episode_0148

[road. Come to your senses.]

Oh shit, my head is pounding.

It was difficult for Gilbert to come to his senses due to the pain that felt like he had been holding his head and slamming it into an iron wall over and over again.

In fact, I was not wrong as I hit my head on the wall inside the cockpit several times due to being shaken by excessive force.

Gilbert, who barely came to his senses after CT’s repeated calls, dazedly wiped the hot liquid flowing down his face with the back of his hand. When I looked at the back of my hand after wiping it, I saw sticky blood on it.

I shook my head a few times, but I still felt dizzy. Judging by the fact that the back of his neck was stiff, it looked like he had suffered a mild concussion when he hit his head in the cockpit.

The condition was not normal to say the least, but it was good considering it had been hit by a club that the monster Ogre had swung with all its might.

It was no exaggeration to say that it took all of their luck to at least avoid having the entire cockpit ripped off.

“CT. today… . What is the status?”

My voice cracked. It wasn’t just his head that was injured, but he could taste the fishy taste of blood in his mouth.

[Colossal soldiers cannot move. It is completely destroyed.]

“What is the best choice I can make in the current situation?”

[analyze. In the current situation, it is judged that the best choice is to use characteristic skills. You must board Commander Ian’s Colossus.]

Although my head wasn’t working very well, it didn’t mean I couldn’t understand what CT-777 was saying. Beyond the screen, which was painted entirely in red, I could see Ian’s giant god soldier lying somewhere.

When Gilbert saw that, he was able to remember why he had become like this.

The reason why he became this idiot was because he suddenly jumped out and pushed Ian, who was running towards the monster ogre, and instead got hit with a club.

Gilbert’s teeth suddenly ground together.

The variable in Ian that he had been so wary of exploded.

It would have been the right decision to let it happen, but it wasn’t done. One way or another, Ian was an ally in the punitive force, and as a soldier and a knight, leaving his ally in danger was something he could not do due to his personality.

– Kwawawa!

Gilbert pushed his thoughts about Ian to the back of his mind as he heard the monster Ugre’s howl. The monster ogre let out a roar of victory, as if it had not judged the giant god soldier that had stopped moving to be an enemy.

It was unknown when the monster Ogre would confirm and kill, and the retreat of the punitive force was not yet complete. To solve both of these problems, Gilbert had to board Ian’s giant soldier.

Even if his physical condition wasn’t normal, his characteristic skill, CT-777, and the super artificial spirit Precia would be inside Ian’s giant god bottle, so I thought there might be a way to solve it.

After taking a short breath, Gilbert opened the cockpit and jumped out, taking only the CT-777 with him.

– Cough?

Perhaps sensing human mana, fierce eyes turned towards Gilbert. While the guy was assessing the situation, Gilbert, who had to switch to Ian’s Giant God Soldier, raised the mana in his body to full power.

Ugh, what a dog.

As I raised my mana, I felt the pain of being stabbed through my body, probably due to the aftereffects of being hit squarely by a club wrapped in demonic energy, which also affected my mana load.

Of course, if you complain about being in pain, it was only a matter of time before you became a snack for the monster ogre who had figured out the situation. He forced himself to endure the pain and ran with all his might towards Ian’s giant god soldier.

– Wow!

After understanding the situation, the monster Ogre began to move.

This was the worst situation for Gilbert, who had not yet reached Ian’s colossus level. Considering its size, it was clear that it would arrive in front of us in the blink of an eye.

Gilbert made another gamble here.

“Breaking the limit”

[Starting to break through the limit.]

[warning! When a limit breakthrough is activated, a permanent decrease in abilities may occur.]

– Excited!

“Keup!”

Unlike usual, as soon as I used Limit Break, I felt a pain that was squeezing my heart.

Even when used with a normal body condition, the burden of breaking the limit is high, and trying to use it with a messed up body causes trouble.

But the effect was excellent. The more I squeezed my heart, the faster I ran.

He was able to shake off the monster ogre that was just a stone’s throw away and place the cockpit of Ian’s giant god soldier under his feet.

Without time to explain the situation, he grabbed the outer handle with the intention of tearing off the cockpit, but the cockpit door opened unexpectedly.

I didn’t think Ian would have opened it so readily, but it was a good thing.

After entering the cockpit, Gilbert pushed the unconscious, limp Ian aside and squeezed into the cockpit.

[headsman. You probably brought the artificial spirit with you, right?]

Gilbert chuckled at Fresia’s sharp voice, which he even missed. Since I didn’t know his characteristic skills, it seemed like he was asking if he had brought the artificial spirit of the giant soldier he was originally riding.

“Please provide support CT”

[Confirmed. I will sync it to the characteristic skill.]

[headsman! What on earth are you talking about…huh?!]

[The characteristic skill appears when your body is hot.]

[The special conditions for the characteristic skill ‘Your Aircraft is Cool’ are confirmed.]

[Skill limit breakthrough activated… . check.]

[Whether or not to acquire skills unemployed… . check.]

