Vol 2 Chapter 10 (2/2)

“Ah, did I let so slip?”

“I think that’s what happened”

The Boss stroked his beard out of habit and looked at the two of them with sharp eyes

“Ah, never ”

Seeing the Boss s deviously as he cracked his bones loudly, no one present had the guts to object

When Eru was piloting Guyale in the fight against the Behe from behind, so he didn’t have any ideas on how he piloted Eru’s skills were not soh observation, so he had to do the explaining It was fine in the beginning, but they ran into problems immediately“ Pardon, say that again”

“Okay I took the seat, but my limbs couldn’t reach the controls and pedals, so I read it through the script in the ht by ‘processing it myself’”

The Boss, who always had a scary face, opened his eyes wide in surprise, a rare sight That was understandable; the ine exists because it was i Doing the processing by yourself goes beyond common sense Dietrich who experienced the movement of Guyale firsthand aside, no one could have stopped the Boss’ expression fro doubtful Dietrich’s expression, on the other hand, turned sharp

“ Even if I believe everything you said is true, then what? What does it have to do with this fellow breaking apart because of mana depletion?”

“I took the place of the ine, which meant I could control all functions of thethe final blow to the Behe mana in that attack In the end, I accidentally used up thethe structure intact”

“damn it! How do you want me to resolve the issue that way!! The li completely!”

The Boss had a stern tone, but he could only shake his head at Eru’s recklessness He breathed out a sigh that was exceptionally heavy, and gave up on lecturing Eru

“That ht be so, but I am the only one who can control it that way, so you are not in a hurry to solve this, right?”

“Of course, it would be a disaster if it could be done easily!! Forget it And the crystal tissue snapping froht?”

“You are right… But being told that in my face still makes me unhappy”

“Can it, so it really is your fault!!”

“That was the burden of full control Guyale was under an abnormal amount of strain and broke This made our situation desperate, too”

“You… After replacing it with new parts, it should operate smoothly for more than a month But you broke it in just one battle…”

The Boss couldn’t help looKing up and covering his forehead with his pal about it The work on hand was already a headache, but he noticed the possibility of so

“Hey, wait Boy, if you get serious, would all the et destroyed?”

“The possibility is high The Karrdator operated by the Knights has better crystal tissue, so it would probably last longer”

So it’s a problelanced at hih slitted eyes and his face turned sour

“Tch! If I don’t iht be so, but I can’t solve the problem immediately”

Speaking of which, pilots that would be so reckless were unheard of, so it’s natural for the solution to not exist Anyway, this was not a proble an answer to i you could settle it in one day

The repairs would be left for later, the research to solve this issue would be done later -- the Boss secretly came up with a plan Unfortunately, there was so normal

“If that is so, I just happen to have a great idea! And there is no downside to it-- the hness of the crystal tissue, right?”

That person was Eru He raised his hand cheerfully, saying so in a loud voice

“Huh? Increase the toughness of the crystal tissue? That is easy to say, but how long do you think alche that? In fact, there has been no breakthrough for the past hundred years”

“Ah, no When I say increasing toughness, I a to the crystal tissue itself I lack the expertise on alchemy anyway, so I want to work on the way crystal tissue is ‘used’”

In the face of the people ere popping out question marks because of the term ‘used’, Eru used this chance to explain:

“Here is how an old story goes: ‘One arrow is easy to break, but it is hard to do so when three of theether’ Which means…”

His proposal was to bind several crystal tissue together in the forether, the toughness could be increased By braiding it together, it could ier strands and enhance power output

“ I call it ‘strand crystal tissue’ What do you think?”

Eru was bri his pitch Following this, he braided the crystal tissue on the spot and presented the flexible ‘rope’ for everyone to see

The twins didn’t see Eru said Batson and the craftsly

The Boss picked up the crystal tissue with a slow and deliberatehis hand and then fell deep into thought With his past experience of atteht, he wanted to say so to find the words The Boss sighed and said:

“To co… this is a blind spot”

He was usually serious when talking, but the words he said were filled with mixed emotion

“Is that so? It’s strange that no one ever tried it though”

“The boy is right It does see the Silhouette Knight usually starts from the inner skeleton and the place the quality of thethe crystal tissue this way”

Silhouette Knight is a gigantic weapon thatthe power of e of being easy to pilot and to understand, it also li back its development A pure machine that is piloted like a human, this contradiction was rooted deeply into their psyche The architects of Silhouette Knights lost the idea of hs from the very basics

Eru could overcoe from a different world, where robotics was very developed Even though his face was covered by his beard, the Boss was sht

“Haha! After thinking it through, this idea is interesting!! The ti in that !!”

