We're driving through the wasteland during the day, but as expected, the bad roads and terrain make it difficult to get up to speed. Also, no ghosts have been seen since sunrise until now, as expected.

I don't see any ghosts from the driver's seat. I'm not psychic, okay?

I'm not sure if spirits and ghosts are different, well, there's nothing to do but mobilize all of your senses either way. I'll do a wide area reconnaissance with Pinna up, Midea and Manya only need to be in front.

　We are now on the roof and are communicating with the pinnacle. The Pinna is an overhead reconnaissance from the sky. The others are in the driver's seat to monitor the area. The others are in the driver's seat to monitor the area. However, it is painful that it is impossible to detect it with sensors, and the nerves are tired just to watch.


Found a shell of a polly in the old battlefield

　Around noon, I saw what looked like the corpse of a large jade worm up ahead. Maybe it's the corpse of a polly, it's pretty decayed, but to think it's still there after 300 years... the shell of a polly is amazing.

"Window flower, please check with Goddess to see if we should investigate that one.

"You can photograph the shell. I'll check with the Goddess and she'll tell me what to do. You are ordered to remain in the danger zone until 30 minutes.

　The more time you spend researching, the more time you'll spend running at night. I know you want the information down your throat, but he's a good boss who cuts off the time.

Copy that. Pull over slowly, please.

　The armored car will be empty, but they all go together.
　The horror stuff is bad when it comes apart.
　By the way, the ruins self-driving car is remotely piloted, so no one is on board.

'Pina, we're about to stop, come on down.'
Pina, copy that.

　Only the thickest part of its shell remains, the belly and the interior are decayed, about 20 metres long. The old soldier is about 20 metres long, and in a hand-to-hand combat with this thing, I'd run for it.

"Well, they're all here, aren't they?　The gap between the chest and the abdomen is where we get inside. Don't let it fall apart because you're scared!　I'll need time management for the window flowers.

　The shell was surprisingly strong and not in danger of collapsing. As soon as I entered, I noticed a foreign object on the ground in the center of the shell.

It seems to be a moxie maze, but it doesn't seem to have evaporated and is stable.

It's reasonable to look at Atai, Aneki, and Yukikaze, or analyze the Japanese technology, the old Ares technology, and the current Ares technology from multiple perspectives.

　Leave it to the experts.
　I'll just pick up the pieces of the shell.

"About the same size as an apple, eh? Well, I'll do that. I'll pick up a shell sample.

　The miasma is in good condition. The miasma (miasma) is still being analyzed, but from what Anya has observed, the miasma is stable enough to be combined with the magic element.

It's only been fifteen minutes and there's nothing else new to report. The miasma is stable enough to be a field researcher. The miasiasias are being analyzed during the trip. We're going to analyze it while we're gone. If I'm missing something or have any suggestions, please let me know.

'Yes. Any further investigation is likely to be more serious and take longer.

　We all agreed with Window Flower. As a last task I tried to retrieve the methane nucleus, but there was trouble.

　To put it simply, a ghost came out from under the methane nucleus and possessed me. And I forgot to put the water bag on. My carelessness........


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　........Consciousness flowed in from the spirit body. It is the memory of a warrior who became a ghost that remains on the ancient battlefield. They form a line and line up their shields to intercept the bugs that rush in faster than the horses. But the spears are warped by the hard shell, and their bodies are too light for the bugs like a tsunami.

　The first ranks were repelled and flown off, and then died out.
　The second squadron was all run over and turned into a stain on the ground.
　The third squadron was slashed by the bugs' jaws and claws, and their limbs were mutilated and eaten.

　But it did not die in vain.

　The rush of the bugs stopped there. The squadron of the front two levels out of the remaining seven stops the bugs in a side line, and the remaining five levels divide into two wings and charge the bugs from the flanks.

　The shell of the bugs is so hard that it's difficult to pierce it with a spear. However, the team that charges at the side strikes the pollies with the sword, precisely piercing their joints and bellies to defeat them. In the center of the pollies that stopped, the projectile and the mages began to attack, and it seemed that the flow of the battle would lean toward the human army.

　However, a huge bug with a golden-green shell appeared from behind and started to advance to the front flank. They tried to stop it, but the stones and magic are played. If left unchecked, the giant bugs will break through the side squadron and the defense line will collapse.

　The best of each squad gathered to prevent this from happening, and dared to attack the giant bugs as a death squad. Wearing qigong, the team forcefully wades through the bugs, sacrificing a lot of money to get to the golden-green bugs.

　Finally, more than a dozen warriors who survived reached the golden-green bug. But the enemy is so big and strong that even the best of them can't penetrate its knots and belly. But the ghost who attached himself to me took a gamble to secure victory at the cost of his own life.

