Volume 6 Chapter 5

Do-or-die Resistance / Return of Hayato / Master's Special Move

Members of the Selection team including Claire, Liddy, Erika, Emilia and others were gathering in the city of Sangria in preparation for the imminent ma.s.sive invasion. All of them have already been deployed their Hundred, and are preparing for interception.

[Slayers deployed in Sangria, from now on Little Garden is entering in an interception stance!]

– Understood desuwa. We will also start to continuously shoot.

Claire answers the contact from Chris. Following those words, each Slayer turned their gun at the sky. Unlike the Savage so far, the next invasion is predicted to be simultaneous. Three dreadnaught, and three Trenta.

Six anti-aircraft missiles released from Little Garden rose to the sky and drew six flowers in the sky. Matching to that sign, Claire and the others also begins to shoot.

[Confirming the annihilation of all Savages' defensive membranes! Now, commence to move, extermination unit!]

– Well then Liddy, Erika, let's go masuwayo!

Talking to them, Claire kept on.

– Range team, please keep shooting to the Savages to divert them. In addition, the Slayers of the extermination team, together with us, will aim at the core of the Savage. Got it? I will not give detailed instructions. I will leave it to your judgment based on your experience already masuwa.

All the members present answered with a "Yes".

– A good cheerful reply desuwa. This is predicted to be the last invasion around Sangria. Nevertheless, fight until the end without losing your focus, let's all be soaked in rejoice with the victory of mankind!

Screaming, the first one that jumped out is Claire. She returns the Buster Cannon that she had at hand to the six floating batteries, and use them as a thruster, to approach it, being one hundred meters of the dreadnaught type. Therefore, detaching the thruster as six floating batteries which is its original function― she deployed them surrounding the Savage and commenced to attack. It is an attack with a beam following the shock of the fall. The dreadnaught type cannot take movement.

It is Emilia that attacks there.

She reduces the guns in the hand to particles, release energy from the thruster of the Air Ride, and quickly gets closer to the dreadnaught type―then creates a huge sickle with Arms Shroud and swings it downwards to the defensive barrier of the head.

– Deeih!

The tip of the sickle destroys the defensive barrier, and reaches the core. While spurting out a large amount of liquid of fluorescent color, one of the dreadnaught type sinks to the ground. Two dreadnaught types and three Trenta remain.

– I'll kill that Trenta! So Prez, take care of another Trenta!

Emilia reduces the sickle into particles while shouting and changes it to a bow. The other Slayers are launching an attack on the Trenta that is beyond the line of sight. To support that, Emilia fired an arrow of energy that explodes at the same time it comes in contact with. An explosion occurs at the head of the Savage. It couldn't do much damage to the defensive barrier, and as it raised the scissors overhead, the huge Savage trembles, its attack is suspended. Looking for that gap, the other Slayers set off an attack on the defensive barrier. Emilia also goes full throttle with the thruster, returns the bow to a sickle to attack the defensive barrier as well.

She flies towards the position of the Trenta.

– I cannot lose either.

Erika and Liddy battle the dreadnaught. Claire, as Emilia told her, sets one of the remaining three Trenta as her target, and gets closer with the six floating batteries as a thruster at once.

***

[Hayato-kun. Kisaragi Hayato-kun…]

Hayato woke up with a resounding voice inside the transport plane. The figure of Charlotte is reflected on a monitor that is grounded in front of him.

– Aah, good morning, Charlotte-san. What, what's the matter?

While rubbing his eyes, Hayato asks.

[I have to ask you something, it's just a minute. First of all, morning, Hayato-kun. The transport on which you are now is cruising smoothly over the Pacific Ocean. It will arrive in Little Garden in about one hour]

– Is that so…?

[Now, to the main topic. Little Garden is now in the middle of a Savage's attack in the city of Sangria. Moreover, the situation is not too good]

– "Not too good", what do you mean with that situation?

[At any rate, their numbers are too many. Even though we were able to beat most of the Savages, thanks to the excellent Slayers, including Liddy and the gang of three people, three more Trenta and three dreadnaught type invaded Little Garden. Claire and Emilia are also in a state of sortie. We almost exhausted all of our pieces. Thereupon, I earnestly request a favor to you]

– As soon as I arrive, am I going to sortie too?

[It depends on the circ.u.mstances from now on, can you?]

– Well, I think I'm okay.

He's been sleeping for a while, so there seems to be no particular problem with his physical condition.

[Then, be prepared. Even you are exhausted due to the combat on Yamato. However the best thing would be for you to not come out. If I don't have prepare a trump card, my nature will not settle down]

– Understood. I will prepare properly so that I can fulfill the expectations if I must go out.

Charlotte smiled happily listening to that reply of Hayato.

[In this little more than half a year, you are a considerable splendid Slayer that I've met so far. I am very happy that you are a member of Little Garden]

– Is that so?

