This is not the date I wanted.

"Then I refuse."

Hearing Origami's decisive answer, Mengyue looked up at the sky and sighed deeply.

"Persuasion failed. Shidou is really like that, always thinking about things that will cause trouble for himself. - Ratziel (Sage of the Dawn)!"

“——————————————Woooooooooooooooooooooo!”

As the alarm sounded, the surrounding residents began to flee their homes and run towards the nearby air-raid shelters.

After seeing the people around her evacuate and flee, Mengyue no longer had any worries.

The fine iron sand on the ground began to move restlessly, and the dark blue angel in the girl's hand began to burst out violent lightning one after another in all directions.

Origami's body reacted after sensing the girl's hostility.

——Mordred!

Instantly, Origami's body glowed faintly, and then she put on the magician's armor - CR-Uint.

It is made of dark grey with sharp edges and corners. It has X-shaped thrusters and a huge weapon mounted on its waist.

After putting on the CR-Unit again, Origami's originally turbulent heart seemed to calm down as if he had taken a tranquilizer.

(Now, I have decided to become a bad person.)

Origami told herself this in her heart.

Today, I am no longer a member of the AST team with the moral prestige of "protecting humanity from disasters", but a complete avenger.

Swords were drawn, and just when Origami thought an inevitable fierce battle was about to begin.

"Only an idiot would fight with you! The best strategy is to run away!"

Meng Yue turned around without hesitation, and ran away at a speed that made the Yami sisters' eyes light up, leaving a brilliant trail of lightning.

07 The immobile hedgehog

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The sight turned back to the top of Tiangong City, 15,000 meters above the ground.

Through the leisurely and indifferent blue sky and white clouds, above the clouds, a platinum-colored airship was engaged in a fierce firefight with Fraxinus.

No, it wasn't strictly a firefight.

boom--!

The radiance of magic gathered at the muzzle of the platinum-colored aerial ship's main gun, and the magic cannon cut through the clouds and blasted towards Fraxinus.

"At four o'clock, the defensive random field is deployed, coordinates (72,46,55), range 124*103."

[Understood. Defensive random area designation, coordinates (72,46,55), range 124*103.]

However, just as Fraxinus was about to be hit, a shield made of a high-density random field appeared at the point where the magic cannon landed. The powerful artillery attack was received by the number, and the shock caused by the impact only caused a slight shake to Fraxinus.

"cut--"

Sitting in the bridge of the airship Goetia, Alan Mathers couldn't help but click his tongue in annoyance.

Twenty minutes had passed since Alan made a communication to the other party that was ostensibly a negotiation but actually a threat.

Hard. This was the only feeling Allen had during the attack.

With every attack, the opponent was always able to accurately predict the landing point of the attack, and concentrate all the random areas into one place, relying on this extremely high defense to resolve all of Alan's attacks time and time again.

Allen initially thought that he would be able to completely sink the airship in just three minutes.

However, the opponent's response was completely beyond Allen's expectations.

Defense, just defense. Fraxinus had no intention of attacking Goetia, but just stood there motionless, resisting Alan's attack by deploying a defensive random field.

In theory, taking the initiative and gaining sovereignty can be said to be the key to determining the outcome of the battle between airships. However, Fraxinus gave up this and chose to defend himself.

This seemed like a very stupid choice, but it caused Alan great trouble at this time.

Then increasing the intensity of the random field to hit the opponent... No.

As soon as this idea came into his mind, Allen rejected it himself.

From the beginning, Fraxinus was surrounded and protected by leaf-shaped display devices. However, every time Allen launched an attack, these display devices would actively avoid it and let the main ship bear the attack.

The distance between them is undoubtedly so close that it is smaller than the volume of Goetia, and it is impossible to avoid a breakthrough without touching each other.

Although the specific purpose of these display devices is unclear, Alan can clearly understand that these are the "mines" laid by the other party.

Crashing into it would be like digging your own grave.

The advantage Goetia has over ordinary airships is its high mobility and extremely short cooling time of its magic cannon. But on the other hand, it is not much better than ordinary airships in other aspects.

