Vol 24 Chapter 4 (1/2)

Chapter 4 - Guardians who Defend their Homeland

'I don't want to be told that by you' For now, that sentence was still being held back without being spoken

”Really”

Felli opened herthat with her own mouth

What did this have to do with 'our battle' that Leerin had spoken of?

Though Felli very much wanted to say that to him, she still didn't forful re, Sharnid showed a devious s to those ere selected, is that it?” [1]

”Basically”

Because she didn't have the energy to talk back, Felli could only quietly nod her head and let the conversation carry on

”Then, what do we do, Felli-chyan?”

Sharnid asked

”Harley and I can't think of anything Felli, do you have any clue about what kind of person could think of some way of resolution in the current situation?”

”No”

Because her head hurt a bit, Felli rubbed her tey in Zuellni, there was only the Military Arts head and the platoon captains Felli didn't expect theh this situation Not to say that they didn't have ability, but to think of the time that they would need to understand the current situation, it wasn't sure whether or not they could succeed in the end, and really made one feel anxious

Since Zuellni didn't have any suitable choice of person, then she could only search outside

And currently, outside were gathered countless cities

What veteran Military Artist should they request help fro help froth we're not even sure of, we'll waste even ht?”

What Sharnid who said this meant was the city that could be seen behind hi city was there

The Lance Shelled City, Grendan

”Other than the extraordinary Psychokinesist who understands the situation, there's still quite a few extraordinary Military Artists If ant to talk then there's only that place”

”But”

Felli was very clear on thebehind Sharnid's words

But because of this, Felli was hesitant

Was it truly good to request of theht now?

The battlefield wasn't only the place Layfon and the others were in A big group of fla their boundaries on this world, and even now, danger continuously drew closer to the City Collective headed by Zuellni

Strong people were necessary to face that kind of threat

If she nore the true battle, and only think about the selfish request proposed on their side, was that truly good?

Felli's heart had that kind of doubt

”Is it truly good to trouble those people?”

”Ah, you~”

Sharnidup

And his words were suddenly interrupted by a cough, because the city loudspeaker behind him had activated

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”Ah, ah, u Hm? Hmm? Weird, didn't I already press that button, Ah, if I don't press this down then you can't hear me? Nnn~ Okay! Uwah! So loud!

Uh Is this alright? Ah- um- can everybody hear me? Ah, even if I ask over here I won't know the answer Ahaha

hello everybody, I'm the Student Council president Saht noant to tell everyone the correct infor perfectly, so the inforht now the Military Arts head Gorneo and all of the platoon captains are working hard, and everyone please follow their instructions

If it's already a coize

Otherwise, all of the nornated for use as shelters Those cities will be departing soon, so please don't worry

Also, next

Since I said that the nor? There will probably be people thinking this

I have already decided to stay here

What will I do by staying here? There will probably also be people thinking this I' that myself

So, I want to explain a little, so anyone who can afford to listen, please do

I only wanted to become Student Council president because I idolize the previous Student Council head Karian Loss

President Karian truly loved Zuellni, as I think that anyone in their second year or above already knows When Zuellni was extremely troubled, he volunteered to becoht

Of course, I also know that the ones who truly fought were the students in the various Military Arts classes

But, the previous Student Council president worked extre Student Council work at that time, I could always see that, and at the time I felt that he was an extreraduated, but I didn't want to let that person's hard work end there

So I wanted to succeed hi this wasn't only for the next Military Arts coh that is very important, even more important is to make Zuellni an Academy City that everyone treasures

Because, the Academy City is a place that we cannot return to after our tihts like 'that ti six years'

I think this, and I also want myself to think this

Because of this, I elected to run for the Student Council president and was selected with everyone's help, but the situations that I had resolved to prepare to work so hard for became like it is now

Honestly, I really hate it If it hadn't been President Karian who broadcasted that, I definitely wouldn't have approved of us being here Right now though is the time to endure and not voice my complaints, but if not for President Karian, I definitely wouldn't be able to endure

'Give back the life oflike that

I think the Military Arts students who fight rather than saying these kinds of words are truly great

In this kind of situation, I also know that everyone is very bravely facing the co difficulty, but I still selfishly decided to do this

I will not go to a shelter, but will stay in Zuellni

I know that this is uncalled for, and that I have no use

But, I will stay

The reason forthis, as everyone knows, is because I am the Student Council president

I will stay here, just like all of the Military Artists who are fighting here, because I am the Student Council president

Even if this place only has students, like a city made up of amateurs, it's terrible for the city's leader to run away in a difficult time

So, everyone Please protect me

Protect me, protect the Academy City, and then, everyone please return safely

Afterwards, let us all hold a victory celebration!

