Volume 7 - Chapter 8 - Ties Between Parent and Child
The Temple of the Sacred Tree.
Serge, sitting on the prepared throne, was frustrated because he did not know where Lelia was.
He knew she was working together with Leon and his team, but her movements were unknown. He had heard of a kingdom airship coming this way, but Luxon had interfered with all communications and Ideal had been unable to obtain solid information.
- I'll fight that bastard and get Lelia back.
Unable to wait and rising from his chair, Ideal approached.
Ever since Serge called him a liar, Ideal has been in a bad mood.
[Einhorn heads towards us with thirty aircraft. Lelia appears to be on board an aircraft of the same type as Einhorn. I have also confirmed Louise's presence.]
- Did it come from the other side? Did he come to get the bastard Albergback?
[You are wrong. He says he will get Yumeria back. After that, Lelia will board a white airship and move backwards. Be careful when fighting.]
Serge was a little suspicious of Ideal, who provided a lot of detailed information. The most suspicious thing is that he obtained a lot of detailed information about the situation when communications were supposedly jammed. But at the moment, Lelia was more important than Ideal.
-Perfect. I'll settle accounts with the bastard here. I'll show Leon and Louise's corpses to the motherfucking Alberg.
Ideal said a silent goodbye to Serge, who triumphantly left the room with the throne.
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When he arrived at the hangar, there were knights, soldiers, adventurers, mercenaries ... and rogues waiting for the moment to leave.
Each of them in his right hand had a lower emblem.
Knights, who previously had a lower rank emblem, received a higher rank emblem and were appointed as platoon leaders.
Several had received the emblem of the six great nobles and had been appointed commanders and company captains.
The Revolutionary Armed Forces had been in existence for a short time and their organizational system had not yet been completed.
The emblem delivered by Serge improved the performance of the armed units they rode.
At the same time, the armed units they rode boasted high performance without the emblem.
These were armed units redesigned and prepared by Ideal.
Like Arroganz, these are armed units that cannot be manufactured with the level of technology in this world.
The most sophisticated of them was a quadruped unit in which Serge was traveling, its name was Gia. Standing in front of Gia, Serge inspired his allies to face the enemy on the way.
- A fool has come recklessly to fight us ... Leon Fou Baltfault. A kingdom hero who has been taking our hometown by storm, but it's about time he left.
The pilots who obtained his emblem were not afraid when hearing the name of Leon.
They had already been defeated many times, but they now believed in the power of their emblem and their weapons.
They were sure that now they would not lose to Leon.
The same happened with Serge.
He obtained the Gia armed unit that was not inferior to Arroganz and this time he would defeat Leon.
I'm going to beat him to death for humiliating me.
If they both fought with all their might and he lost, it could still be understood that he would not forgive him. However, Leon never treated Serge as an enemy from the beginning.
He had pretended to lose to fool Louise.
After that, the moment Leon got serious, Serge was defeated in one fell swoop.
What can be more humiliating than that?
-Go ahead! Let's show those ignorant bastards in the Kingdom of Holfault what the Republic is capable of!
All the soldiers yelled "Yes!" in chorus and boarded their armed units.
Serge also got into Gia. There was room in the cabin since it was bigger than Arroganz.
When he sat down in his seat and pressed the joystick, the monitor came on and showed the surrounding landscape. The image seen from the monitor was as if it were seen with the naked eye.
All four of Gia's legs slowly rose from the aircraft.
In his right hand he carried a spear and in his left a large shield.
His appearance was similar to that of a centaur, but also that of a mounted knight.
As Gia slowly rose from the ground, the surrounding mass-produced armed units also came out at once.
Hundreds of armed units rose into the sky and formed a formation.
The Ideal-built aircraft were also in formation and ready for attack. - Yes, come whenever you want. I will make this place your grave.
A vengeful Serge saw the Holfault Kingdom fleet in the distance and licked his lips with his tongue.
His mood was that of a predator waiting for its prey.
Only about thirty airships would attack the Sacred Tree Temple without any plan. Serge saw it and raised the corner of his mouth.
