"I didn't think I'd be able to get away with this in the morning.

　I hear a blaring voice from a giant black lion standing on the land of Euron.
　'Leonowar'. The "Overgear", a machine and beast built by combining the same technology as the Frame Gear, with the Golem of the ancient aircraft "Legacy" at its core.
　It is the black crown of the Golem, a machine dedicated to Noir, and its pilot is its master, the Norn.
　From the voice that leaks out, it's easy to see that he is unfaithful after being woken up from his sleep.

'Really?　I'm excited about it.

　On the other hand, the one who is letting out a bouncy voice, feeling that his sleepiness has been blown away, is Nia, the master of the Red Crown Rouge.
　And the one Nia is riding is a giant, mechanical, crimson tiger. It is the new overgear, the "Tigaluge".
　It's not much different in size from the Léonoir. The red body has silver lines running through it, and in some places the clear parts made of crystalline material reflect the glittering light in the morning sun.

''I suppose this solves the problem before, right?''

　I must have switched the audio, because Norn's voice came not from the external speakers, but from the phone held by the doctor next to me.

'It's okay. They've upped the vibration resistance and shock absorption quite a bit, and the power controls should be adjustable. You see the gear lever for that on the right side of the console?

　In previous tests, there was a problem with too much power to be swung around and a ridiculously bad ride that got the pilot drunk. This time, they've solved the problem properly.
　This is the first time I've flown the Nia, but it's a frame unit for overgear and has been trained properly. It should be no problem to move it. But that guy gets carried away.
　I send a message to the pilot of the Black Knight 《Night Baron》 who stands behind me.

"Este-san, follow up with Nia, please.
Yes, sir. You push it too far, and I'll only let you wear fresh underwear for a week.
"Stop it!　'You're a humble harasser!

　Est-san's voice came over the shared communication, to which Nia replied with a voice that sounded deeply disgusted.
　Ten people have been asked to participate from the Red Cat 《Akaneko》.
　All of them are heavy knights 《Chevalier》 dyed in red coloring, but only Est-san is a black knight 《Night Baron》. Naturally, this one is also red.
　Rather than a black knight, in this case it's more of a red knight?　
　There are about forty people from our Order. The commander and deputy commander will also participate, but it's not that many. In addition to this, Yumina and the others will also participate, so it's roughly sixty planes.
　The other side has six thousand, so each of them only needs to defeat a hundred head. It's not that difficult.

''Suu, you'll basically be taking care of the wood golem.
I know. I'm looking forward to it.

　Sue's voice comes back from Ortlinde, who has already merged with the support mecha and is in an overloaded state.
　The Wood Golem is bigger than the Frame Gear. The frame gear is about ten meters, and the wood golem is sixteen to eighteen, or even twenty meters if it's not good.
　But the Ortlinde Overlord that Suu rode on was lightly over twenty-five meters.
　The name of the Golden Giant God isn't justified.
　Because it's too big, it could engulf everyone around it, so it even sounds a warning in the pilot's seat when a friendly plane is nearby.
　This time, our goal is not to protect the town from the Frays or anything like that. It's a war of annihilation. Feel free to do so.

Fuyao-san. The only thing that matters is the fact that they're coming from the other side.

　Yumina's warning from the silver frame gear Brünnhilde standing on the rocky ground. Since it's a long-range sniper type, Brunhilde's telephoto vision is quite long.
　I also used [Long Sense] to look at it, and sure enough, there's a lot of trash-like things coming towards us from the north.
　You can't see us from the other side yet, can you?

It can't be...

　Looking up at the huge golden giant god that was glittering in the morning sun, I couldn't help but chuckle. There's no more conspicuous landmark than this one.
　So those guys know what they're doing and they're rushing in, right?　I'm going to fight you.

'What do you want to do?　Your Majesty.

　Rain-san, the leader of the group from the white knight 《Shine Count》, asks me. That's obvious.

