Vol 3 Chapter 86 (2/2)
“Judge,” confirmed Mitotsudaira and those behind her “Just so you know, there are things girls don’t like to show off to others!”
“Oh, sorry I don’t really have anything like that myself…”
“Now that youher head and the girls behind her began accusing her of being beaten right off the bat, but she felt there was little she could do up against what felt like a law of the universe
Meanwhile, Horizon gave the crossdresser an expressionless look
“What is this, Toori-sae” The idiot nodded obediently and placed his hands on her shoulders “You’re right I rong to be curious about that …Yes, girls don’t poop And I don’t do it right now since I’ Isn’t that hoorks, Horizon!?”
Horizon expressionlessly tilted her head
“What are you talking about, Toori-sairl alive that does not poop Even I had a healthy bowel irl really kno it’s done! She really does!”
“Heh…heh heh heh You have real fortitude, Horizon I’ve fallen for you all over again!”
Ki their heads, unsure what to do
But then…
…Ah
The deck shook below their feet The Musashi+ began to sink down, but…
“Musashi+ is about to launch itself again…and then leave MHRR, isn’t it?”
As if to answer that question, the Musashi+ shot skyith a great sound and ih the clouds, the Musashi+’s eight shi+ps took a shallow ballistic trajectory in a south-southwest path above the clouds
Once they shi+fted fro, their speed was high and stable
Masazumi and a few others re transport shi+p they had arrived on was positioned atop Musashi+no’s bow so they could clai “towed” not “launched”
“So we’re being ‘towed’ or ‘led’ until we leave MHRR, huh?”
That allowed MHRR’s Protestant principalities to say they had escorted a troublesome shi+p outside of MHRR territory
It was all sophistry, but with the MHRR Protestants’ reputation behind it, the MHRR Catholics would have a hard ti the Eastern European provisional border between MHRR and PA Oda’s Hashi+ba territory, but…
…This will get us to the Seto Inland Sea
The Musashi+ had to reach Qing-Takeda territory
But PA Oda was located between MHRR and Qing-Takeda That meant they had to use the Seto Inland Sea to reach the Kii Peninsula which was the territory of Matsunaga Hisahide of PA Oda
While Matsunaga’s territory belonged to PA Oda, it was originally of the Safavid Turks and not the Ottoman Turks that were PA Oda’s main force The Safavid dynasty had fallen to the Ottoa controlled the remnants of the dynasty and the various tribes from the area
The Ottomans were in the north and the Safavids in the south, so a provisional border cut east to west between them
If they crossed that border from west to east, they would reach Mikawa
“Then we’ll fight the Battle of Mikatagahara against Qing-Takeda before continuing on to Kantou”
After Masazuht shot down from Musashi+no’s bow It was a
They were close to the Seto Inland Sea now
Thick clouds covered the sky and a hint of salt hung in the air
…Probably just a minute or twobeing raised on each shi+p
…I guess that’s for the history recreation of Naruse Masayoshi+ during the Battle of Mikatagahara
The history recreation they were planning for resulted in a great defeat for the Matsudaira forces at the hands of Takeda shi+ngen and it was known as one of Matsudaira’s three great crises
The dareat To allow the head of the Matsudaira clan to escape, some of his skilled commanders had attacked and others had acted as body doubles and been killed
Naruze’s name came from the Naruse clan Naruse Masayoshi+ had been a skilled commander for the Matsudaira clan, but it was said he had held the Matsudaira flag, attacked the enemies as a body double, and been killed
…But after our discussion with Yoshi+tsune, Naruze doesn’t need to go through with that history recreation
Takeda shi+ngen died during the Battle of Mikatagahara, so this would be an i-Takeda For that reason, they needed to work together and overcoether And…
“Once we reach Edo, we’ll ainwith the Kantou nations”
Masazumi turned her back on the sky and looked behind her Most of the others were already rushi+ng off for the various tasks needed for gravitational cruising, but some remained She spoke to one of those
“What do you think, Neshi+nbara?”
“Well…”
Masazun frame keyboard
“What would you like to hear first?”
She spoke her thoughts aloud while thinking she would be spoiled if she actually got an answer
“What influence do you think the Sack of Magdeburg will have?”
“Judge For Hexagone Française, their clear understanding of Anne of Austria’s dying ill go a long way toward raising morale Her final moments will mean the most to her brother and friends As for the MHRR Protestants, the da should have been kept within the expected bounds But…”
“The dragon line reactor?”
