episode_0086

Old soldiers never die.

It just disappears.

These are the words of a general who played a major role in the war that took place in my hometown.

This is also a word that has disappeared into the back of history due to all kinds of non-famous sayings since the beginning of the universal century.

I would like to say this.

The old soldier died.

So, don’t keep trying to fight against dead humans, or try to fight against me because I’m better, or because I’m the strongest human being.

“Instructor. Did you see that?”

Before the actual lecture began, Lavender, who appeared alone in the classroom, asked me.

“Sagittarius Colony issued a statement. They say Shin Gung ran away from home.”

“…….”

“Instructor?”

“It will take two days to get here from Sagittarius Colony. I’ll be back soon.”

“…Are the rumors true?”

“Maybe.”

Lavender opens her eyes wide and is surprised.

Starlight Colony is already a superstar that is heating up the entire universe.

An issue is like a campfire, it burns brightly and then loses people’s attention, but if more firewood is added, even people who were not interested will become interested.

” I heard that Shin Gung secretly escaped the colony in his own aircraft. That was to come here? ”

“Yes.”

“…Normally, there is a high possibility, why don’t you say that? Do you have a source that confirms something?”

“Not a source, just a guess.”

“You answered clearly.”

“It is a rational conclusion based on analysis of humanity.”

If it’s someone else, it’s unlikely.

“Shrine, that person will definitely come.”

“Here? Why?”

“Because I want to hang out with me once.”

“……Why?”

“Because he wants to boast that he is the strongest pilot in the universe century.”

There are so many people in the world who cannot understand.

It is a world where one can not only earn a living but also have power by being excellent at driving AS, but even among such people, there are perverts who only feel free when they become the best.

“Now that this has happened, let’s analyze the person who will come soon. This person is Shin Gung, [Raymond Heinel].”

I displayed information about the shrine on the screen.

“I am 30 years old this year. A pureblood from the Sagittarius Colony. They come from a noble family in a colony called the Heinel family.”

“Noble?”

“Although there is no class system, there are perverts who go around rich and powerful families pretending to be like medieval Europe over there.”

When I clicked on the keyword Heinel family, Lavender immediately tilted her head while looking at the related photo.

“What kind of clown are you?”

“In the Middle Ages, people wearing frilly and shiny clothes were considered noble people.”

“That one? It looks like a kid’s prank, doesn’t it?”

“At least one suit costs 10 billion credits, right?”

“……What kind of clothes cost 10 billion credits? Did you make embroidery by making thread with ether?”

“Correct answer.”

Even though I think that’s a bit odd, when I say it’s made of ether, I think ‘that could be possible’.

“It looks like this, but if you look at it closely, it is a suit that can operate in space.”

“Eh.”

“In a place where there is air, it is ordinary clothing, but in outer space, when the ether helmet is deployed over the head, it becomes a spacesuit. It also boasts considerable defense and survivability.”

“……But why is it like that?”

“Design is a personal preference. I have a lot of money.”

How can people like us easily understand the tastes of rich people?

Especially for those who are crazy about classics.

“Raymond Heinel is a bit different among these people. First of all, it starts with the clothes you are wearing.”

“…….?”

“Kimono.”

A new picture came to mind.

There is a photo of a man with long golden hair, wearing a blue kimono, kneeling on a tatami mat and holding a ceramic teacup.

“Uh, um…”

“Wapanny’s.”

Space century.

The so-called ‘Pong’, people filled with enthusiasm for a specific country, race, or culture, did not disappear even after humanity advanced into space.

“Lavender It’s not you, but among those born in space, there are often people who long for the old days of Earth.”

“Ah. I know something too. These days, I’m asking my friends from high school. Do you know any traditional fairy tales from Earth or old idioms?”

“Why?”

” That’s right, the instructor often makes analogies like that!”

“…….”

For a moment, I was moved.

“I never thought you would be so eager to learn. Since I don’t have much time, I’ll start with the results, but next time, I’ll make sure to make the most of it and tell you about the results.”

“I have a lot of time, right?”

“Time will be scarce in the future.”

I pointed to Raymond Heinel on the screen.

“Because you have to deal with this person.”

“…Me?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“Then will I deal with you?”

I pointed to my eyes, and Lavender immediately shrugged her shoulders.

“But the opponent is the Ace of Aces among the 12 Constellation Colonies…”

“I guess not you?”

“Yes?”

“You are superior in terms of aircraft specifications. Because Fenrir is not a show-off.”

“For some reason, I don’t think that’s the case for using it…”

Lavender lay down on the desk with a slightly sullen expression.

