Chapter 73: Tactical Exchange Meeting (4)

A 2nd-year student named □□□□, who is said to be a promising prospect in the Prefect Team, is moving with a group of new students among the Prefect Team members.

No, to be precise, it’s the squad I belong to, and I’m the squad leader, so it’s not that I’m mixed in, it’s that I’m leading them.

Of course, there are squads consisting only of new students in the Prefect Team.

It is a squad that is generally operated by a child who has received good evaluations from among the 2nd and 3rd graders, and the main purpose is to cultivate talent.

As all the 3rd graders were absent to maintain security in Gehenna while the tactical exchange meeting was held, there were cases where the squads were mixed up, but since I am a 2nd grader, that was not the case.

“Ugh…it’s far…”

“Squad leader?”

“Ah, sorry, juniors. It’s a sudden change of operation area, so you’re confused, right? It’s a bit far, but let’s all do our best.”

Yes, in preparation for the all-out war with the Justice Realization Committee at the end of the tactical exchange meeting,

all strategies and tactics were prepared in advance, and each squad leader was aware of them, so while we were waiting in the assigned area,

suddenly, almost all squads were given a bolt from the blue instruction to change the assigned area.

“I don’t know what they were thinking when they suddenly changed the operation area…”

“What can we do, it’s a matter decided after a meeting with Sensei, so there must be a reason.”

“Yeah, you said it well. What can we do…it’s Sensei, so he must have a thought…”

Thanks to that, the complaints of the squad members are gradually erupting, but still, they heard the story that it was an instruction after a meeting with Sensei, so they are all in the middle of understanding.

Sensei is still the person who is evaluated as the best in strategy and tactics in Kivotos, so everyone easily understands.

However, the unexpected happened when we arrived at the assigned area.

“What?! Justice Realization Committee?! Why are you here?!”

“Prefect Team? Did you mistake the formation? This is the assigned area that we were urgently informed of just a few hours ago…the all-out war hasn’t even started yet…”

A sudden encounter with the Justice Realization Committee, but even though the start time of the all-out war is not far away, the start time is definitely still.

Among my squad members, that is, new students, there were some juniors who had bad feelings towards Trinity, so as soon as they saw the Justice Realization Committee, they aimed their guns and a standoff occurred.

It is unlikely that the formation was wrong due to lack of communication between each other, because the executives of the Prefect Team and the Justice Realization Committee, and Sensei,

continued to coordinate, so if there was such an error, they would not have just passed it by.

-Beep!-

“Squad 2 has contacted the Justice Realization Committee. I also know that the assigned areas overlap with each other, what should we do?”

The sound coming from the radio in my pocket informs me that we are not the only ones experiencing this situation.

Then, I should think that this situation is intended by Sensei or the executives.

“Ugh…that…Justice Realization Committee?”

“Yes, it seems that you are also slowly noticing.”

“It seems that everyone else is in this situation besides us…let’s just keep a little distance from each other for now?”

“Let’s do that.”

Fortunately, it didn’t develop further from the standoff, and the new students who had bad feelings towards Trinity also agreed,

saying they understood, and started to keep their distance from each other and take their positions.

With only questions remaining in my head, time passed, and around the time the start time of the all-out war approached.

-Beep!, Static-

The Justice Realization Committee and our radios rang at the same time, and the same voice began to flow out in overlap.

It was Sensei’s voice.

“Sigh?”

“Be quiet…let’s be surprised after listening to the situation…”

“Ah, I’m sorry.”

I briefly scold the junior with an absurd expression and focus on the situation again.

I don’t understand the junior.

I’m also very embarrassed.

“….”

“…Prefect Team over there…?”

“Yes…”

“…It’s ruined.”

“It’s ruined…”

“Puhah…Sensei…have you done this a few times?”

“…Sora, it’s about time.”

“Yes, I can see it over there.”

Sensei’s shock declaration, the situation where those who were supposed to exist as asymmetric forces of each camp suddenly became enemies,

and the enemies who were supposed to fight each other in an all-out war suddenly transformed into allies, and the control of the executives was not yet fully delivered in this chaotic situation.

This situation was the biggest opportunity and the easiest situation to rampage for me and Hina now.

A little ahead, I can see the scene where the members of the Prefect Team and the Justice Realization Committee, who have not yet found us,

are struggling to stabilize by distributing each other’s roles in a hurry.

