This is not the date I wanted.

20 The Interrupted Dance

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At this time, the DEM transport plane that escaped from Nelilua Island had already quickly crossed the Pacific Ocean and entered the airspace over Japan.

Knox couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At first, he suspected that the headquarters was overdoing it by sending so many troops to escort the transportation of Material A. One hundred top magicians and hundreds of the most advanced bandersnatch were more than enough to capture even a small country. But now it seemed that he was too naive.

Elves are the most dangerous and terrifying mobile disasters in the world.

To be honest, if Knox hadn't seen the hell on earth on the island with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed what he said.

If the magician from adeptus2 had not arrived in time, he would probably have become a corpse by now.

(I'm glad I'm not a frontline magician.)

He was sincerely thankful that he didn't have to face a monster like that.

[——This is the control room. DF0806, please answer.]

The voice coming from the communicator brought Knox's thoughts back to reality.

"Yes, this is DF0806."

[Please change the route and bypass E139. ]

"Change course?"

Knox couldn't help but turn his head to look at his old friend Patton in the passenger seat. Both sides could see some doubt in each other's eyes.

"What happened?"

[On the scheduled route, a magician suspected to be Ratatoskr is fighting with Executive Minister Mathers. To avoid mistakes, please change the route. ]

"...Understood. DF0806 changes its route, bypasses the E139 area, and heads to the destination."

Although he was a little concerned about why a fight took place in such a place, he thought that he would not get an answer even if he asked, so he answered honestly.

【Communication completed.】

After hanging up the phone, Knox shrugged at Patton.

"...You heard it too, right? Let's change the route."

"I see... But that's really cautious. Even if it's a magus, it's impossible to fight at an altitude of more than a thousand meters. Is it because the cargo being transported is really important?"

Patton asked, puzzled.

"Well, that may be a factor, but it's mainly because of Minister Mathers. The other magi are fine, but that lady is another matter. If you fly leisurely above her battle, you might be pierced through by a stray bullet that suddenly appears from below."

"No, no way... this is just a joke..."

Barton couldn't help but turn pale and laughed dryly. In response, Knox pointed to the transport vehicle behind him and replied expressionlessly.

"Behind the scenes, the 'Material A' that we are transporting now is said to have been captured by Executive Minister Mathers himself."

Capturing the moving natural disaster alive, what this represents is self-evident.

It can be said that in the eyes of ordinary employees of DEM, Alan Mathers is more terrifying than the elves and is an existence that cannot be measured by common sense.

"Gulu——"

Patton swallowed and said nothing more. He operated the transport plane skillfully to change the route.

Beep—beep—beep—!

Suddenly, a piercing alarm sounded in the cockpit, and then the entire transport plane shook violently as if it had hit something.

"!what happened?"

"Could it be that this is the stray bullet from Executive Minister Masser?"

"Idiot! If only it were so!"

After cursing loudly, Knox looked at the abnormally fluctuating numbers on the dashboard and answered with trembling lips.

"This is... the spirit wave reaction of the elves."

"Varied……"

Hearing this, Barton's face suddenly turned pale.

"Is Nightmare catching up?"

Knox shook his head solemnly.

"No... It's different from the reaction just now... And this is..."

Knox held his breath involuntarily and slowly turned his head. In the cargo room separated by iron plates behind him, the carefully sealed material A was stored.

Barton also noticed this. The shock just now was more of an internal impact than an external impact.

"Could it be——?! No, that's impossible? 'Material A' should be dormant."

"Indeed...but..."

The numbers displayed on the meter left Knox speechless.

In the direction from which the control room came, another indescribably huge spiritual wave appeared.

At this moment, this spiritual wave was echoing with the spiritual wave of 'Material A'.

————————————————————I am the dividing line for shifting perspective——————————————————————

"Well--"

After taking off the wet dress and changing into the school's boys' uniform, Meng Yue hid at the door of the banquet hall and carefully stuck her head out to observe the situation inside the room.

(Tohka...are you okay?)

Looking at Tohka who was walking towards Shidou in the house, Mengyue thought uneasily.

"Hmm? What are you doing here, my compatriot?"

"Point it out. Meng Yue is as suspicious as a thief now."

A familiar voice sounded from behind. Mengyue turned around and saw that it was Xixian and Yakushi.

"You'll know it if you see it. You're watching from the dark because you're worried about Tohka."

"No...if you want to see it, why not just go in directly?"

