episode_0106

I wore an AS pilot suit.

Even so, this does not necessarily mean that I will go into battle.

“Just because this instructor wore this pilot suit, no one would have thought that he would directly participate in combat, right?”

“Uh…isn’t it?”

Andy asks, scratching his head.

Other Green Camp A platoon team members also look at each other.

I guess they thought I was really coming forward now.

“Andy. Are there people who wear suits while working out?”

“Uh, sometimes?”

“Then what about when you lift weights at the gym? Even when doing cardio at the same time?”

“Uh, so, is it appropriate attire for the time and place?”

“That’s right.”

I lightly pulled on the outside of the pilot suit.

“It’s clothing to protect the body from the acceleration of gravity. If I now wear a pilot helmet, I will be relatively safe.”

“Ah….”

The members of Team A are sighing sadly, but this is not the time to listen to their sighs one by one.

“If you are ready, hurry up and board your ‘rider’.”

The aircraft consists of Red Rider, White Rider, Black Rider, and Pale Rider, respectively.

If you ask why Pale Rider is named Pale and not Blue Rider-

‘What do you know?’

If you ask Chairman Yggdrasil or Arnold von Neumann, who is worried about how to safely operate a battleship, you will get the answer.

“Please board within 5 minutes. The battle might start right after that.”

“Yes?”

“I tried to take the time to explain while I was preparing, but unfortunately, I just got a call saying that preparations were finished.”

Beep beep.

[Instructor Cloud! Fenrir, ready!]

Lavender shouts loudly.

You’ve already received some hints from me –

correction.

As she was the key person in this operation, Lavender had already completed all preparations and was ready to jump into the operation right away.

“Everyone, board the aircraft. Get ready for battle.”

“Instructor…?”

“I am planning to board there temporarily.”

I pointed to the aircraft that everyone was looking at.

“In the life port that I think is the safest on this battleship.”

That place was the White Lancer, Paladin Mk.2, prepared by the Sagittarius Colony.

“Rest assured. I have no intention of taking away your credit. I will board the aircraft, but I have no intention of going to the front lines. Huhuhu.”

Although it is a real game, the original experience should be gained by newbies.

This is an investment for the future.

If I step forward, I will only die, and they will not be able to achieve any growth.

There are just a lot of deaths left.

* * *

A moment later, the cockpit of the Paladin Mk.2.

[Instructor. Is what you said just now true?]

“Not going to fight?”

[yes.]

“No.”

I answered honestly to Lavender’s question while we were face to face on a dedicated line.

“If I have to, I have to step forward. But I couldn’t tell them the truth. You know why, right?”

[If the instructor comes forward, he will defeat them all, so you can fight with confidence. Are you worried that I might have such carefree thoughts?]

“Yes.”

There is a reward in teaching Lavender from a long time ago.

“It is the fate of an ace pilot. If I go into battle with this guy, I will definitely win. Even if I turn a blind eye for a moment, this guy will take down the enemy. Even if I am surrounded and killed by the enemy, I will defeat them.”

[But the reality is… it’s a cold law.]

“Yes.”

So far, I’ve been lucky.

Even when dealing with the Artemis Colony or the space pirate flagship Titan 3, we came out on top thanks to Lavender’s performance as an ‘ace pilot’.

“You never know when and where death will come. Those guys need to know that. Because in this death, someone could later die in vain, to the point of calling it a ‘dog’s death.’”

Those who have become stardust in the universe will be more than the number of stars in the universe.

“Lavender. Are you nervous?”

[…yes. I’m nervous.]

I can feel the pressure in Lavender’s voice.

[If I fail, everyone will drift away again. Just like back then.]

Lavender takes a deep breath.

There was so much tension that the pilot suit kept moving up and down and even started shaking.

[Instructor. Of course, that won’t work, right?]

“Your aircraft is not a two-seat type. It’s not a panel made of ether.”

To relieve some of the tension, Lavender asked me to stay behind her and board Fenrir with her, but I politely declined the offer.

“You have to fight without me. That doesn’t just apply to Team A, it applies to you as well.”

[There is no instructor… I can’t think of it easily.]

“People always die. I could die in this battle right now.”

[If you say such dangerous and unfair things, I will become more nervous, right?]

“Oops. I didn’t intentionally try to make you nervous, but I think it’s still better than before, right?”

[…yes.]

Lavender takes another deep breath.

Lavender’s vital values seen through the panel gradually changed from the yellow caution line to green, and she entered a state of mental stability.

[Instructor. After this Sagittarius Colony salvation battle is over, would you like to meet my parents?]

“With your parents?”

[yes. I’ve passed by in the past, but it’s difficult to say I said hello to you formally, right? My parents said they would like to invite me to dinner once.”

