147-146. Witch night party



 On a lonely, frontier world, there is an ocean.
 On a solitary island floating in the middle of a remote world, lies the headquarters of the Seventh Army of Anse-Baal.
 The small concrete building, unbecoming of a command center, stands quietly, hidden by nature.

 In one corner, the Seventh Army Commander's office.
 In the ice-magic air-conditioned office, an impersonal Ans-Baal soldier was submitting a plan of action to his current superior.

''I see. So you can defeat Ryouji Sakagagi by using this method? You've put a lot of thought into this, Lieutenant Colonel Naudess Diend.
Ha!

 The female commander nods hawkishly as she goes through the papers.
 The fish-eyed man called Naudeth smiles in response and salutes confidently.

 There is not the slightest trace of loyalty to the female commander in Naudeth's heart.
 On the contrary, he fantasized that when he returned to his old stomping grounds, the Fifth Army, he would pluck the commander in front of him into his ranks and satisfy his own desires to the fullest.

 If I had to describe this man Naudess in one word, I would describe him as a devil.
 He regarded women as nothing more than tools for him to play with, and he had preyed on numerous otherworldly slaves in the past.

 He has a penchant for younger people...or rather girls, but even from his point of view, the female commander in front of him is an immensely beautiful woman.
 Her breasts are so ample that they almost burst out of her military uniform, and she has an artfully proportioned style.
 The eyes, which give off a shrewd gaze, are hidden from view through flowing silver hair that does not twitch like wirework.

(Kuku, now this woman must recognize me........)

 Naudeth prepares his mind to clearly see the moment when the eyes that were blatantly despising him turn to envy.
 He waited for the compliment while desperately hiding his lechery.

''Most likely... even if we were to submit this to the council, I doubt the operation would be approved for activation.
'What ... stupid! What do you mean, Colonel!

 The female commander, who doesn't seem so disappointed and speaks in a light tone, lets out a shocked cry.
 For Lieutenant Colonel Nahdes Diend, the planning of this mission is a one-sided secret plan, and it's not something for which he can immediately prepare an alternative plan.

You really want to return to the Fifth Army, don't you? "You really want to go back to the Fifth Army, don't you, Commander Diend?
'Of course it is. I'm not the kind of person who ends up in this place!

 Naudess suppressed her inner frustration as the female commander, who smiled at her with a small, mocking smile, saw through her heart.
 It was rude enough at the time of the 'silly' earlier, and the 'such and such' was also a problematic statement, but the elitist Nawdes was not aware of it.
 He thought he was compromising enough just to use a salutation to a backwoods commander, and a woman who was only a colonel, not a general, and he thought he was doing it with enough compromise.

 But the female commander decided to forgive Naudeth's folly generously, and she only glared at Naudeth as she exhaled lightly.

'Alright, Commander. The Seventh Army is the unit charged with combating the Omega-class disaster. There is no one else who bears the name of the Omega class except for Sakagagi Ryoji. That's why the Seventh Army specializes in this man.

 Contrary to the nonchalant tone of explanation, the flame of lust lit in the eyes of the female commander, but Naudess did not notice.

But if it was at the time of its establishment, when the response to Ryouji Sakagagi was being shouted about so loudly, but now that the Congress has unanimously decided on inviolability, being assigned to the Seventh Army is as good as an island retreat. There is little budget to be allocated, and there is no chance for them to crawl up the ladder. In other words, the moment you arrive here, your career is over.

 Of course, Naudeth is aware of what the female commander says.
 Among the Ans-Baal forces, the Seventh Army does not correspond to any of the apex stars of the Six-Pointed Chapter, and does not have the personal overworld privileges that colonels in other armies have as a matter of course.
 Nor does it participate in the political disputes between the armies that effectively control the numerous colonial worlds.
 Even the stragglers of the Sixth Army have their own world as their headquarters, while the Seventh Army's domain is a single island in a remote world.

 Even so, Naudess thought that he was in a different situation because he had connections in the upper echelons of his home country.
 I have no doubt that the reason why I was sent to the Seventh Army was precisely to counter the Omega-class disaster.

''Naudeth. Did you really think I didn't know about the outrage you committed on the colonial world?
Wha...?