[Indeed― Well then, make sure to come in contact as soon as you approach Little Garden. Until then, please take care of the preparations, as I requested]

***

In the collapsed city of Sangria, the war with the Savages continued.

Erika and Liddy against one of the dreadnaught.

Emilia with a Trenta, and a dreadnaught type.

A total of four Savages have already been exterminated. The one remaining is another Trenta. Then abruptly, there was a communication from Chris.

[Everyone, please be careful! A huge UNKNOWN is approaching from the sky. It is a spherical ma.s.s of about thirty meters in length. I can't make the distinction if it is a Savage!]

– Eh? Then this is not the end of the attack!?

Emilia cried unexpectedly and looked up at the sky. Claire looks up at the sky in the same way. Then, they were able to see a huge object falling from the sky.

– Oh, that's the UNKNOWN desuno…? Erika, can you grasp it?

– Umm…

Erika expanded the flying object with a monitor embedded in the gla.s.ses and answered while checking.

– I can't confirm it, but it seems like a meteorite. It doesn't look like a Savage…

– In case the meteorite is a Variable Stone, I don't want to destroy it.

Claire put her hand on her mouth, in a troubled appearance.

[But, if it falls to the ground, a huge crater can be made on the ground]

That's what Chris said.

[Of course, the impact may result in a huge earthquake, and depending on the scale, not only the city, but including the surroundings, there's a possibility that all will be annihilated in an instant]

– That means that there is no choice but to destroy it.

[Claire-sama, the decision is―]

– No, there is no need to destroy it.

Who affirmed that was Liddy, fighting with the remaining Trenta.

– That 'there is no need to", what in the world do you intend to do desuno?

– I will stop the UNKNOWN!

Liddy pulled her arm and sent flying to the back the ma.s.sive Savage in front of her with Midgard Schrange.

– To stop it, you say, a total length of thirty meters, are you sure desuwayo?

– If I deploy an E barrier with all my energy, it should not be impossible. Erika, tell me the falling point.

– That place is three hundred and fifty two meters west, and two hundred and twenty meters south… are you really going to stop it?

– Uh huh, it should be worth a try.

Liddy heads to the falling point using the thruster. And reduces Midgard Shcrange to particles―. Then she put her free hands in the sky and deploys an E barrier. Claire and the others held their mouths from gulping watching attentively, as the gigantic meteorite contacted Liddy's deployed E barrier.

– Guh, uuh….!!

The impact of UNKNOWN which has fallen from s.p.a.ce, is considerable. Liddy has an expression of anguish. Still, she did not give up.

– Uuoooooooooh!

When Liddy gave a loud voice, a large amount of energy was released from the thruster of the Air Ride so as to raise the E barrier throughout the body.

However, the E barrier cracked. It collapses in an instant, the E barrier breaks apart and the UNKNOWN falls to the earth.

– Liddy!

Claire gave a sorrowful voice.

Fortunately, there is little damage to the earth's surface, since the E barrier developed by Liddy almost absorbed the falling energy of the meteorite. Following the slight earthquake, a cloud of dust raised.

– Claire-sama, she is okay. Liddy was able to avoid it at the last moment.

Claire took a breath feeling relieved, after hearing the calm voice of Liddy. Then, she asks a question through the wireless.

– Liddy, can you hear me? Please answer if you are safe and sound.

[I can hear you, Claire-sama. I'm fine]

Almost at the same time as the reply came, Liddy appeared from the cloud of dust. It looks like she is pretty tired.

– …I'm sorry, Claire-sama. I almost exhausted my energy now, I can't bring back my weapon.

– Liddy, you don't have to apologize. You did it well. Nevertheless, what is that desuno…?

Claire gazed at the mysterious object that could clearly see as the cloud of dust has become thin. It looks like a huge meteorite, but it has a lot of holes.

– What on earth are those holes desuno?

Claire approaches to the mysterious meteorite to confirm what's inside the holes. Suddenly, all the holes began to overflow with golden light.

– Eh? What on earth, that's…!

Emilia, who was trying to put an attack on the Savage which Liddy sent flying on the vicinity, also shouted instinctively, soshe stopped her movements, looking at the huge meteorite that looks like the pattern of a speckles in golden light.

Moreover, that huge ore rose up from the earth's surface.

– Everyone prepare to defend! I have a bad feeling about this.

The presentiment of Erika was right. The ore stopped at about one meter from ground surface, and while spinning and floating lightly, fired beams intermittently. Naturally it damaged not only Claire, Erika and Liddy, but also Emilia and the other Slayers.

– Kuh, really, what in the world is that desunoyo!

Claire uses the thruster to fly upward. Then she talked to Liddy, who is avoiding the beam from the mysterious object that lies on the ground.

– Liddy, you are an injured Slayer, please leave this place together with the Slayers whose energy have run out just like you!

– But, Claire-sama…. That, my responsibility…

– That might be true, but you won't be able to defeat it now. It is part of the duties as Vice-President to safely protect the allies.

– …I see, understood.

Liddy obediently withdraws, and called out to the allies on the wireless.

