-Ether Configuration・Confirmation-

-Subspace Entity Spawning-

-Lingji Embedding Beginning-

Rika Fujimaru puts on the eyepiece from the Ortenus Lingki exoskeleton suit.

Orbital parachuting is not a parachute jump, she needs a full set of equipment protection - although her "full set of equipment" really does not seem to have any reliable protection ability, but the protection of the magic dress is often not visible from the outside.

What's more, it is used by Rika Fujimaru, who can arbitrarily connect to Lingji's portrait record with its own "edge", and the protective power of the Ortenaus Lingji exoskeleton in actual combat does not only come from itself.

-Registration No. 85 Karna-

The air pressure and temperature in the chamber were rapidly changing, and the Dark Angel was already working on the necessary steps to open the hatch. The final confirmation has been made, and no outsiders will bother her in the future.

Rika Fujimaru seized the last opportunity, took a deep breath of the increasingly thin air, and then held it - there was almost no atmosphere in low-earth orbit, and the cosmic environment was close to a vacuum. Things like temperature and cosmic radiation could be solved by the protection provided by the dress, but for the time being, she had to hold her breath for the time being.

It was true that the Ortenus Lingji exoskeleton could be fitted with an oxygen tank and a breathing mask, but considering what she was going to do next, she thought it would be safer to do it on her own. Anyway, under the dual reinforcement of magic and Heroic Spirit Spirit, she would not have a problem because of such a trivial matter as not being able to breathe for more than ten minutes.

-It's been a long time, Master. -

The Lingji exoskeleton spoke to her.

- It seems like a long time, but it doesn't seem to be that long...... It's hard to compare the passage of time between extradimensional and different worlds, but it's nice to be able to talk like that again, Karna. -

The "Atnaus-based summoning" used by Rika Fujimaru is essentially an alternative to "having to summon the shadow of the spirit base as a base disk because the base disk has disappeared", and in principle, it is not a big deal. But after all, the summoning location is in another world, and she is the only one who can make this technique successful based on the "'fate' that crosses dimensions" - so it is only occasionally happens once or twice that the Heroic Spirit, who knows the cause and effect, chooses to project the backup of his consciousness from his seat while realizing that he has been summoned.

- Roughly, I've read it from the running log of the Lingji exoskeleton. -

Karna's calm and cold voice sounded in Rika Fujimaru's mind:

- In any case, considering the Master's weak body, please be sure to prohibit the use of the Killing Spear during summoning. -

It sounded a bit like a denigration or distrust, but Rika Fujimaru, who knew that Karna's temperament was flawed with his interactions, easily understood that all he really wanted was a little concern.

-…… Wait, why do you think that this operation will develop into a situation where you have to use that kind of weapon? -

- After all, he has already had the painful experience of the last time, so it is not only this summoning...... It's not just this ......-

Rika Fujimaru wanted to refute, but at this moment, the airlock in front of her had already opened. The difference in air pressure between the inside and outside of the cabin caused a strong gust of wind to blow inside and outside the cabin, and she didn't activate any kind of fixture, just letting the current sweep her out of the ship and landing into the atmosphere with the planet's gravity.

-Master, if you are so ambitious, please have a limit. No matter where you want to go, jumping straight down from this height is still too much consideration. -

In the face of Karna's exhortation, which was infinitely close to sarcasm, Rika Fujimaru did not hesitate to begin to talk nonsense in a serious manner:

- Is that the word used? And this airborne method is a very conventional tactic for people in this era, in other words, it is also a kind of local custom. -

-…… I see, are all human warriors of this level in 40,000 years on average...... I see......-

- So as old-timers, we have to show some strength, and we can't make people look down on us! -

Rika held back a smile while holding down her faintly aching conscience, and continued to talk nonsense:

-This time it's different from last time, I've found a new source of mana, I don't need to think too much, just splurge it! So use your magic to unleash an ultra-high-altitude orbital rappelling! -

- Is it okay like that? -

-It's okay, anyway, the one on the throne can't give me any support other than magic (psionics), so it's normal to allow me to ask for this alone, right? What's more, the consumption of the Heroic Spirit alone may not be felt at all in terms of his galaxy-level volume. Don't think too much, time waits for no one, the little sun rushes together——-

- In that case, then I, Karna, will surely gamble on the name of the warrior and go all out. -

And so, a golden-red flash of fire cut through the night of Jestal like a meteor, and fell straight in the direction of the First City.

