episode_0122

We don’t know how far the enemy will cross the line, but we must do our best to prepare for whatever enemy appears.

If there is no way to weaken the enemy, one way is to strengthen your allies.

There are also two ways to do this.

One is to control allies so that they do not become weak.

No matter how many times he has overcome actual battles, even ace pilots are mentally shaken in the face of the final battle where the survival of humanity is at stake.

The moment you think that the fate of the universe changes every time you pull the trigger, an ace pilot’s skills can drop by less than half.

What about now?

‘There are too many things trying to shake things up.’

Just as we exposed the secrets of the Taurus Colony and brought about international criticism, the Taurus Colony is also engaging in all kinds of tricks in connection with the Scorpie Colony.

Public opinion war.

The Starlight Colony suddenly has three Creation Trees and is trying to shake up the Zodiac 12 Alliance system with them.

Espionage.

Either Sagittarius, who has not disappeared yet, or he is trying to steal information by somehow utilizing the spies planted inside Starlight Colony.

Psychological warfare.

Using large-scale ether network warriors, they go to the social media of our colony’s pilots and carry out terrorist attacks.

Due to factors beyond our control, the two colonies are trying to sway our forces.

‘I hope it doesn’t shake.’

I can only hope so.

The members of the Green Camp platoon that I watched over the short period of half a year are not people who would betray themselves over anything serious, but aren’t what’s happening now quite serious?

‘Not only is he offering to recruit Ariana Lavender, but he’s also sneaking in on Jesse and Jace right now.’

Appeasement.

It is a love call from Virgo Colony towards Aria, the owner of the Creation Tree, or a request to Lavender, who becomes the owner of Fenrir, to become their one and only ace.

Even as a paladin, many colonies are still sending me love calls.

What will you do when you come in, how will you be treated?

Well, it’s so common that there’s no need to talk about it.

The problem is when you try to appease in another way.

‘Threats to kill family members, exposes past events, and puts family or friends on the line if they don’t succeed. ‘It’s a vicious adult’s way of doing things.’

The attack on Green Camp platoon members went too far.

This is enough to file a complaint with the Federal Court of the Colony Union, but will the Constitution of the Union really be willing to take our hand?

I don’t know how many of the Supreme Court justices there might be related to the Taurus Colony?

‘It must be resolved by force.’

In the end, in the Universal Century, nine times out of ten, the answer was force.

Even if it was not by force, the problem could be resolved through dialogue only after possessing overwhelming force to resolve it.

Both the Scorpie Colony and the Taurus Colony ultimately have no choice but to be suppressed by force.

And such strong displays of force do not only apply to enemies.

Friend.

If you can shake off the delusion of your allies by showing off strong military power.

Even if you decide to respond and betray your enemies, if you make them give up because they think, ‘If I betray, wouldn’t an attack be stabbed in the back of my head?’

There is no other force as overwhelming as that.

so.

“Ah.”

I made this declaration to the Green Camp platoon members gathered together.

“It’s a mock battle.”

Green Camp Team A, Team B, and even Aria.

“1:6.”

everyone.

“, deal with me.”

I challenged six people to a mock battle.

* * *

A briefing room filled with silence.

They just glanced at each other, and no one could easily open their mouths.

Even instructor Aria next to me.

“What do you mean all of a sudden, instructor?”

“It may be true suddenly, but it was originally planned.”

I answered Lavender’s question obediently.

“If this kind of training wasn’t necessary, we would have gone to attack the Scorpie colony through dimensional leap a long time ago.”

“That’s….”

“Definitely, yes.”

Everyone’s eyes turn to Lavender.

To be precise, it is aimed at Fenrir, the beast of creation, sleeping in the lavender panel.

“Even after making the dimensional jump from Starlight to Sagittarius, Fenrir was still in good spirits. As long as you link up with the Red Moon, it’s not a problem to immediately warp to the Scorpie Colony.”

“But now…we are slowly moving towards the Scorpie Colony.”

Aria manipulated the panel to display data on the screen.

“If we continue like this, we will contact you in about a month, assuming the Scorpie colony does not run away.”

contact.

Although it is simply a story of colonies colliding with each other,

“Unless an enemy aircraft is encamped outside the colony, you will encounter the enemy in exactly 30 days or so.”

This means that the AS units and battleships that escaped from the colony are getting closer to the range where they can fire artillery fire at each other and kill each other.