The bright and cheery Boss made the students take a step back But the Boss was occupied by the Silhouette Knight’s enhanceive the order to the others--

“By the way, could Ithe exterior shape too?”

-- The whisper of the devil ca of these words and turned back slowly Before hi smile

“Boss, I a arms onto the back”

The boy looked as cute as a girl, saying words gently while s like a flower But the content was incredible This couldn’t be described as ‘insufficient explanation’, but more like the realm of insanity

The Boss did hear the words clearly, but it took hier time than before to understand Even the twins, ere used to Eru’s erratic nature couldn’t hide their bafflement The one as most calm was Batson who had heard plenty of his ridiculous ideas

For the craftsht until ically speaking, Silhouette Knights should be a weapon ‘in the shape of a s Only characters in fairy tales go beyond this norm, so apart fro arht came from

The stunned Boss sighed deeply and wanted to retort, but dropped that idea It would be nonsense if these words ca from Eru who proposed the new idea of the ‘strand crystal tissue’ The Boss suppressed his voice and struggled to keep his heart normal and asked:

“ Just to be clear, I should ask to clarify Why? How?”

Even though he was doing his best to suppress it, the Boss couldn’t keep his voice fro

“As for why… I discovered the last tiht, that they only have two arms”

“Eh? That is obvious, do you need to bring it up? Huh?”

“Sigh, calm down Ady Let me finish… I think the issue lies with the control of the ‘Silhouette are attacks, the Silhouette Knight has to use ‘Silhouette arms’ The armaments have to be operated by hands, so there is a need to change between sword and ar to distance and the situation”

Eru stopped and looked around All the faces had the same ‘that is obvious, what is the problem’ expression on them His smile deepened

“But I think that is inefficient; there would be a gap when changing the weapons, too Obviously, there is no choice but to store the ‘Silhouette ar so like a hand that could operate a ‘Silhouette are weapons and the ‘Silhouette arms’ would be available any time”

Everyone wasn’t buying Eru’s explanation wholesale and had a deeply confused look They felt soht and didn’t kno to express it-- In that aard atineers-- the Boss

“ I knohat you are getting at Let’s leave how to increase the number of arms aside If we really do add another arm, hoould it be controlled? Humans don’t have arht? You can’t control things you don’t have”

Without needing the Boss to point it out, alht’s control was based on the movement of the pilot’s limbs With this system, it was impossible for the pilot to control parts that humans do not have

Wrong, there was no need to bring out structural logic E the addition of parts which huh this off as nonsense-- such thoughts were forhts of everyone present

But, Eru’s smile did not disappear, and he didn’t stop his advance He is a product of an alternate world, journeying alone outside of the co the existence known as Silhouette Knights

“I understand your concerns, but I a a real arile as one In simple terms, it just needs to hold the ‘Silhouette arms’ and shoot, that’s all Which means…”

Eru took in everyone’s confusion and repulsion, describing it casually The strongest thing that was pushi+ng him was his will and clear objective Slowly, everyone was convinced by his words

“At the sa functions would be added A device that could control the movement of the ‘Silhouette arms’; this is my proposal… the development of the ‘Back Weapon’ and the ‘Fire Control System’”

There was a small area in the corner of the workshop separated by boards, dubbed the ‘conference rooh Eru’s proposal deviated widely froathered here for a discussion Eru explained with a clear voice, his chalkout the whole picture of the alien shaped machine

“Although I used the word ‘ar that could hold an object firmly”

The additional arm -- named ‘Auxiliary arm’ henceforth-- would be kept when the ‘Silhouette arms’ were not in use, and would be deployed when in combat, ready to fire When deployed, the Auxiliary ar forward