The two overgear are the first to go. In the meantime, the two overgear guys will take the lead. The Knights defeated the Iron Machine Soldiers while supporting the Red Cat Squadron. Yumina, Sakura and the others will cover everyone, while Else, Linse, Yae, Hilda, Lou, Lean, and Sue will take care of the main Wood Golem.''

　Yumina and Sakura are long range attacks and get everyone to support them. Lean's Grimgelde is also a long-range attack type, but if there are a lot of allies, she can't use Gatling guns or anything else. I'll have them turn to the Wood Golem.

'Alright!　Then let's go, rouge!
Copy that.
"Let's go, Noir.
Copy that.

　The two machine beasts, black and red, rushed out as soon as they woke up.
　Fast. The Red Cat Squadron, which continued to run, was easily left behind.
　In the blink of an eye, Léonoir and Tigalouge jumped into the enemy's army and blew away the iron machine soldiers there with all the momentum they could muster.

''What the hell. Can they blow up like that just because they have momentum?

　As I was projecting the battlefield on the rocky ground from my phone, I couldn't help but shout out at the way the Iron Machine Soldier was blown up so much.

I said, "Depending on the acceleration of the overgear, it creates a magical barrier around it. If you use that, you can also use it to attack with physical contact.

　It was Norn's sister, Engineer Elka, who explained this to me.
　Her hair is shaggy as usual, but you can see the shadows under her bottle-bottomed glasses. He's been up all night.
　However, a smile that could be described as ecstatic is on his face, and he is looking at the two overgears with a satisfied look on his face. Beside him, though, Fenrir, a wolf-type golem, was looking up at his master as if he was dumbfounded.
　But the barrier of magic power? It's the same as when I fly through the air with 【Fly】, it's the same as putting up a 【Shield】.
　Tigaluge's fangs chewed up the Iron Machine Soldier's arm, and Leonor's claws blew the Wood Golem's legs to pieces of wood.
　Neither the Iron Machine Soldier nor the Wood Golem can keep up with Overgear's agile movements. There was a clear division between those who hunted and those who were hunted.

''You haven't brought out the best in the Soldat, that one. If you use drones, all those functions will be wasted.
What do you mean?

　I asked him about it in response to Engineer Erca's murmur, and Dr. Babylon, who was standing beside me, answered.

It's just a bunch of crowds without a human commander on the battlefield," he said. The Soldat are usually five machines that work together. Those five SOLDARTs and five other SOLDARTs work together to create a greater coordination. But because they are unmanned, they don't have a great deal of coordination. They're just following their respective commander's planes, and aren't able to get into a situation where it's more than one against five. Normally, we could attack with one on one hundred.

　Suppose there were three masters, A, B, and C. Originally, these three masters were supposed to work together as needed, so that five of them each could lead fifteen of the Soldat machines. Normally, by having these three masters work together flexibly according to the war situation, a total of fifteen Soldat soldiers, five each, would be able to fight under their control.
　However, when A, B, and C each gave the order to 'defeat the enemy' and the rest were on high alert, there was no way they could coordinate. There is only one advantage to drones: their masters won't get hurt.

"The Goddess of Victory is not going to smile on a coward who can't stand on the battlefield.

　As he said this, the doctor took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it and let the purple smoke billow. Hey, you little girls don't smoke.

Hmm?　Oh, it's not a cigarette. It's Flora's special etheric cigarettes from the Alchemy Building. It smells so good and makes me feel calm. Do you want to smoke it?

　It doesn't seem to contain nicotine or anything like that, but I wonder why it seems to contain even more questionable ingredients. Naturally, I decline the offer.

I'm going to have to say no. "But more importantly. I'm not sure if it's your sisters who are beating up those iron-armored soldiers in the flesh?
Okay.

　When I turned my gaze to the screen that the doctor was pointing at, before I knew it, I saw Morobane sister standing there, wielding a large sword of crystal clear wood and doing a grand stand. Sister Karina is there too. This one, though, was wielding Shouzai's hatchet.
　Ah, there's no more losing. I will win this one hundred percent.
　I was absolutely convinced of my victory.

