----Miki Arakawa Point of View

　After confirming Victoria-san and the princesses who agreed with Gongju's words about stopping the barren battle, I explain the strategy that the alliance army will follow.

''As I mentioned earlier, the alliance army basically does not conduct defensive battles. If the enemy is advancing on us, we will do our best to push them back and pursue them.

　The kingdom is completely besieged with the sea to the west, the Linkdoble Empire to the north, and the Duchy of Largile to the east, with no place to escape. To the south, the desert area is spread out, making it virtually impossible to deploy an army. Normally it would be a hopeless location, but with the current situation with us and the Ursna Empire on our side, it's even quite an advantageous location. I explain the planned route for the allied forces' advance on the screen while displaying images from the satellite.

''Please look at this. The red convex mark is the Allied forces and the blue convex mark is the Alliance forces. According to reports from the Intelligence Bureau, the Allied Forces are expected to attack from the north and east at the same time. Therefore, the allied forces will be divided into three main armies and deploy a three-front operation.

Hmm, isn't this a two-front operation, north and east?

　Victoria, who was staring at the screen, asks me a question with a strange look on her face. The only battlefields on the level of this world's civilization are the 'land', where the knights are the main battlefield, and the 'sky', where a small number of dragon riders, using dragons and the like, fight to secure air superiority. But with our technology, the 'sea' will also be the main battlefield.

Yes, a three-pronged strategy. Noah's main force will aim to capture the Linkdoble Empire to the north of the sea. But in order to do so, we're going to need the kingdom to hold off the enemy's main forces.

We'll push back the Allied forces with everything we can, but we're too few in number.

　Princess Cassis tells me while looking down. I tell Princess Cassis what I had discussed with Shuichi-san beforehand.

''Don't worry about it, we will lend the kingdom all the Alice type land battleships owned by Noah. We will come under your command, so you may use them up.

'What?　But how do you expect the people of Noah to fight when you lend us your main weapon?

"I think you've misunderstood, but land-based battleships are not our primary weapon. Rather, they are a propaganda weapon to show off our technological prowess.

　I can't help but laugh when I see Princess Cassis and Princess Adrienne, who are in raptures at my words. There are still other weapons that my proud son, Gongju, has ordered from us, rather they are the ones that will be the powerful weapons that will be Noah's mainstay.
　Leaving the hardened princesses alone, I explain the general strategy to Victoria-san as well.

''Victoria-san, I will have the Ursna Empire take over the eastern front. The expected strength of the Duchy of Raguire advancing from the east is 250,000 troops.

A quarter of a million, and no matter how many humans we're dealing with, if there are that many of them it will be a bit tough. I would like to ask the mistresses to help Noah.

"All right, the Ursna Empire is on loan to the 'Orto' flying destroyer and a brigade of power suits. You will use them to break through the lines.

　Victoria looked doubtful about O Roto, but it would be quicker to show her the real thing than to explain it. It was originally a 'space destroyer', but it was made possible to fly in the atmosphere by applying the technology of gravity-disintegrating bombs, but when I showed the completed O RTO to Koki, he looked disappointed.

'It's not a flying battleship. I was imagining a floating Fuso or Yamashiro.

But it's technically impossible to float a ship of that size. What's the point of flying a ship designed by the Navy over 200 years ago in the first place?　I thought about this for a moment, but I quickly regained my composure and opened my mouth, looking at the faces of the people present.

I'm sure it will be a very difficult battle, but if we accomplish this, this world will surely change. Let's seize the future with our power.

　After confirming that everyone nodded vigorously to my words, the three countries signed a declaration of war against the "Federation of Tribes" in their joint names.




----Kouki Arakawa Viewpoint

　After Victoria and the princesses returned to their respective countries, I was sitting at the table in the conference room, not knowing what to do, when my mother spoke to me.

You are going to march in from the sea, but I want you to wear the 8th generation aircraft. You are going to be able to use the same incapacitating gas on the battlefield as you did when you rescued Alice.

'No, that's fine but from Noah's Island, even my suit has a limited range, right?

　It's true that my suit can travel a long distance with a range of 3,200 kilometers, but if you load the missiles to the limit, it can only travel about half that distance. Does your mother understand that properly?

'It's okay. I've finished the power suit mothership you asked for before, so you're free to move about.

