Christopher Gardetius watched the explosion via live webcast. He asked, in a voice full of satisfaction, toward the military's microphone for unlimited communications.

"Report the situation, Gregory."

"This is Gregory. Succeeded, Major. The prototype was launched. ”

His men, riding on the Narakwara, shouted in an excited tone.

Known as the weapon of the gods, the true body of Narakwara is a mechanical beast without consciousness. Once activated, it will attack and annihilate the enemy at its own discretion.

Although it also obeys the orders of the manipulator, the manipulator of the narakwala must enter special control commands by voice. The only people who can make the weapons of the gods obey are those who can understand the language of the gods.

"Can you keep fighting?"

"It's easy here. After all, it's watching the fire from the other side. I don't know how long this island will survive this guy's attack. ”

Gregory said this, laughing wickedly.

In any case, the control orders they got were only interpreted by shallots. There is no one left to stop the start of the Narakwara.

"Understood, Gregory."

Gardesius, who had cut off wireless communication, slowly turned to the shallots.

Shallot stared at the image reflected on the tablet with a stunned expression.

Every time Narakwala emitted a flash, a huge explosion would cause the additional artificial islands to sway. Burning armored vehicles, bewildered members of the SAR Garrison in order to escape. What made such a tragedy happen was the activation order interpreted by the shallot. This fact should have shaken her very much.

"-That's it, anything else to ask?"

Looking at them expressionlessly, Gardesius asked.

Instead of shallots, who continue to be silent, it is Yukina who speaks.

"Why?"

“…… Why?"

"Why are you here?"

"I think I've already made our purpose clear."

"No, not this. What I want to ask is why Duke Aldiaru is assisting you in this matter. ”

Gardesius raised his eyebrows slightly. There was a hint of surprise in his gray eyes.

"I see. I didn't recognize it because of the different costumes, but you were the companion of the Fourth True Ancestor that night. ”

"This is the inside of the 'Grave of the Sea God'."

Yukina accepted the reality and sighed slightly.

I didn't notice it for a long time, and Yukina is the same in this regard. A tall and sturdy old man with a wound on his face, a strong sense of coercion that is not commensurate with his intellectual appearance. It was the night when Wattola entertained the ancient city, and his butler who served -

Gardesius, who had been pursuing, did not expect to be in front of them from the beginning.

"The reason why the people of the SAR garrison can't find the base of the Black Death Emperor no matter how much they investigate is that they are on the ship protected by the privilege of diplomats—right?"

"Looks like there's no point in continuing to hide it."

Gardesius whispered coldly, ordering his men to open the window.

The window, blocked by the barrier, opens – and across the window is the glorious sea in the sun. On the horizon emerges the artificial island shadow of the island of the string god. Yukina's current location is about ten kilometers away from the sea near Xianjin Island.

"Ship...... Inside......"

Squinting in the dazzling sunlight, the shallots make a weak sound.

"It's a luxury cruise ship owned by the Lord of War, Duke Dimitoria Vatora of Aldiaru."

Gardesius explained lightly. The visit of the nobles of the War King Realm to the island of the god of war has also been reported to the general public. The appearance of the beautiful Wattola has also become a hot spot on TV at night, causing a commotion, so Shallot should have heard the name of Wattola as well.

"Why?"

Yukina repeated her question.

"The Black Death Emperor faction of the orc supremacy should have a hostile relationship with the nobles of the War King realm, the Duke of Aldiaru. Not to mention that he was still the one who assassinated your past leader, the Black Death Emperor, and—"

"That's right. Therefore, the garrison of the Demon Special Zone did not suspect this ship. ”

Caldesius did not mean to boast of victory, and said without expression.

"About half of the crew of this ship is the survivors of our Black Death Emperor. However, don't look at him like that, Vatora is also a nobleman, so he won't ask about the origin of his ship's crew. This would be the responsibility of the ship management company that hired the crew – and that's how it should be. ”

Yukina frowned unhappily.

"Duke Aldiaru doesn't know anything, is he going to say it strongly? What good is it for him to do this kind of thing? ”

"I don't know what the immortal vampire thinks, but I'm afraid it's to kill the boredom."

"-Bored?"

"That's right. That's why he pursued the fight against Narakwara. The weapons of the gods, which even the True Ancestor can defeat, happen to be good playmates for vampires who are too bored to be idle. If the Fourth True Ancestor and Narakwala had fought first, it would have been nice to watch the show on the side. Either way, it's a pastime for him. ”

"How can this be ......"

Wattola's way of thinking outside of common sense makes Yukina feel strongly distressed and angry. Just to pass the time of boredom, they help to hide and exploit terrorists who intend to deal with them. This is not something that a person in his right mind would do.

