Eirun Last Code v1 Chapter 3

Chapter 3: The Heavenly Brave

 

Awakening from white consciousness. The world began to rapidly take on color.

"What is this?

The boy had no idea what had happened to him. As he woke up, his confusion increased.

Looking around, he realized that the place where he had been moments ago and the place where he was now were completely different places. After a delay, he realized something more; he realized that he had lost all control of the aircraft.

"Ocean? And gravity?”

The boy shouted. He punched the buttons on the right side of the control panel at high speed.

 

 

 

"Unknown approaching! Distance 1500! 1480!”

“At this busy time! Where are you from, you moron?” an officer said.

Raichou's gaze turned to the monitor on the right, which had a three-dimensional map. The yellow marker on the s yellow marker was descending rapidly.

“Satellite feed! It’s out!”

A female officer reported. The image on the central monitor switched. What appeared on the screen was a [large crimson fighter].

The body was shaped like an A in the alphabet. At the rear was a large booster. Red armor plates cover the entire body. It has 2 guns’ barrel on the bottom of the fuselage.

The mysterious Senkiso fighter was rapidly closing the distance between it and the second Fusi as it descended.

The mysterious Senkiso fighter was rapidly closing the distance between it and the 2^nd Fuji.

 "There is no match in Seitokai's weapons database, which includes everything that have been rolled out to date, even Neighbor....... Its total length is 30.5 meters long, which is nonstandard size. A new US military model? “

Several people raised their eyebrows at the report.

Due to the nature of their duties, many of the officers of the Seitokai were familiar with tactical weapons.

Normally, there are few Senkiso that exceed 20 meters in height from an operational point of view.

However, this Senkiso was over 30 meters. Based on its size, it is suspected to be facility-destroying bomber designed for long-range distance.

“How could such a thing……”

Shiki said in a shocked voice. While the officers were restless, Raichou ordered them to contact the Senkiso in question. One of the female officers hurriedly picked up the receiver of the wired phone.

 

 

 

A call sounds in the cockpit.

“Communications? At a time like this!”

The boy, who had been busy rebuilding the aircraft settings, shouted out.

“You there, fighter pilot! Stop! This is a specially designated area for anti-Maris warfare! Any further approach is considered a violation of airspace.”

“I'm sorry! Hold on a second!”

The boy responded while tapping the key button hurriedly. A muffled voice was heard on the other end of the line. The boy continues to input the information.

“It's a matter of national security! What you're doing right now!”

“So, shut up for a minute!”

Raising his voice, the boy gritted his teeth.

He didn't stop moving his fingers and told the woman on the other end of the line how desperate he was.

“I'm in the middle of a crash.......”

 

 

 

The female officer who made contact with the boy stopped moving with the receiver in her hand.

“Cellen, get out of there right now! There's an aircraft coming down! “

Shiki moved first, sending a transmission to Cellen.

But the only sound coming from Destoblum's line was the girl's crying scream. A beat later, the other officers began to move their hands.

"Seitokai to Headquarters Control Squadron! Unknown fighter is crashing! Unknown fighters is crashing! The location is Point D79, the coast where Destoblum and the Queen are! Notify all relevant authorities immediately! I repeat!”

While the students were in a panic, Raichou was looking at the fighters on the central monitor with a suspicious look on her face.

And the queen in the satellite image had also stopped her movement. As it held Destoblum down, its four eyes are eyes fixed on the sky.

 

 

 

Inside the cockpit, the outer frame light of the main monitor turned from red to green.

"Yes!”

The rocky surface approaching the main monitor ----------------- The boy grasped the control frame with both hands and pulled it up at once.

“Up, up, up!!!”

The Senkiso's boosters ignited ........................ and the plane lifted off the ground.

The crimson fighter swiveled vertically; It ascended with explosive acceleration.

A great sense of relief leaked from the boy's mouth. His grip on the control frame loosened.

“I apologize for the inconvenience. It's all right now.”

With that, the boy regained his awareness to sort out the situation.

The upper half of the monitor showed an expanse of blue ocean. The lower half was an island he had never seen before.

Smoke was rising from everywhere. From the sound of gunfire, the boy understood that this was a battlefield. He crosschecked the topography of the island with his memory, but it doesn't match any from his memory at all.

The boy clicked his tongue.

His did not expect to fall on a strange planet in the middle of a battle......hoping to avoid on getting involved, he trying to tell the woman on the other end of the line.

