Chapter 22 – Overheat
One.
Although they say they fled to the borderlands, Karen and Netoru weren’t far from Area 39.
“Has it still not found us?”
Netoru moved towards Area 39, waiting for Rien’s call in case he didn’t know.
But in the end there was no contact.
Netoru felt something strange about it.
Rien was a competent wizard in her own way.
It is said that Karen and Netoru were out of Rien’s observation area, but considering the distance, it wasn’t impossible to find them at all.
Besides, he must have been observing until the very end which direction he was going when he ran away from the bugs.
Finding it is easier if you know the direction.
So, by now, it was normal to be able to contact Rien somehow. If it’s normal, that is.
But when I see this strange lack of contact, there is only one thing I can think of at this time.
It must be that Rien can’t afford to use her observation skills for Karen and Netoru right now.
“As expected, something seems to be going on…”
… For example, even at this late hour, the battle against the bugs is still not over.
Most likely, it will be this way with a high probability.
It was also strange that the bugs attacked Area 39 twice a day in the first place.
I think Karen just wanted to tell her not to worry,
The reason Netoru didn’t hesitate to say it was because he knew very well what it meant to have a second wave coming.
Bugs are fast-growing, but short-lived organisms. That’s why they are used like ‘consumables’ the moment they are equipped with combat capabilities.
That’s why bugs come in a certain pattern like defense games. And, funny enough, this simple ignorant method was enough to defeat humans.
But here comes the second wave,
It was said that one of the ‘factories’ that produced bugs had become relaxed enough to turn its attention to Area 39.
In that respect, considering where the guys I met today came from, the rough situation fits like a puzzle.
“… Looks like the elves have been pierced.”
Having reached that conclusion, Toru clicked her tongue lightly and gave up contacting Rien, who had been waiting for so long, and moved on with her again.
As night fell, the temperature began to drop steeply.
Still, thanks to the hot weather that has been going on for the past few days, it wasn’t enough to worry about the cold. Rather, the cold wind that cooled the sweat moderately was even refreshing.
It would be nice to go to sleep waiting for tomorrow morning like this,
In the darkness, unable to see an inch ahead, Netoru wandered outside. He was looking for a water source.
Although it was his first visit to the land, he was unfamiliar with the terrain around him, but Netoru couldn’t help it.
How long have you been around like that?
Eventually, it was time to discover the sound of water nearby.
───Kuuuuung! Cooong!
Netoru hurriedly lowered his body at the sudden sound of heavy footsteps. Then, slowly crawling forward, I looked at the source of the sound.
In pitch black darkness.
“… That one.”
Netoru’s eyes saw the bugs moving in an orderly fashion, forming long lines.
Although the exact number or composition is unknown due to the darkness.
Netoru narrowed his eyes at the unusual movements of the bugs.
It was because they were heading in the 39th area no matter who saw it.
It seems that there really is a problem with Elflandia.
Damn it It’s like the crap that doesn’t even help.
2.
Fortunately, the path of the unknown bugs moving in the middle of the night was far from Karen’s Holy Troopers.
But you can’t be at ease.
Netoru looked around for a while longer, then filled a canteen at the creek and returned to Karen’s cavalry.
Netoru, who returned as a Holy Trooper, rummaged through the emergency first aid kit in the cockpit. The kit contained simple treatment items.
─Chi-Ik.
First of all, I wiped off the blood scabs that were hardening with a cotton pad soaked in water, and then began to bandage them.
Healing bandages are very helpful in healing wounds because they are wet with healing potions.
There will probably be no big problems moving your body by tomorrow morning. He was accustomed to treating himself like this, so after finishing the treatment with skillful movements, Netoru looked away.
In fact, it was Karen who was dangerous in the true sense of the moment.
It was all because of Karen that Netoru was looking for a water source all night.
“Karen. How is the fever?”
“… It’s the worst.”
Karen muttered in a weak voice as she lay on the cockpit and put a wet towel on her forehead. It looks painful as if everything that seemed okay until just now was smoke.
Netoru continued to replenish her water to see how much she was sweating again, but her lips were dry and Karen was showing early signs of dehydration.
