---- Arakawa Koki's perspective ----

When checking the time on the terminal obtained from the captain, it was displayed at 21:00. I'm in a semi-underground administration building so I don't know what's going on outside, but it's probably already dark outside. It was about an hour ago that I made a statement for the New World, so an hour later, there should be some action ...

"sleepy"

Rubbing his eyes while speaking alone. When I thought about it, I remembered that I hadn't slept for about two days because of anime work and Anton's request. Barbari soldiers like machos and captains may be trained, but poor people like me are hard at work.

Thinking of a little lying, the captain entered the room with enough speed to worry that the door would be distorted.

"What's wrong?"

"Response came from the New World side! I'd like to receive satellite Internet broadcasts on my terminal from anywhere. They've taken over the broadcast lines throughout Russia !!"

Seriously, genius is really flashy to do. What if you're a terrorist organization and you're a little more mature? I'm doing my mother-like thing to take over the broadcast line.

When I operated the terminal while thinking about such a thing with a completely drowsy head, images of a man who was somewhat rough but hid his face were being played on all channels. Dr. Sandra doesn't seem to appear in the footage that seems to have been recorded, but does it have any purpose or happened not to appear this time?

"repeat. We, New World, will release Anton Boltkiewicz, Yakov Tarkovsky and Yuri Pamfilova 30 minutes later to the Russian army surrounding the hotel. Upon release, we and the remaining comrades in the hotel will begin moving towards the former city center of Moscow. We are acting according to the agreement, and if this action is disturbed we will immediately launch a promiscuous attack. Repeat ───

Indeed, do you intend to release Anton on the spot and attack as soon as you arrive in the old town? And if it is broadcast in all Russia, the Russian government can't attack them on the move. If you put your own people and me on a balance, you will always think of yourself as a non-combatant civilian.

"Captain at the hotel"

"We already have our informant stuck near the hotel. We will be contacted shortly if released."

"Here ───"

"Our deployment is already done. It's a subway and sewer mine tactic, as you'd expect. It's going to be a trench and it's going to get some 5 hours of defensive combat."

At least let's say it to the end !? Surely my worries may have been assumed by the captain, but it's important to check. No, I'll procure weapons and at least protect myself.

Anyway, if the temporary headquarters using the management wing we have fallen down, it will be decided to lose, but when that happens, we need tools to blow our heads off. With that in mind, Captain tried to leave the room to get his weapon, and suddenly spoke with a cold voice.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to get my weapon. It's better than a person who can only use a shotgun but can't have a weapon.

"If?"

"I don't want to guess, but this is the story of the fall. I'm not going to get caught after you die, so I'll button it myself."

The captain becomes silent in my words. Did this person think I would run away? I guess all of Sierup think so. So it would make sense if we didn't tell us the details or arrangement of the strategy.

It's fun! Surely you may have been betrayed by your homeland, but I'll be on your side !! Alright, let's complain. Certainly, the captain looks a bit scary, but if I don't say this, I feel like it will be a big deal later.

---- Yoshifu viewpoint ----

"Where are you going?

A conversation between Captain and Arakawa is heard from a radio in his ear. For us who do not believe in Arakawa, the captain arranged that all conversations be heard via intra-community communications. I just want to know what he really thinks.

"Let's go get my weapon. You can only use a shotgun, but it's better than a person without a weapon? It's also needed in the unlikely event "

"If?

"I do not want to assume, but this is the story when it fell. I'm not going to get caught after you die and I'll button myself. ''

Button it yourself ... are you going to decide for yourself? It seems that Captain has also become silent. Is Arakawa really going to share fate with us? Why? Why can we do that for us just after we met !? I don't understand.

"Thank you, Captain! I understand that the Sierup people can't trust me. But I do not run away, so please share the minimum information! Again, if you don't cooperate, you will be annihilated. '

"It's up to you to be sloppy! You won't be able to trust your sudden appearance! In addition, there is no guarantee that you will be able to actually go to exile even if you survive here, and there is no guarantee that you will proceed as planned! What do you trust in such a situation!

The captain responds to Arakawa's words, shouting. Sure, Arakawa's case is understandable, but his reasons for action are beyond our understanding. Captain said the same thing in a briefing two hours ago.

When thinking of such a thing, Arakawa's voice containing obvious anger was heard from the radio instead of the kindness voice that had been hitherto, as well as the sound of kicking something off.

"Guarantee, Guarantee! It was a promise that I would not lie. So to be honest, this is not the first time I have participated in a racial extinction war in Noah! So you don't run away. The reason for helping you isn't too big, you just depended on Anton and you just want to respond! But it's true that I want to help you. So I'll ask ... I'm a stupid unlike my mother, so I can't explain it well, but believe me ... I want to help. If this is the case, everything will be really wasted. "

Arakawa's voice ended in tears and became inaudible. Speaking of which, isn't it worried and crying? I feel like my mother came to the station to cry before I joined the army. At that time, I no longer remember what my mother said while kissing her cheek. I suddenly looked down next to me, and Ivan, a gunner assigned to my squad, was crying.

