Chapter 24 (1/2)

Author Note: This is Part 3 I informed this edition to have a total of 4 copies but when I was editing it was gathered in 3 copies so Alice’s kidnapping arc will end on this one

—- Arakawa Kouki Point of View —-

Altitude 20,000 Kilo because I was tucked into the warhead but I’m sure that I am in outer space, I also felt intense vibration earlier Now, I can only hear few mechanical sounds emitted by my power suit If it is as described, the warhead itself should soon be oriented towards the goal location Will everything be OK? Communication comes in from my mother at the same time as my anxiety increases

“Kouki, do you hear me? I think its okay because my voice is transmitted normally in here…”

My suit is a prototypecommunication from the satellite orbit towards Earth I only can receive audio unilaterally

“I will gradually separate the warhead frohtness, en”

With a slight vibration, white sen in the warhead was probably released into space There is no issue with air tightness There is no problem

“So!!”

I yelled my heart out Normally in such a scene, it is a place where you are i the earth

“Although itThere is nothing we can do because it is not being pulled by gravity I will try toof Earth in the next opportunity”

As expected of ht I ithdraw the sightseeing for now and drink the juice in the tube that I brought I'll drink it while keeping it afloat While my tension rises with the juice which started to float in front of ain

“I think you are playing with the juice that you possessed but get everything ready 10 minutes before the re-entrance You will receive your suit posture control in 2an altitude of 15,000 meters”

I guess they have a surveillance cahts that tried to escape fro

Any small mistakes are directly linked to death from here on out… I tell myself to take a deep breath and calm down On the screen at the center of the operation panel, the picture taken by everyone before is displayed I tried to puhten up the seat belt

“Starting re-entry, I will not be able to send co unexpected happens, do what you think is best”

While saying that, the coradually beco the atht? It a suit o and finalized by my mother I would like to believe that it should not break so easily The vibration becos

“Ugu~tsu”

I grindmy body like a G Then the vibration was suddenly interrupted abruptly When I opened11,000 I stretch out e but I ahts to indicate I should do soo on e can do when I return In the first place, is optical ca purpose useful for military operation?

Pi Pi Pi! Pi! Pi! Pi!

As I continue to descent, an alar when I reach an altitude of 2,000 The warhead started the thrusters and lowered the descent speed As told by my mother, it tries to fly below 15 meters

It won't be long before I a the island if I approach without giving an ally identification signal to the enemy Even if it cannot be seen, it is easily detected by infrared or thermal detection type missiles Well, it will not hit if they don’t knohich direction they should shoot

“What’s this?”

Athe identification signal Did the ene seems to be different When analyzed with the device stacked on a float, it was a thing that was issued for the communication band used by the UN Military

I think that it is infor but I do not know it Let’s allow radio waves for allies for the ti… I decided to press the switch which permits communication

The moment I pressed the switch, the electric wave stopped for a moment but it turned out that I was able to enable the receiver because a tre into me However, I cannot use all of this inforo is around he will be able to understand the contents of the communication but I can just barely read it However, there is one which could be use effectively

“Is this induction wave? It looks like it is being sent from a submarine”

Apparently the submarine unit deployed around the island seems to indicate a course that is relatively safe I arateful I reply “Thank You” in the sa to the induced radio wave

The warhead reaches the sky over the island and randomly spreads theshot back fro, you can hear the sounds and you will hear the shooting of anti-aircraft guns

“Muri! Muri! Muri!”

(TN: Muri(無理) uys know this already)

I was trying to desperately escape through the s bullet but I cannot really do anything more than this I will dieIt is not a job that a student should do in the first place!!! Just now, a towing bullet passed through ain Mo~ I have no choice… I should withdraw Communication enters suddenly while I a

“We have confir unit will start the Recapture Operation”

A brave voice said so then a large transport aircraft flew above the sky Apparently, that coo home!!! I ithdraw from the island with the thrusters fully open I drop le, a communication comes in the moment I see the sea

“Kouki-kun, you did well! I do not , I will send you the rendezvous point where the shi+p will come to pick you up”

I’ the island! A person froe to me but I am already on the sea Even if I withdraw earlier than expected, it should not affect their operation While thinking so, I almost crash as soon as I saw the rendezvous point that I received

“It’s on the other side!”

The rendezvous point was displayed on the side opposite to the direction I was heading Oh no… I lost track of e and left to the other side Let’s go around the periphery of the island and head to the shi+p

So I decided to lower the altitude to the li 3 meters from the sea surface, you can see the people of the descent troops fighting I thought I a hard but I could see that I pushed it quite a bit, unlike me it seems that a considerable nu the descent because they don’t have an optical cae

“………………”

Is it okay to withdraw fro their best to help Alice, only I is turning his back on this island I cannot help anyo back I am not armed with any weapon, at most I can only act as a decoy… but I remember what my mother told me before her communication is cut

“If so unexpected happens, do what you think is best”

What do I think is the best at the round safely Then, my actions have been decided… I send communication to the submarine who sent the induction radio

“This is Arakawa, Can you hear me?”

Although I orried that I coot back is in japanese as well contrary to my expectation

“This is of the operator of the UN Submarine, Torusutoi What is the matter?”

“I will return to the island and will act as a decoy, sorry to trouble you but can you contact the descending unit?”

When I told him, the Torusutoi side told me to wait for a bit I hover my suit on the spot but a fierce battle is in front ofAfter time passed, an answer came in at last but the content is not what I wanted to hear

“I contacted the higher level but they did not approve it Please withdraw as it is”

No no! Aovern!? I almost shout at the operator but was able to keep silent in the communication while I shudder

“However, I “estion to the descending unit a while ago It was not approved but the unit sent a reply saying “I got it””

Apparently it seems that it was a flexible official, it cannot be helped if the other side ht

“Roger that, I regret to withdraw as it is however GPS may have been broken due to a shot, “I will be be careful” not to take the invasion course in the island “by mistake””

After telling so, I return to the island with the thrusters fully open After landing on the island, I restart the optical ca the output to the limit so as not to be busted with the sound I intrude into an anti-aircraft artillery that continues shooting to the sky

“hello!~”

I releaseat the external speaker When I suddenly appeared, they were surprised The anti-aircraft gun stopped completely The infantry desperately shoots with their rifle… when they understand that it cannot scratch uns was directed at me Yossha! Their attention was co to plan I iet aith full power They started shooting again towards the sky after I ran away , so now I intrude from the opposite direction

“Oui!~”

I revealthat I coh the ca red They aiain and shoot so I headed to another position Looking back at them, they seem to be wary of me I am satisfied because it is a situation where they cannot shoot at the sky

While continuing such a thing, I found that the descending unit is getting off safely

“It should be ok now, the anti-aircraft gun and its solders are wary of me”

When I am about to fly to the rendezvous point, I found “my power suit” on a truck

—- Alice Alford point of view —-