Chapter 26: Volume 4 - CH 6

– Uoooooーーー!

Hayato slashes at the gigantic replicant over the top glass with the brandished Hien.

However, the hardiness of the steel shell wasn’t different to a regular Savage, it didn’t even get scratched.

– It seems that I’ll have to do it with all my strength after all.

He’s not going to let it do more damage to the top glass.

Taking distance from the replicant, Hayato took a big deep breath.

Emile, who was looking at their appearances with a sidelong glance, seems to have noticed what Hayato is about to do now.

While destroying the hornets floating in the sky with the beams she fired from the floating batteries, she asks Hayato by communication.

『Hayato, are you going full armament?』

– It’s bad if I do so?

『No, there’s no problem』

Shaking her head, Emile continued.

『If anything happens, I’ll definitely stop it. Of course, it would be the best if such a thing doesn’t occur, and if it’s Hayato, then I think you’ll be alright』

– I appreciate that you say so.

Hayato smiled, loosening his mouth and then, in a complete change, glared at the giant replicant with a sharp gaze.

(By defeating this guy, I’ll return to the live venue!)

And then he’ll praise Karen who finished singing with Sakura with Good job, you did it well.

Stroking her head, like always.

And if she wants, he’ll kiss her forehead.

(For that, I——!!)

A red aura starts to rise up from the body of Hayato.

– Here I go!

While raising a loud voice, the aura swells up in one go, making a thick and large transformation of the sword and armor of the arms of Hayato.

『That’s perfect, Hayato!』

Emile’s bright voice reaches his ears.

– Looks like I did it somehow or other.

There’s no problem with the armament. He’s also retaining his self.

The full armament is——a success.

Hayato checked that there wasn’t anything wrong and looked up at the enormous replicant that is aiming at himself with a sharp look and rather than stopping the pincers that were swung downward, he cut them off as he was with Hien.

*Thud*, the right pincer fell over the top board.

Nevertheless, the replicant raised overhead both arms again without minding about it, the mechanisms built inside the steel shell were just disconnected.

Things like crackling and sparks are scattering in the severed part.

Even if it were to swing down that arm, it won’t be a decent attack.

– Awesome, Hayato. Finish it right away.

– Roger!

Answering shortly to Emile, Hayato kicked the top glass and jumped high.

He tried to release an attack on the head of the giant replicant by swinging Hien.

And then, something like Japanese wires were ejected from its back.

(What are these!?)

It’s an attack it didn’t exist till now.

Naturally, he didn’t predict it.

Moreover, it attacks Hayato, changing the pointed end of the wire to a sharpened rhombus thing similar to a kunai.

– … kuh!!

Brushing away those with Hien, Hayato lands on the top glass for a moment.

The wires attack him once again.

– Enough, these are a bothersome!

The wires approach, altering their movement as if they had their own will.

This time, Hayato used energy and evades them with a jump, then sliced off the enormous replicant from above.

– Take thi—————s!!

The thick blade comes in contact with the head of the giant replicant that is taking action.

But even with the full armed blade, he can’t swing completely the arm in this state.

Still, Hayato doesn’t give up and pumped energy into Hien.

The pattern drawn on the blade by the poured energy emits a red brightness and the light expands greatly in a shape that wraps up the sword.

*Crack*, the top glass made a noise.

With the arms moving, Hayato realizes that the large build of the replicant sinks.

– ——eh, oh no!?

It was already too late when he noticed——as things are, the top glass would end up destroyed.

*Breaking sound*!!

– Uwaah!?

The top glass broke at the same time as the large build of the replicant was cut right in half.

The opponent and of course the body of Hayato fall to the interior of Little Garden.

– Hayato!

Emile screamed, stopping the battle with the hornets, reducing the floating batteries to particles——then creates two gun turrets at her waist with Arms Shroud and chased Hayato at full speed using energy.

However, she can’t catch up with him.

(Dammit…!!)

Fortunately, there was no building at the falling point.

The giant replicant strikes hard the ground first, creating a crater-like hollow in it.

Reacting with that, the body of Hayato who was above was thrown into the air.

Emile accelerates, injecting energy from the gun turrets and caught his body in her arms.

– Hayato, are you alright?

– Yeah, somehow…

Responds Hayato in full armed state.

When Hien separated from his hand and was thrown into the air, it fell to the side of the replicant, it didn’t hurt Hayato.

– Although the damage was big, it seems that I was able to defeat it.

– Yeah.

Saying so, Emile lands on the side of the replicant whose movement has already stopped.

Hayato got down and stood on the ground from the arms of Emile, then lifted the visor and approached the replicant, and picks up Hien that had fallen on the ground.

Coincident with that, when looking at the replicant, he could also confirm the huge Variable Stone hidden inside its body, it was broken in two.

– This is the moment when I want to take a rest, but the battle hasn’t ended yet.

Emile turns her gaze to the top glass that has a big hole.

The hornets were invading the interior of Little Garden from there.

– I must do something about that, will Hayato give me a hand?

– Of course.

– Okay then, let’s do it.

Emile disintegrates the two turrets at her waist into particles——and created floating batteries with Arms Shroud.

– I’ll disturb them with the floating batteries as much as I can and gather them in a low position, so Hayato can chop them with Hien.

– Got it.

Immediately after Hayato nodded.

– We’ll give a hand too.

– Eh…?