'Huh?　But I don't see another person who's going to stick his neck out...
I'm here!
Oh, shit!

　There was my uncle Takeru, with his arms folded behind him. Oh, you startled me!　You're in the same scene as sister Hanakoi!
　He is clad in a worn out robe, a red headband and a body of steel. It is the descent of a warrior god.
　Well, Hanakoi's sister isn't here, but it's morning and she's probably still sleeping....... I saw that she's not involved in romance, so she's not going through with it this time.
　I'm also wondering how my uncles Takeru and the others found out about this place, but I'm more concerned about the guy behind them with eyes like a dead fish now.

'Why are you even here, Ende?'
'Don't ask me, Winter Night.... I don't have veto power.

　Ende looks away with a bitter smile. No, from the situation, I can at least understand that he was forcibly pulled by his master, my uncle Takeru.

''So?　Why are you here?
Hmm. We'd rather join the ranks of the world's most rotten people than deal with a bunch of mechanical puppets. You will go now, won't you?

　Grinning, my uncle Buryu laughs. Ah, that's right........
　It's true that I was thinking of leaving the Iron Machine Soldiers and Wood Golem to everyone else and smashing the center of 'Claw', but....
　We've already grabbed the location of their hideout from their memories, and we've also captured the group that's spying on this battle from the shadows. They might be in a big hurry to get beaten up by the Iron Machine Soldiers by now, though.
　Since there are not many of them, probably not all of the Ironmobile Soldiers' contractors are present. I don't know if the rest are leisurely waiting in their hiding places or if they are going separately.
　Either way, though, it's all over now.

''Just in case you don't kill me, please don't kill me?
I won't do that. Control it without killing it. That's what you're doing. You see, Ende.
Right.... I will be doing it... Right... Master will be doing it.
I will watch you fight. And depending on the results, I'll decide what you're going to do next.

　Ende had an indescribable look on his face. I was a little curious, so I asked my uncle Wushu about it.

''By the way, what's the training if you fail...''
'I haven't decided yet.... Well how about a full 168 hour marathon?

　　You're too Spartan for that!
　Ende was too miserable, so I gave him a little help.

Then, on the other hand, as a reward for successfully subduing it, maybe a day's vacation?　A warrior needs to rest, right?
Hmm......... Surely, we need a proper rest. All right, then, if we can successfully subdue it, that's fine.

　Ende hugged him silently with tears streaming down his face at his uncle Wuliu's words. Hey, come on, stop it. I have no taste for that.
　We've decided on a policy for now, so we'll leave the doctor and Engineer Elka to Fenrir and we'll beat them.
　There are about three hundred cavalrymen under the rocks a few kilometers from here. We'll start with them.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of it. I'd like to be comfortable too.
　It's a good idea to be able to use transfer magic for all three of us, so we used 【teleport】 to transfer at once, and all of the masked people who suddenly appeared in front of us were surprised to see us, as well as our horses.

''W-what, you guys are...!
"[Prison]

　I ignore the startled and flustered people and set up the wards first. We don't intend to let any of them escape.
　It's not that durable because it was deployed over a wide area, but it's as hard as an iron plate, so it can't be broken so easily.

"Well, take care of the rest~
Hey, you can help me with this...

　Mumbling, Ende steps forward. 'That's no way to train, is it?

'Three minutes, Ende. You have three minutes to gain control. If you miss one second, it's considered a failure.
What? A limited time will be required.

　My uncle Buryu, with his arms folded, speaks mercilessly. Onion or..... There's an ogre.........
　

Haha!
Yeah.

　I was calculating such a thing in my head when Ende, who disappeared in a flash, kicked the men on horseback away.

''Hey, what the hell is this guy⁉︎?
There's only one kid!　Kill him!
We don't have time for this, so go ahead and do it!

　Ende shattered the masks one by one while jumping over the back of the horse. It's kind of uncanny. Well, it's on the brink of a day's vacation or a week's marathon, and oh well........
　Ende hasn't touched the ground even once. Right.
　Ende, who was flying through the air, was hit by a spear from below. But using the spear's tip as a springboard, he jumped up even more.



