Vol 2 Chapter 3 (2/2)
Monica asked in return Sheltis whispered into her ears,
”Though it is slightly rude for irl to be in control of the aircraft, especially e are in such an important mission?”
”Isn't this fine? It will be the era of female pilots in the future”
The girl crossed her arms and nodded her head in satisfaction
” Seeht, forget it”
Just then
”It's pretty noisy outside What's going on?”
With his training done a short while ago, a sweaty Leon stuck his head out of the opening of the door
”Oh, Leon? Thanks for just now You're done with your training?”
”Yeah I can't be dragging a tired body around during the missions, can I?”
Eyriey lifted her hand to greet him, while Leon nodded his head in reply
”Right, how's the piloting of the aircraft?”
”Leave it all to me It's almost fully autoht~?”
”Ya~!”
Eyriey, Yuto and Leon As he watched the three of the with one another—
Hold on, could it be?
”Eyriey, so you already know Leon that's iht?”
”What are you talking about? Of course we know each other Moreover, I've already made friends with Syun-rei She said she'd invite me for tea next time”
Eyriey and Yuto nodded their head calmly
”Leon, she's telling the truth?”
”Yeah It happened yesterday during the introduction to the captain of the aircraft”
Leon as the Sennenshi+, along with the two Priestesses, Ymy and Syun-rei
They are people possessing absolute positions in Tenketsu Palace <sophia>, and will easily cause uneasiness to just about anyone whoot close to them easily
”So talent of Eyriey's”
”I am deeply impressed with her exceptional communication skills In contrast, Sheltis is totally like a bad exaue slipped”
”You did that deliberately, right!?”
Just as he was about to argue with the machine crystal <ilis>
The alarether with the flashes of red light
”There's a netic fields in the nearby airspace Seems like they've finally shown themselves I think we've entered the turf of the electric faeries”
Eyriey released the cup in her hands and stood up quickly
— Electric faeries
They are a type of faerie that look like cotton candy, and live within the seas of clouds Though the ae stored in each individual is weak, they are known to gather in a huge area by the hundreds If the area overlaps with the aviation route of an aircraft, they will cause malfunctions to the vehicle
”Right, shall we stick to the original plan?”
”Ahh, please do”
”Understood! Well then, Sheltis and Monica, please return to your seats, and fasten your safety belts”
— Eh?
Sheltis ondering if he heard the girl's instructions correctly
”Leon, ain't we heading to the deck? I ate the electric faeries, so we'll have to hurry Or else this aircraft won't hold”
”That's fine The pilot and the ed specially for this reason”
Eyriey said that nonchalantly Monica was looking from behind with a confused expression as well She looked out of the aircraft through the s
”What's going on?”
”This aircraft is about to deliberately coht?”
The one who answered was the machine crystal <ilis>
”There's a lot of things that don't seeh we are entering the airspace of the Government Sector, there's no need for the Sennenshi+ to leave the side of his Priestess just so he can participate in this mission On the other hand, thisY the electric faeries, there must be another mission behind this facade And that is—”
”To investigate the Floating Archipelagos <lagoon>”
Leon was the first to take his seat and fasten his seat belt securely
”Sorry I didn't tell you guys about it sooner It was the Queen's order not to, so as to prevent the leaking of inforuys that we are on a ate the electric faeries, till we have arrived at our destination”
”Ah, I see That's fine But”
Sheltis crossed his arms, and suddenly closed his eyes
— There was still so which he could not understand
There's nothing strange about a secret mission hidden behind the front of another uards - since they are not viewed as official uards, it's cohout missions In fact, it's quite rare for them to be informed about the real objectives
However, Queen Salah had personally ordered Leon to conduct an investigation on the Floating Archipelagos <lagoon>?
”Is it really okay to be investigating the Floating Archipelagos <lagoon> located in the airspace of the Government Sector? In principle, Tenketsu Palace <sophia> and the Governe on each other's airspace However, the Queen herself is about to break the unwritten rule”
”I'm not sure I was only informed of theso”
” So Captain Leon doesn't know the objectives of this mission either Is that even possible?”