Right after they were called out all of a sudden.

Two rings passed by the side of Hayato and Emile and cut two hornets that were floating in the air right in half.

The rings that returned like boomerangs are familiar to them.

– You are…

Before Hayato and Emile who turned their eyes were standing the dark-skinned Krovahn who wore his black Variable Suit and Nesat and Nakri who had similar skin color and wore similar Variable Suits.

– Why are you guys here…?

– As you can see, we came to help you.

Nakri replied, catching Duo Varga.

Krovahn has already deployed his Crusher type Hundred Orthros Liberio.

Nesat also has a twin sword similar to the Hundred of Krovahn in her hand.

– What do you mean to help us!? The Savages and even those flying things were done by your companion who attacked Little Garden, you know!?

– … you are correct. No, you were correct.

– I was correct?

Emile who blamed Krovahn inclines her head to the side.

– We are no longer partners with Vitaly who acted violently in such a place where civilians are.

Saying that and having Orthros Liberio at the ready, Krovahn jumped.

Thereupon, he chops a hornet.

– That was the same for us. We wanted to believe in Vitaly. But, Vitaly tried to kill us. She betrayed us! So, we asked the President and the Dr. to give us back the Variable Stones.

Nakri throws Duo Varga again and destroyed a hornet in four equal parts.

– That’s why, we will, fight with you——…

Nesat tried to follow Nakri, but she abruptly crumbled down from her knees while pressing her head in a painful-like manner.

At the same time the twin sword fell from the hand and dropped on the ground, it disappeared turning particles.

– Hey, Nee-chan, what happened so sudd——eh…

Landing, Krovahn tried to head to where his older sister Nesat is, but he crouched, holding his head like her.

Similarly, Nakri also crouches, holding her head.

The weapons of the two also fell and disappeared, becoming particles at the same time.

– … this is the sound of that time?

As if being in pain, Krovahn murmurs while doing small and repeated breaths.

– That’s true, Krovahn…. This, is the same that Vitaly used with us…

It’s Nakri who said so after him.

Just like Krovahn, she’s doing short and repeated breathings.

– In short, you mean that this is something that Vitaly set up? And from is this sounding…?

Emile also asked, putting one of her knees on the ground, pressing her forehead.

Hayato is in the same state.

Still, Hayato looked at the sky, and noticed something.

– Emile, look at that.

– … eh?

Ahead of the line of sight of Hayato, there’s a hornet that stops moving in the air.

However, the red light of its whole body is blinking like a firefly.

– In other words, that means that the sound is coming from them? Unbelievable! If so, why you guys don’t know nothing!?

Emile inquires, turning her eyes to Krovahn, Nakri and Nesat.

– … sorry… We didn’t know… When he heard this sound from Vitaly moments ago, it was coming from a device similar to a wristwatch——

– But, Krovahn… this is a bit different from that moment…. The Hundred of my arm is getting hot, it’s kind of strange…!

– Me too, my eye is strange…. What is, this…?

– Damn, me too… the Hundred that is implanted in my hand…. It’s aching…

Hayato and Emile also noticed their change.

The three of them are starting to release a strong black energy from their bodies.

– Shit, the hell is this, thing…!

Krovahn murmured in pain, dropping his knees and putting his arms on the ground.

Right there, something flowed into Hayato.

It’s an image when they were oppressed by Slayers of Al-Salaam in the Khmer Kingdom, their home town, when they were children.

– I’ll kill you… by obtaining strength, someday to these guys I… We’ll definitely give them hell, more than what they did to us…!

Murmuring so, Krovahn stands on the ground.

– Yeah, we… it’s impossible to fight together with the Slayers or anyone… we mustn’t fight… with the… Slayers… Vitaly is, no, Vitaly’s also an enemy… we live by ourselves. We don’t believe in anyone anymore…

– Yeah, the Slayers are our enemies… everyone, all of them, are our enemies… The human race mustn’t be annihilated…!

– Hey… get a hold of yourselves! This is Little Garden. Besides, you guys were saying that you were helping is, isn’t that right!?

– … yeah, we know.

– Gritting his teeth in a painful way, Krovahn replies.

– … We know th… dammit, what’s this, it feels like I’m not being myself…

– What do we do, Hayato…?

– Even if you say what do we do…

– Resist, Nee-chan, Nakri…

Krovahn stands up with a desperate look.

– Otherwise, we… shit, the fuck is this… kh, ah… AAAAAA———!

Krovahn roared with a loud voice.

But, that’s it.

After he fiercely released a black aura from his body, he collapsed to the ground from the front with a thud.

The aura can’t be seen anymore.

That’s the same for the other two.

– What just happened? The three of them aren’t moving…

– Y-yeah…

Nesat and Nakri are like Krovahn, it seems they have fainted.

After 10 seconds when Hayato and Emile were watching the trio that fell lying face down on the lawn which was cut and cleaned.

*Twitch*, the hand of Nesat moves.

– …

Remaining silent, the first one who got up was Nesat.

– …

Next is Nakri.

– …

Next is Krovahn who stands up and stares at Hayato and Emile.

The eyes of the three of them changed to a golden color.

Their pupils were in an opened-like state, and the brilliance of their eyes wasn’t felt at all.

– Guys, are you alright?

– …

Krovahn doesn’t answer the doubt of Hayato.

– ——you’re enemies.

And merely whispering so,

– HUNDRED ON!

