?Miyuki’s consciousness almost flew away. It’s because Tatsuya rarely spoke of himself as her fianc é .

“But tomorrow, I want you to lend me your power.”

However, Miyuki’s head came out of the clouds when she realized that Tatsuya was asking for help.

“What should I do?”

Tatsuya needs her help. Her mind naturally focused on that one thought.

“As I’ve said earlier, t omorrow in the morning, the USNA warships will be attacking us , but it won’t be just them. I think Bezobrazov is very likely to take advantage of Edward Clark’s plan and attack too. ”

“You mean Bezobrazov of the NSU?”

“Yes. I have no reliable justification for this statement. But for him, it will be a great opportunity to take revenge. Besides, for the NSU, I’m a Strategic-Class Magician of a neighboring country who must be killed by any means necessary. In other words, it is likely that the NSU will also intervene in the battle that will take place tomorrow. Their means of attack will most likely be: ‘Tuman Bomba’, medium-range missiles, and they’ll also probably send a missile submarine. It is likely that the NSU’s submarine is already positioned somewhere near this island.”

“I think it’s exactly as Onii-sama says.”

Miyuki was not following him blindly. At least now, after thinking with her own ?head, she admitted that Tatsuya’s guess was quite reasonable.

“If they really do attack, it will be natural to repel them. I won’t let them go back unharmed. But I can’t overdo it if I have to deal with the USNA and NSU at the same time. Because we can’t ignore what will happen ?after everything is over.”

“Do you think ?that just winning the battle won’t be enough?”

“I will take this chance to eliminate Edward Clark and Bezobrazov. If we want to get rid of future troubles, then these two cannot be left alive.”

Miyuki’s face darkened when she heard how decisively this was said. She was not yet so ‘ battered ?by life’ to accept the killing of a person without psychological ?resistance.

Even so, she didn’t oppose what Tatsuya said. She understood well that there’s just some people who won’t compromise. She learned that through her own experiences.

“However, I don’t want to use ‘Material Burst’ because that magic has a fixed image of unconditional massacre that cannot be resisted.”

There were no self-reproaching ?nuances in Tatsuya’s voice. Miyuki didn’t argue either, as she knew that Tatsuya evaluates his own magic objectively.

“It’s preferable to have the USNA warships and the NSU submarines neutralized without destroying them. Even if they will sink ?in the end, I want to show them ?that it happened after their neutralization.”

Miyuki’s eyes lit up with understanding.

“Onii-sama wants to entrust that to me , right? I see. No matter how many ships they bring, I’ll freeze them all .”

Miyuki strongly declared that, as if having adopted the image of a holy virgin who received divine revelation from the god of war. This image seemed to emphasize and enhance her beauty.

However, for Tatsuya, such an image of her was not something that he could welcome. Though only for a moment, his face became clouded with sadness .

As if to hide that, Tatsuya immediately put on a poker face and took out a classically-decorated ?silver pistol from a leg bag. It was about 12 centimeters long, just right for Miyuki’s hands. However, there was no muzzle on it.

“Is this a specialized CAD?”

Miyuki tilted her head inquiringly, taking this ‘supposedly pistol’ in her hand. With outstanding magic power, Miyuki never needed a specialized CAD.

“ This CAD has a preinstalled Activation Sequence for ‘Glacial Age’ ? a cooling magic with an ultra-wide Area of Effect, which utilizes the Chain Casting principle .”

“‘Glacial Age’.. Is this possibly new magic?”

Miyuki rounded her eyes after hearing that unfamiliar name of magic.

“Although y ou’ll have to use it without proper practice, this Magic Sequence only further expands ‘Niflheim’ by using Chain Cast , so ?there shouldn’t be any risk with its activation. To prepare for the worst-case scenario, the Activation Sequence has a built-in limiter. So there’s no need to concern yourself about the Magic Calculation Area overheating. I’ve tested the limiter’s effectiveness on myself.”

Upon hearing his explanation, Miyuki’s eyes widened even more.

“Onii-sama tested it on yourself?.. Isn’t that dangerous?”

“For your sake, I will take on any risk to be sure of absolute safety.”

“Onii-sama..”

Miyuki’s eyes moistened. But she understood now isn’t the time for tears, so she had to endure it . As a result, no tears fell .

“This expanded version called ‘Glacial Age’ should cause even less of a burden than the usual ‘Niflheim’. And you’ll use this magic to neutralize the enemy’s ships.”

“Understood. I will stand beside Onii-sama and perfectly fulfill my role.” ? Declared Miyuki bravely.

“No, wait.”

But instead of expressing his consent with Miyuki’s words , Tatsuya said this, as if splashing cold water onto a raging fire.

“I don’t want you to show ?yourself before the enemy, but rather use that magic from the command room.”

“..Why?”

Miyuki was seemingly ?not pleased with that, as she looked at Tatsuya with dissatisfied eyes .

“When you use ‘Glacial Age’, its power will likely be close to Strategic-Class Magic. It’s unacceptable for you to also become a target for any foreign power as a dangerous magician. All of their wariness should be focused solely on me .”

Even though he emphasized his words with such a powerful tone, Miyuki still wasn’t convinced .

“Onii-sama says he doesn’t want me to stand on the battlefield, but what I want is the opposite. I don’t want to just be a weak girl who always needs protection. I want to be beside Onii-sama instead of safely standing behind your back.”

Miyuki’s gaze towards Tatsuya was filled with resolute determination. If anyone else had been present here, they would have thought that persuading her would be difficult ? even for Tatsuya.

In fact Tatsuya just..

“I’ve lost here, but..”

He just sighed ?sincerely (at least, it looked like his sigh was sincere).

“Miyuki. I’ve never thought of you as a weak girl. As proof of this, I couldn’t have even thought ?of creating this new magic and using this strategy if you didn’t have power .”

“....”

Seemingly, Tatsuya’s words were something that Miyuki didn’t expect, since her enthusiasm was chilled. She didn’t know how to react and was at a loss for words.

“What I want is your support from behind.. Having Miyuki behind me, I won’t ever be afraid of anyone or anything ?? even my power that can destroy the whole world.”

“That’s..”

“I believed you would continue to support me, but.. was it just my selfish misunderstanding?”

“It’s definitely not like that!”

Miyuki hurried to refute Tatsuya’s self-reproaching ?statement.

“Now, and in the future, I will support Onii-sama from behind!”

Perhaps she didn’t even realize that she now had these internal contradictions.

“Thank you, Miyuki. Then, tomorrow I’ll expect your support from the rear.”

“Please leave it to me!”

“I’m counting on you.”

“Yes!”

Miyuki probably didn’t even realize that she ‘got played’ [19] .