=”” was=”” likely=”” the=”” scenery=”” that=”” was=”” the=”” [deciding=”” factor]=”” one=”” [place]=”” was=”” carving=”” out=”” a=”” neorld,=”” reclaimed=”” land=”” filled=”” with=”” built-in=”” happiness=”” 239/1/7-8=”” the=”” other=”” was=”” repeating=”” a=”” grievous=”” fate=”” of=”” reconstructing=”” broken=”” things=”” [only=”” to=”” have=”” theain,=”” the=”” earth=”” there=”” was=”” a=”” large=”” gap=”” between=”” the=”” two=”” one=”” could=”” iine=”” it=”” was=”” mostly=”” the=”” differences=”” in=”” their=”” two=”” worlds=”” that=”” influenced=”” how=”” markedly=”” different=”” their=”” personalities,=”” behavior,=”” even=”” their=”” expressions=”” were—to=”” the=”” extent=”” that=”” one=”” would=”” not=”” think=”” them=”” to=”” be=”” twins=”” the=”” world=”” was=”” seen=”” by=”” the=”” sister=”” with=”” eyes=”” wide-open=”” and=”” the=”” sister=”” with=”” the=”” downcast=”” eyes=”” wishi+ng=”” to=”” forget=”” =”” of=”” rebar,=”” would=”” undeniably=”” be=”” seen=”” different=”” by=”” either=””>

AC 145 SPRING

Until she turned fifteen, Katerina’s studied were overseen by an elderly female tutor One day, she made this request to the Darlians: I want to return to Earth and spend ) the foremost teacher form the L-1 colony cluster to teach in my stead The name of that teacher was “Heero Yuy” and while he was still a college student, he was apparently serving as a part-tih school Yet he had no major, he was equally skilled in science and maths (type classes) as he ell-versed in culture, philosophy and art; he was advertised as being knowledgeable in various and diverse fields [of study]

“Aren’t you a little young [to be a tutor]?”

In addition to being Katerina’s tutor, there were es

“If you’ll pardonmistress is too heavy a task for an old lady such as hly exhausted The Darlians understood For a daughter of the royal house, Katerina surely was far too restive Besides, if they could financially assist a brilliant young h school, they believed that hile A few days later, Heero Yuy arrived at Katerina’s roo, Katerina was allotted study time

“Pooh, you’re the new teacher?” Katerina gave the wallflower-like youth an appraising look frole, he was somewhat handsome, but his clothes were unfashi+onable, his shoulder’s lacked breadth and his chest was thin, he was feeble…… was the iave Compared to him, the colony construction laborers were far ht

“I’e difference was four years

“So, what ‘s a young teacher like you got to teach me?”

“I wonder,” Heero said brusquely “What do you want to learn?”

“Nothing… I don’t need a tutor A study prograe another word (while in that room) Katerina dispassionately took care of the subjects the coht When the appointed tiht a thing The next day was the same and the day after that, Katerina was tired for lesson and so she napped [instead] For all that the young instructor should have said a word of caution, that would wake her up and so he didn’t [say anything] 240/1/13-14 He did nothing buthis book

This Heero Yuy youth was lacking in a thing called enthusiase friends nickna his studies—no, regarding life itself—he had the attitude of not wanting to spend energy unnecessarily on passion or grudges or the like Even the daily drawing of breath was done with efficiency, he didn’t open his mouth needlessly, he was calm, frank, and he consciously repressed the amplification of (heat entropy) 240/1/3< he=”” wasn’t=”” able=”” to=”” er=”” incoh=”” school=”” teacher=”” [so]=”” recently,=”” he=”” was=”” doing=”” manual=”” labor=”” in=”” colony=”” construction=”” the=”” =”” the=”” colony’s=”” outerravity=”” because=”” of=”” the=”” centrifugal=”” force=”” but=”” it=”” was=”” a=”” hard=”” [work=”” environen=”” it=”” was=”” [extremely]=”” difficult=”” for=”” small=”” bodies=”” to=”” withstand=”” [the=”” work]=”” and=”” he=”” realized=”” he=”” couldn’t=”” continue=”” the=”” work=”” if=”” he=”” wasn’t=”” very=”” “efficient”=”” furthermore,=”” in=”” an=”” airless=”” work=”” environ=”” needlessly=”” he=”” made=”” that=”” awareness=”” (lit:=”” consciousness)=”” his=”” own=”” personal=”” creed=”” excluding=”” the=”” privileged=”” classes,=”” the=”” people=”” living=”” on=”” the=”” colony=”” as=”” a=”” whole=”” had=”” a=”” difficult=”” life=”” all=”” around=”” but=”” this=”” poverty=”” could=”” also=”” be=”” seen=”” on=”” earth,=”” but=”” if=”” they=”” believed=”” they=”” were=”” creating=”” the=”” way=”” to=”” the=”” future,=”” it=”” was=”” possible=”” to=”” live=”” contentedly=”” about=”” six=”” years=”” ago=”” in=”” ac=”” 139,=”” the=”” laborers=”” began=”” the=”” “colony=”” self-government=”” system”=”” however,=”” the=”” earth=”” sphere=”” unified=”” alliance=”” did=”” not=”” recognize=”” it=”” in=”” the=”” least=”” and=”” under=”” threat=”” of=”” using=”” ave=”” up=”” their=”” autonomy=”” before=”” a=”” year=”” had=”” passed=””>

