Chapter 70 – Attack Battle
Karen.
Carlyle watched over her for a short time, and she was a cute young lady with a fresh feeling. Even if she pretends to be calm on the outside, she can’t help but be young after all.
She joked about Natsuo a bit, and then her face immediately turned naive and serious. Watching from her side, she just laughed out of pity for nothing.
··· She has a nice young lady as her partner.
After seeing this for myself, I felt that she was a really lucky guy. At this point, she is to the point of jealousy as a man.
‘Why do I not have a childhood friend?’
It was the moment Carlyle was suddenly thinking about that.
“…Netoru?”
Karen looked behind her with her hard face and she said the name of a man. Carlyle, who was next to her, tilted her head. Because Karen’s mood suddenly changed.
She had a somewhat restless face. I’m so nervous that I don’t even know where to put my eyes.
Carlyle, who was watching the scene incredulously, stared blankly at her man who had just appeared.
‘······Hmm.’
Dull blonde hair and tanned skin. Even so, she was a man with a well-organized atmosphere and a rather strong body. Even at first glance, her presence is different from the little ones commonly seen in her unit.
…Could that guy be Karen’s coupling partner?
“…That, what’s going on?”
“What is going on? It’s operation briefing time soon.”
“···Ah. Has it already been that time?”
At her man’s point, Karen frantically pretended to check the time. Even so, she tries to smile awkwardly and looks at her man’s eyes.
Carlyle, who was watching her from the side, narrowed her brows. What is this The atmosphere of the young lady, who had been confident until just now, had changed so much.
“… Depending on today, it really isn’t like you.”
“Is that so? Sorry.”
Now even her face was blushing. There was an unusual air current flowing between the two of them, who couldn’t even make eye contact secretly and were ashamed.
‘This isn’t good.’
Watching the relationship between the two beside her, Carlyle felt her chest feel quite uncomfortable.
That’s why Carlisle, who was paying attention between the two, intervened in the conversation.
“It’s big… Are you Karen’s coupling partner?”
“Now, wait a minute… Mr. Carlyle? This guy is now my coupling partner…”
Karen dried her by the hem, but Carlyle didn’t stop. A man named Netoru finally looked at Carlisle as if recognizing her.
“So, are you the pilot who applied this time?”
“Well, of course, right? There’s no way an outsider would suddenly enter the unit.”
“Name is?”
“Carlyle. I’m from Unit 391.”
After introducing himself, Carlisle casually held out his hand. Netoru stared at Carlyle’s hand for a moment and accepted it with a smile.
─Gwakdeuk
Power goes into the grip. Carlyle lifted her head slightly to examine Netoru’s complexion. He is still calm without any sign of embarrassment or anger.
I’m just quietly responding to the prank.
He’s also not an easy opponent. How many people would take such an absurd prank for granted?
In that state, Carlyle smiled brightly.
I would like to find out more about the relationship between the two people, but if an outsider intervenes clumsily here, it will only make the situation worse.
‘…I hope it’s not like what I think.’
Only Carlyle quietly clicked his tongue inwardly.
2.
Lien’s operation briefing soon began.
Currently, there is no such thing as a sortie because there is no coupling partner, but it was natural for Karen to listen to Lien’s briefing as a member of Unit 393.
“…The operation will begin immediately at dawn tomorrow morning.”
It is an urgent situation where every second is precious.
Even at this moment, through the underground passage made by the monster called Death Worm, the bugs were constantly coming up to the ground and building camps.
This was a very threatening situation.
In the present era, what humans have outweighed in their battle against the bugs was information. The moment the bugs enter the observation area, the desired type of battle is possible with the overwhelming superiority of information.
The reason why we have been able to prevent attacks from bugs over the past few years is because we have thoroughly defended ourselves with the superiority of this information. But now the situation was reversed.
In the realm of humans, bugs take the defense.
This was something that should never have happened.
Should I say that the basic policy has gone wrong?
In addition, the underground passage made by the Death Worm was also a big problem.
As fast as they grow, the lifespan of bugs is extremely short. That’s why, in the worst case, it could lead to a long-term battle, and if you somehow prevent the addition of reinforcements, you could aim for natural extinction.
