episode_0016

We got to see ‘Amethyst Fenrir’, the beast of creation, who is like a living legend, but there’s nothing we can do about it.

‘How can we catch something that even the Zodiac Federation can’t catch?’

Like Fenrir, the ultra-giant quadrupedal ether carrier mecha that wanders the universe based on infinite energy has enormous monetary value.

Bounty of 2 trillion credits.

It’s a somewhat exaggerated bounty, but if you can get ‘infinite energy’, leaving aside how to use it and other things, you should get a blank check first.

[awesome….]

Lavender was mesmerized as she watched Fenrir’s purple trail.

At first, she turned her gaze wild at the sudden sparkle of light in the darkness, but soon the clouds of purple comets shown by Fenrir made her just exclaim in exclamation.

[I need to buy a lottery ticket. I got to see Fenrir, who is said to be harder to see than the space whale.]

“From a personal standpoint, the space whale is more amazing than the beasts of creation.”

[yes?]

“It’s nothing.”

It is disrespectful to the space whale to compare the guardians of the ether with the space whale, an alien life form that has been confirmed to exist in the real universe.

Although space whales do not have infinite etheric power, they have an amazing aura that allows them to fly and breathe through space.

“Those who are chasing the beast of the world will be in chaos for a while. Last time, [Jormungand] appeared near Jupiter and said that the nearby colony had dispatched all scout planes, and now they will all come to Starlight Colony.”

I’m a little anxious.

Fenrir, who had not been seen for nearly two years, suddenly appeared in an area near Starlight Colony?

Although I haven’t checked the actual product yet, I couldn’t help but feel a bit strange.

‘I’ll have to talk to the captain when I get back.’

Now that Fenrir has appeared, even the captain and other high-ranking officials of the Starlight Foundation must have been on fire.

Although there is no particular fight between the beasts of creation, it is surprisingly common for one ether bus to absorb another ether bus.

If you add infinity to infinity, it becomes infinite, but that means the total amount of ether you have is infinite.

‘I’m sure they’re not trying to double their output through predation.’

If you start firing infinite power from a single cannon and then start firing with dual cannons, the simple firepower doubles.

If Fenrir recognized the Starlight Colony’s ether bus and came to devour it, this would be a huge emergency.

Fortunately.

[Uh, it’s like disappearing…?]

“Space-time leap. This is the secret to the beasts of creation traveling throughout the universe.”

He created something like a black hole, and Fenrir fell into it and disappeared.

All that remains is a storm of purple lightning that slowly dissipates.

As time passed, the remnants disappeared and the light shimmered and then faded.

“It may be a strange phenomenon, but we must do our best in what we do. Congratulations, Lavender. The beast of creation has come to congratulate you on your first victory.”

[Thank you, instructor!]

Pretending nothing is wrong, he continues the conversation as if he just saw a passing comet and leaves an audio record.

[Instructor, are we going to fight again? Sweat is starting to build up on my chest, so I want to take a quick shower… Can you wash it for me?]

“You sound dangerous. Don’t you know that this conversation can be heard by others?”

[…yes?]

“Tsk. Since we have seen the existence of Fenrir, our real-time communication information, which can be said to have been the closest witness, can later be passed on to the Fenrir investigation team.”

[Ah, ah!!]

I’m sorry Lavender, but I can’t delete the data.

If there are details that have been deleted from the data for no reason, the real investigation team may think, ‘Isn’t there something about this that led to the deletion of the data?’

There is a bit of a problem with calling it a fuss.

‘In fact, some guardians attempted to communicate through special signals. Although the conversation was mainly through C language.’

Some of the beasts of that creation have super AI, as if they are higher-level beings than humans, and some even praise them as living gods of this ether universe.

“Before we end up in a difficult situation, let’s celebrate today’s victory and return home. The drones have now recovered enough ether. Just come back to the dock.”

[Ah, I understand!]

Stop communication.

Soon, Lavender’s Harkon, who was staying near Haliport, approached the dock, igniting the booster very slowly, and I manipulated the device to return automatically through autopilot adjustment.

Beep beep.

The cockpit door opens.

Lavender has already fallen –

“Ensign Natalia. What’s going on here?”

“Imaging device where Fenrir was observed.”

No, Ensign Natalia got off Harkon N and came to the cockpit.

“Can I get that information?”

