So guys. Here we have a new chapter. I hope this one goes better than the last one. Sorry again for that one. You can skip this one as well if you want to. I don't mind. But before that.
I have reached the 100 000 wordmark with this chapter. I think I went far beyond that part.
And if I know my fans out there, we will have reached 50 reviews. Thank you all for the support.
Also, Sabaton brought out two new singles.
Bismarck and Fields of Verdun. And those are things that are going to inspire me.
I used Sabaton in my early days as music to write on. And now, with the new album and lots of fights we are going to have, this is a real big help. And it is going to affect my work. In a good way.
Mattheus had gotten compliments and Joel got lots of requests of working on weapons. One could say that his intervention and the new weapon had saved a lot of lives when he forced Gravel back.
The Blastergun (a catch-all term or a name that Joel used before they could think of something new) had been inspired by the White Death. A portable and short version of the huge canon and nowhere near to it but it worked for them.
Maybe it was more accurate of calling it a shotgun energy gun.
But they had refrained from calling it the White Death Two. Mattheus was not getting Joel in danger any time soon. But with the wounded healed, the damage restored and the danger passed, they had to fight back now. And the sooner they did, the better.
But he had some plans that he could use.
The group had now gathered here with the Masters who joined them up. They were now in the conference room.
You could easily fit a few hundred people in this. Ichika had no fun memories about this place as it was the place where Ichika and Mattheus were introduced into Amaterasu.
Kizuna had no great memories as it was here he lost his social life.
But now, there were just about twelve. Mattheus looked to his left as six members of Amaterasu were gathered and the remaining members of The Masters were gathered here.
Kizuna had noticed that there was one male as well. Most likely the commander of West USA. The guy had reached his early forties yet looked like he stayed in shape and he got several medals on his chest.
If Mattheus was right, this guy was a general. Much like Reiri was.
"We have one week since we launched our attack on Gravel. We had to fall back away from Okinawa but we need to take hold of that position before we reach Tokyo. But we can't fight here. We need to destroy their artillery. If we don't, we're not going to make it. We need to take those guys down."
Yurishia had raised her hand.
"If we are going to do that, we have to deal with Gravel. And so far, Adjzof-kun was the one who put a dent on her. The rest of us couldn't. So what do you suggest, commander?" they turned to the Hunter who shook his head.
"Nope. Not doing that. I used Blastergun on Gravel and made her fall back before push came to a real shove. But it's like a shotgun. I gotta be close enough to make some real damage on her. And that's a big if. You need to ask for Joel for more but what I got of my weapon, I most likely would end up dead."
"There's another way, Adjzof. One that doesn't require death. But before that, we have two more in our group." Mattheus had been too late to get Brigit and Gertrude out without injuries. Much like the others. His intervention had only saved lives, didn't stop wounds.
Even with that, you could call that one Goddamn miracle.
The two girls stood up.
"I'm Clementine Barrows. My specialty is long range shooting. I will replace Brigit. Please take care of me." Ichika had an idea Mattheus would join her. As sniping was his job.
Her long hair was orange and braided in three. Did she come from the Western parts? Ichika had to ask his brother's girlfriend.
When Clementine sat down, a grey-haired girl stood up. Mattheus was sure he saw that at Graspop. Goth costume. Not his style. He stayed away from those girls. Metal didn't have to be all that serious and black.
What Ichika struck as odd was the fact that Mattheus had a Devil May Care attitude, he did pay attention to when shit got sideways. And with her, it was far from the case.
"Sharon Cunningham. I'm doing whatever I please. So it's fine if you don't take care of me."
"Their skill is a certain thing. They can be replacing Brigit and Gertrude the best. But it's just for this month." Scarlet spoke up and they looked at Brigit. She was quiet and Mattheus wondered if she loathed him for getting her out before Gravel killed them.
"I'm fine." She said before the others could speak to her.
"I just want to defeat that woman and do my part." There was something that sent a chill down everyone's spine.
"Looks like she took a heavy blow elsewhere." Kizuna turned to Scarlet who had paled.
"I think we will have a doctor for counseling." Scarlet had said and she had been worried. They pretty much all have been ever since shit came down.
Himekawa raised her hand and questioned.
"The reinforcement is appreciated, but in exchange, aren't Megafloat Japan and West USA become understaffed due to this?"
"At present, they are staying in a safe ocean area, so the danger is low. Rather than that, our situation here is in pressing danger. Rather than shaving off our battle strength for the guarantee of just in case, we judged that we should focus on the threat that is right in front of our eyes."
So that solved one thing.
"So how are we going to take care of Aldea and Gravel? We need to have something against them." Mattheus had tried to keep that part in. He could do something but he wasn't ready yet to get two things out. But before they got out, Joel and he needed to have one long chat.
Certainly, those two are strong. Aldea has shields that can block Pulverizer, and Gravel has the spear that can push back Differential Frame. Even with Corruption Armaments, it will be hard to defeat them. Accordingly, we devised the plan C. That is, the new Hybrid."
Kizuna groaned at the idea of new embarrassing things and both Mattheus and Ichika wondered what it might be this time.
"This is our new power. Connective Hybrid!" You shouldn't be too proud about the fact your brother had to lots of embarrassing things.
"Kei, I'll leave the explanation to you."
{Roger.}
They turned to the windows who popped up. Much like in the lab.
{Connective Hybrid was researched until now under the code name of plan C. The details of the plan is Eros and two other gears, in other words, three Heart Hybrid Gear carrying out Heart Hybrid at the same time. With multiple gears carrying out Heart Hybrid at the same time, it will produce a resonance phenomenon with a multiplier effect, that cannot be obtained from one on one Heart Hybrid.}
"The result is that the energy produced will be tremendous. It's possible to supply the gear with energy high in offensive power even compared to the normal Heart Hybrid. And then, it also has a similar effect for Climax Hybrid. By using this Connective Hybrid, you will obtain Corruption Armament with even higher attack power." This was said by Reiri.
"So basically, you're saying that you have to get at a threesome," Mattheus asked.
"So it's me with two girls. So with three people."
{Exactly.}.
Himekawa stood up with a red face.
"So you're saying. We shouldn't do those perverted things. With other people, that's impossible." Ichika was damn happy that Mattheus didn't say anything as it was very much possible. You had no idea of the number of things you could do with two bodies.
Currently, he just had it with Charlotte and Laura. And he was not in a hurry to get more girls in it.
Reiri's answer came composed. Much like with anything else. Mattheus wondered what would make her tick.
"That's, shameless! Licentious!"
{Not only that. With Connective Hybrid, a new feeling that cannot be obtained by pair Hybrid is changed into energy. In other words, twice the affection towards two people, and then the friendship and trust of fellow females, all of those emotions that cannot be produced from simple pair Hybrid will be combined. As a result, you can obtain an even more powerful strength compared than just doing it only in a pair.}
Mattheus and Ichika were both trying not to laugh out loud from the secret amusement. They couldn't wait until the revelation would come what Heart Hybrid and the other things really entailed.
Scarlet raised a hand and the face was just troubled. Like confused.
"I don't get what you're talking about. What is the Heart Hybrid to begin with?"
Kizuna had wondered what it could go entail.
"Going third base with Kizuna till he gets you off."
"Doing lewd things with him."
The first comment came from Mattheus and the second came from Yurishia which came at the same time. Both had a certain nonchalance in their voice.
No need to sugar coat it.
"Lewd." The Masters all went silent on that.
