Vol 4 Chapter 5 (1/2)
Chapter 10: Avenger froo
Ryouko, earing her work overalls, stepped into the Tenguu JSDF CR-Unit bunker, gave out a cry of surprise in reaction to the chaos that was for in it
”Hold on, what happened in here?”
Speaking to the nearby engineer He froith an expression of utter panic
”What is it, talk later! At this point of time——C-Captain!”
The engineer hastily ently shook her head as she continued
”Dispense with the formalities; tell me what on earth happened”
”UmmThe <white•licorice> as well as all of the ammunition has disappeared”
”What did you say!?”
Ryouko's eyes widened, turning to the right
As the engineer had reported, at the location where the large annihilation military suit <white•licorice> was placed, only an eineers were currently walking around in a panic
”Did someone take it out?”
”A-about thatEven I'm not sure of the exact details”
Ryouko surveyed the situation in the bunker Despite the fact that they can't get a proper understanding without an investigation, but there doesn't see in or the use of transportation
This was the key factor, the culprit had moved that massive military equipment without the use of transportation
Ryouko fell silent for a while, before questioning the engineer
”——Just noas the condition of the eency activation function?”
”The eency activation functionhuh? Please hold on for a moment”
Saying that, the engineer started to manipulate the miniature tablet in his hands
The eency activation function, refers to the device that is able to temporarily expand one's personal territory as well as instantly don a wiring suit
If AST members were to use this, they would not need to use a proper suit to obtain a ician's power
As such, the aboveto their serial numbers, ithdrew the facility at what time, when did they activate the equipment, they would all be recorded doithin the data bank automatically
Although that was one of the many possibilities, but it was just a small suspicion that's all
However——to be able to move such a massive piece of equipment such as the <white•licorice> without the use of a truck, there's no other possibility other than a ician who has expanded his personal territory
Praying deep down that she had ineer's reply
——However, as soon as the ineer was dumbfounded
”C-Captain, t-there's one, an AST member had taken it away”
”, Who?”
Ryouko asked, the engineer replied to her with a tre voice
”M-Master Sergeant……Tobi+chi Origami”
”All———right! Kotori! What shall we ride next!?”
shi+dou who had enjoyed hi machine, held Kotori's hand as he walked forward
”H-hold on for a moment!”
With her hair dishevelled, Kotori stopped walking as she spoke, preventing shi+dou fro on
”Hm, what's the matter, Kotori?”
”What do you mean what's the matter! Give me a proper explanation, explain!”
Kotori shouted agitatedly
Well, this did not happen without a reason, since shi+dou had just dragged Kotori off to the amusement park and into the nearest thrill ride that he could find without an explanation
”Explain? I already told you, actually I, Onii-chan loves the amusement park the most”
”That's not an explanation! You dragged me here for just this reason!?”
”You, said ‘just this reason' right Once boys go to highschool, they hardly go to the ah their fa if its just all guys, that's why the only one that can be inside the airlfriends! Think about it, all those boys that are unable to come to the amusement park, how much do they amount until?”
shi+dou dralare
”I know already! First of all——” However, she see while in mid-speech, her volume suddenly dropped
”G-girlfriend……”
For so red
”Hm? What's the matter Kotori?——Ah, don't tell me…”
”I-it's nothing! Don't——”
”You're afraid of the ju machine? What's that, you should have told me earlier”
shi+dou snickered, Kotori swung her arms with a reddened face
”Ouch, it hurts, s-stop it”
”Shut up! Take this”
shi+dou barely escaped fro to the entrance of the roller coaster
”Right then, Kotori, let's go on this one next”
”That's why I said listen to me already!”
”Ah, is that so, is Kotori still too short to go on this ride—”
shi+dou had just finished speaking with a smirk, Kotori relaunched her assault with a red face
”Are you an idiot! The height restriction for the roller coaster is just 110 centimetres isn't it! I'm not that short!”
”Ehhh—? But it's really scary you know?”
”Don't underesti yourself!”
”What's that? Then how about the first person to be scared to be the loser”
”Exactly what I was about to say!”
