Marcus followed Lloyd as they walked into the hangar area, where rows of sealed twenty-metre-tall doors were.
Anna, Wang Liu Mei and their bodyguards joined them.
This was an exciting moment, so they wanted to see the three machines that would join the Holy Byzantine Empire.
"First, let me show you the machines for G-Force. The AGF- 51 Impulse, the sister machine to AGF-01 Strike." As he said, two scientists used their keys to unlock the doors, and soon enough, they saw inside. It was pitch black, but moments later, light projectors revealed the machine.
It looked extremely similar to Strike, only a bit different in the frame, as it was more slender, but the rest was practically identical.
"...Umm… why is it dull grey?" The Heiress asked them.
"The phase shift armour." As Marcus said, he looked at the machine.
"Impulse, turn on your armour." The Gundam's AI responded to him, and colours spread through the frame.
"...oh… that is not bad… looks similar-ish to Exia." She said with a nod.
"On the contrary, Exia is purely close range. This is a machine meant for a knight." Lloyd grinned as he pushed his glasses up.
"This is Impulse, it can use Strike's packages, AND it comes with three of its own—the Sword Impulse, Force Impulse and Blast Impulse.
Three packages that make this machine perfect for your Knight, Your Majesty." When the nerdy mobile suit developer said that, Jeanne gawked, looking at Impulse, then at her Liege.
"That's right, Jeanne, this machine is yours. You will be piloting it when I am on the battlefield, causing chaos." Marcus looked at her while saying that.
"It's my honour to pilot a Gundam!"
"Hnn. I know I won't be dissapointed."
"Yes, all that." Lloyd rolled his eyes at all of the chivalry stuff as he interrupted them.
"Your Majesty, the other two machines are for Oldrin and Princess Marrybell. They are not here." He pointed out the obvious lack of two females.
"I know. Pack them up, I shall bring these two to them." Marcus motioned to wrap the Gundams like gifts.
"Umm… can we at least check them out?" Wang Liu Mei showed him puppy eyes as she felt that this was the only way she could persuade him! Normally, she just throws money at her issues, but this doesn't work here.
"...Umm…" Anna got her husband's attention. "Yes, show us. Since I can't go there, it will be years since I can see them." The Pinkette puffed her cheeks at him.
"Since you want it, I can't say no." Marcus caved in when his wife asked for it.
"Show us the other two machines, Lloyd."
The pudding-loving nerd nodded at his Emperor. He motioned toward the mobile suit hangar next to this one.
It was written AGF-61 on the massive doors. Two scientists who were following them opened the doors.
Moments later, they saw pitch darkness inside of it. Seconds later, the lights turned on, and they saw another Grey machine. However, its style was a bit different, though it was a Gundam.
"AGF-61 Saviour Gundam, it was created based on Aegis Gundam combat data. While Aegis can transform into a claw, this machine can become a plane tank hybrid."
"...Aegis…isn't it that red machine?" Wang Liu Mei recalled the models on the table.
"It's based on the G-Force commander's machine, yes."
"And this one is red as well. Oldrin likes red." Marcus sagely nodded as he said that.
"..."
The Heiress looked at Marcus, isn't this machine for a knight? He knows what his knights like to that degree?
"Indeed, it is red. The most important thing is that this machine has a cruising mode and is considerably fast. It could keep up with Epona. Since this machine will be with Epona."
"Yes, Oldrin is Marrybell's knight."
"...She is not your wife… then? Your sister?" Wang Liu Mei looked confused. Did he make these machines for his siblings!?
"Indeed, my half-sister, I have three of those that I care quite a bit about. And of course I have a real sister, but she doesn't like big killer robots."
"...You don't say…" The Heiress deadpanned for a second. Big killer robots are a peculiar hobby, not everyone likes them…
"Yes, anyway. We should move on. Show me the newest addition to the Imperial family, Lloyd."
"Yes, as you wish. Let me show you, AGT- 71 Epona." They walked next door. The hangar was marked AGT-71, though it was a bit different: there was a coat of arms beneath the letters.
Two-headed golden eagle holding a shield with a big Golden 'A' underneath it.
The doors had three locks; the third lock was for Lloyd, who had to scan his eye and enter a password.
Moments later, the hangar doors opened and revealed pitch darkness. A second later, the lights turned on, and they saw a grey machine.
"..."
Though some parts of this machine were coloured, like the left shoulder, it had a crest, the same crest as on the hangar doors. The right hand held some Latin letters, and the Gundam's forehead crest had three letters that spelt 'Rex'.
"AGT-71 Epola. See the skirt and the shoulders? These are Gravity Resonators? They detached and became what we call Dragoons. This is the first time we are mixing up technology from your world." Lloyd looked at Wang Liu Mei.
"...This machine has technology from Celestial Being!?"
"Some of it, yes. We copied the condensers for the particles, allowing us to utilise our gravity particles in the form of these funnels. They can be used to attack from a distance." The nerdy, pudding-loving developer explained to Wang Liu Mei.
