episode_0023

After being given virtually full authority over the operation of the special forces to the principal.

I was granted a cursory look into the colony’s internal resources for Lavender Whitely, and I came to one conclusion.

-There is no aircraft suitable for Lavender here!

It’s not a joke.

I mean this sincerely.

Lavender Whitely specializes in close combat, and only when the weapon’s range is extremely short can she fully demonstrate her talents and skills.

But what about all the aircraft in the Academy and Colony?

If you take out the gun, it’s a corpse.

The shield is just heavy.

Although she can at least swing a beam saber, Lavender is someone who can also throw that beam saber.

Instead of fixing the shortcomings, let’s go in the direction of modifying it into a special aircraft for extreme lavender.

Whether in the real world or the super world, let’s prepare an aircraft that only Lavender can ride and control.

But here I ran into a practical problem.

‘I didn’t have any money.’

There was no capital.

There was no time.

The principal promised to provide full support for Lavender, but that support only meant administrative procedures and the use of available resources.

No matter how much I was a principal, I couldn’t make more money that I didn’t have.

‘If you think about it, when Lavender collected the ether stones, people were more happy than you could imagine.’

Perhaps due to the appearance of Fenrir, but thanks to the ether obtained from eradicating space monsters, Lavender is now quite popular among the colony defense forces.

Moreover, now that the Academy has made a decent profit through the sale of ether, she has become the colony’s (economic) star of hope.

There is also a cynical response that asks how much money one student can earn.

However, they will also be looking forward to the income they will gain from periodically eradicating ether monsters in the future.

I will change that expectation into joy.

“In that sense, I am going to go out to eliminate space pirates, Vice Principal.”

“Hey….”

After lunch, the vice principal who was having tea time almost spit out his coffee and then glared at me.

“Hmm, hmmm. sorry. Because the plan report was not uploaded. So, when are you going to eradicate the space monster?”

“Being a space monster is one of my goals, but my main goal is being a space pirate.”

“Yes. Space monster. I hope to secure a lot of ether this time too…sigh.”

Vice Principal Stella places her forehead with one hand.

“Looking at those eyes, I guess I heard correctly.”

“Can you see my eyes through the visor?”

“No, that’s not what you’re saying!!”

Then he got up from the sofa and screamed and pointed at me.

“Just because it’s a real battle, doesn’t mean you can start a fight with space pirates! Space pirates are criminals!”

“Yes. They are criminals.”

“Does it make sense to go to eliminate them now?!”

“Yes. As long as the vice-principal doesn’t shout loudly like this for everyone to hear, there will be no problem with my plan. Calm down.”

“……After.”

Assistant Principal Stella takes a deep breath and sits back down.

Then he pointed to the empty seat next to me, and I slowly sat down in that seat.

“How did you calm down?”

“Please summarize and report briefly in 3 lines.”

“The official document will post that the ether monsters will be eradicated. We’ll make space pirates target us. After we counterattack and capture them, we will take care of the aircraft and hand over the wanted criminals to the Zodiac Alliance.”

“Ha.”

Clap, clap, clap.

“Once you hear the plan, there is no plan more perfect than this.”

“Is that so? Thank you.”

“I’m not praising you for doing a good job, Instructor Cloud.”

Vice Principal Stella places her hand on her forehead again.

“Don’t you know better how many people are currently settling in the area near Starlight Colony because of Fenrir?”

“Yes. We already have a rough understanding.”

“Then do you know that they are difficult opponents to defeat with Harkon?”

“Yes.”

“What are you going to do?”

“What should I do? All you have to do is suppress the enemy that is attacking you, and capture and capture the enemy aircraft as much as possible without causing harm.”

“No.”

Vice Principal Stella pounded her chest in frustration.

“If you talk like that, everyone will win the colony competition. Avoid the incoming attack and hit this attack. Then you win.”

“You understood correctly.”

“…….”

“Of course, we will move safely with the minimum preparation, or rather the best preparation. The most important thing is Lavender Whitely’s safety and the colony’s assets.”

“…Description.”

Vice Principal Stella snaps her fingers.

It seemed like he meant to keep going, so I cleared my throat and straightened my posture.

“I won’t go out with just Lavender Whiteley.”

“…Then?”

“We request approval for the operation of the 3rd Gargantia ship. As the captain, Professor Edmund. The rest can be filled with the minimum crew required for operation.”