Scarlet opened her mouth. I want to be sure. You're not pulling our legs."
"I'm not making a joke. We all have done lecherous stuff with him. Well, we of course. The boys didn't have to."
The shriek came out damn loud. And Kizuna had seen this reaction coming from miles away.
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!?"
"What the hell! I've never heard of this!"
"Impossible! Are you guys stupid!"
"The mystery of the east."
And then Reiri dealt the finishing blow.
"You are noisy little girls! Don't scream just from such a simple lewd thing, you puberty teenagers!"
Mattheus had lost it at that point. His laughter just came out loud. "Sorry, commander. But too good of timing to pass up." He said as he got back in his seat. "Damn, this is fun."
The Masters were still making noise at that point but Kizuna turned to Kei.
"Shikina-san, it's great that the girls are powered up with that Connective Hybrid, but what will become of me?"
{I expect that most likely some kind of effect will also appear in Eros too. However, it's completely unknown what kind of thing will happen. We won't understand until we try it Most likely it won't be too bad.}
"So this is just leaving it to chance."
{There is no guarantee of absolute safety. Even so, you don't have any problems? And like I said. Most likely.}
"I don't mind. This is exactly what I wish for."
The chance of making it through no matter how was great to have.
"I hope that no one has an objection, right?" Kizuna looked at the female members and just ignored Mattheus and Ichika. Both were sure that they got A death and go die glare from him.
Hayuru just looked angry at him. And she was certainly speaking in a loud voice.
"Pervert! Molester! There is no way anyone will wish for such shameless thing! There are also the people of West USA here, please be careful of your statement! What are you going to do if we, all the people of Japan are treated as perverts!"
Mattheus was so damn happy that his bowing to the insanity had paid off in life.
"Eh!? No, that's a misunderstanding! I don't mean it like that!" Maybe turning to the Masters wasn't the greatest idea
Scarlet was backing away with a red face.
"Ahaha. You are seriously Eros aren't you?"
"You are really a walking desire just as the rumor said, rather that makes you refreshing instead. I don't want to get involved with this though."
"Japanese are Hentai. You all are ten years ahead of us only in this field." But then he got some help from a (un)expected ally.
"Look. Turn it around how you all want. We all have been getting our asses saved by this guy and his Gear. Look at it how you want. Without him and his ability to charge that machine beyond what we're normally used to, he saved this entire damn float. It might not work out great but his immoral actions saved our asses. So if this is the way we're gonna beat our enemies. So fucking be it. Grow the fuck up."
The group looked at Mattheus who just sat there and had his arms crossed. His look made it clear.
"I and Ichika maybe did not get our rocks off thanks to him but the point remains this. He saved our lives. So we better start this thing."
Mattheus just looked around on the things here. But it was clear what the girls had in mind. Frankly, he wondered about the whole mess. Ichika just sighed. Why were they are?
It didn't come as a surprise that Hayuru said no.
"I don't want. It's bad enough I have to do it. But with three? No way."
Kizuna sighed and turned to Yurishia.
"What about you, Yurishia?
"I don't really mind. It can be fun."
Her answer came as way more composed and her hair was brushed off. In Kizuna's mind, he made a connection with Aine.
"Okay. I think the best combination is Aine and Yurishia." Aine raised her face but from what Ichika guessed, she wasn't too happy.
'I guess she isn't too happy to jump into Climax Hybrid either. But we got no other option. Mattheus is right. His canon might do something but it's putting all our eggs in one basket. The chance that will blow up in our face sky high is just too much.'
Her body was too tense and Kizuna was sure. She was not ready for this and he could do what he wanted, but it wouldn't work for her.
He had to find a replacement. Someone close to her, good relationship, matching rhythm.
The answer was obvious as he thought about the date before things came down.
They weren't on too good footing now but there was some link between them. They could work with each other and had splendid synch. So Kizuna made his bet.
"I recommend a grouping of Yurishia and Scarlet." Mattheus couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Kizuna though things out beforehand so he was surprised that he chose Scarlet.
'What are you planning, big SOB?'
"Hold on. Don't make such a joke. I'm not a cheap…" The eyes that Kizuna gave her was a force that flew her back.
'Stand up for your girls. Good job, man.'
"Woman like that." She was cut off and her gaze went onto the ground.
'What's with that reaction?'
"Is something wrong, Scarlet?" He asked her and she looked at him. Her senses came back to life.
"You're annoying! If there really is no other way, do, doing Heart Hybrid with Kizuna is, well I might be unwilling but, I might just allow it. Not that! I, I hate it but, I might just endure it somehow, a, anyway it's that! Right! Just forming a pair with Yurishia, that's the only thing that I refuse to do at all cost!"
Yurishia listed in on them. Her face was completely scrunched up and for some reason, Ichika and Mattheus moved away.
"That's right. I am reluctant to agree with Scarlet but only at that point. I have to agree with her." The voice she used was so without motivation and Mattheus wondered how she felt about all of this.
"That's really an infuriating agreement. Rather than doing this Connective Hybrid or something with you, it's still better to do the Heart Hybrid with just me alone!" The yelling was met with impassive voice.
"I see. Do as you please." A sigh was all that was heard as Yurishia walked away. Kizuna wanted to go after the girl but felt an ironclad around his wrist. Looking up to Mattheus, the Eros pilot saw the oldest guy shaking his head.
Scarlet wanted to protest. "What's with your attitude? Don't you run away!"
It wasn't met with anything and Mattheus just sighed. Why did women need to have those damned things?
No wonder guys were easier? Guys had less drama but then again. You got your card dealt with you and you had to play. Just great.
They talked further on but reached no conclusion. Ichika had left earlier to catch up with Cecilia who had a promised hangout. It wasn't really needed for others to be around so Mattheus was more than happy to leave.
There would another pairing for the meeting. When Kizuna left, he had been walking outside and he didn't pay attention to where he was going and he felt a bump on him. Turning up, he saw Mattheus standing there with Joel next to him.
"I heard from Mattheus that things didn't go well in your meeting. Perhaps, Kizuna, you should take a look at this?"
Kizuna turned to the punk who pulled out his laptop and showed a screening.
"It's a recording from the Masters. You really should look at this."
Kizuna saw how Joel played a screen out. A brief wander in how many crimes the boy committed came up but he let him be.
It was during the second AU conflict. Yurishia was still a member of the Masters at that time. To get the civilians out, they had the Masters deployed and keeping out the invasion.
Joel wondered why this world was so full of idiots of treating those women as highly popular people. If they didn't, the world wouldn't have been so fucked.
It came out that clear that the Masters had one big threat that was a Drage. The Masters couldn't deal with it alone so they end up giving out. Yurishia who had been absent in the long run had taken out the beast making it seem that she took out the beast.
Yurishia's first mission of taking out lower enemies was also a fluke covered up by high ups. In the long shot, Yurishia became a real star compared to the others.
Joel closed the laptop. "From what I read, the Drage she took down was already severely weakened by the Masters before she killed it. And with that, it turned out that she got to your place. I can imagine why Scarlet is so pissed about her. She had a hard time." Joel pulled out a few pictures from the previous life.
Turned out that Yurishia was somewhat taking care of Scarlet. So that must have stung a lot. Kizuna had maybe gotten the news from Scarlet but Joel hadn't seen her all day. He had been digging stuff up and gave it to him.
For Joel, there wasn't too much difference for this job than any other place. He did the same things back home.
When they were Kizuna whirled around the things that Joel had dug up.
