Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

"(... the Cortexes, you didn't come to dinner...)"

A hunter sighs in an energy cafeteria, dishing dishes.

At dinner, she was trying to hear what she was talking about at the meeting from Cortex and Atlas, but they both couldn't hear because they didn't show their faces.

"... is something wrong, Mr. Hunter?

Waltz calls out to you when you notice how the hunter looks different than usual.

"Oh... I need to talk to Cortex for a second."

"Cortex? She's in maintenance, isn't she?

"... hmm? Maintenance?"

"Even when I say homunculus, the structure of the body is a little different from that of a normal human being, so we need to adjust regularly. Besides, the body is Teresa, so it should be growing..."

A hunter who looks like he can't understand Waltz's words.

"... I mean, you're asleep"

Waltz to summarise as even the hunter can tell.

"... (sleeps) That's a lot faster."

"That's what it is."

Well... a hunter with the same subtle look on his face earlier.

She feared that she would not hear the content of the meeting as it stood and would welcome tomorrow.

Yes, they're busy with Cortex, so it's not always possible to talk before tomorrow's meeting.

Waltz sees such a troubled hunter and opens his mouth with a bitter smile (though no expression on the manoeuvre armor).

"... then why don't you just ask directly from the person?

"What?"

"I have a radio, so if you talk to me, you'll answer me, right?

"Ah... did you have that hand... Isn't that sleeping?

"It's okay. I think he's lying down, but he's probably awake. I'm sure."

"Okay... well, come on"

And when the hunter took the radio in his hand, he pressed it carefully, checking the position of the button, and began to speak in horror.

"Uh..." Ko, Cortex? This is Liese, but... can you hear me?

And the hunter who immediately releases the button.

He remembered how to use the radio itself.

Then, immediately,

"Yes. I hear you ~"

The response from Cortex returns.

"Oh..."

... a hunter who should have heard the voices of his fellow radio players before, but now, he seemed to realize the difficulties of the radio.

"Okay, let's just... 'Sorry, Cortex. Earlier in the meeting... I was actually thinking, and I didn't hear the purpose and content of the discussion... I'm sorry, but can you tell me what it is?

"... that's unusual"

Waltz squeaks unintentionally at the hunter's words.

And Cortex returns a response as well.

'Was it so ~? That was tough ~. What's wrong with the work group ~?

"'I said I wasn't able to coordinate with my home country, and I overdid it'"

"I see. Ok ~ '

After a short while, Cortex started talking.

But...

"South Fortress'... investigation... of the... work group... yeah ~?

The radio sounded uninterrupted because of the bad radio situation.

If it were to be received as it is, would that mean a working group to check the damage to South Fortress?

"That... that's crazy..."

It sounded the same on Waltz's high-sensitivity radio communication system, so apparently it doesn't mean the radio on this side isn't doing well.

"I wonder if the Cortex-side radio's battery is dead... or because the maintenance room is in the ground, it's hard to get a radio wave..."

Waltz thinks of various causes of failure to communicate correctly.

Meanwhile,

"Well... that's what happened...! 'Thank you, Cortex!

... Apparently, the hunter was convinced by Cortex's story, which was hard to hear.

"What... now you understand?!

"Oh. Absolutely, a radio is a wonderful thing!

"Oh, yes..."

At least Waltz didn't understand, but he said the hunter figured it out, so... well, you figured it out.

♪

And as the hunter sang his nose, putting the dishes on the cart, he left the dining room.

At that time, I put a lid on the extra Syranui meal, and when I saw that I was writing something down on the card, I might have gone directly to her to carry dinner.

"... I hope you're okay..."

Waltz, left alone in the dining room, with a hint of anxiety, was to send his gaze to the closed door...

And the next evening.

"(... I contacted my father and checked the damage perfectly. All you have to do is report it)"

A woman who can wear glasses (no lenses) that she can't always wear with one hand a document that summarizes information (?) while hunters head to the small conference room that was inside the royal castle.

Apparently, she assumes from Cortex's voice, which has been heard in fragments, that it is a report on the current situation in South Fortress.

For her, who doesn't know how to communicate a radio, the very phenomenon that the radio situation was bad and she didn't hear it very well, was something she couldn't understand...

And when the hunter comes to the front of the small conference room,

"South Fortress Reconstruction Response Headquarters"

A sign came into my eyes that said:

"Wow...!

A hunter who accidentally admires a sign that wasn't there until yesterday.

"Well, let's go then!

In the mood, the hunter stepped into the conference room.