- Are you attacking like an idiot? The range of the cannons is also extending here! All ships, start firing!
At Serge's voice, the aircraft turrets activated and began targeting Einhorn, who was in the lead.
Instead of the cannons lined up on the sides as they usually are, these were mobile turrets.
Despite the fact that they were not automatic, the aircraft were still quite advanced from the Republic aircraft.
All the guns fired at once, and immediately charged and fired again.
They had an unprecedented rate of fire and impact, and more importantly, their range had been greatly increased.
These were also faster and stronger than previous aircraft.
There would be no sailor who did not trust these aircraft.
Immediately, a projectile struck Einhorn and he was surrounded by the smoke generated from the explosion.
Even so, Serge did not stop the attack.
- Go on. Keep shooting! I don't care if all the bullets run out, hit him witheverything!
Serge, whose eyes were red as blood, was touched by the overwhelming power in his hands.
Just imagining Leon and the others being ripped apart made Serge's breath rapid.
But...
- Tsk! So it is not that easy to sink.
... Einhorn, whose bow extended like a horn, seemed to pierce the black smoke. It looked like it had some damage, but it was still standing.
Suddenly, a panicked transmission came from one of his allies.
- Guardian, the enemy is coming!
The quality of the pilots was inexplicably low as there were more amateurs than well-trained soldiers.
-Keep calm. There are more of us here. If they surround him and hit him, he is not an enemy to fear. The enemy will soon begin to deploy its armed units. Intercept them!
He thought that the enemy aircraft would slow down and deploy its armed units.
However, Einhorn kept speed at maximum and the other aircraft plunged into the Revolutionary Army fleet.
- T-They're idiots!
Behind Serge and the others was the Temple of the Sacred Tree.
Inside was also Yumeria, whom Leon and the others were trying to rescue. It was crazy to ram into a place like this.
However, he remembered doing the same when he rescued Louise.
- Are these kingdom boys real idiots when it comes to attacking?
Even Serge was surprised.
He moved Gia out of Einhorn's course and commanded the people around her.
Einhorn advanced as he removed his stunned, immobile armor. Then, even though it collided with a slowly moving aircraft, it also flew away and hurtled straight towards the Sacred Tree temple like an arrow ... and suddenly changed its direction at a right angle along the way.
Unable to kill the momentum, Einhorn struck the ground in front of the Sacred Tree Temple from the side of the helmet and scraped the ground. Upon reaching the Sacred Tree Temple, the hangar hatch opened and armed units appeared.
White, green, blue, red, purple ... among the armed units that I had seen before, there was a gray and black unit.
It was Arroganz.
Serge's eyes widened and he took out a syringe from the metal box he brought into the cockpit. This was a body-strengthening drug prepared by Ideal.
This was also a powerful drug that ignored the tension of the body.
- I found you, you son of a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiitch!!
Thinking that Leon was there, he placed the syringe on his body and injected himself with the drug.
For a moment Serge's eyes went white, but he soon calmed down and returned to normal.
However, he was sweating abnormally and his eyes turned red.
- It works. It is better than the one I used before. This sharp sensation ...it's amazing, even if I ignore the pain in the body.
Serge, who used a drug to strengthen his body, headed inside the building to pursue Leon and the others who had sneaked into the Temple of the Sacred Tree.
- You ten, follow me! We will crush those who entered!
As Gia headed for the Sacred Tree Temple, about ten armed units followed behind.
The Revolutionary Army was defending the Temple of the Sacred Tree, but the battle began with the invading Kingdom Army.
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Arroganz and the others advanced with Loic in front, who boarded a white armed unit.
- {It's through here!!}
They proceeded by ripping off the defense equipment that had been prepared by Ideal. But at that moment, an enemy armed unit from an aircraft appeared. - {Tsk!}
Loic tried to deal with him, but Greg pushed him from behind.