She says something that the objective to the people is to retreat together.

– When it becomes like this, it can't be helped.

Despite being damaged, Claire descends to the rooftop of a building that is somehow still in shape and converts the six floating batteries into particles―once again, she made Buster Cannon. Of course, the target is the mysterious object.

– With this, I will destroy it―

Claire poured energy into Buster Cannon's muzzle towards the mysterious object, and tried to release a bombardment. In that moment, from the mysterious object something came out one after another from its direction.

– Are those, bees?

Seeing that she remembered it, that Vitaly made Hornet type Savage.

(Are these things also artificial? No, they are different masuwa…!)

Their length is about fifty centimeters, the steel sh.e.l.l covering the body is the same black as the Savage. Speaking of different things, it can be seen that the golden shining core is in the abdomen, and that the color of the pattern is a systematic color. In other words, it actually means than that Savage of the Hornet type existed. Moreover, Claire is attacked by four dozens of them all at once.

– …kuh!

The mysterious object loses its light, and fell to the ground. It doesn't emit beams anymore. That means that the light and beams would have been due to the Hornet type Savage that was hanging inside. Then, there's no point in shooting to that thing anymore. Claire returns Buster Cannon to the six floating batteries, and attempts to shoot the Hornet type.

But the movement of the Hornet type is light and fast.

– Kuh…n! Kuah, aaaah!

The beam emitted from the head can be prevented with E barrier, but the problem is the needle attack. It can be done if it were one, but if they are gathered it is impossible to defend against it. Claire's Variable Suit suddenly was torn down by the cuts.

She is also bleeding from the skin.

(Furthermore this, the Variant Virus can flow in masuwane…)

Seeing that, the areas around the wounds were dyed blue. Those are just grazes. But it can turn into something serious if she gets stabbed.

[Prez, you need help?]

It's a communication from Emilia who's in a battle with a Trenta.

– That's not necessary! Because I ordered to Liddy that I will to stop it, then I will deal with it. You and the rest, go away!

Cried Claire, using the six floating batteries as a thruster, to separate once again from the Hornet type.

(It can't be helped if it have become to this…)

In order to protect herself, there's no choice than to be in full armament.

– Here I go masuwayo, full armament!

Fierce energy was radiated from the body of Claire. The thick armor covers the body in no time.

(This seems like if it was a match desuwane)

The Hornet types were hesitant to attack on the glow of intense energy during transformation, so rushed to attack Claire again. Looking at that figure, Claire relaxed her mouth as planned. There's no choice but to counter numbers with numbers.

If that's the case―

– Petals!

When Claire shouted, <two>> Petals were fired from each of the six floating batteries. Six floating batteries, and twelve small floating batteries.</two>

<two>It's an attack with a total of sixteen floating batteries*. Claire shoots down the Hornet type Savages one after another.</two>

<two>*TN: Maybe there are two that won't attack as are being used as a thruster?</two>

<two>– Fuu… I have managed it somehow desuwane…</two>

<two>After shooting down all the Hornet type Savages, Claire breathed feeling relieved at the center of the dead bodies.</two>

<two>[Claire-sama, are you all right?]</two>

<two>It's a communication from Erika.</two>

<two>– I got a little injured, but it's no more than this degree. Apart from that, I must do something about that Savage―</two>

<two>Claire, who reduced the floating batteries to particles, puts energy on the Buster Cannon that she created. However, the target is the Trenta that is in battle with Emilia. If she releases a bombardment at full power in this situation, she will also get involved in that.</two>

<two>– Emilia, step aside!</two>

<two>Claire jumped high, shouting as the energy filling was over.</two>

<two>Emilia was timing the moment to attack with the axe created by Arms Shroud while dodging the swung down scissors, but in response to that voice, she confirms the figure of Claire with a fleeting glance. Thereupon, she seems to understand what Claire is about to do.</two>

<two>Immediately after reducing the axe to particles and creating two gun barrels, Emilia released energy all at once and quickly emerged to the sky in a blink of an eye. There is no obstacle between Claire and the Trenta.</two>

<two>– Here I go, full power bombardment!</two>

<two>Claire shot a bunch of concentrated lights from Buster Cannon.</two>

<two>It is brilliant, it goes through the bodies and cores of each Savage respectively.</two>

<two>– Seems like everything is done with this desuwane.</two>

<two>At the same time Claire lands, she dropped her shoulders and sighed. What suddenly entered there was a communication from Chris.</two>

<two>[It's terrible, Claire-sama!]</two>

<two>– …what is it, so suddenly desuno?</two>

<two>There was no introduction. In addition, as his voice was quite impatient, Claire's facial expression became meek in an instant.</two>

<two>[The threat of new Savage is coming after Sangria]</two>

<two>– What are you saying desuno? Just a short time ago, it was the last one…</two>

<two>[Is just as you say, but it seems that it suddenly appeared in the void of s.p.a.ce. That reaction was caught by