However, the two groups, who have not even melted into each other yet, have not even experienced proper cooperation,

and even the trust between each other is almost at rock bottom, so proper linkage was not achieved.

“Hina, I’ll go first.”

“Okay…um…it’s a bit like this to say…”

“Yes, I’ll go easy.”

The information about us has already been revealed, the number of troops and firepower is much greater than ours,

and although it is small, there are defensive facilities that can be used like a fortress for a while, so normally,

it is logical to ask if it is crazy to break through head-on and give up, but now they are not linked.

And…I feel like I can break through even if they are properly linked now.

“Phew…inhale…!”

One-on-many, it’s not my specialty.

It’s not a weapon with excellent firepower like the Prefect Team Leader, Hina’s Destroyer.

My weapon is an SRM that does not escape the limitations of a shotgun even if it has a large number of bullets, and a large-caliber revolver that someone might call a hipster.

It means that it is not such an efficient equipment for one-on-many.

And the opponent?

Right now, there are 4 squads located in this area alone.

Just breaking through here will take quite a bit of time.

I have experienced this kind of situation more than once or twice.

That’s why I had to think a lot to break through this situation by using what I can do, what is applied as an advantage to me.

Mystic, it may not be my own, but it is clear that there are not many people who can use it with will.

If I have to shoot and knock them down one by one anyway…I have to try to shorten that process as quickly as possible.

Mystic, focus on the mystic.

People who can use mystic directly mostly focus on bullets.

Because it’s stronger that way, because the effect is certain.

But the usage is not limited to that.

Mika did…and I do now.

I keep focusing on the mystic.

The place where I focus is not bullets, and I don’t particularly create a barrage.

“It’s not…familiar yet…”

Eyes, focus the mystic on the eyes.

The world slows down.

I also seem to be slow.

Everything seems slow.

I shouldn’t even be slow.

So I focus the mystic on one more place.

Nervous system, an organ that gives and transmits commands to move my body.

Only I start to move normally in the slowed down world.

Interestingly, my body seems to be able to keep up with this speed even if it doesn’t receive the power of mystic…no, it may already be under the influence of mystic, but I don’t have to concentrate on it.

So…

-Bang!-

“Ugh?!”

“I’m sorry…!”

My body is shot forward.

The roar is heard belatedly.

Even in the midst of confusion, a member of the Prefect Team who prioritized vigilance was grabbed by the neck and thrown to the ground.

He collapses, leaving only the last words before consciousness is cut off.

A brief noise appeared on the fallen Prefect Team member’s halo, and the light quickly went out.

“What…what?! Ugh…Yumetsu, ugh…”

-Bang, bang!-

The Prefect Team, which prioritized security, was a guard group, and inside the outpost, a 1st-year Prefect Team member who seemed to be a sub-shooter next to me came into view.

It’s obvious that it will be annoying if I leave it alone.

Anyway, as it is a frontal breakthrough, the joint attack of the Prefect Team and the Justice Realization Committee will soon rush to me,

but it is also an effective strategy to prevent accurate situations from being passed on to the enemy in such a surprise attack.

Therefore, before the sub-shooter Prefect Team member even finished speaking, I approached and put two 12-gauge bullets of SRM into his solar plexus twice.

“What! What’s going on! Is it an attack?! Everyone get your weapons!”

“Hey, we haven’t even divided the roles yet, if you heard it wrong, I won’t forgive you!”

Still unable to fully judge the situation, the members of the Justice Realization Committee and the Prefect Team, consisting of two members each, were approaching the outpost where I had infiltrated.

What I hear is beyond the wall, now, this speed is not fully adapted, but if it’s just wielding this power, I can do it enough.

The footsteps approaching me get closer and closer.

The sound coming from beyond the wall was now really separated by only one wall.

Now is the best opportunity.

In order to exert faster and stronger force than the speed I just made, I concentrate the mystic on my legs as well.

The posture is to hold the wings forward like a shield, imitating the appearance of a knight rushing with a lance in the Middle Ages.

My head is dizzy and my brain seems to melt and it hurts as if it will break, as if I drank strong alcohol.

Excessive use of mystic, it’s the first phenomenon I’ve experienced, but like an instinct, the cause of this naturally comes to mind.

It’s not about strengthening the whole body evenly, it’s 3 times the amount of mystic I use to strengthen my body, concentrating on each part of the body, so even if you just think about simple calculations.

