"Mistolstan", which was suddenly attacked mysteriously, sought refuge at a nearby human military base.
Thanks to Ajit's resourcefulness and Theon's defense, "Mistolstan" was not harmed and was able to continue sailing, but if it continued towards its original destination, it would also be in danger of being attacked.
But he couldn't just wander around pointlessly, so he was hurriedly accepted by a human military base in the Kansai region.
"Then what? What happened?"
Anna summoned the main members to the briefing room and asked Xion a question, and Xion showed a rare serious expression.
"It's not anything special, just the kind of light beam that luck often emits from its mouth."
"So sloppy..."
"If I must add, it should be a weapon-of-mass-destruction-level beam that can easily destroy a substandard base."
"It shouldn't be said in such a light tone, that's right."
Although Anna's tone was the same as usual, if you look closely, her face looked a little ugly.
Of course. Because just over an hour ago, Aki and the others were attacked.
As long as you recall the scene when Theon was actually exposed, you can understand that Theon's words are not an exaggeration.
At that time, it wouldn't be surprising even if Xiaojing and the others died.
"...Forget it. Then, why are we suddenly targeted by that guy from the Dragon Kingdom area?"
After safely escaping from the attack, they confirmed that the attack on Aki and the others was undoubtedly from the invaders targeted for this crusade in the distant Dragon Kingdom region.
But did the intruders, who had been motionless and silent locally, suddenly target the distant "mist"?
With combat forces gradually gathering into bases near the invaders, there should still be many human armies at closer range that can be attacked.
At least Ajit didn't know the reason why he ignored all of this and only attacked "Mist".
"Before that, didn't you have any information about the target?"
"I received a piece of data ten minutes ago."
"Then can you show it to me first?... After reading it, I think the answer to the question will come out."
After hearing Xion's words, Misty asked: "What should I do?" She looked at Xiaojing with eyes that seemed to be talking.
In contrast, Aki nodded wordlessly, urging him to move on.
"Put it on the monitor."
Under Mister's operation, some information was displayed on the screen.
The information itself is not much.
The image data is numerical data such as the total amount of energy in the body predicted based on slight and rough dimensions, reaction to intruders, etc.
If it were an ordinary battle, it could only be said to be unsatisfactory, but judging from the almost silent secret luck, this was already the limit.
However, most people in this briefing room were probably unaware of the data that had been collected with great difficulty.
Everyone’s eyes are fixed on the image data. The same is true for Xiaojing.
A monster with eight heads... covered in black scales.
From his time as a mobile armor pilot to now, Aki has seen many intruders, but this may be the first time he has seen such an alien intruder.
In the face of such luck, no one has any room to care about numerical values.
In such a tense atmosphere, Xion stared at the image alone, as if he wanted to shoot through the image.
"...Ishtar, do you understand something?"
Ajit asked Theon consciously and calmly if it would be nice to change the atmosphere.
Attracted by Ajit's calmness, the others who were speechless also turned their attention to Xion.
Xion, who had gathered the attention of everyone in the briefing room, looked directly at Ajit and spoke.
"First of all, 'Mist' is being targeted and should be considered a threat."
"Strike first?"
"yes."
"Please wait a moment! If you want to talk about a threat, it should be the fighting force gathered nearby, right?"
Although Misty interjected, Theon was not joking like he usually was, but was very calm.
"The standards are different. Strength and weakness are judged based on magic power."
"...So, you are considered a threat?"
If we were to judge by magic power, it would be more appropriate to be judged as a threat because there are people with magic power. Aki had no objection to this.
But Theon shook his head slightly.
"Even so, the aura of magic is usually suppressed. In fact, sensors such as bridges don't respond to me, right?"
The intruder's reaction was a kind of magical power, and Gray 1's reaction also ended, proving that magic power other than that of ordinary people can be detected.
But as Theon said, his magical reaction should not have been detected by the bridge so far.
As for whether distant intruders can sense magic that even nearby sensors cannot detect, that is still a question.
"It may be caused by the electric drive of 'Hazyxanthin'."
The Mist's EC drive uses energy quartz capable of powering a battleship, or something close to it.
The sensor type of the search is adjusted so as not to show the response, and the size cannot be measured using the bridge sensor. However, there should be many possibilities for it to be noticed by the target intruder.
"(So, it's hard to get close to 'Mid Ting'...)"
It's impossible to hide a reaction like Theon can, so as long as the Mist sails, there will be a reaction anyway.
It was attacked at that time, probably because the slow-responsive "Miststan" entered the search range of the invaders.
"... Istar, for example, can your magic mask my reaction?"
Xion's own magic uses a certain method to suppress his breath. If this method can also be used in "Miststan", there may be a way.
But Theon made no answer to Ajid.
Normally, Theon would immediately answer "can" means "can" and "can't" means "can't", but Theon was confused by his rare reaction and told him after thinking for a while.
"Okay, but I don't want to."
"……What's the meaning?"
Faced with the sudden uncooperative attitude, I couldn't help but lower my voice.
If this was a war against one person or another, Xiaojing would probably listen calmly. But this is supposed to be a battle against the invaders.
Why did Theon back down from his crusade against the invaders who he claimed were enemies that should be defeated?
"I don't want to do unnecessary questions and answers, so I just make it clear that the human army's misfortune cannot be defeated this time..."
Theon said calmly.
She looked up at Xiaojing with straight eyes, as if she said this without any hesitation.
"The name of the ghost is 'Hydra'... In the mythology of the Turtle Kingdom, the monster is a powerful and dangerous god."
"Hydra..."
"The captain is from the Turtle Kingdom. You should have heard of his name, right?"
"Hydra."
We do know roughly what kind of existence it is.
Legend has it that it is a famous monster in the mythology of the Turtle Kingdom, a serpent with nine heads, and its appearance characteristics are indeed consistent with the invaders this time.
"But wasn't Hydra destroyed in myth?"
"Myths are myths, and they may not be 100% true. What I heard before should be that they were sealed in the Dragon Kingdom area."
"In other words, the sealed god woke up for some reason?"
In response to Anna's question, Xion nodded, but Ajid still had doubts in his mind.
"Wait a minute, if that is a god, why does it react like this? Shouldn't it have a normal magic reaction like a ghost?"
"Ah, that's because...it's a demon."
"Demon?"
"Didn't I say it before? Others will have that kind of luck."
It is explained as a technique for controlling intruders by non-human beings, and becomes the intruder's choice.
Xiaojing did remember this.
But according to Sheehan, this is behavior that would not normally be chosen.
"Whether it's something Hydra wished for or it's accidental, that's like... Well... By the way, the troublesome thing is, he's probably the kind of person who has a certain degree of intelligence left, that one."
"...Why do you think so?"
"Precision assault is also one of the basis for judgment. It is difficult to achieve that level by instinct alone. Also, keep silent now. If it were just instinct, you would immediately look for food when you wake up and feel hungry. eat."
In fact, it is difficult for Achid and the others to judge, but judging from the time when Theon, who possesses knowledge, confidently said these words, it is probably like this.
