episode_0097

In exchange for the forgiveness of 40 trillion credits from Chairman December, it was decided to liberate the shrine without any problems.

Perfect up to this point.

The result of the negotiations was successful, and as a result of each side making concessions, an agreement that could be considered a win-win was created.

Vice Principal Scarlett will be in charge of the actual work and will write the agreement, but if I inspect it and Captain Edmund helps, there will not be a contract that works every day.

The rest was just a matter of going through practical discussions on how to liberate the shrine from Starlight Colony in a way that avoids tracking by other colonies…

-I will never leave this place!

Singung, Raymond is crazy.

-If I don’t want to become a paladin’s favorite horse, I’d rather commit seppuku!

I’m going to die right away.

If we said that, there was a high possibility that the Sagittarius colony would harm us.

-Kill the shrine? Yeah, you guys had no intention of negotiating!

Even though we know that’s not the case, the mere fact that the shrine is dead gives the Sagittarius colony the upper hand over us.

Maybe they could warp the entire colony and place it right next to the Sagittarius colony, and then have one of the three Genesis Beasts stand by at all times.

As if a shrine had always resided in the colony.

So shrines are important.

The reason he suddenly came to our colony was to attack him, and it is our job to return him intact to Sagittarius’ colony.

But it’s not that simple.

I won’t go unless you ‘merge’ with me.

‘I’ve seen a lot of people while traveling around the universe, but I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen a guy like that.’

There were many crazy people in space.

There were countless enemies, but among them, it’s been a long time – no, it’s the first time I’ve seen one like that.

I went straight to a special facility set up in a special forces camp to meet that idiot.

Sigh.

Open the door and go inside.

Inside was a place decorated like an interrogation room, and Instructor Aria was waiting inside.

“Are you here, Instructor Cloud?”

“You worked hard. Instructor Aria.”

We look at Shin Gung, who is imprisoned in a prisoner of war camp on one side of the Academy’s Special Forces Green Camp, through a glass window.

The shrine is calm.

Originally, this prisoner-of-war camp was set up solely for training, and it also served as a counseling room.

This place was created with reference to the actual prisoner of war camp used by the Space Allied Forces for training in preparation for being interrogated when taken prisoner by the enemy.

A place truly created for education.

However, for the realism, the place was decorated based on my memories and was no different from an actual interrogation room.

At that place, the shrine is now wearing an orange kimono, with her arms crossed and her head bowed silently.

Although he is said to be free because he is not restrained, he is making a show of being restrained by crossing his arms and putting his hands between his armpits.

“Huh….”

It is difficult.

It’s very difficult.

“Instructor. How about having an instructor step forward as a paladin?”

“I don’t like it. Even if I successfully coaxed him away this time, he will somehow come back and try to unite with me.”

“Hmm… that’s difficult.”

“It’s very difficult.”

That person must have lost his pride and just said, ‘Does this mean my worth is 40 trillion won? Just by saying ‘Okay,’ we can form a secret friendship with one of the 12 constellation colonies.

“What did Chairman December decide to do?”

“I’ll take the shuttle and come quickly to the colony.”

“Shall I leave separately?”

“There is no need to cover it up to that extent. I know that the shrines have caused an uproar in other colonies as well. Everyone will turn a blind eye to the fact that the Chairman of the Sagittarius Council came here in person.”

“I see. The problem is that the person in question says he won’t go…”

We are ready to chase away and liberate the shrine.

But if the person actually comes out like this, how should we respond?

‘It’s a good opportunity.’

The opponent is a fool.

Ace pilot.

Those who refuse to negotiate.

‘It’s perfect as a practical manual.’

We do not use them as our subordinates.

In any case, Shin Gung must be chased away to Sagittarius’ colony.

If so, now is the perfect time to practice ‘persuading those who are difficult to persuade.’

“What about the Green Camp platoon members?”

“I called. I’ve already sent you the materials, so I’ll be familiar with them when I get there.”

“It’s a good time to check your usual skills.”

Prisoner interrogation.

Or, persuasion.

“Instructor Aria. Did you know that? It may be a vulgar saying, but in the military, if you brush your teeth well, you will be promoted.”