While Hayato is puzzled, Krovahn deploys Orthros Liberio in his right hand.

Similarly, Nakri also,

– HUNDRED ON!

Saying so, she deployed Duo Varga.

They, unlike Hayato and Emile, don’t seem to be reacting to the noise anymore.

And don’t show a painful look.

Then, glancing at the weapon of Krovahn, Nesat murmurs.

– … Hundred On.

A pillar of light stands towering over the surrounding heading towards the sky from the eyes of Nesat who looked up at the sky, and from the inside, a twin sword appeared, it’s identical to the one that Krovahn is holding.

A copy of his Hundred.

They already know that her ability is a Trace type Hundred.

– … target, confirmed.

Nesat picks up the twin sword and attacks Hayato.

Krovahn does the same.

Nakri attacks Emile.

– Damn, what the hell is this!? Even though you were saying that you were going to fight with us!

Dodging the assault of Nakri while enduring the noise, Emile shouts.

However, she doesn’t reply.

– Emile, it’s useless to speak to them! These guys, are in a rampaging condition like before——no, they are worse than at that time.

That time is of course, at the《Operation: Bird in Cage》.

At that time, they still were able to understand each other, but now that seems to be impossible.

– You’re saying that they are completely dominated by the power of the Variant!? But, why so suddenly…

– Maybe it’s because of the noise resounding in their heads…

– But, we’re also Variants, aren’t we…? Yeah, the energy is getting hard to control, but rampaging is——

Even when she said so, Emile was taken aback.

– Perhaps Vitaly adjusted it to have some kind of effect only on the artificial Savages and artificial Variants, including these guys.

– Even if that’s the case, it’s really troubling, huh…

Additionally, due to the effect of the noise, the communication function of the wireless ring is unusable. It doesn’t look like they can receive guidance to cut their way through this situation by contacting the president and the others.

Besides, if the replicants in other places are running wildly, then this can become a serious thing. Because of this noise, the performance of the Slayers is falling as well.

– Since we are in this situation, I guess we have no choice but to defeat them. The thing itself may not be difficult even for us now…

– I guess, so…

At any rate, the attacks of the trio cladded in black aura are somewhat large.

Though they have a headache due to the noise, it’s not to the point where they can’t dodge or stop them.

– For now, we’ll have to stun them to disarm them.

– Pretty much.

– In that case——

Resolving himself, Hayato,

– UooooOoOooooOooooo————!!

While raising a strange voice, he crawls under the bosom of Krovahn who raised overhead Orthros Liberio in a big way and struck him with Hien with all his strength.

– Ku, ha…

Bending like the く character, the body of Krovahn who whirled in the air fell on the ground.

Simultaneously with that, his armament was cancelled.

– As expected of Hayato! I’m not going to stay behind though!

With the already deployed floating batteries surrounding her body, she starts an attack towards Nakri who’s attacking with two rings in her hands, the beams hit Nakri.

Still, that doesn’t stop her.

She defended with a film of energy that covered the surroundings of her body and like Krovahn, slashes at her with a voice that wasn’t words.

Emile fired beams from the floating batteries again while dodging her, but the result is the same.

(I’m not making any progress…. As Hayato was doing it, to make her lose consciousness, I must do it like this)

She was thinking that she could defeat the hornets while fighting Nakri, her opponent, but as the proverb says, if you run after two hares you will catch neither.

Emile thought that it would be better to focus on Nakri and reduced to particles the floating batteries——and with Arms Shroud, she created a giant hammer with a total length of 3 meters.

There’s no comparison with the chakrams of Nakri that have a diameter of 1 meter.

She was thinking of selecting a weapon that the length of the reach would work to her favor.

– This is the end!

Against Nakri who attacked with the two rings, Emile holds aloft the hammer using all her body.

It magnificently clashed with the body of Nakri.

Her body was sent flying to approximately 20 meters in the air.

– It’s over.

As Emile says, the armament of Nakri was cancelled when she fell to the ground.

– Hayato, she’s the only one remaining!

– Yeah, I know!

Nesat in front of him is swinging the blade continuously, but like with Krovahn, she doesn’t hit Hayato.

Hayato was seeking a gap to cancel her armament so as to not injure her at all if possible while warding off her attacks with precision.

– Now!

With the gap he found, Hayato raises Hien and knocks down the twin blade and the body of Nesat.

– … kuh!

The body of Nesat fell to the ground.

The twin blade separated from her hand, springing up on the ground then disappeared, becoming particles.

– Seems like we managed somehow. Are you okay, Hayato?

– I wonder the same, are you alright?

He asked back so, because Emile was kind of struggling too.

She supports her body with the big hammer she held in her hands, looking like she’s continuously doing short and repeated breathings.

– Ahaha, maybe I’m a little tired…

– … me too…

Hayato also supported his body using Hien like a cane.

The noise continues to ring in their heads as usual, and the pain is kind of pressing hard.

– Nevertheless, what was that just now? Why did these guys suddenly attack us…?

– Hayato, not yet! That one is still conscious!

– Eh…?

Pointed out by Emile, he turns his eyes to Nesat, and he realized that she was trying to get up, putting both hands on the ground.

– I’m not done… I have to protect Krovahn and Nakri…

The shutter of the eyepatch of Nesat opens.

What appeared is the dazzling and shining Truth Eye.