[Match rate with the superhuman spirit Precia… Confirmed first time operation.]

[Some of the special conditions for Your Aircraft Is Awesome have been met, so the upper attribute skill ??? is available for a limited time.]

[Check the conditions for skill unemployment. High-level skills ??? are available for a limited time.]

The moment the giant god soldier began to move, numerous message windows covered Gilbert’s eyes.

There were a lot of unknown messages, but the important thing now was to subdue the monster Ogre.

Gilbert, who had cleared away all distracting system messages, grabbed the Giant God Soldier’s control stick.

The giant god soldier stood up, his red eyes burning with golden magic.

Gilbert smiled despite the pain that was squeezing his heart and the blood that was pouring out.

The escape route was visible.

***

[Ian! Wake!]

Freesia shouted to wake up Ian, who had lost consciousness, but Ian showed no signs of waking up.

When the bastard Gilbert was hit with a stick on his behalf and sent flying away, Ian, who was mumbling to himself as if in shock, was unable to react to the monster ogre’s subsequent attack and fell unconscious.

Presia, who knew very well the danger of the monster Ogre, tried her best to wake Ian up somehow.

I called him with a connected psychic, and even applied electric magic to give him a small shock.

But Ian didn’t know how to open his eyes to any method. It seemed like his body was refusing to wake up due to the shock he received right before he lost consciousness.

What should I do?

There was nothing that the incorporeal Presia could do.

There was a way to activate autonomous mode, but it was clear that it would only be running at half capacity now that Ian was unconscious. It was a natural result since the contractor who was supposed to infuse her with mana fainted.

However, if the giant god soldier was moved at about half the operating rate here, there was a high possibility of attracting the attention of the monster ogre. Even for Ian’s safety, that method could never have been chosen.

There’s only one thing left.

Presia looked at Gilbert’s fallen giant soldier. Based on the level of visible damage and her analysis magic, Gilbert’s Colossus was impossible to maneuver.

I don’t know what condition Gilbert was in, but in this situation, the bastard’s help was desperately needed to escape safely with Ian.

It was not impossible for him to escape at all costs as long as he could grab the artificial spirit and board Ian’s giant god soldier.

Precia hated Gilbert, who was rumored to be an asshole, but regardless of that, she purely recognized his skills.

Although he had already grown into a giant knight, it was Gilbert Lionheart who was looking beyond that.

Did her earnest prayer reach heaven?

The door to the cockpit where Gilbert was riding opened, and Gilbert jumped out of it. Seeing him running here, fluttering golden mana, he seemed to be thinking the same thing as her.

The monster Ogre came to his senses in the middle, but his overall abilities, including his physical abilities, seemed to skyrocket, as if he had done something. Gilbert, whose eyes were burning with golden mana, arrived at the giant soldier’s cockpit at once.

I hurriedly opened the cockpit door, trying to grab the outside handle as if I was planning on tearing the door off.

[headsman. You probably brought the artificial spirit with you, right?]

Precia asked about the presence or absence of the most important artificial spirit. Instead of answering, he took a seat in the cockpit and placed the artificial spirit core he was holding in one hand next to her.

“Please provide support CT”

[Confirmed. I will sync it to the characteristic skill.]

[headsman! What on earth are you talking about… Huh?!]

She was about to shoot at the babbling idiot without even disconnecting her from the giant spirit soldier, but ended up making an embarrassed sound at the sudden unfamiliar sensation she felt.

But she couldn’t come to her senses from the unfamiliar sensation she was experiencing for the first time. It was a feeling that even Precia, who had existed for a long time, did not know about this.

Gilbert grabbed the control stick.

At that moment, Precia had the illusion that her soul had been captured by Gilbert.

“Going.”

[you… . What on earth… hic!]

As I pulled the control stick, I lost consciousness. This was also my first feeling.

It was an unfamiliar feeling that none of the Colossus knights who had dealt with her from ancient Atlantica until now, not even Ian, could feel.

If I were to simply divide it into bad or not bad, it wasn’t bad.

No, it was the opposite.

rather… . It was on the good side.

But Precia soon denied it.

There was no way I could feel good because of that kind of idiot.

[road. I will start syncing with the current artificial spirit.]

“I understand. Change CT goal settings.”

[check.]

[you guys… . [What on earth have you done to me]

“There is no time to explain.”

Presia gritted her teeth at the firm words.

I tried hard to somehow control my mind so as not to be swayed by this sensation.

“The goal is complete silence of the monster ogre.”

[check. Goal setting. The complete silence of the monster ogre. I will support you.]

[What on earth are you talking about except me!]

The spirit that I had barely managed to control immediately spread everywhere.

As Gilbert pulled the Giant God Soldier’s control rod and infused magical power, Precia, who was connected to the Giant God Soldier, felt something more than what she had felt earlier.

A strange feeling as if the soul was divided into pieces and then merged into one.

It seared deep into her soul something she had never known before.

Precia watched Gilbert’s battle, panting even though she did not need to breathe.