 Naudeth barely swallows his words as the female commander mumbles a single word in an amused manner.
 
 However, the result was my assignment to the Seventh Army. Although he knew something was wrong, he figured he could get out of it as soon as the heat died down and he could take simple credit, and most importantly, he shouldn't have leaked the real reason why he was coming here.

'Lieutenant General Buckley would have disqualified you. Because your misdeeds were leaked to me.

 However, that faint hope was quickly shattered by the woman commander's words.
 In the face of the female commander, who seems to enjoy talking about her own misfortune to no end, Naudess's mind is a complete blank.
 If the otherworldly slave trading (a side business) that the Fifth Army had been conducting behind the scenes was exposed, he would not be able to escape the extreme punishment of an immediate trial. It won't just be a career that ends.

'The Fifth Army will be split up and absorbed by other armies. Well, we are out of the mosquito net, because we can't afford to be cynical about cutting up the colonial world's territory and interests. The Sixth Army on the front line is in a similar situation. Let me tell you one more good thing.

 The female commander began to speak with a cruel smile on her face, as if she were someone from somewhere else.

'This was back when the Seventh Army was at its peak. It really was a test of many things, you know. Not to mention the encirclement by a large army, the massive injection of the latest Troy Metal at the time, the induction of Angel Fleet into the mechanized planets, the gargantuan push by a hundred psychic (psychic) people... all kinds of things. And it all ended in failure in the end.

 Naudess also thought that the military at the time must have suffered quite badly when looking at the current situation, but the actual situation exceeded his expectations.
 Particularly with regard to the crap about troy metals and gifted people, they are a force capable of overthrowing the World Eater and the Star Apostle.
 It's like listening to a fairy tale.

'Well, in short. After piling up a huge amount of blood money and the corpses of our soldiers, we've finally come to the conclusion that it's best for the Congress and the Seventh Army to stay out of the Omega-class disaster. ''Oh, Lieutenant Colonel. That's a face that says, 'Then why is the Seventh Army being maintained? Of course, it's for political reasons, posing to the people. No, no, it's not all that bad, actually. For those without upward mobility, this is heaven, you know? I could get a meal out of taxpayers' money just by cutting my nails at my desk.

 Are we here because we want to?
 It was a useless statement, not befitting a competent and clever boss.
 Nahdes had to worry about himself, but he was so confused that he no longer knew what he was supposed to think or what words to spin.

'Well, Commander. With those things in mind this operation of yours is really interesting. It's vicious, sneaky, and difficult to recapture the situation through cheat abilities, and it's a strategy that only requires you to meditate on one thing: whether you can catch Ryouji Gyakagi in the first place. We also have a proxy pledge, so even if we can't get him permanently, we'll be able to hold him for quite some time.
'Cheat? Substitute pledges?

 Cheat ability. Nawdes remembered that the Dread Quester Knights' psychic (psychic) powers (psychic kicker) called their powers that.
 Dread Quester Knights. Commonly known as 'DQN'. They are the most elite unit of the "School" organized within Anse-Baal by those who have been summoned to "Class Transition" and are considered to be a group of powerful psychics (psychic kickers).
 As for the proxy oath, it is confidential information held only by the Seventh Army, so Naudess had no chance to know about it.

Even better, I have a plan for the bait. Perhaps the council will take a serious look at it.
Oh, really?

 The slightest suspicion that had arisen in Naudess was blown away by the good news brought by the female commander. 
 He could no longer afford to pretend to be something he wasn't.

If the operation was a success and you testify vigorously at the trial to convict Buckley of all charges, I'm sure you'll get your sentence reduced. As soon as you understand, you do what you have to do. All right?
'Ha ... ha! Excuse me!

 After finishing a strenuous salute and seeing Naudeth's back as she exits the room, almost skipping.
 The female commander meditates and mutters.

'Even outcasts who are outside of humanity have their own existence value. History has proven that sometimes the ideas that the good ones can't do very well can be a contribution to society.''

 A monologue that was on target in describing Naudess.
 No it was not a monologue.

'But you're going to kill me when you're done, aren't you? Odin.

 Behind the female commander.
 The window, which had been empty a moment ago, was open and the curtains were flapping and swaying.
 A tall, brown-skinned woman stood by the side wall with her arms folded.

