episode_0126

Shrine.

Here is a man for whom it is now difficult to even show off his nickname.

“…It’s coming.”

The unfamiliar world of the brain mattress.

Although he is clearly controlling his body and brain waves, it is clearly visible that his body is made up of a hologram.

“Were all those who went to the first camp destroyed?”

[Exceeded 2000 units. Green Camp, soon approaching the rendezvous point.]

“Kuro.”

[…….]

The control AI was silent for a moment at Shin Gung’s words.

“You are trapped here because of me.”

[I am an AI born to assist the Master. If the Master is trapped in this prison of war, my role is to assist him there.]

“Originally….”

[You should have entered the Black Storm control AI. But I realized. AI sometimes needs to make irrational decisions like humans.]

“Is this an unreasonable judgment?”

Certainly, it is irrational.

AI goes against orders from superiors and selects a pilot based on judgment based on its own brain circuit?

It could be so.

You can select one person based on talent, background, skills, etc.

However, even in a situation like now where the shrine is in mental exile, it is not easy to follow the shrine to help.

“Thank you always.”

[It was nothing.]

“And I will continue to be grateful in the future.”

[……That’s probably impossible.]

AI says:

[My ether software has already been pushed to its limits. When the next generation and the next generation of AI comes out, those children will have much better computing abilities than me.]

“But they are not like you.”

[master.]

“My partner is only you. Even though everyone in the Sagittarius Colony mocked and criticized me, only you shared my childish behavior and came to the front lines with me.”

Shin Gung slowly grasps the control stick.

“You are with me. If the day comes when you can no longer go to the battlefield, then it will be time for me to throw away my nickname, Shingung, and come down as a human.”

[master.]

“But not now.”

Brain waves move the control stick through the brain mattress.

“Please continue to look after me.”

[Yes, Master.]

“Brother.”

[…….]

“Why but?”

[No, no.]

Although the data loading of the control AI stopped for a while.

[Sagittarius Colony special S-class aircraft, ‘Chiron’. It starts.]

Soon, with the hard voice of the control AI, the Shingung aircraft began to move.

Coo coo coo.

The size of a regular AS, like a miniaturized black storm.

However, unlike that of the Black Storm, which had the appearance of an in-mile body, Shingung’s body was holding an object resembling a crossbow in both hands.

[The enemy is approaching.]

“I’m sorry to the space pirates, but I can’t just sit still.”

The moment Shin Gung aimed the crossbow in both hands forward.

“and.”

Ta-eu-ang!

“Can you lose to the kids?”

The etheric bolt from the crossbow flew in a spiral and hit exactly one of the Green Camp platoon members’ aircraft.

* * *

Everyone wants to undo their mistakes.

Instructor Cloud suggested a brain mattress to Shingung as a way to reverse his mistake.

Perhaps the treatment is similar to that of space pirates, or even worse.

Unlike those who were taken prisoner while doing bad things like attacking colonies, Shingung tended to be somewhat mistreated.

But in any case, it is meaningless to continue talking about the past in the current situation.

Now is the time for the shrine to prove itself.

And he definitely proved his skills.

[Jesse, hit. Continuing the battle…possible. Power down by 30%.]

“Oh my god.”

Chairman December, who was watching the battle together, clicked his tongue.

“That guy, so calmly…?”

“The other name is Shingung. Jessie’s aircraft also places great emphasis on speed, so it hits the arm accurately at that distance.”

Vice Principal Stella calmly analyzed the situation.

“You said Chiron, right? That’s amazing. It’s a gas in the data that doesn’t exist…”

“This is an aircraft that was in the review stage before creating the Black Storm. It didn’t lead to actual production. The reason is…”

“Because it’s small?”

“……Must be dignified.”

Chairman December bowed his head.

“Isn’t it the same size as an ordinary Harkon? Although it was a specialty, its size was too small compared to other colonies.”

“But isn’t that why he’s so active?”

Captain Edmund controlled one side of the screen and displayed a video.

“As you can see, they are pushing it to this extent despite instantaneous connection with space marines.”

The members of the Green Camp platoon were dealing with the Space Marines, unleashing their firepower like crazy, but the platoon members began to be hit one by one by Shingung’s sniping that penetrated between them.

“Compared to Black Storm, the difference in absolute firepower is obvious. However, the advantage of that Harkon-based aircraft, Chiron, is…”

“Guerrilla. Combat durability. And….”

