Motomatsu Base / The three subordinates / Hostile attacks have begun

The day before the predicted day of the?Third Attack. Hayato was relaxing, lying on the bed in the room prepared at the base.

– I can finally feel a little of peace.

Amidst the chaos in the world, without thinking he murmured like that, but it was definitely the fault of Touka.

From the sword from his Shishō, Kenzaki Ryūsei, there was nothing to be relaxed about after having been told that Warslan would not take care of Kenzaki Touka, the only child of his deceased elder brother, Kenzaki Hokuto.

[What on earth are you thinking!?]

For starters, Hayato decided to inform Claire about Touka on the spot because there was a consultation as to whether she would take them back to Little Garden or not. An angry voice was coming back.

[For what purpose did you go to Yamato? You should know that!]

– Eh, Umm... of course...

The development was as expected. To that extent, Hayato makes a bitter smile.

[Then, why would you contact me like this? I feel anxious to say the least, rather than giving her hints on how to fight well, you want to return and to take the girl who yearns for you as a master to Little Garden]

– He is not Shishō. Shishō is Ryūsei?and so Hayato is Shinshishō*!

[That is not what I am talking about! Besides Shinshishō, what in the world does that mean!?]

Claire puts a tsukkomi in full power the moment Touka butted into the conversation.

Laughs can be heard from behind. Those are from Charlotte Dimandius, <Technical Director>?Main Technologist?of Little Garden.

[Now now Claire, calm down yourself. Although even if it is Hayato-kun, he won’t necessarily put his hands on a young girl other than his little sister, isn’t it?]

[What reason do you have to say that kind of thing―]

[Hahaha, it’s a joke. For the time being, how about deciding to treat her after we successfully overcome the?Third Attack? First give your head some time to cool down]

Coincidentally, Hayato thinks that he was saved because she was near Claire. If it wasn’t for that, the conversation would have been further complicated.

[I agree]

And so, after a short pause, Claire continued.

[Kisaragi Hayato, the things that are in front of your eyes at the moment, do them right. To overcome the?Third Attack?safely. Because, that is the mission imposed on us now. Understood?]

– Oh! Such a very beautiful lady.

– Wa, Shishō!

Ryūsei, was getting closer from the back and when he noticed, he easily snatched the PDA from Hayato.

[What, what kind of thing are you―]

Suddenly seeing Ryūsei appearing on the terminal screen, who wouldn’t get perplexed, right?

The surprised voice of Claire is heard through the speaker.

– Nice to meet you,?Miss?Claire. I am currently Hayato’s Shishō, Kenzaki Ryūse―

– I’m sorry President, until then!

Hayato quickly disconnected the line, picking up the PDA from Ryūsei who tried to introduce himself with a posed look.

– Shishō, please stop saying strange things so suddenly!

– Hahaha, I’m sorry, I’m sorry. By the way, that the deal with Touka will be decided after the?Third Attack, then that it’s dejected..

– ‘Dejected’.. what thing is dejected?

– Actually yesterday, you may have heard it from Ryōko-san, I got in touch with a certain woman.

– ‘A certain woman’..

– That’s the woman that I’m aiming for now.

– Ah, yes..

– In other words, that’s the woman that wants to be my lover. She will come to my mansion tomorrow. She is afraid of the?Third Attack?and so we will stay together until it passes. There is a person in here who is a girl. Even if I explain it to my elder brother’s daughter, there is a possibility that it might be suspiciously strange. The explanation is a bother, and it is difficult to do this and that.

– In any case this and that, in other words, what you are saying is that you don’t want to keep Touka in this place.

– You sure know it well, isn’t it? You became an adult, Hayato.

Laughing with a *HAHAHA*, he strongly hit his shoulder.

– By saying that, we will ask properly to Ryōko-san.

– In short, until the?Third Attack?is over, what Shishō does really want to say is that either way Touka will be under the care of the institution?

– That’s right.

Smiling with a grin, Ryūsei said.

– All things said, thanks for your consideration, Hayato.

– Yup, thanks for your help, Shishō!

– A few moments ago you said something, it was Shinshishō, what does it mean, that..