“To put it more bluntly, it is similar to saying that the more successful an executive is, the more capable he or she is.”

“You are a soldier too.”

“The academy in Virgo Colony was run in a somewhat military style. Feeling like a female soldier.”

Ace pilots need the ability ‘persuasion’.

In particular, this persuasion is not a chaotic brainwashing or gaslighting that takes place over a long period of time, but the ability to change the enemy’s mind by conveying one’s true intentions in a short period of time (less than 3 minutes).

‘How important is persuasion on the battlefield?’

Love and friendship bloom even in a battlefield filled with laser beams and anti-ship missiles.

“Instructor Aria. I wasn’t particularly confident in persuasion. However, I have seen many people who strengthened their troops through persuasion.”

I have seen numerous cases where an enemy’s ace pilot and an ally’s ace pilot communicated over a public line and turned the enemy into an ally.

“You can’t just say it on the spot; it is effective when a sufficient relationship has already been formed beforehand.”

This is especially effective if a man and woman have a romantic relationship with each other, and it is even more effective if the other woman is being ‘brainwashed’.

“Can I ask you a question? What kind of persuasion was there?”

“To give an example….it was amazing. The one who freed the brainwashed twin girls from their brainwashing and turned the enemy’s specialty into an ally.”

One young man, through his powerful brain waves and sincerity, succeeded in persuading two beautiful twin girls much younger than himself to become his comrades in the middle of the battlefield.

If it had not been for that persuasion, it would have been the young man himself who shot and exploded the girls’ cockpit.

And he must have kept killing them in his mind for the rest of his life.

‘Talking is important.’

There were cases where wars broke out due to lack of communication, and there were also cases where love fights broke out.

So, you need to practice speaking on a regular basis and learn how to communicate with a variety of people.

‘Especially, if you don’t practice how to speak to an idiot with strong beliefs, you will end up speechless.’

I’m not saying I’m like that, but most people who wear masks have their own beliefs.

Should I say that my ego is strong, or is there a delusion that I cannot shake off?

The problem is that there are people who have such beliefs, such as dropping colonies, trying to plant planets on Earth, or trying to exterminate certain races and leave behind only new humans.

It is impossible to persuade such people and break their beliefs, but if such people lose in an argument and their beliefs are broken, their skills as a pilot will be lowered to some extent.

A more accurate expression would be ‘sapping your energy’ or ‘making you feel exhausted.’

So, this is an opportunity.

“It’s almost time.”

Sigh.

Familiar faces opened the door of the interrogation room I was in – no, the consultation waiting room.

“Here, instructor.”

“Okay. All five of you came.”

Five Green Camp platoon members wearing academy uniforms stood in a line in front of me.

Even though they are in a line, it feels like the 4 people and 1 person, and the 4 people including Andy and Lavender are separated from each other, but I have given up the idea of putting them together as a team now.

“This class is about persuasion. I believe that Instructor Aria has already informed you of the situation.”

All five nod.

In the case of Andy and Jace, who were sincere, the reports they held behind their backs clearly showed that they had organized what topics to bring up and the targets of persuasion even in that short period of time.

It looks like Jessie will just try to persuade her and Hana will use an electronic report rather than an analog report.

Lavender is-

“Lavender Student.”

“Oh, yes!”

“You are the last.”

At my words, the expressions of the other members of the Green Camp platoon, except for Lavender, harden a little.

“Oh, don’t let other platoon members misunderstand. How would you feel if you sent a pilot who won against you from the start? Student, please answer one question.”

“…Tea bagging?”

“That’s right. Then will persuasion be successful?”

“It won’t work.”

The four nodded as if they understood what I said.

“Good. Then, from now on, go in one by one and persuade the shrine. You can use conciliatory means, you can make them feel good by hitting on the shrine, or you can use coercive means by thinking that you have the same power as the colony chairman. Go into the negotiation thinking you have full authority over it.”

I pointed to the interrogation room behind the glass window where Shin Gung was calmly crossing his arms.

“Get that guy out somehow.”

* * *

The first batter, Green Camp A team platoon leader Andy.

“…I want you to bring the katsudon first?”

“Crazy Wapanese.”