　Oh!　You seriously built that thing, the flying battleship wasn't what I imagined, but I hope the carrier is as I imagined it to be. All that's left to do is to have the device I worked so hard on to raise the "roar" to be attached to the suit, but is that already done?　I sent the data to Shingo and he raved about it, so I want it installed as soon as possible.

''Mom, have you installed the bellowing device I asked you to?

　When I said that, my mom pulled a smile from her face and replied, "Yes.

'Yeah, yeah. It's all over, but do you really want to use that device?　Maybe a different voice would be better.

　No!　I'm not going to allow that to happen, my suit motif is the demon Satanakia, so I won't allow any other voice than that one. I don't know how long it took me to create that voice!　It's the best of the best, so there's no reason to change it now.

'No, I want the thing. And I'm sure the feathers and tail I made from the data I found in the lunar ruins are almost finished developing by now...

It's been refurbished, too, but is it really necessary to look like that?　You won't regret it?

　When I say it's okay, I can hear my mother whispering, 'Did I raise him wrong?' I think she has a problem with not understanding the romance of the Han Dynasty.
　My new suit is said to be called an 'improved 8th generation aircraft' by the engineering department, which is in charge of maintenance. The first is that the thrusters, which were previously bare, were covered with armor that resembles 6 pairs of wings for durability. Secondly, the balancer was changed from a leg weight to a long tail attached to her waist, allowing her to move at high speed on all fours on land. The third was changing the color of the fuselage from black to white and gold.
　Incidentally, I decided to give my suit a unique name, 'Satanakia', and I had my call sign changed from OF-7-001 to 'Goetia' to match that improvement.

'Miki-san, we're ready to go out,'

　When I was feeling pleased with myself as I imagined my new suit, Claire reported to my mom that I was ready to go. I've got a quick response team ready to go, even if it's a sudden battle, Noah is very quick to prepare for it," she said, speaking to me without changing her expression.

The suit of Kouki-kun has been loaded up as well. I've already received a letter of resignation to assume command of the Northern Area Army in Miki-san's name, so please move to the planned gathering point as soon as possible.

　Wait, I'm not going to be in charge again!　That's why it's funny!　That kind of thing should be done by a professional soldier, because Noah's got a bunch of ex-UNC elites in there, so there's no way I'm going to do it!

I was assigned to a field office...

Then you take care of me, Kochan!　Your mother and father will be in charge of Noah's troops, who will be working with the Kingdom and the Empire respectively, so meet me at the rendezvous point beyond the front lines.
　Also, the feathers and tail you put on Satanakia are highly over-specified, even on our world. I'm sorry, but when the war is over, all data will be destroyed and all equipment will be destroyed, and I'm sure you're smart enough to understand that, Kou-chan.

　As I watched my mother leave the conference room with Ellis-san after saying something briefly important, I seriously decided to return to Earth when this war was over.





　Three days later, the Northern Army under my command, which had advanced 2,600 kilometers north of Noah Island to the sea, was just waiting to receive its last supply of supplies and receive permission to enter the territorial waters of the Linkdoble Empire.
　I'm not going to be able to get a hold of you.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this," he said. At the same time, the main force of the Ursna Empire, which discovered a reconnaissance unit of the Duchy of Largile that attempted to invade the kingdom's territory from the east, launched an all-out attack, and they are currently in pursuit of it after crossing the border.

Victoria is looking very belligerent.　Will they be properly aligned?　I'm getting a little uneasy.

''Due to the above circumstances, the command has authorized our invasion of the Linkdoble Empire. ''We have received orders to 'fall the port city on Imperial territory.'''

All right, you must act now. I'll leave the details up to Miss Claire and the captain. Use the judgment you think is best.

　The two of them happily respond to my orders. Well, that's right, our survival rate will increase dramatically if we're in command of ourselves, rather than a young guy like me who doesn't know anything about anything. I understand that it's completely decorative, but it's a bit hurtful when it's shown so openly on your face, so please stop it....
　Thinking about this, I asked a nearby female crew member for another cup of coffee before sitting deeper into my seat and meditating.

'We have a flying object approaching from bearing 3-1-1!　Number ... 40.