“……Now we’re finally making sense.”

Vice Principal Stella begins to suffer, stroking her chin with the hand that was on her forehead.

“Is this training that includes other students?”

“Yes. Externally, I think it can be said to be patrol training for operations outside the colony.”

Although we received support for a transport aircraft larger than the Halliporter, we still couldn’t take just one transport aircraft to a place infested with space pirates.

“Even though the Gargantia class is a small combat ship, it has the minimum combat power necessary for colony patrol. Under Captain Edmund’s command, there is no problem with new chick recruits.”

“So, let’s also practice flying on our own?”

“Shouldn’t we go to Jupiter someday, where the colony war is taking place? You should practice going into space in advance from March, so you won’t be embarrassed when you actually go into space later.”

“…The words are truly a waste of water. But.”

Vice Principal Stella looks at me intently.

“Everything else is fine, but I can’t skip over the parts that the instructor hasn’t mentioned yet.”

“I haven’t even told you yet, so why can’t you just get over it?”

“Special forces board both Class A and Class B.”

“…No.”

Still, it’s called sympathy?

I tried to hide it, but I ended up getting caught.

“Professor Edmund, some colony defense forces boarded, and students from the general support department, not the pilot department. I understand Instructor Cloud’s plan to develop friendships with them through patrol training and discover talented people among them.”

“Exclusion is not possible?”

“Yes. I know that it will not be a check on Instructor Aria, and I know that it will not abandon the students of Special Forces Team A.”

“…….”

It’s not the former, but it’s a bit hard to conclude that it’s not the latter.

“If there were no Lavender students, would instructor Cloud have abandoned the students at Green Camp?”

“…No. That’s absolutely not the case.”

I kept my distance from them because I lost to Lavender, but they have their own talents.

“As an assistant principal and an educator, I ask you this. Although I am an instructor dedicated to Lavender students, please do not ostracize them too much. Shouldn’t opportunities be given equally?”

“…….”

“I also know that the plans of instructors who make plans and follow performance results create a burden. But as a superior, as their senior, I want them to grow evenly. Sincerely.”

“…Ha, I understand.”

I eventually raised my hands.

“But there are two conditions for letting them on board.”

“Just say it first.”

“One is that this main mission is carried out by one person, Lavender Whitely. As a reserve unit, they must strictly follow the instructions of the field commander, Trev Cloud.”

I pointed to the epaulettes on the shoulders of my uniform.

“As this is a battlefield where lives are at stake, if you do not follow the instructions of the field commander, this is a matter that must be governed by military law.”

“…….”

“As a former pilot, I know better than anyone else how much people who do not follow instructions in the field ruin the system.”

“…that.”

“Yes, you may be thinking that’s what you said.”

Obviously, the place is different.

“In school, there is no need to listen to orders, but on the battlefield, disobeying orders is death. I have no intention of going into battle with children who do not listen to the commander’s instructions.”

“You kids, instructor. That’s…”

“If they want to go together, they must strictly follow my instructions. If you don’t make that pledge, I can’t admit it. Of course, I don’t hate them either, so I promise to treat them with the utmost treatment as a reserve pilot.”

As the vice principal said, they are also students.

“…Yes. great. Then let’s do as he says. What are the other conditions?”

“Even if they accept it.”

other conditions.

“The final choice lies with her, not me.”

* * *

… depending on the situation.

“In order to catch the space pirates and capture the aircraft, several pilots decided to go aboard the third Gargantia ship, and it is up to you to bring out the Green Camp A team.”

“…….”

After hearing my explanation, Lavender looked at the tablet in front of her with a serious expression.

“If you go up to space with them, they won’t harm you or anything. If you do something like that, you will be immediately placed on probation and will not be able to leave your private room.”

“Instructor. Do I deserve it?”

“You deserve it.”

Someone said that.

There is no individual greater than the team.

“Abusive language.”

However, when it comes to mechanical operation, there are cases where the logic is completely shattered.

“If they interfere with your robot operation or point a rifle at you from behind, I will immediately turn the battery on them and shoot them.”

“…Yes?”

“Didn’t you hear? You deserve that much.”

Very quietly, I walked up to Lavender and whispered in her ear.

“…What do you think about the possibility of them shooting you in the back in real life?”

A bullet named jealousy.