However, if troops were added to avoid observation underground in this way, how could they not go out to intercept to cut off the reinforcements separately.
In the current situation, even the Ents in charge of supplying with harsh words could not be annihilated. However, there is no time to find out where the underground passage begins now.
“…To date, the total number of bugs observed is 694. Among them, a significant number of Spiders have already taken the high ground and are ready to fire.”
Rien floated the map in the air. Detailed terrain information was displayed, revealing hills dotted with red dots tagged as Spider.
Unlike the members of Unit 393, who were already aware of the situation, the pilots from other units began to harden their expressions.
The number of bugs that were more than expected was also a problem,
The biggest problem was that the bugs were already fully prepared for defense. In particular, spiders nestled in mountains and hills are a problem. The moment they recognize the enemy, they will fire their shells without hesitation.
If the holy cavalry approached hastily, it was inevitable to be hit one-sidedly.
Besides, even if they succeeded in approaching, there would be a considerable number of defense forces around Spider. For example, bugs such as penetrating centipedes were more likely to hide underground to protect the spiders.
Lien’s solution to the situation was simple.
It is to blow up the entire area where the spiders have settled with a tactical magic bullet. From what I heard, it seemed that the higher-level troops were planning to provide tactical magic bullets as well as sexual weapons.
And the tactical magic bullets previously possessed by Unit 393 were to target areas where Death Worms were expected to be and bugs around them.
The most important thing in this operation is actually annihilating the Death Worm. As long as he is there, you never know when the same situation will happen again. I had to kill him this time.
However, Rien said that killing the Death Worm with a tactical magic bullet would be unreasonable.
It was inevitable because the Death Worm was still hiding under the ground at this moment.
At least it has been observed intermittently near the area with the underground passage, and the exact location is currently unknown.
That’s why it’s Netoru who will end him.
If the guy stimulated by the tactical magic bullet appears from the ground, use the sexual weapon to finish it off.
That would be a very important and dangerous mission. Karen glared at Netoru.
“·······”
Netoru had a calm face as usual. Wasn’t that guy nervous? Ceres, who was right next to him, had a nervous face.
‘… He’s like a guy.’
Haha I’ve rarely seen the guy’s nervous face. So he would be more reliable. Karen smiled bitterly as she looked at Netoru, who hadn’t changed.
And then it was.
“Karen. Why do you keep staring at me like that?”
“Yes? What?”
While Lien’s briefing continued with the operation aid, Karen looked at her, startled by Lin’s sudden question. Then she said, Rin furrowing her eyes.
“What? You’ve been staring at Yellowy since earlier.”
“…That, that’s it.”
“What’s the matter with that guy? From the moment I entered the situation room, something felt strange.”
Karen pursed her lips at Lynn’s sharp question.
…There was definitely something going on.
But I can’t tell anyone else. How can I confidently say that I overheard Netoru having sex with Ceres last night?
I wish I hadn’t known what happened yesterday.
Last night’s incident was too stimulating for Karen, who had no sexual experience or knowledge of sex. Thanks to her, whenever she ran into Netoru, she was unable to speak properly.
The moment she sees him, her face heats up. It was not a feeling that could be suppressed.
The image of her hugging Ceres’ body and whispering her love in his ear spontaneously came to her mind. Of course, I don’t think the two of them would have become lovers enough to whisper such sweet words, but isn’t that what sex is all about? Karen’s delusions ran wild in her head.
Besides, when I think about masturbating in front of the room while spying on the relationship between the two of them… There’s no way she’ll ever be able to make proper eye contact with Netoru.
Why did I do that yesterday?
Maybe it was because he grumbled like a child in the hallway for bringing Ceres her towel, and also because he was flustered like an idiot before the briefing began. The feeling of shame that she had been trying to suppress burrows into her chest.
How the hell am I supposed to do this?
Even thinking about it,
It was at the end of Rien’s operation briefing.
“Commander Rien. I have a request for you.”
“What is it?”
“I want to have Karen as my second in case anything goes wrong.”
Karen couldn’t help but be alerted by Netoru’s unexpected request.