　I was teasing and playing with Conn over a cup of coffee when the person in charge of the radar suddenly reported at the top of his lungs. An enemy strike force?　But there's no way for the Linkdoble Empire to know that we're in these waters. When I was looking at the situation to see how to respond, the captain was giving orders to launch the interceptor, but Claire-san waited for him to give the order.

'We've checked with the command center. Those approaching are forty dragonriders belonging to the Ursna Empire who were sent as reinforcements, and their captain is Viscount Akator of the Mantis tribe.

　Mr. Akator!　That praying mantis guy was able to reinforce us!　And forty mantises fighting on a dragon, that's pretty cool to imagine.

'Captain, would you mind if I asked you to drop 20 of your men off on the main ship and the rest on the second Mermaid?　I would like to see Mr. Akator.

Yes, sir. Guidance Officer!　Land twenty men, including Viscount Akator, on this ship. The rest of you, unload on the Mermaid.

　I realized the strength of the commander's authority as I was easily given permission to land the ship, but more importantly, it's Akator-san now. When I talked to Claire-san about wanting to meet Akator-san on deck, for some reason she said 'I'll go with you', so the two of us moved down the road to the deck. I decided to ask her why she was following me while we were walking.

'Claire-san, Akator-san is an ally, right?　I don't think there's any particular danger of meeting alone.

No, sir. I am concerned about your bad habits, sir, because you are not prejudiced against sub-humans, and you treat people of all races fairly, don't you?　I personally am not a fan of the centipedes in the Underground Corps of Engineers, but His Excellency's willingness to eat with those centipedes should be emulated by the entire staff of Noah. But,

　What do you mean by "but"?　I'm not supposed to be behaving that way these days. I even left the orichalcon in the care of Mr. Cort!

'But you do have 'direct' contact with the sub-humans when you're excited, don't you?　It's a good thing that the Mantis tribe, for example, when they touched Illya of the Arceny tribe, they touched her spidered leg.
　Fortunately, Ilya-sama understood that His Excellency had no ulterior motive, but at worst, he would be accused of 's*xual harassment'.

　Seriously, I'll get down on my knees the next time I see Illya-san. I mean, I now understand why the other subhuman female soldiers were trying to avoid me, I'm sure that among the soldiers belonging to the Ursna Empire, they're whispering that 'Noah's special forces major general is a pervert'. When I stepped out on the deck, overwhelmed by these thoughts, the dragonriders had just arrived in the sky.

'It really is a mantis riding a dragon, isn't it?

　Claire-san is surprised, but I was also speechless when I saw the bizarre scene. Normally when you think of a dragon rider, you think of a black or silver knight riding a dragon bravely, but the dragon riders in front of me are insects riding on the back of a dragon. My fantasy image of the dragonriders collapses soundly, but I think it's good because it's so cool.
　As I watched, the dragons slowly circled around and landed on the deck, the first dragon rider to descend was definitely Akator, who I met at the Demon King's Castle, as he was wearing a gorgeous sword at his waist. I ran up to Akator-san who I hadn't seen in a while and spoke to him.

It's good to see you, Akator. I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal more to say about it.

　I learned from Claire's words earlier, and I decided to ask her permission before touching it properly. I'm sure you'll be able to find the best way to make sure that you're getting the most out of your time with us.

"Tick........tick......tick......tick....

'Mr. Akator, I'm sorry, but I don't know the language of the Mantis people, may I ask you to use your translation magic?'

　Akator-san responded to my words by stepping back and making a magic circle appear in the air. I've never seen this kind of magic before, so I was excited to see what it was going to be, and as I watched, the magic circle emitted a strong green light and enveloped Akator, and even the people on the deck were watching the scene with surprised expressions on their faces to see what was going to happen.
　But the people who were there were even more surprised by the sight they saw when the light subsided.

''I'm sure this will get the word across, how about that?''

The 'woman' who speaks the language of the human in front of me was wearing a beautiful dark green dress and holding a gorgeous sword at her waist. I was confused, but I finally managed to get the words out of my mouth and ask the woman a question.

''Ah ... uh ... are you Akator-san?''

'Yes, this is Mindane Akator. I don't think we've been properly introduced. "By order of Her Majesty Victoria, 40 members of the Ursna Imperial Guard, the Dragonriders, have come to reinforce Major General Ursna's army.

