Survive in Azure Files

Utahara interrupted: "It's not about money."

Tao Jing fiercely retorted: "There is no bigger problem than money in reality!"

How should I put it? This person sometimes speaks in a very truthful way.

"…Although I can agree on this to some extent in terms of budget…" Utahara finally pointed out the most critical problem, "but this weapon is too big and too heavy for personal use."

Indeed, judging from its size alone, the Sword of Light is larger than Alice herself, and as a weapon intended for use in space warfare, it is naturally made of a special alloy, so its weight can be imagined.

The sword of light cannot be made big or small as one wishes.

Kotoli gave the detailed data: "Its basic weight alone is over 140 kilograms! If you add the optical sight and battery to fire, the instantaneous reaction force will exceed 200kg!"

In other words, even if the students of Kivotos were not born weak and sickly, and could walk briskly while holding weapons weighing dozens of kilograms, it would be almost impossible for them to use the sword of light as a conventional weapon.

I am afraid that even if I manage to lift it, even with the protection of the halo, at the moment of firing, my wrist will be broken due to the unbearable reaction force.

Utahara said to Alice regretfully, "We are very happy that you can say it is handsome. Thank you. If I could take it away, I would actually like to give it to you..."

However, after these words were spoken, Alice, who was originally dejected, suddenly frowned and discovered the blind spot.

After a brief moment of thinking and calculation, Alice's expression became delighted and she asked Utahara:

"Can you swear that there is no shadow in your words?"

Utahara looked puzzled: "Hmm? This kid, the way he speaks is..."

I feel that if Alice continues like this, she will probably be regarded as a weirdo.

"I, I think she was asking 'is it true?'" Midori hurriedly helped explain.

Utahara no longer dwelled on this detail: "Of course I'm not lying... In other words, you want to take it away, right?"

Alice nodded.

Utahara shrugged and signaled Alice to let go.

Then, Alice walked in front of the heavy sword of light and recited the lines she learned from the game in a deep voice:

"Whoever draws this sword...will be crowned king!"

For some reason, I suddenly recalled the day when I rescued Hoshino from the laboratory.

The girl who was floating on the water and whose face could not be seen clearly once made a similar request to me.

If it is true as Alice said, even if I burn my life to liberate the name of God, I won't be able to wield this sword of light easily, right?

However, if I want to obtain a new god's name... I still don't know how to do it specifically, but I did it by accident last time.

If it's to gain more power, perhaps I should take the time to proactively contact someone who seems to know something about this knowledge?

While I was weighing the pros and cons, Alice had already grabbed the sword of light with both hands.

Because there is no handle installed, it is more difficult to gain leverage.

Kotoli laughed and said, “Haha, I see. It’s good to be motivated!”

“Haa——!” Alice cried softly.

"It's better not to force it..." Xiang whispered, "How can we get it without a crane--"

However, Xiang's words came to an abrupt halt.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the petite and slender girl raised the gigantic sword of light high up.

"Ouch."

Looking at this scene, I chuckled, "Not bad."

Chapter 35: Get the Sword of Light!

In terms of difficulty, there is a big difference between lifting something with difficulty and lifting something easily.

There are students who are capable of lifting the sword of light.

However, in the Millennium Institute of Technology, where the average physical fitness is relatively poor, it is extremely rare for a student like Alice, who is already petite, to be able to hold the sword of light so firmly in her hand without even showing the slightest sign of effort.

Even the symbol of the Millennium's military power, the Minister of C&C, whose code name is [00], is regarded as an existence that promises victory. Megan Nero, in terms of pure power, is probably not able to reach such a level.

The engineering department, which often deals with Nero, who frequently needs to maintain weapons, naturally has some understanding of his general physical condition.

That is to say...

Alice, a mysterious transfer student who is unknown to the public, a newcomer to a small club like the game development club, a girl who looks ordinary except that she is very cute, actually has supernatural powers that are comparable to or even surpass Nero's?

How can this not be surprising?

However, after successfully raising the sword of light, Alice did not stop there.

"Um, the button to press is..."

Alice muttered to herself, and soon found something suspicious: "This is the B button, right...?"

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and grasped the lever.

“Wait a minute…!”

Realizing Alice's intention, Hibiki shouted hastily, trying to stop her, but it was too late.

Alice, who had no experience in using firearms, did not realize the huge recoil that would inevitably follow the moment hot weapon ammunition was fired.

This creates a high risk of injury.

But the real development is...

"Light—" Alice declared.

The muzzle opened, light gathered, and with a loud bang, a cannonball that looked like condensed light flew straight out.

Alice was indeed caught off guard by the tremendous force transmitted to her wrist, so she fell backwards involuntarily.

Then there is no more.

Not only was she not injured, she didn't even fall down. Alice simply leaned back slightly, then quickly righted herself as if nothing had happened, and actually stood firmly in the same place!