“I’ll check my heat in a moment.”
“… Huh.”
Netoru put a hand on Karen’s forehead. And then, without realizing it, I narrowed my eyebrows.
Although she was cooling off with a wet towel, Karen’s forehead felt like it was about to burn.
As time goes by, the heat does not go down, but rather gets hotter and hotter. Now, as if they were fighting for a long time, the air around them felt warm.
Even though I’m not maintaining a connection with the sexual cavalry, my body temperature rises rapidly like this.
Reactions due to excessive output… It was over hit.
In normal cases, when the battle is over, a heavy sense of exhaustion weighs down the body, but if you maintain excessive connection with the holy cavalry, the body temperature begins to rise rapidly.
It was a strain on the magical nervous system.
That’s probably why Karen said she won’t be able to maneuver the genitals until tomorrow morning. As it is her own body, she must have expected her overheating to come at night from the beginning.
‘In this state, it will be difficult even tomorrow morning.’
From Netoru’s point of view, it didn’t seem like the symptoms would get better after a night’s sleep. By any chance, if he moved the genital cavalry in this state, it was obvious that he would reach the worst end.
Netoru clicked his tongue and opened the cockpit with a hard face as he thought of some not-so-good assumptions in his head.
Then, the cold night air rushed in and pushed away the heat that had filled the cockpit.
Karen, who was lying down, smiled at the night air brushing her cheeks and murmured.
“… Thank you. The night breeze is cool and nice… Maybe it’s because it’s a land where elves live, so the feel of the air feels different.”
“… “
… No way. Netoru smiled bitterly.
Certainly rumor has it that the air around the great forests where the elves live is something purer than where the humans live.
Anyway, this is just a border area.
It was quite a distance from the giant forest where the elves lived. So, in fact, it was a place no different from the land of the Kingdom of Frangia.
“… Netoru. Have you ever met an elf? He said he visited many places before coming to our unit.”
“Elf?”
Perhaps because of the heat, Karen’s tone was somewhat gibberish.
Perhaps the actual consciousness is not intact.
“I’ve met you a few times.”
“Really? They say everyone is so pretty… Is that real?”
“Wow. I don’t know.”
“Why? I heard you met him.”
“Because all I saw was the holy cavalry of the elves.”
Elflandia was a country adjacent to the Kingdom of Phrangia. I’ve run into them a few times as it’s no different that they’re also fighting bugs.
But all Netoru saw was the holy cavalry.
Really… They were like machines.
At least he wasn’t the mild-mannered beings commonly seen in fantasy novels. It should be said that he is something that has been tainted by totalitarianism.
A place where individuals exist for the sake of the community.
The country of elves that Netoru knew was such a place.
“… Are you asleep?”
Netoru, who was reminiscing about the past, looked back at Karen. Suddenly she closed her eyes and was motionless. Only her erratic breathing was coming out.
“It seems that the condition is not as good as I thought…”
Netoru saw several female pilots who had reached an overheating state.
It was unavoidable given the nature of his ability.
If the body temperature continues to rise while the limit is released due to overheating, the human body will eventually be damaged.
That’s what it meant for female pilots to become obsolete.
In the worst case, you may have problems with your head. It is often said that the brain is ripe.
If it was an infirmary in a unit, how would the surgeon prepare the medicine to suppress the overheating?
It was impossible to suppress overheating with antipyretics in the first aid kit.
But I can’t let it go on like that.
“I can’t help it either.”
Later, when Karen comes to her senses, she may get slapped on the cheek, but then she just goes and thinks about it.
We can’t stand still like this in the current situation where bugs are showing unusual movements.
After making that decision, Netoru hugged Karen, who was lying gasping for air on the cockpit.
“Karen.”
“… Huh?”
Fortunately, he is still conscious. Relieved by that fact, Netoru kissed Karen on the lips.
There was no resistance to that action.
No, you’d be right that I couldn’t do it exactly.
Seeing Karen’s dark eyes wide open in a daze, Netoru pushed her tongue even deeper.
Soon a magic pass was formed.
