"What do we do with this plane?
"Um, it's a waste of time to destroy it. But it's hard to carry."
Even if we recover the enemy aircraft, we will end up replacing everything but the generator when we use it as our aircraft, and given the possibility that it will be taken away from us again here, it is best to destroy it, but I wonder if, given the current state of affairs, this aircraft could become a valuable force of war, it would destroy it in a detour.
"What's the scourge of the other squads?
"I think almost everyone could have retreated inside the fort. Looks like we still have some spare twenty-six team members moving around a little bit."
"Twenty-six. I wish Battis could call."
"Huhaha! Sounds like I'm in luck!
When I wondered what was wrong with me, my voice echoed from the woods.
When I point the camera in the direction of my voice, I find a shadow in a single branch of a tree.
"Battis, what are you doing here?
"Whatever you're doing, you've decided to come and give me an update because you're a scout. Enemy planes are gradually starting to retreat to see if they've got any information on Salsa's side. Sole's commanding officer is in the woods right now. Troops are to be assembled at Fort Sole, the entire army."
Has the enemy begun to withdraw? Maybe reinforcements from the salsa side were effective. Coming from the salsa side means the other side of the operation failed.
"Hmm, you're having trouble processing that fuselage!
"Oh, it's hard to take charge, too. There's no way to get Mr. Bunois on board because there are prisoners with us."
"Then I'll have to ride!
"Well, don't be...... but it's an enemy aircraft, so maybe we can fly it differently, huh?
"He said he could handle it."
"Well, do something."
Exactly, I can't tell you not to get on the guy that's shining his eyes on expectations so far.
"Leave it to me."
Batis jumps off the branch and enters the cockpit of the enemy aircraft.
Now, how far is it in a similar way?
"Battis, what do you say?
"You just feel like the buttons are in different places. I'm gonna activate it."
When Batis operated, the fuselage activated without any problems.
"The system's pretty much the same. If you want me to walk, it's fine."
"Then go back to the sole like this."
"Whoa, Eldo lead the way. If I go with this fuselage, I'll be cannoned in."
"Indeed."
"Mr. Bunois, that's why I'm going back to Sole."
"Okay. I'll follow you later."
With the enemy aircraft retreating, this battle will see a paragraph. My battle will be to destroy four enemy planes and capture one. Even Captain Bodwan was two planes, which would be impeccable as a result of the war. Perhaps you should think about what this reward will be.
As I went down the path in the woods with that in mind, I could see Fort Sole.
The outer walls of the fort are worn out by repeated attacks, and the gates are on the verge of collapsing.
All the cannons that should have been installed on the outer wall had also been destroyed, telling the story of the intensity of the battle.
When we get closer to the fort, somehow the inside of the fort becomes gracious. I guess it's because of Batis' piloting enemy aircraft. I can't catch them normally.
"Mr. Bunois, we're waiting here, so can you explain the situation to the people at the fort?
"Okay."
I stopped once on the spot and decided to entrust Mr. Bunois with the liaison role.
Mr. Bunois is approaching the fort and voicing some solidarity with the soldiers on the outer wall. And then, after a while, the gates of the fort slowly open with a giddy noise.
"Both of you, stay inside. You'll be fine."
"Okay."
Copy that.
We slowly enter the fort with permission from Mr. Bunois, who is back.
As soon as it creeps through the gates, it is a square, lined with the fuselage that came back to the fort first. Horses are gathered nearby, so that they can be quickly transferred for scouts.
The airframes lined up are likely to suffer a lot of overall wear and tear, although the damage is minimal. In a way, the most damaged airframe here may be my airframe with the front of the cockpit completely gone.
There are a lot of mechanics around each fuselage and they still seem to be doing repairs and replenishments on a steep pitch.
Worried about where I parked my fuselage, a soldier with a flag comes and guides our fuselage.
Following that instruction, as I descended from the parking fuselage side by side like any other fuselage, Mr. Bunois also came here with his horse in his custody.
"Good day, Eldo."
"Mr. Bunois is tired, too. Is that where you're going?"
"I can't be alarmed, though. For now, I think you can decide that pushing back has been a success."
Now, they're chasing down troops from the Empire, where the fort's scouts are retreating. I guess we'll see if we retreat properly across the border. If we wait in the buffer zone, we may be ordered to leave again. You're still completely out of your mind.
"Eldo."
And Batis, who was operating the enemy aircraft, stopped the fuselage and jumped over here.
"Battis, you're tired"
"That's the one, that means you're on, that was pretty bad, wasn't it?