Yakushi complained speechlessly.

"I agree. There's no need to hide it."

"Yeah... well... it's a long story."

Meng Yue scratched her nose in embarrassment. They were indeed right, but after what happened just now, Meng Yue was a little too scared to face Tohka and Shidou.

Fortunately, Yamaguchi and the others had no intention of asking further questions. Instead, they squatted in the corner and observed secretly with Mengyue with great interest.

"I don't mind secret operations like this."

"Same feeling. It feels a bit exciting with my heart beating faster."

"..."

Rolling her eyes at her two bad friends in annoyance, Meng Yue turned to look at the two people in the banquet hall.

(Ah—not good!)

Seeing Tohka fall to the ground because she was not used to wearing high heels, Mengyue's face suddenly turned pale.

"What should I do... You're not injured, are you? Band-Aids! Disinfectant! No, I need to go to the infirmary!"

"Well, my compatriots... there's no need to be so shaken over such a small matter."

"Shame on you, Mengyue. You're just like a mother who secretly follows her child out shopping alone because she's worried about him."

Holding Mengyue who suddenly stood up, Xixian and Yakushi couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Is that so? Are you really okay? Those are high heels."

"I've said it's all right. There's no need to be afraid of that kind of vulgar thing. It's not the cursed red dancing shoes."

"Speechless. Meng Yue is making a fuss out of nothing."

"Forehead……"

Although she couldn't understand where their confidence came from, Meng Yue also knew that she was making a fuss out of nothing. Looking at Shixiang who had already gotten up from the ground, Meng Yue couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and continued to observe.

At this time, Tohka did not walk directly towards Shidou, but took a detour and picked up a pile of food from the dining table.

"My family... could it be that they were tempted by the food in front of them?"

"I'm worried. It won't be good if the food distracts my attention."

Seeing Tohka's actions, the Yamai sisters showed a hint of uneasiness on their faces.

"Don't worry, this is Tohka's method."

However, Meng Yue answered with a confident look on her face.

As expected, Tohka didn't eat right at the table, but filled two large bowls with food and walked in front of Shidou. This is Tohka's characteristic.

"Very good! This is the rhythm! Come on Tohka, make Shidou crazy!"

Looking at Mengyue who was excitedly clenching her fists in the dark, Yakuya and Yui looked at each other and asked in confusion.

"My compatriots... let me ask you, are you worried that your family members won't be able to impress Shidao?"

"Huh? Who would worry about that? How could Shidou not be moved by a girl as good as Tohka?"

Mengyue looked at Yakushiya in confusion, turned her head and stared at Shidao.

"I was just thinking that if Shidou dares to take advantage of the opportunity to bully Tohka, I will definitely teach him a lesson later."

"..."

Silently looking at Mengyue who was furious for some reason, Yakushiya and Xixian sighed.

"Sometimes...I really don't understand whether Meng Yue likes or hates Shidao?"

"I agree. Yui feels a little sorry for Shidou."

However, Mengyue did not listen to Yamai's sigh at this time, because Tohka was preparing to perform a feeding play on Shidou. In other words, the confrontation between the two officially began.

To be honest, Mengyue was even more nervous than when she was on a date.

(Very good, that's it, just attack Tohka like this - Ugh -!)

Suddenly, an inexplicable burning sensation emerged from the body, causing Mengyue to cover her chest in pain and lean against the wall.

(It’s so hot… what the hell?)

It was as if a wisp of flame was burning in the body, the blood flowing in the veins was as hot as boiling water, and the heart, which served as the engine, was beating rapidly as if it was overheated.

(This... spiritual resonance?)

Meng Yue felt that the only bit of spiritual power left in her body was boiling and stirring without her will.

At the same time, for some reason, these words began to appear in my mind.

--save--

——Save me——

——It hurts so much, please save me——

(who?)

"Mengyue! What's wrong with you?"

"Flustered. Mengyue, are you okay?"

"It's okay... I'm fine."

After calming down the turbulent spiritual power in her body, Meng Yue wiped the sweat from her forehead and waved her hand to show that she was fine.

Before they could calm down, something strange happened to Shidou and Tohka as well.

"Shi, Shidou!? Are you okay? What on earth happened!?"

The symptoms were exactly the same as Mengyue's just now, but much more serious. Shidao collapsed beside Tohka, exhausted, his whole body covered with sweat. He covered his chest and screamed in pain.