Too doo doo. Ta-ang.

“Sniping in a melee.”

[Aaaah–!!]

In the end, Jessie was the first to explode due to Shingung’s hit & away fight.

[I will kill you!]

[In the electronic world.]

[Andy!!]

[calm down. The real enemy hasn’t even appeared yet.]

[Ugh…!]

Jesse quickly regains his composure thanks to Andy’s comfort.

Although one of his arms was destroyed and tattered, he was unable to recover, and was still able to use the beam rifle in his intact hand to accurately headshot the space pirates who were running towards him.

[Don’t you think the number is increasing?!]

[The number is not increasing. It just keeps regenerating.]

Hanae finished the analysis.

[I found the victory conditions. This is a scenario where we attack and destroy the enemy’s ‘mother castle’.]

[Motherhood?]

[A situation where the power ratio between alien life and humanity is 99:1. However, this is a scenario where you win by destroying the mother ship… or ‘mother ship’, which is the center of the alien life form’s ruling system.]

[aha! Are you saying that there is an instructor in that motherhood?!]

[Maybe so. Instructor Aria. What do you think…?]

[…….]

Although the analysis has been completed, a decision does not come easily.

[Instructor Aria?]

[Divide the troops into three.]

As Aria spoke calmly, the Green Camp platoon members stopped moving for a moment.

[Team A, the four of you capture the shrine. Team B, Lavender. From now on, you will reach the center of the enemy with a short breakthrough.]

[Well, then the instructor…]

[I am in charge of the space marines who rush at me like moths.]

Despite dividing the team into a small number of people again, Instructor Aria’s actions were unstoppable.

[You have to put in all your effort to catch the assassin who is sniping amidst the barrage of supplies. But at the same time, there has to be someone who can receive the quantity. And we also need someone to cut out the source.]

Roles are divided in an instant.

[Go, Lavender. Give me a shot and come back.]

[…I’ll be backㅡㅡㅡ!!]

Lavender stepped on Fenrir’s booster and flew into the battlefield, generating purple electricity.

“……I wonder if it will be okay.”

“It’s okay. And instructor Aria’s actions like that will bring the most certain results of this battle.”

“Performance?”

“Did you forget? This is….”

Captain Edmund laughed, playing with his mustache.

“It’s called training.”

“…….”

“It’s okay to fail. They have a chance to try again. Because they are young people.”

“Failure….”

Chairman December smiled bitterly.

“Well. In practice, you can succeed without failing.”

He immediately smiled slightly and nodded.

* * *

“Indeed. Did you divide the unit into three?”

I sat in the simulation cockpit and slowly pushed my consciousness into the simulation.

All that is visible is the monitor and radar-minimap in front.

No matter how much I claim to be in the role of Phase 3, the information given is limited.

How many stories have you heard from outside?

You can’t easily judge the ‘enemy’s’ movements based on that.

Just move while thinking about the battle situation in front of you, the movements of your allies on the radar, and the strategy the enemy will choose.

– However, the role I can play is limited.

Bu-euung.

A wolf-like aircraft covered in purple lightning stops in front of me.

It runs on four legs, then takes on a new form, and aims one hand at me in the form of a humanoid AS.

[I came to win, instructor.]

Lavender’s playful voice.

[If I win, will you give me a reward?]

“Win.”

I grabbed the control stick.

“Are you seriously trying to win me over? Paladin?”

[You’ve never fought me directly 1:1 before.]

“Hmm.”

It’s a provocation.

I know it’s a provocation, but I can’t help but overlook it.

“We are willing to accept the burden of the server in order to demonstrate Fenrir’s power in the simulation, but we must be polite here.”

Chang Sesu is handling the load of moving data in this simulation for his master’s victory, so why should I leave him out?

And although my role in this simulation is Phase 3, I am also the ‘last line of defense’.

“Lavender. If you defeat me, this mock battle will end. After this, the victory condition for ‘Type-R Campaign’ is motherhood.”

[Then the instructor…]

“Like the last guardian of motherhood.”

I lifted the spear.

A weapon suitable for wielding, different from the usual cavalry.

[Ether…Halberd?]

“Now.”

It’s not always about holding a spear.

“Come.”

I can use a variety of weapons depending on the need.

“Try to defeat me.”