 She was wearing a revealing bikini-like outfit and a waistcoat with a lightning pattern on it. Her shaggy red-black hair was tied in a proper knot.
 In addition to being well-trained, his entire body was covered in what appeared to be war paint, and he carried a long pole on his back that could have been an axe or a hammer.
 The woman is clearly not an Anse-Baal soldier, but the woman commander, called Odin, doesn't even turn around and treats her as a matter of course.

'Naturally. If we get a record of a bowler raised for free research that has grown into a mosquito, of course we'll get rid of it before the summer holidays are over. That's what everyone does. Wouldn't you do the same?
I don't know. I've never done any research on the subject, so I don't know. I'm all for cracking his head open.
'It's strange, Thor. Even though we share a common origin, we are still at odds with each other in terms of knowledge.

 Odin thought inwardly that he probably didn't even know about the food called sandwich, which originated from the Count of Sandwich.

The original story is from the same Norse mythology, but you are a character in a game and I am the heir to the record of the Primordial God. That's a whole different story. And I'm the Salifa. Don't call me that!
Okay, okay, I'm sorry.

 Odin waves a hand to appease the woman who speaks in an interminable, demented manner who calls herself Salifa.

'By the way, does that newcomer look available?'

 It's not about Naudess.
 The 'girls' just welcomed a new companion a few years ago.

It's not a good idea, I'm sure you're going to screw it up.
That's surprisingly high praise. Well, as they say, you have to use a pair of scissors with an idiot.
I don't know. Well, that's my classmate, so I'll at least try to help you out.

 Basically, the 'girls' act individually.
 They keep in touch with each other, but do not dictate their own course of action.
 However, since Salifa's sole purpose is to fight, she always goes to mess with the other members.

The only thing I can think of is that I'm not going to be able to get my hands on any of them. Naudess also thought of it.

 Gaff's room.
 It is said to be a virtual facility for storing the spirit spirit of the entire universe that has recently been proven to exist by researchers in the Anse-Baal United Kingdom.
 Although Odin was aware of the existence of Gaff's room, it was a little emotional to hear that its existence had been scientifically proven.

 Nahdes's plan was to summon Ryouji Gyakushagi to the room of Gaff, whose existence was observed.

 Because it is the heart of the energy rush, it is impossible for normal life forms to survive, and because it is a virtual facility, it cannot be physically destroyed. The outline of the plan was that Ryouji Sakahagi would not be able to get away with it.
 However, as far as Odin is concerned, the best thing he can do is to stop them in their tracks.
 This is because the ability of Sakagagi Ryoji that Odin currently grasps is a thing of the distant past.

 The one thing that was missing from Naudess's plan was 'how to summon Ryouji Gyakushagi to Gaff's room'.
 The information that Ryouji Sakagagi will be summoned by his wish is in Odin's possession.
 Therefore, Anse-Baal's army was unaware of the conditions for summoning Ryouji Gyakushagi Ryoji.

 However, Odin, who used to be Ryouji Sakagagi's wife, naturally knows.
 That's why he immediately understood that the missing piece to Naudeth's plan was the pledger.

 It would be nice if the pledger being could get into Gaff's room, but I had an idea of the being who wanted to meet with Sakagagi.
 This was exactly the newcomer that had been mentioned earlier with Salifa.

 Since he wanted to get back at Gyakushagi, he was supposed to be summoned to the world where the newcomer was eventually.
 Rather, it's not an exaggeration to say that they brought the newcomer into their fold just for that reason.
 So, if you put the newcomer in a state of only spirit spirit spirit spirit spirit and work on it so that it won't be disintegrated, and then send it to Gaff, eventually--.

"Gaff's room.... oh, that reminds me. They left me a message.
A message? You can say those things first, Salifa.
'Bad, bad, bad, I was trying to time my appearance so coolly that I accidentally missed it.

 Hahaha, Sarifa laughed as if it was nothing at all and told her in a matter of fact way.



"Gaff's room, Sakahagi's husband smashed it to pieces!



 Exactly 57 minutes later.
 Lieutenant-Colonel Naudeth was sentenced to the extreme penalty in a summary trial, and evil was destroyed.