[Code Geass] Irregular 266

Chapter 266 – 265. The Glass Garden

“What is this…”

Odysseus, who was staring at the screen in Daejeon, said to himself with a blank expression. Lelouch, who was watching from the side, managed to hold back the surge of emotion inside him. He had to pretend that he and Woojin were now enemies. If he had come this far anyway, it would have been difficult to meet Woo-jin in person.

On the screen, I saw Suzaku’s Takemikazuchi attacking Asura. The battle was a gem disease, but Lelouch, who had a high eye for seeing countless battles, could tell at a glance. That he is barely catching up.

“If it wasn’t for the Britannia army’s support fire, it would have been a big problem.”
“The Black Knights Ace is also great. The opponent is even more amazing.”
“It is an unreasonable being in war or battle.”
“Still, invading a large army alone is tantamount to suicide.”

Odysseus answered Lelouch’s words. Lelouch nodded his head. No matter how long Ujin flies, even if Asura is an out-of-standard machine, in the end, it is Earthlings who make it. If you look at the example right away, the outer skeletons of Takemikazuchi and Asura are made of the same material. Takemikazuchi’s armor is shattered with a single hit from the Hadron Cannon. The same goes for Asura.

Of course, there may be barriers, but in the end, they are man-made. Britannia’s army was still so numerous that even though Ugin had succeeded in detonating so many, it was not obvious.

‘Is this a superpower?’

Lelouch let out a sigh of relief. Against such a large army, no matter how ingenious a strategy may be, if there is even one mediocre commander who manages the army according to the rules, the Black Knights are sure to lose. He was capable of military force where strategy would be useless. Woo-jin, who is fighting right now, must be the same. There were more Nightmare floating in the sky than the Nightmare that had been broken so far, and there were more Nightmare waiting on the ground that could not sortie due to lack of space than the Nightmare floating in the sky. The Britannia army was fully prepared for various surface-to-air batteries.

“It’s a wailing wall for me.”
“It’s the same from our point of view. How many troops can’t catch one.”
“It’s only a matter of time before we get caught, right?”
“Now you’ll get caught.”
“What?”

Lelouch was shocked inside by Odysseus’ words. Should not be caught It is urgent to make Woo-jin run away. It is true that the body of the empress should be destroyed, but Woojin’s survival is more important than that.

“How?”
“The troops here right now are just soldiers protecting Pendragon in Britannia.”
“That means…”
“Reinforcements are coming from other regions.”

Odysseus smiled. Lelouch’s face hidden behind the mask turned white. Just looking at the number of Nightmare here now, the number is beyond imagination. Japan didn’t know if it would have to surrender immediately if it attacked the Nightmare here.

“We have 27 armies of this size.”
“…Right.”

They did a really good job of signing a peace treaty. Certainly, Odysseus did not seem to like war. Looking at it now, I couldn’t help but think that the conditions requested by Britannia for the peace agreement might not be so great from Britannia’s point of view. If we conclude a peace treaty under these conditions and return home, the dissatisfaction of the Japanese will skyrocket. People who didn’t know about Britannia’s potential would say that, but it was impossible to understand without experiencing it firsthand.

“It will be surrounded very naturally. He.”
“It is fortunate that a peace treaty was signed.”

Lelouch was troubled. Would it be a good idea to cast Gears on Odysseus here? The problem is, the emperor isn’t dead yet. If Ugin’s plan fails and the emperor is freed, he didn’t know if casting Gears on Odysseus would be a good choice.

‘If so, then I…’

Lelouch thought to himself. If Woo-jin fails, his turn will be next. It’s something he’s been determined to do since he received Gears from C.C.

The only people who are prepared to shoot are those who are prepared to be shot.

ㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ

[Get out of there.]
“Yes? Is it still worth doing?”

I replied to Rakshata’s opinion, flying above the rushing Takemikazuchi and talking via communication. There were definitely times when I had to move so hecticly, but now I was able to move with a bit of leeway, as if I had gotten used to it.

[Isn’t the battle relaxed right now?]
“Yes. I think I’ve gotten used to it. With a little more, I think it will be possible to move towards the goal.”
[It’s a trap. The reinforcements that kept coming from the imperial palace suddenly stopped. It seems to be giving hope on purpose.]
“To make me think I might win?”
[Okay. An army the size of the one in Pendragon right now is under siege from three directions. All defenses except Pendragon.]

I was taken aback by Rakshata’s words. Is it Britannia’s army from somewhere else? Asura wasn’t tired, but I was a little tired. It had already been over 40 minutes of fighting. No matter how superhuman it is, the bonus stats are now collected in a huge amount, but these bonus stats can’t be used right now. Because the plan is about to end. If a peace agreement was reached anyway, it might become impossible to easily obtain experience points anymore.

Better to avoid. But that’s not the problem.

“If we retreat now, there may be no more options.”
[Still, my life comes first. If you die, everything is useless. Know?]
“That’s right, but no.”
[That’s right, but which country do you mean it’s not?]

I laughed at Rakshatha’s criticism. Rakshata does not know my plan, nor does the Emperor’s plan. It’s just a sword breaker’s strategy, so I just followed it. Only then can Asura’s battle data be collected. There was no need to talk to Rakshata at all. I thought that this might cause a conflict with Rakshata, but this is unavoidable.