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A blue electric light that symbolized psionic energy flashed across the bridge of the Storm Boundary, and the tall golden figure took on a concrete form in an instant.

Somny held the scepter and cloak that Rika Fujimaru had stuffed over, and poked in place in a daze, looking a little confused.

The order received from Rika Fujimaru was clear, and the next thing to do was clear: reconnect the energy supply line to the Triton engine, be supported by the vehicle-level loop that Storm Boundary itself could provide, pre-charge the Noble Phantasm, and then stand in place until further instructions were given.

He had no doubts or grievances about the orders themselves, and was sure that he would be able to accomplish them as perfectly as ever. What made him hesitate was the question that followed:

Treasure.

Since his "birth", he has never encountered an occasion in need, so he has never released the Noble Phantasm.

It's not that he hasn't operated as the "Imperial Dream" so far. In fact, it's something he does almost every day.

Most of the physical universe probes on the Storm Boundary are too primitive, and in order to maintain the accuracy of his intelligence gathering, he uses relevant components to fill in the gaps on a daily basis. If it weren't for these auxiliary functions, then he had also unexpectedly fired a ship-borne light spear against the enemy in the previous six months - in terms of the energy released, the Emperor Dream's shipboard light spear was only a single shot, and it also had the power of an A-class city treasure.

But it's not called "Noble Deployment of Noble Vehicles", it is just a mechanical structure that was originally loaded and equipped on the Imperial Dream and recreated in this era by summoned warlocks on a physical level, and it can only be regarded as "Functional Deployment" at best.

The Imperial Dream Treasure is not such an exact thing.

Fujimaru Rika once explained to him that the treasure of the Heroic Spirit is a symbol of itself, a weapon or ability that can be called a proof of heroism, or the sublimation of the deeds of the Heroic Spirit itself or the condensation of his career. Therefore, for the Heroic Spirit, the use of the Noble Phantasm is like the instinct of breathing, and it should be as natural as a human controlling his own limbs.

If the birth of the Emperor Dream itself is elevated into a treasure, he may be able to make a great difference on the battlefield in the form of a fleet battle array. However, the emperor himself believes that Rika Fujimaru needs more than just an engine of war in this mission, but something more metaphysical.

So he accepted the changes from above the throne.

The question then arises: what to do if a Heroic Spirit's Noble Phantasm is not only his own sublimation, but also depends on the transformation of the spirit layer by the still living Creator, and therefore he does not even know exactly what it is.

"I can't say, I'm not a heroic spirit after all. This kind of situation is also rare, and generally speaking, the Heroic Spirit will not allow anything else to make such a degree of alteration in its spiritual base......" Fujimaru Rika frowned at the time and gave this response, "But, just like it is impossible for humans to be strangled to death by themselves, according to my experience, in the situation that has to be used in a hurry, any kind of treasure can always be used." ”

Immediately after, he learned everything about his treasure from Fujimaru Rika, who was in the know, but ...... It was still too difficult for him to understand this treasure.

He has indeed spent his life fighting for the future of humanity on orders, but he is only a ship after all.

He wasn't human after all.

If the Creator on the throne had made such a transformation to him when he was just a ship, perhaps he would not have the same confusion he has now. But when this change happened, he was not just a ship.

He gained a heart similar to that of a human being.

Somny temporarily placed his belongings in the seat in front of the console, and then connected to the Storm Boundary's main control system. It was useless to worry about what had not yet happened, and no matter what happened next, he had the responsibility to carry out the orders he had received perfectly.

After a brief pause, he returned to the same position he had been at the beginning of the day, and began to control the course and recharge as if he hadn't left that place today.

Even the plate of biscuits that Rika Fujimaru brought in the morning was still waiting in front of him.

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Sevita gradually began to understand why her other self had left behind those words before she disappeared.

