----Kouki Arakawa Viewpoint

　As my mom stands at the door with a serious expression on her face, I think frantically. What did I do to make her angry?　I'm sure he hasn't done anything special lately. The last thing he did was to put Tabasco in Macho's whiskey collection, but I'm sure he hasn't found out yet.

'Looks like they're all here just in time. I need to talk to you. Is it a good time?

　As he said that, I let Mom in the room after I gave everyone a look. Mom sits in a chair and touches Alice's twisted bottle with her hand, 'How did you do that?' He asked. With an indescribable look on their faces, all of them were silent, and then they cleared their throats with a cohon and began to speak.

"Before we get to the important stuff, I wonder how much everyone is aware of what 'we've been doing' first.

　What are you talking about?　What we've been doing isn't much of a stretch," he said. You can look at the faces of the other members and see a questioning expression on their faces.

''It seems that being with Gongju has numbed your senses.

　Hey, Mom!　What does that mean? You're making it sound like I'm the root of all evil!　It's true that Shingo and I did a lot of research together, but what we ended up with was just my mother's second-hand work or a coincidence. Why does this lead to such a heavy atmosphere?

You don't seem to realize it, so I'll explain. Alice, you've invented a cure for the worst virus in human history. Shingo, you've developed an advanced AI and a new kind of power suit.
　Aikawa, you've created a new concept in space exploration, even if it's only a paper. And this station is based on that paper, by the way. And for the first time in my life, I am telling you that the paper I presented, 'Mother's Formula', is a formula that you derived on your own when you were three years old.

What?

　Everyone's surprised voices overlap. Wait!　That's just because the prank writing happened to be that formula by accident, and it wasn't my idea, and I desperately wanted to explain it to him, but he interrupted me with a gentle look that said, 'I don't have to hide it anymore. Don't give me those kind eyes!　Really, that thing is a misunderstanding. How much more do I have to explain to you to make you understand? My mother's explanation continued, brushing aside all my feelings.

I'm sure you'll find that 80% of my published research is original to Gong-Ju. I was a scapegoat to prevent Gong-Ju from becoming more famous than he needed to be. By the way, Gong-Ju is feared by the leaders of the world as the "Son of the Devil", and that's just as well, isn't it? The development of military technology in the last 10 years has been mostly done by Gong-Ju.

Kunugi-kun, great.........

Arakawa-kun, you really are a genius.

　Alice and Aikawa-san look at me with a twinkle in their eyes, but they're all wrong. Don't make it sound like I developed all the advice just to make the conversation more interesting!　
　We don't have a lot of catching up to do, man. Ever since I was reincarnated, I've been wondering why the people of this world don't listen to me at the most important time. Is it some kind of curse?

'I belong to a neutral international organization called the Institute now, but do you know what happens when I graduate?　It's definitely going to be a battle for Gong-Ju. The worst thing that could happen is a war, because it's a definite thing that will lead to the development of your country if you take in Gong-Ju. And that's the same for everyone.

　What do you mean?　Why would Alice and the others be involved in that? I stop holding my head in my hands and start listening intently to my mom.

'We've all accomplished a world-changing level of feats in our student status. When you graduate, you'll probably be under house arrest in your respective countries under the guise of 'protection'.

Mom, this is way over the top.

　I pouted, and Mom replied without changing her expression at all, 'Sweet.

'Sweet, if they can't protect you, they'll try to detain you, even if they have to make up some random crime. In fact, there have been such moves against Gong-Ju in the past, although each time it was handled by your mother and father. Unfortunately, the bargaining between nations ... that's what politics is all about.

　What are we going to do then?　It's not something that we, as normal people, can do anything about when it comes to that scale. I'm not going to sit back and wait for them to come to me.　Don't we all?　
　When I told Mom, she grinned and gave me an evil grin. This expression is the same as the one that comes up when you 'punish' a macho.

'Gongju, please don't play down your mother too much. I'm sure you'll be able to handle one or two major powers if I wanted to, but the problem is when the whole world sees you and your friends as enemies of humanity. That's exactly what we're going to have to talk about, and that's what the 'Ark Project' is all about.

　It's getting to be a bit of a mess, but is it safe to leave it to my mom?　I rubbed my aching stomach and urged Mom to continue the conversation.




---- Miki Arakawa Viewpoint----


　The ark plan - and it was originally an evacuation plan for the safety of just our family. The original plan was to evacuate to an uninhabited island or manned station in the event of a problem, but the plan itself was scaled up after new technology was developed and money became available. Eventually, the observation of the Arakawa Particle was a success, and the plan was carried out ahead of schedule.
　The "Other-Dimensional Migration Project" - that was the basic concept of the Ark Project. The details of the plan are to find another world where humans can live in case of an emergency, and to create an environment to relocate our families and about 20,000 people who will accompany us.
　The Hakone Base, which is still under construction, is a front for this plan, and after it is completed, it will serve as a fortress to protect the "Gate" that leads to the other world. Another secondary goal is to find a place for Kong-chan to eventually move to.
　It would be difficult to find a world that is as similar to human beings as possible, yet less civilized, but this is where the "dimensional monitor" brought back from the ruins of the moon will come in handy. By using the observation device, it was possible to search for other worlds on a more realistic level. Moreover, Eve had given me an instruction manual in English, so I was able to use it right away.
　When I explained this much to everyone, I could see the astonished expressions on their faces. It's true that it's like a fairy tale, but for the sake of safety, it's inevitable.... In the midst of all this, Shingo-kun is the first to recover and ask me a question.

