Aoi connected to it, this place and Little Garden——as well as Motomatsu Base, are connected.

『.. in short, that means they aren’t difficult enemies』

The voice heard was from Yumina at Motomatsu Base.

Her figure was on the screen of the PC.

– But, be on your guard desuwayo.

She suspected that a relieved mood was flowing among everyone.

– Although it looks like they are regular type, the Savage are still unknown creatures, so we don’t know what will happen. No matter what the situation is, don’t be self-conceited masenwa.

Hayato and everyone who received those words show discipline again.

『Well then, it’s time to announce the distribution of the teams. Aoi-kun. Please project the data from here on your PC』

– Ro-roger!

Aoi received the communication from Charlotte and operates the computer in front of her.

The portrait photo and name of each Slayer are on the screen.

And the team composition is displayed.

Emilia, who looked into it, gave a happy voice.

– Yay! I’m in the same team as Hayato!

– Hey, stop!

Emilia takes the arm of Hayato as if she was clinging to it.

Although it was Claire who looked at them and made a stiffened expression for an instant, she regained her calmness, looking at Hayato pulling Emilia apart.

– .. then I will fight with the freshmen desuwane.

Claire’s line of sight is directed to Sango and Mirai displayed on the PC.

『N-no way, I can fight together with Claire-sama? I am extremely happy. The best of the honors desuwa. Rather, I have to thank the Savage..』

『No, I think it’s no good if you give your thanks to the Savage..』

Mirai talks exasperated.

Without thinking, Hayato makes a bitter smile.

Charlotte laughed happily with a loud voice, and continued speaking.

『Claire, join the two freshmen and confirm their skills by fighting together』

– Understood.

Claire replies. In other words, she will ascertain on the same battlefield whether they are suitable for?Selections?or not.

(If it’s those two, then I’m sure they’ll be fine)

Hayato who has fought with them, thinks so.

Next, they heard the voice of Yumina.

『.. so, I am by myself. If it’s okay with you, I’d like two trainees to accompany me. We have to train Slayers, since Sango and Mirai won’t be here after this』

– If the commander of Motomatsu Base says gives her approval, then I don’t see the problem with it.

Charlotte answered that.

『You don’t have any complaints, Mika?』

Yumina asks from the other side of the monitor.

The voice of Mika, the commander of Motomatsu Base, was immediately heard.

『There’s no problem. Rather, I welcome it. However, if there’s any abnormality, contact us immediately. If the situation becomes dangerous, send the trainees back. Are we clear?』

『Of course, I’ll do exactly that』

After Mika answered, Yumina told Charlotte.

『It should be fine if we knock down normal type Savage?』

『Yes, that’s fine』

——speaking of that, Hayato and Emilia will take care of 3. Claire, Mirai and Sango of another 3. And if Yumina and the trainees defeat the last 2, then it’s?mission complete.

– Wait a minute please!

It was Touka who shouted an objection when it seemed that everyone agreed this strategy.

– Why am I not in the sortie!? I can fight the Savage too, and even I won the preliminary contest of individual matches——

Charlotte answers the question.

『Touka-kun, you have just recovered from an injury, isn’t it? It’s still dangerous. So, you’ll have to standby this time』

– .. but..

– Step back this time.

Hayato taps the dropped shoulder of the dejected Touka.

Then, Touka muttered with disappointment.

– .. this was a rare chance to show good things to my apprentice..

In short, she wanted to show good things to Rebecca.

『Well then, everyone to sortie——』

Following the communication from Mika, Aoi gave a loud voice.

E-everyone, I will be praying for your brave efforts!

– Aoi-chan, as the substitute of Mei Mei, do your best.

– Ye-yes! I will give my best effort!

The face of Aoi turned deep red as she replied to Emilia who tapped her shoulder.

– Okay, let’s go.?HUNDRED ON!

Emilia deployed the Hundred,?Arms Shroud, and created a flying vehicle with a giant ray appearance.

– Hayato, get on.

– Got it.

I will also start moving masuwa——HUNDRED ON!

Following Emilia, Claire deployed her Hundred and floated in the sky using it as a?thruster.

Emilia also floats in the sky with the flying device.

Mei Mei said to all of them while waving her hand.

– Everyone, you can do it degozarimasunanodesu?!

Claire, Sango and Mirai gather in the sky.

They started moving towards the designated standby point.

– You girls, how many times have you fought with the Savage desuka?

Asked Claire, flying through the sky using the six floating turrets of her Hundred 《Noble Battle Princess》Alisterion?as?thrusters.