- {Stay behind. We will take care of it.}
- {W-Wait. I can fight too!}
While Loic, who was pushed back, said he could fight, Greg was piercing the enemy with a spear in the meantime. The pilot was safe, but Greg drew his spear and roughly kicked the enemy armed unit.
- {These guys could be your friends! ... You just need to guide us. Don'tdeal with these guys.}
Goofy Greg was acting with Loic in mind.
Loic then thanked him.
- {... Sorry. But more importantly, if that image is correct, we mustcontinue ahead.} Ahead of them was a large door.
So when Chris opened the door first, a hail of bullets started to go off. -
{As I thought, it's an ambush!}
Ideal's automatic defense team was ready and attacked the intruders mercilessly.
Then, Arroganz stepped forward and forcefully destroyed the defense equipment. The method was violent ... he reached over, put his hand on it and hit him with a shock wave.
Chris reproached him for his actions.
- {Arroganz, don't get too far ahead!} Arroganz looked back and answered Chris.
- {I told you we didn't have much time! Move fast!}
Jilk's armed unit held a rifle and fired through defense equipment. - {You really are a headache.}
Brad got into position to guard the entrance.
- {No enemies coming from behind.}
When the defense equipment was destroyed, a part of the Sacred Tree was exposed at the rear of the great room. The entire wall was covered with the Sacred Tree.
Yumeria was sitting in the hollow in the center.
The tree's roots were entwined and it was as if it was trying to absorb her. Yumeria showed no reaction even as the battle unfolded. If Arroganz and the others carelessly approach, it will cause an electric shock.
- {We shouldn't get close, understand?}
Then, coming down from the roof, Ideal appeared, bringing some drones with him.
He expressed his discomfort towards Arroganz and the other invaders. [Yumeria has a role to play. I can't let you take her away.]
It was Greg who bit into those words.
- {Don't talk so smugly about kidnapping people!} However ... Ideal also expelled his emotions.
[Although it is unforgivable for people to approach the Sacred Tree, they wreak havoc without understanding it. Actually its existence is less than garbage.]
Hearing that, Greg realized Ideal's true nature.
- {Is this how you really are? Luxon is foul-mouthed too, but he's not asrotten as you are.}
[... Luxon. He knew the AI on the immigrant ships was faulty. It helps them and betrays the old humanity. I will use its main body.] Then Arroganz and the others jumped towards Ideal.
- {You're too loud!}
Ideal sent the drones towards Arronganz and the others, but the roof was destroyed and Gia, the quadruped armor, emerged from it.
- {Found you, son of a bitch!}
He stomped on Arroganz and, just as he was, slammed him to the ground.
Armed units invaded the place one after another after Gia, but the shield protecting Yumeria was probably stopped because the roof was destroyed.
Ideal complained to Serge about that appearance.
[What the hell were you thinking destroying the defense barrier?]
-{Do not get in my way. This guy is my prey!}
Serge, who trampled Arroganz and drenched himself with pleasure, was more belligerent than usual because of the body-strengthening drug. His judgment was less than usual.
Greg and Chris charged to send Gia flying, while Brad and Loic picked up Arroganz and fell back.
Serge's subordinates continued to attack from the sky.
Ideal screamed.
[Do you understand that there is a priestess of the Sacred Tree?]
Serge, who started fighting where Yumeria was, was looking at Arroganz.
He thought he saw Leon there and talked to him.
- {Since you beat me ... no, long before that, I can't get your face out ofmy head. If I don't kill you, I'll never forgive myself. For the love of God, disappear from my life, Leon!}
Gia, a four-legged armed unit, was very mobile and fast. When he closed the distance between himself and Arroganz, he tried to stab him with the spear he had.
Then, Loic hit him with his body.
- {Stop it now, Serge. Is this what you wanted to do? Wasn't it your dreamto be an adventurer?}
Serge was enraged when he heard Loic's voice.
- {So you're on his side? So you are also an enemy. I'll tear you apart intomincemeat and show it to your father!}
Apparently, the heads of the six great nobles are still alive.
Jilk raised his rifle and fired at the armed units firing from the sky. - {I'd rather not fight here. Let's take it outside.} Brad agreed with Jilk's proposal.