She captures the replicant that became a dead body——

– … HUNDRED ON…!

A pillar of light extends from the Truth Eye as she looks up at the sky.

And unlike so far, the weapon doesn’t appear inside of it.

Eventually, the light drops like a waterfall towards the body of Nesat, covering her body.

(… what on earth has happened?)

Looking at Nesat who appeared from the light, Hayato doubted his eyes.

– You’re lying, right…

Nesat was wearing a thick armor of the same color as the steel shell of the Savages. In both hands, and like the pincers of the Savages where the two cut as their foundation, she’s holding crescent moon-like swords.

Moreover, not only the pattern of the armament covering her whole body, but also her hair were shining brightly with a fluorescent color, like the original Savages.

(… full armament? Or when copying the replicant, she incorporated it herself?)

He doesn’t know. He can’t understand it.

She kicks the ground with her whole body cladded fiercely in a shining aura and swoops down on Hayato, making light to gush out from one eye.

——*Slash* !!

The attack of the sword that was diagonally swung downward is very heavy.

It will be difficult to stop it even in a healthy state.

Even more when the liberty of his body isn’t effective like now and can’t adjust the energy.

Even when he tries to ward it off with Hien, he isn’t able to do it, his body ends becoming unstable.

The posture of Hayato broke down completely with the sharp sword of the left hand that was swung in a flash and his body struck the ground.

– … kuh, Hayato!

Emile throws the hammer she had in her hands, reducing it into particles and created a rapier with Arms Shroud, and when she notices, Nesat crawled under her bosom.

– Kuh!

Emile, in a hurry, tries to stop the attack of Nesat.

The crescent moon sword opens suddenly, the rapier held by Emile is put between the two blades, then it’s destroyed.

– ——wha!

An amazed Emile.

The rapier becomes particles.

There, with the other sword, Nesat launched an attack.

– Guaah!!

The body of Emile who was hit was blown off and rolled on the ground.

The armament cancels, Arms Shroud disappears.

– Damn it…

Emile spat out, annoyed.

Still, that’s the best she can do.

The restriction of her body is more than ever.

Emile isn’t able to move as she likes, she lay face down

She wasn’t even able to put a finger on the ground.

Nesat tries to go after her.

(This is bad, at this rate Emile is!)

Hayato tries to get up, but his situation isn’t different from Emile’s.

He’s not able to stand up, and because his head hurts even more because of the noise that gets more and more stronger, his consciousness is vague.

Because of that, the full armament state has also been cancelled.

(As things are, something really awful will…)

His consciousness gradually becomes distant.

He can’t hear the loud heartbeats as usual.

What’s in front of him is just darkness.

(Dam, mit…)

He tried to resist, but he couldn’t do so.

The consciousness of Hayato gradually gets distant.

– Everyone, listen calmly!

Sakura grasped the situation by contacting the briefing room at the center of the stadium where chaos was developing as ever and began to inform the spectators.

– Now, Little Garden is in a grave situation as it is sustaining an attack of the terrorists. But, be at ease. This stadium is protected by the power of the Variable Stones, so it should be safer than outside. And from now on, the Slayers will guide you to the shelters in the basement——…kuh!

– Did something happen, Sakura-san… ah… uh!

Then, without warning, Sakura crumbled down from her knees, disfiguring her facial expression, then began to groan in a distressing manner while grabbing her head.

Karen tried to rush to where Sakura is, but she also collapses from her knees in the same way and begins to groan in a distressful manner.

『Sakura, what happened, Sakura!』

Souffle noticed the change of the state of the two and rapidly called out to them with the radio.

– I don’t know, I heard a strange sound, then all of a sudden, I’m having a pain similar to a needle stuck into my head…. Why at a moment like this…? I mean, what on earth is this!?

Saying that, Sakura asks a question with the communication device.

– Souffle, do you know what is this!?

『I don’t know. Speaking of things that I know, the Slayers who are in the venue and the Slayers who are in the places where I can confirm in the images are suffering more or less like you and Karen-chan』

– What did you say!?

『On the other hand the people who are in the control room and I can’t hear anything and the effect is none——so that means that it may be a mental attack that uses something like ultrasound that can only be heard by the Slayers』

– Then, that is to say that Hayato-kun and the others who are fighting the terrorists and the replicants are also in a similar state to us!?

『That possibility is high』

– That’s…. That’s, it can’t be ignored, not even for a second. And their situation is many times more dangerous than us!

While saying so, Sakura put a hand on the ground.

– Prepare the first program of the orchestra that we were going to sing at the encore.

『… what on earth are you going to do?』

– I decided it, isn’t it? With my song——

Sakura stood up and made a loud declaration.

– I will blow away the noise that is ringing in our heads!

And so, Sakura recovers.

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『Sakura, you…』

– I don’t have a fighting ability, but I can fight with songs. So, lend me your strength——

When Sakura shouts, the stage shone dimly. The Variable Stone embedded in the stage seems to respond to her call.

『Although the radio is dead and I can’t get in touch with the Student Council, but if it’s a wired one, and if the electricity is getting through, then I think that both the orchestra and you will be broadcasted』

– Well then, I’ll leave it to you. Broadcast the orchestra!

– Please wat!

It was Karen who thrusted herself into Souffle and Sakura with her voice.

