episode_0073

In fact, if we look at the cause of the current problem –

correction.

It should not be said to be the culprit.

They are on our side, and only if they are on our side can we overcome the crises we face in the future.

“Amethyst Fenrir.”

There has been some uproar for a while about the new owner of the Red Moon, but now it’s time to tell everyone and reveal the truth about other important matters.

“As everyone expected, Miss Lavender Whitely was chosen by Amethyst Fenrir and became the owner of the Creation Tree.”

“Hehe….”

Lavender scratched her head in humility at the gaze focused on her.

“Well, it’s not because I wanted to be, but…”

“The time when Fenrir first appeared in this area. Why did Fenrir choose Lavender? There are not many reasons, but just one reason.”

Everyone was curious, and Lavender herself was curious as well, but after hearing my explanation, she felt quite embarrassed.

“Lavender’s talent is equal to or better than mine.”

“……!!”

The potential is crazy.

“She is not a being who changed her genes to adapt to the universe as humanity adapted to the space century, nor is she an enhanced human created by drugs, nor is she a being created through genetic manipulation from the fetal stage. Moreover, he is not someone’s clone, but a pure human being. A human just born in space, Starlight Colony.”

Her parents were ordinary, and Lavender herself was an ordinary schoolgirl until she was 19.

“However, it is judged that the piloting skills in handling AS, especially the talent for ‘intuition’, are at a level that surpasses the peak of this instructor-[Paladin].”

“Oh my god, that much…? Instructor. It’s not just something you say, right?”

“I am not saying this out loud. Captain Edmund.”

It’s true.

“He still lacks experience and is in the process of finding a suitable aircraft, and only after going through various practical training can he become a true ace pilot. That is why I chose this place as my final residence and decided to do my best to foster Lavender students.”

“Oh my god. I just thought it was because you were serious about raising pretty girls.”

“What kind of crazy thing is this guy talking about?”

Oops.

Without realizing it, I said something harsh in front of everyone.

However, Captain Edmund’s words were words that would not be strange to hear, so I have no regrets.

“If I was simply raising pretty girls, it wouldn’t have mattered where I went other than Starlight Academy. Even for the students who have been raised through private tutoring so far…”

“Aren’t they all pretty girls in their own right?”

“…There are many people in the universe whose talent and beauty are strangely proportional. Among them, Lavender is simply the best student I have ever taught.”

“Hehe….”

On the outside, he looks like just a talented newbie pilot, but one thing is clear.

“I can tell you this with Paladin’s name and record on the line. Lavender’s talent is among the top five pilots I’ve ever seen.”

“Eh?”

Everyone was surprised, but the person who was most surprised was Lavender herself.

“Wasn’t I the first!?”

“Lavender. It is true that you are one of the most talented and outstanding pilots in the Universal Century, but it does not mean that there were no pilots with the same talent as you.”

Paladin is the first.

“Your talent lies in intuition. It’s wild and intuitive, but when it comes to multiple operations and precision operations, it’s two levels below Instructor Aria who is here right now.

“You can do that with training!”

“When we complete training and our talents are in full bloom, we talk about what I expect each other to be in their prime.”

“Ugh…!”

“And Instructor Aria is a person who has talent that can reach the tip of ten fingers, if not five.”

“…Are you saying that I am?”

Instructor Aria tilted her head in surprise.

“Me?”

“If you ever think, ‘Isn’t that kind of a sister?’, this is strictly based on ‘practice’. In practice.”

“Practical….”

“There is a world of difference between mock battles, sparring, and colony battles where students play house at the academy and actual battles. Instructor Aria, your talent as a soldier and commander optimized for survival in a battlefield where people kill and kill each other is second to none.”

“Well, that’s for sure.”

Instructor Aria shrugged her shoulders and joked.

“Lavender’s team play cannot be said to be good, even if it has escaped failure.”

“Ugh….”

Lavender’s fists are shaking, but this is an undeniable fact.

“Now that the Creation Tree is on board, will Fenrir’s lightning strike pierce the allies’ backs?”

“No!”

“I judge that it is highly likely.”

“Instructor?!”

“You have to accept the truth, Lavender.”

Lavender has shown some team play so far, but that was only within the output of ‘Supply Harcon’.