"I get your point now but you gotta keep this in mind, Kizuna. They left on bad terms and unsaid shit which is a great way to ruin relationships." Mattheus said to Kizuna as he was just shocked.
"You have the knowledge now. What you're going to do about it." Kizuna sighed as the place was now quiet.
"Can I have him?" He asked and Joel moved to the lap of Mattheus.
"Sorry but I need him as well. So you gotta look for your own." The smile came over their faces and Kizuna sighed.
"So what do you suggest?" The question wasn't too abnormal.
"You gotta make do and mend. That's all you can do, to be honest. You have to make sure those two will get close again and heal their wounds. And when you need help, you can sure ask us." Kizuna nodded and he left with a clear plan in his head.
Mattheus stayed behind with Joel in his lap.
The punk glared at him and Mattheus just raised an eyebrow.
"That was not easy."
"I can imagine. But when are things easy?" The man asked and Joel sighed. What Mattheus asked of him was not great as he had been trying to get it all over with.
This was not just something else. The information they got from the Masters made Joel really wonder how fucked this world would be.
"I wish your boss was around. He'd clean up a mess."
"Can't argue with that. But Joel. There's something else." The punk looked at his brother and Mattheus took two objects out.
Joel had a clear idea his eyes bulged out his skull when he saw Mattheus attaching one on his wrist and the other object was stashed underneath.
"Mattheus, are those what I think they are?" Joel just had no idea what Mattheus just did.
"Yep. You know what they are, right?" Mattheus asked the punk and Joel had figured it out.
"I know. But what do you intend to do?"
"Joel. We're going up against odds that neither you nor I have any real idea of making it out. So I want you to do the one thing that made push us over the edge."
"Now?"
The shaking of the head was reassuring. "No. Not now. If push comes to shove and we have no other shot. I'll make the signal. When I do, activate me."
Joel gulped on the question.
"You can activate me, right?" Joel nodded. "I can. But if you do and your boss gets here. He ain't gonna be happy." Mattheus laid his head back and looked to the stars.
"I'll explain to him. Or I'll tell him he can shove it. Shit is going sideways. And my gut tells me that if we don't pull out our cards, we're no longer at the game." Joel wasn't sure if his caretaker meant that but they relied living on their instincts.
Mattheus hated as things often went horribly wrong when he listened to his gut. He wasn't a schemer. He left those things to others.
But now, this was something else that could save others.
"Brother. Isn't it just easier to get me in the fight? We have used the White Death Two. Maybe if I."
Joel had seen the cutoff coming. It always went like this.
"No. Joel. You've seen how much they were flocking around Ichika when he got Reiraku Byakuya activated. He got Chifuyu to get those vultures of his back. There's no way I'm going to throw you in the fight."
"Just this once. I'll promise that I."
"Yeah. Just once. This once you decide. The times after. It's not you. It's Reiri or the high ups who decide that you get again in the fight. You need to stay here. Joel. You're more valuable here to me than you are in the fight." Joel just begins to sniff as he heard that line.
Mattheus sighed and pulled the boy closer to him.
Joel was a tough kid. He rarely cried and when he did, Mattheus had always felt horrible. So comforting, the boy cried on the shoulder of Mattheus.
"Sssh, it's okay. It's okay. I'll be back. I'll always come back." Pressing the hand over the small back, Joel's sobs didn't subside soon but Mattheus wasn't going anywhere. Things have been hectic enough and he needed the sit-down now maybe as much as the kid.
So he sat there with the punk who cried himself to sleep. Mattheus then was sure as he carried the boy in his back. It had been late and quiet. So when he walked off, he passed by Ichika who had a day out with Cecilia.
The two had a marvelous day of hanging out and for some reason, she looked so bright that Mattheus was sure that it had been more than just great. He gave them a good night as Ichika would walk Cecilia to her dorm. He'd be sure to kiss all his girlfriends' goodnight.
Mattheus walked to his room and wasn't surprised to see Natasha waiting there in his from. She had kept his dinner warm and Mattheus wondered what he had done to deserve such a woman.
"Is this an hour to come home?" She asked playfully but that tone changed when she saw the boy. For the American Ace, it was weird to see the fact that Joel was disheartened. A glare which made her wonder where it came from, was sent to Mattheus.
The Flemish pilot raised an eyebrow. "What happened?"
God, did he love her for that? She wasn't accusing him of anything but she wanted to know what happened to him.
"Joel and I had a chat. He wants me to use the White Death." Natasha raised an eyebrow on that matter. Sure, she knew about the super deadly canon on her lover's shoulder. When she thought about it, she hadn't seen the ring on his cheek and he never mentioned it.
"What's the big deal?"
"The fact that I can't use Simo without Joel in my back. That's the big deal. I ain't gonna pull out Joel in this. No way. Not now. Not later. Never." Mattheus said with conviction that even Chifuyu or Natasha couldn't move him.
Natasha could get that. Joel was something holy for Mattheus.
As a soldier, he would come home for her and for the kid. That much was true.
"I think I get it. You don't mind if you pull out Joel when once you have done that."
"They will all get that kid back in a fight. Don't get me wrong. I'm not a coward. But I'm not letting my boy in a fight without any notice he'd make it out." Natasha sighed on that matter but when he joined the table for the dinner, she looked at him.
"They wouldn't do that, right? I mean. They wouldn't allow children in a fight without knowing if it's safe. I mean. Kizuna, Ichika and you and those girls. Okay. But not …" she had no real word for it.
"Younger right?" Mattheus shook his head and Natasha got a horrified look. His mouth dry as hell, he looked at his girlfriend.
"One of the next candidates is Sylvia Silkcut. A girl that might not be a year younger than Joel." Both their heads turned to the boy.
"So no. I don't doubt it one bit. The second I pull out Simo is the second I condemn Joel to his death. No. Way. In. Hell, I'll allow that to happen."
The blue eyes of his found the blue eyes of hers.
"Sorry if I am selfish by saying that." She shook her head.
"You are not. I get your point. I share it with you. I'm a bit jealous that you are that concerned about Joel though."
She wasn't excepting a kiss on her lips as an apology but she took it even so.
"It's simple, really. You're an Infinite Stratos pilot on your own and you got the Silver Gospel watching over you. In his case, he doesn't have that protection. So, Natasha, this can't leave the room. But there are big reports of saying that soon, we are going to leave for Tokyo after we have gotten Okinawa in our hands. In both cases, look after Joel."
Her eyes were filled with tears. "You didn't have to ask. But do come back to us. If you don't, I would have no idea how we would make through."
Mattheus had felt his stomach giving up the thought of food. His forehead had been pressed against hers and his cheeks were wet but not only from her tears.
"To be honest, me neither." He said that and forever he was grateful that Natasha didn't ask anything. They just sat there, their foreheads pressed together.
They weren't the only ones who were worried. Ichika had walked Cecilia home from the date and after the kissing, the Byakushiki pilot made his way back. Houki had pulled Ichika asides.
She was the only one who had told him that the girls weren't ready to help them out for the next fight. Or the one behind that.
Seven IS pilots would make a big help in this fight.
Kind as he was, he told her they didn't have to worry about it. They would be a big help later. But when he walked home, he just wondered.
'Will that be in time?'
The next day.
Yurishia had returned from her scouting. They were safe for now. The only question would be how long it would stay that way.
She had now returned and the American ace was so looking forward to the aroma bath.