– Sakura-san. Please allow me to sing. That song is the one that you were going to sing with Karen, isn’t it? Karen also wants to become the strength of Nii-san and the others——

Karen tries to get up while saying so, but with her feet staggered, she ends falling down. It’s because the armament was cancelled and went back to a Variable Suit state.

– Are you alright, Karen-chan!?

– Ah, yes… I’m fine…

Karen replied so, however, her voice seems to be struggling as she raised her face, placing both hands on the stage.

– Eh…?

At that time, it met her eyes. Just mere moments ago, a naked girl with blonde hair that shouldn’t have been on the stage.

Things like stem of roses are twining around her head and body, and her whole body shines in a faint bluish-white.

– You are…

The girl doesn’t respond the question of Karen.

——Your song was good.

– Eh…?

——I want to listen to your songs more.

It’s not in her ears.

The voice is echoing in her head.

——So, I will grant you my power.

When she notices, a naked girl is on her side.

She was putting her hands on both cheeks of Karen.

– U-umm…

As a matter of course, Karen is confused.

Then the girl smiled sweetly and,

——Now, stand up.

And, sing——

Like Hayato did, the girl kissed the forehead of Karen, then vanished turning into particles.

– … what’s wrong, Karen-chan?

Sakura asks Karen who was spacing out, looking hard at the empty space.

– Right now, there is a naked girl…

– Eh?

Sakura turned her eyes to the point Karen indicated with her finger.

– But there’s no one…

– Huh…?

Certainly, it’s as Sakura says.

The appearance of the girl has already disappeared.

But——

(My body feels light… and my legs move too!)

It seems that she can get up as the little girl said just now.

(And not only that, I’m able to deploy the Hundred again as well——)

Karen picks up the ore that had fallen on the ground and stood up firmly.

– HUNDRED ON!

Karen transforms the ore into a card and attempts to arm again.

– Divine Card-san, please grant me the encore costume!

Stretching her hand from the card that was put up towards the sky, the card that was put up high above her head flips, turning into particles, 6 big cards took form from that.

Before long, and when all the cards disappeared, Karen had finished changing clothes to a costume with exposed shoulders for the live concert.

It’s a cute skirt with black and pink frills piled up a number of times on top of a tight suit that was like a swimsuit that had white as its basic tone.

The hair is pinned with a ribbon, making a ponytail, and around the waist there are decorations similar to wings.

– Sakura-san, I’m fine with this. Please let me sing!

– Karen-chan…

Sakura smiled when she saw Karen standing properly on the stage.

– If you look as such, then it seems you are really okay.

– Yes, no problem at all!

A communication from Souffle enters there.

『If so, let’s do it. But because of the noise, it may be impossible to send a long distance radio, but we’ll be broadcasting your songs with all the existing wired speakers for now』

– Thank you, Souffle!

Saying that, Sakura points her eyes to Karen.

– Let’s do it, Karen! Let’s make our songs reach Hayato——and everyone!

– Yes!

(What is, this…?)

It was a powerful melody that kind of shook his body and reached the ears of Hayato who was about to lose consciousness.

The singing voices of Sakura and Karen are coloring the melody.

——Go for it, Hayato!

——Nii-san and everyone, please stay safe!

It doesn’t mean they are talking to him directly.

Still, he felt as if they were at his side.

He feels that he can see their figures before his eyes.

The feelings of the two girls reach him thanks to their singing voices.

——Kisaragi Hayato, please raise your face.

Next, he heard a voice that was neither Karen’s nor Sakura’s.

He did as he was told and raised his face, a familiar nude girl stood there.

She’s the girl he met in the basement with Judal Harvey, the company president of Warslan Company and the older brother of Claire Harvey, the Student Council President of Little Garden a month and a little ago——she’s the supreme decision-making body of Little Garden, the 《Little Garden Zenith Agency》aka 《LiZA》and her true identity is Liza Harvey, the second daughter of the Harvey family who manages Warslan Company, a big military company that has its head office in the United States of Liberia.

– The little sister of the president, why are you…

Hayato confirms the figure.

At that moment, he noticed something.

The nature of the atmosphere that touched his body had changed.

Moreover, the time of his surrounding has stopped.

Nesat and Emile don’t move.

Liza replied with a sweet smile.

『All the things that exist in Little Garden——the grass, the trees, the electricity of course, and even the atmosphere, are using my sense energy; you know that because you heard it from my older brother, don’t you?』

– Eh, yes…

While puzzled, Hayato nods.

It’s the first time he hears the voice of Liza like this.

It’s a childish and immature voice that goes along with how she looks, but her tone is strangely mature.

『That’s why it’s possible for me to create an avatar of myself in this place. It’s like I am a God in this place』

Saying that, Liza stretched her right hand to Hayato.

『Now, get up——』

Hayato puts his knees on the ground and tries to get up.

Grabbing the hands of Liza, he heard her voice in his head again.

『Kisaragi Hayato, I will grant you my strength』

– … strength…?

『That’s right, strength』

– Umm, what do you…

『The Slayers in other locations will be able to recover from the mental attack which was the last arrow that Vitaly Tynyanov launched with this wonderful song and defeat the replicants. However, the girl who copied the Savage here possesses a considerable strength and used it as armament. It would be easy if I could do it by myself directly, but now I am not able to do so』

– Then, you are saying that I have to do it?