– It was Ryūsei who gave me the sword of Chichi-ue and who taught me sword techniques. That’s why Ryūsei is Shishō. From now on and after this in Warslan, Hayato must teach me how to combat against the Savage. That’s why Hayato is Shinshishō!

– I disagree, it’s ridiculous, that..

– That’s no good, Shinshishō.

– Look, even Ryūsei is saying it!

– Shishō, please do not incite strange things..

However, Touka never bends once she had decided on something.

– Well then Shinshishō. Let’s go to where Shinshishō lived!

Eventually the way of how is he called will not change, and so Hayato left the dōjō with Touka, and headed to the institution where he lived for many years.

– Shinshishō, Shinshishō!

It’s around the morning of the third day in Yamato that they were invited to the institution. Hayato felt over the futon together with the voice of an energetic girl, the weight was the same that he felt yesterday. And then, a sweet fragrance from somewhere—.

– ..when—

When he moved his eyes once opened, it is the appearance of Touka who’s on top of his lower body, although it is over the comforter.

– You, what are you doing!?

In a panic, Hayato shouted, raising his upper body.

Then Touka leaned forward her body while expressing a delightful smile on her face. Because of that, the distance between their two faces has approached to the point where their breaths seems to touch each other.

– Shinshishō has finally woke up! ?Let’s do practice!

– Prac, practice?

– Yes, morning practice. Because if it’s from Shinshishō, it must be done every morning, right!?

– I disagree, that’s wrong..

Anyhow, it is about time to go to the institute. I haven’t been there since I went to Little Garden.

Sometimes at night, I practice with Emilia.

– Is that so? If that’s the case, then today put a special training, Shinshishō!

– Err, first move away a little.

To separate their distance he tries to push the shoulder of Touka who’s getting way too close to his face.

But that hand hit the chest of Touka. *FUNYU*, the feeling of softness and warmth of the skin are transmitted to his palm.

– Shi, Shinshishō.. what on earth are..?

Her face turning bright red, Touka is taken aback.

– Do, don’t tell me, that you are going to rape me just like you did to the other women!?

Hastily shaking off the hand that hit her chest, Touka crossed her arms to hide her breasts, and turned her back to Hayato.

– You are wrong! Or perhaps I should say, who are those ‘other women’!?

– Ryūsei?told me that Shinshishō have been raping a lot of women..

Touka said while turning her head.

That face has tearful eyes.

– No no.. because what Shishō was saying is a joke.

– Mu, is that so?

– Yeah.

– Since I’m not going to be raped, then are we turning on to practice?

– No, your sword skill is more than enough. In that respect, I say that there’s nothing else that I can teach you.

– Then, show me Shinshishō’s Hundred. I’m devoting myself to the sword of Chichi-ue, what I want is to receive the Hundred of Shinshishō.

– That’s a shame, because that can’t be.

– Mu, why is that?

– For the time being, I’m forbidden to use my Hundred. That’s in order to preserve?sense energy?to face the?Third Attack. That’ the reason why yesterday I didn’t attack you, because I didn’t deploy my armament.

– I don’t care if it is with a bamboo sword or a wooden sword, anything is good. What I need is a real fight! If the morning is no good, then the noon is fine too! I entrust to Shinshishō that decision.

– But, it is absolutely necessary for me to leave in approximately two hours from now.

– Mu, but why?

Touka is dumbfounded.

Looking at such reaction, Hayato soon noticed that he did not convey the schedule for today. And then that Hayato’s vacation is until today. Currently he is on a standby state towards the imminent?Third Attack. For that reason he will be picked up to Motomatsu Base after ten o’ clock today.

– There are preparations, so I’m out of time to stick to practice.

– If so, then please take me to Motomatsu Base as well. With the sword of Chichi-ue, and using the Kenzaki Secret Style?Zaneizan, I expect that my strength will grow now.

– That’s impossible.?Zaneizan?it’s not perfect yet, even the President just said that it is once the?Third Attack?ends. Moreover, I don’t have such authority.

– Muu.

Touka inflated her face in dissatisfaction.

– It seems that there is only a way to convince to the ones who have the authority of my power. Then for once, I’ll be having a somewhat special training!

That said, Touka left the room with a dash.