This cannot be explained simply by supernatural strength, but is a complex manifestation of balance, reaction ability, and bone and muscle density and strength.

There is no doubt that Alice's harmless appearance hides a body of steel that has been tempered a thousand times...

Utahara suddenly narrowed his eyes, fixed his gaze on the girl who was holding the sword of light in her arms as if it were a treasure, and her flawless white hands, and began to think deeply.

However, now that Alice was safe and sound, there was another matter to focus on.

“Aaaaaaah!” Kotoli screamed towards the huge gap created by the shells, through which she could see the blue sky outside. “My, the ceiling of our club room!?”

I felt deeply sympathetic towards what happened to the engineering department, and felt conflicted when I saw Alice smiling innocently without any sense of having done anything wrong.

I'd better wait until we get back to teach Alice what she shouldn't do.

"I'm sorry, Utahara, I will be responsible for the loss."

Ge Yuan shook his head: "It's okay. Similar situations often occur when developing and testing firearms. You don't have to worry too much."

At the same time, Alice was delighted: "This is awesome. Alice wants to equip this weapon."

"I can actually use this weapon..."

Obviously not expecting this possibility, Kotoli became more and more embarrassed: "But, but this is really a bit...! Due to budget and other issues, please choose something else if possible...!"

"Do not."

But at this moment, a cold and decisive voice came from the side: "It's okay, just take it."

Utahara, the minister and senior, had spoken, and although Kotoli still seemed unwilling, she finally stopped objecting.

On the contrary, Midori, who was Alice's companion, asked with a little trepidation, "Utahara-senpai, is this really possible?"

After all, there is no doubt that the Sword of Light is a valuable product in every sense of the word.

Utahara was very generous: "Yeah. Anyway, there is no one else to use except this child."

After that, she looked at Xiang and ordered, "Xiang, in order to make it convenient for Alice to use it later, make a strap and a handle for it."

"I see." Xiang nodded and murmured, "Looking at it optimistically, it's a good thing to be able to get actual combat data."

"Wow, I feel like I got an incredible weapon! Thank you!"

After Tao Jing, Alice also hurriedly followed and said, "Fei, thank you very much!"

However, Utahara shook his head and refused: "No, it's too early to thank you."

"what?"

"Next..." Utahara continued to say to Xiang, "Xiang, can you send out all the drones and robots that were previously asked to be destroyed?"

"……Um."

As soon as his thoughts turned, Xiang understood his minister's plan, agreed, and trotted away.

"Um... Utahara-senpai?" Midori asked tentatively, "I feel like this development is a bit strange..."

"Isn't this a 'I can't just let you take the weapons away so easily!' scene?!"

"exactly."

Utahara nodded slightly, confirming Tao Jing's guess: "If you really want to take this weapon away..."

Kotoli was eager to try, and added the second half of the sentence: "Please defeat us first!"

This kind of plot seems to be quite common in games.

I didn't say anything.

This sword of light can be said to be the painstaking work of the engineering department, so they naturally have the right to dispose of it.

Although part of Xia Lai's funds were used and I have some right to make suggestions, Ge Yuan seems to have made up his mind now, so there is no need for me to interfere.

Besides, the most important point is.

I am also looking forward to the next development.

Tao Jing exclaimed: "Hey hey hey! How could this happen, why did Utahara-senpai?"

Midoriya was puzzled: "Why, do you have to go to this extent for a weapon...?"

"If it's any other weapon, maybe I'd happily give it to you..." Utahara paused, "But if it's this weapon, I'll need to confirm it."

"Confirm?"

"No... maybe it would be more appropriate to call it qualification."

"Qualification? That is..."

Before Utahara could continue to answer Midori's question, Alice suddenly spoke:

"Combat drones and robots detected ahead, hostile reaction confirmed. Coming!"

Immediately afterwards, a large alloy door that was originally tightly closed opened automatically, and a large number of mechanical creatures poured out from behind the door.

“Oh really!”

Midori complained, and he and Momoi hastily pulled the bolts of their rifles, pulling Alice, who was standing there stupidly, to find a nearby cover to prepare to meet the enemy.

Kotoli took advantage of this opportunity to quietly leave through the side door, apparently preparing to support the robots.

As for Utahara, he said to me:

"Teacher, please follow me."

"Ah."

Because this is just a trial, as an adult, it is naturally not appropriate for me to take charge of the battle and side with either side, as I would do when fighting foreign enemies.

So, I went up the stairs with Utahara and looked down at the battle from above.

The battle soon officially began.

Without my intervention, Taoi took charge.

The fighting power of the two sisters seems to have declined...or rather, this is their true level.

In short, with the blessing of the tacit understanding between the Gemini, Xiaotao and Xiaolu still showed an excellent performance.

But the real object of the test, the one we need to pay the most attention to, is not these two people——