Vol 16 Chapter 3 (1/2)
Chapter 3 – Haunts and Processions
Zuellni felt it
It wasn’t strange to feel it This was the function of a Regios that avoided danger Zuellni was the consciousness of the city, and it changed the city’s route accordingly The Mechanical Departs of the city that walked on with perfect balance No one even noticed it happening
This was right To move successfully like the past It would be hard to escape if the filth monsters already noticed the city, but that kind of a situation was rare Still, even though the areas an Acadeh tended to have fewer filth monsters, that wasn’t always the case The exception actually happened a few tied its route and continued its journey
The number of encounters with filth monsters last year was too unusual
Zuellni had been careless Records of the number of filth h the systeh Zuellni was now the enee, and so the other cities continued to feed her infor worked as normal
But…………
(You don’t seem to be tense, Zuellni)
The voice came like the crack of a whip Zuellni shi+vered
She remembered that atmosphere, that voice She heard it when she still didn’t have a city, when she played with the other young Electronic Fairies at Senou She had heard of this voice
She suddenly resisted She couldn’t be connected to the En like that
But her resistance was useless She couldn’t cut the En
The scenery before her changed This was not the city anymore This ilderness – and in here was a city she had never seen before
Thick and straight pillars pierced through the filth monster They had become one All Zuellni could feel was this filth monster
(You’re already the enemy of this world To be like that and yet still maintain contact with En without alertness Should I say that’s bravery?)
The voice see a sense of alertness
But Zuellni didn’t reply
(Silence? You can’t have lost your voice? Therefor the world has reached me Then the world is your enemy)
The voice still mocked
But Zuellni kept silent Her stubbornness was like the stubbornness of the youth
(Very well Then let me ask your body)
End closed
The ropes slipped off Zuellni She regained her freedoh the period of invasion was short, the unpleasant aftertaste still ran through her body She hugged herself and shi+vered
She could hear the sound
Of so the earth intensely that differed fros
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Nina was called to the Student Council building after the first lesson
“It’s a filth monster”
Gorneo, the Head of the Military Arts, said Sitting on the sofa, Nina accepted the words with her fists tightened
“Meaning the trouble’s not yet over?”
Sitting next to her was shi+n The announceed a few photos for the in the sky
“It’s huge Ued phase? Or what?”
“No………Layfon and Claribel should be able to tell But I don’t think it’s that”
“Aof which, Gorneo, you’re also fro experience too?”
At Gorneo’s painful expression, shi+n laughed
“About real experience, everyone else has it except the first years”
“I want it to disappear”
That cute voice co on the Student President’s desk with her knuckle
The Student President Sa beside her was Leu They had just been appointed to the posts in the recent election and they looked tense at this situation
Leu nodded Nina continued looking at the photos The drones had taken the black and white photos
“It doesn’t seem close Are we discovered?”
“Don’t know But fro in the same direction as us, and its speed is the sa us,” shi+n said, holding the photo
“It’d be good to eliminate it before it comes near If it’s a male in its 2nd phase, Layfon or Claribel should be able to take care of it………but”
“Hey, doesn’t this photo look strange?” shi+n cut Gorneo off and flicked the photo
Because Nina was also holding a photo
The flying filth monster Scales that were like rocks covered its body, and above it spread the long and huge wings The toas also in the photo, and it looked to be gigantic
“There………? Ah,” Nina noticed
“Ah, yes This guy has changed It’s flying”
“True”
The wings weren’tto the movement of the wind But what about the position of the tail? Nina saw that the tail was drooping If the filth
So the filthWas itjust for the drones?
On closer inspection, they found even stranger things An oathered in the room
“So I don’t think this is a simple filth monster attack”
“You want to send two platoons over?”
“No One platoon is to stay”
“Uh?”
“If anything happens, it’s good to have two platoons But if this is atwo platoons over is a waste”
“Perhaps”
“And in case anything happens, we need one platoon to stay at the city”
“So the platoon that is out there doesn’t ive up a platoon”
“Ah, alright”
shi+n’s tone relaxed But Nina understood the bitterness he felt Either way, she had been under his care before she established the 17th platoon Though he looked carefree, shi+n was considerate towards his teaer of heading to that place Claribel did have outstanding fighting power, but not so for her team members Besides, she just entered the Academy City Nina already realized that she had yet to learn to coordinate with her team members
Then……
“Allow me”
Nina put her hand up If she didn’t do this, shi+n would have put his hand up and the 17th platoon would become the spare platoon
“Is that ok?”