– ‘Special lesson’.. what on earth is she planning?

He didn’t know well, but Hayato was relieved to be released. He went down from the bed, and head towards the dining room. The table was surrounded by children who were eating bread. But in it, he can’t see the figure of Touka.

– Good morning, Hayato-kun.

– Good morning.

Hayato returned the greetings to Ryōko?and continued.

– Don’t you know where Touka is?

– She told me that went outside to do special training. I wonder if it is just practice-swinging.

– Oh, is that so..

– When I look at that girl, it reminds me a little ofHayato-kun in the old days.

– I, did I do such a thing?

– It was around the time when you began to attend the place of Kenzaki-san. Karen-chan always cried because of that. ‘Nii-san took a sword’ she said.

– Ahaha..

– But, thanks to that, Hayato-kun became a Slayer, and this institution could be rebuilt. It may be possible that Touka-chan most certainly will do the same thing. Great efforts bear fruits.

– Is it something like that?

– It is something like that.

As there aren’t any particular sounds, Hayato decided to have breakfast. Then he went back to the room, and as he finished changing his clothes, the dorm’s chime echoed. It seems to be Warslan that came to pick him up. Hayato leaves the room and heads to the entrance. Thereupon, Touka was bowing her head down while pressing three fingers of each hand on the floor.

– Are you Shinonome-dono? If you don’t mind, I’d like you to take me with Shinshishō to fight against the Savage. I can fight against the Savage. I’ll be more than helpful.

– Ummm...

It is justified that Mika is perplexed by the sudden petition of Touka,

– I am sorry, Shinonome-san. Touka abruptly saying something like that..

In a hurry, as Hayato said that he gets in between those two people.

– Ooh, Shinshishō. Your preparations are in good order to head to the battlefield. I was pleading to Shinonome-dono to go to Motomatsu Base together with Shinshishō―.

– Stop it, don’t you see that Shinonome-san is troubled?

– No, it is okay. Moreover Hayato-kun, can you explain something for me? Who is this child?

– Umm, to be honest..

It is troublesome, but it can’t be helped since it has become like this. Then Hayato explain to Mika about Touka.

– In other words, what you are saying is that she is not a Slayer, right?

– Yes

Hayato nods.

It seems that the situation has turned out for the worse.

– But, as I said earlier, I can fight the Savage, please look!

Touka who stood up as she says so, with a small running goes towards the place of the rock that is on a side of the dormitory.

– Please watch. Even without Hundred, I will show you the evidence that I can fight the Savage!

Touka who raised the sword overhead by saying so, releases slashes using the natural vibration taught by Ryūsei, crushing the rock. The execution is more perfect than yesterday.

The institution is, where she finally displayed a perfect?Zaneizan?as of now, it seems.

– How was it!?

Incredible, right? It’s what is saying the facial expression that is showing Touka. But, Mika was showing a troubled appearance.

– How to say it..

That reaction would be natural as well.

– I can’t take a child who is not a Slayer to fight. Also, in the story of Hayato-kun, if you wait until we can overcome the?Third Attack?successfully, you might be able to go to Little Garden, right?

– But I, just like Chichi-ue, I want to fight to protect this world. The?Third Attack?is an unparalleled opportunity..

– Touka-chan, that’s no good, you’ll just be a hindrance to the work of Hayato-kun.

– Ryōko, Oba-san..?

Ryōko was holding a hand on the shoulder of Touka from behind.

– I was talking about selfishness, but you may not be able to go to Little Garden, don’t you agree? And if such a thing happens, then won’t Touka-chan be further away from her goal?

– That could be as you say..

– If so, you’d better withdrawn obediently here. That person, will protect it for you.

– Uu..

As expected from the head of the institution. She is used to deal with children.

– Ryōko-san, please take care of Touka.

– Of course.

– Well then, with this I.

– Are you going, Hayato?

– Will the Earth be okay?

– It will be okay.

Hayato said while stroking the head of a child stuck on his feet that had an anxious expression.

– No matter what happens, I’ll do it somehow.

– Really?

– Yeah. Even the Savage, there’s nothing to worry about. So, listen to what Ryōko-san says, and if something happens, evacuate properly.

As Hayato says that, he smiled to the children.