Kotori nodded whilst panting heavily, entering the ride together with shi+dou
Until Kotori finally realizes that she had been tricked by shi+dou, the coaster had already started
”U—ht, shi+dou-kun?”
Within the bridge of <fraxinus> that was floating about Ocean Park, Kannazuki folded his ar his heel against the floor
”No, this ood for Kotori”
At this e, spoke while cale
”Is that so?”
”Yeah Isn't shi+n working hard hi”
Reine lightly groaned, Kannazuki still looked uneasy, raising an eyebrohile looking at the monitor
At this moment, just when shi+dou and Kotori had entered the horror mansion, Kannazuki exclaimed aloud in surprise
The screen showed the two figures who had just walked inside the darkness, only when light from the entrance could not be seen did shi+dou extend his hand to Kotori
”Here, Kotori Let's hold hands”
”HaHaa? What are you saying again Don't treat ht? Or what? Don't tell me you are scared, shi+dou?”
Saying that she shook her head hard, shi+dou would have given up if it was like usual
However shi+dou exaggeratedly nodded his head, contracting his shoulders weakly
”That's right, I'm really scared to be honest, that's why Kotori, please hold your Onii-chan's hand”
”W-what's wrong with you, how disgusting!”
”Kotori—”
”I-I got it already! I got it so shut up!”
Kotori scratched her head, grabbing shi+dou's hand after aher head afterwards while showing an e scene However the crew members still have not discerned the reason for Kannazuki's outburst
”W-what's the matter, Vice-Commander?”
”shi+dou-kun, the horror reat moment, why did you have to waste it!”
”Eh? They did properly hold hands, it looks like there's no problem at all”
Hearing the reply froreement
”What are you saying! Why isn't he hugging the Co the Commander's soft body, and there was a chance that his face could be stepped on by that solid heel of her shoe!!”
””
Sweat started to form on everyone of the crew
At this moment, shi+dou and Kotori had just walked out of the horrorin the direction of the buinal intention was to sit in separate cars, but after shi+dou'sin the large car meant for two people
”Aa, aaah! shi+dou-kun, what are you doing!”
Looking at the scene, Kannazuki let out a tortured wail once more
”Why did you have to sit together! Over here you should let the Co closer to the Co athe distance between you two! Falling down immediately once your Achilles tendon has been attacked and having your body be baptized by the violent bumper! Aaah, Commander! Please have mercy! Have mercy!”
””
As Kannazuki isting his body while in the middle of his delusions, he attracted the stares of the crew once st their stares was the unanimous belief that ”It was correct of shi+dou to throay his earpiece”
”Hafuu”
Kotori sighed, letting her body lie on the bench of the central plaza The time was already past five in the afternoon
After that shi+dou and Kotori went on a rahout the a the for Kotori to feel exhausted
”Ah—This is bad I've underestimated the amusement park That was really fun”
”H diapers before you graduate frohschool”
”I don't wish to hear that from someone who enjoyed herself while on the roller coaster”
”W-what!?”
Kotori shouted in dissatisfaction, regaining herself after letting out a sigh
”Hmphwhatever, I'”
”Nn, is that so?”
shi+dou closed his eyes, stretching his body oncesounds
”ButJust how long has it been since we last been to the amusement park Dad and Mom are usually not at home, it's been around”
”Five years ago”
”Eh?”
Kotori immediately replied, shi+dou let out a voice of disbelief Kotori see but quickly continued as though she had no other choice
”Going to the ao We never came here after that”
”You sure remember it clearly Really nowHas it already been five years now”
shi+dou repeated that phrase as he scratched his cheek
Five years ago It was a phrase that he see a lot these few days
The year where the Itsuka family last went to the amusement park The year that Kotori became a spirit The year where shi+dou had sealed her powers As well as——the year that Origami's parents passed away
shi+dou wordlessly got up, walking in front of Kotori as sitting next to him
——The day before shi+dou had reuu City's Nankou- in while in her Astral Dress
For that reason, the one single question continued to exist in shi+dou's heart
And that was——the one who killed Origami's parents, was it really Kotori?
”What's the matter?”
Kotori tilted her head slightly Several seconds later, her shoulders tre
It was a , Kotori's face flushed, her eyes started looking everywhere
”Eh, that, thatdon't tell me……”
”Kotori”
”Huua, hua hyii!”