“Instructor, you’re saying that I’m worse than Shingung…Awful!”

“Cheeky guy.”

I lightly flicked Lavender’s head with my finger as her chin rested on the desk.

“It hurts!”

“I hit him to make him come to his senses. Isn’t it natural that there is a difference between a senior who has been in the industry for 10 years and a rookie who has been in the industry for about 5 months?”

“…If you say that, I have nothing to say.”

“Of course it should be so. You should behave as politely as possible in front of people.”

“In front?”

“Treating someone as a senior is as a human being. Of course, when fighting as pilot-to-pilot, it’s ace fighting against each other, without senior or junior or anything like that.”

“…….”

Lavender opens her mouth.

Because my chin is pressed against the desk, my head rises significantly and I am startled.

“Do you think I will win?”

“I told you so. The specifications of the aircraft are superior to you.”

“The opponent is a shrine, right?”

“It is a shrine, but the body itself is not a shrine.”

I have pulled out a piece of trash that the Sagittarius Colony is currently working hard to prevent, but it has already spread throughout the community and cannot be stopped from being reproduced.

“He wanted to compete with me so much that he even took his old aircraft and ran away from home.”

“…….”

“S+ class aircraft driven by an S class pilot. An A-class aircraft driven by an SS-class pilot. Who do you think will win?”

Lavender was silent.

* * *

At that time, somewhere in area L4.

Tap, tap, tap.

A horse runs through space.

The mechanical horse, whose entire body is decorated in black, does not fly in the sky like an airplane, but rather runs through outer space like a plain.

Cockpit of a mechanical horse.

The area between the horse’s eyes – between the eyebrows – was camouflaged in black on the outside, but that part was clearly made of etheric glass.

Flashing.

As light flowed from an interior filled with only darkness, the person inside the cockpit was slowly revealed.

Long golden hair.

Hair so neat and smooth that it wouldn’t be strange to call it a woman.

However, the face of a young man is more stocky than anyone else’s, and he sits calmly in the cockpit with his arms crossed and his back straight.

What’s unique is that even though he was in space, he didn’t even wear a helmet.

I didn’t even wear a spacesuit.

He was not wearing a space suit, but a ‘kimono’, the traditional clothing worn by people in Japan, a country in Far East Asia.

And he is listening to some music with his eyes closed.

[♩♪♬ㅡㅡㅡ]

Somewhere, an indescribable sound.

[Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thud]

The sound, which could not be distinguished for a moment as music, soon turned into the sound of fast drums, and the fingers of the man with his arms crossed began to beat to the beat as if in rhythm.

[The surface of the water is rippling, the wind is~]

Beep beep.

A beautiful girl’s voice flows out and the moment the music starts, it cuts off.

“Nani…?”

The man frowns and opens his eyes.

These are not ordinary eyes, but are divided into several zones and have geometric patterns, which are the eyes that have undergone etheric genetic manipulation.

“Emergency call?”

Beep beep.

An alarm sounds on the display.

The young man checked the alarm and closed his eyes again, but the alarm continued to sound loudly regardless of his will.

“It flies. Kisama.”

[I am the chairman of your colony, you bastard!!]

As soon as the young man responded to the alarm, a man with a rough voice shouted.

[What are you doing, bastard, really! Who wants to run away from home! uh!!]

“Running away from home. I am now…”

The young man raised his fist to his chest.

“Shobu!”

[what?]

“I’m going to challenge the strongest. Don’t block the man’s path.”

[hey!! Raymond, you crazy bastard!!]

“Thank you for the time, Chairman. Thanks to you, I will never forget the experience of driving the best aircraft in the world.”

[Shiba! If you’re going to fight a paladin, take this instead!]

“Language profanity.”

Raymond lowered the display by hand and blocked the signal by directly adjusting the code.

[…master.]

The mechanical horse’s eyes sparkled, and the voice of a man of similar age to the young man rang out.

[You should change your horse even now.]

“No one else knows, but you shouldn’t say that.”

The young man, Raymond Heinel, raised his head and looked up into space.

“The bow that fits best in the hand is the weapon that can most clearly reveal my skills.”

[…….]

“Don’t speak military language anymore. Also.”

Raymond opened his eyes and grinned.

“The AS showdown shows that not everything is decided solely by the specifications of the aircraft.”

* * *

“Who wins?”

“Good aircraft specifications.”

“…….”

” In the legend, the Federation’s White Devil also rode a new aircraft equipped with mind-sensitive parts and systems, so he pushed the colony away with his hands. If he had just rode a regular mass-produced model, he would have fallen to Earth together with the colony. ”