Legend of the Far East Savior Volume 1 Prologue 1

The Legend of the Savior of the Far East
 

 
[Special Duty Second Lieutenant, the mission start time is 0900. Please begin the operation.]
 
“……Understood.”
 
The mechanical voice echoed through the cockpit in a calm, robotic tone.
 
Whether you find it dull or atmospheric depends on the person.
 
As for me, I’m someone who thinks it adds atmosphere.
 
I’ve heard that some units have their own navigators who report the situation in real-time, but we’re just a test squad, so we don’t have that kind of personnel.
 
Besides, I haven’t been trained to follow detailed instructions based on the situation or to coordinate with people from other units. So even if they gave me a dedicated navigator to issue orders, I wouldn’t be able to keep up. And to be honest, hearing a machine’s voice motivates me more than a human’s, so I don’t really need a navigator for now.
 
Additionally, since I’m still just a student, unexpected communications could throw off my concentration, so I can’t talk to other units right now.
 
The only exceptions are the command center and the head mechanic, Mogami-san, who’s monitoring me and this machine from the garage, where the maintenance team is on standby. So, if any issues arise, I’ll be contacted by either the command center or Mogami-san.
 
If there’s no problem, the mission will start as planned.
 
And now, the scheduled time has come. No word from the command center or Mogami-san.
 
In other words… the mission begins.
 
“Alright, let’s do this.”
 
This is my second time in live combat. Well, considering the last time was just a test, this is my first true battle. To say I’m not nervous would be a lie. But at the same time, I can feel a strange excitement rising within me.
 
(I didn’t think I was the type to enjoy life-or-death combat… But, hey, if I got reincarnated into a world with robots, I’d be wasting it if I didn’t pilot one, right?!)
 
Wanting peace, yet finding excitement in the battlefield. I can’t help but think how twisted I am, but that’s something to analyze later.
 
For now, I need to switch gears. I’ve got more pressing matters to attend to.
 
“This is Special Officer Kawakami, from the 2099 Special Forces Unit. The mission start time has come, and I’m beginning the operation.”
 
The monitor shows the beach ahead. Normally a peaceful spot, it’s now swarming with all kinds of monsters landing ashore. As for their numbers… well, a lot.
 
Even though we’ve deployed our forces, if the monsters fully prepare their formations, they’ll be a serious threat. Depending on the situation, we might be overwhelmed, even with our numerical advantage.
 
Monsters are that terrifying.
 
But this isn’t a sports match. This is war, where both sides fight for survival.
 
There’s no reason to wait for the enemy to get ready.
 
“Target confirmed.”
 
There’s nothing cowardly or underhanded about it. Preemptive strikes are fair game. My target is one of the large ones, freshly fatigued from swimming across the Sea of Japan.
 
(Sorry to catch you when you’re tired, but hey, it’s just business!)
 
“Elimination… starting!”
 
I launch my machine into the air and fire a greeting shot straight at the biggest one in front of me.
 
[Abuehh!]
 
[……!?]

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The large monster lets out a pitiful death cry as it explodes. Seeing their comrade crumble to pieces, the remaining monsters finally realize they’ve been sniped. In response, they all begin firing in the direction the shot came from—where I was just moments ago.
 
The distance between us is about 7 kilometers. My shell travels at roughly Mach 2, so it takes about 10 seconds to reach them.
 
In contrast, the monsters’ artillery moves at around Mach 1, meaning their counterattack will take about 20 seconds to hit. While that’s double the time, 20 seconds is still not long enough to evade. Not even for the kusanagi model, which has decent mobility, let alone the slower Yoichi models.
 
“Your reaction is the right one. At least it would’ve been… until now.”
 
With the Yoichi model focused on firepower, avoiding monster counterattacks would’ve been impossible.
 
With the faster Yafusa model, I might have dodged, but I wouldn’t have had the firepower to take down the large ones in a single hit.
 
And with the kusanagi model, which is mediocre in both mobility and firepower, I would’ve been neither able to avoid nor destroy the monsters.
 
If dodging isn’t an option, how about defending? The answer is no.
 
Even if I could withstand a single attack from one monster, there’s no armor or defense mechanism that can block the combined firepower of multiple monsters.
 
So, I can’t dodge. And I can’t defend. That leaves only one conclusion: the brave sniper who takes out the large monster will be vaporized by the monsters’ counterattack.
 
That’s what everyone thought. It was common sense until now.
 
But today, that common sense is being overturned. Thanks to a new machine, created by some crazy engineer, it surpasses the mobility of the Yafusa model and the firepower of the Yoichi model, successfully balancing both.
 
“Sorry, but I’m not there anymore.”
 
There’s no need to dodge. I’m not in the place where the monsters are aiming their artillery.
 
[Arrghhh!]
 
[Oooohhh!]
 
The monsters roar as they fire into empty space.
 
Honestly, they’re full of openings.
 
“So many targets to choose from.”
 
Beep
 
The second shot. As planned, I take out the second biggest one.
 
“That’s the end of the 30-meter class. Next up are the 25 and 20-meter ones.”
 
Bigger means stronger. For now, I’ve been able to attack them one-sidedly by moving and firing simultaneously, but there’s no guarantee they won’t adapt to my tactics.
 
That’s why I’m taking out the ones that pose the greatest threat first.
 
Of course, the 25-meter and 20-meter ones aren’t weak either. One hit from them and I’d be dead all the same, so there’s no time to relax.
 
To survive, I have to crush as many of them as I can, while I still can.
 
“I’ll put you out of your misery!”
 
[Bang!]
 
“Too-too-too!”
 
[Kyaora!]
 
They still haven’t adapted to my movements. The monsters continue their aimless counterattacks, and I keep shooting, and shooting, and shooting.
 
“No way the latest model is gonna lose! Let’s goooo!”
 
[Thud!]
 
“Ora ora ora ora!”
 
[Dioooo!]
 
Jump, shoot, move horizontally, shoot while falling. Just as my feet touch the ground, I immediately leap again and keep shooting. Scatter their aim and fire—repeat.
 
Honestly, I’m probably in a strange mood right now. When I watch the footage or listen to the audio later, I might cringe and roll around in embarrassment.
 
But I can’t stop moving. If I stop, I’ll die.
 
(I was just an ordinary student not long ago. How did I end up like this…?)
 
That day, at that time, in that place. Was deciding to become a soldier in order to survive the wrong choice, or the right one?
 
(Well, I’m still alive, at least for now, so I’d like to think it was the right choice.)
 
Carefully dodging the increasingly accurate monster attacks, I fire back.
 
“Your aim’s too soft!”
 
[Uraba!]
 
(Landing and jumping repeatedly, no issues with the legs. No damage from the recoil of the shots. The only minor problem is a slight delay in reloading, but it’s not serious. That’s mostly due to my lack of skill, so I’ll improve with more training. Meaning…)
 
“No real issues overall.”
 
(There’s a saying, ‘Pushing it too far is dangerous.’ But I should be fine this time. I’ve got plenty of allies around.)
 
I’m not fighting alone in some closed-off space.
 
In fact, the people fighting around me are all veteran pilots, with far more experience than a student who’s only been a pilot for a few months like me.
 
(That’s right. I’ve only been a pilot for a few months.)
 
As I continue moving, my mind drifts back to a few months ago.
 
To the day that changed my fate, the day I, Keita Kawakami, made a life-altering decision.


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