Published at 7th of December 2020 09:30:57 PM
Chapter 99
Accelerating Dream]
A thin lightning bolt that stretched out like root, expanding as if encircling General Kisaragi, flashing repeatedly . Due to the electric discharge phenomenon, he instantly dominated the place .
At the same time, the nickname given to General Kisaragi floated in Tsurugi’s head .
—— Thunder God
If Midou Ryuusui was the Wind God, Kisaragi Mongai was the Thunder God . One of the best pair ever formed .
The man with the highest authority among the Seven Generals of the Self-Defense Forces . Tsurugi was, of course, knew his strength well .
Right now, he was about to have a fight with such a man, so Tsurugi was feeling unreasonable at the situation .
However, he had no fear . He didn’t self-reflect, and he had no regret either .
There was only anger .
Protecting this girl shouldn’t be a wrong thing . If protecting a lone girl is a sin, this world itself is wrong .
Spitting so inside himself, Tsurugi glared at General Kisaragi who was wrapped in flashes of lightning .
“With force – so you said, right?”
“Ahh, that’s right . ”
The atmosphere was different from the mock battle they had several times before . There was a distinct killing intent . The battle was probably unavoidable .
While checking the men in white coat who were lingering around, Tsurugi once again looked at Aika on his shoulder .
Her rough breathing had returned to normal, but there seemed to be no sign of her awakening .
He thought about it .
It will be difficult to fight while carrying Aika . However, if this girl is an important research subject for the Self-Defense Forces, she herself wouldn’t be attacked .
Having concluded so, Tsurugi immediately changed his thought .
The opponent is the Thunder God, Kisaragi Mongui . I wonder if it isn’t possible for him to skillfully handle his ability to attack only his target . No, there’s no way he can’t .
And no matter how strong my ability is, if I received direct hit repeatedly, I won’t be able to stand it .
There is no choice but to escape here .
Having decided so, Tsurugi said,
“Please do it if you can!”
He rejected the contact between the ground and his feet in a recoiling manner . At the same time, he rejected the gravity on himself and moved to the door at once as he was bursting out .
Immediately after, a flash of lightning fell on the place where Tsurugi was standing, crushing the ground .
The thunder that fell on the ground headed for Tsurugi from the crushed floor as if it was bouncing .
And just before it hit the back of his head, he changed his his trajectory, and then it hit the wall .
Tsurugi ran while carrying Aika .
As long as he was carrying her, he couldn’t get pass obstacle . He couldn’t reject the interference at other people .
He kicked open the half-open door and headed for the exit .
However, General Kisaragi who appeared after crushing the wall with a bang, blocked Tsurugi’s path .
“Tsk!”
Tsurugi promptly changed course . He hugged Aika with both arms, kicked the ground with a bang, and threw his body with his back to the windowpane .
The other side of the windowpane was a shrubbery . After landing there, Tsurugi began running immediately .
“This is Kisaragi, send support right now! Midou Tsurugi kidnapped Yumesaki Aika and escaped!”
Hearing such voice from behind, Tsurugi realized that he couldn’t go back .
In this case, perhaps I will be dismissed if I’m caught, huh . Or else will I receive a heavier punishment? Or I might just be removed from the escort duty and sent to a rural area .
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Regardless, I had no intention to get caught at all . At least, I have to get this girl to a safe place .
Tsurugi continued to dash with such enthusiasm .
But where should I escape to? Tsurugi spun his brain at full speed, thinking .
Now that he had turned General Kisaragi into an enemy, he had no ally to rely on . Even under normal circumstances, Saint Celia was an away city for Tsurugi . (TN : As in home-and-away)
Even if he wanted to go out of the city, the distance was too far . He would probably get caught in the meantime .
‘The city of Saint Celia itself is like the headquarters of the Self-Defense Forces . ’
Tsurugi remembered the words he said .
Then, turning it around, on the contrary, it might be better to go to the city center .
If it’s in the city center, General Kisaragi wouldn’t be able to use his flashy power . If the citizens suffered damage due to the internal trouble, there will be a fuss about them losing credibility .