Both Sango and Mirai were flying in the sky using their?Outer.

– Hmm, 7 times, I guess?

Mirai answered the question of Claire.

Following her, Claire asks.

– Are you always together on the battlefield?

– Yes! We have been together since the beginning! Even Yumina-san was with us. And in an opportunity, for the?Third Attack, we were with Kisaragi-san——

– I have heard about that story masuwa. Both of you did a wonderful job desuwane.

– Th-that’s.. our efforts..

Feeling embarrassed, the face of Sango dyes red.

She puts both hands on her face.

There, a communication from Aoi enters.

『Pr-President Claire, can you hear me?』

– I can hear you masuwayo.

Claire immediately returns a response.

『You will soon arrive at the designated point. Please switch over to the standby state there』

– Acknowledged mashitawa. Sango, Mirai. Let’s descend masuwayo.

– Yees.

– Roger!

The two answered and went down and stood on the ground with Claire.

– Aoi.

Claire talks through the neck communication device.

『Ye-yes!』

She was surprised by the sudden call of Claire.

So Aoi responded with a loud voice.

『I am sorry, President Claire! Di-did I make a mistake?』

– No, everything is fine masenwayo. For now, there are no problems at all, your directions are on point desuwa. I just wanted to say thanks desu.

『Ah, thank you very much..!』

– Please keep giving us instructions with this impetus masuwa.. and——

An alert sound was heard far away.

It’s sounding from the direction of Aoi.

It wasn’t heard only by Claire, but also by Sango and Mirai.

– It looks like they are coming desuwane.

Following the words of Claire, Sango and Mirai also look up at the sky.

There, a report from Aoi entered.

『Reporting to Claire squad. One minute until the Savage fall——the location is 1522 meters to the east-southeast from your current position!』

– If so, then in that direction is the forest.. desuwayone?

『Ye-yes! Just like Claire-sama said!』

– If that’s the case, then there won’t be any casualties masenwane. The distance is short, so let’s give up bombarding the Savage during their fall. We will be aiming for the moment they land on the ground to begin the attack masuwayo. Are both of you ready desuwane?

Claire looks at their faces.

– Yup.

– Of course desuwa.

Both Mirai and Sango nodded.

– Well then, let’s move masuwayo.

The three of them soar in the sky once again.

While approaching the predicted falling point, Claire tells the strategy.

– Sango and I will attack with our floating batteries the falling Savage. That will disturb them, preventing the Savage of doing something masuwa. Aiming at that gap, Mirai will destroy the cores. Understood desuwane?

「「Yes!」」

Sango and Miray answered all together.

– .. the predicted falling point should be around here desuwane. Aoi, can you hear me masuka?

『I- I hear you. There is no problem in that place. In about 10 seconds, two Savage will come in contact with the ground!』

According to those words——.

After 10 seconds or so, *BOOM* *BOOM*, the earth shook.

The Savage landed.

Claire shouted, while adjusting the balance of her body by using her knee to endure the trembling.

– Sango, let’s go masuwayo!

– Roger desuwa!

The?Alisterion?of Claire.

And then the 《Red Dragon Knight》?Drag Red?of Sango.

A total of ten floating batteries from the two armaments attack the Savage.

The strategy is a success.

With the lasers emitted from each one of the batteries, the Savage became unable to move.

– Now desuwayo, Mirai!

– Okay!

Mirai has already generated arrows of?energy.

The Hundred that the girl is holding is a bow——Hamanotsurara.

– Here I gooo!

A bluish-white arrow was fired and pierced magnificently into the core of the Savage, making an explosion.

– We did it mashitawa!

Sango raised both hands, looking at the Savage whose core was destroyed and stopped moving.

Her tension relaxed, together with a voice of delight.

But all of that was blown away in an instant by Claire’s shout.

– Not yet masenwa, Sango!

It’s because a light shone behind the Savage that was defeated.

Another Savage was already in the back, and fired a bombardment.

Sango is on a straight line of that——

– Ah..

Because she was losing her focus, her response was late.

She even couldn’t return the floating batteries to her own position.

If this continues, it will be a direct hit.

But still——.

– .. kkuh!!

Sango tried to deploy a barrier towards the beam, hoping that she could suppress some damage from it.

(wh- what..?)

When she noticed the fear and the dazzling light of it, Sango realizes that her body is trembling and closed her eyes.

5 seconds should have passed already after deploying the barrier.

However, she doesn’t feel an impact on her body nor the barrier.

.. just what on earth happened?