　Akator is not a name, it's a last name!　I've been touching Akator-san's body armor just now, and now it's on her chest. It's a good thing that you're not the only one who's been playing with a woman's breasts incessantly, then there's only one thing that I should do now.

I'm sorry, Akator-san, I'm so sorry!

　I decided to get down on my knees and apologize for my rudeness as I rubbed my head against the deck at her feet.




----Akator's Point of View----

'I'm sorry, Mr. Akator, I'm so sorry!

　He froze in surprise as Kouki-san started to apologize while rubbing his head on the ground as soon as he greeted her, and the woman next to him explains the situation to him.

''Even though His Excellency didn't know, he is apologizing for touching Akator-sama's chest. Normally he is a very bright and intelligent man, but he becomes a bit of a freak when he comes into contact with unusual species.
　From the looks of it, he didn't even know that Master Akator was a woman. With that in mind, will you please forgive me this time?

　I see, Kouki-san doesn't seem to know that we don't particularly care if we are touched by the human race.

''Don't worry about it, we Mantis race don't feel aversion to being touched by the human race. Just be careful, other races can be bothered by it.

　Kouki-san stood up, her eyes watering at my words, and she bowed her head even more apologetically and asked me a question.

'You were a woman, weren't you, Akator? I was sure you were a man, are there many female soldiers in the Imperial Army?

'No, it's not that, but insectoid species are basically stronger in females. So the other races have a higher percentage of males.

　Kouki-san nodded as if he understood my explanation, but honestly, for me, I'm more concerned about this ship than such trivial things. Before His Majesty ordered me to set out as a reinforcement for the Noah's people, there was an explanation.......but I didn't expect to see a ship like this really floating at sea from above, I thought my heart would stop. My subordinates were curious about it, touching the deck and walls, so let's ask them a question.

"Rear Admiral, this ship is an 'ice' hull, isn't it?

''That's right. The name of this ship is the 'Iceberg-type Power Suit Carrier Siren', and the ship you see over there in a slightly different shape is the 'Iceberg-type Battleship Carrier Mermaid'. It's a new ship built by Noah's engineering department who took my joke seriously, it's pretty big, isn't it?　The unit we use is 700 meters long.

　 When I suddenly looked to the side and found my subordinate checking the strength of the ice with his sickle, I hurriedly went to stop him, and Kouki-san, who was watching it with a laugh, said something like a joke.

"It's getting cold in here, let's go inside. It's almost lunchtime, and why don't the rest of the Mantis come inside and have a meal?

'Do sub-humans like us and the human race share a meal together?'

'Yes, who cares about that in Noah?　It's just that some people aren't subspecies, they simply don't like insects, so please don't get too close to those people.

　We still didn't trust the humans in a corner of our minds, but it seems that it's really safe to trust the people of Noah, the otherworldly people. I said to Kouki-san in gratitude, 'I'll be happy to join you,' and then decided to put up my subordinate who was scraping the ice despite the fact that I warned him earlier.




''Oh, so I'm not being treated like a pervert?''

"Yes, the reason everyone stays away from the Major General is because you're what they call a demon.

　As I was drinking after-dinner tea with Kouki-san, I asked, ''Don't the female soldiers of the Imperial Army hate you?'' I was consulted, apparently they think it was because of me and Ilya touching their bodies, but that's not true.
　When I explained that most female soldiers are afraid to talk to Her Majesty the Demon God, who is higher than Her Majesty Victoria, they denied it with a puzzled face for some reason.

''I'm not a demon god or anything like that. And I'm an Ancient Dragon.

　Saying that, Kouki-san grabbed up Master Kong who was eating fruit on the table, but that's not what I'm talking about. In our sub-human race, there is a fairy tale from the ancient times - no, there is a legend.

When the devil appears from the time gap, the world will come to an end. The world will be reborn after the demon is sublimated into a demon god that governs rebirth.

Isn't this lore about the people of Noah today?　I heard that the time progresses differently between the other world and our world as evidence of this. And above all, I think 'demon' refers to the armor that Kouki-san wears.
　As I was about to explain this to her, Claire, who gave me her name earlier, came into the room and spoke to Kouki-san.

'Sir, it's only an hour left until the start of the operation. Please get ready.

