Vol 4 Chapter 38 (1/2)

Chapter 38: Fox of the Heavenly Castle

After laughing

Dancing

And deceiving

Is it someone else or you?

Point Allocation (A Nice Atmosphere)

As soon as Niwa appeared, the Date fleet accelerated toward the Musashi+

Suzu sensed it froy below her feet rather than from the wind

Sheup

…The Gods of war? It’s a big deal…when they’re…far away

Earlier, Date Naru the Ariake with their Gods of war

Naoine division see so deal to put the Gods of war in harm’s way If they broke, they had to be fixed and that would take a lot of ti back could hurt the Date people, and that would be a different sort of problem

…Masazumi called it…a p-political? Political problem So…

Bell: “Nao Girl: “Hm? We’ll be fine! We’re all skilled and we’re excellent shots! If they show up, we’ll just shoot the up a bit of stress lately, so if the eneet all worked up and intercept the Captain just ordered us to protect the Ariake with our lives!”

Boys: “Judge! We’ll work ourselves to death!!”

…Eh?

Where had she gone wrong? Suzu did not know, but she could tell they were fired up She quickly tried to extinguish that fire

Bell: “I-I didn’t otcha, I gotcha …Hey, everyone! The Acting Captain has a complaint! She doesn’t want you to die; she wants you to survive!”

Boys: “Judge! We’ll make sure we’re alive and well even if the Ariake burns down around us!!”

…Ehhh?

Suzu felt that was half right, but would it ht?

“Umm,” she hesitated

Bell: “D-don’t hurt…e-each other…okay?”

S Captain just sent you some kind words Take a look at this reply”

Suzu hoped they would understand if they saw her reply for theht Weeach other here”

Mid GoW 7: “Yeah We’re always bla into fights over unreturned porn s andeach other”

Light GoW 5: “Maybe people really can understand each other …Okay, let’s work together as one to intercept Date and revive the engine division!”

S, Suzu I orried about everyone’s teamwork since our exhaustion’s about at its peak, but you really brought the for everything, but as she sweated in her heart, a large for shi+p

…A dragon?

She perceived it as a huhteousness was a hu, so this was probably just as powerful She hoped this would not lead to anything bad, but she did not go beyond hoping because she had a feeling the da But…

“Musashi+ Diplomat, I hope you are prepared”

Date Naru down her skirt

“I wish to see how Musashi+ will defend the Ariake against these twelve”

Naruhed inside her heart

…What has oal to aim for and she was prepared to accomplish it, so she only needed to do so That was how the Chancellor’s Officers worked

…We are not purely Far Eastern

She heard that the Sibir people with a provisional rule over Oushuu had originally been mostly Far Eastern When the Harmonic Divine States had been made, most of their ancestors had moved to Sibir in the northern Harid land It had little sunlight and snoas a constant sight Even now, the countless large Har Oushuu contained deep snow and that here they lived

She had heard a number of theories as to why their ancestors had reed that there had been discord with the shi+nto and Testa the mainlanders

The skills to survive in the frozen land waiting for theround construction techniques used for Sendai Castle and in the Gods of wars ons that could survive even in that cold Also…

“The Dragon God’s protection…”

She ht at Musashi+’s diplomat

“We did warn you If you try to approach us and monitor us, ill simply reject you …So how about it?”

“How about…what?”

“Testament” Naruive up on the history recreation, and remain in the Mito area, ill end our attack and even act as an intermediary to help you find peace with Hashi+ba”

“No”

The girl replied i with a child, but that was not it Thinking that would be selling the girl short After all…

“We have so we need to do”

“And what is that?”

“A proh of an answer

Narumi could tell there was conviction behind the words She trusted in those words, so they wereher, attacking her, and attee the as she rehtening thought It was not that Naruestion itself was unacceptable to her They had a proestion was unacceptable because it did not fit with that promise

That was troublesome

It came as the result of her connection to so she had decided for herself rather than given into In that case, that decision would not waver However, reality continued on despite that willpower, so…

“The Gods of war are heading out”

Light filled the base of the catapult lane on the rear deck A launching spell ht-bearing spells gradually broke down to zero

And they left

The first God of as the standard-bearer It was a blue God of war and the whistle attached to the flag sounded loudly as it flew

People call that the dragon’s whistle, thought Narus spread out to catch that air and they flapped for a quick ascent The God of war unit was letting the other two nations know they were heading out

Narumi spotted al God of war

…I’lad Oniniwa-san isn’t reckless

She then looked to the half-dragon as staring up into the sky with a thoughtful hand on his chin

“I see you aren’t trying to stop them That’s a total of twelve Gods of war on their way to the Ariake, you know?”