“Judge”
Neshi+nbara started typing faster He sun frame’s movements synchronized with his eyes
“I would like to say Hexagone Française, Musashi+, and the Protestants e by forcing the MHRR Catholics to retreat, but the dragon line reactor changes that”
“It ic withdrawal to escape the reactor”
“Judge Of course, the Protestants couldn’t exactly win the Sack, so that does work out”
But…
“How on line reactors does Hashi+ba…no, PA Oda have? And how long does it take to produce them? That’s the real issue here”
“Can you estimate how they n fra a list “This is only what’s officially reported, but these are the ether tanks the acades The Musashi+ uses so similar as a fuel tank and you just have to use these In other words, they compress a massive amount of ether, activate it to an uncontrollable level while compressed, connect it to the ley lines, and let it explode A new space will push out into the existing space, so a blank space is created in that existing space Now, the space that was pushed out doesn’t like to be drawn back in, so… Are you listening?”
“Oh, sorry I’ets too technical”
“Maa”
Tsukinowa rubbed its cheek against her to comfort her
…Oh, you’re so adorable
“What is that look for, Neshi+nbara?”
“Ito be some animal material released at the next event”
“It would be nice if it was so cute, but I doubt it”
“Yeah…”
After the two of theain
“Well, the ether tank each acadeon line reactors There have been two so far and I’m a little scared to count how many more they have”
“But…”
Masazumi tilted her head because she had a small question
“If they use up their academy’s ether tank, won’t it weaken their nation’s spells? They won’t be able to supply external Blessings for the spells”
“Tsirhc is the only religion that doesn’t allow internal Blessings because it’s seen as the power of God residing in their body Mlasi and shi+nto both allow them, so they don’t have to rely exclusively on external ones in battle They shouldn’t have a problem in shorter battles Also…”
Neshi+nbara showed her a sign frame
It displayed the Arabian Peninsula which was also the Kii Peninsula
“On nobunaga’s orders, PA Oda conquered the Mlasi stronghold while also co Mount Hiei They ‘burned’ Mount Hiei by setting the temple’s ley line reactor to explode It’s possible they stole or secured the Mlasi stronghold’s ether tank then”
“I see”
Masazuht came to her
…It’s not often the secretary and vice president talk like this
They had been so busy lately that they had not had a chance to exchange infor rushed information directly from the Provisional Council, but it was norether before giving it to her Once they arrived in Kantou, she hoped their less urgent schedule would allow the Student Council to coordinate better
“Thanks I hope you can help ain”
She then started to leave, thinking she would stop by the acade?”
“What is it?”
“Judge,” said Neshi+nbara “Please give me a calm answer Did we lose this battle?”
Masazu, so he was probably going to record this
“We lost as far as the history recreation is concerned, but I think we actually won”
They had all done their best and Anne had saved the Anne and the entire battle as a loss…
“Do I want to call it a victory because I’ too emotional?”
“I will record that as your opinion”
“I see” Masazu on the acadee We still have to contact Yoshi+tsune and the others after all We’ll also be battling Lord Matsunaga soon, but I’ll leave that one to you”
“How about you go to Okutaround business district to visit Okutaht Tonbokiri there”
After raising a hand and nodding in response, she turned around She knew a lot was about to happen
Suddenly, fog surrounded her
The Musashi+’s gravitational cruising period was over and they had shi+fted to inertial cruising By switching between acceleration and coasting, they could reduce their fuel consu the inertial cruising periods This e which would create cirrus clouds and fog
It al was large enough to envelop all eight shi+ps and it swirled around each individual shi+p
…Aht, Masazu
She saw an expanse ofdown on them from above, she could see them pushed by the wind into round shapes But since the altitude changed the quality of the air, the clouds could not exist above a certain height and they simply formed a bumpy wasteland below
…I’d read before that they look like a flock of sheep, but it’s true
Red light shot out again They had fired another marker
“We should be above the Seto Inland Sea soon”
As if to answer her, a dullfro raced around it
Magdeburg’s transport shi+p was leaving
It had successfully taken the silhouette instantly vanished behind them
That left only the Musashi+ in the sky
“Noe only need to cross the Kii Peninsula to Mikawa”
But then a sudden group of clouds entered Masazumi’s vision
The clouds seemed to distort far off in the west
Masazu and looked west
The distortion she had seen a ht have been a gust of wind breaking through the clouds from below, but Neshi+nbara asked a question behind her
“What is it, Vice President Honda-kun?”
“Well, I thought I saw a distortion fro way over there”
Her comment received two responses The first was a sudden shout from Neshi+nbara
“That’s the external influence of pri over a shi+p-wide divine transmission
“Attention everyone on the starboard side! …Oh, now only those in charge need to listen! Anyway, far off to starboard-… We just now determined it is approxie primary stealth shi+p has-… We just now determined it is Ziz-class! All visual confirmation crew are to examine it to-… We just now deterood at what they do, but I wish they would gather the infor the announcement”
“That’s because an automaton’s speed is far, far faster than speech”
Neshi+nbara’s quiet comment was drowned out by “Musashi+no’s” conclusion
“It is the Hi to MHRR and Hashi+ba! We have deter it the shi+rasagi Mk II! It is a striking type warshi+p! Therefore…”
As the announceht fleard theht was red to display its heat
“It will fire on us while in stealth mode! Over!”