Vol 1 Chapter 4 (1/2)
A single rotation of the Epiece-2 Planet took 34 hours Hence, we had to wake up in the ht or the middle of the day, if ere to abide by the Federation’s 24 hours system
Although, this planet's 34 hour days were far too long
“It doesn’t ht-ti period”
Wearing a pair of night-vision goggles, fibre heleant Aroha, as doing squats and running beforehand, greeted me with a smile when she saw me
“My~ ould’ve thought the King of Greenies would come out first?”
“I’eant”
Sergeant Aroha looked around then suddenly approached and grabbed both of my hands
“I… heard that you saved our Platoon Leader Thank you, greenie”
“Ah, well… I-I only did what anyone should’ve done”
It seen Meihowa Did Meihowa speak about what happened that time?
I suppose their positions would be sieant Aroha was a Half-Asa Although, there was that difference of Elcros being enslaved by the higher ups of the office as a concubines, while the Asas took es and enslaved them—just like the Amazons
Hence, if Elcros were the weak race that anyone could have their ith, Asas were the lustful and wild race that chased after men
Sergeant Aroha must have her own fair share of troubles
“I’ of Greenies I’ll let you off the hook with just ‘Greenie’”
“I suppose things would’ve been worse if you weren’t grateful”
I seant Aroha She suddenly licked her lips and brought her face closer to mine
“By the hat’s the deal between you and Luise?”
“Ehh!”
So came in contact with my ears and tickled me while her breath stimulated my cheeks
But those physical touches aside, her voice was so enchanting That sweet voice coolden glass jug
“Ah you mean my relationshi+p with M-Miss Luise?”
“That’s right You treat your Platoon Leader, Sergeant and other officers like dirt, yet you are so respectful to her alone So what is it? Is Luise sohter of a billionaire, while you’re her butler? A forbidden relationshi+p between a servant and his ht out of a romantic novel?”
“Ho into details”
“He one You don’t show any respect to your seniors, yet you’re respectful to your fellow recruit”
Sergeant Aroha s so?
“So he says”
“Huh?”
When I turned around, I saw a girl as dressed in the saht-vision goggles She held up herself tiredly, with her shoulders slu
“Ehh?! M-Miss… Luise?!”
“Uravity adaptation course, so I will be participating in the training Since e’re part of the same platoon”
“Ah, really? That’s great You got used to it fast, didn’t you?”
“Well… I am a ‘Replicant’ just like you, Lezirth”
To be precise, she means the ‘Children of Letix’ that possess the medical nano-machines, self-recovery, telekinesis and telepathy
If an ordinary human or an ordinary Replicant approached me from behind, I would’ve noticed for sure However, Chief Luise had far superior telepathy and psychological strength to th She even had powers that I didn’t, such as clairvoyance
So that means she approached me unnoticed on purpose, but why? Did she want to hear what I was talking about with Sergeant Aroha?
I would’ve told Chief Luise anything, if she asked h She sure is a playful person
Thinking that, I stood by her side
“Why don’t you pair up with me? I will pour out my body and soul to help you”
“Yes, please ithall that gravity adaptation therapy by myself”
The bitter expression that Chief Luise had until now disappeared without a trace and she smiled
“Oh hoo, Luise-cha~n, I’ll follow you to the ends of the universe~”
I didn’t knoas already out, but Pencolt was huffing and puffing next to us I let out a sigh
“Yeah, thinking about it, you’re the only other person I can rely on, now that I’ve been branded as a greenie”
“Hive up so easily, ivin’ up!”
“Oh really, now”
Now that heus coldly Just what did this guy do?
While wondering that, the Platoon Leader Ensign Meihowa appeared She wore an Alter-Aruard over it
I suppose it was obvious to wear the bullet-proof vest and the groin guard, because without the—especially in the chest and lower area
“Are we going to be using Alter-Armours?”
“What? Didn’t the training just kick it up a notch?”
Murhout the recruits
Everyone was nervous Even I thought the training was out of whack This felt like a
This was training that was far too dangerous for new recruits, and should’ve been practiced only by the trainers near the end of their training period It was usually only the qualified soldiers who carried out such training
However, Ensign Meihowa’s expression told us that she was not joking
“Hize to the entire platoon”
“What?”
“What is the matter?”
The recruits became curious
“Our platoon’s… training schedule has beenthe assault Cruiser at 0900 Federation standard, receive real military equip 4 weeks ofon Azoran-3, ill then be transferred to Azoran-4”
“N-No way!!!”
Everyone screamed out in despair
Azoran-3 of the Azoran Systeed to the Elcros, but the Federation drove them out and conquered the planet
While Azoran-3 was under the Federation’s full control, Azoran-4 still belonged to the Elcros Not only that, the rebel forces of the Federation were cooperating with the Elcros, and they were putting up quite a fight
In other words, it was not surprising to see the other recruits go pale, when they heard that they were going to be fighting on the front lines after such little training
Pencolt raised up his hand in surprise
“Platoon Leader! What about our personal belongings? Doesn’t thiscentre?”
“I hear that your personal belongings will be shi+pped by the officers here”
“Ugh! That’s no good! All et sures and plastic otta be carefully packed in cases…”
“I do not know I do not want to, either”
Meihowa sighed Even she ht that this order came from Lieutenant Imamura out of spite
Hmm, but a Lieutenant usually doesn’t have the authority to order such a thing
But for this to happen, it ainst the Replicants, Asas and Elcros was accepted by the top brass
“So now, I a, but let’s do our best”
“YES, MA’AM!”