“If we try to attack the colony in reverse by spraying drones, we may encounter the enemy’s vanguard around the 20th.”

“It’s like a meteorite…?”

Lavender swallowed and said.

“I’ve seen it in a classic movie. In order to prevent meteorites from outer space, it is necessary to destroy them directly from space.”

“Unlike movies that require someone’s sacrifice, reality is different.”

Everyone can die, or everyone can live.

“This instructor has no intention of going to war. Although it is a war situation, I still have no intention of giving up my position as an instructor. The same goes for you too.”

I glanced at the Green Camp platoon members.

“You are students at the academy until you graduate. After graduation, you can choose your own career path and become a soldier. Of course, since joining this academy as a special forces unit, you are treated as an officer rather than a regular soldier…”

“Prepare to die, but don’t actually die?”

“That’s right.”

I feel like I’ve hit the nail on the head with Lavender’s words, but if you can understand quickly, that’s fine.

Because it means that you have grown so much.

“One month later. Coincidentally, that was the day when the inter-academy competition was held.”

“…And coincidentally, our opponent is Scorpie Colony.”

Originally, this was a mock battle that should have been fought in a designated field using paint bullets instead of live ammunition in non-lethal mode.

It has now become a real battle full of iron and blood, but even though it has become a real battle, nothing has changed.

“Don’t get hit, don’t die, and neutralize the enemy if you can.”

If you plan to kill your opponent, kill him, and if you are not going to kill him, build and destroy it thoroughly so that there is no damage to your allies.

“For that, we need to train. And one of those training programs is…”

“You’re dealing with the instructor, right?”

“That’s right.”

All six people close their mouths.

“Why. Are you afraid?”

“Rather than being afraid…”

Lavender looks into my eyes and starts crying.

“If you are overdoing your training, I will take your place as an instructor!”

“No, my eyes are fine.”

“Instructor!”

“I know my eyes well… That’s not it, they’re really fine.”

“…Yes?”

Just as Lavender sensed the core of what I was saying, I also sensed the underlying psychology of what she was trying to say.

“You don’t have to worry about your eyes. It’s a real battle situation, and since I’m acting as a paladin, I’m borrowing the power of ether.”

I slightly lowered my sunglasses.

All five people’s eyes were fixed on my eyes.

“That’s…?”

“Ether lenses were used, and optic nerve tranquilizers were administered. You could say it’s a kind of treatment…”

“Are you buying it?!”

Lavender violently stands up.

As I got up and hit the desk with my hands, I slowly calmed down, blushing at what I had done without realizing it.

“It was time-limited, but the life of that time-limited person was forcibly extended by one year.”

“1 year….”

“If necessary, it may take longer. Well, I hope that I don’t think like that, wishing that the war would continue to happen in the hope that I could continue living.”

“…….”

Lavender is startled and clenches her fists.

There is no way Lavender would have thought like that, but it was necessary to prevent such an accident before it occurred.

“Then we should talk about training. First of all, training consists of a total of 3 phases.”

“…Can you tell me that in advance?”

Jessie raised her hand.

“Just hit it, wasn’t that what you meant to say?”

“If we just crash, everyone will be eliminated without even passing phase 1, right?”

“What?”

also.

“Ha…! It’s about phase 1, you can easily pass it without me telling you?! Up to Phase 3!”

As Jessie, who is a paladin, a naval, and has a tendency to attack suddenly, she laughs wildly as she rants.

“Bring 4 minutes and 33 seconds or whatever! Because I will overcome it so perfectly!”

“Je, Jessie. calm down. And then what if the difficulty level increases…!”

Next to him, Jace calms down Jesse and holds his arm without even having time to fix his messed up glasses.

‘Ohh?’

Have you reached that kind of relationship before you know it?

But I’m sorry.

“Jace.”

“Yes, yes?!”

“If you don’t increase the difficulty, you think you can pass if you just keep going?”

“Uh, that’s…”

Jace’s expression became thoughtful.

“Good. In that case, Phase 1 is not an open book, but a hands-on experience. Instructor Aria?”

“…You are asking me to do the most difficult thing. Haha.”

“Please understand.”

I pointed to five people to Instructor Aria.

“Let’s meet again in the simulation room in an hour. Oh, I’m telling you in advance just in case you set your own limits.”

I knocked on my panel.

“Everything is allowed, even window dressing, so feel free to attack. Above.”