Mob No. 90: [“Those cowards from the Nekirelma Star Kingdom! Ignoring the agreement! And that fool Barlenton, what’s with his ‘leave it to me’ nonsense?!”]
Before I could relay the danger signal alert to Major General Earlyhenge, a mass communication from the rebels came through on an open channel.
[“Hahaha! Finally, our reinforcements have arrived! They’ve seized the mobile fortress under construction and are launching it as our spear!”]
The expression of Marquis Fiedel-Vastog, who appeared on the screen, was bright and triumphant, mocking us with absolute confidence in victory.
Could it be that the Major General had overlooked this?
No, even the Major General isn’t immune to the unexpected in the heat of battle. He must have missed it.
Is this bad?
Just as I braced myself for the worst, something came from the direction of the mobile fortress.
But strangely, while Vastog had been talking about the mobile fortress, what arrived seemed more like a caravan fleet. The gleeful Marquis didn’t seem to notice this.
Then, from the direction of the mobile fortress, a rain of beams poured down from the caravan fleet.
Straight at the rebels.
[“W-what?! Why are our allies attacking us?!”]
Marquis Vastog’s composed expression from moments ago was replaced with panic and shock.
Then, Commodore Thorncheed, commander of the 7th Fleet, appeared on the screen.
[“I’m sorry, Marquis Vastog. The reinforcements you were expecting were reportedly in the process of retreating when my unit’s detachment went to investigate. They probably got cold feet seeing how your forces were struggling. Of course, we couldn’t let them escape, so we annihilated them. Oh, and one more thing—the covert assault force you were secretly advancing toward the capital planet Hein has been completely destroyed by His Grace Duke O’Vorls!”]
At Commodore Thorncheed’s report, our allies were invigorated, while the enemy began to lose morale.
[“Those cowards from the Nekirelma Star Kingdom! Ignoring the agreement! And that fool Barlenton, what’s with his ‘leave it to me’ nonsense?!”]
In his rage, Marquis Vastog carelessly revealed his connection to the Nekirelma Star Kingdom.
While the higher-ups were exchanging words, I was stunned by what I saw.
Among the beams raining down from the caravan fleet was a massive crimson beam. While the other beams only caused minor explosions on the battleships’ armor, this crimson beam effortlessly pierced through the ships, sinking them one after another.
And when I saw the machine that fired that beam, I was even more shocked, but it also made sense.
“That’s… isn’t that Gerhilde? I remember she said she’d meet with Rossweisse… what happened after that?”
As it turns out, during this operation, while the King-class units were naturally assigned, promising mercenaries like Lambert and Rossweisse, as well as Arthur and Miss Seira, were apparently assigned to the Empress’s guard unit.
Admiral Keirekt Yrundiver, the commander of the royal guard, knows Rossweisse and is aware of her combat record. Regardless of whether she’s an ancient weapon or not, it’s only natural he’d want to make use of her.
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From then on, it was a nightmare for the rebels.
The massive crimson beam fired by Gerhilde sank dozens of enemy ships, and those who lost their will to fight quickly surrendered. The battle was over in less than two hours after Gerhilde joined the fray.
After that, the mercenaries and the military worked together to round up the prisoners.
By the way, Marquis Vastog, the ringleader, tried to escape disguised as a soldier with his aides, but they were captured by soldiers who were supposed to be on his side.
Once all the rebels were captured, we mercenaries were granted 12 hours of rest and resupply at the colony, while the military personnel were tasked with escorting the prisoners to the capital. Serving the palace must be tough… good work.
At the colony, the victory was celebrated with wild abandon. After refueling and checking my machine, I bought some food and drink, took a bath, and then decided to sleep on my ship.
But just as I was about to sleep after eating, I received a communication from Rossweisse.
“Ah, hello?”
[“It’s been a while, Captain Uzoss. Do you have a moment?”]
The hologram of Rossweisse showed her looking somewhat tired.
“Could this be about Gerhilde?”
[“So it was you who told Gerhilde about me.”]
Upon hearing my reply, Rossweisse let out a deep sigh.
Come to think of it, I hadn’t introduced myself to Gerhilde.
“Ah, was that a bad move?”
[“No. She’s a machine that’s quite fond of me, so I was happy to see her after so long.”]
I wondered why she sighed if she was happy, but I decided to steer the conversation in a different direction.
“By the way, Gerhilde was amazing. Can you use that massive crimson beam too, Rossweisse? I’ve never seen you use it.”
[“The crimson one… ah, the Prominence Arrow. I’m not equipped with that.”]
“Ah, I see.”
[“Gerhilde is, in terms of purpose, an interceptor fighter designed to engage enemy machines attacking a base. I’m a reconnaissance and electronic warfare machine, so I’m slightly faster, but I can’t hold a candle to Gerhilde’s firepower. We have different roles depending on our design, and our sizes differ too. Anti-fighter, anti-ship, anti-fortress, transport, supply, repair… there are even planetary assault weapons. By the way, that crimson beam, the Prominence Arrow, is an anti-fighter weapon.”]
I was speechless at Rossweisse’s reply.
I had guessed from Rossweisse’s name, WVS-09, that she might have sisters, and since Gerhilde’s main body was larger than Rossweisse’s, I assumed the difference in armament meant their sizes varied, but their basic specs were probably similar.
But Rossweisse is a reconnaissance and electronic warfare machine, while Gerhilde is an interceptor fighter?
So, Rossweisse is already invincible in this era as a reconnaissance and electronic warfare machine. What would happen if Gerhilde, a machine optimized for combat, were to fight? Just thinking about it sends shivers down my spine!
Then I realized something and asked a question.
“Um, Rossweisse, if you’re an electronic warfare machine, why don’t you use that? It seems like you could do something incredible.”
Yes, if she’s an ancient electronic warfare machine, she should be able to easily take control of enemy ships.
[“Well, if I wanted to, I could hack and control every ship on this battlefield, friend or foe. But is it necessary? Even with just me, a reconnaissance and electronic warfare machine, it would take time, but I could annihilate them without a scratch. Gerhilde was just firing randomly earlier, making sure not to hit us with the Prominence Arrow.”]
But Rossweisse’s reply had a tone of, “Why are you even asking that?”
Just how insane was the era in which Rossweisse and her kind were created?
I truly respect Lambert for partnering so well with Rossweisse and not harboring any strange ambitions. Truly, the protagonist!
[“But more importantly, listen to this! I thought military personnel were disciplined, but they keep saying things like ‘become my subordinate,’ ‘become my lover,’ ‘become my mistress,’ over and over! And not just during breaks, but even during combat! I mean, we’re guarding the Empress, so we’re not moving much, but still!”]
“Was Lambert okay?”
[“He turned them down dozens of times, but eventually, the female soldiers started targeting him directly, and he got so exhausted that he collapsed and fell asleep as soon as the military left.”]
“That’s rough…”
Lambert is quite handsome, so I guess he’s a prime target.
[“And then that cunning woman showed up…”]
At that moment, I realized. This is going to be a long one…
But even if I cut the communication here, she’d just force it back on. There’s no escaping this…
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