"So, Yurishia. What's the situation in Okinawa?" Kizuna had veered up. For some reason, Mattheus had been glaring at him.
"Geez. In times like these. It's no good unless you first express your gratitude?" Yurishia pouted and Mattheus cleared his throat.
"Cut the bullshit, princess. What is going on there?" She would have spoken up if the Hunter wasn't already pissed off and she didn't want to test out too many problems.
Mattheus got a distraction by Kizuna who was going to help them out.
"Sorry. Eh, it really helped you went for us there."
"Oh my. You have to give me a reward. Can you wash my back in the bath for me?"
"That's for another time. Please give your report."
"That's a promise." Her wink would have made lesser men flutter. For the sake of getting it over with, she began her report.
"The enemy fleet that is stationed at Okinawa are two ships of five hundred meter-class and one ship of thousand meter-class. For magic weapons, a total of twenty Albatrosses and around ten Vikings." A whistle came from Mattheus and the group glared at him.
Kizuna's face was a bit back.
"That's all? Are you certain?"
"I can't be mistaken."
If there were only that many enemies forces, it wouldn't be too hard to take the place back.
"Also, I can't help but think that there are still people out there. It might be from the AU."
With the crossing of Reiri's arms, it was clear that this plan would have to be thought out.
"We can't go rough on this. It will have to be subtle. You guys are off for now."
Yurishia saluted and headed to the entrance.
"Before I forgot. The thousand meter-class is the one that Gravel boarder. We can be sure that both her and Aldea are in Okinawa."
Those were the last words from her before she left. In the lab, only Reiri, Kei, Kizuna and Mattheus were there.
"Can someone again explain to me why I had to be here?" The glare would have made Reiri give him up for insubordination but she had a clear idea why he was pissed.
He could go out and look for the place but was shut down as Yurishia got the job. But he wasn't allowed to leave till she got back. Which made him really pissed off as he could have gone out with Ichika. The IS group had a hangout today.
But he wasn't allowed it as he had to wait. He just had to sit and wait till the blond woman got back. So that's why he had wasted an entire day.
"We told you why. And now you can leave."
"About fucking time." The oldest guy didn't wait and he peered up from his chair. Without even looking at the others, he made his way out of the room.
The slam caused everyone to wince.
"Never piss off a Belgian. That's noted." Kizuna said. The silence was broken as Kei began to tape on her keyboard.
{With the prospect of Connective Hybrid remaining unclear, we don't have a big chance of victory. Even with Mattheus so-called Blastergun, we have to avoid conflict.}
Reiri nodded towards the line of letters who streamed in the windows before her eyes.
"I want information about the AU but the risk is too high."
"No, wait a second."
Kizuna put a halt when the atmosphere was going to be ruled by resignation.
"The objective of those people is Aine. Even if we escape from here, they will come back. And if they come knocking at our doorstep, we are going to get a lot of damage."
"Do you have an idea, Kizuna?" His big sister was surprised by the talk he had.
"We have to launch a surprise attack from our side. Also, we have to do it as early as possible. Maybe tomorrow."
"What?"
"Before Reiri could protest, Kizuna continued his story.
"Ataraxia can stay here. Like West USA. If it is just the Amaterasu and Masters, that is a small group. If we do that, we won't be noticed and we can keep damage to a minimum."
{However, there is the possibility that a large force is hiding at the other side of the Entrance.}
"That is indeed true. But if we keep it only with the HHG and those two guys, we can seal the Entrance. Only after that, we will crush the magic weapons and the battleship."
"Okay. If that connection with the AU is severed, there will be no worry of the enemy reinforcements and they will also be unable to replenish the magic power for the fleet there. We can deal with the fleet and magic weapons like that, what are you going to do with the two, Gravel and Aldea there?"
Now, he lost his words and confidence. There was some idea.
The things that Joel showed him last night, made him work things out.
"Do we know what kind of Corruption Armament Yurishia has?"
{We can mostly predict it. If we calculate the power-up from the Climax Hybrid in addition with the Connective Hybrid, we can destroy the gunsword of Gravel and Aldea's Labyrinth Cube. And with Mattheus own new weapons and Ichika's Reiraku Byakuya, we can work things out.}
Kizuna made a resolve to him.
"I will do something about the Connective Hybrid."
"Do you have any chance?"
If he was honest, he didn't have it.
But he had to protect the others. And with other effects as well.
"I have a shot. A snowball chance in hell but I have an idea."
Reiri grinned broadly.
"You can give it a try."
"Roger, neechan. But I have a request for that."
{We will do whatever we can. Say anything you want.}
"Well, I want this." He began to talk to Reiri and Kei of his idea.
Later that day.
Kizuna!"
Scarlet rushed to him while she waved her hand. She had changed into a white shirt and miniskirt. For some reason, Ichika who sat with Rin in a place where they had lunch, though she looked like Ran Gotanda.
Damn, that seemed so far away.
"Something wrong, Ichika?" Rin asked. "My lunch isn't bad." He shook his head. If he was true, it tasted differently than before but that wasn't her fault.
"Not really." He swallowed a piece of chicken. "But Rin. Doesn't that girl look like Ran?" She turned to Scarlet who had caught up with Kizuna. And for some reason, it stung on her.
"You're right. It seems so far away now."
They had a day off now. Last night, Kizuna had invited her to hang out and they arranged to meet at the nearest station of the dormitory.
"Sorry, I made you wait."
Scarlet's expression was clouded. It had a simple reason. A woman with sunglasses stood behind Kizuna. That woman was wearing a top that was like a swimsuit and hot pants that fight tight to her body. It had a good effect on her body to show how sexy it was.
"Idiot." Rin chided him from her position.
"Well, Rin. I am one as well." Ichika said.
"Yes but you are our idiot. And unlike them, we have gotten the memo. We have acted like stupid kids."
"Same here." She pressed a kiss on his lips to shut him up. "Now, eat up before it gets cold." They did however continued to watch the show.
"What is Yurishia doing here?"
With her sunglasses off, she made a displeased gaze at Scarlet.
"That's my line. Kizuna. What in the world are you planning with this?"
Kizuna talked to the two at the same time. An incredible thing if Ichika was honest.
"I was thinking of hanging out before. We had our attack from Gravel interrupted last time."
"Don't make a joke. I'll beg your pardon if I have to be together with Yurishia. I am going home."
Scarlet turned her back.
'As if.'
"Aah, that's too bad. How about we go out on a date with the two of us? Your Hybrid Count is also reduced so I'm guessing we need to do a Heart Hybrid."
"What?" That statement made Scarlet stop her legs.
"Oh, my. I'm really happy to be invited by Kizuna." Yurishia didn't hesitate to make his arm enveloped by her breasts.
"Come to think of it. I also haven't done a Climax Hybrid with Yurishia until now. We best test it out now. Your shot down score will surely increase a lot."
"Ara, ara. The only thing I want to shoot down is Kizuna."
"Fine. I'm going too."
"Oh my. It's better than a child isn't coming along. Because it's only for adults time now."
"I'm sixteen years old. And I'm not a child. And you don't look like a high schooler. Are you sure you're 17 instead of 27?"
"Now, now. Let's ride the tube to get to the commercial facility?"
"Subway? No, I'll call a car right now." Yurishia wanted to call out a taxi but Kizuna stopped her.
Scarlet made the chance of taking his hand and moving to the stairs to the subway.
And it didn't take long before Yurishia followed.
Rin and Ichika sighed as they looked at the group. "Idiot."
