Command Chapter 6: Floating City
Though I made my imagination run around about the relationship between the female commander and me, nothing floated which I could say “this is it”. But I have a hunch that it was not simply between a superior office and of a subordinate.
『……You didn’t forget anything?』
[Yes, I properly remembered things. My buddy……is fine, and she received help from others.]
Masquerade was supported by other two Aircross, and returned to the stronghold.
At that time, I first ascertained from where did I sortie from and what kind of place I fought at.
[An island……is floating in the sky?]
『Yes, that’s right. In this world, using the same principle with the Aircross, every land is floating in the sky.』
As expected of the shinigami girl, it looked like she was familiar with the world after I reincarnated. If that was what she said, then I could believe that without hesitation.
「All lands are floating……then, I wonder what happens if I fall.」
『At the far bottom, a chaotic ocean spreads out. Though it’s not limited to dying, I feel that you won’t survive. But, if you happen to meet upon a dimension distortion, before reaching the chaotic ocean, it seems like you’ll be dropped off at a different coordinate. Anyway, there are a lot of dangerous things downwards.』
Looking as far as I can from this height, there was only the deep blue sky which spread out. If the alt.i.tude became higher, was it connected to the atmospheric pressure, clouds manifested.
Before long the color of the sunray was dyed by c.u.mulonimbus clouds, and changed to the orange sunset.
The surface of the island that I was in became a stronghold, and under that was a city. Inside the limited surface of the island, while being densely packed, a considerable number of people lived.
[Enemies came, and attacked that place. And we are, the soldiers who protect this island.]
『Although now it was like that, you’re not limited to be always doing that. Although you were reincarnated in this kind of place, you’re not required to conform to things, I think it’s fine for you to live the way that you want. 』
[Yeah, I guess you’re right. For now, my new life will start in this island huh.]
『Yes. Well then, later.』
The communication stopped, and this time I heard a different voice. When I thought that it couldn’t display the original communication, it was easily displayed in the monitor who was speaking.
(Captain Satella Belfol. She has the same surname as me……wh,what does this mean?)
『What are you doing, I know that you’re moving using your magic power, so it’s fine to return soon. Well, I guess I have no need to worry if it’s your magic capacity.』
「Ah……u,umm. What kind, of relationship did we have?」
While keeping on wondering, I wanted to know immediately so I asked. Then she clearly trembled.
『Wha……though you should not have been hit, so you’re memory was impaired……you were also strange when you were going to sortie. I’m saying this so that you’ll become aware, I’m your elder sister. 』
[Elder sister……Ne,nee-san!? You are!?]
『That’s right……calm down, the battle is over. Thanks to you, this city has been protected. If we think about your Shoot Down Count, it’s appropriate for you to be called a hero on your first battle. To have a little brother like you, I feel proud. 』
「Y,yes……thank you very much, Nee-san.」
『Yeah. Somehow your way of thinking became more polite than the time when you were a kid, I guess you studied under a good teacher at the Military School. Now, hurry and return here.』
Though she seemed to still want to talk about something, Satella-san cut the communication there.
[Nee-san……huh.]
Did I become a good 『younger brother』――was what I was thinking, but with our current conversation it appeared there wasn’t any problem.
『What are you grinning about, did having an elder sister make you that happy?』
「W,well……how do I say this, it isn’t a bad thing.」
『Even though you seemed to look so happy. You, were a single child, so you wanted a sibling. Isn’t it nice.』
「……Somehow, after coming here, don’t you seem more like a human?」
『……I don’t think that’s the case. But if that’s what you think, then perhaps that’s true.』
The person who understood me, was the shinigami who became my supporter, and she always hijacks the communication to talk to me. Thanks to that, I didn’t feel any uneasiness with regards to reincarnating.
After entering the Aircross to the maintenance dock, Delta 2――my buddy’s Aircross was transported to the repair lane, and the maintenance people gathered there, and earnestly removed the damaged and torn Aircross.
「What should we do, it’s already burnt off……」
[Wait, there’s not spares for the new parts. We can somehow let it boot up by Attach and Detach Installation.]
「Onii-chan, even if you say that, it doesn’t respond at all……ah, Second Lieutenant Yuuki! I’m glad, it looks you don’t have injuries!」
「There’s some on my hair. Wait it’s not the right time to say that. You can’t take off the Aircross?」
The Aircross, was similar to a power suit which covered the body of the pa.s.senger. Magical Power was used for motive power, and Attach and Detach Installation was making that flow stop by bombing it.
「Yuuki, so you have knowledge about maintenance?」
The name of the youth that was calling me, I didn’t know――then, at that moment I noticed.
By only directly seeing a person’s face with my own eyes, I could perceive what kind of person he was.
About these two maintenance soldier siblings, the elder brother’s name was Gai Macloid. The little sister’s name was Elin Macloid. Gai had golden short hair and had the impression of being a man of gentle manners, Elin had long red hair which was braided. She was an adorable girl because of her small build. Their ages, were probably in their teens.
(I have the power to manage the world, so it was natural to be able to a.n.a.lyze about this much. At any rate it’s convenient.)
[U,umm, Second Lieutenant Yuuki, the battle has just ended, so you’re probably still stimulated right. If it’s fine with you, how about we take a rest……]
Erin said that and the moment she somehow touched me――
>a.n.a.lyzing Personal Data……Finished
>Reading the Behavior Controlling Command (Script)……Finished.
>It is now possible to a.n.a.lyze the Behavioral Pattern of 『Elin』
(Wh, what……? The moment she touched me, something……)
Similar to the character which was shown to me in the monitor inside the Aircross, it suddenly emerged inside my mind.
[Ah……I,I’m sorry, for accidentally touching you. I’ve dirtied Second Lieutenant’s clothes right……]
[Wha……th,that’s not true. I was only surprised you know.]
Elin showed a very apologetic face. More than taking offence from my att.i.tude, it appeared that she felt bad about the act of somehow touching me.
[Yuuki, nevermind that it’s about Masquerade. If your partner doesn’t get out faster.]
[Y,yeah. Is it fine if I touch it for a bit.]
By touching a person, it was possible to a.n.a.lyze that person’s behavioral pattern――I was astonished by that fact itself. I thought that I could only a.n.a.lyze machines.
――Then, an outrageous thing entered my head.
The shinigami girl said this――that she gave me the ability of 『a.n.a.lyze』 and 『Memorize』.
In other words, by a.n.a.lyzing Elin’s Behavioral Pattern, perhaps I could memorize inside my head, a new Controlling Command (Command) that she has.