The support that would come directly will also be forced to be discreet in the city center . Because they can’t let civilians be aware of this .
In Saint Celia, which advocates safety and peace, they wanted to avoid the commotion that made civilians uneasy .
“Hah… hah…” Tsurugi ran .
He checked behind, but General Kisaragi wasn’t following him .
However, Tsurugi knew that General Kisaragi could move at high speed using electric conductors . What was not visible by sight was not the advantage for Tsurugi, but the advantage for General Kisaragi .
If he wanted to, he would be able to close this distance in an instant .
Having thought about it, Tsurugi avoided going straight ahead, and slipped into the alley of the residential area near the base .
His speed was several times faster due to him rejecting the gravity . It extended his steps distance, making him like springing up in the narrow road, toward the city center .
He didn’t cancel the sensing ability hanging around himself . There were different types of sensing ability, but if he rejects the interference, it will be traced backwards from that point and his position will be determined .
This was the weak point of Tsurugi’s interference rejection ‘Master Cancel’ .
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However, even if he was detected, there was no problem as long as he wasn’t caught .
The relay of the sensing ability user is late by one tempo from the movement of Tsurugi even if he is actually followed . Taking advantage of that, Tsurugi chose a complicated path .
But, after passing through the alley, Tsurugi was surrounded by white military uniforms . They had already anticipating him .
“Wh…! Dammit!”
Tsurugi suddenly stopped in place by rejecting propulsion, inertia, and friction .
And when he tried to turn around and retrace his steps, he realized it .
A microchip was embedded in Aika’s body .
As long as it exists, Aika’s position would always be leaked by GPS . In other words, escape was meaningless .
Tsurugi’s thought stopped for a moment . The SDF behind him, the most suitable platoon for suppressing the Lieutenant General Tsurugi moved .
*Grit* Clenching his teeth, he moved his gaze .
At that time, a voice echoed from the end of the alley where he came out .
“Do you understand what you are doing? Midou Tsurugi . ” The owner of the voice was Kisarage Mengai .
He appeared from the inside of the alley and slowly narrowed his distance with Tsurugi .
Tsurugi backed off while carrying Aika in his arms .
Then, Tsurugi was driven to a completely surrounded main road with no escape .
“You are the one who abandoned the discussion, General Kisaragi!”
“Discussion you say? It’s already a problem even before that . ”
*Grit* Clenching his teeth, Tsurugi glared at General Kisaragi who was now completely out of the alley .
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The situation was overwhelmingly disadvantageous .
In addition to General Kisaragi, there were over 40 white military uniforms that could be seen just by looking around once .
However, even in this situation where there was not a tiny chance of winning, Tsurugi’s willpower, or rather his anger was further fostered .
“The reason there are many evil organization forces hostiles to Self-Defense Forces are probably because there are problems with such aspect of it…
Unreasonableness in the name of justice, inequality in the name of order…!”
General Kisaragi frowned at Tsurugi’s monologue .
“What…?”
“General Kisaragi… Certainly, I want to take revenge . Considering all that, there are many things such as this that I can’t forgive, I can’t agree with a justice that stand atop of sacrifices . Is that because I’m still young?”
“That’s right . Both Ryuusui and I… Had to give up on justice that protects everything . It’s the path that everyone goes through . Therefore, justice that protects the majority is realized! There is no such thing as a world where no one suffers!”
“I understand that . But… if it results in one just acting without thinking… I don’t want to be like that .
What I wanted to be… is a selfish hero who rejects all reality and fetters, and stands there . ”
I still long for Kazuto of those days .
Tsurugi closed his eyes, and thought to himself .
“…Isn’t that just a fantasy?”
“You’re right… It’s as you said . ”
Tsurugi laid Aika on the ground and removed the badge of the military uniform he wore .
Then he folded the military uniform he took off and put it before him, and gently put the badge on it .
His white shirt fluttered in the wind, Tsurugi stood up .
“Tsurugi, you…”
“That’s exactly why I’ll force my way through here . Back away, Kisaragi Mongui . ”