"I told you, Ichika." Rin smiled as she picked out bits out of the box. Ichika smiled at her and they continued to eat.
"But still. I don't think I was that stupid." Rin pondered about it for a bit and her silence and silly smile spoke for itself.
"I was," Ichika said with resignation.
"You were. But frankly. We weren't any better, Ichika." Rin admitted and she kissed him on the lips again.
"But still, better treasure this. Here we are, in the middle of an island in another world that is invaded by giant robots. And yet, we eat lunch like normal high schoolers." Rin said and they smiled.
And they wondered how things went in the tube.
It was empty that was for sure.
"Why is it so deserted?"
"Well, the rest are in school. We got off."
They were talking and the underground train slid into the platform. They also couldn't see anyone on the train.
"For some reason, this feels like a complete waste of energy." Scarlet talked in amazement as they boarded the subway.
The train was in belt line so it could reach whole of Ataraxia. It was supposed to be crowded when people went to work or school. Seems like some things never change.
"It is like we have reserved it."
Yurishia sat at the left side of Kizuna and she put her hand on Kizuna's knee.
"Oi, Yurishia."
"Is something wrong?" The smile was met with Kizuna's narrowing his eyes. Even on the train, her hand was stroking his thigh. Her hand crawled around affectionately, from above his thigh until the inner part. Her hand was going up little by little, to a place that was hard to miss.
"Wait? What indecent things are you doing in a public place like this?"
Scarlet yelled with a red face. It was half from anger and a half from embarrassment.
"Isn't it fine? There is no one anywhere, these public people you are talking about." As far as they could see, there was no shadow of people on the train. But with the next stop, the train halted and three shadows got off as soon as they could.
Natasha Fairs was happy that she had noticed the fact those three got on the train so she pulled her boyfriend and (her slowly becoming surrogate) son from the train.
"Ew," Joel said with a face that was purely disgusted. Looks like he wasn't over the icky phase just yet. "Don't tell me that you guys do that."
"Not in public at least," Mattheus muttered with a face that turned red.
"I hope we'll never go to that," Natasha said. Her face was also turned red by the exchange.
"I'm going to second that," Joel answered.
"Ditto. Now, where are we going?" Mattheus asked as Joel took his neck as position and Natasha linked her arms in his.
On the tube, they luckily missed the three getting off the train.
"It might be true there are no people on the train. But I'm still here."
"Your face becomes really red. If you're like this now, then it's impossible that you can do a Heart Hybrid."
"You don't know anything of that. Do you hear me? When that Gravel comes next time, I will be the one who defeats her. I will take my revenge for the ones she hurt. So don't interfere. After all, you have snatched a lot of accomplishments from us already!"
Yurishia had a composed smile as usual. But if you didn't know her as Kizuna did, he could see that her expression was looking clouded.
"For you. that's impossible. Next time, I will equip Corruption Armament so just leave the enemy of me."
"That attitude. You're always looking down on others."
Before Scarlet could speak more, the train came to a halt. Their bodies collapsed into one. Yurishia's leaned on the top of Kizuna's body and Scarlet fell on the floor and made a slide.
And the lights went out. They were sitting in the complete darkness.
"This is not a normal thing."
Yurishia whispered with a calm voice. The red light went on inside the train. At the same time, the electronic papers that were hung up for advisements were changed into warning displays at once.
{Announcement of aerial attack warning. The train is now stopped en route. This place now becomes a shelter so it is safe. Please act calmly.}
Text flowed onto the electronic paper and they could hear the synthetic voice from the speaker. And Kizuna's smartphone buzzed.
{Kizuna, can you hear me?}
"Nee-chan! What the hell is going on?"
{Gravel is what is going on! Unfortunately, the initiative is taken from us!}
Yurishia got closer to Kizuna and talked in the smartphone.
"Commander. We are locked inside the subway. I do apologize but I will destroy the train. Depending on where we are, I'll make a hole in the ceiling."
{Wait, Yurishia, you are together now with Kizuna?}
"Yes. Also, Scarlet is here too."
{I guess this is what you can call fate. You guys move to the coach in the rearmost of the train right now.}
Kizuna's face scowled.
"Really. We can't play around. We have to."
{Just shut up and do what I tell you to.}
The three moved from coach to coach and reached the rearmost connection part. The door was made from solid steel without a window.
Taking the phone so he could talk to it directly, he then asked.
"What the? This isn't the normal train coach."
{This is new equipment that Ataraxia's R&D Department developed in absolute secrecy. It is a special train in order to send it to the lab, but due to some blunder you guys are riding the train too.}
"Aah, that's why there is no one else riding this train! No wonder I thought something was strange."
Scarlet spoke in understanding.
{Nothing more than coincidence but in our luck. I'll open the door from here.}
Her words weren't even cold or the light of the lock shined and the door opened.
Yurishia put her fingers on the lips and knitted her eyebrows.
"New equipment. I wonder if it's a powerful weapon."
"Or else a new option for an HHG? Well, anything is fine. I'll be the one who uses it. Because I am the ace of the Masters…. After … all?"
They looked around and saw nothing special in the special coach.
"Is this a new experiment room? Where is the new equipment?"
The three just looked around in the inside of the place.
It was more something you'd see in a hospital. The floors and walls were all colored white. Parts that looked like device with a control panel attached were installed here and there, several cables were connected to each device. At the center, there was a large capsule with its upper part cut away. It had a softly curved silhouette, there was also steam rising from the liquid poured inside it, it also looked like a bathtub depending on how one saw it. The size was large with the length that a person entering it could lie down comfortably in it, the width also made it possible for one to spread both their arms.
A cushion was spread in front of it. When Kizuna tried to touch it, the surface was slick and easy to slide on like it was made of air.
"There is even a bad inside. Figured it out. This is a sleeper train and a high class one at that."
Reiri's voice came out from the smartphone and it interrupted Scarlet.
{Wrong. This coach is a newly developed new equipment, the [moving type provisional special bathroom, the second model].}
That caused a pause.
"Ha?"
"Neechan, you're not telling me.
{Yep.}
"This is made for that reason, right?"
{For carrying out the Connective Hybrid}
From what was read on Yurishia's face, it was clear she was getting confused. And she looked damn adorable like that.
"Commander. Why is a bathroom created for the sake of doing Connective Hybrid, I wonder?"
{There are a lot of unknown variables in Connective Hybrid. In order to raise the success rate even for a little, the result of all the methods we have investigated is this moving type provisional special bathroom, the second model.}
Kizuna had now really lost it to that regard. His sister wasted all that money and tech on this. And he wondered if it was even worth it.
"So, what are you telling us to do right here?"
That was Scarlet who got embarrassed by the idea of making out in this place. And if Kizuna was honest, he felt the same as her.
{Manual is prepared at each device, so just follow the content. Until you finished the Connective Hybrid, the other Amaterasu and Masters will buy you time. During that time, you guys have to make success the Connective Hybrid. Escape from the coach right after you succeed. Then exterminate the enemy!}
The transmission was cut off at that part. Chifuyu stood behind Reiri and she had a hard time keeping her laughter in.
"Oy. Don't laugh like that, Orimura. Cause if this doesn't work out, it's you who goes against Gravel." Reiri would never admit the fact but when she saw the bloodthirsty grin of one Chifuyu Orimura, a chill went down her spine.
"Than I hope your little brother makes a mess. Cause if I am going against that woman, I can assure you that it will end badly for one of us."