The co-pilot is riding the Armunale on behalf of the captain. Can you imagine more or less what happened? The cockpit is out.
Well, I can tell you that gave me a chance to be active.
"I can't take it. There's nothing else in my life. There's information in there. You don't have to worry."
"Good for you"
"Were you okay over there? Looks like we had a pretty rough fight."
"I'm a scout. That's all I've been doing. The instructions coming from the top weren't that tight, and I guess it's a repeat of running away. Still so worn out, it might have tasted pretty bad if Eldo hadn't come."
"I'm glad I made it."
As the two of us talk, a soldier comes out of the fort and rushes under us.
When the soldiers came under us, they saluted. We salute it so we can give it back.
"Are you sure you're from the Armunale squad?
"Oh, it's Team Thirty-First, Eldo."
"Likewise, this is Bunois from the 31st Squad."
"It's Battis, the twenty-sixth squad co-pilot. Definitely."
"The Armunale team are all assembled in the operations conference room. The commander wants to hear more about it."
"Got it. Can you show me around?
"Ha!"
Guided by soldiers, we enter the fort. It looks stone built, but it's still the same factory about the town's Armunale, and it's well reinforced with iron inside.
We proceeded down the hallway and went up some stairs to come in front of the big door.
"This way."
That's what the soldier knocks on the door.
"Thirty-first Armunale Squad, Lady Eldo, and Lady Bunois, twenty-sixth Armunale Squad Batis, have been brought with us."
"Get in."
When the soldier opened the door with a voice from inside, the soldier hid himself as he was hiding in the shadow of the door. You mean we can go from here on our own?
But there's some kind of disgusting sign. This isn't about intent to kill or killing, but do you call it strange intimidation or nervousness? Yes, strange pressures like the sense of anticipation that comes from customers during pre-presentation preparations.
Why am I leading the way? This is an elderly man, with a long experience of the Armunale squad. What should Mr. Bunois go to?
If you think so and look at Mr. Bunois, smile back at me with a smile. To that grin, I felt like I was drawing you to go quickly.
"What's going on?
Battis tilts his neck, wondering who I am when the door is open and he doesn't try to move on.
"No, it's nothing"
"Then let's go."
That's what Battis says. He dives the door first.
You don't notice this snuggly feeling coming from the end of the door!
But there's no way we're not going any further than Battis has gone.
Swallow the saliva, be prepared and dive the door.
Inside, the long desks are arranged in squares, gathered for each unit and all sitting facing each other.
Battis had already moved under his own troops and exchanged high touches with each other. Looks like he's getting along well with his troop mates.
And as soon as I walked into the conference room, everyone's gaze focused on me.
Oh, this moist gaze. Obviously, it's worth it...
Then one man rises out of his seat and comes under us.
"You've come a lot. I am Fort Sole Commander Rossolate. Thanks for the backup."
"Nice to meet you. My name is Eldo. Even this one, thanks to Fort Sole's endurance, we were able to concentrate on matters on the Salsa side. Sorry for the delay in reinforcements."
"I'm listening for information on the salsa side. With that in mind, I want to talk about the future. Will you join us?"
"Absolutely."
Me and Mr. Bunois sat in their vacant seats, and a meeting about the future began.
As it stands, only five aircraft can move in this fort. That also requires some maintenance and replenishment, even though four of them move. They're currently doing it on a steep pitch, but it's still going to take three hours.
Supplies are also getting tougher, and it is going to be difficult to continue fighting any longer.
My reinforcements seemed pretty critical timing.
"A reconnaissance team is conducting an investigation into the enemy aircraft that are now retreating, but if they seem to retreat as they are, I am thinking of leaving three planes of Armunale in this fort and sending the rest to the palast. There seems to be only one airplane that can move out there right now."
That's right. Because I'm here, there's only one plane I could move to the palast side. As early as today, reinforcements from the King's Capital will arrive, but that would also be the case if there were no incursions from other blocks. As much as possible, you should be able to rebuild your defensive lines with the force you have now.
"So which troops are we sending to the Palast?"
"I go back to the palast. The members of the 31st team are gathered over there."
"Right. Thirty-first team and then..."
"Let my troops go"
It was the twenty-six squadrons who raised their hands.
"My fuselage is most severely worn. There's a good chance you won't be able to move satisfactorily with the repairs here."
"Right. Now, if the enemy is to retreat, 31st and 26th teams will move towards the Palast as soon as the fuselage is ready."
Copy that.