　In the midst of the group, Ende blasted his opponents one by one like a solitary musician spinning. His long mufflers fluttered in the air as if to trace his movements.
　The horses that had lost their riders ran off in all directions and fled. The effect of [Prison] is made only for humans, so the horse can pass through in a straight line.
　The ones who misunderstood that tried to escape on their horses, but were blocked by the [Prison] ward and fell off their horses.
　Nearly half of them have fallen before I know it. This is a good pace, right?

One minute to go!

　Uncle Takeru's voice echoed. Oh, that's pretty close?　Is it still difficult to fight with restraint?

"He's not very good at controlling the amount of force he uses when dealing with humans. He's a typical genius type who has won with an almost intuitive fighting style.
Genius? What a dick. You want me to run him for a week?
Hey!　I can hear you!

　He's a genius at turning around and tweaking us. Hey, hey, can you afford to do that?　We're running out of time.

Last one!

　Ende unleashed a powerful spinning kick that exploded in the face of the last man, smashing his mask.
　The dead bodies lying in the wilderness. Ya, they shouldn't be dead, though. You don't need to hit them if you just want to control them.　But then again, what's an assassin to do?

What about time?
Two minutes and forty-seven seconds.

　With a mass-produced smartphone in hand, my uncle Takeru, who was measuring my time, looks up from the screen and tells me. Did you avoid the one-week marathon? Ende is also patting his chest.

''Ga,''

　Ende and I both turned our gazes to my uncle Takeru at the words that continued to be released. Eh?　What's the "but"?

The guy who dealt you the last blow. You're about to die.
What? Wait, wait!　Hey, get a grip!　If you're going to die, do it a while later!

　Ende shakes the man, who is white-eyed, crushed in the face and bleeding with a thud of blood, with a wobble. Hey, isn't that counterproductive?

[Come light, goddess healing, mega-heels]....

　It's a good idea to have a good time with your friends and family.

''Ugh........I........!
Oh, thank God. Thank you for not dying. We'll see you later.
Okay.

　Ende deals a blow that would have been tame this time to the face of the man who noticed it. What is this?

"Master, where's the time...
Two minutes, 59 seconds. Well, let's just call it a pass.

　If a master is a master, then a disciple is a disciple. I wonder if Else hasn't been poisoned as well.......I'm extremely worried.
　When I suddenly looked at the battlefield, it seems that this one wasn't as good as it could be in three minutes, and the battle is still going on.
　The Knights and Overgear are the main ones beating the Iron Machine Soldiers, and Else and the others are crushing the Wood Golem.
　In a similar movement to Ende's earlier, the crimson Flame Gear, Gerhilde, driven by Else, dances across the battlefield.
　The pile bunker built into the left arm pierces the Woodgolem's abdomen, and as the broken upper body falls down, this time the pile bunker in the right hand pierces the nucleus of the throat area. There is no mercy at all.

''Powder, crush!''

　It's like they're poisoned, or it was always this way....
　For now, let's just tie up these guys lying around and transfer them to the royal palace of the Horns. I'm sure they'll be executed or sent to the mine.
　We're not going to let the rest of the people in the hideout escape either. We've got to get those engineers from the other side of the world that we've been forced to work with, and we need to get them out of there.

I'll be in on the raid, okay?
I don't mind. It's a good thing we're the ones who have to go out with you in the first place.

　Ende, who looks overtly relieved, can be seen behind his uncle Takeru, but I'll stop trying to talk to him.

''So where is the place?''
It's just northwest of here, right?

　The location is shown on the map projected in the air. It was just a short distance from the capital of Haylon, where the false emperor used to be. There are about three hundred people gathered in a small fort.
　It's surrounded by steep, rocky terrain and built in a place that's hard to find. If it's as I remember it being, it's supposed to be an underground factory as well.
　We can't let them take too long to escape. Let's just annihilate this place quickly, shall we?
　After confirming the location, we moved from the spot.