While wondering about it, Sango opened her eyelids.

What met her incessantly blinking eyes was a shield made with six red floating batteries.

– .. Claire-sama?

Looking back, Claire instantly calls attention to Sango who turned her eyes to her.

– This is not the place to stand there being stupefied masenwayo. Another blow is coming masuwa. Immediately after the bombardment, a gap can be made for a moment masu. That is our chance——I will defend against it like I just did, you shoot through the core with Buster Cannon!

– Ro-roger desuwa!

Sango creates Buster Cannon using the floating batteries that came back to her.

Then, injects a lot of?energy?into it.

– Here it comes masuwayo!

In accordance with Claire’s shout, the Savage fired a second bombardment.

And for a second time too, the shield created by Claire stops the blow perfectly.

(From here on, it is my duty..! I absolutely have to shoot through the core of the Savage, I can’t do the same mistake of moments ago..!)

The shield in front of her eyes is dispersing, then it returns to the six floating batteries, and those go back to the position of Claire.

At the same time, she saw the Savage in front of her.

– I will shoot you masuwayo!

Aiming at the core, Sango shoots a beam from Buster Cannon.

She shoots splendidly through the core, and stopped the movement of the Savage.

. You did it well mashitawane.

*Pant*, *Pant*.. Claire approaches Sango, whose shoulders are shaking while holding Buster Cannon in her hands.

– However, I caused trouble for Claire-sama..

Returning Buster Cannon to the floating batteries, Sango feels despondent and drops her shoulders.

While gently stroking her head, Claire smiles.

– It’s fine desuwayo. There’s already another Savage here. Let’s bring it down properly.

– Ah, yes..!

Raising her face, the facial expression of Sango shines in a flash.

– Thank you very much, Claire-sama!

『The second conventional type Savage has been defeated by Claire squad! They are now moving towards the third Savage!』

Aoi launches a transmission towards Hayato and Emilia who are in the middle of deployment.

Immediately after that, *BEEP*, *BEEP, an alert resounded.

– .. eh?

She doesn’t know what happened, Aoi is bewildered.

A communication from Charlotte entered there.

『This has become a little problematic』

Her voice was a bit dark and heavy.

『There’s a chance that one Savage will fall near the institution where you are located——the predicted falling point is farther than expected——moreover, is earlier than expected. Originally, Kirikagure Yumina was supposed to be in charge of it』

– Wh-what do we do? Teams other than Yumina-san’s are already heading towards their respective targets——

『Should Yumina face it?』

What entered next was a communication from Mika at Motomatsu Base.

『They should be able to move there in 10 minutes』

– There’s no need for that.

Of course, those aren’t the words of Aoi.

But Touka’s words.

– Eh?

Aoi is amazed.

Turning around, Touka got up from the chair and folded her arms with proud.

– That one is going to fall right next to this base, isn’t it? Then I’ll go and kill it.

– Touka-senpai, are you serious!?

Rebecca asks, standing up from the chair like Touka did.

– Rebecca, you want to see my fight too, don’t you?

– Of course I do!

– Then, follow me. Let’s go, Rebecca!

– Understood!

– Wait, Rebecca!

Standing up, Aoi shouted.

Regardless of Touka who has battle experience, it’s dangerous for Rebecca.

As well as actual battle, since it has become possible for her to deploy Hundred within less than a month.

『.. those children, it can’t be helped』

Charlotte murmured amazed from the other side of the screen.

『It will be impossible for us to stop them, so let them go. I can’t imagine Touka-kun doing something that could make Rebecca-kun fight or to end up injured. If you think about it, this will be a good stimulus from now on』

– But..

『If it’s the Touka-kun of now, then she should be able to do something about that Savage. If it looks dangerous, she’ll call for support and if something happens, I’ll take responsibility for it. What’s left is for you to give them instructions, don’t you think? Believing in the ability of the Slayers, and giving them directions are the tasks of the control side』

– Ye-yes!

– Take thiiii——s!

Emilia created a large gun with?Arms Shroud, and shot through the core of a normal type Savage.

– ..alright.

Emilia confirmed that the Savage stopped moving, and after wiping the sweat of her forehead, asked Hayato while looking at him.

– Now we only have to defeat the remaining large Savage that, right?

– Yeah, that should be..

Hayato stared motionlessly at a distant place, without turning back towards Emilia.

– .. is something wrong, Hayato?

– It seemed that a Savage had fallen to the direction of the institution now.

At the same time Hayato says so, the voice of Aoi is heard from the communication device.