Sure. Well, I don't think you can have all the reinforcements, but would you please allow Mr. Akator to enter the CIC?　Since you've gone out of your way to reinforce us, I think we'd better be sincere in our response.

'Yes, I received prior permission from the captain, as I'm sure you would say. I have been given permission for all the Mantis, except Mr. Akator, to use the commander's recreation room, so you may rest there.

　As I was moving after Claire-san, who said that and was showing me around, only Kouki-san headed for another passage on the way, I wondered, and I decided to ask her a question.

'Is the Major General going to watch the game in another room?'

'No, Your Excellency, you will launch at the start of the operation. The Northern Army - or rather, the strongest power suit in Noah's arsenal - Your Excellency is our main force.

　I don't understand the common sense of the other world that the commander himself is going to go into battle, but I have a feeling that he will come back somehow unscathed, so I can't say anything. While I was walking around thinking about this, I arrived in front of a room with a sturdy iron door.
　On both sides of the door are soldiers with rifles and weapons that they were taught on Noah's island, so you can see at a glance that this is a very important room.

''Master Akator, this is the room that manages all the battles, called the CIC. I'm sorry, sir, but once you're inside, I ask that you never touch the equipment.

I understand.

　As I entered the open door and saw several people working agilely in the bright blue-lit room, I was at a loss as to where I should be, when a man in a black military uniform spoke to me with a smile.

'This is Captain Carter of the Siren, I welcome reinforcements from the Ursna Empire. Please take a seat over here.

　After thanking me, I sat down at the recommended seat and Carter gave me a clear explanation of the room's facilities and plans for the future.

The round screen over there is a large screen, which works like a magic tool for seeing at a distance, and the round screen on the right is the radar, a tool that can capture an opponent on the horizon if conditions are right.
　The right side of the screen is the radar, and depending on the conditions, it can be used to capture an opponent over the horizon.
　After this, in about forty-five minutes or so, we will have the Gulf City in the Linkdoble Empire territory in our attack range. As soon as we enter the attack zone, the power suit "Satanakia" worn by your Excellency will ram into what is presumed to be the enemy's defense facility, and after spraying incapacitating gas, the power suit squad that follows will take control of the city.
　This time we won't use the ship's main guns as we are attacking a city with a large number of civilian residents, even though it's an enemy country.

　According to Carter-san's explanation, he's planning to control the city with the least amount of damage possible. As I sat down to admire Noah's attitude of being careful not to hurt his opponents everywhere, Claire-san prepared a drink and brought it to me. As I drank it and watched the people moving around and waited for the time to start the operation, I saw Kouki-san's figure on the screen and started a conversation with Claire-san.

'Can you hear me?　

"Sir, that's an atmospheric descent armoured capsule. It has the highest level of heat and shock resistance, so it's the perfect piece of equipment to use when you're going into enemy territory. You don't want to fly into battle because it's cool, do you?　No matter how much genius you have for piloting, Sir, I cannot allow it because it is dangerous.

"...yes.

　I replied after a long pause, but did the Major General want to fly away?　As an expert in flying over enemy lines without thinking about it, I am against flying as a Dragon Rider.
　I was having trouble judging Kouki's character, wondering if he was really as bright as Claire says he is, when Carter started giving out loud instructions.

'180 seconds to the planned attack point, prepare for Satanakia injection!

We're ready. Stand by for injection impact. On my count, please.

160, 159, 158...

　All I can do now is to pray for the safe return of Kouki-san and the rest of the Noah's soldiers who will follow him. As I prayed as if I were seeing off the subordinates I had fought with for many years on the battlefield, the time had finally come.

'Five, four, three, two, Satanakia injection!

　The moment Carter said this, the image on the screen changed to show the Gulf City of the Linkdoble Empire, and a large object was seen flying towards it. The screen magnifies the object that fell on the shore and shows what looks like an "egg" on the screen, but is that what they call a capsule?　
　There should be a Mr. Kouki inside, but there's no movement... The people in the room started to panic when they heard Kouki's voice.

The capsule's opening/closing device is broken and won't open, what should I do?

'Force them out. If it's His Excellency's Satanakia, you can hit it and it will break.