Ensign Natalia, who had blood in her eyes and seemed to be breathing somewhat heavily, began to look around me.

Unlike his previous introduction as a special soldier, his current appearance is similar…

“There is data, but you should know that all video data in Hall Report is recorded as confidential to the Academy.”

“Ugh, uh…!”

To play videos recorded in the Haliport black box, you need authority higher than that of the academy’s professor.

“Anyway, if it is published as an article, there will be video material there. Check that out.”

“If I had known this would happen, I would have gone out directly instead of waiting at the dock…!”

Ensign Natalia looked like she was truly disappointed.

“Do you really want to see Fenrir? I saw it through the shared screen.”

“Isn’t it different from seeing it with your own eyes? In legend, a hero and legendary aircraft that saved humanity from an attack from outer space.”

“It’s a legend….”

A legend is a legend.

Not only does it have infinite power, but based on that, humanity has a record of defeating external enemies coming from beyond the solar system.

The 12 mechanics developed by mankind using the ether bus at the time remained as legends and became the mainstay of the current mecha industry, and Fenrir is a variable transformation mecha developed by mankind at the time.

Normally, I run through space walking on all fours.

When ‘with a pilot on board’, it transforms into a humanoid and becomes the strongest aircraft to fight in ‘Lycan Slope’ mode.

Fenrir is not only a being with infinite energy in its engine, but it is also an SS-class aircraft that humanity has not yet surpassed.

“Do you think Ensign Natalia wants to be chosen by Fenrir?”

“Of course. Who is born as a pilot and does not want to drive the beast of creation?”

“…….”

“Do I look pathetic? Even though it’s your dream as a pilot?”

“No. It’s not like that.”

just.

“Even if you actually drive it, it won’t be much different from the current aircraft.”

“What is that…?”

“No matter how SS-class the aircraft is, I think that in the end, what is important is ‘humanity’.”

I think.

“Because I am a person who thinks that the S-class aircraft ridden by the strongest pilot is superior to the beast of creation controlled by super AI.”

Infinite energy.

Mysterious technology.

But in the end, all of them are just tools, and it is ‘humans’ who handle them.

“I believe that if an S-class aircraft made with humanity’s newly developed technology and an S-class pilot are combined, it can surpass even ancient weapons.”

Rattling, rattling.

The hatch closes, and Ace in the purple pilot suit floats into the hangar and takes off his helmet.

[Whoa!]

The girl, drenched in sweat, immediately unzipped her suit and took it off.

“If you have an S-class aircraft, it is possible for Lavender Whitely to hunt Fenrir. I would like to claim so.”

“…….”

Natalia gave me a look that had various meanings, but it wasn’t like she was making a comment specifically to encourage a student.

“Do you know anything? Will Lavender hope to take down Fenrir in an S-class aircraft and allow Fenrir to become Lavender’s aircraft himself?”

“…It’s not like a holy sword from a legend.”

“In a fantasy world where magic and warriors exist, if the holy sword chooses its owner.”

This space century.

“In a space opera, wouldn’t it make sense for a super AI to choose a pilot to ride it?”

* * *

“Oops!”

Lavender, who had just taken off her helmet and was about to change her clothes, hurriedly put her helmet on her side and jumped on the floor.

“Log out!”

Since the dock was set up in zero gravity, she jumped in one step and reached Harkon’s cockpit, then sat down in the cockpit again.

Weeeeing.

“Ha, you really have to turn off the account login setting after every use.”

Harkon is not a private plane but an academy plane, so after actually using it, the pilot must enter a command to ‘end use’.

There is talk that when a private plane is created, only that person will be able to ride it, using iris, fingerprint recognition, or genetic code, but for Lavender, that is a very distant future.

“I also have a private plane….”

As a pilot, it’s something everyone dreams of.

“Can I ride it?”

As instructor Cloud said, driving your own private plane.

“Instructor. Thank you for your continued support. Like now…!”

Although she doesn’t know what type of aircraft it will be, Lavender decided to trust instructor Cloud until she can one day ride on a private plane.

Crrr.

“…Huh?”

A very brief moment.

Just before logging out of my account, I felt like a purple wolf’s face was flashing at the bottom of the screen.

“……Did I work too hard? I feel like I’m seeing something in vain.”

Lavender shrugged her shoulders and pressed her thumb firmly on the screen.