2 "Return "
The new Kamidake was still in Jurai. Although bubbles were forming around it due to it's high energy output, it was still inside the adjustment tank.
With Seina's body as the biological key, Seina alone was the first person to transfer inside of it.
"Is this the bridge ... ...."
However, it was dim, so he could hardly see inside. Perhaps this was the center of the bridge? an egg-like unit on a pentagonal table was faintly visible. The only light source however, was only a faint light that was just barely floating above the middle part of the floor and the steps leading to it.
"Is that a switch?"
While paying attention to his feet, Seina carefully went up the stairs but he tripped over the top step as he got on it and fell over the upper floor. he got up quickly and went in front of the central table.
"... ...If I touch this will it shock me?"
The light of the egg shaped unit made him think of a plasma ball lamp, the ones with the metal ball in the glass and it discharges to the glass part when you touch it.
Seina took out some gloves and put them on and carefully moved his hand closer. But he stopped just before touching it. Nothing appeared to be coming out of it. Seina took off his gloves in relief and placed his hand on it.
"Seina!"
The moment Seina put his hands on it, the lights turned on in the bridge, Kiriko was transferred in.
"Erma, NB. Get ready to get started right away!"
Without looking around the inside the bridge, Kiriko made a beeline for the center table and placed her hand on the authentication plate on the table. her hand was scanned and around the chair a force field went up. she started checking a monitor with keyboard that started up in front of her.
However…….
"What's this! The required programs aren't installed at all!"
Kiriko said in a loud voice that echoed in the bridge of Kamidake.
"Really? Life support and environmental controls seem to be working perfectly. "
"Erma, how about you?"
"I can't make heads or tails of this ...... I can't do anything but everything seems to be manually operated" Erma said in confusion.
"What's the matter?"
"As I expected, we already have system problems,we can't take it out into the Field like this ...."
Amane shrugged her shoulders and then looked up at the ceiling. Seina also followed Amane 's line of sight.
"This is a strange bridge ... ... it's small... ... but it seems like a mineral version of royal ship doesn't it." "That's a good way to put it, from what I can tell many of the facilities of this ship are stored in several different subspaces."
Most of the bridge of the Kamidake was made of stone and crystal, and had the shape of a pentagonal pyramid as a whole but there was a monitor plate on the ceiling and the height of ceiling itself was very overwhelming.
"It's about thirty meters tall don't you think, but something seems strange... I wonder if it's just for decoration?"
"Amane, I think that it might be a movable plate. The bridge changes shape to suit the usage situation."Erma said
"Oh, I see."
"Anyway why is there no manual control system? I feel like if I press the wrong thing something awful could happen. Do you think seto knows anything?"
"Let's see."
kiriko said and so they called the mikagami.
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"Seto-sama ...... When seina entered the ship, wasn't that girl supposed to be born? "
Minaho tilted her head while looking at the Kamidake.
"That's what washu said, but ... this is seina were talking about here right?....oh hold on... I'm getting a call from Kiriko."
Kiriko appeared on the monitor.
"I understand what's wrong already, I'll contact Washu on earth immediately, But I need you to get started on escorting Neiju."
"I wish we could but the ship won't move ..."
"Really? it should work just like the original Kamidake."
"The original Kamidake!?"
"I know that is a bit unexpected but yes."
"Ok I'll try that."
"Don't worry the The legendary philosopher,Washu created it, It's just how she intended it to be, so don't worry nothing is wrong with it."
kiriko left the conversation
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"NB are you able to give me any info on how to use this ship?"
"If you confirm access permissions to this ship's database, I can download that data right away."
"go ahead, start the data transfer."
Erma lightly toggled a switch while kiriko said this,
"... Wait, what !?"
erma cried
"What's wrong ......"
Kiriko asked as the gigantic monitor plate that was on the ceiling descended loudly and a dandelion of light was projected on it.
"What's going on NB? is the ship going to go out of control !?"
"No, I don't think so, but I'd like to install the Kamidake's data..."
"Do it!"
"Jeeze what's going on with that screen It's like it's playing a 5 hour movie in 30 seconds ... ... "
a quick flicker of light took about 30 seconds to before it finished in the same way as it began. as it booted system checks were displayed quickly as it verified each system.
"...... That's a lot of checks..."
Kiriko said as she watched them.
"Installation and link complete"
" Really? that was fast"
"All Required programs and data are all installed, and hundreds of millions of systems checks and bug checks have been finished ... ... "
"Are you kidding ... ... is this a joke?" data on that scale was usually time-consuming to process.
Kiriko had expected it to take six hours to complete and expected to have to ask seto for even more help.
"Kiriko, are you OK?" Seina worried about Kiriko how seemed a bit startled
"... I'm sorry, I'm just amazed at how fast that happened"
"Well that's just what you should expect from the legendary philosopher."
"It's a good thing the Kamidake 1's programs and data are compatible with Washu's OS, this should be a piece of cake."
"hmm no doubt that must just be the tip of the iceberg of what this thing can do..."
"I'm sorry but when will we be departing?" Neeju asked.
"Oh, sorry, we got carried away, but we can leave as soon as I do a final check."
"Oh... good."
"Come on, everyone, get to your stations."
Seina and Amane put their hands on a console panel just as Kiriko did.