"...I see…"
'This machine is far superior to anything Celestial Being has created. From intel, I have that they only have regular beam technology. While this is fundamental force utilisation.'
The Heiress realised she had done the right thing: she had chosen Marcus' side in this conflict.
"Wonderful, Mary will like this machine."
Wang Liu Mei looked at him with an eye roll. Who gifts a mobile suit like that to a sibling? She would never do that…
Not that Marcus' intention was in the first place. All of the Thrones are based on data gathered from the pilots, but Marcus never had a chance to gather such data. He did get some of it from the time she piloted a Zaku. But that data was not gathered by Legion. He uses specific software to have it.
And by the time Marrybell joined him, there were no enemies to fight.
So he needed to improvise.
"Satisfied?" Marcus looked at the Heiress who nodded at him.
"I am."
"Good, then we can spend a bit of time in the Academy before we travel back to your world. I am sure the Celestial Being is eagerly waiting for you." He smiled at her, knowing something she did not.
One of the eyebrows went up. What is he talking about?
~~~~~~Later~~~~~~
Sure enough, the moment the group passed back through the portal, Wang Liu Mei's phone began to vibrate.
She looked at him, a bit confused. How does he know!
'Most likely he is the one who is setting up the interventions!'
As she thought of that, she checked the message's contents.
"...I need to go. They are expecting me to assist in Moralia." She said with a sigh. It was a great trip, but reality has caught up with her.
"Go, this spaceship will take you back to your plane." He motioned to the stealth spaceship that brough her here.
Instead of saying anything, she got closer and all of a sudden kissed him on the lips.
Marcus looked surprised for a second, but he wrapped his hands around her waist and pulled her tighter. He could feel her large assets getting smacked into his chest.
A bit later, he finally released her.
"Hehehe, someone's excited~~~ we can continue this later~~" With that said, she scrambled to leave. There was a heavy blush on her cheeks.
With the Heiress gone, Marcus turned around and looked at the massive portal and three over twenty metre long trucks passing through one after another.
This was an 'unscheduled' portal opening and a test to open a portal at their discretion. While it worked, the Inventor Emperor doesn't want to use this at random without fully understanding all the kinks in this technology.
He watched as the new Gundams were brought into the hangar and stored in their holding racks against the Hangar wall.
As this was happening, Jeanne decided to thank her Emperor one more time, as this was a dream come true to a knight who always desired one of the best mobile suits in the Empire.
"Your Majesty, once again, I want to thank you for this Gundam!" The Knight girl said in a gushing tone as she watched Impulse being loaded out of its container.
Marcus turned around and looked at his knight. She looked all giddy and excited.
"You do know that you are my knight. This much is given, I should apologise that it took years for this machine to be finished."
Internally, he grimaced. Strike was finished 7 years ago. That is a considerable amount of time gap. Not to mention the technology IS THERE. But, once again, the issue was that she didn't need an 18 metre tall killer robot.
That was until they crossed to this world.
"...Y-Yes…" The girl blushed when he called her 'his knight'.
A small smirk appeared on his lips as he got closer to her. Jeanne's eyes widened as she realised that he was getting a bit too close to her.
"What? Is Jeanne getting cold feet?" He asked with an amused tone.
"...N-No…" The girl shook her head as one of his hands ended up on her chin. He stroked it for a bit, enjoying her embarrassed expression.
"...I…I would do whatever… you ask of me… my life is yours…" She tried to explain herself, but it was a bit too embarrassing.
"I thought… you had… no interest in me…in that way…" Jeanne tried to explain herself while looking away from him.
"Is that so?" He got closer to her. "The secret is… that I won't have anyone close to me that I don't like." He whispered into her ear. Making her cheeks erupt in deep red.
"Do you understand what this means?" He asked her as he pulled back just a bit. The close proximity has made the knight very embarrassed over the years. He rarely does this, and it always catches her by surprise.
"...Y-Yes… I will do whatever you ask of me." She said with a serious tone, but she was embarrassed.
"Now that's quite the suggestion." He smirked, getting closer before gently kissing her on the lips. Now that was a surprise as her eyes widened to a huge degree before she accepted the kiss. The girl ended up being pinned against a wall, and he ended up kissing her quite a bit.
Since Wang Liu Mei stimulated him, he needed to release it somewhere. Turns out he has quite the dedicated knight, ready to do anything for him.
After a bit more kissing, he pulled back. They were still at the South Pole. It was cold, even though this area has no cold winds; it's still very cold.
"...Haaah~~~" Jeanne softly gasped, as she was short on air.
"We will continue this at a later time; it's a bit too cold here." He said to his knight, who slowly nodded, that she needed to calm herself. She never imagined her Emperor doing that. Still, it made her very excited for the future!
She got her Gundam, AND her Emperor holds affection for her. This was her day!
After fixing herself, she followed her Liege, Marcus, who was going to find someone specific; it was that individual's week to guard the South Pole's base.
"Jeremiah, I need you for something. Your specific Geass is needed." Marcus went to speak to his Commander of G-Force.
"It will be my honour!" The Knight grinned from ear to ear. It was time for him to spread his loyalty!
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