Reiri made the mental note that she would never make Chifuyu angry again.
{You're saying that you could win against Gravel. Those machines are stronger than ours.} Chifuyu chuckled.
"Let me tell one thing, Shiina-san. Where I come from. I have faced worse things. And the only thing that could push me to my absolute limit, you wouldn't believe what sort of man he was." Reiri wasn't sure what she meant with that but she was sure now that whatever was out there, Chifuyu Orimura is one scary woman.
Back at the train.
"So what are the steps?" A floating window popped up with instructions for the Connective Hybrid.
"What, what? Step 1, enter the exclusive pod and warm the body, improving the blood flow? In other words, it's telling us to enter inside this liquid?"
Kizuna pointed at the capsule that was filled with hot water.
Yurishia took the medicine lined up on the shelf and read the window floating in front of it.
"There is step 2 here. Get rid of the excess waste products on the body surface. So it's telling us to wash our body. In the case that you haven't succeeded until this point, move to step 3, so it says."
Scarlet glared at the window floating above the air mat.
"Step 3. Rub the special medicine on the body, giving pleasure at each other mutually. This medicine has the function to mix with more than two kinds of light particles generated in the cases of Heart Hybrid and Climax Hybrid, and then seeps into the body."
Scarlet paused in her words and knitted her eyebrows.
"The specific method of each step is to become… stark naked and using each other… bodies stimulating the others…. And obtaining pleasure is preferable. WHAT THE HELL?!"
Scarlet shrieked. Like it would be with Hayuru.
"Indecent! Impossible! There is no way something like this could be done."
Yurishia breathed out a single sigh as if she resolved herself and she began to undress.
"Wait! Hold on. Why are you taking your clothes off?"
"Right back at you." The way they spoke, it was a near opposite from each other.
"This is an order from our commander. We are told to succeed in Connective Hybrid and annihilate the enemy. We aren't playing some game?"
Hoping to never find out what Yurishia meant with the game, Kizuna did the same thing.
"What?"
Scarlet opened her mouth without closing it.
"Fine. I'll strip too." Kizuna gulped as he saw the two girls undressing. He had already taken off his shirt but paused to look at them. Damn.
Why were those pilots so damn sexy all the time?
"Kizuna. Don't get fascinated like that. You should take off the rest of your clothes. In Japan, you can't enter the bath while you're wearing underwear.
Yurishia took of the bra underneath those clothes and again, Kizuna had to gulp.
"Looks like it is just hot water. Perhaps, there is something mixed in it." Yurishia dipped her toes in the hot water before her leg followed soon. It didn't take long before her entire body was engulfed in the hot water.
"Oh my. It looks like this hot water is really good. Come on, Kizuna, come here."
She hid her breasts with her left hand and reached out with her right hand to the male Pilot. He had followed her soon while he took her hand.
They looked at Scarlet who had been embarrassed beyond belief. She didn't take long she joined in the bath. But before she could get in, Yurishia had pulled him close to her and it overflowed from out the pot.
"Wait, that's not written in the manual. Get away from him!"
"My, are you still here?"
"I'm not leaving."
"But this pod is only for two people."
'What are you saying?'
"Scarlet, you have to enter too. Warming the body first is one of the procedures."
"Uwaa."
"And can you stop staring at my crotch?"
"Got it. This is a mission until the end? We are not doing anything strange."
Scarlet entered the hot water from the opposite side and stayed away as far as she could from Kizuna.
"I have to admit. This feels really good."
Kizuna had a hard time ignoring his boner popping up as Yurishia hugged him closer. Her breasts smacked at his chest.
"Haa. Doing things like these while I'm together with Kizuna. This is the best."
"Yeah but if Yurishia. If you continue to cling to me like that, you are going to get reactions at my body."
"I don't mind it. You're really sturdy. It's lovely." Yurishia was rubbing her abdomen to Kizuna and it was harder and harder for the boy to ignore it.
But they were ignoring someone else entirely.
"The two of you separate!"
Scarlet rushed to the two. Yurishia used away into the left arm of Kizuna while Scarlet ended up at the right arm. Meanwhile, she glared at Yurishia.
"Are you listening? Connective Hybrid is performed by two people, right? There is no meaning to it if Yurishia keeps hogging him."
Scarlet distanced herself from Kizuna. Her objective was accomplished but the two women became wild open to him. And her body was even more clear to him. It was slender and her red ponytail laid behind her.
Scarlet's head was placed on his shoulder like a pillow and she couldn't help but look up at him.
In the other direction, it wasn't much better. Two large white things were floating on the water. They were free from gravity and without a swimsuit, they could shake with ease and their colors changed in the hot water.
"It's comfortable when they are floating in hot water. My shoulders are really stiff because of this." It was like she was teasing her junior.
"I'm sorry that I don't have things that float. And hand. Don't pat around Kizuna's body!"
Yurishia did nothing with that complaint and freely began to feel his body up.
"Don't you want to touch him? You have never touched a naked boy before. Frankly, I haven't done it either. Most of the time, it is Kizuna who touches us."
"I don't really want to touch." She said one thing but Scarlet's hand went to Kizuna's chest. However, Yurishia took Kizuna's hand in an exquisite timing and got out from the water while slipping through Scarlet's hand.
"So now are warmed up. What is step two? We have to clean our body."
Yurishia took a towel from the side and hid her body with it like was apologizing.
Scarlet got out the water as well. And Kizuna hid his crotch as well when they began cleaning their bodies. There was a spot with a chair and different kinds of soap.
Kizuna took a seat and Yurishia took place in front of him. He didn't have to be a mind reader to figure out what she had been planning for him.
The only thing that Kizuna had protecting his modesty was a towel. And it was a question if it would stay there. Yurishia wore a towel although one could argue about actually wearing it. The towel was wet and it did nothing to hide her breast.
The towel looked transparent and its width also lost against the size of the breast, so various things were bulging out. And the towel hanging down from the tips of the towel, when seen from the side, the navel and nipple behind it, until the deep valley under that were in plain sight, it was extremely thrilling, Kizuna had to admit that.
Maybe there was one good part about being an Eros pilot.
"Now, I'll wash your body." With her palm, she took the soap and worked around Kizuna's body. It felt good as Kizuna's mind melted away by her touch. And he wouldn't complain about it. Her hand slipped around his neck, shoulder, and neck.
With the heat of the bath, Kizuna's mind just melted away.
"I'm doing it too. Kizuna, I am going to wash your back now. And don't you dare say no!"
There was no other place where he would rather be as his mind just melted away. The two girls washed his body and he couldn't go anywhere.
There was not even enough clothing for one person, let alone for three. And it made the situation even sexier. Four soft hands were going over his body and it became clear that they were trying to serve Kizuna in the best possible way.
He was just trying to prevent his mind from slipping away. His thinking was brought out by Yurishia's whose hand had slipped at the crotch. It was still on the table as she touched something.
"Perhaps, I should wash the rear from the front side like this?" She said but he was trying to stop.
"Please stop. This is a bit dangerous." Her hand stopped in the middle.
"Kizuna, this is."
Yurishia felt something in her hand. It wasn't something she had ever had before and Kizuna gritted his teeth as he felt her touch closing in on him.
"Ah, err, uhh! I'm sorry. But it looks like I'm making you happy, right?"
He didn't live to think to see the day that Yurishia's cheek was flushed red.
"Then perhaps. I wonder it's fine if you can return me the favor?"
"Return the favor?" He asked and he wasn't sure if he wanted to know the answer.
