The isolation hatch leading to the first bridge slowly opened at the pull of the RX-7, and the creak of forcibly opening the door sounded rather frightening due to the considerable amount of air still remaining in the LUXION.

Theoretically, once locked, the fireproof and explosion-proof isolation door is unlikely to be opened again. However, since Noriko Takaya's Nausicaa can leave deep scratches on the hull shell of the LUXION, it must be possible to make it impossible in terms of material texture and body output......

Seeing their students in some kind of futile effort. Roger didn't stop it, but he weaved all kinds of strange reasons in his mind.

Of course, some of the things he was thinking about were refuted by DG almost in the blink of an eye, such as the sliding door of Noriko Takaya. A symbiote said at the time: "If you want to laugh at the bugs in the original book, you might as well say that according to your assumption, there is no other way than to divide the fingers of the isolation chamber against RX-7 into three sections. ”

But at the very least, it opened the door, someone retorted.

"Then did you remember by the way that in the so-called original book, Ota only left three minutes for Amano Kasumi to wait?"

So Roger's heart had to be slammed.

Because it is not only the original book, just now in this mission plane, when he stood outside the recovery ship, he also played handsomely and only left three minutes of time to act.

THIS ALSO MEANS THAT IF HE CONTINUES TO WASTE TIME LIKE JUST NOW, HE WILL HAVE TO OBEDIENTLY FOLD BACK TO EARTH BY HIMSELF......

At this tangled time, Noriko Takaya has completely opened the isolation door. Then, as no one expected, on the other side of the door was the wreckage of the first bridge, which had been completely destroyed by the cosmic monster.

It's not a ruin, it's a complete wreckage. If it weren't for the small amount of metal left near the isolation door due to the malleability of the material, Noriko Takaya, who was standing "outside the door" at the moment and was so frightened by the scene inside the door that she couldn't speak, might have been pushed directly into the universe by the residual air inside LUXION.

In that case, even if he gave someone another three minutes, he wouldn't be able to save the stumbling girl.

So when Noriko Takaya just had time to shout "Dad", Roger manipulated his RX and rushed over directly. While pushing Noriko Takaya away from the wide open position of the portal, he also asked DG to directly cut off the power part of the latter's Nausica.

"Takaya, it's time to return."

Roger's voice was not loud, except for yelling in the communication channel which was boring, he had actually asked DG to be ready and calculated to directly stun Noriko Takaya at any time.

Before that, though, he tentatively sent an image to the plane heroine's RX screen.

And just as he expected, Noriko Takaya, who was still struggling with her face, immediately gave up confrontation and the like when she saw this picture, and instead gritted her teeth and let go of her hands on the steering lever.

It's not threatening information, it's just a heavy, inconspicuous-looking metal box.

But that's something that even Noriko Takaya, who hasn't been in the universe for a long time, knows -

Black box.

The LUXION had kept all of its sailing records, and when the lifeboat was evacuated, it was too late to dismantle the black box that had been taken.

And the reason why Roger didn't stop Noriko Takaya just now was actually to use the power of the DG clone to get the black box that was originally kept in the strongest part of the battleship into his own hands.

This task can't be completed by anyone except DG, even if Roger himself can teleport over in an instant, but he doesn't know how to dismantle it......

In any case, the time for Noriko Takaya to force herself to calm down was quite short, "My father is long gone, and I just kept the luck of the worst and fought hard." The most important thing now is to avenge my father. ”

This psychological state is interpreted by the heroine of the plane, which is no different from being written directly on her face.

But that's also growth, and even with DG's help, Roger can't care about cutting off Noriko Takaya's communications now, and if Kasumi Amano sees Nausicaa lose contact outside, there may be some weirder chain reaction. It is definitely gratifying good news that the plane heroine can take care of the overall situation so well.

So in the next moment, Roger crashed directly through the wall in the direction he had already identified. At the same time as the second large hole in the LUXION appeared, the recovery ship temporarily piloted by Kasumi Amano appeared in front of the two of them.

Next, Roger didn't play another dive and chase back, and directly hung an ultra-short-distance FOLD on the guide frame that the recovery ship had prepared for a long time.

This detail of the action was completely unnoticed by Kasumi Amano, who lacked sufficient monitoring equipment in the recovery ship, and could only sense Roger's successful return through a slight vibration near the guide frame. And although the latter action has a great adventure component, it is also the beginning of his return to his normal habits.

If Noriko Takaya can't even withstand such a short distance of FOLD, then she will definitely not be able to adapt to the future GUNBUSTER driving job.

In the same way, if she can't even accept the trick that Roger uses beyond "common sense", then she, as the heroine of the plane, will definitely become an obstacle to the reincarnation in the future.

The delusion that you can solve all problems by hugging the thigh of the protagonist of the mission plane should have been completely abandoned a long time ago, shouldn't it?

Even if he beat his apprentice who is an intellectual side reincarnation to a big defeat for the sake of face, it still can't hide the fact that Roger was confused before. On the other hand, even if Jung lost ten games in a row and had no chance of winning, at least he still called back the once invincible great sword instructor.

