"Do you think you can handle rolls and somersaults by just holding on to it?"︎
This sentence immediately turned into a cry just because he had to dodge countless long-range attacks.
Although I knew that Xion's statement was reasonable, I had no choice but to be attacked if I didn't fight, so there was nothing I could do.
Even though Theon was like this, his head and body hit each other but he didn't look drunk. He was worthy of someone who usually drove this machine around. However, I had a feeling that speaking out might offend Theon, so I decided not to speak.
"Speaking of which, why is the captain the captain?"
"...Such an abrupt philosophical question."
"You know you're still joking, right? Why does such a powerful pilot still want to be the captain?"
I seemed to hear Theon's voice: "Don't be a captain, just be a pilot on the front line."
"Once you have the corresponding status, you have to retreat to the rear no matter what. If the leader of a hundred-man unit dies first at the front, that will be troublesome."
"Yes...but, Captain, do you have such a strong desire to be promoted?"
"It's not that I have any desires, but as the head of the lightsaber family, I want to obtain the minimum social status."
"Um."
Although Theon asked himself, he wasn't very interested.
Aki judged that the story was over, and began to shoot Annie in front of him with the "Dragon Sword".
"Is the captain also bound by his origin?"
"...I didn't mean to be tied up."
Listening to these boring words, the shooting hand did not stop, but he couldn't help but retorted.
Indeed, this has something to do with being the eldest son of the Lightsaber family, but in the end this is the path he chose.
Being said to be a helpless choice, I was not in a good mood.
"Maybe it's just 'no intention'... because the captain's expression has never been so vivid before."
Listening to the mocking voice, Aki was speechless.
Now I am very excited to fight in the mobile armor. This is an indisputable fact, and I cannot deny that I still have some nostalgia for when I was a pilot.
Perhaps, as Theon suggested, he was simply escaping from the fact that he was bound.
"——,! Did you hear that?"︎
Thoughts heading in the negative direction were recalled by Haruma's voice coming through the communication.
"Did you hear that, Chunjian and the others?"
"Yes. Three mechas from the Mobile Armor Force are coming to the rescue!"
The three mechas, "Saber", "Demolition" and "Sniper", flying towards us from the south, have already changed their weapons and started to attack the intruders.
Anixiong and others are still appearing intermittently, and the numerical disadvantage has not changed, but this already makes me feel much more at ease.
“We don’t quite understand the situation, please give instructions!”
"I understand... scattered around the villages below each plane. There are also civilian lives in the villages, and An Chongxiong must not be allowed to enter!"
"But, what about Gray No. 1?"
"...Don't worry about it for now, just focus on that matter now."
"……Understood."
After confirming the three that dispersed according to the instructions, he turned to An Naiyun and the others again.
"Rescue has arrived, and there is a way to retreat in the morning."
"turn down."
"yes……"
Xion's gloomy atmosphere just now has completely disappeared. Ajid relaxed a little and pointed the muzzle of the "Dragon Sword" at the intruders.
With the addition of the "Sabers", the battle with the invaders was much easier than at the beginning, but with more time to spare, the field of vision was also broadened.
"At Easter, are intruders appearing more and more frequently?"
So far, once the place protected by the barrier is released, it is easy to gather good luck. This was mastered yesterday, but Aki still felt that it was too much.
Theon seemed to be the same, with a somewhat serious expression and his eyes moving back and forth on the sensor display.
"...it seems to be the most after the barrier disappears."
"Does that mean there's something unusual?"
"No, probably..."
Shizune was silent for a while, then slowly pointed her finger at the communication device and operated it gently, opening the line to the entire communication device.
"Everyone, including 'Misty Stan', please listen to me. The groups of dark clouds that are appearing now seem to have a tendency to increase over a period of time. Because it may become a protracted war, please be careful to save ammunition and other thing."
"……how do you know?"
"It's hard to explain, but there's definitely a feeling in this area. It's the kind of ambiguous thing that only people like me can perceive."
Although Lina's answer was unacceptable, she did not continue to ask.
It can be said that there is no way to pursue it.
At the end, Xion added "be careful anyway", just like when the connection was connected, he cut off the communication without even touching it.
"…So? What is the actual reason?"
"I think it must be due to the influence of the old woman preparing to cross the river. It is probably easier than usual to connect the gaps in the world in this area."
Although it is unclear where the invaders actually came from, the general understanding is that they come from [another world], and if not, at least they are definitely from a place different from Earth.
Moreover, due to the influence of Oboro's desire to connect the road to the [other world], the distance between this area and such a "different place" has become blurred.
Theon speculated that it was because of that influence that Anion and the others appeared easily.
"Trouble...On the other hand, it may be that it is almost over."
"Well, having such a big impact shows that the road has been opened."
In this case, Aki and the others can only continue to repel An Naiyun and the others in awe.
"... Just to make sure, is there no problem?"
"That doesn't matter. I want to pack up and take a rest as soon as possible."
If you are worried about Theon's fatigue, you will get his usual teasing.
I was a little surprised that Xion always drove normally, but at the same time I felt relieved and cheered up.
"A bit violent, hold on tight!"
"Eh? I want to be polite about that.︎"
Pretending not to hear Xion's dissatisfaction, "Alert" suddenly accelerated.
Perhaps in response to the sudden movement, the bird-shaped ghost flew towards this side, and as the machine rotated, the "Lightning Schneider" swung out to kill them all.
After flying out like breaking through a dense swarm, the "Dragon Sword" fired several rays of bullets.
Thinking that the "Sabers" were at the rear, there was no need to confirm whether they were defeated. Compared to the invaders who dived to the ground to sweep up the beast-shaped invaders.
"Captain! Several bodies are coming from behind!"
"knew!"
Under the warning of Xion, who noticed the movement earlier than the sensor, he instantly changed direction 180 degrees on the spot and swept across the approaching Anion and others from the front.
After fighting for some time, amid Theon's wails and complaints at his unreasonable actions, the battlefield changed.
"This is 'Mistolstan'! As soon as he arrived, there was an abnormal energy reaction in the village.︎"
When Anna's voice suddenly sounded in the cockpit, I raised the "Rising Sun News" vertically, and the abnormalities happening in the village could be easily seen visually.
"Is that... near the shrine?"
"Feeling ready?"
A huge halo of light floats directly above the dilapidated shrine in the corner of the village.
And on the inside of that circle, you can see black like the night sky and countless small vortexes of light.
