Forbidden Move part 2

 

The Holy Grail.

A metaphor: something that exists, yet cannot be reached. A path whose very method is unknown.

Among the Knights of the Round Table, only Galahad was said to have been able to obtain it.

「When I first met Flack—back when he was just a mechanic—he’d only just turned thirteen, hadn’t he? You’ve become dependable.」

Flack and his sister Marl had become Kou’s comrades since before Stormhound had merged with Metal Iris; Kou’s history with them was as long as with the oldest human veterans of Metal Iris.

Flack had even accompanied them to Planet Libya. Now, he could be called a battle-hardened warrior.

「As for the Holy Grail, the final trump card has been delivered in time. Thunderstorm II is transporting it. It will reach Galahad at the front line without fail.」

「A final trump card? What’s that? I haven’t heard anything.」

「A trump card for the people of Planet Asia to seize victory.