First of all, it does take some willpower to harness this Terminator armor - after all, it, or rather, the marvelous subspace entity that resides in it, clearly has its own ideas.

"If it weren't for the feeling that there was a change, I wouldn't have come over to see what was going on." Joan of Arc S. Alter's phantom grumbled angrily at him, while controlling the Iron Rider Terminator, trying to move in the direction of the city, "Do you think it's easy and safe to cross the dimensional barrier and project consciousness from the seat?" Especially since this universe is still rotten to this virtue! ”

"If this is a nuisance to you, then you might as well not come, right?" While being forced to wrestle with his power armor, Sevita did not forget to use his excellent speech skills as a Nostramo man, "Or you can just go back to where you came from now, and it is convenient for you to be convenient with others and yourself." ”

The woman's phantom was not annoyed, but just sneered: "Okay, you and your ex are worthy of being the same person, and the bold words you let out are not bad." I'll let you try it yourself. ”

For a moment, her phantom dissipated to the point of being almost invisible, and the external force on the Terminator's armor was almost completely gone. However, before Sevita could take advantage of the situation and successfully complete a turn, he felt that some emotion that did not belong to him was rushing towards his soul mountain like a tsunami from all the neural interfaces of the armor:

Anger, abhorrence, pitch black abomination, bright red rage.

The fire of the Red Lotus, the desire for revenge for the entire universe.

Other than that, Sevita didn't realize anything for a moment.

After a short time, he found himself on the ground, and the apparition of the woman reappeared, standing with his ears gagged to the side, a mixture of disgust and schadenfreude on his face. He heard the roars and cries of humans that were not part of the chaos of joy, and he instinctively tried to find their direction, only to find out a second later that their source was his own throat.

"How? Can it stand up? She kicked Sevita's shoulder armor slightly, and the slight shock was transmitted from the thick armor, which didn't hurt, but it just made people's hearts burn, "If you can control my power perfectly, of course you don't need me to be here - even the former you, it took him a full two months to barely maintain basic sanity under my anger." ”

Sevita didn't speak for a moment, just gasped and tried to get up from the ground, a simple move that required some skill while wearing Iron Rider Terminator armor.

"When you leave, can't you take those things with you?"

His almost word-for-word tone was not just due to the shock of emotion, but also to a sense of weakness that came from his soul: he had done nothing just now, but it had burned about half of his psionic energy—which he was instinctively using against the foreign body that washed over his soul, just as he had fought against the erosion of the forces of chaos earlier.

And Joan of Arc Alter just sneered at this:

"Those extreme emotions are what make me who I am, who I am and who I am strength. Take those things away and you'll have nothing left of you with a fully functional piece of armor. "Maybe because of the nature of this universe, my extreme emotions were magnified after I came here." My power was strengthened as a result, but at the same time I was more likely to lose control. Attached to the armor in this way and connected to the user's spiritual base, with the will of two people to fight against extreme emotions and maintain sanity in battle, it is an expedient measure in an abnormal state - otherwise whoever wants to follow will be bound together with a cat and a dog, and I myself will not be faster. ”

After the words fell, the armor began to act on its own again, defying Sevita's will.

"Don't linger there, the source of the anomalous situation in front of you is obviously in the city not far away." The Phantom began to try to point the armor back up in the direction of the interior of the city, "I don't know what you're trying to do in this hellish place, but the root cause of solving the problem as soon as possible is clearly the-"

- because they happen to be facing the right direction, they happen to see:

The weeping fire that fell from the distant sky happened to crash into the central part of the city. The storm was blocked by the buildings and could not be blown outside the city, but the earth trembled because of it, and then there was a belated, thunderous roar.

Sevita looked up, her eyepiece-enhanced vision easily catching the Dark Angel Battle Barge behind the clouds. Just as he was secretly scolding that it was not time to make a quick deduction about what the object that fell alone, some phantom who stood abruptly spoke in a dreamlike tone:

"That...... Is it Rika? ”

She had an expression of disbelief on her face: "Although I always knew that she was very good at messing around, what is the matter with orbital airborne without airborne capsule???? ”