Ch.320[Chapter 320] The Value of 4 Stars

“Who am… I?”

Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica’s faces hardened the moment they realized Captain Elang had lost his memory.

“What should we do? It seems he’s lost his memory.”

“Indeed. With Captain Elang in this state, we won’t be able to escape from here…”

Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica expressed their concern.

They needed Captain Elang’s help to enter the hidden world.

The same was true for the opposite.

They also needed Captain Elang’s help to leave this hidden world.

“Do you perhaps remember how to leave this hidden world?”

“What? No. I don’t even remember coming here.”

They asked Captain Elang about the retreat method just in case, but it seemed Captain Elang had forgotten that as well.

“What are we going to do…”

Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica sighed deeply, worried about what would happen next.

That’s when it happened.

“Ugh, goodness. The hidden world! I hate it so much!”

“Save your complaints for later. Finding the commander comes first.”

“Hmm.”

Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica heard the voices of three people coming from somewhere.

Sir Dominic turned his head toward the sound.

There were three girls there: a tomboy with red hair wielding a large Japanese sword, a yellow-haired holy knight with a hammer and shield, and a blue-haired sniper.

Sir Dominic looked at them with suspicious eyes.

Moving around in this hidden world without a commander?

He couldn’t help but be suspicious.

However, Sir Dominica thought differently.

“It seems they’re androids.”

“Androids, you say?”

Sir Dominic asked Sir Dominica.

Come to think of it, he vaguely remembered hearing something about supporting three androids at the beginning.

“Oh? Look, look over there! The commander has collapsed! And someone’s with him?”

The red-haired tomboy with the greatsword made a fuss.

“Is it an enemy?”

The yellow-haired holy knight raised her hammer and shield, on guard.

“…Sir Dominic?”

And the blue-haired sniper recognized Sir Dominic’s presence.

“Sir Dominic?”

The red-haired tomboy shouted in disbelief.

“The famous Sir Dominic of Feralant-?”

“Wh-why is the paragon of tanks here?”

The red-haired tomboy and the yellow-haired holy knight became even more flustered, as if wondering why Sir Dominic was here.

It was only natural.

During the prologue period, they couldn’t summon mercenaries from Gachaland and had to proceed with only these three androids.

The fact that Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica were here was a variable the androids never expected.

“…Could it be a bug?”

“It might be a hack.”

“No.”

When the red-haired and yellow-haired girls became wary, the blue-haired girl spoke firmly.

“Whether it’s a bug or a hack doesn’t matter. Securing the commander comes first.”

“R-right! Commander! Are you okay-?”

The red-haired girl shouted loudly to check the commander’s condition.

“Who, me?”

Captain Elang pondered for a while about who they were referring to, then remembered that Sir Dominic had called him Captain Elang.

Since a captain would qualify as a commander, he finally realized they were calling him.

“Yes! Your reaction is a bit slow, but you’re definitely the commander!”

The red-haired girl said that and took a stance with her massive Japanese sword in one hand.

Flames erupted from the blade, and in that state, she began running toward the commander.

“I’ll save you right now, just stay still-!”

“Wait, Suzuki!”

Special Skill [Demon Slayer]

The red-haired samurai girl used a powerful technique against Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica, wielding her flaming sword.

Following the trajectory of the widely swung sword, flames spread like silk.

And those flames finally engulfed Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica.

“Suzuki! What on earth are you doing?”

Surprised by the sudden situation, the yellow-haired holy knight ran to restrain the red-haired girl called Suzuki.

Suzuki’s technique was a wide-area skill covering 3 spaces in front, yet it was pure damage with a high damage coefficient.

“Ah, Lily. What does it matter if it’s a bug or a hack? We just need to solve it and get the commander back.”

“No, that’s not it. What if the commander gets hurt-“

“Eh? Him?”

The yellow-haired girl called Lily, seemingly only concerned about the commander, blamed Suzuki for attacking despite the commander’s presence.

“…Come to think of it, you’re right. Sorry.”

Suzuki thought for a moment, then admitted she had acted too rashly.

“That’s your problem. Your actions always come before your thoughts-“

“-coming.”

Suzuki and Lily showed their usual bickering.

Until the blue-haired sniper girl issued a warning.

“What are you saying, Ri? Suzuki may be a bit clumsy, but her skill power is the best. No one has survived that technique-“

Lily was about to refute Ri’s words when she looked between the still-burning wall of fire and lost her words.

