"This is the Universe"

The electric window opened, and the infinite blacks and bright colors dotted by countless bright spots were divided by a pale blue arc.

What is Days? What is Earth?

None of them exist anymore.

This is the realm of the world outside of human common sense.

Glancing back at C.C., who was stunned, Musashi's fingers slightly.

'Click~'

The buckle lock of the seat belt suddenly opened.

C.C., who was leaning back in his seat, slowly floated.

Some of them rolled awkwardly, their feet on the armrests of the chairs, and they kicked hard and incomprehensibly.

'Smack'

Just as her body slammed into the window, a hand firmly grabbed her ankle and stopped castration.

"It's gravity-free now, so try to take your body down and don't do anything too hard. Above. ”

However, at this moment, the girl obviously did not pay attention to the maid behind her.

Holding his hands on the window, his eyes focused on the view below the ship. The way she almost pressed her face against the window made it seem that if she could probe out, she would not hesitate.

There's nothing surprising about that. Living long doesn't mean anything.

C.C's lifestyle and habits have determined the limits of what she can set foot in, and because she has lived far longer than ordinary people, after leaving the land where she has lived for more than 400 years, she has been affected by an impact that ordinary people cannot imagine.

"It's so small," C.C. suddenly sighed to himself.

"For this side of the world, people have fought for thousands of years, past, present, and even beyond. Even if humans disappear, as long as there is still life, it will not stop, right? ”

It's just a pity that here, her exclamation will not resonate with anyone.

"Lord C.C., if you don't want to sit down, grab something that will hold you in place, we're going to adjust the track now. Above. ”

"Cut" glanced at the earth below him nostalgically, and then returned to his seat stupidly.

In fact, C.C didn't even feel any vibrations other than a little inertia.

"That's!?"

As the ship's orbit was corrected, C.C appeared to see a small white object directly ahead.

Small, yes.

With the behemoth of the earth, that object must indeed be pitifully small.

"Mariana space station, it's still 60 kilometers away, and you'll be able to see it when you get closer. Above. ”

As if to verify Musashi's words.

As the spacecraft gets closer, the space station begins to get bigger and bigger. Gradually, almost the entire sight of her was occupied.

In the universe, in the absence of an exact reference, it is difficult for C.C. to estimate how big this space station really is. But the closer I got, the more the sense of enormity expands in my heart.

Unlike the EU's framed space station made of columns in TV, the space station in front of me is a closed cuboid structure.

At the end of the day, C.C. had only one thought left in his mind [for a space station, this seems too big. 】

"The Mariana space station, with a total length of 3,000 meters, a width of 1,000 meters and a height of 550 meters. The total mass is 53,000 tons, and the construction period is 20 months. Above. As if he had seen through C.C's thoughts, Musashi opened his mouth and reported the detailed data.

"53,000 tons!?"

This mass is a very inconspicuous number on Earth, but it is a colossus in the universe. The EU, which is known for its most advanced space technology, can only deliver a maximum of about 120 tons of objects to satellite orbit at a time.

Just imagine, how many rocket launches would be required if the EU were to build such a space station? The amount of money consumed was large enough to bankrupt several countries in an instant.

In contrast, the large mass accelerator built by Camillo in Panama around the empire has a capacity of thousands of tons in a single launch, and it is a simple matter to build such a large space station.

In fact, the mass accelerator is not a super technology, and if the three major powers make up their minds, it is not impossible to build it.

In fact, the EU had similar construction and design plans during the same period. However, this draft was born at an inopportune time, and it happened to coincide with the general election period that is held every four years. So, under the mutual attack of politicians, this plan, which advocated that "our dream is to conquer the stars and seas", was finally used to improve the welfare of the people and strengthen the armament instead of throwing money into nothing. The appeal was dubbed "a waste of money and a waste of money", and then it was shelved indefinitely.

"Because the main function is only to act as a ring of scaffolding, there is not too much protective equipment installed, and most of them are hollow, only this quality is taken for granted. Above. But apparently some people are wrong about C.C's exclamation.

In fact, C.C doesn't know what to do. Such a large structure, if it is built according to the design of a standard ship, the total mass of 53,000 tons will not be too much even if you add 2 more zeros to the back.

"Scaffolding? What exactly does this space station do? ”

Kamiyu had used the station to threaten the Emperor, and she was there. But in fact, she is also confused about the real role of this space station.

Faced with a question, Musashi did not answer directly in words, but suddenly pulled the spacecraft up in the direction of the space station.

