"Both parties are in a relationship where they return what they have received to the other party properly, so as long as this is met, there is no reason why they must return everything... But if there is an extra part, then that is a different matter, right?"
Regarding the "guarantee of personal safety" proposed by the human army to Theon, Theon provided "combat power" and "intelligence" as he does now.
The current situation is that balanced, but it would be different if there was something given to Theon from Aqed.
"I see."
Perhaps understanding what Xion meant, Ajit fell into deep thought through the communication.
"How about ten of the hobby products that can be purchased near the Miami base?"
"The negotiation was successful! It just so happens that I also want to do an experiment, let's do it!"
To be honest, as long as Akide showed his will, anything would be fine, so he hastily raised Asano's height.
"Chief of Staff! Please give me all the data on changing from lake to river!"
"Okay, I'll do it right away!"
Just ask Anna, and the data will be transmitted at the speed prepared in advance.
Perhaps he had anticipated how Theon would respond to Akid, but now he was truly grateful.
According to the data, the machine body was turned in the direction connected to the river, and the mobile armors such as "Mistolstan" and "Saber" arrived just in time.
"The mobile armor unit will attract the slimes and the others!"
He heard the sudden instructions and Haruma's complaints, but he ignored them and flew towards the point.
Because it’s them, even though they may complain, they will still give priority to slimes.
On the way, pick up the "Dragon Bracelet" from your waist and stand in front in high output mode.
"Gather together, sworn ones of the heat, devour your hot rays and replace the power of the Unsullied."
In front of the muzzle of the "Dragon Sword", a red magic circle unfolded.
Xion continued while confirming.
"Come on, all the descendants of Ice and Snow, gather together, weave blue patterns, and lock everyone up with shining light."
Another blue magic circle appeared next to the red magic circle.
Both magic formations seemed to be waiting for the flash of light from the "Dragon Sword", with the spear points never leaving their bodies.
The slimes seemed to have successfully bitten Haruma and the others, as there was no movement near the point leading to the river.
This way, you can move forward with your work with peace of mind.
"I think it should be fine, but please don't let anyone enter my launch line! Don't accidentally freeze to death in early spring!"
As much attention was aroused via communication as "Dragon Nest" unleashed its sparkle.
The hot wire that originally burned through the target turned into white light through the red magic circle, and then turned into pale light through the pale magic circle.
The blue flash that cut across the sky formed a huge ice block the moment it reached the boundary of the lake and river.
"Oh, it worked! Even if it's officially on the stage, there will be a way!"
"Istar, this is..."
"I'll explain it later!"
Blocking the startled Ajit's communication, it also immersed the points leading to other rivers in the ice.
Just cover all the key points and the rest will be easy.
"All retreats in the downstream direction have been blocked! The next step is to hunt down all the slimes in a hurry!"
In order to boost morale, "Alert" immersed the place where slimes and others were densely packed in ice, while launching an assault on the battlefield where "Mistoldin", "Saber" and others were raging.
"There are no signs of dark clouds in the lake. By the way, there seems to be no movement in the surrounding area."
Theon's report relieved the tension within the bridge.
Aki himself also relaxed his body and leaned back on the captain's seat.
"Thank you all for your hard work. Everyone except Xion will go back to the ship directly. Xion's ice-stained spot should find a way to go back. There is always a way anyway, right?"
"'clear'"
"Okay, I'll melt it completely."
After confirming Haruma and the other three's cheerful answers and Xion's tired answers, Anna also stretched her body to relax her nervousness.
"Finally, I defeated them all."
"Ah, blocking their escape route."
"However, ten dishes are quite overwhelming. If you are asked to buy the most luxurious desserts, it will probably cost a lot of money..."
"Cheaper than human life."
Watching the conversation between Anna and Argento, Mist looked unhappy.
I looked at her and she immediately spoke.
"Captain, you have no reason to keep your agreement with that monster, right?"
"Why?"
"After all, isn't it a problem for him to hide his own strength? Claiming to be a collaborator, but hiding his trump card... I can only think that he has some intentions!"
Mist asked Akide in a strong tone.
Usually, Anna would interrupt the conversation about Xion, but she was still talking to Ajid just now, but now she seemed to be communicating with someone somewhere.
In this way, admonishment becomes Aki's job.
Akid began to think about how to reply to Mist——
"……What exactly happened?"
Unexpectedly, Lambda actually said this to Misty.
Although he, like other soldiers, believed that Theon was dangerous, he did not expect that he would support Theon.
Perhaps this was the same point Misty was unable to retort as sharply as usual.
"The cooperative relationship between the human military and the outside world is formed for mutual benefit. Is it against the rules for the military to unilaterally force something?"
What the military forces the outside world to do is, to put it bluntly, a threat.
Doing so may lead to the concentration of power and loss of control of the human military. Therefore, not only the inside of the human military, but also the outside will be closely monitored.
"Having said that."
"In this case, even if that kid hides his trump card a little, there won't be any problem, right? Because he strictly abides by the contract with the top management."
"But he is a monster that we cannot understand! Don't you think that human legal restraint alone is not enough?"
Hearing what Misty said, Lambda's eyes became serious.
His eyes were definitely not good at ordinary times. Faced with his sharp eyes, Misty flinched a little.
"Speaking of which, I don't like what my superiors did this time... From what I heard, the contract between the military and that kid was to let him fight that kid at the expense of his own personal safety. ?”
"So what?"
"If you don't want to be killed, fight for the person who wants to kill you." Will you comply? "
After hearing Lambda's words, Misty's expression froze.
It's just that the wording makes it difficult to understand. The contract signed by the higher-ups and Xion is just as Lambda pointed out.
To put it bluntly, this is nothing more than a threat of force.
In addition, what Lambda and others cannot know is that the contract also includes the personal safety of people close to Theon during his school days, including Anna.
From the looks of it, human armies are threatening Theon.
That's not all, he also secretly threatened Xion with human hostages.
In any case, it is the human military that is doing something that can be said to be "evil" objectively.
"If it were me, I wouldn't do this. When proposing the content of this contract, the senior management even ignored the rules they set. ... Although I don't know what the little guy who nodded was thinking, but I don't want to do it again. Be the asshole asking him for things.”
The fact that the human army was threatening Xion as pointed out by Lambda was a huge blow to Misty, who was expressionless and couldn't even speak.
She calls Theon a monster and shouts that "she should be killed," but this is because she believes it is just.
In fact, it can be said that it is the mission of the human army to eliminate those related to the "other world" who are enemies of mankind.
However, the fact that Lambda pointed out the threat is hardly justified.
Moreover, the human army, which can be said to be the guardian of the world order, breaks its own rules and exploits weak opponents.
If there is anyone who can call it justice, it is only those who can regard it as justice no matter what the human army does - those excessive fanatical believers.
Although Lambda couldn't speak, he glared at Misty unabashedly.
In this dull atmosphere, there was a sound of indifferent clapping.