- {Definitely better outside}
Brad's purple unit had a spear-shaped drone on its back, it shot out to engage the other enemy units and drones.
Under attack from the machine gun planted on the spear, the enemy's armed units ... deployed a magic circle.
It was the emblem of the six great nobles. They were launching an attack.
- {Is this strength that of his followers !?}
Brad was shocked, but tried to fight everyone and get them out.
Serge was fighting Chris's armed unit, who was holding a sword, and hit him with his shield.
Chris's unit rolled on the ground.
- {Tsk!}
Greg went to confront Serge immediately, but he was losing power.
- {T-This guy has more power than Arroganz !?}
Serge, who is good against the surprised Greg, began to show off with a laugh. There seems to be a margin of power in Gia's overwhelming performance.
- {This is a specially prepared unit to kill Leon! It is obvious that it is verystrong!}
Gia, controlled by Serge, was out of control, but then Arroganz started flying and headed outside.
- {Don't run away, coward! I'll bring you in front of my father and oldersister ... and make her recognize me as a younger brother!}
Confused, Serge spoke of Alberg and Louise as his father and sister. No one had time to point it out or notice it.
When Arroganz went outside, a fierce battle was raging between the kingdom's army and the rebel army.
Before he knew it, Einhorn also emerged and was fighting. When Arroganz looked down, Gia was closing in on him.
- {Don't think you can escape. The Sacred Tree constantly supplies uswith energy and poweeeerrrrrrrr!}
When Gia kicked Arroganz, it sent him flying. Gia, who was in front of the place where he was blown up, knocked Arroganz to the ground with its shield.
- {And speed too !?}
As Gia approached Arroganz falling to the ground, he tried to drive his spear into the cockpit. He intended to slam him to the ground and skewer him with a spear.
-{I'm stronger than you! I ... I deserve a family more than you!}
Arroganz put his hands in front of him and created a shock wave to push Gia away. Arroganz fell to the ground, but got up quickly.
Gia, who also fell to the ground, was firmly on the ground with all four legs.
-{Hahahahaha!}
The abnormal Serge seems to only have eyes for Arroganz who was in front of him. That is why he did not notice the others coming towards him.
- {Your opponent is us!}
When Greg and Chris approached Gia, they started attacking from left to right.
Gia used her shield to avoid Chris's attacks, but on the other side ... the right side, Gia couldn't catch Greg's spear, and the tip of the spear pierced through his chest.
- {Can't you pierce him with this?}
When Greg's lamentable voice was heard, Gia flinched at being attacked from behind.
-{Damn! What a bunch of weak bastards.}
As Serge tried to push Greg and the others away, a spear-shaped drone hovering around him surrounded him and launched a machine gun attack.
Greg and Chris cut him off while he was shocked by the attack.
And aiming at the joint parts ... Jilk started firing.
- {I was thinking of fighting Count Baltfault, but can't I get rid of himfirst? He is very annoying.}
It was a coordination that the five of them were thinking of to counter Leon by riding Arroganz.
It was not a one-on-one match, but a four-on-one match using their numbers. However, even though Gia was having trouble, he still couldn't be knocked down. Chris yelled at Arroganz.
- {Leave it to us and return to save Yumeria!}
Arroganz immediately made his way to the Sacred Tree Temple.
And then Serge screamed when he saw him go.
- {You must be kidding me! Don't run away, Leon! I've been waiting along time ... many years for this moment!}
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Arroganz had returned inside the Sacred Tree Temple.
[As I thought, Serge is useless, huh?]
Ideal seemed frustrated to see him, but when Arroganz caught Ideal with his right hand, Ideal was shattered with a shock wave.
And then Arroganz's booth opened.
Who came out of there was not Leon, but Kyle.
- Mom ... Mom!
Arroganz put Kyle in his hand and pulled him closer to Yumeria.
Kyle touched Yumeria, Yumeria's eyes were open but looking unconscious. No matter how much he called her, Yumeria didn't answer. Even so, Kyle kept calling her.