The opponent obviously knew this and made a choice that prevented Allen from taking advantage of the aerial ship.

"A cowardly turtle!"

Looking at the tough bone in front of him, Alan couldn't help but grit his teeth.

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"Phew... That was a close call. You are worthy of being the strongest magus. The timing and angle of your attack were so tricky. I almost couldn't defend myself."

In the bridge of Fraxinus, after withstanding a wave of Allen's attacks, Kannozuki wiped the sweat from his head and sighed with lingering fear.

"Don't give me such pessimistic words, Kannazuki. If you miss a shell attack, everyone on this airship will be finished."

Kotori first sternly reprimanded Kannazuki, then seemed to have an idea, and with a lollipop in her mouth, a smile appeared on her face.

"By the way, Kannazuki, if you can successfully block all the attacks, I can try to include you as a candidate for my future acting chair in the future."

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Leave it to me, Commander! I will never let this beautiful World Tree come to any harm!!!!!!!!"

Looking at Kannazuki who suddenly mustered up all his energy, Kotori shrugged helplessly.

"I think the ace magician of DEM must be very angry right now."

Looking at the platinum-colored airship on the screen that was obviously in trouble, Kotori had a sly smile on her face.

"But... is this a good idea, Commander?" Nakatsugawa asked doubtfully. "Honestly, in my opinion, Fraxinus's performance is not much worse than the enemy's. Even if we don't adopt such a conservative plan, it is not impossible to defeat the enemy."

In this regard, although the other members of the airship did not say it as clearly as Nakatsugawa, they also showed a somewhat puzzled attitude. After all, choosing to defend is equivalent to Gokawa Kotori admitting that Fraxinus cannot defeat Goetia in a head-on battle.

In response to her subordinates' questions, Kotori exhaled slowly and answered.

“What… just admit defeat. Maybe it’s a bit embarrassing to give up before the battle. But——!”

Changing her tone, Kotori said to her subordinates in a serious tone,

"Our mission as Fraxinus is to protect the spirits, not to compete with the enemy. Now that Tohka and the others are in the airship, their safety must be considered first in everything. Do you understand!?"

"Yes! Got it Commander!"

Hearing her subordinates' unanimous reply, Kotori secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Commander, the enemy is moving again!"

The report from her subordinates made Kotori turn her attention back to the screen. Goetia had finished charging the magic cannon again.

"Oh?"

Kotori raised her eyebrows in surprise. This time the enemy was not aiming at Fraxinus's body, but at the "leaves of the world tree" scattered around it.

"Did you notice that these are all landmines? The strongest magician is indeed worthy of his reputation."

Kotori whistled in admiration.

The power of the main gun shattered the mine-like leaves of the World Tree within the attack range before they exploded. Taking advantage of the gap that was created in an instant, Alan made a prompt decision, increased the strength of the random field, and drove Goetia towards Fraxinus.

"Haha, although my order is to defend, I never said I won't fight back."

Seeing Goetia flying straight from the "entrance", Kotori smiled, waved the lollipop in her hand, and shouted,

"It's now!"

"Okay, mistilteinn (magic focusing cannon) - fire!"

The next moment, the muzzle was pointed at Goetia's magic focusing cannon, drawing a line of light in the air.

However, just before the attack, the opponent, like a chess piece moving sideways on a chessboard, ignored the physical inertia brought by the sprint and turned instantly in the air, passing by the magic focus cannon with a slight distance. And just before the leaves of the World Tree surrounded him, he accelerated and distanced himself from Fraxinus.

"Tsk - can you dodge it in that state? Not to mention Allen's crazy operation, that airship is too buggy."

The corners of Kotori's mouth twitched slightly. Even though she had learned a certain amount of information from the information provided by Mengyue and Junai, when she really saw the mobility of Goetia, Kotori still couldn't believe her eyes.

In terms of the performance of the display device, Ratatoskr is better than DEM. However, DEM makes up for this deficiency in other aspects.

