Editing Masou Gakuen HxH:Volume 10 Chapter 3 (section)

===Part 3===

Two hours later, Kizuna was flying above the sea of clouds.

He wanted to move while hiding inside the clouds, but the one that stopped him from doing that was Valdy.

「If the clouds move……our location will be known.」

She said.

Kizuna was side by side with Valdy, holding Himekawa with the two of them while flying under the blue sky. They could see each other’s figures between comrades, which caused him anxiety whether they were really invisible. However, they were supposedly unseen from a third person’s point of view. It had been confirmed before that it was impossible to detect them using the naked eyes or sensors.

Nevertheless he was still nervous.

If the enemy discovered them, such fear was constantly lurking in his heart.

At that time Valdy changed the direction they were going to.

「Ahead from here……there is an enemy.」

――What? Don’t tell me, Thanatos is?

Himekawa was also directing an anxious face at Kizuna. Howeverm they could only leave it to Valdy for now. She was the best expert of covert operations in the Vatlantis Empire’s Imperial Guard. They could only put their faith in her ability.

However, perhaps it should be said just as expected from her, how she detected the enemy at range that even Kizuna and Himekawa didn’t notice and immediately moved to evasive maneuvers. It was as though it represented Valdy’s cowardly personality.

A silhouette really came into view after a while. However it wasn’t Thanatos.

――Is that……a magic weapon?

That winged figure carrying a gunsword felt like it somehow resembled an Albatross. However, its size was far smaller, around three meters tall. Its body possessed slenderness and smooth curves. Its white armor was attached with golden decorations with magnificent detail. Rather than calling it a magic weapon, it was more like a mechanical angel.

There was around ten of those mechanical angels floating in the sky.

Even though their appearance was like miniature Albatrosses, but it was easily imaginable that their strength couldn’t be compared. It was likely that every single one was possessing a power that could even endure against a Tri-Head. It would be difficult to take them on if not by a really powerful person.

Valdy put some distance from the mechanical angels and passed through without a single change on her face’s complexion.

「Isn’t it better to get farther from them?」

However Valdy answered without getting particularly bothered.

「If we put some distance where we don’t disturb the flow of air……it will be fine. Doing things more than necessary might call near another danger……」

Cowardly and bold. Those two contradictions were existing inside Valdy without trouble.

After that too they encountered mechanical angels several times, but each time they took the optimum evasive maneuvers and before long Ataraxia showed its face from the sea of clouds.

When they gazed at Ataraxia that was rapidly getting bigger, they noticed something strange with the situation. Lightings that were usually turned on were out, the place was silent as death without any sound of a machine or a power generator. Before long the three approached the sky above Ataraxia.

「Both of you, look there.」

Himekawa pointed at the research tower of Nayuta Lab. Large SOS letters were written on the rooftop there, and parasols were lined up around, perhaps to make it conspicuous.

「Valdy, can we land there?」

「I think there is no problem……next is whether there are enemies inside or not……but, we won’t be able to know that without actually going in.」

In that case, thinking that, Kizuna landed on the rooftop of Nayuta Lab’s research tower. He didn’t really comprehend from above, but under the parasols there were beach beds lining up.

「Nn……. Geez, don’t. In this kind of place……」

「It’s fine. There is no one here.」

He could hear erotic voices whispering to each other. When he looked around the rooftop, there was a parasol that was deeply tilted at the corner, with a beach bed positioned there as though to avoid the public eye. Bewitching legs were peeking out from the parasol’s shadow, entangled with each other.

「It’s not that kind of problem……ahn, even though, the sun is still high, like this……」

「Fufu, I’ll be affectionate with you at night too. Don’t worry.」

「I, I’m not worrying about anything like that, ah, ah, yaaaaan……」

Himekawa turned bright red and her shoulders were shaking.

「I thought that surely it’s heart-breaking for them, but when we actually came to rescue them……」

Hayuru, we are in the middle of a covert operation, so making a ruckus is――Kizuna was about to say so, but at that time Himekawa’s fury had already exploded.

