Chapter 360: No Equals

Chapter 360: No Equals



[It's adamant.]

Emir chuckled at Lyra's comment who easily caught on to what he was thinking about.

[That it is.]

[By the way...]

[What?]

[You seemed to hit it off with that guy. Should I be worried?]

He rolled his eyes.

[Shut up and drive, I'll go check up on the students.]

[I will, my prince~.]

Sighing at her shenanigans, Emir left the driver compartment and entered the open living compartment after crossing the main door.

It was a long hall with two benches sitting on each side, parallel to each other.

He had all the 'named' there alongside a few 'unnamed' just to abide by his fair persona... even though he cared not for their lives.

"Does anyone know where we're even going? I bet-!"

"There no world where Prof. Judas would've allowed us to go on a field-!"

"I would've liked Miss Morgiana to have popped my wasteland cherry instead!'

His entrance caught the attention of many, leading them to turn quiet, leaving only a few in the back that talked, who quickly shut themselves up after noticing the change in atmosphere of those around them.

The last of them was beet red as everyone heard his less than 'ideal' words.

"Everyone."

Clap, clap!

But everyone forgot about it at once, as his voice and his clapping made them snap their heads towards him, immediately shutting themselves up.

Emir nodded.

"Now that your excitement has died down, I bet your rationality has taken over and questions naturally formed. So please, if you have any, do ask them now."

Though he spoke to those in front of him, his voice echoed through all the student-housed APCS, as did the words of the students themselves.

It was to allow them to hear everything, but unfortunately for the students in the second and third APC, they could only listen to the questions, not ask them.

Those who realized that could do nothing but blame their luck.

"Sir!"

Sofia was the first to raise her hand, and Emir gestured for her to speak.

"Where will we be going exactly?"

"Outpost three near Corp Plaza. Next."

"...That outpost? Isn't it too dangerous?"

A random student's follow-up question was answered by another sitting next to him:

"Not really, even though it's right next to the front lines, we've got the Army to protect us." "Right, but still, it's scary."

"Eh. I for one, didn't think I'd ever see the Corpo's natural habitat."

"Idiot, we ain't going there, only passing by."

Murmurs spread as a reaction to his answer, but the serious ones continued to ask their questions at a fast pace:

"Is it okay that we'll be skipping all our classes today?"

"I contacted them beforehand, and they all agreed to this."

"Everyone, Sir?"

"Yes."

"Even Judas?"

"Even him."

"Thank you for answering."

He had successfully assured them that he had it all taken care of, but his thoughts were not so convincing:

'I told them a few minutes before we left, but it'll be fine; Morgiana only bothered telling the principal, so they'd better appreciate me.'

An 'unnamed' was picked to ask next.

"What will we be doing?"

Emir snickered at that nickname, long since choosing to accept it as one of his many titles,

and answered the green-haired Leo:

[It's best to avoid using our abilities in public. And these guys know what they're doing-

tracking us before we neared the front lines.]

[Ah, so that place is a free-for-all.]

[Exactly, Jack. Everyone there knows about Celestials, even the average citizen living in the

small settlements near the outposts.]

[Huh, that's kinda nice. I almost wish that-]

Evan joyfully commented, but Sarah angrily shut him down:

[No it isn't! I... They use those settlements as breeding grounds to endlessly pump out army

cadets. There's nothing nice about it!]

Surprised, Evan was about to apologize, but Emir interrupted them:

[We'll talk about this later, but for now, focus up! Kiera is only a few kilometers away.]

[Yes Sir!]

Two blimps on the radar neared each other, one from both convoys.

[Ten seconds till contact...]

And they kept getting closer.

[Nine... eight... seven... six... five...]

But just as she reached five seconds, the cruiser in front of her stopped moving, completely

causing her to pass it in that single moment.

[They're behind me!]

Kiera screamed, warning the others, but she didn't need to as the cruiser quickly accelerated

to full speed, sticking behind her.

[On my tail, do I try to shake them off?]

[No need; they didn't shoot; it's probably them being cautious.]

Emir's words immediately calmed her down.

She believed everything he said, even if it was something outlandish like the sun would rise

from the west or that Earth was covered by a 'fog.'

It was as if she saw him as a God who spoke no lies and only truths.

Now this was nowhere near that level of ridiculousness, so for her calm to return was natural.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY?!"

And it indeed was the truth as one of the cruiser's passengers stepped out to the roof, his hand

waving a massive hologram of a white flag.

[What should I do?]

[...Reveal yourself.]

Kiera did as she was told, leaving Lyra to telepathically drive the cruiser, and got to the roof

with no gun in hand, only a ring-sized skull with two horns protruding out the front.

"WE ARE NO EQUALS!"

She roared fiercely and threw the skull at him.

"...You?!"

The surprised rogue easily caught it, and when he took a look, his face turned dark.

"GO, NOW!"

He rushed back down in panic as he screamed at his lot to leave, and leave they did, getting

out of there as if they were never there in the first place.

[...Well, that reaction was a bit more than I expected.]

[A lot more. They knew all about us.]

Emir slowly nodded, agreeing with Lyra. 'I guess they were not dumb at all.'