The Fire Control System is the script responsible for the deployment and the retraction of the Auxiliary arm This movement doesn’t require much flexibility, it just needs to be able to deploy and retract the Auxiliary arm Hence, it wouldn’t be a burden on the pilot and could be co this much, the Fire Control System script seemed to be used only to point the ar function Displaying a reticle on the holo monitor, the script links it to the ‘Silhouette arms’ to control the direction of fire

At this point in Eru’s presentation, the expression of the crafts with the use of the hands, it even h the pilots are the experts in controlling Silhouette Knights, the crafts maintenance also have the related skills That’s why they could understand the advantage the ‘Back Weapon’ brings—increasing the opportunity to attacj, er attacks

“The plan is to install the functionality of the fire control script into the unused area of thethat part Also, the pilot using this function needs to…”

Pilots just needs to be trained in using the ai function The reason was simple, they do not need delicate control to use the Auxiliary arm, and the Fire Control System would automatically deploy, retract and even aih the pilot seat easily, so there wasn’t any burden when controlling it If the pilot needs to adjust to the ramme of the pilots needs to be adjusted

“ That’s the summary of the proposal Further details would be finalised when production begins… How does everyone feel about this?”

Facing Eru, as cutely tilting his head, no one gave a response Right now, a terrifying silence was controlling the workshop Eru’s ‘technology’ had turned their perceived co parts which deviates froius engine Even though they had accepted the idea of strand crystal tissue, Eru’s proposal was very abnormal to the students present

Eru explained hiineers was displayed on the board -- ‘technology’ It had no fantasy or fairy tales, with a taste of reality, it couldn’t be ignored with a laugh; and it was full of char it hard to resist

Seeot it in otten rusty But they still need another push

In Eru’s eyes, the maintenance students were obviously lost It’s fine if the presentation wasn’t good enough, they could reject it directly But, the probleh to be discussed Their cultivated co, but when Eru brought out the revolution this technology could bring, their logic pulled theht in this dilemma and fell into silence, Eru continued:

“Even though Silhouette Knight mimics the form of men, it is still a tool, ain the form of men… If there is a function that is needed, don’t you think that it’s fine to modify how it looks?”

If a devil appeared in any story, it would probably give off this feeling A beautiful appearance whispering sweet teht and li down this divergent path, the Boss sighed in an exaggerated manner

“Really, just who the hell are you? Be it the strand crystal tissue or the back weapon, I don’t understand how you keep thinking up things we have never seen, or heard of before”

“How should I put it? I want to do it because it doesn’t exist, I wouldn’t have done it if it had already existed”

Eru pouted, prohing out loud The Boss’ hearty laughter swept all the doubts and gloom of everyone, ere present away

“Keke, hahaha! You got ht? I like it It , but the boy has a point We craftshts I will accept your proposal!!”

With this as the cue, the engineers’ curiosity won against their hesitation As one, they unanimously moved towards the development of the strand crystal tissue, back weapon and fire control systeht ht be a se in their mindset

And so, the ripple that started in Laihiala Pilot Acadeh the nation, and push the evolution of the existence known as Silhouette Knights to the entire world

Four figures walked in a row in Laihiala Acade sun

The petite one walking in the e of singing That was understandable; he didn’t expect to fulfill his aht about the co joy Coloomy

“Hey Eru, to be honest, I didn’t understand everything that happened today But if the hts would becoht?”

“Yes, of course!”

Chid wanted to say so, but seemed hesitant

“ Eh, Eru… after strengthening the Silhouette Knight, are you going to fight the Deain?”

Chid’s words made Eru blink with a stiff smile Eru’s ot about how to apply it practically Facing this unexpected query, Eru cleared his throat to dismiss the anxiety in his heart and forced a smile:

“That, that’s right It’s a rare chance to create powerful Silhouette Knights after all, and think about it And, beco Demon beasts”

“That’s true, Eru has to fight… and you are ready to do so”

Eru looked surprised by Chid’s hesitant expression, and was hugged from the side by Ady

“E~ru! You didn’t forget that proht!!”

“Huh? Uht with Silhouette Knights, right?”