After some time, Precia got used to the strange sensation. I was confused by the sensation I first encountered, but as I became accustomed to it as a super artificial spirit, I began to control it skillfully.

When I returned to my usual Precia, I began to coolly analyze Gilbert’s piloting skills.

As expected, I hate to admit it, but it was excellent piloting skills.

Unlike Ian, he was demonstrating extreme piloting skills that completely excluded unnecessary movements and emphasized efficiency.

Flexibility, boldness, and standard yet irregular movements.

There was flawless perfection in Gilbert’s manipulation skills.

And this guy… .

At first I was so embarrassed that I didn’t notice, but now I notice.

No matter how excellent his piloting skills were, the delay phenomenon that was bound to occur was not visible to him.

It was like seeing Ian’s characteristic skill, integration.

To be precise, this was a phenomenon that could be seen when integration was used when it was fully grown.

Precia had a question.

As to why this idiot is capable of such skills.

Of course, finding the answer wasn’t difficult.

Gilbert Lion Heart has a characteristic skill related to the Giant God Soldier.

That was the analysis Presia could make.

I couldn’t tell exactly what characteristic skill it was, though.

Precia looked at Gilbert, who was struggling, with different eyes.

I saw him based on the preconceived notions I had heard about Ian up until now, but I was wondering if it was true to see him that way.

Of course, it was not true that there was no past history about Gilbert that I heard from Ian.

According to the information she gathered, he was the worst person who committed evil.

He is called the count’s shame, and his abilities are poor.

That’s why she hated Gilbert. The example of the human group she hated was Gilbert.

However, he said that at some point, he changed as a person.

Precia did not believe this either.

Instead, I thought he was becoming more clever and deceiving people.

Until this moment today, that thought has not changed.

She basically thought that human nature does not change. This was something I naturally learned after signing contracts with many people over a long period of time.

But is it right to judge a person who works so desperately to save people and walks to the brink of death as a fool?

Is the man in front of me, who is trying his best to save Ian and subdue the monster ogre with his messed up body, based on his past history and present, really a piece of trash that cannot be saved?

Even Precia, who had existed for such a long time, could not easily come up with an answer. Since this was a type of human being I had never seen before, there was a lack of specimens to compare and detailed information about him.

“Pfft!”

[warning. There are signs that the monster Ogre is going berserk.]

Presia was pulled out of her thoughts by the strong shaking giant soldier and the urgent cries of the artificial spirit.

I didn’t know how he was handling himself having signed a formal contract, but the important thing now was to get out of this situation.

[headsman. I will support you, so please follow along.]

“You just kept talking about a topic you’ve been playing around with.”

[what? Do you know who I am and say that?]

“Should I know that? What I have to do now is tear that monster ogre to pieces. Other than that, it’s pretty good.”

[under! If you’re so confident about showing off, try to get over it quickly, right?]

“It’s still like that. Can you follow me?”

Precia scoffed as she saw Gilbert provoking her with a grin.

I thought it was funny that he was now provoking someone to follow him. I watched him silently because he was using an artificial spirit that had good performance in its own way, and it seemed like he was looking down on me.

[headsman. That’s what I’m going to say. Can you pick me up? It’s the opposite. The one following you is you, you idiot!]

Presia spread all of Gilbert’s mana that she had accepted onto the Giant God Soldier. The Colossus currently riding was a general-purpose Colossus, so its performance was not very good, but Precia had one solution.

Originally, this method was only possible if Ian had complete control over the integration skill, but it was judged that Gilbert, who had a similar characteristic skill, would be able to handle it well.

[road. The power output of the Giant God Soldier has exceeded its limit.]

You’re here!

Gilbert smiled at CT-777’s words.

If limit breaking applies to the human body, Presia could use the same ability as limit breaking on the giant god soldier.

Because it is a technique that increases output beyond the aircraft’s capabilities, it places a heavy load on the Colossus after use, but it is an excellent technology in terms of performance alone.

“Good. Well then, it’s a contest. Precia.”

[…Do you know me?]

“Concentrate. Don’t mistake priorities.”

[I don’t like it.]

Pressia clicked her tongue at Gilbert’s words and activated all of the Giant God Soldier’s magic power.

Overheat.

It was a unique technology possessed by Presia.

***

“Wow!”

Gilbert coughed up blood and looked at the screen.

My vision was blurry because I was coughing up so much blood, but I was able to put a smile on my face.

[You monster-like idiot.]

I could hear Pressia’s harsh words, but it was still good.

I lost a lot of blood, but I survived anyway.

[uh? hey! You idiot, come to your senses!]

[road. Come to your senses.]

Gilbert blinked and then came to his senses.

Before I lost consciousness, I was able to see a full system message window.

[The achievement Monster Ogre Slayer has been achieved.]

[Noble spirit! All unit members saw the sacrificial aspect of wasting time while the punitive force retreated. Your noble spirit of sacrifice spreads widely throughout the continent.]

[Achieve the achievement Noble Spirit.]

[The mana load is seriously damaged because the limit has been exceeded.]

[You reach your physical limit and your super regenerative ability awakens.]