After shi+dou cal sound
”S- shi+dou? That, uht but, that, a-at least, we should go to soht?”
”? Why's that?”
”W-why you say”
shi+dou glanced at his surroundings It was true that one can spot people walking around the area, but they are too far to be within earshot There's no need to be mindful to that extent
”There's no need, let's do it here”
”!”
shi+dou said flatly, Kotori's face turned into a deeper shade of red, giving out an inaudible scream
shi+dou as looking at Kotori's odd behaviour, spoke softly
”About that, Kotori”
”! W-what?”
”I have soto ask you”
”! I-if you want to kiss, you don't have to be so straightforwardeh?”
”Eh?”
shi+dou and Kotori looked at each other
”Eh, eh eh um? Sorry, Kotori, just now——”
”S-shut up! Forget about that! What, you have so to ask? Spill it!”
”Aa, aaah”
Overwhelh he was concerned about what Kotori had just said, but he'll let it go since she was so adamant about it
shi+dou cleared his throat, looking straight into Kotori's eyes
”About that, Kotori Five years ago, you were——”
——At this point, the instant he spoke shi+dou felt the surrounding noise dahtly
He noticed it in an instant So in his surroundings That's right It was just like, the Personal Territory of the ASTs——
”Eh——?”
Following that, so seemed to have fallen in front of his eyes——the location where Kotori was
In the next instant, a horrifying explosion sounded, the scenery within his vision was enveloped with flames
”Wha”
Unable to comprehend what just happened in front of him all of a sudden, his body temporarily froze
There were no injuries on shi+dou at all The invisible wall expanded in the surroundings had completely blocked off the rapid increase in air pressure
However, aside from that The location where Kotori was at, has been entirely eradicated in an instant
He walked around atte to find a way to the other side of the wall But the invisible ould not give ith shi+dou's strength alone
”Kotori!”
shi+dou yelled——Suddenly noticing so
Such an incident, is definitely unnatural
Only so intent would launch such an assault
shi+dou quickly raised his head——Upon sighting the culprit, he held his breath once more
”Origami!”
That's right, as though surveying the area where shi+dou and Kotori were at, floating in the air is, Tobi+chi Origa suit and CR-UNIT
”——shi+dou It's dangerous here Leave here immediately”
Despite appearing with different equipment each time, the equipnificantly different compared to before
It was an odd massive piece of equipment that seemed to wrap her entire body Her back was outfitted with parts consisting of a huge row of ht extended out froe cannons that one would usually see on warshi+ps
An odd shape as though she was carrying an entire weapon bunker by herself
——There's no irl
”Uu——waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?”
After a few seconds, the surrounding visitors seemed to have noticed the abnor from everywhere, the visitors escaped in a flurry
That is to be understandable If Origaht that it was just a new attraction in the as to ash with the use ofis to be expected
However, shi+dou did not move He did not want to move
Clenching his fist hard enough to draw blood, he stared angrily at Origa in the sky
”Origami——! You, do you knohat you have just done?!?”
shi+dou yelled distortedly, Origami silently nodded her head
”——Killing Itsuka Kotori”
Such a sihtforward answer, made shi+dou shi+ver However——
”Killing, you say That's really underesti me”
In front, at the sahty voice ca the area instantly cleared up as though it was bloay by a twister——In its centre, was Kotori's figure that was being blocked by a wall of flames
Kotori softly sighed, snapping her fingers The wall of flames that surrounded Kotori evaporated in the air After that, Kotori stared at Origa her
”Tobi+chi Origaht you were a smarter person”
”You know about me?”
”I didn't know that you were such a crazy wo missiles when you didn't even raise any alarm nor do any evacuations beforehand”
””
Origa instructions to the CR-UNIT Part of the weapon bunker on her back opened, exposing un barrels
After which a rain of steel bullets poured down on Kotori
Due to her Personal Territory, the control of the bullet trajectories was perfect Of course there were stray rounds that flew near shi+dou's direction However, the invisible wall that expanded around shi+dou blocked all of the as well
”! Kotori!”