"It's not so much sacrificing oneself to recall, but making someone feel the long-lost maternal brilliance, right?"

Deliberately on occasions and in ways that Roger could hear, DG summed up the exact opposite in his usual tone of contempt.

Sounds a little sour......

But these are all details, and they don't matter, what matters is the reaction of the parties, the heroine of the plane, Noriko Takaya, to Roger's temptation.

How to say it, it was clear that she was standing on top of LUXION a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye, the body fell to the side of the recovery ship with a shock, and Noriko Takaya could detect that something was wrong even if she was sluggish.

Even if the FOLD method is used for ultra-short jumps, it is easy to cause discomfort to humans with certain physiques, but it seems that Noriko Takaya does not seem to have this problem. At least in terms of adaptability, she passed without encountering any obstacles.

……

"Needless to say, you forgot how she and Kasumi Amano got from Silver to Neptune's orbit?"

"Is that kind of FOLD with preparation time the same as the current teleportation of tens of meters at best?"

"Are you trying to say that some people don't have chest tightness until they sit in a bumpy car, and some people get dizzy just by hearing the word car?"

"Although your example is full of malice and attacks against me, the analogy holds ......"

……

But since Noriko Takaya ignored the side effects of the FOLD method, it is intriguing that she remained calm on the way back.

Judging from the video data collected by DG in Nausicaa's cockpit—mainly the driver's headshot, and the subjective comments added by DG without permission—Noriko neither seemed to be preoccupied with sadness and suspicious of everyone, nor did she release the amazing light of the coach with sparkling eyes like Jung's stupid big sister routine.

If you insist on saying that there is any change in expression, it seems that from beginning to end, there is only one relieved look of "so it is".

……

"No wonder the coach who doesn't seem to be useful at all can escape back to Earth from LUXION, he has this kind of escape skill for a long time~~"

"I don't think you need to borrow someone else's idea at all."

"Then wouldn't you feel better if you changed to 'The coach is worthy of being the combat hero of the year, and no matter how strong the cosmic monster is, he can't do anything about him'?"

“…… Let's use the first one. ”

……

In short, in fact, the current Noriko Takaya is definitely not as unbearable as the two unscrupulous guys imagined just now in terms of psychological toughness, but because of this, her calmness will definitely not make sense if she only interprets it as "waiting until she finishes reading the black box".

However, after Kasumi Amano cautiously sent a worried inquiry, and received a slightly crying response from Noriko Takaya, everything seemed to make sense again.

That crying is also not fake.

This was a slight relief to Roger. Then he heard Kasumi Amano turn to him for an inquiry.

It's not a slowdown, it's not a boring question like checking the course. In fact, due to Roger's continuous testing of ultra-short-distance FOLD, this exploration mission was still completed on time even if there was Noriko Takaya's unauthorized actions.

In other words, not only did they not delay for six seconds and waste four more months, but they also advanced by one or two seconds because of someone's decisiveness - of course, this does not mean that they returned two months earlier than scheduled in the original book, don't forget that in the original book, Jung said that the 12th of next month is her birthday, and according to the schedule, the protagonist duo should return the day before the birthday party, so no matter how Roger saves time, it is impossible for them to travel to the bathhouse girls' meeting, right?

Kasumi Amano's question is whether the trainer and Noriko's bodies have been damaged in any way.

This question covers quite a lot of content, even if it is a simple answer of no, it is actually equivalent to summarizing the experience of the two in LUXION. It seems that on the other heroine's side, the growth is also slightly stronger than in the original book by one or two points.

Time is earned and students are trained, will it really bring some variables to an otherwise desperate task?

This is a question that not only Roger can't answer, but DG may not be able to answer it either.

But then again, Kasumi Amano didn't ask such a deep thing at all, so DG quite reasoned and completely put the responsibility for answering on Roger. The latter was muttering in his head for a long time, but he didn't use the actual time for half a second, and only a deep breath could cover up the past...... Anyway, after exhaling the long breath in his chest, Roger's voice finally rang out in the communication channel.

Slightly hoarse, as if the series of actions just now was quite physically exhausting, in fact, he just didn't want to make his skills look too shocking in front of Noriko Takaya - but the problem is that if Roger is forced to use all his strength by certain circumstances in the future, this kind of cover is obviously trying to cover up - after staying for another half a second, deciding to clear his throat in a cliché, Roger finally spoke, "Everything is normal......"

You said that you held it for a long time and then held it out, it's too much of a waste of feelings, right?

DG expressed serious dissatisfaction with someone's statement, but since there didn't seem to be a better solution on her side, she continued to abstain from dialogue in her choosing.

Maneuvering the recovery ship to slow down and turn is not complicated, and even Amano Kasumi, who has little experience, can easily and smoothly complete it, which makes my sister have more time to review the entire reconnaissance operation after calming down.