With her hands touching on the pressure-resistant glass , Monica turned her head around to look at them With that, Leon answered in a calm tone,
”I've received only one order - to investigate the Floating Archipelagos <lagoon> that's within the airspace of the Govern on the due to a malfunction, they probably would not blow the matter out of proportion There's no other orders received other than that I a after we arrive on the island”
”Then we don't even have an idea on where to start”
They were instructed to investigate the Floating Archipelagos <lagoon>, but they were not told what to investigate
The person who gave them such an unreasonable request was actually the Queen herself — it sounds unbelievable, even if that caht from Leon's mouth
”To be honest, I wasn't really eager to accept this mission One of the reasons is because I'll have to leave Syun-rei by herself in the Tenketsu Palace <sophia> More ih, is the fact that this mission is extremely shady I planned to take a quick look around, then head back to the tower”
”I agree Well then, how are we going to stage the e—”
”No worries Being attacked by the electric faeries is just an excuse that we'll be using on the Government Sector e return Since we'll have to cook up a dah for us to receive a single attack fro”
”Ahh, that's great I thought we are gonna ”
”Stop talking nonsense Now get back to your seat quickly”
Alright— just as his hand came into contact with the back of his seat
Zaa A flash of electricity streaked past the other side of the pressure-resistant glassIt looked like an intimidation from the electric faeries
”Oh”
The aircraft shook, and began to tilt In the next instance, the sirens rang fro with the flashes of red light
— Da has hit 110 off the nors
— Daines Reason: electric overload due to high voltages
”Daines Aside fros It seems so real”
”Yeah, I never instructed her towe had back in the Tenketsu Palace <sophia>”
Monica was looking out of the s calmly As for Leon, he seemed really impressed
”Sheltis, I heard you know Eyriey fro sector?”
”M sector She is really well versed when it comes to machines, to the point where she is on par with the technicians at Tenketsu Palace <sophia>”
Just then
Bang — the doors to the captain's cabin opened
”Ah, Eyriey We were just talking about your wonderful achievements—”
””
Strange? Did she not hear that properly? Eyriey is not responding
Just as he was thinking that,
” Sorry, but I have bad news for everyone here today”
She turned around, and continued speaking
”Urht into the cluster of electric faeries, and that caused the us in full force, which means—”
”Which means?”
Eyriey closed one of her eyes uncharacteristically and made a face
”The report on how the aircraft is heading doards is not a simulation, but they are actually real Which means, this aircraft will definitely crash Ehehe”
”Hold on a second———!?”
Aside from Yuto as still unaware of their current situation, the rest of the people had all jumped up from their seats
” Ahh, the skies are still as beautiful as ever”
”Eyriey, stop running away from reality! What should we do now?”
”Nothing else but to take a stroll in the sky Here, take a parachute Yuto will be co with me”
After putting a child-parachute onto Yuto, Eyriey secured Yuto's parachute onto her own via a special cable
”Is it okay for Yuto to be with you? How about leaving her with me instead?”
”What are you talking about? Just leave everything to me Think about who's the one who made this parachute”
”After hearing that fro even more uneasy now”
He unwillingly put on the parachute that Eyriey clailance at the scenery beneath theh the s
The blue skies froo had already disappeared, only to be replaced by an endless stretch of dark green
It's the destination of their journey — the prioon>
”Well then, get ready”
Eyriey disengaged the escape door to the side of the aircraft
The doors slowly opened The winds outside ca into the cabin
”If we ju island Let's meet up with those that are closest to us after we've hit the ground We'll be heading off, Yuto Yaaahoo—!”
”Yahoo—!”
Eyriey and Yuto jumped off the aircraft with an excited cry
Their bodies appeared se parachute appeared Upon seeing the two of the doards like a dandelion, Sheltis couldn't help but slap his chest in relief
”That's great So long as the parachute can open safely, both of them should be fine”
”Alright, you're next, Sheltis”
—Eh?
Before he could even prepare hiiven a hard kick on his back
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” You You're”
”It's been a long time, Priestess Syun-rei You seem as fine as ever”
He could never iine that, not even in his dre
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