Sortie
Immediately after returning to Harkon Nosaga, I was placed on a bed in the medical room.
The medical team, Ginkei XXIV, and Niyo were already on standby.
"Shiro-sama, are you conscious?"
"Yeah, no problem. I can breathe, but my body doesn't move properly."
They immediately check my pulse and pupils.
Meanwhile, Niyo is examining the wound in my chest that won't close no matter how much time passes.
-Is there pain in the wound?-
"There isn't one."
When I answered that, they used a flitch to open the wound wide on Niyo's instructions.
"Hey, please don't open it too much."
I feel a strange creaking in my ribs.
"Ginkei-sama..."
-I'll explain. Please stitch up the wound.
The medical team looks really worried.
"Is it okay?"
-Don't worry, you won't die-
"You found out something was wrong, didn't you?"
-Yes-
"Explain in detail."
-80% of Shiro-sama's core is missing-
"…I see"
I was able to accept reality surprisingly calmly.
Maybe it's because I heard in advance that I wouldn't die?
"Will I be returning to battle soon?"
-Battle...-
"No!"
The medical team interrupts Niyo's words and stops me.
"No! We can't let you fight!"
"The situation is what it is."
"No, if Shiro-sama is going to fight, all of the medical team here will sacrifice their lives to stop you!"
I could feel the strong will in their eyes.
The will that they absolutely have to stop me
"I haven't seen Tuega since I got injured."
"No…"
"What did the rest of you see?"
"Leave the rest to us."
"No, show me. Explain the situation."
――――――
Ah, this is...
Well, I guess they can't show me something like this.
Tuega is towering in front of me, just barely.
That mysterious, solid white trunk, turned reddish brown.
Falling apart from the sky, the sea is filled with red
Discarded corpses, dried corpses
Even though it was standing upright, it was already leaning.
"Shiro!"
Yukikaze, who should be busy with command, runs up to me.
"…Tuega will fall?"
"Yeah, the situation is terrible."
"In particular?"
-I'll explain it here-
It was a shipboard broadcast.
The owner of the voice is Shirufi
"Harkon Nosaga and Tuega's communication devices are connected by wire."
"I see. Shirufi, please explain."
-Tuega is currently leaning towards the east. The slope is 3 degrees-
"What will happen if it just keeps going?"
-Collapse is now inevitable, and the worst thing for everyone is that Tuega's total length is 180,000 km-
"Yukikaze, what is the diameter of Tuega?"
"About 25 kilometers."
"It's terrible. This isn't just a disaster."
"At this rate, it's going to hit some of the continents."
If that were to happen, that continent would suffer catastrophic damage.
Furthermore, the impact will bring a tsunami that will hit other continents.
A large amount of seawater would flow not only outside but also into the deep world.
"What is the solution?"
"According to Shirufi, there are separation bolts embedded in various parts of Tuega."
"Separation bolt?"
"For emergencies, the inside of the bolt is hollowed out and filled with gunpowder. It can be detonated and separated remotely."
"If we activate it, will it be solved?"
-It's not a solution, but if you activate all, the impact can be reduced considerably-
"It's better than nothing. Should I go and pick up Shirufi?"
If Tuega is going to be destroyed, Shirufi must escape.
-No, I won't escape, and I can't. I don't have time-
"According to the original design, it could be remotely detonated all at once"
"Can't you do it?"
-Almost all of them do not detonate, and are disconnected due to collapse and deterioration-
It's useless
I can't put it into words. Because Shirufi is listening.
"All we have to do is destroy that separation bolt."
"Are we going to sortie?"
"Yeah, except for Shiro."
"Sedona and Wince?"
"Also, the Wyvern Knights and the airship. I'll send them all out."
How pathetic to be unable to do anything at such an important moment.
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