『You are the protagonist who will end the climax of the defensive battle of Little Garden——I have chosen you as the God that rules over all things of Little Garden』

– But, I…

『What is it?』

– I thought that I don’t want to defeat her, I want to save her. If I get a strong power, and if I kill her, then I’m sure that those guys… that Krovahn and Nakri will resent me and they’ll surely think of revenge on me. In that case, nothing will change. Even them won’t be saved, I want to save her and the others. Like Karen was saved in Little Garden. Like myself who became a Slayer and could have a dream in Little Garden. I want them to live here and have a dream too.

『Kisaragi Hayato, you are a very kind person. That is wonderful. As I thought, you are appropriate as a hero. In that case, You will have to take away her fighting spirit to make her disarm. I forgot, why don’t you kiss her as the protagonist you are, putting your thoughts on your own Variant Virus and deliver them with that?』

Giggling, Liza smiles.

– Kiss you say? That’s…

Hayato turns a fleeting glance to Emile.

『If you feel restrained or something with Emile Crossford, then persuade her. If it’s with my power, then persuasion may be possible by sympathy even while receiving that girl’s attacks. They are my responsibility, my judgement caused them to sortie. I didn’t think that Vitaly was so meticulously prepared. That’s why, if you say that you accept, then this small paradise of Little Garden——the one that my older sister Claire made and I, as the God of 《Utopia》, will allow so』

– Eh…?

『Well then, Kisaragi Hayato——』

Placing his knees on the ground, Liza touched the cheeks of Hayato with both hands like wrapping up his face in a semi-bent forward state.

『I’m not being seen by Emile Crossford. So, it’s okay』

– Wha——

Laughing in mischief, Liza kisses the lips of Hayato.

And then, she became particles and disappeared.

What just happened?

The interrupted time moves, and the strength returns to the body of Hayato.

– Haya, to…?

Emile stabs Hien on the ground, looking at Hayato who got up by using it like a cane and showed surprised.

It was kind of expected because the wounds of the whole body of Hayato had healed.

(What is, this…? This is, the power of Liza…?)

There’s a sensation that strength is springing out from the bottom of his body.

His headache is gone thanks to the songs of Sakura and Karen.

– … certainly, I’m able to fight now.

——are you listening to our songs?

With the singing voices, the feelings of Sakura resound in his mind.

– Yeah, I’m listening to them.

His words won’t reach Sakura.

But, he couldn’t help but to respond.

——Nii-san! If it’s Nii-san, I’m sure you’ll be able to do it somehow!

– Of course, I’ll show it in one way or another!

While responding to the voice of Karen like he did before, the body of Hayato shone.

It’s a blue brilliance, it’s different from usual.

The armament covers the whole body of Hayato.

It’s the second time——

He’s completely armed with the help of Liza.

Hayato turns his eyes to Nesat.

She was gasping in pain while keeping the balance of her body by stabbing the two swords of both hands on the ground.

– This song… my head… hurts! What is, this… aah, aAH, aAaaaaaAaaaaah!!

While screaming, Nesat aims at Emile who remained fallen on the ground and raises overhead the sharp sword of her right hand.

(——this is bad!!)

Hayato rapidly kicked the ground, lowering the visor.

(My body is absurdly light…)

Even he was surprised to that degree.

Hayato arrived at the position of Nesat in an instant and blocked the sword of Nesat with Hien.

Thereupon, something happens.

The emotions of Nesat flow into Hayato together with energy.

『Why are you getting in the way …!』

– Well, if a friend tries to hurt a friend, then you’ll get in the way, right?

『Friend? For us, you are enemies! In order to protect Krovahn and Nakri, it is absolutely necessary to fight…!』

Nesat draws the crescent moon sharp sword, and attacks Hayato with the sharp sword of the other hand.

– You’re wrong!!

Hayato exclaimed while blocking so.

– Remember! When we fought before, our president said so, didn’t she? That we weren’t going to capture you, but that we were going to protect you!

– … ah… protect…?

It seems that was able to flow into her head.

That’s the word that escaped from the mouth of Nesat.

– Yeah, protection!

– But, the Slayers are our enemies… we were detained in a place similar to a prison and you treated us like slaves——

– Little Garden didn’t put you in prison, didn’t it? Even though it was house arrest, it wasn’t confinement. They didn’t even separate the three of you and they never took away the Hundred from your eye!

– Ah…

The arms of Nesat wavered with the sword’s pressure of Hien.

– Besides, it was Krovahn….? He said it a while ago. “We’ll fight with you”. So, we’re companions. There’s no need to fight. That’s why, I’ll help you!

– … you’ll help, me…?

– That’s right, we’ll help you!

– Help? But Vitaly said so too! And yet!

The sharp sword of one of her hands is raised overhead again.

Her golden eyes shine violently, black energy covers her whole body and grows restively like a flame that whirls up.

– We’re different! Little Garden will never use you for its own self-interest or something like that!

– You’re lying…! I don’t believe that! We only have ourselves, the rest is already…!

The sharp sword was struck hard by Hien that was readied in front of her forehead.

The pressure of the two swords brought with energy is considerable.

Still, the blue shining Hien was superior.

– Make this the last one if you want, but please believe me. I’m sure you’ll be accepted by the president, us, Sakura and Karen who are singing this song and everyone in Little Garden as well. Race and nationality are irrelevant here. Because this is a place where everyone can live with equality!

Because of Hien, the two sharp swords revolved in the air.

