บท 19: Chapter 2
"Rea―ally, commander says that so easily."
Yurishia breathed out a deep sigh.
At that time, in front of Yurishia and the others, a glint of light the sign of an airplane could be seen.
"...Moreover, it doesn't seem like we will be able to reach the enemy ship easily―"
Magic weapon groups taking off from the aircraft carriers were heading to their location.
It was a crowd of category-B Albatross. In total there were fifty.
"Well then, we are clearing them all at once now♪"
Yurishia stopped in place.
The Differential Frame on her back changed its distribution of energy from propulsive power into attack power.
Golden light flowed into the surface of the gear, carrying energy into the particle cannon.
The Differential Frame was deployed and the particle cannon's muzzle was directed to the front.
Ahead of it was the squad of Albatross.
Aine and Himekawa who went ahead spread out to the left and right, running away from Yurishia's line of fire toward the Albatrosses.
Energy was gathering in the muzzles of the particle cannons.
At that time, the Albatrosses' bayonets were firing all at once.
"Yurishia-san!"
Himekawa turned around to Yurishia.
However Yurishia didn't show any sign of moving.
The light bullets of the bayonets flew, grazing Yurishia.
Cross' particle cannons were filled with energy until the limit. The radiance of the cannon muzzles were emitting light that couldn't be suppressed.
"GOOOOOO-!"
Together with an explosive light, a bundle of light was fired from the Differential Frame.
The radiance of the particle cannons opened a hole in the Albatross squad for a moment.
The Differential Frame moved as if opening to left and right and the beam of light traced a line horizontally through the enemy squad.
As if chasing after the particle cannons' line, the Albatrosses were exploding one after another.
Half of them turned into fragments of light in a flash.
"Thank you very much for the opening attack-!"
Himekawa charged at the surviving units.
"Blade!"
The large swords freely flying on her back flew out. While drawing large arcs, the swords circled the explosion smoke.
Albatrosses appeared from inside that explosion. They headed to Himekawa in front of them and prepared their bayonet.
Himekawa drew out the sword on her hips.
However, she had no projectile weapon.
The distance until the Albatrosses was roughly three hundred meters.
Himekawa's sword couldn't possibly reach.
And then, the Albatrosses' bayonets spouted out fire――,
At that instant, Blades piercing through the Albatrosses' chest appeared.
The Albatrosses exploded greatly while exposing out their internal mechanism.
The Blades that cut apart the magic weapons continued to move in high speed and aimed for the next prey.
They attacked from the top of the Albatross' head, bisecting the enemy from its head until its crotch into two.
The Blades flew around freely in this air combat and raised bloodbath from the magic weapons one after another. They were weapons that displayed unparalleled might in middle-range combat.
However, high concentration was needed for its operation. Because of that, Himekawa herself easily showed an opening.
Himekawa who was naturally hovering in place was attacked by an Albatross from behind.
"!!"
Himekawa who noticed that turned around holding her sword.
The Albatross' sword was swung down.
Fierce sparks scattered.
A roar from torn off metal resounded, the head of the Albatross was torn off and blown away.
"Aine-san!?"
Aine kicked away the Albatross.
She halted as if sliding in the sky. There, another Albatross was lying in wait and rained her down with its shooting.
"Kuh!"
She deployed a shield of light and repelled the magic bullets.
Zeros' defense system, the Life Saver was instantly deployed and protected Aine's body.
Aine looked around her surroundings with a grim face.
When she confirmed the attacking enemy, Zeros was already circling into the enemy's flank.
However the Albatross was also trying to maintain the distance with Aine and moved back.
And then, it directed the gun at the charging Aine.
However, Aine readied the anti material rifle in her hand and pulled the trigger.
Staggering explosive sound resounded, wind pressure that seemed like a strike had hit her face.
Even the rifle that could destroy trucks and armored cars wasn't effective against magic weapons. However, it was enough to divert the gun muzzle directed at Aine.
The magic weapon's bullet grazed Aine right from the side.
Aine threw away the rifle and pulled back her arm. The thruster on her elbow was gathering light.
"HAAAAA!"
The thruster ignited.
Like a fired bullet, Aine's fist was driven into the enemy.
The sound and destructive power that were like an explosion pierced through the Albatross' body.
The shockwave passed through until the back and a large hole was gouged into the Albatross' body.
Together with a large explosion, fragments of light scattered apart.
When Aine came out from the smoke, she could confirm the enemy fleet.
"The distance is only about... twenty, thirty kilometers more."
"Ah! Please look at that."
When they looked at the direction Himekawa's finger pointed at, magic weapons were flying out one after another from the enemy fleet's aircraft carrier.
Even Yurishia who was in a slightly separated location made a fed-up face.
{Hurry! Only seven minutes left!}
Reiri's impatient voice resounded in their ears.
Yurishia's voice that was answering her was also irritated.
"We know already! If I can just get a little bit closer, I can settle this with my particle cannon!"
Even while they were talking, the Albatrosses were attacking them. The enemy number was just too many in any case.