The small spacecraft circled high above the space station, and without the shelter of the space station, the sun's rays suddenly illuminated the entire cockpit.

Just as C.C couldn't help but close his eyes, the spaceship suddenly reversed.

It suddenly darkened in front of him, and C.C., who had reopened his eyes, looked up at the light.

The sight of incomparably grandeur struck her visual nerves.

Behind the huge space station, there is a semi-enclosed structure of the same length and height as the space station, and in this space, a huge battleship 2-3 times smaller than the space station is quietly moored in it.

According to the 3,000-meter-long size of the space station, the length of this warship is probably more than 2,000 meters.

Around the battleship, countless small insect-like flying machines surrounded the battleship in a disorderly manner, constantly taking off and landing, and small fluorescents shining with each take-off and landing. At the same time, as hundreds of huge booms in the harbor fell slowly and undiligently, a handful of ice-blue electric sparks splashed on the contact points.

This huge space station turned out to be a shipyard.

Ironically, the largest dock in the Anthropocene realm is floating beyond the earth.

"Musashi-sama, welcome back. "Above" As the ship passed directly above the ship, a communication automatically turned on.

[Is it 'above' again?] C.C felt his head start to hurt.

"How's Musashi's condition? Above. ”

【Musashi?】 Puzzled, he raised his head and looked at Musashi beside him in a daze

"Do you really want to do this?"

Diethardt looked at Zero and the white-haired man beside him in disbelief.

"Do you believe that the Empire will be sincere?"

As Zero said this, the man beside him silently moved half a step sideways.

Extremely dangerous.

This is how Diethardt really feels.

This man who exuded a dangerous aura he had seen, or rather as the intelligence chief of the Black Knight Tan, he had investigated the identity of any person of value.

Ito Yakumo - usually a guard of Kaguraya, but his real identity is the royal killer of the six families in Kyoto. Diethart believed that if he refused, the killer would immediately erase him from the world.

"The sincerity of the empire is indeed questionable, but"

"Even if you promise the empire, is it really what you want to see like this?"

Zero's words speak to what Diethardt really thinks.

"Isn't it what you've been looking forward to shooting a more magnificent transformation in this world?"

Listening to Zero's words, Diethardt's expression was dull, gradually

"Heheheha

Diethardt covered his face with one hand and burst into a burst of excited laughter.

Zero's choice, he naturally knows what the consequences of the Dao will be.

But so what? In front of the World Interface, everyone is a pawn, and when needed, they must be sacrificed.

"Haha

I used to think that it would be wonderful to record all this from the perspective of an observer. But now he suddenly found that he personally joined in the role of a director to promote the development of the plot, which made him even more emotional.

"Zero, you're a great piece of material."

"Hmph" The young man under the mask smiled coldly.

Diethardt's answer was as he expected, but he didn't expect it to be more intense than he had imagined.

There's nothing wrong with that, though. The more people are like this, the easier it is to control

"It's 68% complete, it's just that [Lamus], which is the lead foreship part, didn't arrive as scheduled. Above. ”

In the space station, Musashi walked at the front of the passage, silently listening to the report.

"Accident? Above. ”

"It's not true, it's just that His Royal Highness Shunesel called [Ramus] out without authorization, and accidentally caused Gravity· Bluster damage, which will lead to a delay of 2 to 3 months in the progress of the assembly. Above. ”

"It's okay, except for Core· Outside of the unit, the rest of the parts are just restraints. Above. ”

"But now that Musashi-sama is unable to unfold the [Light Eagle Wings], these restraints are the real means of arming and defense. Isn't it precisely because of this that His Highness Kamiyu will prepare this assembly plan? Above! ”

As if poked in the sore spot, Musashi suddenly stopped.

"Although His Highness Kamiyu has always blamed himself for the reason why the [Light Eagle Wing] could not be deployed, I think it seems that Musashi-sama should find the reason from himself, above."

At the same time, the maid behind her, dressed in a similar tone to Musashi, lifted her head from the report.

"I understand, above."

"Then please Musashi-sama do a lot of hard work. Above. ”

With that, he walked past Musashi.

"I understand, above."

It's just that, after finishing speaking, Musashi still stood silently in place, and only after half a sound did he slowly turn his head to look at the huge battleship figure outside the window.

[I couldn't understand what they were saying, but] even though Musashi was still in the same cold tone as usual just now, C.C on the side seemed to feel some subtle changes.

"Looks like you're working hard too," and before you knew it, the words had already come out.