The tip of the sword that attacked Nesat with its momentum pulverizes the armor of the face, the eyepatch-like thing that was covering one of her eyes is in sight.

– Ah…

The hands of Nesat languidly drooped to the ground.

A trickle of tears spills over and falls from one of the eyes whose glow has returned.

– … you are really, going to, accept us?

– Absolutely. Because we are companions.

– … compa, nions…

At the same time the bursting tears walk over her cheeks and fall to the ground, her armament cancels.

– …

Hayato caught Nesat who was about to fall to the ground from her knees with his arms.

Beyond that, Emile who got up approaches them although her walk was unsteady.

– … Hayato, what on earth happened? Your wounds are healed, and a blue aura has appeared from your body…

– Well, you see——

And, when Hayato tried to answer, an emergency call reverberated from the two wireless rings.

At that time, Claire who’s in the briefing room, was grasping the situation to the best of her ability while dripping sweat on her forehead.

Despite standing in this place as the representative of Little Garden, and since the terrorism began, she couldn’t do anything properly. On the contrary, now that the noise resonates in her head, she can’t even think straight.

(Is this noise a trap set by Vitaly too desuno?)

In the briefing room, only the Slayers receive the effects of the noise.

In other words, it seems that some kind of sound wave that is effective against the Slayers comes from somewhere.

(Because this is the underground, it seems that the effect is minor compared to other Slayers, however…)

On the camera, the figures of Slayers suffering due to the noise were reflected.

It looks they weren’t able to engage with the replicants.

(We have to investigate the cause quickly, because if we don’t do something…)

However, she doesn’t know where this sound wave is being emitted from.

It looks that some abnormal electromagnetic waves are generated since the video is distorted from some time ago, and the audio is also intermittent, and depending on the location, it doesn’t connect.

(Although it’s not possible to do anything here, and if I’m in this state, then it will be useless to rush to the battlefield desuwane…)

Claire covers her forehead with her right hand while feeling her own powerlessness.

It’s there when she began to hear the songs of Karen and Sakura.

– … what is this?

– It seems that the sound is distributing in places where Souffle is connected with a wired line…. What are they planning to do with this?

– No way, they’re planning to drown out the noise with songs…

That’s what Chris said.

At that moment, Claire became surprised.

– It’s true desuwa, certainly the noise can’t be heard, and the headache is also…

– This means we were saved by their idea.

– Yes…

Claire nodded towards Erika and continued her words.

– Chris, what about the communication? Check the situation of the other Slayers….

– We were able to confirm the situation of the Slayers on the deck. Apparently, everyone seems to be fine. Moreover, thanks to the singing voices of Karen-san and Sakura-san, all the hornets that were generating noise fell to the ground and the sea, I presume their actions stopped or they exploded. The replicants on the deck seem to have been completely exterminated by the Slayers who were encouraged by the songs. The communication has been restored too and a communication request has come from Claudia-san. I will connect Claire-sama now.

– Everyone, can you hear me? Thanks for your hard work exterminating the replicants. However, we have yet to grasp the whole thing masen. It will save us the trouble if those who are not injured can finish them on the spot masu.

『Then, in other words, you’re saying that you don’t know the state of Emile-sama and the others? In that case, I’ll head right away so please tell me where they are!』

The communication between Claire and Claudia was open to all the Slayers. With that much, Latia who was listening to it forced her way through from the side.

『If this isn’t finished yet, then Fritz and I will head to where Hayato and Emile are. Tell us the location, please!』

『Claudia Lowetti, Latia Saint-Émillion. I understand your feelings, but your energyhas already been exhausted masu. Therefore, instead of you, I——』

Although they don’t know the whereabouts of Vitaly Tynyanov yet, the progress of the battle is reaching a stopping place.

If it’s in this situation, then the rest of the instructions will be entrusted to Chris or Erika, and if she herself goes to where Kisaragi Hayato and Emile Hermit are, then there will be no problem.

At any rate, she doesn’t know the state of the three artificial Variants——the three former hunters who sortied under her judgment.

She must take responsibility for them.

So, by sorting herself——

And when she tried to declare so, an incoming alert reached her ears.

(Maybe it’s Kisaragi Hayato desuno!?)

She turns her eyes towards the monitor in front of her in expectation.

However, what is displayed there is the name of Judal Harvey.

While closing her eyes partly, Claire opens the line.

『Hey, Claire. It seems we had a splendid hard fight this time』

She was hearing a cheerful voice.

Why under these circumstances? Claire frowns.

Naturally, her tone becomes stinging.

– What are you saying, Onii-sama? It’s true that the progress of the battle is settling down, but this is not the situation to have a frivolous talk yet masenwa.

『I don’t have the intention to crack jokes』

– Then what are you up to masuno?

『The mastermind of this incident is Vitaly Tynyanov who committed suicide』

– What did you say!?

『The war situation won’t get worse than this. This matter was dealt by Charlotte Dimandius and me. I’ll leave the rest of the job to you and your excellent soldiers』

– Wait, Judal! Onii-sama!

She tried to ask the details, but the communication came to an end.

Even if call requests are made, they’re rejected.

– What on earth does that mean desuno…

Immediately after Claire muttered.

Chris conveys the good news with a lively voice.

– Claire-sama, the radio has been completely restored, and we were able to identify Hayato-san and the others. Both replicants and hornets were all exterminated!

– Really desuno!?