"Why won't you wash my body?"
"Hold on for a bit."
"Remember the reward for the scouting before this. You promised to wash my back right?" He sighed and he would make sure that next time he would watch his words.
The blonde turned her back to Kizuna and put her towel on the mat.
In another term, she was butt naked. And he could take everything in for her back. She was flawless, even with the back turned to her. Her white skin came out and her hair was pulled back. He could see her behind, round and full. It was like her tits and ass were both grown out. He couldn't see her front but his mind could fill in the most parts.
Even that wasn't needed. He had seen her naked before but now, this was different.
The Eros Pilot was making a bubble with the soap in his palm. Besides soap, he was already filled with nervousness and then he began to soak her in.
"Even with my back, I can really feel it."
Yurishia's back was trembling as Kizuna felt her hands going over her.
"Hey, who is going to wash my body?" Was Scarlet pouting now?
"Oh my. You can't wash your body by yourself. What a little child you are."
The teasing was cheerful.
"You're noisy. Fine then. I'll do it myself." Yurishia looked at her and smiled her kindly.
"It really can't be helped huh? Kizuna. Wash her body too."
"What? Hold on. You don't have to do that."
Scarlet got a flush over her cheeks.
"Oh. If you are to be so reserved. I'll make sure that Kizuna washes every nook and corner of my body."
"Fine then. I get it. Kizuna, come over her and wash me." Scarlet had nearly grumbled out those words. She was sitting while her back was turned to Kizuna. He made a half circle so his back was turned to Yurishia. He could see Scarlet. She had not grown up yet as her body wasn't nearly voluptuous as Yurishia's.
Yet it was still pretty to see her like that.
He gently caressed Scarlet as he did with Yurishia.
"This tickles." She said and she began to relax in his touch. Was this preparation nearly over?
"Yurishia." He yelped as he felt two soft things pressing on his back.
"My back has become clean but the front part isn't washed yet. So Kizuna. I can wash your back and can be washed at the same time."
She used her breasts to wash his back and damn. The skin on skin felt so damn great. He gritted his teeth and he could feel the shape and heat from her.
"Hold on, I might actually feel it like this for a bit. Hey, Kizuna. Wash the front of Scarlet for her."
"Hold on. Don't do it. The front of this." Kizuna's arms went around Scarlet from behind. He touched her body and kept her close to him. Scarlet's slender body was settled snugly inside Kizuna's arms. His arms that were crossed under Scarlet's breast were sliding up like that. The shape of her breast changed and the most sensitive part was flicked by the crossed arms.
He decided to remove her towel and made it even more soap on her. It didn't take long before the redhead lost it and began to moan. And with Yurishia pressing even closer, it was like their voices mixed into one melody. With the three becoming one heap of pleasure, they got closer and closer to it until a climax came.
Kizuna saw it in her eyes. It was red light from Scarlet and gold from Yurishia. Yet, it lacked something.
The trust between the three people, then the trust and friendship, the thing such as love between the fellow female would become the power in Connective Hybrid. As long as Scarlet and Yurishia were still in conflict with each other, he couldn't expect any result.
'Now or never. I gotta make my move now.'
"Okay. Let's move to the last step. We are moving to the air mat."
According to the manual, they were told to use special medicine and dissolve it into the hot water. Yurishia mixed it with the hot water that was filled in a wash basin. She stirred it and the mixing of it became a vicious and sticky liquid.
"Now then, sit on the mat." They did as they were told by him and he dribbled the syrup between them. First Yurishia and he made sure that it got on the right places.
From there, he moved to Scarlet. His hands found the breasts he wanted to touch and moved them around.
"Ara, ara. You're rubbing our breasts at the same time. You're such a bully." Yurishia teased him.
"Enough. Your breasts have gone beyond huge. It's just vulgar. Aah." Her body twisted as she felt pleasure sleeping in even more. Her body slipped from the mat as the stuff just was slimy as hell.
"Come on, Scarlet. This is because you aren't paying attention."
"This can't be helped. Just look at it. This thing is slippery."
Kizuna than began to think about what Joel showed him. He really had to find a punk like that kid. One that could pull things off as Joel did.
"You two really were close. If your rhythm is anything to go by."
They turned to him and Yurishia sighed.
"I guess so. She was a rookie so I took her under my wing. Your hair hadn't even grown out."
When Yurishia spoke like a tease, Scarlet's complexion changed.
"Sure was. You always looked down on others. On your surface, you are polite, kind and elegant. But deep down there. You see others just as incompetent. What a hypocrite."
"I guess so."
"What, you agreed. This liar." It was Yurishia's time to look appealing.
"What is untrue? In reality, everyone else is incompetent."
"Why do you talk like that? Certainly, there was no one that could rival Yurishia in paper tests and also in physical tests. But even so, it doesn't mean that it's fine to make light of other people, much less tricking other people and using them, that's not something anyone can do!"
"To grasp results that surpassed other people is just common sense no matter what world it is. If you are frustrated, then just pass through me."
"Don't make fun of me! After all, right now I'm the ace of Masters! My status is higher than someone like you. Someone like Yurishia is not my match anymore."
Yurishia sighed from being fed up.
"Then isn't it fine already? It's fine even if you don't take on someone like me."
"Yes, I'll do just that. Even this Connective Hybrid is unnecessary. It's obvious that this is impossible with you who is selfish and has not even a bit of cooperativeness!"
"Oh so even how the Connective Hybrid is not going well is also my fault?"
Yurishia stared at Scarlet with cold eyes.
"ENOUGH!" The two girls turned to Kizuna who had looked like he just had enough.
"You two need to take a break. Both of you." His voice carried more force than either girl had ever heard from him and it became clear that they had begun to break each other down.
"You two need to come clean. Scarlet. Back at the day that Yurishia fought. It wasn't just with a Drage that you had slowed down."
"How do you even know about?" He put up his hand and she shut up. It was his turn to say things.
"A very good friend of mine provided me with these." He swore to himself that he would make for Joel and Mattheus for this.
"This is the information we obtained from West USA in exchange for the information of the category-Ultra we fought the other day. This is the battlefield network data when Yurishia's name was raised at the battle that occurred in Los Angeles and Arizona."
Kizuna went until Scarlet's position and showed her the LED screen.
The battlefield network distributed in real time the enemy number and position, furthermore the ally location and gear condition, their weapon utilization state, and then things like the geography and weather situation, all of those data to the allied information system. Based on that information, the strategy room sent instructions to the front lines, and also the ones on the front lines could possibly make the pertinent judgment that adapted to the situation using the information from the battlefield network.
And Kizuna saw where it was. Arizona if anything was to go by. The girls looked at the display and were shocked to see it like that.
{This is Yurishia, the enemy in the urban area had been exterminated. I'm returning after this.}
{Yurishia? You are not together with Scarlet?}
{Eh? Yes. Just a little, I'm alone}
{Return to the base urgently. An unidentified enemy appeared from the Entrance at Arizona, it is in the middle of invading towards the base. Scarlet and the reinforcement unit from other bases are in the middle of battle, but the enemy is just too strong. We cannot even contact them, we don't know the situation. It's possible they might have been annihilated already. Even if it's just you, return to the ba!}
The transmission was cut there.
"She completely ignored the order and went for the enemy which had to be very strong. She did that to save you, Scarlet. You are right. She can be self-centered and self-righteous. I'm with her on a team as well. But leaving others to die. That was something she would not let happen to anyone."