“The 17th platoon has theon you”
“Roger”
Gorneo understood quickly He was originally in the 5th platoon but was now the captain of the 1st platoon As the captain of the platoons, he had some contact with the 14th platoon, and so he understood shi+n’s personality too
“Uh, da their plan, shi+n looked at the ceiling, discontent
“Then that’s settled Either way, there really is a gap in the level of battle experience,” Gorneo gave shi+n’s shoulder a pat
“Then I’ll call the ht”
Next, Nina and Gorneo started to discuss the procedures
“…………I still can’t accept it,” Samiraya said “This shouldn't be shouldered by one person alone”
“Sami………” Leu said
“Isn’t this the city’s probleerous to just send one person out”
“No Not one person One platoon,” Gorneo corrected with a bitter expression
“Besides, that’s the conclusion we caht there was no other way, but still, this isn’t right Doesn’t thatthe face of the one being sacrificed? That’s a bad reason”
“But………”
“Listen up Military Artists are ready to take risks It is our responsibility to stand up when danger comes This is the rule of this world As Military Artists, on’t not step out and fight If we ca like that, ould not have entered Military Arts Not to ”
“Yes There is a risk, but we don’t give up our identity as Military Artists because of that risk If we came to the Academy City like that, we didn’t have to enter the Military Arts subject”
“Still, there should be a better way to fight”
“What kind of a fight? A fight without anyone dying? Or a fight without any dae to the city? I’ll choose the latter If the city sustains fatal daer is entirely different Stop it, Student President We can’t guarantee a Military Artist will not be hurt even in a norht If there are the injured, then there will be the dead”
“Hey, hey, Head of Military Arts, stop bullying the Student President,” shi+n said, preventing Sa
“And if this really is a male in its 2nd phase, then there won’t be any injured and dead, right?”
“Yes, Student President So please say you agree with us,” shi+n urged Nina nodded with confidence
Nina wasn’t justthe future
Not just Layfon Even Nina had grown enough to handle a male in its 2nd phase Sharnid and Dalshena had also increased their level of strength, getting used to fights against filthout the surroundings, so they didn’t have to worry about traps
“………I understand I’ht”
Nina exchanged a glance with Leu After coaze, Nina and shi+n left the rooood,” Nina said to hireat”
Nina didn’t kno to respond Her expression turned stiff
“The Student President now is still thinking like a student The previous Student President, Karian, was ood exaht hold of the infor him take the path of a Military Artist once more
What would Nina have done instead?
What would she have done if she were in Karian’s position? She would probably have contacted Layfon directly, and then been rejected by hi about this? But she knew she would have gone to persuade Layfon Whether it was successful or not, she would have done her best to convince hiht ahead was her personality
But then, would even a norive up once he knew of Layfon’s past
But Karian didn’t
He had chosen a way to avoid failure It didn’t matter if he was despised and hated When the time called for it, he would use any means to achieve his end
Karian was too experienced shi+n’s conclusion was correct But even for Karian, he e course
(Is that possible?) She didn’t know He was too experienced
“But she’ll be a good Student President”
“Ah, I think so too”
Sa the presidential race Nina felt at that time that she was passionate
The decisions of the Student Council all involved papers Nina knew fro just then, it was the first ti a decision Even though the paperas done, in reality peoplewas her first
Nina threay her cowardice, her indecision and hesitation Everyone would fail, and everyone would grow She had failed so many times that she didn’t want to lift her head, but without those failures she wouldn’t be who she was now
And right now, she still failed in so
“This should be not shouldered by one person”
“Not a person A platoon”
Why were Sa her? Nina couldn’ttime
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Nina called the 17th platoon and explained the situation
“Again and again we’re going I really hateas usual as he prepared the gear for outside use
Layfon was checking the Sapphire Dite that Harley gave him
“No matter how hard we tried, it’s impossible to do so in so short a time”
“I know”
“But we’ve made some adjustments for the Adamantium Dite The capacity for Kei should be better than before Nothing is changed regarding its use It’s better to test it before using it”
“If there is tiht Dite A nu her Some flakes had already headed off for the filth monster
“We don’t have to worry if it is a male?”
“If it’s what they said it is”
Dalshena and Sharnid said
They wore a fighting suit outside the suit that was to block off the pollutants Everyone wore a hel this tiet to convey
“What if it’s a trap? Who would be doing it? The filth uard”
“Don’t worry, I’ll guard your back, Shena”
“Not the back I’ll grab your throat and use you as a shi+eld”
“That’s love”
“Where can you see love fro Sharnid Harley laughed too Felli sighed and Layfon looked worried To be able to alleviate the tension before the mission showed this platoon was really relaxed
What was said in the Student Council Building weren’t lies Many things happened last year, and the 17th platoon was in the middle of it
Everyone must have accu enough, then they wouldn’t be so troubled that they couldn’t say what they were truly feeling Nina struggled internally for not being able to tell the Samiraya’s words, Nina really wanted to ask for help from more people, if possible
But Vati would not let that happen
(Right…………Is that possible?)
Would it be all right if they were outside the city? Could she shake free of Vati’s amble
The vehicles were ready with the help of the o,” Nina said, and the platoon moved