“It is an operation that must succeed unconditionally for the sake of the future.”
[…Why did you do such an important thing today?]
“So Japan and the Commonwealth of China are not in danger.”
[Hmm… There is only one way.]

While listening to Rakshata’s communication, he moved frantically. Beam weapons flying from all directions were certainly dangerous. Thanks to the nuclear fusion reactor, it was possible to maintain the radiation wave barrier continuously, so it’s a shame, otherwise Asura could have only been left in the cockpit by now. No matter how much the radiation wave barrier is, it can’t block the hadron cannon that hit it directly. However, since it was possible to deflect it sufficiently in case of deflecting, so far there has not been a single big blow to Asura.

[Self-destruct!]
“Then I’ll die with you, you crazy bitch!”

I shouted at Rakshata’s words. I haven’t been able to do the next one with Yuffie yet, but I couldn’t die. What to do Do you really want to just run away? Maybe later somehow? Anyway, the Emperor is in a state of confinement, and Empress Marianne is taken with me. Wouldn’t that be better? If you die of old age anyway, what will the next generation know? If you live with Anya like this, isn’t that the end? No, then the contract for C.C. Would be broken. I couldn’t leave it like that. After C.C judged that the contract was broken, he could have left us and produced other victims.

That’s not all.

[The nuclear fusion reactor is not dangerous even if it self-destructs.]
“What’s not dangerous! You think I don’t know!?”

I got angry again at Rakshata’s words. I saw Freyja’s insane destructive power in the original work. It was Freya who blew up the Tokyo concession and also blew up Pendragon. The Freyja I used for Pendragon was stronger than in the Tokyo Concession, but even if the fusion reactor on Asura now turns off the Tokyo Concession, not only me but also Lelouch, Shinkue, Jang Li-hwa, and Kaguya will all die. What I’ve done so far is going to be useless.

As I screamed, I heard Rakshatha’s sighs. She was looking at me pathetically.

[What you’re talking about is when it was designed as a bomb. Don’t you know the difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?]
“…”

Hmm. Did I misunderstand something? Suddenly, I felt a rush of embarrassment. Even though no one was watching, his face turned red.

[Since only a very small amount of sakuradite is extracted and used when the nuclear fusion reactor is in operation, even if it self-destructs, the explosive power of the liquefied sakuradite is not exerted. The sakuradite in the nuclear fusion reactor turns into plasma and cools down, but does not explode. You stupid kid.]
“…So you’re saying it’s safe to self-destruct?”

I’ve become polite Again, I wrote a compliment. Is this why you shouldn’t be stupid?

[Is self-destruction safe? Let me ask you one thing, you. Can you escape on your own without Nightmare?]

It was Rakshatha’s question. I quickly checked my personal equipment. It was all in my body just as Naomi had made it. When I am doing something that I do not know how to do, I unconditionally pack it in my body and move. If you are really unlucky and fall on a deserted island, shouldn’t you be able to survive?

“Yes. I think that would be better.”
[Then, the best way is to charge into the pendragon while defending the chest somehow.]

Rakshatha’s words. This is a bit hard to agree with. Because the enemy’s defense line was incredibly thick. There wasn’t really much damage, but it was impossible to break through that defense line. If you add a little exaggeration, even if they fire just one shot, the sky would be covered. Avoiding is not the answer. It flew intermittently because he was fighting Suzaku now, so if he made up his mind and attacked him, Suzaku would have no choice but to be hit with the concentration of firepower.

[There is no other way. Are there other means?]
“Um…”

I quickly thought about it. The most important thing is to go inside anyway and get rid of Empress Marianne’s body. As long as this operation was over, there was no need to ride Asura from then on. Since a peace treaty will be held anyway, it will be difficult for war to happen easily. When I woke up, there were only local battles in the Middle East or the Third World, and then it was clear that there would be no need for Nightmare, although I would fight on request. In Sword Breaker, there were already many characters other than me who had to control Nightmare.

Asura’s formal maneuver is unknown to Rakshata, but in fact it ends here.

“I do.”

While talking to Rakshata, I flew up into the sky to avoid Szak attacking him. Three pairs of energy wings snapped. This time, I aimed Excalibur in a straight line with Pendragon. It’s a beam weapon anyway. You might be mistaken for a giant beam sword, but it’s not. There was no need to make it look like a sword by shooting thinly at one point like before. All you want is a big hole. And high speed.

[Do you have communication equipment?]
“Yes. Don’t worry. I will run into the sewers.”
[There may be water pipes, but is there a sewer system?]
“…”

He’s a player who really gets motivated. I didn’t bother to answer Rakshata’s words. In just a little while, a siege will be formed. Then now is the best timing. Because there’s only going to be bad things left anyway. It was good to start before it got worse.

“Are you leaving?”
[Because I’ve accumulated enough battle data. I recorded everything, so if you die, I’ll play how you died at the funeral home.]
“Thank you very much for that.”

Laughing at Rakshata’s words, I pulled the throttle. Suzaku’s Hadron Blaster licked past me in my place. Fighting Takemikazuchi and taking advantage of the gap proved impossible. Now there are only dogs!

“Ceeeee!”

From the tip of Excalibur’s sword, a red light of destruction was fired at a much thicker thickness than when it was first used. It was the light that penetrated the center of Britannia’s Nightmare Corps, which looked like grasshoppers.