Nevertheless, the people of the colonies were cheerful They were naturally endoith so of a pastoral carefreeness; their optiht “What? Just by dint of not having national disasters makes [space] the place to be!” In truth, the activists for the colonial independence proical complains and street orators nor extreme uses of force like terroris] the power of Earth’s suppression was still within a bearable (scope) About five years after that, the Earth Sphere United Alliance began slowly to apply pressure On Earth, terroris and yet space was stable and peaceful And the Earth

couldn’t abide by that They must have believed it was rather ihts from the safety of the colonies It’s likely this “conte force behind the Alliance Arainst the colonies Meanwhile, for the idealists with [advocated] anti-Earth Unification Alliance [sentie as Heero Yuy, there was no end to their being taken away by the Alliance’s raduates of this college and just like that their acadeot involved, so naturally, [Heero] formed a connection [to the rebellion] via his friends Before [they] knew it, the student activists had round organization Heero was invited to join the group multiple times by one of his friends He was, however, indifferent as per usual As he understood it, activities of an illegal underground organization were “less” and “useless” The friend who had invited hiifted scientist who developed the {Tall Geese} and {Gunda this student activist ti to erase his presence That was the best way Taking action to help perfect strangers without soelse It beca such invitations so he submitted a request for a leave of absence He had already selected the theraduation thesis) and he was an honor student with a waived tuition so there was no reason to hesitate It was then that the talk of being the Darlians tutor came around

About a week had passed In that time, the reeting level Katerina was bored The indifferent tutor wasn’t scolding himself over it, that much was self-evident

“If this is how it’s going to be,that this tutor,” she thought Katerina was gazing at the scenery outside theand Heero was reading the book in his hand as usual While the colonies environ breeze across theThe soft lace curtains fluttered in the breeze Because she was quite bored, Katerina asked a question as she gazed at the wind, “Sensei [8], do you have a family?”

“My parents are dead and ot married and went to Earth,” he answered concisely After Katerina turned around, she inspected Heero once again Another question floated up in her heart, one that she wanted to ask [Heero] who had an indistinct personality that could round

“Sensei……what is thein space?”

Heero spoke without taking his eyes off the book he was reading, “When you say nificance of existence? Or are you asking for a more scientific evaluation of mankind?”

“I don’t know Both, I suppose”

As he turned a page, he spoke dispassionately, “If you think about it from the social theory of evolution 241/2/7< [perspective],=”” ht=”” be=”” said=”” to=”” have=”” the=”” significance=”” of=”” being=”” the=”” next=”” step=”” necessary=”” to=”” continue=”” with=”” the=”” so-called=”” {new=”” awakening}=”” but=”” from=”” a=”” scientific=”” perspective,=”” the=”” feat=”” of=”” expanding=”” the=”” living=”” spaces=”” from=”” earth=”” to=”” the=”” earth=”” sphere=”” is=”” a=”” (meritous=”” deed)=”” of=”” all=”” human=”” kind=”” and=”” so=”” one=”” may=”” consider=”” there=”” to=”” be=”” no=”” difference=”” between=”” the=”” people=”” in=”” space=”” and=”” the=”” people=”” on=””>

“Wonderful!” Katerina’s eyes ide open “I can’t understand a thing you’re talking about!” She pressed Heero with excitement

Heero snapped the book he was reading shut and his eyes went to Katrine and he asked, “What do youput upon, likely could not flat out [refuse] a student who’d taken an abrupt interest in him He decided to explain his re of each (and every) word concisely To punctuate the round and for the sake of speaking plainly, it was necessary to sue even s difficult for Katerina to understand lined up [one after the other] Katerina couldn’t help herself; she interrupted Heero’s never-ending talk with a question

“So ulti or doesn’t it?”

“Ultimately……there isn’t a conclusion to that question 241/3/7<”>

“There isn’t a conclusion?” Katerina’s shoulders slumped dejectedly

After heaving a deep sigh, Heero said, “Is it that important to have a conclusion?”

“What?” Katerina was dumbstruck She believed the conclusion or solution was the most important part [as it was on] papers and tests

“To observe things fro a judg views—that’s what’s important”

“What, a ‘discussion’? Is that a conclusion?”