A celebration happier than any other tireat celebration that will make the people of other cities envious

Because it will be a happy celebration, I don't want to see anyone weeping

So everyone

Please come back alive”

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Morale rose everywhere in the city

Military Artists cheered

”It should be like this”

Sharnid snapped his fingers and said this

Felli looked at his proud face, feeling that there was so in her heart

”That hat I wanted to say Hoorthy of being our Student Council president, she really understands things”

”What things?”

Indeed, the Student Council president's speech was useful to inspire hearts

But, as she had said herself in the end, that was only her self-assertion

”This will only give everyone trouble”

”Things aren't like that, listen to those voices”

Sharnid meant the cheers that they could still hear even now

”It's not likeThere are tiood Listen to their voices, if they felt troubled, could they make those kinds of cheers?”

”No”

Though they wouldn't be that loud either

But, the vast majority of the voices were made because they had been moved by President Samiraya's words

”In other words, there are tis to boost our s to lead to a decent outcome?”

”A decent outcome, you say?”

”Well, think about it, definitely needing to defeat the giant beast in order to stop Nina, isn't that only our oishful thinking?”

”Yes”

”Exactly In the end, don't ant to resolve the crisis completely?”

”That's how it is”

”Even if it has no basis, we still want to do such a difficult thing So I think that there should be no probleht?”

”Isn't saying so free?”

”Whether or not it's free doesn'teither I'm just”

”You don't want to trouble anyone because of your decision”

”Right?”

”It's like you said”

”Be careful, that's the legendary Nina Disease”

”Disease!”

Felli was speechless at being suddenly told this by Sharnid

”Wanting to carry the burdens of everything alone is one of the symptoms of Nina Disease The first step of the cure is to reassure yourself”

”Uh”

”Incidentally, the inal source of infection, and the longer Layfon will have to toil for”

”I know that!”

Felli could no longer refuse after being told to this degree

With a bit of a sha, Felli linked to Elsmau's Psychokinesis flake

(I understand the situation now)

Listening to their situation, Els ofto cos)

(It's not like that)

Coetic Felli, Elsed at all

(Rather, you asking for our help h we've already made preparations for a defensive battle here, we haven't o on the offensive If we can use your situation as a base, we can definitely h I can't quickly reply to you, I'll tell the situation to the person who specializes in planning strategy, so please wait a bit)

(Who is that person?)

Though that question didn't have any deep , Felli still asked because she was a bit concerned

(It's Haia Wolfstein Laia)

It was thatof which, he was indeed in Grendan

”She said Wolfstein? Isn't that the name Layfon had when he was a Heaven's Blade successor?”

After Elsmau's voice broke off, Harley spoke

”That mercenary became a Heaven's Blade successor”

Sharnid alsoof which, it was only because he had appeared that Sharnid's friend had been ht now isn't the tis”

Just as she was troubled over what to say to Sharnid, Elsmau's voice sounded

(I've , it was very fast)

It had truly been only a short period of tireed to o so smoothly)

(What's the plan, then?)

(Our assistance here will create a path of advance for Layfon If he can move without obstruction, he should be able to arrive soon)

(But, what is that assistance going to do?)

(The strategy is extremely simple, what is necessary is our infor of a sniper)

Afterwards, Elsmaus told them Haia's plan

It was an extremely incredible plan

”How can we do that kind of thing?”

Even Sharnid could only feel doubtful

”We can only try and see”

Felli had already secretly made her decision, and by now they could only knoould work out by doing it

Contacting Gorneo, they h he was a bit doubtful at first, when he heard the nareed

The stubborn and doubtful hireed so si to come over immediately

”Aah, I feel like my stomach started to hurt a little”

Sharnid definitely had to show his sniping skills in this plan His tense feeling right noas completely different fro his stomach

At the sa she had asked someone to prepare returned at the same time

”Sorry for the wait, we'll prepare it immediately!”