Just as he agreed with Yukina's feelings, Gardesius also showed a distressed expression.

"We don't have a bad taste to that point, but no matter what, the Black Death Emperor Sect needs the power to be able to defeat the True Ancestor. As the closest to the True Ancestor, Vatora couldn't be the best opponent to test Narak Warra's abilities. We can say that we have the same interests when we both expect to fight. ”

"—Just for such a boring reason, did you wake up that monster? String God Island may be destroyed because of this......"

"The humans who built this 'cage' called the Demon Special Zone, and the demons who are used to being kept in captivity, no matter how many thousands of people die, we won't feel the slightest guilt."

Gardesius said in an emotionless tone.

"Of course, we don't want senseless killings. Our highest priority target is Wattola. If they were able to take full control of the Narakwara, they would consider minimizing the damage to the city. ”

"So if you don't want the island of the gods to become scorched earth, just parse out the control orders and give them to me, is that the case?"

The shallot, who had not spoken a word until now, cast a hateful look at Gardesius.

Gardesius lifted the corners of his mouth and smiled.

Ancient weapons were activated by the Sutra. In order to stop its indiscriminate destruction, shallots must parse control commands. Even as a result, the Black Death Emperor was free to command Narakwara.

"What a terrorist. It's terrible. ”

"The 'Suareen 10' is in there. The necessary data is ready, the network is connected, and it doesn't matter how you want to use it. ”

"Either way, I don't have any other options. All right. However, what is owed to me is not so easy to pay off. ”

Without any concern for the shallot's angry scolding, Gardexiu led his men out of the room.

Only in the last moment, he turned his head towards the shallot.

"Although it is not doubtful of your ability, it is better to move quickly. If the island sinks before we get the control order, it will be very troublesome for us. ”

"Even if you don't say I'll do it——!"

Shallot screamed in hatred, violently kicking open the door deep in the room.

It was a cold room for storing fresh food. But instead of fresh fish or beef, the room was filled with Lakmavant-style HPC servers, so-called supercomputers. Shallot relents himself into the room that has become cold for the cooling circuit. At that moment, voices came from unexpected directions.

"—don't worry, girl."

What came out of Nagisha's mouth, who was supposed to be asleep, was a cold and clear voice.

For the somewhat strange sound, the shallots turned around as if they were possessed.

Nagisa's slightly tied hair was untied and fell naturally to her waist. The eyes that are wide open like a rainbow do not reflect any emotion like the surface of windless water. Only her lips, smiling.

"Don't mess with your emotions. If you still have the mechanical performance, it won't take a lot of time to decipher the words of a bygone civilization. ”

"Nagisha...... Sauce? ”

Shallot screamed in a confused voice, and compared to usual, it was like Nagisa who had changed someone.

Yukina turned her head in dismay.

"No, that's not right...... This state is either divine or ...... Possess......? ”

"Oh, yes. You're also a shrine maiden, the Lion King's sword witch. ”

Nagisa laughed happily as she said this. She stared at Yukina with a confused face like an appraiser.

"Then you should know too. Don't worry, the boy will definitely buy time. Gain time for the girl to come up with a strategy. ”

"You...... ...... exactly!? ”

Yukina narrowed her eyes and asked. But Nagisa didn't answer anything, silently closed her eyes, and fell limply on the spot like a marionette with a broken string.

Just as she was about to hit the ground violently, Yukina hurriedly hugged her.

"What was just now, what? Who's that? ”

In response to shallot's question, Yukina shook her head in silence.

The reason for Nagisa's sudden change is not very clear to Yukina. Just now, she obviously seemed to carry some kind of existence above the human level. God, or maybe maybe it's a hidden personality within herself. Perhaps it has something to do with her injuries, which are not recorded in the report of the Lion King's agency, but in any case, this is not the case for this to be pursued.

In order to change her mood strongly, Yukina slapped her cheek hard.

"Senior Blue Feather, can you lend me your phone?"

"It doesn't matter, what do you want to do?"

Shallot threw the light peach-colored phone over. Because the ship approached the island of the string god, the radio waves were also able to be transmitted.

"I'm sorry. A little uneasy, or a little foreboding—"

After wrestling with her unused phone for a while, Yukina entered the phone number in her memory.

That's something she remembered with the mysterious personality she was attached to Nagisa.

That's right, Xiao Gucheng will definitely try to stop Narakwara's murderous deeds.

Even if I didn't expect it that way, because it was him, there was a good chance that I would be unknowingly involved.

The power of the Fourth True Ancestor, which was too powerful, would twist his fate and guide him to the battlefield when the ancient city did not know it. It's such a teenager who can't take your eyes off him and makes people worry. (Markne)