“It is not our job to stop an attack on the Ariake The twelve Gods of war are their problem We ca else concernsslip there?”

“You es Der When speaking with a servant of God such as in to feel the sa to drive o ahead and ask …How can a supposed servant of God continue to speak down to us e are attacking your comrades with our cannons and Gods of war?”

“Why do you take such issue with my mention of God?”

“Testament,” replied Narumi “Because I feel no freedo you view as freedom, then you can only ever obtain it while asleep”

“I see you holy men enjoy your wordplay”

“Of course we do” The half-dragon sighed “Holy men are those that speak of God, talk of freedoe cooperation, mercy, and peace …You should count yourself lucky all we have are words If we took action, a great ould break out In other words, the world is peaceful only because we holyourselves to mere words After all, if we act carelessly, we could part the sea or bring people back fros, wo out that elder sister? Hh nonsense!”

Narumi watched the second God of war take off and pointed to it

“Quit changing the subject and answerfired on as well as attacked by Gods of war And we truly no longer wish for Matsudaira’s future and are looking to Hashi+ba’s guidance instead! What do you have to say about that reality!?”

“Nothing at all Catholicism does not teach us to be critics of reality Listen Thou shalt not be a critic …And thou shalt not attempt to conquer the Testas of Catholicison remained entirely composed “We were sent here with a certain duty and others will handle what that duty does not cover That is our ‘weapon’ against those ould conquer reality”

“Then…”

Not even Naru her hand down and shouted at hie about this reality…about this situation!?”

As soon as her words reverberated through the sky, so down the catapult lane doubled over and was knocked into the air

Naruh overhead

It was hit, she thought By a secondary cannon class shell It must not have had any divine protection, so we overlooked it a all the ether cannon blasts

But it had been too sudden to immediately determine where it had come from

…The Musashi+!?

No, that was too far away And the God of war had doubled over to the side, so it had coentle approach fro on? wondered Masazu to request that Moga to ask that they follow the Testaami was currently not at war, but that did not mesh with the history recreation She hadthat out, but…

“Why?”

“Heh heh Silly politician, asking ‘why’ of reality is like ad you live in your own dreams Reality is about the ‘what’ The parts beyond yourself ree, so she immediately erased the disbelief in her heart This was actually happening It was reality

Under Hashi+ba’s watchful eye, the three nations should have been firing on the Ariake, but Mogaami’s Chancellor and Student Council President had to have coami Yoshi+aki!”

A divine transmission froa fire!”

The three-hull Yas opened out fro structure produced ular intervals as it pushed out devices that activated torii-style defense spells Each one was a twenty meter upside-down torii-style th on either side of the shi+p and they rapped in bluish-white light

People in yellow-dyed Russian unifor shi+menawa-style conductive cables to various places and then raising their hand

“Connected!”

With that word, ether barriers shaped like upside-down torii surrounded the Yaht collided with those barriers

The barriers appeared in triple layers and shook as they endured the ih the air

That single ether cannon blast had not come from Date in the east It had coa’s Sviet Rus shi+p

A second and third shot arrived and hit Noise filled the sky, clouds scattered, and explosive fraght burst across the sky both horizontally and vertically But by then, ata Castle, they had switched all their defenses to the side facing the enemy, and they produced their barriers

Then return fire came from Date as well

The first shot hit while the second and third missed They must have used that first shot to calibrate their ai alata Castle bathed in glowing spray froht

Countless flowers of light danced through the windy sky like cherry blosso of a drureat size Several of the defense barriers shattered and were remade, but…

“Ka ha ha!”