　In order to protect Althena, where his family lives, he goes to be eaten by the golden-green bugs himself. His aim is to jump into its mouth and enter its body just before it is eaten.

　The attempt succeeds, and although he is fatally wounded, with both legs bitten off, he avoids instant death or fainting. It's a sign that it's the body of a bug everywhere, even though it's so dark inside that you can't see anything. He kept on thrusting the sword into the body and tearing it apart until it was out of breath.

　That's probably how the golden-green bug was supposed to die.
　The circumstantial evidence is the huge corpse of the bug in the place where he jumped in.
　And that Altena, the old capital of Olin, is still alive and well.

　The only problem is that he died before the bugs died out, and the memory of his defeat doesn't come back to haunt me. It's my guess that he's turned into a ghost due to the effects of the maze and his ignorance of its success, and he's still fighting in defense of Althena.

　So he won't have to fight anymore.
　I'll tell him what a great job he's done and he can rest.

"There's no need to fight anymore, hero.　The golden-green bugs died here, the invasion stopped here, and Altena was unharmed. You've protected your family...

　The warrior faded from sight at some point and disappeared, raising his sword (Gladius) to the heavens and rejoicing in his victory.

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　When I came to, I found myself covered in Gojinsyu. I have little memory of the ghosts since they appeared, but the sake must have made them disappear. That's fine, but people are picking their noses at the smell of alcohol.

　It reminds me of some deodorant commercial - that, I think it's too much, the treatment of a father who works late to provide for his family.

　In the end, my body temperature dropped a little bit and I survived. I'm done with the investigation, so I'm going to pull out quickly. I asked Midia to drive and Anya to pinnacle up.

　I took a hot shower in the car, changed into dry clothes and took a short nap. After that, Moxie reported the miasma analysis. She reported that the miasma (supposedly a moxibustion center) of pollies was linked to the miasma's magical power, and that the miasma was harmless to humans but harmful to gods.

　I asked the muse if I could send the moxie to the muse.
　After a while, the meijuana became available and Goddess called me on the TV phone.

The mere fact that the mere existence of the mere mortal species is not a problem. I'm ready to accept it.
....

　I don't mean to sound brave, but the NBC hazmat suits and bills covered... Tensakujo-sama, Kanayako-god, I'm sorry, but it looks like you're just scared down, don't you think?

Then I'll send you the pollyanna fragments and miasma.

"Wait!　The mere scrap of a mecha is enough.
"....with the analysis attached... and a small sample is sufficient...

　Where was the resolve in there?　Well, I know the miasma system is hard, so I don't mean to be mean.

It's a good thing that the miasma is a good thing, but there's no danger of it becoming harmful, right?　And how much shavings do you need?

　Just to be sure we're safe.

It's harmless, I'm sure it's safe. The dose should be about the size of your pinky nail.
"....stable in the magic element... and probably not a problem... I think...

　Another subtle answer like [surely] or [maybe]....

　Can you apply for workers' compensation insurance in another world?　If you can't, we'll keep sending you moxie scraps until the company pays for it, okay?　Well, for now, I'll take your word for it and scrape it off a bit and dedicate it with the pieces. The rest is the work of the goddess.

　The ghosts have appeared in the shells of the bugs, but no ghosts are visible in the daytime wasteland itself. We decide it's safe to bring Pina back. We decide to take a nap for the night, except for the driver.


*After sunset, the ghosts gather in large numbers.

　When the darkness of night engulfed us.
　Ghosts were approaching from all directions like an avalanche.

''There are so many of them. We're so far from the main battlefield, why is that?''
'I don't know much about ghosts, they're not exterminators. But unlike yesterday, they do come around, don't they?
'Sir, even the divine wine sprayer will only stop. When the fog disappears, they'll come closer.

　It's pretty tasteless. There's no danger of instant death, but the ghosts are robbing you of your life force and mental strength. They are wearing water bags (packs) filled with sake instead of protective gear, but I think they are aiming for the gaps. It's doubtful that the current amount of spray will last until sunrise.

"I'll leave the driving to Midea, no matter what, run towards Altena.

All right, I'll handle the driving.

　It's a shame to make Midea the driver. However, Window Flowers also has his hands full operating the on-board omega liquor sprayer and the ruins self-driving car. Besides, Midia is the next best driver after me.

Anya, please clear the path, use the impulse water gun to disperse the ghosts in front of you. Madoha will take the ruins self-propelled car and armor control to cover each member. Me and Pina will use the roof to respond to all the rounds, and save the song until the last minute. Mogu, take care of the terrain and assist Midia with the driving.

''Yukikaze, I'm sorry, but I'm going to equip Pina. The incantation is your trump card, make sure you protect it.
"I will live up to your expectations as a sword made by the Kanayako God and as a protective sword!

　But are these all ghosts of the old battlefield?
　How big is this thing? Too many dead in the war!