“Correct If we put our hting alone again”

Ady reh Silhouette Knights were known as the strongest weapon of men, there were still a lot of Deer than theer, her tears would blur her vision, and the sounds would blur

“Ady? Are you okay? Don’t worry, I had thought about preparation for that, too… Oh, right! How about asking them to do ‘that’ too?”

Eru seeers Ady lifted her face slightly, while Batson and Chid looked at each other with a confused expression

Several days later, Eru and the Boss came to the Laihiala Pilot Academy’s dean office

Hearing a polite knock, a calm response cah Lauri was a bit surprised, he still ushered them in

“Oh? Eru and David, what a rare combination”

Lauri offered theave hi the proposal for the strand crystal tissue, the back weapon and the fire control system

“Dean, the docuht brought up by the silver boy The ht using this plan”

Lauri’s eyes ide open after hearing these sudden words, and studied the docuh it once, he placed the documents on the table and exhaled deeply Lauri looked into the distance and said:

“Ara… Should I say this is unexpected… you two have stirred up so troublesome”

“It’s your grandson who did that”

“That’s why it was unexpected… should I say beyond ination? I didn’t think that you would start so soon This report seems very unusual Eru, can it be done?”

Eru smiled like usual when he was asked-- But Lauri, as his family understood that Eru’s blue eyes contained unusual passion, confidence and the will to challenge the norreement

Your Majesty, o beyond my control

“ Grandpa? What do you think? Are you willing to accept it?”

“Dean, we should have the freedohts But the ‘core’ of the modification is different from the past, so there would definitely beofficial authorisation”

Lauri whose thoughts were somewhere far away-- specifically, the Capital, was pulled back because of these words

“Yes A lot of the Knights had to be reforged because of daht Some failures are acceptable, just do it the way you want to… Hmmm? No, we can’t afford to be sloe have to finish it quickly If there are not enough Knights, the pilots won’t be able to practice”

Lauri suddenly slapped his knee The Behehts of the Acadeh for all the pilots in the Acadeone, it would definitely affect training

“About that, I have another proposal!”

Eru raised his hand strongly and opened the briefcase beside hi out a notebook

“Hey, so that wasn’t all? You are well prepared, boy…”

“I have been thinking about this for quite so practice, you have to ride a silhouette Knight But the nuhts is limited, and takes a lot of effort to make new ones… a vicious cycle”

Lauri and the Boss suppressed their doubts and nodded Eru opened his notebook that was bulging froe

“But increasing the nuht presents another set of probleines, and the specialised workshop to handle largethe cost into account, there is only one answer”

Lauri and the Boss listened to Eru’s explanation, squeezing together to look at the notebook filled ords On it was a strange object-- A combination of a human skeleton with ar to the notes, it was about two and a halfarmour But it was about a quartre the scale of a Silhouette Knight

“That’s right, just make it smaller! That will cut down the work, and the facilities to construct it can be smaller in scale too In other words, it can be hts need ether reactors and le person can’t provide the e body If the machine is smaller, the burden would be lessened, too… It could be operated by just one person It doesn’t require the heart units, so the price would definitely be cheaper If you order one now, you can get another one for free!”

Hearing the long sales pitch of Eru, one would suspect hi a merchant from somewhere Lauri and the Boss had different reactions

“Tiny Silhouette Knights? You are not satisfied with the newthat, too!?”

“I see, but this thing sounds interesting How about it, David? If it goes smoothly, the pilots won’t be bored out of their mind”

Hearing Lauri say that, the Boss adopted a troubled attitude

“Dean, I have no objection aboutthe new model and this at the same time will be too much, in terms of manpower Even if it is easy to make, we simply can’t do both”

Constructing the new Silhouette Knight That is a tediouswhen you just to think about it The Boss and the engineers don’t have the spare energy to work on other projects Without the crafts the idea was

But Eru was prepared for this

“Don’t worry about this part The good thing about this is its sihts, and it is easy to make I think it could be done even without the skills of the Senpais in the high school department”

Understanding what Eru was saying, the expression of these two finally went beyond surprise and turned expressionless The Boss sighed deeply

“Boy, I didn’t know you would go that far”The Boss was definitely not co him, but Eru simply smiled in reply