Discussions ensued on the construction of a defensive line on the three planes, as well as on the deployment of the operation, if the enemy did not withdraw, etc., and the conference room door was knocked about two hours later.
I was so depressed, I stood by the sound of a knock and looked up. Yeah, even in a life-threatening meeting, what makes you sleepy makes you sleepy. Meetings are meetings at times.
"Fifteenth Armunale Team Leon is coming in."
It was Leon who came in saying that. Leon notices me and opens his eyes a little, but quickly returns to his usual condition and walks under the commander.
"We got intel from the scout team. They say enemy aircraft units left through the buffer zone and went straight across the border back inside the empire. Just in case, we'll wait in the buffer zone and get in touch regularly."
"Well, thank you for your hard work. Leon, keep attending the meeting. Your intelligence helps."
"Okay."
That being said, Leon, naturally, sat next to the commander.
What's he doing? He's sitting on the commander's side, not on the troop side, as a matter of course, and he's got a lot of trust from some commander.
You realize how surprised I am, the commander opens his mouth.
"With that said, Leon, you and Eldo were in sync. Pilots are good this semester."
"Can I include that?
"Absolutely."
As Battis raised his hand and claimed, the commander nodded with a smile. Leon is shaking his head next to it...
"Leon needs your help with all sorts of operational commands. His predictions are surprisingly centered. I can tell you that I was able to keep this place alive because of his operation."
"Commander Rossolate, don't praise our co-pilot too much. I'm not attracted to talented people."
"Ha ha, sorry Watts"
The meeting then went well, including the information Leon had brought, and ended in about an hour.
When the commander declares his dissolution, each of the crew leaves the conference room. In that, Leon and Battis came under me naturally.
Mr. Bunois leaves the conference room with a whisper that he's going to go ahead and get ready for me. Did you pay attention to me?
"Long time no see, Eldo"
"Ooh, I'm glad Leon's okay, too. I already fell when I headed to Salsa and to be honest I was pretty worried"
"Well, what can I do about it to this extent? Their movements are too easy to understand."
"As always, if it's just on the plane, it's the strongest."
"Only on the desk is superfluous. You did a lot of flashy work over there, didn't you? As far as the number of destruction is concerned, the Lion's Medal will be confirmed."
"Well, one plane was captured to destroy four aircraft."
Lion Medal awarded for destroying three enemy planes. This can also be said to be a testament to ace. This Lion Medal takes the form of a vertical split of one Medal, and destroys six more Lion Medals on the other side.
When these two are applied together, a double-headed lion, also painted on the flag, appears. That's called the Two-headed Lion Medal, but whoever wears this is given the same rights as the Ace of Ace, the top nobleman as the country's hero, and a bounty comes out of the country every year.
I don't care about that as far as I'm concerned, but there's still no pilot in the history of this country who got a double-headed lion medal for a single battle.
If I could have finished the plane later, I might have been able to achieve that. Unprecedented medal awards are likely to be deposited.
"If you're that active, maybe you can be a positive pilot. There are quite a few captured fuselages this time, and there are four dead maneuvers, right?
"Oh, more than ten seats will be available in total. Basically, you're going to be riding from someone with a lot of experience, but it's not going to taste good to hear that the Lion Medal medalist remains a co-pilot."
"Is it my own plane? Sounds like you could make a lot of modifications."
My heart squeals when I hear you may finally get a plane dedicated to me.
Originally, from the time I found the Almunale in the valley, I wanted my own airframe. While I was a co-pilot, I was about to rent a captain's plane, so the limit was to flip a manoeuvre computer (sense board) with gear that suited the captain's preferences, but now I can make the modifications I want?
I've wanted to do a lot of things, and don't let my dreams swell up now.
"It's good to modify whatever you want, but also think about the guy who's going to be a co-pilot. Your maneuvering is unusual."
"Then I'll teach you that unusual maneuver. Cook, you're done with the elite unit."
"Ha..."
Leon shakes his head like he gave up.
Then I'll go get ready.
"I need to get ready, too. It's too hard to move that airframe."
Me and Battis get up.
Batis was to carry the captured fuselage straight to Palast. Even here, there's no use for it. The prisoners will then also be transferred by infantry units. Well, I don't think that guy who surrenders from himself has a lot of information.
"Then I'll see you in Fortran or the King's Capital this time. Perhaps my unit will be back for maintenance once."
"Well, let's find some room to drink somewhere."
"Good."
We made a drink appointment and left the conference room to prepare for each one.