“Lavender, you know very well that the other Green Camp platoon members were sacrificing themselves by restricting their own movements to some extent for you, right?”

“Ugh….”

“It is said that it was an extreme situation where you were stranded, met pirates, and the colony betrayed you, but things will be a little different in the future. Especially when the specifications of the aircraft are significantly different.”

I made a gun shape with my hand and pointed it at my chest.

“There is a possibility that Harkon will be hit by your ranged attack while riding Fenrir, with no time to dodge.”

“…….”

“But that doesn’t mean we can seal Fenrir’s power.”

Still, Lavender’s FF-Friendly Fire issue has not been completely resolved.

“Therefore, this instructor proposes two tactics for the future ‘war situation’.”

This is the briefing room.

I pressed the visor tightly against my eyes for a moment, then divided the area of Starlight Colony that appeared on the screen into three.

“Defensive area of Green Camp Team A, led by instructor Aria Milkyway. Green Camp B team’s defensive zone by a one-man army led by Lavender Whiteley. In all directions of the colony, these two teams each try to defend their own area.”

“Instructor.”

Vice Principal Stella raised her hand.

It looks like 2/3, not “1/2. The remaining area seems to be empty.”

“Yes. It’s empty.”

“After placing the two Genesis Beasts, who will occupy the remaining area…? Could it be…?”

“Not me. If I were to be specific, I am an assistant who controls Lavender or serves as Instructor Aria’s assistant.”

If you say it in a good way, it’s a joker card, and if you say it in a bad way, it’s a joke.

“In the first place, I can’t take AS. Even as it is now, my optic nerves are in trouble, and if I board a regular aircraft, I will go completely blind.”

“I didn’t think of that. Sorry.”

“Nothing to say. If I said I would support it with all my might while using after-sales service -”

“When you become the master of pure creation water, not human technology, and ride a plane made only of pure ether.”

Principal Yggdrasil grinned, his eyes momentarily glowing green.

“But the World Tree can’t do that.”

“Yes.”

“But that doesn’t mean you can’t borrow a vehicle whose owner has already been determined and ride it instead.”

“Yes.”

This problem can be said to be ‘Isn’t it possible?’, but the situation is a little different.

If you ride regular AS, optic nerve destruction is accelerated.

However, if you ride an AS made of ether, your body will become etheric even if your optic nerves are stabilized.

“To Instructor Cloud, expecting to fight as a Pilot Paladin is ultimately like telling Instructor Cloud, ‘Please die for this battle.’”

At the principal’s subtle words, some of those in the briefing room flinched and averted their gaze.

“So, what we want from Instructor Cloud is not his combat skills as a pilot, but his rich practical experience and judgment, as well as a commander and instructor… [Ether Bus Rider] who once drove the Genesis Beast as its owner. I think it was my experience as a senior.”

“This is truly a coincidence, Principal.”

Captain Edmund licked his lips with regret.

“All of that is ultimately far below what is called ‘Pilot Cloud’.”

“What can you do, Captain Edmund?”

I know that in terms of salary, it is the highest when you are a pilot.

To put it bluntly, if you are a pilot, your annual salary is 200 billion won, and if you put it in a group of pilots, 2 billion space credits, let alone 20 billion won, is appropriate, and I know that you won’t even receive all of that.

“People grow older, and I have been through too many battlefields since I was young. You are already worn out enough.”

My body is no longer fit to run as a pilot.

“This part is off the record. The moment you go somewhere and say something, the Galaxy Army may come rushing in and erase your memories. The Galactic Force spies within the Starlight Colony may remain silent at other times, but may assassinate the moment this news spreads.”

“…Are you saying this is more sensitive information than Genesis Water?”

“Yes. Would you like to listen?”

Actually, I did give some spoilers.

“It looks like everyone has no intention of leaving.”

Everyone in this room seems willing to contact Pandora’s box, Laplace’s code.

“Laplace Code, Article 9, Paragraph 3 of the Space Charter.”

I took a moment to catch my breath.

“No group or organization in the universe may allow youth under the age of 20 to board ether-based mobile weapons for murder.”

Simply put, the Treaty on Banning Child Soldiers in Space.

“…One boy reached AS for the first time at the age of 13.”

A young man named Ham Jeong-woon was a former child soldier.