– Opening a line with Hayato-san and the others now.

The figure of Hayato and co. were reflected on the monitor in front of her, the expression of Claire got brighter.

– Can you hear me, Kisaragi Hayato and Emile Crossford!? This is the Student Council President of Little Garden, Claire Harvey desuwa!

『We hear you, president』

Hayato accepted the communication and starts talking about the replicant and the three artificial Variants with Emile.

– … so such a thing happened. I told Charlotte Dimandius to hand over the Hundred and I approved the deployment of the three desuwa. I have to recognize it was a miscalculation masenwane. I am truly sorry.

『Other than that prez, how is the whole war situation going? What are we going to do now?』

– Come to think of it, I haven’t told you yet deshitawane. The Savages in all places were destroyed desu. I got a communication from my older brother that Vitaly Tynyanov, the mastermind of this terrorism, was secured too. With this, the battle has ended desuwa.

『I see, what a relief…』

Emile who asked that, shows a smile, feeling relieved.

『Yeah, definitely』

Hayato also nodded, he felt relieved.

– Well then, I will cut the line for the moment masuwa. We must inform the residents of Little Garden and the visitors about the cancellation of the declaration of the state of emergency with an entire broadcasting. Chris, switch to a complete broadcasting please.

– Yes, the switch is done.

Chris answers.

Thereupon, Claire started talking with a serious tone.

『Informing to all the visitors and residents of Little Garden in the name of Claire Harvey, the Student Council President of Little Garden. In view of the present moment, we will cancel the declaration of the state of emergency masu. Little Garden was protected from the threat of the terrorist attacks. Informing once again——』

While repeating the cancellation of the declaration of the state of emergency, they can confirm it on the monitors of the briefing room and cheers break out from every single place.

– It’s really settled down with this desuwane.

At the same time a she finishes the broadcast, Claire deeply leans her body on the back of the chair then took a big breath.

A communication from the stadium comes there.

『President, can we resume the live? The spectators are coming back』

– Eh,,,

『President, I request the same』

The next communication was from Hayato.

『You promised me, didn’t you? Let’s solve the incident to continue with the founding festival』

– You’re right, but…

A communication enters again.

This time it’s from Charlotte Dimandius.

『Although some of the buildings and facilities are damaged, there are no casualties. If we have already captured the perpetrator of the terrorism and safety is completely guaranteed, then I don’t see the problem to continue』

– … even you, Charlotte…

『Doesn’t everyone want to see the live concert as the first step for the reconstruction of Little Garden? Who’s with me!?』

An excited cheering resounded in the stadium, matching the encouraging shout of Sakura.

For Claire who has received the image of the stadium.

The spectators of the live——

And how they desire to continue the Gardens Festa.

『Please, President』

Hayato and Emile say so.

『I also ask the same』

Besides Latia who followed so.

Fritz and the others seem to have the same feeling.

– ——eh, could it be this line is…

Chris answers the question of Claire.

– It looks like it’s opened to all Little Garden and not just at the stadium, isn’t it?

– W-what did you say!?

– The voices wishing for the continuation of the live——as well as the Gardens Festa from all the visitors, the residents taking refuge in the shelter and the Slayers on the deck are coming. What are you going to do, Claire-sama?

Following the words of Chris, the images of the shelter and the figures of the Slayers on the deck are projected one after another on the monitor.

They can also hear the voices which are broadcasted in the sound and video of the live.

– This doesn’t look like a situation where you can call a cancelation.

Erika muttered.

– … you are correct desuwane.

Claire answered, then took a breath again and smiled.

– Do you hear me, Kirishima Sakura? I approve the continuation of the live concertmasuwa.

『Yay! Everyone, they gave their thumbs up to the live!』

The shouts of joy come not only from the audience, but from all Little Garden.

– Thank you, president.

And thinks like that can be heard.

– … I didn’t do anything to be appreciated masenwayo. On the contrary, I was useless.

Claire murmurs, closing the line.

Thereupon, Erika followed without a moment’s delay.

– That’s not true. Claire-sama did as much as she could under this situation. She should be proud of saving Little Garden that fell into a critical situation.

– That’s right, Claire-sama.

Next, Chris follows.

– All is well that ends well. 《LizA》also says so.

Claire confirms the log of 《LizA》.

——Nee-sama.

——Thank you for protecting Little Garden.

– Ah…

Claire involuntarily covered her mouth with her hand.

Then, she looks up at the emptiness.

It’s to suppress the tears that seemed to overflow out of nowhere.

『Well then, let’s resume the live! Let’s give our thanks to the Slayers who protected Little Garden and let’s have a wonderful time to bright the mood in order to restore our energies towards the reconstruction! Karen-chan, you ready?』

『Y-yes!』

The singing voices of Sakura and Karen echo in all Little Garden.

– It’s a good and lively song, isn’t it?

Chris speaks to Claire during its resounding.

But Claire didn’t respond.

She sits deeply on her chair and doesn’t move while looking up at the ceiling.

– Err, Claire-sama…?

– … what?

Calling out to her once again, Claire showed a reaction.

– Are you possibly tired? In that case, why don’t Claire-sama go back to the president’s office to take a rest?

– Umm, yes… I will do so desuwane.

Claire stood up while rubbing her eyes with the cuff of the uniform and murmured in her mind.

(Even though I’m happy, I’m shedding tears desuwane…)

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