It is not like Fraxinus, which is controlled by a manifestation system and assisted by the human brain when necessary. Instead, it is designed from the beginning to completely use the processing function of the human brain as the main body, creating a pure battleship that can efficiently process magic power. From this perspective, in fact, Goetia is more like an oversized CR-Unit.

And with the presence of Alan, the greatest magician, this kind of equipment has completely become a cheating machine beyond common sense.

How is it beyond common sense? Let me explain it briefly.

——Have you ever seen anyone driving a Transformer in a normal car race?!

Even though she managed to deal with the opponent by using some clever tricks, she had to admit that if we just compared the performance of the airships, Kotori was completely defeated.

"Forget it... Just admit it. Let's wait until Fraxinus completes his transformation next time before we have a real fight."

With a slightly unwilling sigh, Kotori quickly adjusted her attitude.

High maneuverability? Then don't make unnecessary movements. Use stillness to overcome movement. No matter how you fly, the enemy's target will not change in the end.

The magic cannon has a short charging time? Don't compete with firepower, just focus on defense. As long as it doesn't penetrate Fraxinus's random field, it doesn't matter how many shots you have.

"Don't chase them. Our goal is to delay them until they retreat! Be alert to their next wave of attacks and be ready to defend with defensive random fields at any time. Remember, at this moment, we are just a motionless hedgehog!"

"clear!!"

08 Provoke, Rage

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"Throat... instead of attacking, you chose to defend thoroughly?"

In the VIP suite of the Imperial Hotel in Tiangong City, Westcott was lying on the sofa, watching the battle between Alan and Fraxinus on the screen, and couldn't help but sigh with some surprise.

"Indeed, although the charging and cooling time of Goetia's magic cannon are quite short, its power is not much stronger than that of ordinary airships. If it stays on guard, no matter how extraordinary its mobility is, it is just making unnecessary movements. The commander of that airship is quite excellent for being able to take countermeasures based on the characteristics of Allen and Goetia."

After figuring this out, Westcott couldn't help but nodded with admiration.

However, even so, if Goetia was not known in advance, no matter how good the commander was, it would be impossible to come up with such a targeted strategy in a short period of time.

As for when the information about his secret weapon was leaked, the only thing Westcott could think of was that a large amount of information about DEM was stolen by a hacker a year ago.

"That time, we were taken advantage of. It was a huge miscalculation."

Having said that, there wasn't much regret on Westcott's face.

Taking out a bottle of expensive wine from the wine cabinet, Westcott took the corkscrew and pulled out the cork, then poured himself a small glass and tasted it elegantly while watching the fierce battle on the screen. It was as leisurely and comfortable as watching a wonderful drama.

However, no matter how thorough the defense was, the airship itself would certainly suffer considerable damage. However, Allen had a time limit for driving Goetia, and it was impossible for him to engage in a war of attrition.

Westcott silently analyzed the battle situation. If nothing unexpected happened, this battle would end in vain.

"Well, let's see how my confident rookie magician will deal with Liang Yi Meng Yue."

With some anticipation and curiosity, Westcott switched the screen.

"This is……"

Looking at the scene on the screen, Westcott raised an interested smile.

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The moment Meng Yue escaped, Origami reacted immediately and chased after her, using the entire city of Tiangong as a stage to engage in a fierce ghost hunting game.

Although Mengyue's escape speed was indeed very fast, with only the limited spiritual outfit unfolded, she was not much faster than Origami Tobiichi who was equipped with the latest version of CR-Unit.

The X-shaped thrusters were turned to maximum power, and with the help of the huge acceleration brought by the powerful thrust, in just ten seconds, Origami had already approached behind Meng Yue.

However, just as Origami was about to attack Mengyue, something unexpected happened.

Along the street of the shopping district, the ramen and udon shops that were supposed to be empty suddenly shot countless noodles towards Origami.

"This is?"

Long-term hard training made Origami react immediately, and she easily dodged the entanglement of the noodles and slashed them into pieces with her lightsaber. However, taking advantage of this gap, Meng Yue distanced herself from Origami again.