“First of all, this aircraft has no intention of intervening in the battle. This plane was in space on one of its maneuvers……. But when I came to, the plane fell here.”

"This is the chief of the Himuro Private School Seitokai, Kokonoe.

A dignified voice arrives in the cockpit, different from the earlier one.

"You seem to have very good pastime. But if this is the U.S. military's response to our urgent request, we have our own opinions. We will pursue this matter firmly through the UN.”

“US military? Yu En?”

The boy tilted his head. As ironic as her phrasing was, as far as the boy knew, he had never heard of such an institution.

“This is an ultimatum. From now on, if we don't get a solid answer, we will shoot you down.”

The boy grew anxious. The woman’s comment sounded like she was joking, but he could tell from the tone of her voice that she was serious. The boy replies in order to mediate.

“Jok, I'm not joking. This seems to be Earth, but where is this? From the level of the longitude and latitude, could it be somewhere in Wanomoto or Corinnace?”

“...... Please act properly!”

-------------- Her voice was laced with anger.

Just as the boy became even more impatient, a light in the lower right corner of the cockpit flashed red.

An attack signal!?

The boy was amazed.  He fired all the thrusters on the right side of the plane to maximum and shifted the plane wildly. Immediately afterwards, a black sphere appeared in the space where his plane had been until a few tenths of a second ago.

Startled, he zoomed in on the coast with the monitor. A monster with two faces was pointing a hand toward him. He don't know what that was, but if he had reacted even a little later, it would have been a direct hit.

 

 

 

“It avoided the Queen's IME!”

Seeing Senkiso's evasion image, Raichou stood up vigorously.

“Wait! I have no intention of fighting! I Repeat! I have no intention of fighting! Cease firing!”

The boy's voice drifted into the command center. This time it was the turn of the officers of the Seitokai to tilt their heads.

“Who is he talking to? Don't tell me he is talking to ...... Maris?”

“Maris doesn't understand a word you're saying.”

“Mo ~u!”

Shiki turned on the intercom again, still out of sorts.

 

 

 

"Is this the new model of Belfalcus!? I've never seen such a Supreme doll before!"

The boy started to analyze the video data as he turned the plane around. However, there was no data that match with that huge graphic body. 

“There's no way you can communicate with the Maris! You'll be shot down! Quickly escape!”

“Maris? You mean that monstrous thing?”

The boy's mind couldn't keep up with the strange words that was said to him again. Still confused, an old woman's voice came on the air.

“I'm sorry to confuse you, but I'm Himuro Raichou. I'm arranged to be the supreme commander for this war operation.”

The word "commander" made the soldier boy very nervous.

I'm sorry to be so abrupt, but can you do me a favor? You see that black thing on the beach? Can you help me with that?

“Commander!?"

The boy looks at the beach as the one who calls herself the commander tells him to. He knew that one side was outnumbered.

I'm not sure if this is a good idea, but it's a good idea. I know that one side is outnumbered. But he couldn't understand what they were saying (from the perspective of someone in the military).

“I don't understand what you mean?”

Requesting cooperation from a unknown outsider, who could be dangerous ,was a huge problem according to the military regulations of the boy's unit.

The boy begins searching for the aim of the person who calls himself the commander. But it soon became impossible to do so.

“Well, don't be like that, just listen to this.”

“Nooooooooo! No more! Let me out!”

 What was delivered was the voice of a girl crying out.

“What ............... is this?”

The boy's face turned pale. From the sound of the voice, he guessed that it was a young girl who was screaming.

“It's the pilot in the black one, you know. She's almost a civilian and hasn't been trained to withstand the current situation. She doesn't even have time to listen to what I have to say.”

“No way………… from the sound of her voice, she is just a child!”

“And. The short version is that we're fighting a monster right now. It doesn't matter whether it's an alien or a giant monster, we are fighting to the death with something like that.”

"Wait, .......... ...Monsters?”

The boy immediately begins to analyze the monstrosity.

When he checked the heat reaction, he found that it has an organic biological reaction, a living organism. The results of his investigation lend credence to the old woman's statement. The boy could no longer deny the contents outright.

“Just hear me out. ...... There's the monster with two of those faces. This battle is not over until that creepy thing is killed. Unfortunately, we don't have enough strength. If that black one gets killed, we're in trouble. You can see the island from there. Every single person on that island is going to be killed.”