『Hayato-san, Emilia-san, do you hear me?』

– Ah, Aoi-chan? Should we go and defeat the Savage that is falling near the institution?

『Ah, no. It is already falling to a site 2 kilometers to the east of the place where you two are』

– 2 kilometers to the east..?

Emilia calls out Hayato who murmured so.

– The direction is different from what Hayato saw a few seconds ago.

– Umm, Umino-san.

『Ye-yes.. what is it?』

Hayato throws a question to Aoi who is shaking for being called out.

– A few moments ago, I saw a Savage falling towards the institution, but..

There are no Slayers being deployed at the base now.

That’s why, Hayato was getting anxious.

『Ah, yes but the thing is..』

– .. it seems it’s coming.

It was a minute ago when Hayato and Aoi started a communication.

Together with Rebecca, Touka went outside of the institution and headed to the forest where the Savage fell, and muttered while looking up at the sky.

『Touka-san, the Savage has landed』

The voice of Aoi is heard from the PDA that Rebecca is holding.

– Acknowledged.

Immediately after Touka answered.

Following the sound of cracking branches of the trees, the ground trembled lightly.

The Savage fell nearby.

–?HUNDRED ON!

Touka creates a black sword in her hand.

It’s the one that Charlotte made, imitating the sword that Hokuto, the father of Touka, made.

《Hokuto?Revised》

– Rebecca, look over there. Do you know the Savage?

Ahead of Touka’s line of sight.

On the other side where there’s a huge quantity of trees, suspicious golden eyes are shining.

– .. that’s, a Savage..

Her whole body trembles.

This was the first time for Rebecca seeing a Savage directly, the muscles along the spine tremble.

The creature that had a bizarre appearance made her feel that level of fear.

(Touka-senpai and the others are fighting such kind of monsters?)

Her instinct is telling her to run away.

To leave from here, right now.

(.. no, I can’t. Because I’ll be a Slayer!)

So, she will stay firmly in this place.

She will see with her own eyes.

The battle of Touka-senpai!

Telling that to herself, Rebecca suddenly clenches her teeth and gazed at the Savage.

And then——.

– Ah..

The Savage opened its head.

Rebecca knows that that is a signal of bombardment.

So, she shouted.

– Senpai, the Savage is!

However, Touka doesn’t move.

She just stood there while fixedly glaring at the Savage.

– .. no problem. Rebecca, hide behind me.

– Ye-yes!

Doing as she was told, Rebecca takes a roundabout path behind Touka.

The back of her body is in front of her eyes, it looks very strong.

However, it doesn’t change the fact she’s scared.

She noticed that Rebecca was slightly trembling.

– There’s nothing to be afraid of. Keep looking.

Saying that, Touka extended her right hand to the Savage.

And there, a bombardment swoops down.

– Ah..

The front of Rebecca became pure white.

However——.

– Eh? Touka-senpai, what was that?

The light immediately flicks and the original scenery returns.

Rebecca has no injuries, Touka who’s in front of her eyes is also uninjured.

– I erased the bombardment.

Turning only her neck, Touka showed a grin and a smile.

– .. erased it? That was an E?barrier.. right?

However, she couldn’t see that.

Even Rebecca who just started learning about the Hundred can understand it.

– It seems mine is a kind of N?barrier. Charlotte said that it has special properties that cannot be imitated by ordinary people. So, I guess it can’t be used as a reference but, it’s different here——.

Touka kicks off the ground and runs.

– Look! I have a sword, you have fists——but there’s still something to learn! Haaa!

Rebecca gave a voice spontaneously, looking at Touka who started an attack to the Savage while dodging the giant pincers.

– Amazing!

The movements of the Savage stopped briefly after being sent flying to the back by the slash of Touka.

With that gap, Touka jumped high and held aloft the sword greatly, aiming for the defensive barrier of the Savage——and the core beyond that.

– Take this, Kenzaki Style Secret Technique——《Slashing Traces》Zaneizan!*

——《Zaneizan》——

It’s a technique to instantly make two slashings and give the target a shock many more times than normal.

However, for Rebecca it seemed that she had destroyed not only the defense barrier, but also the core of the Savage, with a single blow.

That’s because Touka has released two slashings with that much speed.

– Incredible! Amazing, Touka-senpai!

Rebecca, who searched for her, came running towards Touka while jumping up and down beside her.

– Fufufu, that’s obvious. That’s why is called 《Zaneizan》. It’s a technique created by my Shishō, Ryūsei.

– Ryūsei you say? That uncle of Yamato!?