Harley jumped down froan iant cylindrical metal object

A Kei cannon

This was a defensive weapon that could take in the Kei of many Military Artists and shoot it out in a breath It wouldn't be a problem even if there were a Military Artist with insufficient strength, and as long as many people flowed their Kei into the cannon, it could create a bloith enough destructive force

This was a thing created for that kind of use

This was a weapon necessary for this kind of situation, and actually, they had already been positioned everywhere around Zuellni, and the other cities had all carried out the saht now there was only onethis, they could relax their ht?”

”Nn, the Military Artists who operate it have other preparations, it's alright”

”In that case”

The Military Artists ith Harley seemed to be very used to these kinds of rear support missions, and the movements hich they positioned the Kei cannon were very fluid, without any unnecessary motions

But they were still a bit confused towards this kind of work positioning an un of which, will she truly come?”

”Since the other side said she would, we can only believe them”

Sharnid orried about this and that had also begun feeling hesitant

”Oh my, I've really made you wait”

That person appeared, accompanied by that kind of leisurely voice

”Uwah, she really came”

Sharnid whispered quietly

Even Felli worried in her heart

But, she couldn't express that kind of emotion

Because it was them who had asked the other side to co on you”

Felli lowered her head

”Nnn Since I, Alsheyra Al will be resolved”

Although this boasting woman was very bold, for some reason she didn't feel any sense of security

Considering what they had to do after this,she could do about that

Firing the Kei cannon for support and eli the space between Layfon and Nina

A dangerous plan that could harle mistake

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The first question as she, undoubtedly the world's strongest Military Artist, not on the battlefield, but being sent to this kind of place?

For this, it is needed to look at the strategybefore

”So, the preparations for a defensive battle are already complete?”

(Yes The shared area of every city is already decided The place we are responsible for is here to here)

Towards Haia's question, Elsmau as not present used her Psychokinesis flake to draw out on theon

”It's much s with us?”

Troyatte responded to Haia's re underestimated”

Lintence's face hardened

”Let those shi+ts experience our strength a little”

Bar that made the others uncomfortable

”It's okay, it's okay Don't say those kinds of things, first let's do e have to do”

The killing intent released by the Heaven's Blade successors iped out by Alsheyra

”Then, Els as we protect that area?”

”For theto the speed at which the fla in, it should arrive before we finish the preparations for counterattack It won't be good if we don't overcome that first”

”We're passive, huh”

”That's how it is~ So, first we should wear down the opponent's fighting spirit”

Haia who said this pointed his index finger at theOn the area that Grendan was responsible for, an acute triangle had been drawn

”Though it's like this, considering the size of the s that are so easily dealt with Then, skillfully defusing the ene closer should be the bestthis, Haia looked at the others

”Can we use a spear formation to break open a path?”

Troyatte looked at the uy's steel threads and ht?”

”Yes Afterwards, the others will act independently if so unexpected happens”

”I see That's not bad, right? Sirs? Madahter you”

”Ah, I kneould be like this”

”Okay, then it's decided”

After Haia declared this, the at had already disappeared

It wasn't a bad thing Though it was the eve of battle, nothing couldHeaven's Blade successors could group together and strategize at this kind of time

But

”Wait ait”

”What is it~?”

”What about me?”

Towards Alsheyra's question, Haia went silent

His expression was extremely complex

”Nn?”

”That”

”Nn”

”Well, how do you fight, Queen?”

”Huh?”

She hadn't thought that she would have been asked this kind of question

”See, I also know that you have very strong Kei power~ But, in the end we haven't ever seen the Queen fighting~”

In other words, because they didn't know her , they didn't knoeave her into the strategy

That hat Haia meant

”Moreover, your Kei power isn't siht be de won't happen”

Alsheyra laughed, denying Haia

Though she did that

”It will~”

”It definitely will”

”That sounds reasonable”

Troyatte, Barmelin, and Lintence Three Heaven's Blade successors nodded their heads in agreeether, and the Queen's suys”

”She'll definitely wipe it out”

”That's for sure”

”Lin, you trust ht?”