As soon as he was told, the boy saw a group of cities surrounded by iron walls. The island looks like an old castle or a fortress. Is it possible that this monster is aiming for that island?

The situation was beyond the boy's imagination. Conflict began to pound in his chest.

“Your vehicle looks like it's for combat, right? All you have to do is create a little opening. We'll do everything else. From your point of view, we are strangers, but there are still tens of thousands of people here. I don't think we can simply leave them to die. What do you think? Mysterious fighter pilot.”

“That's true ...... however”

 The boy was troubled.

What if what this person claiming to be the commander is telling the truth?

If the life of this girl, who is still crying out, is about to disappear ...................... I can't leave her to die now that I was here. However.

“I'm sorry, but I can't meet that request. ................. I'm a soldier.”

Position and responsibility. Whenever a decision is made, the two always come into play. The boy did not have the right to fight for his feelings.

“So what? I don't think It’s necessary to have complicated reason to help people.”

“For someone who calls himself a commande ...... that's a mouthful!”

The boy drowned out the old woman's voice. He also raised his voice to admonish himself for continuing to waver.

“I'm a soldier! I can't intervene in another country's war without permission, no matter what the reason!”

Surprised voices of several people on the other end of the line can be heard.

He found himself shouting out loud, and the more heated he became, the more his spirits sank.

The old woman's reply came after a moment of silence.

“I see, do what you want. Unfortunately, we don't have the time to do worry about catching you right now. Once you're out of our waters, you'll be safe for now. You're in luck, kid.”

The transmission was cut off in a light tone. However, the girl's crying voice was still coming through the cockpit. The boy gritted his teeth. He thought that was a dirty thing to do.

 

 

 

 

“Anyone?”

In front of Cellen ----------------- the Queen’s face can be seen through the Destoblum's omnidirectional monitor

“Pilot of that black frame, do you copy?

She thinks she heard something. But with the Queen's face on the monitor and the countless pawns that lifted the edges of their mouths such that the insides can be seen, Cellen was scared out of her mind.  

“Help ….. me”

Cellen whispered once more in the cockpit, where no one responded. Then -----------

“Just listen! You idiot!”

A yell loud enough to make her spine jump.

 

 

 

“No ...... order, no more.”

The girl's voice came back. The boy was enrage when she heard that.

---------------...... poor little thing.

The girl's voice was numb. It feels like the girl’s mental balance was in danger. He wondered what kind of treatment she had been put through to be able to produce such a pathetic voice.

The boy was filled with anger that he did not know where to put it. As his anger grew, as did his desire to help the girl even more.

“I'm not giving you an order. I'm sorry, speak up.”

The boy said softly. He wanted to do the best he could for this girl right now.

You don't have to talk if it's hard. If you're afraid of that monster………. just close your eyes and listen to what I have to say. You don't have to do anything else. It's not hard, is it?

When the boy finished, a silence fell. In other words, she's listening to me.

“You're a straight shooter. That's great.”

The boy was aware of the gentle tone of his voice. He also focused all his attention on the enemy's attack.

“The next step is to think of something you like. Just fill your head with it. ...... How about that, doesn't it make you feel a little better? Also, take your time. When you think of something, try to say it out loud.”

Silence fell again. The enemy's movements rushed through the boy's mind. The boy waited patiently, his nerves frayed, for the girl to speak.

"...... Shiro.”

The communication came in. He felt a definite life in the voice. The boy's face beamed.

"Shiro, like.” 

“I see. Is that a pet or something? If you're hungry...!”

The boy's face opens wide due to a ------------------ sudden attack signal. 

Directly across the control frame, the fighter's boosters roared. The plane shifted with a tailspin rotation. Just in the nick of time, the fighter evaded the mysterious black sphere.

“…… this is troublesome.”

The boy felt a small sense of relief. As long as he didn't know what kind of attack it was, he couldn't let it hit him. It's also important not to make the girl he was talking to uncomfortable.

He has come to a strange place and his in a big pinch again.

I let out a self-mocking laugh. However, even in this situation, the boy's spirit was strong. He had been through many perils to get to where he was today. The situation was acceptable to the boy.

“You shouldn't be in a place like this. ...... Let's go home.”

He passes the message gently to the girl. A girl's surprised voice on the other end of the line can be heard. She was silent for a while; this time the silence was long. Eventually, the girl sent a communation back to the boy.

