Chapter 43: Original text: 3 - s and he won’t leave
At this moment, the virtual screen in the center of the restaurant was playing a grand ceremony in Kato City welcoming the rescued soldiers. When the transport ship was landing, the reporters in the footage said to the camera excitedly, "Look! The transport ship full of Federation heroes has landed safely. This is an exhilarating moment. The Leray Federation has welcomed back her heroic sons and daughters."
The camera turned to the faces of the rescued soldiers’ relatives, anxious, hopeful, relieved. Uncontrollable tears slid down their cheeks.
In the footage, Colonel Pete staggered a bit as he appeared at the hatch of the transport ship. The restaurant’s sound system suddenly exploded with loud cheers, startling Fatty. He looked up, and when he saw the image on the virtual screen, he started to laugh. At that time, he was sitting in the cabin, declining Pete’s invitation and pushing the Colonel out.
Sitting here watching the footage now brings a peculiar feeling, as if time is flowing backward before his eyes.
The camera turned to a large display screen next to the hatch, where it prominently introduced Colonel Pete’s profile in big letters.
The welcoming crowd shouted, "Pete! You are our hero!"
The camera zoomed in. Pete stood at the hatch, his lips trembling intensely and unable to speak. The scene before him made him tear up. Another Colonel in the same uniform as Pete approached, tears in his eyes, and hugged him fiercely.
The reporter’s narration was somewhat choked up as he said, "Welcoming Colonel Pete is his best friend. They have served in the same unit for over ten years and are the closest comrades."