Send Them Flying, Then Drop Them

 

Kou recalled the briefing from before the operation began.

He’d already explained the plan to the Round Table Army in advance. Voy was beside him.

In the small conference room, the pilots had gathered. Hyoue and Blue were there too.

「The enemy’s greatest assets are the Teutates. They’re strong enough that it took three of us—me, Hyoue-san, and a top-class mercenary—working together just to barely win against one.」

He played footage from their actual fight in the underground arena, Palaestra.

「It’s a weapon that resembles a Silhouette, but it isn’t one. Four arms, close-range built-in weaponry like concealed blades… and above all, an illegal-level super reaction that reads our movements, backed by the mobility to make it real. On top of that, its armor—like an Antique Silhouette’s—was manufactured to Interplanetary War-era standards. We took heavy casualties against them in the earlier campaign too.」

The pilots stared at the images, faces tight with focus.

「It doesn’t miss