Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Kenya, you stay here and stop the KOG, if it appears.

Understood.

Basically, Isshin and his men will take over the transport ship.

In close combat, the highly experienced Isshin. Can never be defeated by a simple transport security team.

However, if the KOG appears, the war situation will change drastically.

Thats what Kenya is for. Thats what KOG is for.

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Its begun.

He feels his heartbeat. Its beating so fast and understands that he is now on the battlefield.

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Gunshots. Are people dying?

I dont really feel it.

But I hear gunshots.

In other words, people are dying.

Maybe it is someone I shook hands with today. Perhaps it is Isshin-san.

My heart is stirring with some understanding of that fact.

You didnt even have to come here Kaguya

Kaguya was not on board but participated in the operation.

She was piloting the ship and doing miscellaneous tasks.

She should be in the cockpit now.

I wanted this.

I thought, Id be fine, but it seems, I was too naive.

Dont you dare! You losers!.

Right then, one KOG landed on the transport ship.

Then Kenya has only one thing to do.

Operation, begin!

He connects to Isshin over the radio and reports on the start of the operation.

Am I going to kill people now, really?

I have not lost my resolve.

Protect Kaguya, defeat the opponent.

I have not lost that determination.

Even now, I dont think it was a mistake to join the resistance.

But do I even have a reason to kill people here?

Do I have a reason to kill Empire people?

But if I dont do it, Isshin-san and the others, Kaguyas loved ones will die.

Thats why I have to go to

He repeats such answerless questions to himself.

Kenya, who lived in modern Japan, comes to the battlefield and kills people in a matter of days.

He cant really feel the deed.

Even so, if he doesnt do it now, the people that Kaguya wants to protect will die.

So I fought, I convinced myself that it was enough for now, and I forced myself to accept it.

The only thing that helps is that I cant see their faces.

The only thing that saved me was that I could fight through the KOG.

Because even if Im not prepared, this is no different from anything that I have been doing.

Kenya then flew through the air and landed on a billboard.

What? Dont tell me you guys also have the KOG!

The people facing Kenya were official pilot who had properly graduated from the Military Academy.

They are genuine soldiers who are distinctly different from students.

However.

What the! This guys moving! Dont tell me hes an ace-class!

The KOG soldier of the Empire was dumbfounded, who instantly closed the gap and tried to attack Kenya.

Dont underestimate me!

But Im more envious of you guys who can ride KOGs. Because over there its quite boring.

A competent commander is sometimes more valuable than ten thousand men.

Yes, but only by giving orders and from a safe zone, at least I dont have to get my hands dirty. Well, if I go to the front, Ill be dead in an instant.

Youre joking.

So why are you here?

hmmm, Im here for?

Seeing Seig not wanting to talk any further, Rhode understood, and he didnt get angry, instead decided to change the subject.

My purpose, you see. Im looking for. A strong pilot, a rough gemstone.

A strong pilot? So youve been all over the world?

Yes, for a purpose. All over the world, I thought. But I finally found it.

Oh, can I ask you about that, ?

Hmm, I cant talk about that.

Seig is given the short end of the stick.

Hes a boy not even half his age, but its as if hes talking to the Emperor.

Its as if Im talking to the Emperor. Even though you are not much older than my daughter.

Seig, do you know how to make a man grow up?

? its not by age, is it?

The best way to make one grow up.

And Rhode moves the chess pieces.

Throw them in hell Checkmate.

Then a soldier walks into the room.

Excuse me! General Sieg I have an urgent announcement

The soldier glances at Rhode.

It doesnt matter, just keep talking.

Ten KOGs have been seized by the transports due to arrive today. They are probably Japanese, of the third class.

What? There was a KOG on watch on board, wasnt there?

There was one KOG. The escort was defeated. From the video footage, it appears that the enemy is at least of the Holy Knight class.

The warlord frowned at the report.

Terrorist acts themselves are not that unusual.

However, it was the first time someone had used the KOG and moreover, surpassed the skill of a regularly trained Imperial pilot.

The image was fleeting, but it was clear that the pilot was undoubtedly a first-class skilled pilot.

Its been a long time since the Empire has suffered so much damage from a terrorist attack. Shall I do my duty as a member of the Imperial Family?

Then Seig, stood up.

Rhode-sama himself?

Its also my responsibility to level the Special Zone, and besides, I have some things on my mind.

Yes, sir.

Seig, stands up and looks at Rhode as he leaves the room.

Thats the same age as my daughter. If the Emperors Majesty collapses, the next Rhode-sama would be a safe bet.

Rhodes father.

The 98th Emperor of the Asgard Empire, Asgard Olgode, is ill.

He has been on the sickbed for a year now, since last year, and the war of aggression against the world has been temporarily suspended because of his illness.

The emperor has already been told that he wont live much longer.

The Empire, it has now turned into a battle for the heir to the throne.

The emperor had three children.

First Prince Asgard Odin.

First Princess Asgard Yumir.

And the youngest, Asgard Rhode.

Of the three, he is the most feared of all the three, by the world.

Called the Devils Brain, his near-future-sighted strategy led him to victory in every battle in which he appeared.

The Empire, which divided the world into three parts, the Asian Union, and the European Union.

It was he who had taken the lands of the EU and turned half the world into the Asgar Empire.

A genius of warfare, I see Hes terrifying.