Or more precisely, she lost her words when she saw the two people and the commander tearing through that tremendous wall of fire.

“That’s impossible.”

Lily muttered in shock.

“Even if she wasn’t serious, even I would have a hard time withstanding Suzuki’s attack. So how…”

Lily raised a trembling hand, pointing at Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica, and said:

“How can they be so unscathed?”

No matter how much Lily and Suzuki bickered, these three were friends who knew each other very well.

That’s why they knew the power of Suzuki’s technique well, and they could understand how amazing Sir Dominic was to withstand, or rather almost ignore, this technique.

Lily thought something must be wrong.

“Suzuki! Something seems strange-“

“Eek-! In that case, I’ll charge straight ahead! Give the commander back!”

As she often did, Suzuki suddenly accelerated and rushed toward Sir Dominic.

Well. Perhaps that just meant she was full of vigor?

“Suzuki! Suzuki-! …Sigh. Can’t be helped.”

“Always the same. Troublesome.”

“Well, we can’t let Suzuki go alone. It’s battle time. Scolding comes later.”

“Understood. Willing to give 100 spanks on the bottom.”

Despite being flustered by Suzuki’s sudden impulsive action, Lily and Ri washed away their confusion with just a sigh, as if this was a common occurrence.

And as if to support Suzuki’s actions, they each raised their weapons.

Lily with her hammer and shield, Ri with her large-caliber sniper rifle.

Despite all their words, they were the ones who understood each other best and helped each other the most.

They were indeed the closest of friends.

…

“…What on earth is going on?”

Sir Dominic asked Sir Dominica while taking the attack of the red-haired samurai girl who suddenly rushed at him.

“I’m not sure. It seems a battle has suddenly broken out.”

Sir Dominica answered while coincidentally deflecting a 12.7mm armor-piercing bullet with the back of her hand.

“It seems these girls were the protagonist androids of this prologue story. We took… or might have taken their place.”

“Then what should we do?”

Sir Dominic hooked the edge of the holy knight’s shield with his own shield and flipped her to the side.

The holy knight rolled on the ground, overwhelmed by his superior strength and technique.

“The commander has lost his memory, these allies who should be on our side are attacking us, but we can’t attack them.”

That would mess up the scenario. Sir Dominic worried.

In truth, Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica weren’t refraining from subduing them because they couldn’t.

They were afraid of what bugs might occur if they did, so they couldn’t move.

They already thought there was a problem in deviating from the original prologue, but that didn’t mean they had to make the future scenario even more chaotic.

“Wait a moment.”

Sir Dominica fell into thought for a moment.

In that brief time while blocking a large Japanese sword with her shield, striking an incoming hammer with a straight punch, and being flustered when a hot bullet coincidentally entered her cleavage.

Sir Dominica sighed as she pulled out the bullet that had slipped between her formidable chest, then threw it behind her.

By coincidence, the bullet bounced off the forehead of the girl holy knight who was charging with her shield raised, creating a small bump.

It was a trivial action, but due to the stat difference, even something minor could become a fearsome technique.

“It seems we’ll remain in this standoff if we stay like this.”

Sir Dominica finally spoke in a clear tone, as if she had found a way to resolve this situation.

“And this standoff is happening over Captain Elang.”

“Indeed.”

Sir Dominic nodded at Sir Dominica’s words.

Seeing that they were also looking for the commander, Captain Elang was the root of all this trouble.

“So we ask Captain Elang to stop this battle now. Tell them we’re all allies. Wouldn’t that work?”

At Sir Dominica’s words, Sir Dominic stroked his chin, deep in thought.

Sir Dominica’s suggestion was very orthodox and the most effective method.

Yet Sir Dominic was troubled.

Why?

“That’s all well and good, but-“

Sir Dominic answered while blocking a shower of armor-piercing bullets with his shield.

“With Captain Elang in that state, how do you expect to ask him?”

Sir Dominica turned her head at Sir Dominic’s words.

Then she quietly uttered a curse.

Because Captain Elang’s condition was terrible.

“Ah, damn it.”

“I want my mommy I want my mommy I want my mommy-“

Captain Elang was currently in a state of panic, crouched down with his head in his hands, frightened by the bullets coming from all directions, the flames, and the sound of shields clashing against each other.