"Just how many are they launching here!?"
Himekawa was cautious to the enemy attack while confirming the map of the battle state.
The circle that displayed the enemy range was going to reach Ataraxia soon already.
Blood left Himekawa's face.
"F, for now let's not get too focused on the magic weapons! Anyways we have to hit the enemy's main――kyaaaa!"
Himekawa was grazed by a flame pillar.
That fierce heat and pressure blew away Himekawa altogether with her Life Saver.
"Hayuru!?"
When Himekawa stopped with her brake, she looked at the enemy that attacked her.
It was a magic weapon in the shape of a dragon with a person buried on its back.
A Dragre.
It was a category-A magic weapon that troubled Yurishia before this.
"I hate persistent guys, really!"
Yurishia raised her output and headed to the battleship. Himekawa too immediately pursued behind.
"Yurishia-san! What about the Dragre?"
When she looked back, she could see the Dragre pursuing them.
"There is no free time right now for taking on a category-A!"
However the Dragre couldn't be shaken off. It was gaining in its pursuit of the two.
When the dragon's mouth opened, flame was forming a vortex in it. Faster than the two could fly, it hit directly at their backs.
"HIAAAAAAAAAA-!"
The impact was like being hit from behind by a car.
"Guh... you bastard!"
They forcefully changed their direction and escaped from the flame attack. However, although they were protected by the Life Saver, their Hybrid Count was considerably shaved off.
Yurishia wiped off her sweat.
"If it stays like this, we won't have any energy left to destroy the main cannon!"
"Yurishia-san!"
Himekawa put her hand on the sword on her hips.
Looking at that, Yurishia stopped her pace.
Himekawa also imitated her.
"We are killing it, Hayuru!"
"Yes, that's what I wish for!"
However, there was no time. The remaining time until the starting of the battleship bombardment was only three minutes.
"Both of you, head to the battleship."
The wind that passed through the side of the two left those words behind.
"Aine!?"
With a tremendous speed, Aine was charging at the Dragre.
Dragre's flame attacked Aine.
However Aine didn't dodge it and deployed her Life Saver.
The flame and the Life Saver collided.
"HAAAAAA-!"
The Life Saver parted the flame heading to the Dragre.
Inside the flame, a floating window was opened.
"You idiot! What are you doing!"
"That's absurd! Aine-san!"
Both of them screamed.
Kizuna who was also looking at that situation opened a line unable to bear it.
{Chidorigafuchi! Stop!}
Aine yelled as if to shake off those voices.
"UAAAAAAAAA-!"
She pierced through the flame.
She passed through the dragon neck.
In front of her eyes was the humanoid upper body.
The thrusters on Aine's waist and legs spouted fire.
"HAAA-!!"
The full power acceleration added to the force of her charge. A flying kick like a meteor was settled on the Dragre's body. The shockwave made the Dragre twist its body.
The next moment, the upper body of the Dragre exploded. The dragon body was broken into two and the internal mechanism protruded out. A sound of metal getting wrenched sounded like the death cry of the monster.
The Dragre caused a large explosion.
{Aine!}
{Aine-san!}
Aine's shoulders were heaving from her painful breathing.
"Even I, can defeat, A-class... I don't lose, to, Yurishia..."
A monologue leaked out between her gasping breaths.
A communication came from the two that were going ahead.
{Aine, don't be rash! Think of combination!}
{That's right! Let's form formation! Quickly, this way――}
Aine waved off the noisy windows with her hand and hurried towards the battleship.
In front of that Aine, Kizuna's window was projected.
{What are you doing so rashly! You use the Life Saver too much!}
"I defeated the category-A right, I didn't use it pointlessly."
{Right now your Hybrid Count is... o, oi! It's already in 10% see!?}
"If there is that much then it's enough."
Aine answered nonchalantly.
"If there is that much――"
Yurishia looked back and confirmed Aine's figure.
"Good grief... what a stupid girl-!"
Yurishia clicked her tongue and distributed the Differential Frame's energy a hundred percent as propelling force.
"We are going ahead!"
"Ah! Even Yurishia-san!"
Himekawa seemed like she was going to cry, but she went away to the rear of the enemy.
The commencement of the bombardment was one more minute.
Cross's full acceleration shook off the enemies' pursuit and brought Yurishia until above the battleship.
"Looks like, I somehow made it."
Yurishia stopped stock still in the sky.
She deployed the Differential Frame, and this time she directed the whole output into the particle cannon's attack power.
Below her the large battleship was slowly but surely invading forward.
While she was charging her attack, Himekawa and Aine caught up.
"Yurishia-san!"
"Yes. I'll settle this now."
In contrast with her light tone, Yurishia was glaring grimly at the battleship.
Yurishia's particle cannon was directed at the battleship's main cannon.
"Now, prepare yourself, Hell Fi――"
At that time when Yurishia was going to start shooting, the enemy battleship was flashing momentarily.
――!?
The next moment, barrage of light was fired spreading from the enemy battleship filling their whole field of vision.
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
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