'If you go to another world, what do you do if the protozoa living there attack you?'

'We'll try to resolve the issue as amicably as possible if we're intelligent and can talk our way out of it. Since we are not invaders, we are considering establishing a base on an island or peninsula and surrounding it with a high defense wall as a last resort. However, if we have settled in an uncharted territory and it is attacked, we will use force to eliminate it.

　Shingo, who was silent as if he were weighing my answer, was replaced by Aikawa-san, who raised his hand.

''What about supplies and other necessities of life?''

We've started stockpiling supplies that will last at least five years. We will continue to stockpile more, and later on we will bring in a production plant and other large facilities.

　When Aikawa-san nodded her head in agreement, Alice now asked her a question.

'Can you come back to this world?'

Of course. If everything is a hassle, and you can continue to live your life as usual after graduation, just think of it as an 'oddball cottage'.

　Alice said, ''I guess it's good then,'' and fell silent like everyone else. By the way, Gongju didn't interrupt me at all, what's going on?　When I asked him, 'Do you have any questions?' he looked up and asked the question with an unusually serious expression on his face.

'What are the specifics of the troops and weapons you are deploying, and what are the political discussions on the other side of the world?'

　 After all, as we discussed with Shuichi-san, it's better to make Gongju the representative in the other world. It's because we can fill in for the parts that are lacking. I answer the question while rejoicing in my son's growth.

The reason why there are 12,000 pure combatants and the rest are scientists and technical staff, more than half of whom are combatants is because they are prepared to deal with any kind of dangerous situation. We'll be bringing in enough power suits for combat, dozens of work suits, 130 aircraft, and 200 tanks and armored vehicles. In addition, technical vehicles will be brought in on an as-needed basis.
　The specifics of the armament are left to the discretion of the military, but they'll be bringing in commensurate weapons. Don't worry, don't worry, they're definitely professionals, as the political discussions will be handled by the intelligence and public affairs people.

Gongju said, 'Then it's good,' and seemed to sink into a sea of his own thoughts. I looked over at all the children's faces before continuing to speak in as gentle a voice as possible.

'What I've just described is only after we've had an emergency. But it's too late to prepare for it after that happens, so we just need to take precautions now. During the summer vacation, I'll be asking everyone at Hakone base to help me out, but you must be lighthearted enough to make a 'secret base'.

　Perhaps it was worth the effort to explain in a gentle voice so that they wouldn't feel uneasy, but the smiles came back on everyone's faces. I renewed my determination to keep them smiling.




----Kouki Arakawa's Viewpoint ----.


Another world...

　I pour out a few words while looking at the ceiling in my room. They are all good people when they were sent to another world by accident before, but you don't know what will happen in the next world you go to. To be honest, there's a big part of me that's anxious, but I can understand why we have to dismiss it as something that's necessary for Alice and the others' safety.
　Well, as far as the number of soldiers who are going to be going together with their jitters is concerned, there are quite a few people who will be going with them, so at least they'll be safe for now. As I was thinking about this, I received an email on my terminal.

I'll be returning to Earth tomorrow to reschedule. You can return to your home afterwards. After that, I will visit everyone's homes on a day that is convenient for you, and explain to their families what we are going to do. Please just be prepared to have the people at the Hakone base gather at a later date.'

　It was an email that Mom had sent to all the members at once. Apparently Mom is seriously planning to establish a base in another world, it's getting to be a full-blown outrageous thing. I fell asleep before I knew it, feeling the 'bad feeling' I had felt before summer vacation had come true.




　On July 27, 2102, the upper echelons of the United Nations were in a state of turmoil. Shuichi Arakawa, the captain of the Arakawa Corps, who had accomplished many difficult missions, suddenly applied for his discharge. At the same time, the 351 members of the Arakawa Corps also applied for discharge from the military, which temporarily frightened the higher-ups, who feared a military coup was about to break out, but since it was a legitimate procedure, they reluctantly approved it.
　The next day, he resigned from all the research institutes to which Miki Arakawa belonged and established the giant conglomerate Noah. The members of the Arakawa Corps, who had already been discharged from the military, registered with the PMC (Private Military Company) division, one of Noah's military industrial divisions. From then on, they will work as Noah's exclusive mercenaries.
　In addition, more than half of the employees of the Next Generation Science Laboratory and the Spatial Particle Research Facility in Japan have been transferred to Noah. With this opportunity, scientists and engineers who were thought to be from the Arakawa Faction transferred to Noah one after another, and countries tried to control them, but almost all of them were already under Noah's protection.
　Furthermore, information to push the countries around the world went around the world - and at the press conference that gathered the world's mass media, 4 people, Kouki Arakawa, Shingo Saito, Alice Alford and Megumi Aikawa officially announced that they belonged to Noah of their own "free will". The countries were unable to take any action against this movement, which was expected to lead to state intervention, and had no choice but to sit on the sidelines and watch.



　After this day, the world begins to move rapidly...