Upon that, the boys’ facial expressions became brighter.

– Ok, I understand!

– Hayato, do your best!

– Good luck!

– Yeah.

And so Hayato was sent off by the children, Ryōko and Touka who seemed to be worried but still with discontent, and so he, together with Mika headed to Motomatsu Base.

– Hayato-kun, do you have a minute?

– ..n?

Who is it?

Suddenly *TON* *TON*, a sound could be heard on the door of Hayato’s room after a voice was calling for him, and that is a staff member of Warslan Company, it was Shinonome Mika, the one who serve as the Commandant of this base.

– Come in. Did something happen?

When Hayato answers, the door of the room opens and Mika comes in.

– The sortie standby condition is over.

– ..oh, so fast?

The meeting and training with team members are going on after returning to Motomatsu Base yesterday, and it should have been a day off today.

– Yes, I’m afraid.

Mika answers with a subtle expression.

– The first wave seems to be approaching sooner than expected. It looks like that there is a high possibility that one of these masses will fall into the range of this base. So, can you be prepared immediately?

– Understood. I will change immediately into a Variable Suit.

– Good. As soon as you finish changing your clothes, please come to the front of the hangar. I will report the strategy there.

Saying that, Mika left the room at once.

I wonder if she went and told the same story to the other members.

(Now, to change my clothes)

Although I used sense energy?in yesterday’s training, it was a small amount. I slept well overnight and I’m already recovered, I think. My physical condition is perfect. There is nothing wrong.

– ..All right, now.

Hayato who changed into his Variable Suit went out of the room, and decided to move to the front of the hangar as he was told by Mika.

– Haah! Yaa!

Touka was practicing in front of the institution. The crisis of the earth is closing in. And yet, there’s nothing that she can do.

With the sword of her father that can defeat the long-awaited Savage, even though she is holding in her hands the secret that can be used to fight the Savage, the only thing that she can do now is to swing her sword―.

Touka stopped swinging, looked up at the sky and muttered.

– I want to fight, just like my father..

But then what should I do, thoughtTouka.

(Shinshishō said that he is heading to Motomatsu Base..)

I know its location.

It should be around twenty kilometers to the south of this institution.

(20 kilometers, huh..)

If it’s such a distance, if I run then I’ll be able to arrive in less than two hours.

(From there, following secretly the moment I’m with the sortie, and then if I defeat one Savage, Shinshishō and the others will surely acknowledge me as a fighting force)

If I do so, then I should be accepted to fight together with them, and then I’ll be accepted to be taken to that place called Little Garden.

(Yeah, I have no doubt about that!)

With that decided, she can’t stay still. Immediately Touka ran towards the base of Motomatsu.

When Hayato finished changing clothes to Variable Suit, he went to the front of the hangar where Shinonome Mika was standing up.

– I think those kids will come very soon.

Those kids are, the ones who got together and trained yesterday, those three people are girls that Hayato will command to fight together.

As Mika said, those three people came in less than three minutes.

– Kisaragi-taichō, thanks for waiting.

In response to that voice, Hayato looked back, and he saw the girls dressed in their Variable Suits, coming closer while running.

The girl with the short cut is Kirigakure Yumina. She is a Slayer of the Warslan Company and is a descendant of the ninjas of Iga. Her armament is an Arsenal type, the weapon is sickle and chain*. Its name seems to be <<Male Giant Serpent>>?Orochimaru.

He saw the appearances of two girls behind her. The exposure of her shoulders are the same as of Mirai’s, and it is obviously different from the other Warslan-Yamato branch soldiers. They wear their Variable Suits, white and red are mixed in, reminiscing the clothes of a shrine maiden in some respects. Tsuzura Mirai and Kurumi Sango―.

They are Slayers belonging to the Slayers training school of the Warslan Company Yamato branch that was formed this year. Both are still in the years of middle school of Little Garden, but their ability is outstanding, and so he heard that they were selected for this interception unit. As much as that, it seems that there are only a few Slayers in Yamato.