As a top student who can represent the whole of Japan, Kasumi Amano naturally knows very well that the "experience" component of this reconnaissance operation is far greater than the actual "execution" component. This led her to deliberately choose a location that was a little further away from her intended target. This is to be able to give up the opportunity to get close to the goal to Noriko Takaya, and at the same time, I can also practice my remote-related skills by the way.

There was nothing wrong with this initial idea, until the two of them read out the name of the target ship at the same time.

The reason why I say it is at the same time, it's just that Amano Kasumi's routine reaction speed is slightly stronger than Noriko Takaya, and if you look purely at the location and time of discovery, it's true that Noriko saw the handwriting first, but don't forget that the two of them are still approaching in the direction of LUXION at this time. And the normal order of pursuit, needless to say, is of course from tail to end.

In this case, as long as the field of view is wide enough, it is more convenient to observe from the periphery.

Next, after the ship's name was revealed, the two plane heroines remembered the relationship between Admiral Gao and the legendary faster-than-light flagship almost simultaneously.

Then, Kasumi Amano believes that even if she is in Noriko's position, she will do whatever it takes to go to LUXION to see what is going on. It's just that what she didn't expect at the time was that Noriko, who usually seemed a little timid, suddenly became quite resolute and decisive at this time, and directly kicked off the temporary engine thruster with one foot, and opened the relevant cave with the other foot on the armor of LUXION.

One can imagine how much reaction force is required to punch a hole directly in the faster-than-light spaceship. In short, a few seconds after Noriko boarded the ship, the engine that was originally near LUXION was kicked directly to the outside of Kasumi Amano. Then there is a series of chain reactions caused by runaway rocket jets, and before Roger's recovery ship can catch up with the protagonist duo, it is blown into dust by a small explosion and roar.

This is the first major setback for perfectionist Kasumi Amano in this mission.

As for the second setback, it itself appears a little more bizarre than the previous one:

After Roger gave the order that "if he and Noriko Takaya do not return in three minutes, Kasumi Amano himself must decisively slow down", the former went smoothly and ran through the hole, leaving Kasumi Amano to jump from the engine of the separate practice ship to the recovery ship.

It's only given three minutes, and Amano Kasumi has to arrive at the driver's seat in time, familiarize herself with the basic operating movements, and make all kinds of improvisations within the time limit......

So naturally, in the process of nervous movement, my sister suddenly understood Noriko Takaya's urgency just now.

Of course, this little episode alone doesn't say anything, and before the spiritual resonance, Kasumi Amano must force herself to take everything about the recovery ship under control. After all, except as a last resort, she could convince herself to leave her coach and Noriko and return to the direction of Silver Star alone. Otherwise, even if there was a few seconds of error, she would have disobeyed the order and waited.

Because at the same time that she boarded the recovery ship, another temporary individual engine had already followed in the footsteps of Noriko Takaya.

She couldn't do such a thing as throwing her companions alive on an abandoned battleship at near the speed of light.

However, this is when the second setback just mentioned officially appeared. Kasumi Amano, who successfully came to the driver's seat, actually found that he couldn't even unlock the lock of the autopilot system?!

How clear it is, for ordinary people, it's just an ordinary autopilot, and for the lazy Roger, such a complex mechanical-related setting is directly left to DG to solve. And then what kind of master has what kind of symbiote, Roger himself rushed to LUXION "not doing his job", DG of course had to unceremoniously follow the past to watch the fun, for fear of problems, the clone left on the ordinary recovery ship by the latter was more intelligent than the usual use.

DG has a vague rejection of Amano Kasumi, and the "habit" of not dying is inherited by a slightly more intelligent clone, and the result is that Amano Kasumi's takeover work is not smooth, and she even planned to open the communication channel to ask Roger for help within LUXION.

Everyone knows that it makes no sense to go to Roger for the things that DG made to do, but the plane heroine doesn't know what to do. However, fortunately, her attempted complaint was discovered by DG itself at the same time when the communication channel was opened. When DG found out that it was actually the "smart clone" he set up for insurance, he was also a little crying and laughing. But no matter what, she finally had time to cancel the inexplicable restrictions created by the clones.

And the third big setback that Kasumi Amano encountered followed.

In order to prevent Roger from discovering this little oolong, DG took it upon himself to interfere with the radio communication between the recovery ship and Roger.

Theoretically, it is unlikely that such a thing could exist in near-light speed flight in the first place.

Although everyone is moving at a relatively stationary rate with extremely similar speeds, they actually maintain the speed of light at 99.8%. With the complexity of the power of the communication equipment that can be carried on board the recovery ship and the RX fuselage, it is unlikely that it will be possible to ensure the smooth flow of instant communication......

This kind of unwarranted disaster and the previous two piles up, so that Amano Kasumi did not have the intuitive feeling of "completing the task in time" at all until the end of the day, which really gave people a little bit of tragedy.

So even if you know how much time you have saved, and how much your own initiative will increase after returning home, but my sister is not happy at all, what can I do?