NOVEL NEXT Chapter 30: White Lightning
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“Finally, silence…”
Rhode, who had been watching the whole battle, stands up.
“Gillian, and my daughter, should be no match for him. Even I, in my prime, can’t win.”
Sieg and Reina, who had been watching the fight on video, let their voices trail off.
However, only Reyna keeps her doubts in her mind the whole time.
–It was just like Kenya-kun. …… Resistance… Japanese… no way!
That’s when Reina realized.
Because Reina, who had fought every day, somehow knew Kenya’s habits and fighting style just by looking at him.
“But now his energy is running out. He’s such a good fighter, such a regrettable talent, but I don’t think I can expect him to switch sides with that kind of fighting …….”
-And I think I’ve seen that fighting style somewhere…
Rhode is not a tactical expert.
But with his amazing powers of observation, he looks at fighting habits and tries to string something together.
I think I saw that fight somewhere, but I can’t tie it to Kenya because I don’t have enough information.
“Yes, a strong will to risk even your life. They will not be so easily subdued. People like that are ……!”
“What’s wrong? Sieg.”
“No, maybe he .. is already dead. I’ve seen them many times on the battlefield.”
Sieg could imagine many powerful enemies.
They were proud warriors who chose to commit suicide rather than be taken prisoner.
Or, more likely, that KOG pilot.
“Lie …… R-Rhode-sama! Please, please, be lenient with him! At least a life!”
Reina was distraught when she heard that statement.
Reina, who is on the verge of linking Kenya to that pilot, is shaken.
She has not yet confirmed that it is Kenya, but she wonders if she can manage to save his life.
That was when.
“Rhode-sama! A transport vehicle of the Empire Army just passed by, is it a supply?”
A transmission is sent to the command centre.
“Supply? I haven’t heard anything about that. Are you sure it was our army?”
“Yes, it’s definitely our military transport, it got it through the perimeter, we’ve also checked the ID, and it was heading straight for point E, just to let you know.”
-What is it? Ally?
“ID, who is it?”
“Well, the ID is Issei Tanaka of the 13th Special District KOG Institute… a second-class Asgar empire citizen.”
“Tanaka?
“You know him? Sieg.”
“Yes, I am a KOG researcher in this country. Hey, was that transport carrying KOG!”
“? …I don’t know. But the transport vehicle are usually used to carry KOGs so ……”
On hearing the report, Sieg connects all the dots.
An excessively strong Resistance pilot, in other words a Japanese.
And Tanaka’s personal KOG model that is currently under study.
Sieg could only think of one person, who can control that monster.
–I can’t believe it! Is that what you mean? You… are you, Kenya? You’re the Resistance’s… pilot…?
Rhode and Sieg look at the footage.
They see a single transport vehicle approaching at speed already from behind.
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“I’m scared… I just have to …… put a little bit of effort into it…”
Kenya was not ready.
He was prepared to die and fight, but it took a different kind of courage to take his own life.
Still, he didn’t know what he would face if he were captured by the Empire.
Therefore.
“Phew …… okay.”
It was at that moment when he put his strength into it.
A vehicle approached from behind at high speed.
From there, a familiar voice comes over the loudspeaker.
“It’s me! It’s Tanaka! I’ve got that thing! You can still fight!”
Kenya who hears the voice, doesn’t know what that person is thinking but understands anyway what ‘Thing’ is, and so he throws down his gun, and hurries out of the cockpit.
He drifts at that speed in front of him and jumps onto the stopped vehicle.
The lid opens and he steps inside.
He did not understand why Tanaka had come risking even his life, but he still had no choice but to take this now.
If it’s that KOG.
His partner, Kenya, would be able to overcome even this or any war situation like always.
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“Rhode-sama? Our military vehicle has arrived, is that supposed to capture that pilot?”
“I don’t know! Sieg! What the hell is that thing!”
Rhode shouts in sudden irregularity.
“That, I don’t know. I’m also confused, but I think it’s a KOG that our army was researching…”
Suddenly, Sieg was also confused.
But one thing is certain.
If.
If it’s Kenya-kun over there.
And if the KOG he brought, it is that most advanced KOG.
The battle situation is.
“Takemikazuchi start up!”
The situation will change completely.
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“Sieg! We’ll have to talk later!”
“Yes!”
“Inform all units! Break off the perimeter! Head to point E!”
Rhode tells all the troops.
The remaining nearly 70 KOGs all went to Kenya.
His voice seemed agitated.
–This,… Is that what this throbbing…… is about.
Rhode shudders when he sees a white KOG emerging from a transport vehicle.
His instincts warn him that it is dangerous.
What if the pilot, with his extraordinary skills, had used a specialized KOG, not a mass-produced one, but a most advanced one?
“Take down that white KOG with the whole army!”
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“Tanaka-san. Thank you for your help. I’d like to ask you a number of questions, but…”
“Ah, let’s get over this predicament first for now.”
Kenya on the KOG communicates to Tanaka.
Tanaka communicates from inside the transport.
“Adjustments have been made. It’s the best I could do, it’s his first battle. Have you decided on a name?”
Kenya was thinking of a name at Tanaka’s request.
Then there is only one name to give him. The only one that has been decided.
He was my partner in the previous world, and I rode with him many times.
This is Kenya’s favourite model, with which he even became a world champion.
“Yes, I have the perfect name for you. I have a name for this KOG.”
Kenya then gripped the control navy blue and called out the name in a loud voice.
“Takemikazuchi! This is the name of the god who is called the god of war and then the god of thunder. It fits this lightning aircraft perfectly!”
“Takemikazuchi ….. from the mythology of this country? That’s a good name. Thank you, Kenya-kun.”
Kenya then activates the KOG.
The transport vehicle opens and the white KOG appears.
The pure white KOG rises like a shining bolt of white lightning.
It looks at the dark enemy.
Confronting it was a white lightning bolt.
“Go, Kenya-kun. Get those invaders…”
“Let’s go! Takemikazuchi !
Break their hearts!