"Will you ...... help me?

The girl asked in a small, tear-stained voice. The boy nodded.

“Yes. I will help you with everything I have. So, don't cry anymore.”

As he said this, a strong light appeared in the boy's crimson eyes.

 

 

 

Everyone in the control room was listening to the conversation between the boy and Cellen.

The [?] marker on the 3D map was moving back and forth around the Queen.

"Fortunately, the one who's holding you has its attention on me. From the way its's moving, it seems it's more obsessed with me than with you. Can’t you just get away from it while you can?”

“Missiles, no more. The amazing weapon is also no good…….. Only the backscratcher is left.”

“That seems to be something.”  

While doing a distraction maneuver, the boy did not fail to hear Cellen's words.

“Cellen is ...... starting to recover.”

“He seemed to be used to dealing with panic symptoms. It could be experience or it could be something in his nature, but what a ballsy thing to do in front of a ...... Queen.”

Shiki was amazed at the boy's skill, and Raichou adds her thoughts as she taps a panel key on the optical monitor in her seat. After the fighter avoided the Queen's attack, Raichou attention had turned to the boy.

 

 

 

A light shone in Cellen's mind. Cellen's body, which had been bound by fear and unable to move, gradually regained its freedom.

"Black.”

The new order to Destoblum, which was keeping silence due to it projecting Cellen's fear, caused the eye camera, which had been turned off, to glow.

Three of the four machine arms were grabbed by the enemy, and the last one, which was hanging down, snapped like a whip.

Two of the queen's arms flew in an arc. Blood gushed out from the base of its arms like a fountain.

The witch would not miss this opportunity.

The vines she regained joined in. With a splash of blood, she cut off another arm as well.

The machine arms of the Destoblum serves not only as a launch pad for adjusting the firing position of the small-caliber IME cannon, but they are also a weapon for hand-to-hand combat.

In front of Destoblum's tendrils, even a few meters thick armored plate is no different from Styrofoam.

“Kya! “

Cellen looks in disgust at the bloody Queen.

Blue flames spewed from Destoblum's large hat; propulsion is created. As she broke away, the queen's face was burned by the flames of the thrusters.

 

 

 

"Well done!

The crimson fighter shift position. A pair of cannons were aimed at the Queen.

“I judge that you have not heeded repeated warnings! This plane will take defensive action!”

It's difficult, but the fact the protocol still needed to be followed remained.

It was painful, but the fact that the order was followed remained. In case that it was difficult to avoid danger, the boy was allowed to exercise his right of self-defense.

“Wait! That's enough! Leave the rest to Cellen! No conventional weapons can harm the Queen!”

The voice of restraint comes in ......, but it was already after the trigger was pulled.

The blue particles were charged into the pair of guns nuzzle. It was like a swarm of fireflies being sucked into the muzzle.

The blue light grew in size and exploded. The light shot out as cannonballs.

“““!!”””

A voice buzzed from the comms.

There were two large holes in the abdomen and chest where Malice's face had been, just as the boy had aimed.

"Not yet!

The barrel of the fighter's gun slides as if it were split down the middle. A drum-like cylinder was exposed from inside. It began to rotate, emitting a rainbow-colored light.

The light shot out again; It was a machine gun of light.

As it glides, the crimson fighter rips the Queen's body to shreds.

The hand that was slowly stretched out ......, and the body that was trying to move forward ......, were hit by bullets of light.

The Queen had already stopped moving when the fighter passed by it.

"Enemy forces successfully neutralized ..............., no damage on my end”.

The boy sighs and leans back in his seat. Behind the fighter, as if playing in slow motion, the hole-ridden Queen collapsed onto the beach.

 

 

 

“What ...... was that?”

Raichou dropped the cigarette she had been smoking.

“Im… impossible to analyze. From the shape of it, I can only guess that it's some kind of plasma or something similar.”

A male student reported in horror, while Shiki gulped and shook her head.

“You mean it defeated Queen? “

The time of the operation: two hours and 23 minutes. The battle ended in an unusual way with the intervention of a mysterious fighter plane.

 

 

 

In the cockpit of the Destoblum -----------------  the image of the crimson fighter was replayed over and over again. 

Cellen's eyes filled with tears; these were tears of joy.

"Who are you ......?”

Cellen asked the crimson fighter.

 

 

 

The hour ticked to 1800.

