The Branded Female Fencer
City of Pleasure, Part 228 - Battle of Tarrum (7) -
"You seem to know what the situation is like. Why don't you warn Alphilis? That girl is dangerous. He said we should kill him now."
"You're the one who forgot? I'm not on Alpha Reese's side. Orangeables have ordered me to be in tune with the Alphilis consciousness, but they have originally told me to destroy the Alphilis personality. I'm making a big deal out of it now because I don't need it, but I can't disobey Orangeable's orders. Sooner or later, I will be the enemy of Alphilis.
But you're the same, aren't you? I've always thought you were like the guardian of the Alphilis, but as far as that tone goes, apparently not. If you do poorly, aren't you tougher than me?
"Or maybe it is. But what we have in common is that we have trouble getting killed by Alphilis right now. I'm going to do whatever it takes to protect her. But often it doesn't set me free. So to you..."
A shadow poisoned the third person's words.
"Are you asking me? That's a good story for bugs. I know how dangerous that girl is. That girl, she shouldn't be able to live in people's worlds by nature. That Dragreo is forced to keep it alive. It is surprising in itself that there is such a presence, but it is certainly a very dangerous one not only for Alphilis, but for man himself. If you can kill him, you should kill him now.
But as it stands, the body's lead is Alphilis. It's the Alphilis that decides. It will take a lot of effort to take away, and if Alphilis clearly rejects us by ending that girl, it will be troublesome.
If Alphilis doesn't realize the danger of a girl named Mikoto, and she's going to die, I guess that's fate. "
"Stupid. That would kill me and you, wouldn't it? That's not what destiny should be."
"We are the only ones bending that fate. And you're the only one who's gonna die. I 'm-- no, maybe it'll be erased by the Orange Bull. But as much as I'm going to experience the cruel fate of waiting for Alpha Reese, I'm wondering if dying here would be one happy thing."
"That's - maybe you are. It's just that if I do, I'll be on the surface. Alphilis is the only one who dies. Because I can never die."
"That's what I hate to think. Because I don't care about fate. If you want to be on the side of something like that, you want to be on the side of Alphilis."
"Shoulder to shoulder for a long time."
"I didn't get carried away, but did I just say human? You think Alphilis is really just a human being?
"... come on, I can't make a decision. I know you're an interesting person, but you're not enough to put your shoulders in until you abandon your role.
Apparently, the debate is a parallel line. So far I can't move voluntarily, and you can do whatever you want. But I'll give you one piece of advice. The only difference between how Alpha Reese behaves and how ridiculous you are, is whether I end up being quick or slow. That's destiny. "
"Did I say that, too? You said you hated fate. I'll make you fight it, and I'm sure Alphilis will. It seems paradoxical, but I think so."
"... I hope you don't forget that word, until the end"
Then the third man shut up and turned back to the depths of his consciousness. The shadow looked up to heaven remembering the unexpected words on his mouth, but in a white sky without boundaries he could not even take his mind from it.
"Hey, why is Dragreo here?"
"... ahhh, I knew this was going to happen. I didn't ask you specifically, but I'm guessing you did."
"As expected, yes? Dragreo's appearance?
"No. It was said that this operation would not be more successful than it was before. It was said that, in the true sense, Tarram was an uncontrollable land. I don't know what that means.
What I wanted to know was how fast Tarram would go if he asked for help, and how much reinforcement of his forces would come out. That's all I could observe, and Ola's work is really over. "
"Whoa, is this a big invasion throwing stones away?
"He said this was a 'power reconnaissance'. The big invasion is about to start, isn't it?
"This scale is reconnaissance..."
That's what I heard, Gunz was feeling delightful and his spine tingling. If this scale is an outpost, how many people will die in a full-scale invasion? Who suffers? Who cries? Just imagining that, Gunz's man cannot be forbidden to stand.
It is the sound of horseshoes that interrupts that thought. At the same time, Cerberus had noticed. When you put your ear to the ground, you hear the sound.
"Hey, it's a horse, isn't it?
"... a horse. Be. When the sun goes down, do horseback riders work?
"No, it's not exactly military law. If I could do that, I'd be an extra skilled horseback rider. It's dark and it doesn't look good, but..."
Gunz opened his eyes and tried to confirm the enemy shadow he could see far away. The barely visible horseback riding squad is approaching as it knocks down the orcs. Especially when the leading horse riding squad saw the blue armor all over him, Gunz doubted my eyes.
Continued