"Are you crying?"

"Yes, I grew up in the orphanage and became a soldier to eat. When I heard Arakawa's words, I remembered a gentle orphanage sister. I'm sorry I wasn't able to go to school. I don't know why, but Arakawa caught my sister ... "

Looking at the faces of the other squad members while tapping Ivan's shoulders, everyone looked similar. Maybe you might trust Arakawa ... for him we could fight as before.

Let's send a message to the captain, I don't know about other squads, but I will trust Arakawa and fight for him. While trying to press the switch on the transmitter, someone came in.

"This is the second squad. Captain, we believe in Arakawa '

"The same applies to the third squad"

"Here, outpost sniper squad. We also believe. "

Is it the same thing to think about elsewhere, I look again at everyone's face. The subordinates nodded with tired but morale-specific faces. Looking at her face, I remembered what my mother was saying at that time.

"I hope you can make a friend who is kind to you." ... My mother was crying and telling me when I entered the army to return the debt left by my father. Years after that, I seem to be able to meet such a friend even now.

"Captain, the first squad. We believe in Arakawa."

After sending the communication, two clicks were heard over the radio, meaning "OK" as usual. It's up to the captain, but he said one thing to worry about. You said you have participated in the extinction war in Noah, what do you mean? At least, as far as I know, no major wars have occurred in the last few years. What if it was a different world transition that happened during a particle study where only data had been sent earlier? But that should have returned in about three days.

What kind of hell did he experience at that age ... I think even calmly. While thinking about such a thing while holding a cigarette taken out of his bosom, the voice of the captain came again from the radio.

"Arakawa, our conversation is now audible to everyone in the unit. We didn't trust you, but now we all believe in you. I apologize again on behalf of Sierup. I'm sorry. "

"Ta, Captain !? Raise your head! Sorry for me. It was hot and just emotional. ''

Didn't that "Captain" bow down !? Joke, why didn't I offer HQ! I wanted to see such a situation with my eyes. Ivan's man is crying and saying, "I wish I had been in HQ." One moment, Captain's shouting was heard, tightening the air of the loosened unit.

"All members, pay attention !! Change our operational goals. The first goal is Arakawa. Arakawa is difficult to pronounce. Arakawa changes code name, new code is `` Volka ''

Volka: Mother river flowing through Russia. Certainly, Arakawa is like everybody's mother, probably the name he deserves.

"The first goal is to prioritize Volka's exit from the theater. Is it good! In any case, even if you become the last soldier and self-destruct, you will send Volka to Japan !! Second goal…. If he can escape to Noah, he can do whatever he wants. ''

It's a mess, the first goal and the second goal are inconsistent in the first place. But that may be good, that is, to protect Volka with death and leave all of us. It's quite simple and easy to understand, and it's many times better than the confusing and unsatisfactory strategy of the pigs in the upper ranks.

"This is a communication group. Confirm release of hostage in front of hotel! It looks like all three are safe. '

Hmmm, Anton's big idiot seemed safe. Thank you very much for the kindness of Volka, a normal pig would have forsaken you and fled to Japan. Well, now it's time to fight for survival. I turn up the volume of the radio and pay attention to the voice of the communication team operator.

"The New World, which occupied the hotel, started moving immediately. Six radars are also visible on the simple radar, which is probably the transport VSTOL aircraft reported. And what's this !? This reaction is ... The enemy is already surrounding the old city area with a lot of power suits, the number is about ─── ''

The disconnection of the radio, assuming an EMP attack, seems to have resulted in the use of high power jammers or new weapons. But sweet, not too sweet. Certainly, the enemy may be powerful, but if we assumed that we would panic at this level, the enemy would have only the intelligence of a single-celled organism.

Rather, it's rare that wireless has been used to the end of the battlefield. No, I wonder if that happened in the first place. More than that ... I speak to Ivan, who is wrapping his grenade with anti-explosion tape to make sure he's interested.

"Do you think Ivan Volka knows our formal unit name?"

"What about it? I don't think you know it. If you do, you'll leave the battle a bit more secure."

You know, Volka doesn't know? Our official unit names are the strongest special units that came out of the "prototype artificial reinforcement unit Sierp", the "enhanced soldier plan" for genetic improvement and the "Alice plan" for artificial evolution. There will be no unit other than us that assumed nuclear war in this era.

I am grinning at the subway yard where the grenade has already landed and begins to vibrate. In the New World, you may be willing to crush the helpless insect, but let me tell you what you turned to your enemy.