Chapter 22 (1/2)

Author Note: This story is inspired by Jipushi+ Suzuki’s comment

Several people are lurking in the dark space, talking to each other Wearing soarment, the atmosphere of a secret society that prevailed in Europe for over 200 years ago satisfies the spot

“So what is the state of the devil?”

“He is doing research at the International Institute of Technology in japan”

The member who are present, take a look at the photo of ”Arakawa Kouki” on the desk A person who is lit by the candles has a bitter look on his face He seeroup With a crooked voice, he asked a question

“How is the devil’s kidnapping plan going on?”

Several people answered, ”All is well” After answering the question, a person with a hoarse voice nods heavily and lifts his voice

“The ti blood to the altar of our God!!”

As if responding to the voice, the roohts up… On one's field of vision, the space has hundreds of planes where power suit can be seen as if it is waiting for its running state

—- Kouki Arakawa point of view —-

Today there is a practical class for using a power suit, but I did not go as usual Although I wanted to wear the neer suit that everyone made after the last one broke up, the school director told me

“Arakawa you don't need to participate, rather stay in the research building! I was informed that someone needs to take care of Kon”

Why should I do that? And here I thought of showing off to the girls inthat, Alice talked to me with a troubled faced

“Kouki-kun, I found out during maintenance that some parts of my suit deteriorated, would you lend me your personal suit?”

Oh, I do notbut I wonder if o about it?

”Ne~e shi+ngo, we disassembled my personal suit to create the neer suit… is it ready?”

“Fuhi? Is it the one that we recently made? I completed the repair and left it at the warehouse”

Since he fixed it, Alice and I decided to take a look at the warehouse When Alice asked ”Can I bring it?”, she was given perhtedly (TN: I don't knoho gave pero)

It see to attend the class so I helped my best friend wear his suit

I wonder what is the original purpose of this rugged shi+ngo suit? While fixing the extra thick armor on the back, I asked him the question

”This suit is a second-generation et rid of old ot it It is originally used for explosive disposal ordinance and the like”

So it is a suit for hazardous work The hness of the aro check and found no issues He talks tothe external speaker

“Since the class location is can be seen froo up to the rooftop to observe it”

After telling me this with a tremendous loud volume because hewith echoing footsteps I picked up Kon that turned upside down because of the loud volume and went up the stairs to head to the roof

When I went up the rooftop and looked around, I found a corner where power suits are gathered I can see thatit, I can see Alice and shi+ngo but I cannot find Aikawa-san? I try to look for her using the binoculars that I brought but I cannot find her

Oh, there is a guy who kicked shi+ngo's suit from behind… His suit turned behind slowly due to it poor o is confused Alice who is next to him and surrounded by their class, is that purple suit Aikawa-san?

Watching infrom Aikawa-san and handed it over to Alice Then Alice passed it to the next suit, and then the suit passed it again to the next suit In that sense, the baton pass was coot back to Aikawa-san

“That looks like fun! Chikusho (damn) ー ー ー !!!”

I shouted unexpectedly while I shook and waved Kon and I was bitten, seems he was frustrated I should have participated too… When I was thinking about such a thing, I heard a sound like so exploded fro the binoculars, I saw a power suit ju in the city

Ju areas should have been banned, and what's with that nuht

Tatatatataku! ! Don Dong! !

“Haa!? A gunshot, Is there a battle going on?”

Since I also went to a self-defense army base with my mom, I could understand that the sound I heard sporadically frounshot japan in this world is basically prohibiting individuals froether even before unshot in a situation where a violent cri excited as I look at the power suit but as it is getting closer my excitement rapidly cool down

“Isn't the painting on the shoulder of the suit from the Self-Defense Army?”

There is only either terrorism or war that a self-defense army will fire in an urban area where there are many civilians No doubt it is not a declaration of war because japan has been peaceful with other countries even until today; the possibility is high that terrorism has occurred

Does the school know that a battle is going-on in such a place? When I uards of the school were in the process of starting evacuation guidance For the tiain, the suits of the self-defense arht in front of my eyes, and it is quite close to the school

It seeot up I see that one power suits jumped to the roof I noticed that a paint of “UN” ritten on that shoulder and I raise my voice unexpectedly