"Well then, I'll just sit here." Neeju touched the remaining console panel without hesitation. Neeju's body was scanned and she sat on a chair that changed to suit her.
"I'll go heeeeere~ ...."
"please stay off that table for now."
"i kind of like it in the middle"
"What are you talking about, I am an important unit of a ship, aren't I master."
"that tiny egg seems very important ..."
"NB! Shut the fuck up and find somewhere else to stay !"
"fine I'll just and float around here" NB who judged it dangerous to aggravate Kiriko,decided to wonder around the bridge aimlessly.
"the ship has received the instructions successfully, planning phase is done ...... completion of plan data confirmed"
planning a course normally took about an hour. Tens of thousands of plans were presented.
"... What do we do?" Erma looked at kiriko with a confused face.
"Show the optimal solution !!"
"that's what's being presented right now"Erma answered
"............wow this keeps surprising me."
Kiriko said with a look like she was about to weep.
"Hey, if these are already the best how do we pick the best one?"
Amane called out to the calm Kiriko. checking tens of thousands of plans would take forever.
"Well, uhm...uh ... I was ... ... uh Amane let me think!.....uhm..... oh! Let's leave it to the captain ... ..."
"oh!"
"Before we leave I should tell you that were not allowed to engage in encounters with Space Pirates." neiju said calmly
"Wait what!"Seina stood up
"You don't have to worry about it, it's okay, I agreed to this happily"
"!!" Seina was confused
"Why?"
"It's a secret for now"
Her tone was somewhat grown up, it seemed to be like neiju said that like an adult would to a child. Kiriko and the others started to feel a sense of incompatibility in Neiju's youthful appearance which didn't suit her demeanor or the look in her eyes . But Seina seemed fixated on Neiju.
"... ... Why are you being used as a decoy like this? You're practically the same age as my younger sister ... ...."
"Don't be so worried about it big brother. I believe in you, you protected Seto's package. you can do anything." Neiju stared at Seina while smiling cutely while hugging him.
Kiriko had on angry expression and so did the others
"!!!!!!" their temples began throbbing with anger. Although their expressions remained gentle, their silent rage made the bridge very quiet.
"well then... let's do out best to meet your expectations ... ... Captain, choose a course." Kiriko said calmly but she looked like she would explode at any minute.
"Oh Yes, right!" Seina quickly concentrated on the mission and picked out a plan.
It was one hour after Seina got into the Kamidake 2 that the final check was completed and they set out for space.
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On the monitor of the Mikagami 's bridge, the appearance of the Kamidake going up into the sky of Jurai was reflected.
"They've managed to set sail safely."
"There not by any means safe" Seto, looked at the monitor with Minaho as hakuren and her girls stood behind them in a caged off area clawing at the cage.
"I hope they can finish this mission successfully."
"Will you tell me what's going on?" hakuren asked
"... ...."
"Come on Seto, could please you explain it me!?"Gyokuren begged crazily her eyes betrayed her beautiful appearance, she had a dangerous atmosphere about her that one wouldn't want to approach.
"Before I can do that I have something to do .... Can it wait till after that?"
"Is it that complicated! Just tell us!" karen said surprisingly upset. However Hakuren remained calm looking, as did Suiren who was just not good at making facial expressions.
"Oh ... ~. It's more complicated than you'd even imagine... ...."
Seto looked back at the four of them while backing up and stopped at Suiren.
"... Why are you focusing on suiren?" Minaho decided not to get involved, but as she watched the situation, she commented as much as possible as she could without irritating the situation.
" ... ... well of all of them, I'd be most worried about her because she doesn't have much of a presence, so I'm keeping an eye on her to make sure she's in there."
"shouldn't you be more afraid of turning your back on Gyokuren?"
"she has too strong an atmosphere for that, it's easy to detect her movements even without seeing her eh heh heh ..." Seto laughed with a dry voice that had no emotion in it at all
"Don't you think you should just give them a detailed explanation?"
"there are some errands I'd like to finish before I do that."
"But you can't go anywhere like this"
"I'm fine, besides Gyokuren wont get past this cage ..."
Seto's body began to shine as she transferred out
"You're just going to use a transfer gate to get away? I doubt that will stop Gyokuren chan!" minaho said
seto transferred out.
all of Seto 's subordinates could easily deduce her destination. However they couldn't do that easily if they couldn't physically access the gate itself.
"Analyze what you can from that transfer! Predict her destination!" Gyokuren ordered the operators as if it were their jobs
Normally, The Mikagami's resident operators were higher in rank than Gyokuren and would only take commands from Seto, Minaho or the Captain of the Fighter Fleet. Still, they didn't want to end up hurt for opposing Gyokuren in her current state. not even Seto wanted to go up against her so really it made sense.
"........."
But, as expected, they hesitated and turned to look at Minaho for a bit to apologize to her. And then immediately they started working together as if she had given them the sign to go ahead. Knowing the situation, they knew they wouldn't be punished for helping.
"We have thirty-four possible transfer locations!"
"Narrow them down to places she would go!"
"The" Seto Victim Association " is on it! behavior pattern analysis is in progress. we're considering both her recent and past behavior!"
"Huhuhuhuh Where ever she's gone we will find her!"
although they were her subordinates. There were a few members who didn't think of her as their boss, and this exposed their true nature, really vividly.
Minaho sighed and bowed her head deeply as she watched the happily traitorous operators.
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