- I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I-It was my fault. That is why I have come. Idon't want you to go, mom. I don't care if we part. But, I don't like that you're not happy. I never thought of wanting to see you this way.
Shedding great tears, he continued to call out to Yumeria.
The reason why Kyle was so cold to Yumeria was because he hid his shame, but also because he wanted Yumeria to be strong.
- I ... I want to spend more time with you, Mom. I want to spend moretime with you because I will die before you. I won't be able to always stay close to you ...
Elves and half-elves. The difference in appearance is indistinguishable, but the main difference is its life span. Half-elves have the same life expectancy as humans.
But sub-races like elves have much longer life than humans. The growth of a half-elf is the same as that of a person.
Although Kyle looks younger now, he will eventually look more like an adult. And he will die before Yumeria.
- You're unreliable but you are kind ... I loved that kind of mother, but ifI'm not firm, it's easy for them to fool you ... that's why I want to be more firm.
And that's why I thought he was right.
Kyle cried and asked for forgiveness, but Yumeria didn't react.
Kyle squeezed her hand like this was all pointless.
- I'm sorry, Mom. I ... I really love you. I'm really sorry this happenedbecause I insulted you.
Even if she didn't regain consciousness, he was going to take care of Yumeria.
Extending his hand to help her, Yumeria, who was hanging from the Sacred Tree, raised her face ...
... And looked like she was very confused.
- Ah? It is morning already? Oh hi, Kyle. ...Hey? Kyle, wh-what is it !?Why are you crying so much !? Does something hurt? Y-You know, I'll heal you in no time, just wait a bit. E-huh? I can not move.
Yumeria woke up and did not understand her situation.
Seeing that, Kyle cried and hugged her.
-I am sorry. I'm really sorry.
He was crying so much that he was no longer understood, but Yumeria smiled gently.
- I'm not sure what you're saying, but I forgave you. After all, I am yourmother.
When Yumeria regained consciousness, Arroganz's pairs of eyes flashed once.
Then, with his left hand, he began to remove the branches of the Sacred Tree wrapped around Yumeria.
Arroganz moved without being handled.
When Yumeria was released, Kyle led her straight to the cockpit.
- Mom, this way!
- Are you sure? Won't Master Leon be upset?
- He won't mind! I have his permission, so hurry up and get inside! Thereare many enemies around ...!
When Kyle looked up at the sky, floating there was Serge riding on Gia.
However, he was floating and staring at Kyle and the others. - {... you’re not Leon? And you are mother ... and son?} Kyle started hugging Yumeria while Gia watched them.
That's not good. If he attacks us now, we are dead.
When Gia's right hand moved, Kyle was about to push Yumeria away. He thought she could be saved by putting her in Arroganz's booth.
However, it was Yumeria who moved first.
She pushed Kyle into Arroganz's booth.
"M-Mom!"
Yumeria smiled at the sight of Kyle's face. Kyle held out his hand to Yumeria as Gia's hand moved closer to her.
When I've finally come this far!
In this critical situation, Arroganz detached his container and ejected it. The container hit Gia, and as it did so, the thruster ignited and pushed Gia back.
- {I will never forgive youuuuuuuu!!!!}
Hearing Serge's voice, Kyle rushed to pull Yumeria's hand toward Arroganz's booth.
- Arroganz, we're inside!
Shouting that, Arroganz closed the hatch and flew into the sky. However, Arroganz's flight speed upon losing his container had been significantly reduced.
Gia, who destroyed the container, came over to pierce with her spear aimed at Arroganz. Then Brad lunged.
-{ Go! Go to where Baltfault is!}
Brad's shattered unit hugged Gia and got in the way.
Kyle thanked him.
- T-Thank you very much!
Arroganz's destination was Einhorn.
And in the sky of the Sacred Tree Temple, there were no enemy airships.
Perhaps they had destroyed all the armed units, as only one allied aircraft and one armed unit were floating.
On the Einhorn deck was the figure of Leon waiting for Kyle.
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