”Then why did you stay silent!?”

”Because it feels silly to say the sauys But it's certain that you would do that”

”Aah, really!”

Hadn't the at betrayed by Lintence, Alsheyra shouted out

”That guy doesn't have any coordination to speak of either! Is that alright?”

”If it's the steel thread boss, though he's a bit stuffy, he can do the work~”

”Ahahaha I didn't expect him to be called stuffy”

Towards Haia's unexpected opinion, Alsheyra couldn't help but laugh

”So, before we break open a hole, just stand by properly”

While the Queen was laughing, the strategy was forcefully decided, and before she could say wait, they had all departed

After that

Haia had suddenly said to the Queen, 'It feels like if you're too bored you'll do so for you to do~'

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Felli and the others learned of her situation

”What do you guys think? Don't you feel that it's over the top?”

”Huh”

Being asked that question was very difficult Though her ht it

Also, she still had soh I also know I have a lack of coordination But, I don't want to be told that by them They clearly don't have any coordination to speak of themselves”

”I see”

'Why must I be sat on the Queen's lap and be held like a doll?'

She really wanted to try asking that question

But was it okay to ask her?

In any case, the other party was Grendan's Queen The strongest Military Artist who made the Heaven's Blade successors obey

Was it really alright to ask her that kind of question?

Though Felli had no proble with the attitudes of Heaven's Blade successors, she really had so with the Queen

The occasional glances of the workers ere positioning the Kei cannon e They didn't knoho Alsheyra was

In their eyes, they could only see a beautiful woman who had suddenly appeared and as very fond of Felli

And that was a fact that couldn't be denied, intensely hurting Felli's self-estee?”

Finally gathering her resolve, Felli asked

”That's it!”

Alsheyra's sudden loud voiceFelli to relax, the Queen began patting her

”Ah, actually, I'm a breast person I never even dreamed that this kind of day would come”

”No, this”

”You should feel proud, that it was you who changed me”

”Uh, um”

”This could be called a revolution A revolution of consciousness I never would have thought that there would be a girl without boobs that I would be able to forgive”

In other words, she meant that she 'didn't have any'?

That really h I asked you to coood to ask this question, but can you truly do this? The Kei strength that filling the Kei cannon requires isn't small”

”Who knows?”

”What”

”I never did it though, is it harder thana Dite evaporate?”

”Eva~?”

Evaporate?

”Yeah It's tough, it's usually very puzzling”

Though she had heard of the Did that mean that with her power, it was too fast to explode, but directly evaporated?

Felli looked at Harley

Harley as positioning the Kei cannon seeht in his eyes was already extre that can be done”

Seeing Alsheyra laughing by herself, Felli was truly speechless this time, and was only able to be at her mercy

Not toowas completed

But Felli felt that this period of time was extremely slow

Compared to the exhausted Felli, Alsheyra was lively

The Kei cannon had already been completely prepared before her

”We'll leave the filling to Her Majesty, and ill supervise the aiood at doing anything precise”

Alsheyra stood on the receiver used for filling the cannon There was a console in a place slightly separated fro the information from Layfon to Sharnid and the others was Felli's job

”If this line beco at that time, understood?”

”Yes yes, I understand”

”Then, I leave it to you”

Harley left

(Begin the plan)

At the same time, Felli inforin the defensive strategy outside, so everyone please be careful of changes in the airflow)

Elsh Felli's Psychokinesis flake

”Elshed, extending her hand to the receiving device

”This kind of work isn't anything very difficult”

The Queen's hand touched the crystal surface, and the light of Kei that spilled from her body was absorbed inside

Beep----------------------------------~~

Bang!

Truly, no one knehat to say

Before Felli and the others, smoke rose froreen light?”

