The Knight of the Vow

 

Unit 5 and the Aimer-dedicated Worker—after mounting 【Round Table】 onto the catapult—leapt aboard the returning Thunderstorm II and launched again without delay.

The Thunderstorm II carrying Unit 5 climbed high into the sky. No enemy remained who could even fire anti-air at them anymore; they were too busy scrambling to respond to the approaching Trireme forces.

Meanwhile, the Thunderstorm II carrying the Aimer-dedicated Worker flew at an altitude so low it practically skimmed the sea.

「Merlin. It’s finally your turn. And no tea—absolutely forbidden!」

「I would scald myself, after all. I’ve already taken motion-sickness meds, and the injections to numb the semicircular canals and vestibular organs are done.」

Inside the cockpit—Abel was sitting in 【Round Table】.

「Wait, Merlin. You’re rotating with it too!?」

Kou’s voice came over the comms, frantic. Rotating together with the central axis was wildly dangerous.

「It’s necessary. Look—seatbelt, secured like this. This hood is made of high-G material.」

Abel had lashed himself to the