It came crashing down on her.
She had been resentful towards Yurishia and that was just a misunderstanding. She worked herself to death to lead the Masters. She had been running in damn circles without any fucking way of growing out of that.
"At the time. The enemy was invading LA. There were also a lot of small enemies, it was obvious that Scarlet's missiles couldn't deal with them. Far from that, there was the risk of stray shots inflicting damage to the city and people. If there were civilians that died from Scarlet's weapon, I thought that Scarlet won't be able to stand back up. That was why I went there alone."
"Yurishia…."
"But of all things my lie that enemies appeared in Arizona for the sake of distancing Scarlet away really became the truth, I had never imagined that. But, it's the fact that the result was that I monopolized all the achievements by myself. That's why all the things that Scarlet said are not mistaken. I made you into my stepping stone and grasped the seat of the super ace, that fact doesn't change. Besides."
With an apologetic expression, Yurishia looked at Kizuna's direction.
"I'm not amazing or anything. All is just a simple coincidence. It's also true how I am a liar."
Yurishia turned to Scarlet who had been on the verge of crying.
"I guess that's why you hate me. In your shoes, I'd do the same. I won't say I'm right. I just hoped that."
Yurishia looked at the girl.
"You were spoiled and you have become this girl. There is something worth in being resented like this."
Kizuna wasn't surprised that Scarlet wrapped her arms around her old friend. All of those things, all of the past.
Water under a bridge.
Her face became red.
"What. I wasn't spoiled."
"Really? So you weren't just sticking close to me like I had to take care of you."
"So you were like that in the past, huh?" Kizuna smiled at them and he had an idea this was sisters must be like.
"Kizuna, you can't believe her. She is a liar after all."
Oh my. I wonder who is lying. If you aren't honest, your breasts won't grow." And with that, she began to fondle the girl.
"Kyaaa. Where are you touching?"
"If you can't do this, give up on the Connective Hybrid."
"That's right. We are nearly there. So one last push."
"What are you smirking about? It's not like I forgive Yurishia. Wait, are you both listening? Both of you, kyaa."
Kizuna held on Scarlet from behind and she came back to earth.
Her nerves were heightened and her senses returned to her but she had just gone through Heart Hybrid. He hoped it would help her to get to climax.
It was his turn to tense as felt liquid on his back.
"Hold on, Yurishia. You startled me."
When he turned to her, she had put the stuff on her breasts. The liquid with highly transparent stickiness was flowing along the exposed breast and crawled down Yurishia's body. Her state that was lacquering the viscous liquid on her body with both hands was giving off a really obscene atmosphere. The liquid coating Yurishia's whole body granted glossy shine on Yurishia's skin, her body that was gleaming from the lighting was very lewd.
"Now Kizuna. Accept me with your whole body okay?"
With a look that just screamed sexily, she pushed him down while keeping in her embrace. Her body had been slimy from the viscous liquid and it clung as tightly to his body as it did to hers. There was no gap between them. Her body that had grown out well was softly at him. It was like they were one. Yurishia's breasts were pressed on his abs, sliding on top of Kizuna's body in its crushed state. The slick liquid decreased the movement, granting the man just a bit of pleasure. The nipple passed through his nose.
Yurishia's breasts went over his mouth and they kept going down until they reached his chest where it stayed pressed on him.
"Does this feels good?" Yurishia smiled at him and it was clear she had difficulty keeping her gasped voice down.
It does feel good if you do something like this."
"Kizuna, I hate the fact that you forget I'm around here as well." Scarlet hugged his arm. Her body was coated with the stuff and she was shining. The highlight from her smooth body was shining from the light. Her expression was also changed to an obscenity.
Yurishia had a really bad influence on them.
She began to lick his hand and sucked on his fingers. She pressed his arm on her breasts. They weren't like Yurishia's but he had no reason to complain. He looked at her body and it was clear that she had no idea about a woman's happiness and was in a desperate need of pleasure.
'I gotta make her feel good.'
Kizuna began to rub her breasts with the hand that she was hugging.
"Aaaa! This is amazing!"
He caressed around her breasts further to her body and lowering bit by bit.
"Don't move. This isn't good." When she closed her legs, she didn't even try to hold him back with her hand. He kept doing it again and again.
"Haaaua.. aah, aha…aah"
He touched her sensitive parts and he gently went through her. Each time her voice raised, her body followed with convulsing. Kizuna's fingers began to drip by a liquid. Mixing of two different ones came together.
Scarlet opened her mouth but looked up the air with empty eyes. Crimson light had begun to rise from her body.
'Nice. A bit more and I.' Kizuna froze as he felt Yurishia feeling his foot up. She had moved herself to his legs. She moved her whole body up and down and repeated movement that was stroking his leg. And then Yurishia's hand was also granting similar stimulation to Kizuna himself.
'Not good. Not good. I gotta fight back.'
He raised his upper body and began to fondle her.
"Oh come on. Geez. Don't do that. Right now, I'm making Kizuna feel good. And aaah."
He pinched her nipple and pulled lightly. Yurishia couldn't oppose that pleasure and her movement stopped. He switched their posture with that opening and leaned forward at Yurishia. He didn't intend it, but he spread out Yurishia's nether region and now he was in a posture that forced his way through between her legs.
With a bewitching expression, Yurishia raised a desiring voice. "Kizuna. Something strange is happening to me. It's too much. I want more. I want to settle me down."
She lifted her waist. Like a shower of golden light came out from her. It was a bad time reacting as Scarlet liked over him. And then her hands circled at Kizuna's front from behind and grasped at his dick.
It was impossible. Both were so drunk on their lust that if he went for one, the other attacked him and vice versa.
"Oi, Scarlet."
"This is the weak point of a boy. I got it." Her smile was like a little devil. It was hard to think that she was the very same girl who was as green as grass when they all started this.
"Hey now. We're both our limit. If we do anymore, we are going insane." The light particles had come out from their body and it was a mix of red, pink and gold.
The two girls lined up with their shoulders embracing each other. Yurishia whispered something in the ear of Scarlet and they both got a wicked grin.
"So. Which one will you choose? Both of them come with a recommendation you know." Those two.
They had to direct their breasts and he couldn't help but marvel at them. Not when they were that close.
The overwhelming voluptuousness and the softness that was from Yurishia. The sensation of touching Scarlet who was firm and soft.
'Those two. I won't choose.' He thought and without too much thought, he took both their nipples in his mouth and began to suck on them. Their bodies were held close to him as he didn't stop the touch. His hands ran wild on them.
And it had been enough to push both of those girls over the edge. Eventually, both were lost in the pleasure they had been provided by feeling the touch of him.
When both had calmed down, they were ready for the fight.
"Eros!"
"Cross."
"Ares!"
And with that, they went into battle.
Damn, this went on way beyond that I would have guessed it would have been. But I am happy things went like this.
I was thinking about finishing it sooner but I just went on and the chapter just grew like this. Normally, I would have started a fight but then, this fic would have grown beyond I would have thought was good. I did use a lot from the LN in this because despite this chapter becoming one of the largest of this fic, I still see this as a major pain.
So a damn long chapter full of smuttiness. Don't worry though. Next chapter will be full of fights. I think that will be done in the summer.
But first, you got En Route to a better life to look forward to.
When I got that done, maybe, just very maybe, I can work on a BNHA fic. I'm not spoiling anything but for those who might know me. I'm a sucker on big brother, little brother dynamics.
Saluut.