It’s a natural phenomenon, if it’s natural.

But soon, my body adapts as if this amount of mystic is okay, and no more headaches disappear from my head.

-Bang!-

“Kyaak?!”

“Wha…what?!”

When the headache is over, the action I will do afterwards is decided.

In that state, I rush towards the wall as if exploding the mystic of my legs.

It may not be my maximum speed, maximum power, as it was a forced charge in the narrow space of the outpost,

but the leg power that has already been strengthened as much as possible with mystic was enough to easily break down the wall of the outpost.

Two of the four enemies who were separated by only one wall are retired at once.

One was directly exposed to my charge and was blown away, and the other was crushed by the debris and fainted.

What should I do…coincidentally, both of the fallen were members of the Prefect Team…

and the remaining two who are still conscious are all members of the Justice Realization Committee…and they seem to be 2nd-grade seniors.

“So…ra?”

Unfortunately…I didn’t have the time to be lenient with these two.

-Bang! Bang!-

I use the speed that I’m finally starting to get used to and grab the backs of the two seniors.

I sequentially put one 12-gauge buckshot in the back of each head.

“Eh…where did…”

“How…?”

I’m slowly getting used to it, but even if I get used to it, this speed probably won’t be something I can fully handle.

And that’s why the two seniors in front of me couldn’t even see me grabbing the back properly, and only after the buckshot was put in the back of their heads did they realize what happened.

This speed can definitely be a weapon…

-Bang! Rattle!-

“Shoot! It’s Yumetsubasa Sora!”

“Ugh…I didn’t want to fight Sora as an enemy!!!”

The members of the Prefect Team and the Justice Realization Committee, who were in place between the small window gaps and the rooftop of each building,

and the installed shelters, appeared and began to pour out the firepower of each weapon to me.

Before, I would have blocked each one with my wings as a shield and dealt with them, but now the bullets flying towards me look so slow that I can see them with the naked eye.

However, I won’t be able to avoid all the bullets that are so densely spread.

Probably, the time it takes to avoid it will not match the unit price in the consumption of mystic, which is still being burned in real time and gives me strength.

I haven’t adapted to this fighting method yet, but I think I know what to do.

-Click-

In the slowed down world, I quickly turn the cylinder of the SRM and replace the magazine with a tubular magazine containing slug rounds.

I release the mystic that was concentrated on my legs and secure leeway.

The amount of leeway secured in that way is immediately consumed.

I concentrate the same amount of mystic as when I use the revolver, Daedalus, on all 8 slug rounds inside the tubular magazine.

-Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!-

Even though it slowed down, it’s still a bullet, and when the 4th bullet hit the shield I put forward to defend against the bullets heading towards me, a total of 8 flames were already spewed from my SRM.

One shot each to all the enemies in the narrow window frames, shelters, and rooftops.

There is no need to shoot bullets through the window frames.

There is no need to wait for the personnel hiding on the rooftop and the personnel hiding in the shelter to stick their heads out.

In an instant, 8 slug rounds that left the SRM brilliantly suppressed 8 people.

The shelters, the walls with window frames, and the rooftops that use the floor and roof as shields were all penetrated, leaving a red flash of slug rounds.

In an instant, all the halos that were barely visible went out.

However, the bullets that they shot before they fell did not disappear, so for a moment, I, who was the target of concentrated firepower, had to be hit by lead bullets all over my body.

Most of them were blocked by the shield of wings, so there was no big blow, and it was the moment when I was about to walk into the building without any problems.

“…Wow…as expected, you’re amazing…”

“…I’m sorry, but I surrender…”

Loss of will, morale is always important in such a fight.

That’s why I tried to show a splendid and overwhelming appearance to break their morale if possible…and it seems to have worked quite well.

Otherwise, the Prefect Team member and the Justice Realization Committee senior, who seemed to be the respective squad leaders in front of me,

would not have started approaching me with their weapons discarded and their hands raised.

“It’s nice that you’re quick to talk. You worked hard, please go to the joint medical headquarters and rest.”

It’s not a tactic, it’s a real expression of surrender, and the remaining troops behind them slowly raised their hands and followed their respective squad leaders.

Since they have already surrendered, there is no reason for me to touch them any more, so I guide them to the joint medical headquarters and find the next place to attack.

What, the tactical exchange meeting is still long, isn’t it?

It will be suitable to stretch my body after a long time.