Everyone saluted her
Although I couldn’t say that this was a proper platoon, I could say that this suicidal platoon accepted Ensign Meihowa as an excellent leader After all, even I saluted her
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In a real battle situation, Platoon Leader Ensign Meihoould be perrade Alter-Armour The Spider would be provided to the Sub-Platoon Leader; Sergeant Aroha, while the recruits would be equipped with Colion Coil Rifles and M-10 Bayonets
The Alter-Ar facility were outdated, but all the equipment handed out at the military airport were brand new
We are now headed to a battlefield with our lives on the line
“Whoaa! Colion Coil Rifles, 180 version! Awesome! I alanted one of these”
“So it’s not that new then It’s 189 right now, isn’t it?”
9 years had passed, but guns could be used for 100 years without much issue If these were stored in the storehouse for 9 years after being manufactured, then they certainly were new
Didn’t these recruits understand what this meant? Some recruits were really out of their minds
Watching the assault Cruiser outside of the , I let out a sigh [I was not fa spaceshi+p, the assault cruiser was far smaller] Could it be a new model?
“I don’t think I’ve seen that type of a shi+p before Is it a new model?”
“As if they would be new; they’ve been around for at least 60 years It’s a Scorpion-E mid-sized assault Cruiser”
Sergeant Aroha laughed as she fiddled around with the Spider she received
“Even this Spider is a bit o And while I can understand you being cool as a cuculy calh”
Sergeant Aroha askedChief Luise next to me
Isn’t that obvious? Although she did appear to be a weak, beautiful girl, she was the Chief of Staff! The space Federation’s greatest mind who led and oversaw its every mission!
“Because Lezirth is by my side”
Chief Luise shtly
Sergeant Aroha squealed and covered her face with both of her hands She was really into it
“Ohhh, look at her… She’s so cute B-But this isn’t good Ensign Meihowa is my best friend, but Luise is my roommate Hmm… whose side should I stick to?”
What was this girl saying? Don’t tellonto the battlefield?
“Cut it out, Aroha Just what are you saying?”
Wearing the Alter-Arel between her lips, the silver haired girl was approaching us
Energy gel had a lot of benefits, such as fast absorption rate, rehydration and electrolyte supplements, so it was supplied as snacks in thewas… the crab flavoured energy gel—as written on the package
H No, do those flavours even sell? Aren’t they more of a novelty?
“Ah, Platoon Leader Meihowa!”
Aroha sirl wasn’t wearing the bullet-proof vest or a groin guard So Aroha shooed me away
“Could you look the other way?”
“Ah… O-Of course”
I could see Meihowa’s figure clearly, thanks to the tight suit that accentuated her curves Usually it was hard to take notice because of her rough personality, but she was quite feminine
Thinking that ht trouble her, I looked away However, Meihowa approached us because she had so to say to Chief Luise and I
“You two… you both achieved cadet level results in the acadeht? Why don’t we measure your Alter-Armour aptitude?”
“Alter-Armour aptitude?”
I ended up s Chief Luise and I were both pilots of Kishi+n-Class Alter-Arrammaton’ of Luise Maynard were the most famous Kishi+ns of the space Federation
And yet she’s telling us that she wants to test our aptitude… I couldn’t help but laugh
“If I am killed in action, which frees up my Alter-Armour, then so you two for that job”
My smile wiped clean off my face Why was this lady so determined?
But it was certainly soeant Aroha interrupted us then
“Usually, you’d have to be at least a Sergeant or Ensign to pilot an Alter-Arister you to control the Alter-Armour after her death, you will be able to temporarily operate it If you can’t, I can do it, and I will if your aptitudes are lower than mine”
I glanced at Chief Luise just in case
“Should we agree to the aptitude test?”
“Of course We should abide by Platoon Leader Liu’s will”
“Callcalled Liu”
Saying that, Ensign Meihowa made a bitter expression It should’ve been obvious to us that she wouldn’t like her father’s surname
“Ah, yes, Platoon Leader Meihowa”
We followed after Meihowa and headed to the Alter-Armour warehouse
The Alter-Arround-coht with a hus and a head
However, this Alter-Armour’s essence was similar to a Letix It’s inside was muscular, while a special protective layer covered its surface; somewhat like a crustacean
The Federation equipped Alter-Ar then Meihowa’s Alter-Ariant coil rifle, Eenerator, Power Fist and a giant sword
I could tell by its undecorated and plain black paintjob, that this was a young Alter-Arn, it was obviously a Minion-class; the lowest level machine
Just for reference, Alter-Armours are ranked as such: Kishi+n > Dominion > Master > Senior > Major > Juvenile > Minor > Minion
“It’s a Minion type, but it’s equipped sier”
Chief Luise commented on Meihowa’s Alter-Armour
“This Alter-Arer, isn’t it?”
In other words, this Alter-Arer, since it was created by using Dawnbringer’s cells Although it was inco a spawnling of Dawnbringer
“Then do you want to try the suit on?”
Sergeant Aroha brought the suits while s However, I shook my head
“Miss… Luise and I cannot ride the Alter-Ar the suits”
“What are you saying?”
Kishi+n-Class pilots possessed strength on a completely different level from other pilots So, if ere to pilot a non-Kishi+n Class Alter-Arht overclock the machine and break it
Especially for a Minion; the lowest classIt wouldn’t be able to handle our power levels
The aptitude test o haywire, but we still had to be careful
“We’ll just try the test We just need to hold on to this, right?”
I placed raph displayed on the maintenance machine rose at an incredible speed and the machine restarted
“Huh? That’s strange Why did the machine restart?”
Meihoondered out loud at the unusual occurrence
When the raph to shoot up and crash
“So it’s an error That’s strange, I’ve never seen so like this before”