– I apologize for taking too long―

Who greeted him with a long paused voice is Tsuzura Mirai. The girl who had short hair is trimmed like reminiscing about someone from the capital of the west, and also her tone is unique. Her home is a Shinto shrine, and the form of her Hundred is a shooter type. The weapon is a bow, and he heard that its name is <<Ice Pillar of Exorcism>>Hamanotsura.

Next to her, the last person remaining- A glasses girl who rolls her light brown hair only on one side, Kurumi Sango. She fixedly stared to Hayato with narrow eyes. By the way, her armament is the same as the president, it is a Dragoon type that handles floating batteries. Its name seems to be <<Crimson Dragon Knight>>?Drag Red.

(I think that I can get along with Kirigakure-san and Tsuzura-san, but I wonder if I can get along with Kurumi-san.)

That concern has existed since yesterday. It was after a while since Hayato moved from the institution to Motomatsu Base in which he was guided to the prepared room. So there was a prepared time for meeting together with Yumina, Mirai and Sango. After this, they are planning to train together, so that’s why the other three are also dressed in their Variable Suit.

– I am a member who belongs to Motomatsu Base, my name is Tsuzura Mirai. I am fourteen years old and I am on second year of middle school. It is an honor to meet you!

– I’m Kirigakure Yumina. I may be four years older than Kisaragi-taichō in terms of age, but I’m a novice with no experience fighting Savage. I’ll be under your care and guidance.

– Ah! Thanks. It is I who should say so.

Hayato shakes hands respectively with those two people.

– Come on Sango, say your greetings too.

Incited by Mika, that girl gave her name.

– Kurumi Sango. Like Mirai I’m also in the second year of middle school desuwa.

But that’s it. Far away from shaking hands, she narrowed her eyes behind the glasses and kept staring at Hayato for a moment without saying anything.

(Hmm, what shall I do..?)

Being in trouble, Mika came saying from the side.

– Next is Hayato-kun’s turn.

– Oh, right. I’m Kisaragi Hayato, I came from Little Garden―.

With the later self-introduction of Hayato, that finished the salutation.

– Errr, Taichō-han, is this thing alright?

It was Tsuzura Mirai who quickly picked up his hands.

– Uhh, what?

– Taichō-han, I heard that you had a fight with the President Claire-han in the famous Little Garden, and in that moment..

– Wa-, wait a moment, Mirai!

In a hurry Sango covered the mouth of Mirai.

– Wa, what are you doing!? Because Sango was worried, I needed to ask him!

– About that story, I will ask that myself masuwa!

Sango flared up to Hayato, pointed her fingertips to him.

– Ki, Kisaragi Hayato! Du-, during that fight, is, is true that you rubbed Cla-, Claire-sama’s beautiful and voluptuous bust.., is it true!?

– Eh, no, that..

He was puzzled by the question that he didn’t imagine. And then, Sango came closer.

– How can you say that! You, Kisaragi Hayato, rubbed Claire-sama’s breasts! To say that you did such an enviable thing, to such thing to be true desuno!

– No, I’m saying that it was an accident..

Without thinking, Hayato answers while drawing attention. To such rumor of the story, to able to get this far, to reach this place―.

– It, it was an accident you say! In other words, it is a fact that you rubbed her desuwane! Kuu, I cannot forgive you wa! All the more to shoot you down in battle―.

– Sango, please calm down. If you shoot down Hayato-kun, then we will not be able to fight the Savage and the whole area will be in trouble, you know?

– There is no problem, only we can defeat the Savage masuwa!

– If we could do that, then they wouldn’t have call Hayato-kun.

Mika sighs like she is amazed.

– Kisaragi-han, I’m sorry. Sango’s Hundred is a Dragoon type, and the fact that she esteems for President Claire-han. The way she talks is exactly like hers. The truth is she comes from the countryside, and she is not an Ojou-sama.

– Sh, shut your mouth desuwayo! You do not have to say unnecessary things desuwayo!

Looking at that exchange, Hayato thinks ‘Uh huh, so it is such a thing’.

That is why she know things about the battle, and the way she talks must surely be the influence of Claire.

– Hayato-kun, although these are children, the reaction value of their Hundred is very high, and also they’ve piled up battle training. So, be at ease. I think that they will not really attack you.

– No, well, I really appreciate it for that.