Aunfire, shi+dou cupped his mouth and yelled
Kotori raised her ar her action cri the rounds that Origami had fired
”Elohim Gibor!”
Kotori spoke, the fla off whatever was left of her clothing
And in the next instant, the fla,themselves into a ki robes, burning sleeves as well as——ivory-white horns The Astral Dress The absolute ar it
”Ca=”” demon=””>!”
Following that, along with Kotori's words, the flames on her hand quickly took on the form of a massive battleaxe
Origami showed an expression of utter disbelief, shi+dou frowned Tobi+chi Origami A perfect honor student Always silent and calm, it was rare for her to have any emotional fluctuations
The current Tobi+chi Origae
”I've found youfinally!” As Origami said that Immediately after, shi+dou's body soundlessly floated up
”Wha!?”
”It's dangerous shi+dou, you better leave”
Origaently blown off to another area
”Uwa!?”
His body landing on soft grass, shi+dou groaned as he held his head
He had noticed it The invisible wall that surrounded shi+dou had been dispelled
However, that was not the ot thrown froami with her massive military equipment
”Kotori——Origami!”
His most beloved little sister and his friend The tere people i each other eapons that could take each other's life away shi+dou did not think of such a thing unfolding, till now
”Huu——”
The instant Origami let out a short breath, the weapon container that she was carrying, all opened at once After that, er in number than before, traced tracks of sround
A horrifying sound of explosions and wind, the strong trehout the area
”Gu”
Using his hand to cover his face, he squinted his eyes However that alone was not enough shi+dou had to press his body to the ground, barely able to prevent hi bloay
The ht destruction on the land, instantly eradicating a corner of the amusement park The location where Kotori was at see nothing behind
Destruction on a horrifying level Although he had witnessed the AST ami's battles before——but this was the first time he had seen apower
”Kotori!”
Yelling her nan of Kotori could be found Don't tell me, she had been bloay by the attack just now?——
A small voice from above dispelled shi+dou's worries
”H there”
shi+dou looked upwards Right over there, Kotori was floating in the air in one piece
”Ku——”
Origa the same command once more, she shot the same amount of missiles at Kotori
And, it did not stop there
”——Directional Personal Territory•Expand Coordinates locked (223• 439• 36)!”
The saami chanted those words, a sphere-like boundary enveloped Kotori and her surroundings
”Hm——?”
Kotori frowned shi+dou immediately understood from his viewpoint That was similar from the one expanded around shi+dou before, but it wasn't to protect her That's right, it was——
Origah the boundary expanded around Kotori, all of the contact with her
This time, shi+dou did not shi+eld his face The reason for that was simple, the numerous missiles that exploded within the sphere-like boundary, not a single hint of the explosion was leaked to the outside
However, it was not hard to iine what it would be like inside of that boundary It wasn't just the impact of the missiles, coupled with the numerous shockwaves and wind pressure, not even a Spirit would be unharmed from that
”Haa Haa Haa”
Probably using her brain too a shoulders At the same time the barrier around Kotori dissolved into the atmosphere, the dense smoke inside soon dissipated
However, with the dissipation of the sami widened her eyes in disbelief
There was a reason for that surprise The cause of it, was the cri above the scene of destruction——
”Puha!”
Following that soft breath, Kotori's face e traces of smoke
”Not bad after all That's so I've never seen before Is it a new model?”
Saying that, Kotori gently waved her hand As they were before, the flames crawled over Kotori's body, her body and Astral Dress, were all restored to their flawless state
However——in that instant
”, ah——”
Kotori's expression suddenly twisted, she made pained sounds as she pressed her temple with her left hand
”KuI've, used too much, power”
shi+dou's shoulders jumped He had seen this before It was the same scene——as that time on the roof
The figure of Kotori that was having her rationality consues
In a situation of life and death, it was a huge opening
Origami did not let that chance escape
”<cleaveleaf>——Deactivate• Expand!”
As Origaht for annihilating=”” demon=””> and Kotori
”Gu”
”Directional Personal Territory——Expand!”
Origa those words once more, the sphere-like boundary reappeared around Kotori
However, it wasn't a both cannons of the weapon bunker at Kotori
”It's over——<blaster>!”