The area was tinged with madder red; it felt like it was dusk.

This is the Himuro Private School facility ground, which is used as a schoolyard during normal times. Students crowded around to find a place to watch; their number was around one to two hundred.

After the battle was over, the mysterious fighters tried to leave the island, but were surrounded by nine battleships that had arrived late. When the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) gave the order to disarm the ships in a show of force, the atmosphere at the scene became tense.

Raichou intervened to calm the situation. She then guides the crimson fighter to this location.

Even more ………………. The Seitokai guided the fighter pilot on an open channel, which is why the fuss has become so big

Among them were Aoi, who had bandaged on her arm, and the members of the Mobile Division, who had been treated.

One person joins the crowd of onlookers.

--------------- Good. He hadn't arrived yet.

It was Shiki; she looked somewhat fidgety.

Meanwhile, a number of hired cars, led by a limousine, stopped in the schoolyard in a bead of cars. 

On the other hand, a number of hired cars, including limousines, stopped in the schoolyard. With several guards in tow, Raichou was the last to arrive at the schoolyard.

“the general herself doesn't need to go out here…… we don’t know if it’s safe”

“I'm the one who dragged him into this mess, you know. It doesn’t feel good to not say a word of gratitude.”

Ignoring the SP (Security Police) who was advising her, Raichou headed for the center of the schoolyard.

Directly across from Raichou and the others, tens of meters away, following the instructions of the students waving the guidance sticks, a huge fighter slowly descends.

A gust of wind whipped up the sand in the schoolyard, and Raichou continued to watch without closing her eyes.

The wind died down and the crimson fighter plane revealed itself to the public.

“...... is huge.”

“Wow, it's so red!”

Aoi murmured. A younger female member of the club also raised her voice in admiration. The sharp-edged body and red armor plates are eye-catching; Aoi thought it was a little too flashy for a military weapon.

The bottom part of the fighter opened.

A rope came down automatically with the sound of a winch motor. With one foot on the step-like bracket at the end of the rope, a pilot emerged.

The pilot gave a brief salute to the students who have guided him and then stood in front of Raichou.

“…… Fu ~a”

Shiki's eyes were drawn to the pilot. She held her hands to cool her flushed cheeks.

“That quite a pretty handsome guy on board.”

Shrugging her shoulders, Raichou was flabbergasted.

The boy was wearing a crimson pilot suit, the same as the fighter.

The red suit wrapped tightly around his body. The dull glow of the protectors on his shoulders and chest area is impressive. A moon-shaped emblem was attached to the back of his right hand.

His height is in the latter half of 170cm. He has shaggy black hair. His face is slightly feminine, but his eyes and nose are clearly defined. He has a sweet mask that seems to be popular with women.

He has black eyes and is a Japanese boy in his late teens.

“He fits the image perfectly.”

Shiki let out a melodious voice.

The boy looked sideways at his surroundings, as if he was wary.

“Thank for your help. Mysterious fighter pilot ……… and it's nice to meet you. I'm Raichou Himuro, the owner of this island. I'm the old lady who was bossing you around earlier.”

Raichou makes a deliberate show her broad smile. The boy's uplifted shoulders drooped slightly, perhaps relieved to see that wrinkled smile.

“I'll have to write you a thank-you note or something. As the chief administrator of this territory, I'll ask you. Can you tell me your name and affiliation, if you don't mind?”

Raichou said, and the boy paused, pondering for a few seconds. Then he looked up as if he had made up his mind; he stood back upright and saluted Raichou.

"The Clover Kingdom of the Lunar Sphere, Reinhardt's Army.”

A series of unhurried movements told of the boy's military service.

It was a very clear voice, suitable for a commander. All the students couldn't believe their ears.

Regarding the country and the affiliation that he referred to…… the schoolyard was polarized between those who had heard of it and those who had not.

“7th Galactic Battalion, Orson, attached to the special reconnaissance ship Star Vega ------------"

He was well known among those involved in military affairs.

The fear of the boy, who hesitated to reveal his true identity, was a complete unfounded. Instead, only about 20% of the students gathered could react to that title, which is otherwise famous here.

All were stunned by the unfamiliar word.

"Captain Eirun Bazzat, Maam!”

The boy greeted with the utmost respect.

A small number of dry laughter breaks out in the quiet space.

Later, the boy's ears picked up the same kind of laughter from several places.