RM Vol 3: For a World without Boundary – Chapter 45-2: Osprey down! (Part 2)

RM Vol 3: For a World without Boundary – Chapter 45-2: Osprey down! (Part 2)

"Master Sergeant Adelheid Gordon, do you understand what you're saying?"

The question Yuki posted is met with a brief. "Yes, ma'am."

Exhaling a short breath, Yuki thinks her hair will go white soon enough with the sighing she does on a daily basis. Muting the comms link for the moment, Yuki takes a look at the people around her. "Set up a broadcast, both audio and visual, across our entire military battle net. I want everyone to hear and see everything's that about to happen out there."

"Understood, Marshal." Very quickly, Yuki's instruction is carried out. With a few clicks of a button, the video feed coming from the two 501st Pathfinders on the ground is shared across every single ship, unit, and military installation of the Belkan Reich.

From all over the country and deployment zones, soldiers not on duty are urged to either get to the mess hall to view the televisions or perk up their ears for the radio broadcast if they're still on duty. Those allocated with military tablets are encouraged to share their device with others in their units. Whether it's daytime or nighttime, the live stream from the Sardegnian front attracts nearly the entirety of Belkan service members.

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Underground command center, Obsidian Castle, Berlin.

"To think our Marshal would show the proceeding on the ground to our entire armed force." Lu grins. "Truly, she always seems to do the unexpected."

"Alrighty then, girls..." Yuki spoke up as she turned on the device. It then projects a holographic display, showing the live feed that is being broadcast everywhere else. "Your mom is busy helping us treat the other patients, and since I don't want you all to be bored, let's give this a watch, shall we? See how the adults work."

Yuki turns to them, taking a look at them in their fresh patient gowns and being hooked to IV drips and blood bags. Next to their clean and comfy hospital beds are bedside drawers with fruit baskets on them. Hence Yuki moves to one of them, picks up a tangerine, grabs a chair, and sits down in the middle of Sirin's and Bella's bed, peeling the orange goodie for them both. She even asks Bella to pass the peeled fruit to the rest of Sirin's sisters. Bella and the others accept the fruit with confused expressions, only Sirin takes up on the offer with a small smile, feeling warm on the inside. Yuki and Sirin haven't quite talked about the weird relationship they are having just yet, but from the look of it, they don't need to.

"Sister Yuki, are they in a bad spot?" Sirin asked, seeing the state of Outlaw 2-6's Osprey.

Yuki nods with a thoughtful expression. "That they are, Sirin. They're stuck behind the enemy line and we're working on ways to get them out safely." The sentence is emphasized by the camera panning to the dome made by countless Archangels and a sigh from Yuki. "I still haven't made much headway on the latter. We have less than half an hour to get them out, alive, but it would seem none of them want to be rescued."

Sirin frowns as she hears that. "Why, sister? Staying there means they're at great risk of dying." Sirin said that with a level tone, already desensitized to many deaths around her.

"Because they're soldiers, Sirin." Yuki said with a wry, but proud smile. "And they know that if we try to extract them out, the cons outweigh the pros with unwanted casualties arising to an alarming level. For context, the aircraft crew of six is now stranded with no support due to them staying behind to save a single pilot."

Yuki then turns to Sirin, looking meaningfully at her. A gaze that surely raises some unknown feelings in Sirin. Yuki says. "That does beg an interesting question, just how expensive is one life, out there, on the battlefield."

Yuki leaves the question hanging in the air, gesturing them to view the screen now. Currently, they can see that the Pathfinders are about to discuss something serious with Yuki... The Overlord Yuki.

Yeah, the girls can't still wrap their heads around that, even Bronya who has the best brain among them.