Following her cry, froical light
”——————!”
Reflected in his eyes was an azure light of destruction Even shi+dou as clueless about ht of annihilation possessed The boundary expanded around Kotori, even though it did not let the explosion of theslightly this time
The instant the light ered a violent explosion, creating a miniature crater
”Kotori——!”
Shouting at the top of his voice However, due to the shockwaves generated by the surrounding destruction froht, his voice was unable to reach her
”, ”
Origami lowered her cannon with an expression of weariness Her face paled, her breathing accelerated Although it was Origami's one-sided assault, but it looked like it was her that was suffering
Suddenly——at thatCa=”” demon=””>
”Wha——”
Origami's face contorted due to shock, she readied her swords in preparation for combat, but she was too late
”——Ca=”” demon=””>”
The blade of flaami
”Kya”
Making a pained whine, Origaantic equipment
Kotori coldly looked at the scene, swinging down Caently with one hand The blade of flaami
”KuDefensive Personal Territory——Expand!”
Origa that the Personal Territory expanded in the surroundings reduced its surface area, becoami's body and equipment
The next instant, Ca=”” demon=””>'s blade slammed onto the surface
”Ku——aah”
Origaainst such an attack, but Origae burden because of this Origaroan
However, Kotori did not stop her assault The blade of fla her battleaxe at Origah it was a whip
”Ara, where did your arrogance go? Didn't you want to beat me?? Didn't you want me to repent? Didn't you want to kill? If you do then hurry up and fly Point your bastard swords and gun barrels at me If not——Fufu, you will perish”
”! Kotori!”
Kotori's words, caused shi+dou to let out a wail
That, was obviously not Kotori
That was not Kotori——but Kotori who had her consciousness consumed with an impulse for destruction
”Stop it Kotori! If you continue——”
But Kotori had no intention of stopping The corner of herthe blade of flaami's Personal Territory
”Kah, ha——”
After that, she finally broke through Origami's Personal Territory after God kno =”” de the metal bunker
”What's that You're done already? How boring”
Kotori coldly said, landing next to the heavily panting Origami And then,
”Caiddo[Cannon]”
The hued shape, equipping itself on Kotori's right arm
And then, Kotori positioned the barrel straight at Origami's face
”Alright——if you cannot fight, you, are no longer needed”
”Kotori! Stop it! Kotori——!”
shi+dou yelled while sprinting towards Kotori and Origami However alh, she was already starting to absorb the surrounding flames
The attack that easily penetrated Kurue, it is iaed breaths, she was not afraid at all, staring hatefully at Kotori
”fr——eet>!”
When Origami said that, Kotori's expression twisted in displeasure
”You know such a hateful name Where did you learn that from?”
However, Origae the way she spoke, she continued
”Is that howyou killed theoyou, to my father and mother——!”
”Eh?”
Kotori made a sound that was totally different from before
”Oooh, look there Yoshi+no! It's a waterfall!”
Tohka yelled while she was on the large boat, Yoshi+no as sitting beside her nodded excitedly as well
”It's, a!”
[Not bad at all, I really want to try freezing it]
[Yoshi+non] as on Yoshi+no's left hand said jokingly
In truth the boat tour that they had went on had already ended, but due to Yoshi+no's insistence, they went on it a second time
Tohka had originally wanted to find shi+dou afterwards, but Yoshi+no did not let her go, under the naïve thinking of ”Since we sat on the left side, let's try the right this time”, they sat on the boat once more
”Right then, everyone, can you look at here please”
Saying that, the staff er to point at the tall volcano
”That is the largest volcano inside the Ocean Park Usually it is dormantbut since it's excited with all the visitors today Look, it's going to blow—?”
Almost immediately after the staff spoke Sounds of an explosion echoed, vibrating the very air itself
”Oooooh!?”
Tohka grabbed the edges of the boat tightly as she widened her eyes
”A-a like this e sat on the left side of the boat just now!”
Tohka said——Yoshi+no for so pale
”Yoshi+no?”
”No——that's not right Just now that was”
At thispeople to seek shelter started to play
”W-what?”