A color danced atop the Yaht washed over it

It was a woman

She wore a white shi+rt with no shoulders to the sleeves and fox-brown side skirts She and her colors spun in time to the shi+p’s vibration

She used her toes and heels to turn her body and twist her waist while her light brown hair and her ears covered in white fur fluttered in the wind The pressure of the bloind rang the bells attached to her ears

“Keh”

With that single loud syllable, she reached into her sleeves and pulled out folding fans thatWhen she spread the fans out, there was no paper between the slats They were actually fan-shaped torii-style sign fraata Castle’s cannon control spells

“Connection: confirata castle produced noise and fire

She was returning fire against Sviet Rus and Date to the left and right The cannon fire matched her dance

“Ka ha!”

The sounds overlapped

“Ha ha ha! Wretched residents of history! Pilgrily polish your shackles and follow the end of the chain that binds you!”

The wo to fire frohably wretched how you fall into the trap ofas someone calls you toward that proper path!”

The cannon fire raced across the sky like a wave and then picked up speed

Honjou shi+genaga’s fleet and the Date fleet had both entered effective firing range

As the cannon fire suddenly began, the festival aboard shi+genaga’s diploround to a halt and Mitotsudaira immediately chose to protect those from Musashi+ She sent silver chains froround and surround everyone behind her

Now that she was prepared to act if so happened, she tilted her head

“Nohat is the ency just yet, she told herself while looking to shi+genaga

shi+genaga contacted a few people to fulfill her role as co a sankt okno in front of her It displayed…

…A werefox

Just like Mitotsudaira, that was a transformation-type race In this woman’s case, she could make a beast transformation into a fox A werefox’s conditions for transformation were not as strict as a olf’s and the fox was more like their real form, so the excitement of this werefox’s dance had led her fox ears and tails to appear fro

She had nine tails, reat fox Which enaga glanced over at Mitotsudaira as she shouted to the werefox in the sign fraami Yoshi+aki! Do you not wish for stability in Oushuu!?”

Moga to Honjou shi+genaga

“Horetched”

She spread her fangs, aierimpacts as vibrations in the air and she spun her body to switch between ht sides The wind swept the sweat from her brow

“Wretched Oushuu…do you truly not understand?”

“Are you referring to Hashi+ba!?”

When shi+genaga roared her question on the sign frame, Yoshi+aki bent her body and her back swelled out

“Ha ha!”

She laughed And after that huh, she leaned back, split her crescent moon of a hted “keh” sounds while she waved the cannon fans with her entire body

“Keh hah!”

She raised her voice as she started firing her own shells into the ene shells

“Is that all you have, Honjou shi+genaga!? And you wish to name yourself the one to decorate the end of Oushuu!?”

“damn you!”

As she atteenaga’s sign frame with her eyes They bent in a sa

She looked down at shi+genaga with a gaze that seeh thea …Can you wait no longer as you blame Hashi+ba for your failure to keep your promise? If so…”

Yoshi+aki narrowed her eyes further and formed a small smile on her lips

“If so, you have set foot on my superficial path down to hell”

Suddenly, a shadow passed by overhead

It was a God of war

Oh? thought Yoshi+aki as she spun her body

One God of war passed by overhead and twoin the distance

The Date Gods of war had left to attack Musashi+, but they must have decided this was thethat was Oniniwa’s decision, but he knows me too well to make an actual attack

But the first God of as clearly on a firing trajectory The rifle below its right arht ahead as it flew in a line fro, so this would be outside of Oniniwa’s instructions This was most likely a novice pilot

“Did they stray from their instructions in order to sever the bond between Date and Mogami? Ha ha! Those who rush make mistakes, but it does make for a nice example of teh into the air and faced the approaching God of war as the light of the cannon blasts washed over her fro one”

She pulled a sword frohty-centimeter sith no real decorations

However, she placed her pal blade

“Look back, Onikiri”

So was immediately released from Onikiri’s blade: memories

A distance of 1200God of war, so the lead attacker knew he had won

He would fire on Yoshi+aki

Oniniwa had forbidden it, but he had to do this if he had a chance

After all, the Testaami Yoshi+aki was Date Masamune’s uncle and yet constantly harassed Date Masa to expand Mogami territory to the east

If he could attack her, he had to do it Oniniwa had said to avoid uard, but even if he was right…

“It’ll only mean my own defeat!!”