Ti rewind to a short while earlier. Origami arrived at the AST base in Tengu City with an uneasy feeling in her heart.
She, who was supposed to be under probation, had co here today because she had finally made up her mind about sothing.
However, not long after she entered the base, a piercing alarm suddenly rang out.
[A Spirit manifestation?]
Listening to the familiar alarm, Origami thought that.
However, the situation did not develop the way she imagined. Although at first, everyone in the base began preparing for sortie according to the usual procedure for a Spirit manifestation…
Before long, all of that stopped.
"What's going on, Mikie?"
Origami walked over to her familiar junior and asked.
"Eh? Origami-senpai?"
"Wasn't there a Spirit manifestation? Why isn't everyone deploying?"
Due to her probation, the current Origami had not received any notices, had no authority to use a CR-Unit, and of course could not sortie together with everyone.
"Um, actually, there was no spacequake reaction. The monitoring team suspects it was a false alarm."
Mikie said.
"A false alarm?"
"Mm. So they're investigating. The sortie order has been suspended."
Origami felt extrely suspicious. Normally, sothing as major as a spacequake alarm almost never had false alarms.
However, no matter who she asked in the base, the answer she received was exactly the sa.
After a while, she heard from Mikie that the sortie had been canceled, and the new order was to stand by in place. No one was allowed to freely enter or leave the base.
[This is suspicious.]
Origami frowned. This sort of order that locked them inside the base had happened once not long ago. Yes—when DEM had acted against Mikoto and the others during the Tenou Festival.
Thinking of that, she sent Mikoto a ssage. Perhaps Mikoto's side knew sothing.
Before long, a reply ca back. Written on it was the huge news that a satellite was about to fall on Tengu City.
[!!!]
Origami's eyes widened in shock. She quickly ran to Ryouko's room, then said urgently:
"Captain! What exactly is going on? Why are we standing by in place?"
"Even if you ask why, it's an order from above."
Ryouko looked at the girl before her in surprise. She rarely saw Origami this worked up.
"But there's a satellite…"
Origami wanted to tell Ryouko about the satellite, but soon realized she could not reveal where the information had co from. A satellite was about to fall on Tengu City? Where did she know such a thing from?
[I can't reveal anything about Mikoto.]
That was what she thought. Otherwise, AST would definitely latch onto the organization behind Mikoto.
And from another angle, if this was DEM's doing, then AST's higher-ups had most likely already been pressured. Just like during the Tenou Festival, AST had been completely toyed with by DEM's orders.
Once she thought that, a wave of helplessness filled her.
"What's wrong?"
Ryouko looked at the unsettled Origami and asked strangely.
"No, it's nothing. Today, I… actually ca to resign, Captain."
She took out the resignation letter she had already written and handed it to Ryoko.
"Are you serious?"
Ryouko looked at the letter on the desk, then at Origami, and asked seriously.
"Mm. Actually…"
Although the true reason was that she had lost her reason to eliminate Spirits, she did not say that.
"A few days ago, I suddenly fainted and lost my mory. It's probably a lingering effect from the injuries I received during the DEM branch support operation in September… amnesia or sothing…"
"I see. I understand. If your physical condition has beco like that, then continuing to stay here really isn't possible. I'll approve your resignation request, but it will take so ti before the official paperwork is issued."
Ryouko stared into Origami's eyes. She understood that the girl was serious. So she sighed and accepted Origami's resignation request.
"Thank you, Captain."
Origami bowed slightly.
"Even after you leave, whenever you want to co back, this place will always welco you, Origami."
Ryouko smiled. Although she felt reluctant to let her go, she respected the girl's choice.
"Mm."
Origami nodded with emotion. Although AST itself had many flaws, she had to admit—
Ryouko was a good captain.
After saying farewell to everyone, Origami left the base. At this mont, Tengu City had turned into a dead and empty place, without a soul in sight. Logically, Origami should have hidden inside the base to avoid the danger of the satellite falling.
However…
[Mikoto…]
She was very worried about the girl's safety. Even without a CR-Unit, she still ca to the surface. Raising her head, she saw another side of this city that no ordinary person knew.
In the sky, a huge satellite was slowly falling. Countless robots called Bandersnatch by DEM, along with the Spirits, were flying through the air.
"…Spi…rits…"
And so, in the next instant, Origami's consciousness was cut off once again.
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On the other side, after Kotori and Fraxinus destroyed the first satellite, they had already reached their limit and could no longer fight against the second satellite that ca right after it.
Therefore, Shido, Mikoto, Tohka, Yoshino, Kaguya, Yuzuru, and Miku had no choice but to move out and face the second satellite.
"Gabriel! March!"
Under Miku's song, everyone's power was strengthened.
"Tsukuyomi!"
"Zadkiel!"
Snow and night-colored darkness transford into a do, sealing off the path of the satellite's fall. However, at this point, the satellite was already close enough to the ground. If they wanted to destroy it, they first had to push it higher into the sky to prevent catastrophic damage to the shelters on the ground.
"We'll handle that part! Raphael—El Re'em!"
"Assistance. Raphael—El Nahash!"
And that task was left to the Yamai sisters, who controlled the storm. The tempest turned into imnse force, pushing the satellite up toward the sky.
After that, they only needed Tohka and Shido to use Sandalphon together and destroy the satellite. Even though countless Bandersnatch surrounded them, those machines could only fly around outside the barrier and could not affect them at all.
However…
Boom!
"What?"
A black beam struck Tsukuyomi. Mikoto turned her head and saw that the black Spirit who had once sniped Natsumi had appeared in the distant sky.
Countless wings released black rays. Each shot had enough destructive power to pierce an AAA-class Astral Dress. Like a rain of black light, they shattered everything in their path.
"Guh…"
Even Mikoto's absolute defense, while sealed, found it difficult to handle the three-sided assault of a several-ton satellite still using its thrusters to push downward, countless Bandersnatch, and that black Spirit all at once.
"Wh-what is that black thing?"
"Agitation. We cannot focus our power like this."
Gradually, cracks appeared in the barrier. Black rays shot through the gaps, seriously disturbing the Yamai sisters as they controlled the storm.
(TL:Mannnn, beside the interesting Origami's plot line...this book really have a fast pacing...like not skipping but fast forward event a bit too much...ah ah ah bad TL *slap face* don't compare, comparing is bad! Sorry~ it's 2AM problem)
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