– .. yup. Despite appearances, he’s the brother of my father, and the one who has a magnificent skill of the sword. I got Shishō to teach me the know-how of 《Zaneizan》so I could use it, and became able to fight the Savage.

– Kno-..? If I know that, if I’m able to use《Zaneizan》, then I’ll be able to fight the Savage?

– Uh huh, as I said earlier, supposing that you can do it with your fists, then, if possible, you should be able to fight the Savage. By the way, about the know-how..

Although it was Touka who tried to ready her sword, and began to speak with a proud look,

– .. ah?

*Clink*, the sword fell from her hand.

– Touka-senpai, is something wrong?

– .. if I were as always, then this much won’t be nothing but.. my skill isn’t at its normal condition yet..

It seems that her arms suffered considerable damage due to the reaction of using 《Zaneizan》.

(It looks like I won’t be able to train for a few days with this..)

While sighing, Touka took the sword that fell to the ground, returned it to a Hundred and said.

– That’s right, the know-how.. I’ll teach it to you properly once we return to Little Garden.

– Really!? Thank you very much, Touka-senpai!

Rebecca smiled happily from the bottom of her heart.

『Touka-san has defeated the Savage. Rebecca-san is safe too!』

– .. that’s good to know..

Hayato, who heard the communication from Aoi just before confronting the large Savage, breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of his heart.

He was anxious since it was unavoidable to hear that Touka and Rebecca went to defeat the Savage near the base.

Emilia gave a warning to him.

– I know you are feeling relieved, but don’t lose your focus.

– I know that.

Saying that, Hayato readied?Hien.

Before his line of sight, there’s the appearance of a large Savage.

The biggest one in this raid.

It’s in a state where it’s about to bombard, it’s even with its head opened all the way.

– I won’t let you do it!

Emilia shouted, using?Arms Shroud?that deployed around her body to create six swords with a sharp tip——floating around her body, and one by one, she continued releasing them towards the Savage.

Every time a sword pierces the Savage, it steps backwards, pushed by its power.

And just after the six swords stuck into the Savage.

All the swords that were fired shone and exploded with a *BOOM*.

The body of the Savage shakes violently to the left and right.

Now it can’t attack with its left and right pincers.

– Now, let’s go, Hayato!

– Yeah!

Emilia jumped up and kicked the ground and creates a white sword similar to Hayato’s?Hien?with?Arms Shroud?and attacks the Savage.

Following her, Hayato also kicked the ground.

– Yaaaaaaaaaa!

First, the white sword of Emilia swoop down on the Savage.

That slash destroys the defense barrier.

Hayato also swung?Hien.

That slash destroys the core.

– Hooray!

Emilia landed on the ground, looking at the Savage collapsing from its legs and raised a voice of joy.

Following her, Hayato who looked up at the Savage, also leaks a voice of relief.

– We are done with this..

A communication from Aoi entered there.

『The annihilation of all the Savage has been confirmed. Thanks for your hard work, everyone』

Not only Hayato and Emilia, that communication is also reaching Claire.

– Thank you for your hard work deshitawa. Aoi, your instructions were perfect deshitawayo.

『Tha-thank you very much, Claire-sama!』

The voice of Aoi who received the words of appreciation from Claire was of surprise and happiness. Nevertheless, Claire smiled in satisfaction while listening to that reply, and called out the two people nearby.

– Mirai, Sango. As one would expect of you two. I am truly grateful that people like you will become members of Little Garden desuwa.

Claire felt the joy of their youthful strength and told them her feelings that came up from the bottom of her heart.

– I can go to the moon feeling relieved masuwa.

When listening to such words of Claire, Sango shows a somewhat sad expression.

Mirai said, touching her shoulder.

– Yes, this became our memories.

– .. yup.

Sango nods.

Claire gazed at the intimate two with a look that overflowed with affection.

Sango, Mirai, And, Claire.

A person was gazing at the three people from the top of a cliff a little away from there.

A girl with blond hair, with many thorny ivies coiling around her white, beautiful and pure skin.

She’s Liza Harvey.

(Mankind really became stronger. There’s no place for me to do anything)

While showing a smile on her face, Liza muttered in her heart.

(I’m not alone anymore.. on the contrary, they don’t need me anymore. If it’s the mankind of now, then they’ll find the way to make it through. Humans can protect the earth by themselves..)

And so, with confidence, she can go to the moon.

She can fight with God.

(.. and, I’m at already at my limit. Let’s meet again in Little Garden, Onee-sama)

The figure of Liza disappeared from that place.