Gloucester swung his knight's spear, and Guildford barely held off the enemy's blade. With a bang, metal and metal collided with each other, sparks flew everywhere, and the two of them were about to explode.

He used the reaction force of the spear to stab his opponent in the head, but the opponent easily took a step back and easily avoided his attack.

Have real skill...... But now is not the time to think about it leisurely. He didn't want to admit it, but he was really at a disadvantage. And, this body?

Guildford and his troops did not appear to be the Black Knights.

At least the color of the body was different, and he wasn't familiar with the body itself. The prototype is supposed to be a scoundrel, modified like Glasgo, but with a few different appearances. Moreover, the scoundrel is a far cry from the speed and strength of this body. If you only look at the basic performance, it should be on par with the Gloucester.

There were five enemy aircraft, and one of them was very eye-catching, and that was Knightmare, which is now fighting Guildford.

Don't.

Gritting his teeth in resentment, Guildford's previous thoughts kept echoing through his mind.

I heard that in the 11th district, there is a person who has the qualifications of a general and a knight at the same time, could this guy be the man named Fujido!

Miracle Fujido!

Seven years ago, the only Japanese samurai in the Japanese army, which had been defeated in successive battles, was able to stubbornly resist the offensive of Bunitania. He is also the confidant of Lieutenant General Katase, the leader of the current Liberation Front.

But if this guy is really Fujitang, then where has he been hiding before? Could it be that he had expected the Black Knights to launch a surprise attack from the beginning and rushed out at the right time?

No way!

"Guildford!"

Suddenly, a message came from me via code, and it was Veretta's. Given off by Kalian, she waited for about three minutes before heading to her intended sniper target.

Gilford, who listened to Veretta's report as the battle continued, widened slightly.

"What, ZERO shifted the route?"

"Yes, we're going to take cover!"

Idiot!

Guildford finally endured this angry scolding, in this situation, how could that ZERO retreat easily. I can't even see through this, and I am asked what to do, which is ridiculous.

"More important is the ZERO location! Give me the information route! ”

"Yes...... This is ZERO's predicted route! ”

The moment he saw the data that was sent, Guildford's face turned pale. The pupils in his eyes constricted, and he already knew ZERO's intentions.

Oops! The Black Knights are heading to the place we lured Fujido to!

He remembered the plan Conelia had made when he was attacked by Fujido.

Because the enemy target is Cornelia, Conelia intends to strike after the calculation.

Let Guildford deal with them first, then retreat, and assemble a wave of annihilation at Site 9.

Strictly speaking, Guildford's mission is not to wrestle with the Knightmare in front of him.

The knight Guildford's mission was to protect Governor Cornelia in every way. Although it was only temporary, he was now away from Conelia.

But Cornelia was bold enough to use herself as bait. In her opinion, as long as nothing happens, this wave will win.

If this plan is successful, it will be possible to launch an ideal encirclement and annihilation war on a local scale. It was a ravine flanked by cliffs, and if the enemy was only interested in chasing Cornelia, they could flank the cliff and turn them into a hornet's nest.

Of course, it's impossible to say that Guildford isn't afraid. If it does work, it would be ideal, but after all, it is a risky trick to use bait.

And that decoy, both to Guildford and to the Britannia as a whole, was the equivalent of Governor Cornelia herself, a sign of victory. He tried to stop her, but he couldn't say it.

Because, she has been through countless battles, and she has survived, and brought countless victories.

But, now the situation is ...... I was seen through by ZERO!

Thinking of this, I only heard an emotional Guildford shout a name into the communicator.

"Your Highness Cornelia!"

An earth-shattering cry spread over the loudspeaker.

“…… I can hear you, Guildford! ”

Cornelia said in a self-deprecating tone, her Gloucester standing alone in the middle of the valley at the moment. But the place that was originally used to lure the enemy has been taken first. It was a crimson mech, the Knightmare she had never seen before.

The other party stood there proudly, obviously just a machine, but it gave her a feeling of facing thousands of troops and hellish Shura! This feeling, she had experienced before. On the El Alamein front, when she was competing with her best friend Nonnet.

Knights of the Round Table!

"Wizard weapon Z-01, Lancelot, now activated."

Cecil's voice rang out inside the tractor, and the workers began to check their status.

"Device Z-01 login confirms, confirms individual identification information, confirms the establishment of a complete mechanical connection."

Walking towards the giant's body, the covering cloth was slowly sliding down.

"Yggdrasill resonance confirms that the rejection response is weak, and the device stress response is weak, all within tolerance."

"The fuselage self-test is complete, and it is in good condition. Prepare tactical storage, status confirmation, reconfirmation completed. ”

Hold the joystick and enter the relevant password in the control panel.

"The ignition was activated, the thrusters, the engines were working well at low speed, and they were connected to the sand propulsion. Armament assembly, good system, external weapon assembly initiated. ”

Subsequently, Cecil instead communicated the objectives of the operation.

"Guide weapon Z-01, Lancelot uses sand propulsion unit D, uses the maximum speed to raise the liquid slope and rescue the governor."

“Yes，My Lord。”

Suzaku replied quietly, and at this time, Lloyd interjected.

"Suzaku-kun, I want to ask you something."

"What's the matter?"

"It's nothing, it's not a big deal."

Lloyd's tone was still the same, without a hint of tension.

"You hate people dying so much, but why did you join the army? Why? Armies are places of killing and death! ”

This question is likely to fundamentally shake the boy's will, however, Suzaku's expression does not change at all.

"I was in the army because I didn't want them to die."

Lloyd on the communication screen made an exaggerated "oh heh" sound, and he said inexplicably excitedly.

"This contradiction, maybe when it will kill you...... Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry......"

Finally, Cecil grabbed Lloyd's shirt and dragged him by the hem as if he were saying, "I don't know the times, this idiot scientist," and Lloyd let out a cry of grief.

At this point, the communication screen is interrupted.

Suzaku blinked, and then, though he thought it might be the same as not saying it, he opened his mouth into the communicator.

"Lancelot, dispatch."

Speaking from the heart—

He didn't know why Cecil was so angry.

Isn't that right?

Lloyd's words are not correct, but they are not entirely wrong.

Contradictions kill themselves——?

Wrong.

- Of course the servicemen will die.

Your life does not exist for yourself, but for others, for the protection of others.

This is not a contradiction. That incident had already taken his own life.

So, I don't understand why she's angry. Death is a matter of course here.

Suzaku decided not to think about this incomprehensible thing.

…… Since a long time ago, he has been like this.