　Claire's reply to Kouki sounds a little tired, but doesn't he have the tension of being on the battlefield? In a somewhat fluent voice, Kouki-san replied, 'I understand,' and then Gun!　Go!　I heard the sound of a capsule punching, and as if to match the sound, the egg on the screen cracked and I saw a hand coming out of the inside.
　Eventually an arm ... head ... upper body ... and gradually the shape of the demon came out of the egg, and finally when the lower body with a long tail came out of the egg, the demon on the screen complained about being pushed in and He raised his voice as if to shout.

'Googie gaaaaaaa!

　Hearing that completely out of tune voice, I was convinced. That roar must be the demon god hatched from the egg telling all the creatures in this world that it was the end of the world.




----Kouki Arakawa Viewpoint

　As I struggled to get out of the armored capsule, I accidentally pressed the button that emitted a roar. As soon as I pressed the button, a voice that sounded like a violin mis-tuned came out of Satanakia's external speakers, but I was supposed to use it to descend from the sky in style, so I can only regret it.
　Satanakia's descent!　I was going to do something like that, but you ruined it. I grabbed his tail and brought it down on my lap to take it out on Kong, who was unfaithfully trying to take it out on the shock of escaping from the shock of escaping, and I let out a cute little 'cocoo...' sound and turned my eyes around so I could gently pet him and think about the plans for the future.
　Do you want to let Claire-san know that you have escaped from the capsule without shaking the Kong on your lap for now?

I've successfully escaped from the capsule. We will now take control of the enemy facility...

'What's the matter, sir?　What's the emergency?

　I'm not going to be able to hear Claire-san shouting something on the other side of the speaker, but I can't hear her, at the same time as communicating, I looked at the beach with an external camera to see what's going on at the same time, but all the knights of the empire that seemed to be trying to surround me that landed on the beach have fallen to the ground.
　No way........did they hit the knights when they escaped?　If you hit a flesh-and-blood human with a power suit, you're definitely going to die, I feel cold sweat break out on my back as I bring the suit closer to the knightly person and gently scan for biological signs.

'He's breathing........ His heart seems to be beating too, is he just passing out?

　I was relieved and looked around to see that the knight who hadn't fainted was about to run away astride a creature like a horse. Just in time to hear what happened to that knight. I'm not sure how long they've been attacking me, so what the hell is going on?　He chased the fleeing knight at high speed while using a four-legged gait and grabbed him with his right hand to talk to him.

''Um, what the hell is going on?　This country is at war with our allies, so why hasn't it attacked us?

[Let me go!　Please, I have a wife and kids to look after!　Don't eat me]

　I don't use translation magic, so I have no idea what the knight is talking about. I'm sure Akator-san in the Sirens can translate it for you, I used the communicator to talk to Akator-san who is supposed to be in the CIC and he immediately told me what the knight was talking about.

I'm afraid to tell you, but the demon has been spooked. I'm sorry to say this, but if a demon is chasing you at high speed, you'd think that anyone would be eaten.

　At those words, I hurriedly took my hand away and the knight crawled away as if he had lost his back. Are you that afraid of my suit?　 While I was thinking about this, Claire-san continues to send me a communication.

''Your Excellency, we have confirmed the opening of the main gate of the fort and the white flag. I've decided that the city's succession capability has been lost, so please leave the rest to the following forces and return to the Sirens. Thank you for your efforts.''

　No, I haven't done anything to say 'thank you' yet!　Why is the captain also impressed with 'Your Excellency'? The practice of saying in front of the mirror in a fierce battle, 'Leave it to me and move forward,' in a cool manner to the trailing troops, was all in vain!　
　d*mn it, let's go home and go to bed unfaithfully. I decided to go straight to my room instead of stopping at the CIC after I returned to the Sirens, and then I hugged him and ignited the thrusters so that the con on my lap wouldn't shake.





　In the evening of this day.......the imperial leadership, who had received information that 'Asti', the Gulf city of the impregnable Linkdoble Empire, had fallen in just a few minutes, had initially been too ridiculous to believe any of that information.
　However, when some of the anti-war faction dispatched their own investigation team, a report from the defense garrison that had withdrawn from Asti convinced them that the information was true. At this point in time, the experts were slightly concerned about the future of the war, but they hadn't yet imagined that they would hear the desperate reports of the "defeat of the Allied Forces" from various sources late at night.