After Alsheyra released thedevice, she turned around

No one knehat to say

”R”

Harley broke that short silence

”Replace it! Replace it now! It's faster to replace it co those shouts, the workers quickly began hurriedly azes met

”Ehe”

”It shouldn't be an 'Ehe'”

Her voice was much calmer than she expected

At that time, in the distance behind Alsheyra's back, several explosions occurred

The crie a into the sky

The defensive battle of the City Collective had begun

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The fla towards the sky even blotted out the sky

Flame beasts flew out from the fire

Their nuo count them”

Claribel said this

After a flash of the Kochouenshi+ken fore happened with Kei

External-type Kei, Karen variant - Raging Ice Vortex

Wind holding an incredibly low tes

The fla her from various directions were shredded by blades of cold air, and the speed of the wave of flas, the

”Hey hey, you'll be engulfed if you keep standing in the same spot, hurry up and move!”

”Understood!”

It was only the captain who responded with liveliness The other members followed behind the captain with looks of surprise

The Kei cannons positioned on the outskirts of various cities carried out their intervention, atte wave of flame

Claribel maintained the typhoon she had created, and the platoonrid of the flah the net

It wasn't only Claribel's fourteenth platoon that had begun

As an effect of the Student Council president's speech just now, s should go very smoothly

”But, this probably can't continue for long”

Claribel said

The a

Moreover, the fla in from behind them was even more endless

In this kind of situation, even si couldn't be held on to forever

”If we don't have any opportunity to turn the tables in a single blow”

Who could do that?

The Heaven's Blade successors?

The Queen?

Or soardless of who it is, so this, she strengthened the power of the ice vortex

”This battle really makes one feel empty”

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The hard work of Harley and the workers bore fruit, and it wasn't too long until the next Kei cannon was prepared

”Please don't break it again”

”I, I know”

Reversing the positions for an instant, Felli's stare made Alsheyra seem to shrink a bit

This should be doable

Rather, if it still didn't work this time, there wouldn't be a next time

(Sharnid)

Felli only let her voice reach him on the console

(We wasted quite a bit of tiht?”

Sharnid could already roughly speculate what came next by Felli's words

(We only have one chance The Psychokinesis has already beco Layfon's location has already begun beco difficult)

”Didn't you say just now that you released h I releasedtime Many of my flakes were also destroyed by Captain)

”Really, that Nina”

(Because of those reasons, I et it in one try)

”I know damn, I wanna cry, I really wanna cry”

Felli's consciousness left Sharnid as ain

Right now she had a rather intriguing expression as she looked at her hand and the receiving device

(Then, begin the plan)

Felli told her

Under everyone's gazes, Alsheyra placed her hand on the receiving device, and the Kei that she released from her hand was much more careful than before, and it was slowly absorbed by the receiving device

”Stop!”

Because of Harley's tension, the voice he let outto spasm, and Alsheyra quickly took off her hand The indicator line shown on thedanger

(Sharnid!)

”Got it!”

Sharnid's voice didn't sound tense like before, showing that he had already focused his mind

It was a moment as if the air had solidified

The sound of the trigger being pulled reverberated in the air

What happened after that was the flash of the Kei cannon firing straight out

And afterwards, the barrel of the Kei cannon that had completed its mission lit aflame while it cruiant pressure from behind, stopped in his tracks

Froan searching for a place to avoid it

If his judgment was mistaken, Layfon would also be eliminated This kind of premonition flickered across Layfon's an running rapidly

He didn't have any reason to avoid it

Because Layfon sensed this

Because this ca that it came from his companions, that was obviously one reason

But this wasn't the only reason Layfon didn't stop his feet

Layfon believed that the Kei pressure that was closing in at thisthat had come from his 'companions'

This was definitely the ht of Layfon was fully convinced

So, Layfon didn't

There were only a few seconds from when he first felt the pressure to when the pressure drew close

It was an even shorter tiht

This light and pressure, along with the shockwave that covered Layfon's surroundings as it crashed along the ground sending sparks everywhere, wiped away the fla Layfon's forward path and bleay the flas beca else obstructing his advance

Every obstacle had been cleanly eliminated on Layfon's path to the flame beast

So now

”I can do it!”

Layfon didn't consciously raise his speed

But, the strength he had used to deal with the fire and fla, and Layfon's speed increased

The blank space created by that giant shot just now couldn't continue forever As if trying to fill that space, cried in from all directions

But, it was already too late

Layfon hadn't stopped

His speed hadn't changed at all

He wouldn't stop