He wonders if this is the answer to Karen’s fortune-telling [ill fortune concerning women]. At that time Hayato thought so.

After such a greeting, Hayato immediately decided to train with the three people.

Yamato’s Slayer’s battle technology is high even on a global basis, and among them, he heard from Claire that it is certainly true that the technology is higher than that of other countries’ Slayer in terms of fighting in the sky, and that the three of them had outstanding Hundred’s operating techniques, as well as battle techniques. Besides, even without an?Air Ride,?thrusters?are attached to the waist at the time of deploying the armament, so they can fly freely around the sky. The training piled up by the three people, the combination is perfect as expected.

They destroyed the balloon balls considered as Savage that are floating in the sky, one after another.

(Really, even if I wasn’t here I think they’ll manage somehow..)

While training along with Hayato, that’s what he thought from the bottom of his heart.

– Well then, once everyone has gathered we will commence to talk about the strategy.

In Mika’s words, Hayato gets back to himself at last. This is not the place to be worrying now. The time for battle is approaching.

– So, the newest information is that the Savages falling in this vicinity are predicted to be five.

– Five? That’s quite a lot, don’t you agree――?

Said a surprised Mirai. Hayato seems to think the same.

In a preliminary prediction stage, the global number of Savage on the?Third Attack?was around three hundred― as this is an island country, it was supposed to not fall down to that degree in Yamato, since is a narrow land area. If there are five out of three hundred in one place, that is indeed considerable.

Ten years ago, Gudenburg was destroyed by three Savage.

– Yup, that’s right. Therefore we are surprised too. Now, what type of Savage will be included, we are figuring out in cooperation with the Imperial Army, the Warslan headquarters and the United Nations. First of all, Hayato-kun can you equip the?Air Ride?

– Understood.

Hayato moved into the hangar and wore the?Air Ride?on his shoulders.

– Do not try to fly specially without attaching the armor. With such a thing, it will happen the same and separate like it did with the skillful Claire-sama.

– Yeah yeah, it was my bad!

In accordance to what he understood at the moment of the practice, the three girls were armed with?thrusters?on the waist at the same time they deployed their armaments, so they could fly in the skies just with their?HUNDRED ON.

It’s just Hayato that could not do it.

(But, is it because of the shape of such armament? It cannot be helped)

Apart from the President who can use six floating batteries as?thrusters, Emilia can also produce a thing like that― besides the armament of four wings that Sakura has, it basically means that Latia, Fritz, and both of the vice-presidents can’t fly.

– Because by eliminating it, Hayato-kun can make use of his maximum special characteristics.

Dr. Charlotte said so.

By forcibly?programming?the?thruster?for flight to its original armament, energy consumption will increase unnecessarily and the time to maintain the armament will be shortened.

Therefore, it seems that it is more efficient to equip an?Air Ride?that can use the?thruster?more efficiently by using another?Variable Stone?as a catalyst.

Hayato entered the hangar alone, and with the cooperation of the men working at the base, he equipped the?Air Ride. The sound alert reverberates during that. It looks like the raid of the Savage is approaching.

– Hayato-kun, are you done?

Mika comes into the hangar just after the equipment is done.

– Yeah, I’m done.

– Then, let’s sortie.

The shutter of the hangar opens. There are three girls standing in the runway with their Hundred armaments deployed. Each one of them, is holding a weapon that matched their shape respectively. Yumina has a sickle and chain. Sango has a gun. Mirai has a bow.

– Sango, who’s wearing glasses that have <HUD>?Head-up display?lens,?is the one that will guide you until the target point, so Hayato-kun will follow with the other two afterwards. The instructions after arriving at the target point are left to you.

– Roger that.

– We are leaving as we are falling behind a little masuwayo!

– I understand!

It does get tiring to be rushing every single time in this way. That is why Hayato took a breath after replying. He doesn’t have the confidence to take the command successfully.

(But, I have to do it somehow)

Hayato slaps his cheeks with both hands.

– What are you doing desuno? You cannot do it? Feeling bad desuwane?

– I just fired up myself, ok!?

– Anyway, let’s do our best.

– Sango, we can’t make it in time if we don’t charge soon?!

– I know that masuwayo!

– Then Kisaragi-taic-->>

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