“Um.”

This is not good.

“It’s the law of the universe that if I talk about something like this, I’ll die. Are you trying to assassinate me?”

[Well, that can’t be possible!!]

“Just kidding.”

Even if I joke like this, I don’t think the denial will go away, but I smiled lightly and nodded.

“Be careful. Ace pilots all have jinxes or routines, and sometimes minor actions can become traumas.”

[They say a true ace must maintain composure anytime, anywhere?]

“Oh. Now are you trying to teach me what I taught you?”

[No, that’s not it…!]

“There has been progress.”

I am satisfied.

“Now, I can graduate.”

[Instructor…?]

“…….”

[…Instructor? There, that is.]

After taking a deep breath for a moment.

“I’m telling you not to do this. Do you understand?”

[……ah.]

He answered Lavender with a smile, and soon his expression hardened.

“It looks like preparations are almost done on the bridge. As soon as we set off, I’ll leave everything to you. This Archdemon, Starlight Colony, and me.”

[……yes!]

Lavender responded in a loud voice and lowered the screen.

I also cut off communication with Lavender and closed my eyes for a moment.

“…….”

Bottom left of the panel.

A blue sparkling pattern appeared in a place that was not normally a display.

“…….”

I quietly nodded my head once towards the pattern, opened the public channel, and laid down on the seat.

After a while.

Slowly, vibrations began to be transmitted to the aircraft.

* * *

Coo coo coo coo.

Along with the vibration, the powerful launch sound of a large ship echoes throughout Starlight Colony.

[From now on, the ship, the Archdemon, is going to rescue the emergency situation of the Sagittarius Colony.]

Captain Edmund’s calm voice is transmitted through the public channel.

[Currently, all communication with the Sagittarius Colony has been cut off. Chairman December’s emergency line, who came to negotiate hostages, was also cut off. And currently, ‘ether mist’ particles have been detected near the Sagittarius colony.]

Aether mist particles.

Simply put, it is an etheric fog.

Whether it is electronic communication or other etheric communication, its role is to spread particles and cause communication disruption.

Particles mainly used in terrorism and war.

Therefore, when it comes to ether mist, everyone has no choice but to take it seriously.

Ah, something big has happened in the Sagittarius Colony.

Someone took advantage of the absence of the shrine and Chairman December to come here to cause an incident.

[We were challenged by the shrine. It is true that there is a fight with the Sagittarius Colony, but it is a fight, not a war.]

We did not go to war with the Sagittarius Colony.

[However, it is not justice to ignore a colony in crisis.]

Are we apostles of justice?

Not really.

Through this one salvation battle, we can lose 40 trillion credits, and there is also a political advantage in that we can make one of the 12 constellation colonies, the Shrine and Sagittarius Colony, into our eternal allies.

[We have the power. The power to establish justice and peace in the universe.]

But the right thing to do is not to say such things out loud.

[The Creator, Amethyst Fenrir, will lead us into battle.]

The front line of the Archdemon.

The Soul Gainer has already been ejected and is flying in front of the Arch Demon, its black-purple cape fluttering.

Although the rotating ether emitted only looked like a cloak, the appearance of the aircraft made it look like a scene from a movie.

[From now on, this battleship will jump.]

The number of people on board the battleship is not very large.

This is because all personnel are androids, and some of the core forces, such as the helmsman, are not actual humans.

However, it cannot be said that even in such a small number, there is no possibility of becoming a space lost child.

[From Archdemon to ‘Fenrir.’]

Not Wolverine 01, but unique call sign Fenrir.

[Dimension jump, commencement.]

This is not the battle of Lavender Whitely, a student pilot at the Academy, but the battle of Lavender Whitely, one of only 12 people in the universe and at the same time the only owner of Fenrir, the Creator.

[Whoa.]

After Lavender took a deep breath through the common channel.

[Ether wormhole, opening…!!]

In front of Fenrir’s hands, a huge amount of etheric energy began to gather.

The moment when the surrounding ether particles gathered towards Fenrir as if the space was distorted, like a whirlpool or something being sucked in.

Pa-ah.

Fenrir hurled a black sphere forward, creating a hole in space.

[March.]

Coo coo coo.

The Archdemon advanced at top speed toward the hole in space.

With Fenrir.

“…….”

When I close my eyes and the world turns white due to a foreign sensation, it returns to normal.

“…Total membership.”

I immediately operated the panel as the feeling resonated throughout my body.

“Battle, commencement.”

Towards what?

“Forward, Scorpio colony medium AS discovered. 1 minute later, engage. Estimated population, approximately…500.”

Beyond the dimensional jump, towards the attackers hiding within the etheric mist.

“Rash.”