「Both of you, just what are you doing at this time of crisis! Carrying out such licentious conduct in this sacred Ataraxia! This public morals committee member, Himekawa Hayuru won’t permit it!」

The legs of the two people twitched and stiffened.

「……Himekawa, san?」

A familiar voice came, a face of a blonde haired girl peeked out from the parasol’s shadow. The one who was looking around restlessly at the surroundings while standing up, was Hyakurath wearing a white bikini. However, her bra was removed and her large white breasts were being exposed with nothing to spare under the sunlight. The tips that were pointing out reservedly with pink color in the middle of her transparent white skin were shaking.

「Just now I felt like I was hearing a voice……」

「Certainly I could hear it. Did the power source come back online and someone played on a voice file in the broadcast?」

Behind Hyakurath, Mercuria wearing a black race swimsuit raised her body. She was also wearing an extremely thin material, with her breasts and navel’s undulations distinctly depicted.

Kizuna noticed how they hadn’t deactivated the stealth ability yet. He and Valdy nodded to each other and thought inside his heart so their appearance would appear.

As a result, the figure of the three suddenly came into view in front of Hyakurath and Mercuria.

「Hi……」

Hyakurath stiffened from shock, and then she raised a shrill scream that could tear apart even silk.

「KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!」

Mercuria embraced Hyakurath from behind and then moved her behind as though to protect her body. And then she glared at Himekawa across her shoulder.

「Himekawa Hayuru……also, the headmaster’s siscon little brother, and the stalker huh……is this the real thing?」

Kizuna wanted to complain with how Mercuria was recognizing them, but now wasn’t the time for that.

「We are the real ones. We used Valdy’s stealth ability to come until here.」

Himekawa slowly approached Hyakurath as though she was trying to come into contact with a scared animal.

「E, err……Hyakurath-san. I’m sorry that I surprised you.」

「Himekawa-san……hah!」

Hyakurath hid her breast with her own hands in panic and came out from Mercuria’s shadow.

「E, err, this is not something like that……when I was sunbathing, Me, Mercuria was, that……」

Mercuria handed over a bikini bra to Hyakurath. Hyakurath was making an excuse incoherently while turning behind and put her arms through the bra. Mercuria moved in front of Hyakurath and showed a refreshing smile.

「Yeah, it wasn’t like we were doing something to feel guilty about. The life here is boring. We were just fooling around a little.」

Mercuria nonchalantly spouted out a lie that anyone could see through. And then she kept asking without granting anyone the time to object.

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「So, I guess you three came here to rescue us?」

「Yes. Is everyone safe?」

「They are well. Speaking of inconveniences, perhaps it’s how the power of Ataraxia has stopped working?」

Hyakurath who fixed her bra stepped forward with reddened cheeks.

「Right now we are trying to not use electricity as much as possible, we are living using a backup generator only when it’s really necessary. But just living is the most we can do, so we aren’t able to make a resistance or investigate this world.」

Mercuria sighed tiredly.

「Thanatos intentionally came to warn us after all. She said, you all are restrained. That meant she was telling us to refrain from acting as we pleased right?」

「Thanatos was……」

Kizuna made a grim face. Mercuria grinned widely seeing that face.

「Its appear that her aim is you, you know, Kizuna-kun?」

「Me?」

「She seemed to want to meet the one who defeated Hokuto and Osiris. That meant you right?」

Himekawa looked up at Kizuna worriedly.

「……Kizuna-kun.」

Kizuna was assaulted by an anxiety if Thanatos would suddenly appear here anytime.

『There is no need to fret. I think that Thanatos herself won’t move. Of course, I really don’t have any concrete proof of that.』

The words that Nayuta said were suddenly revived in his head.

――Just what did Kaa-san mean by that.

But, it gave him a peace of mind. Kizuna switched his feelings and stared at Hyakurath.

「Committee chairman. Gather everyone inside the lab’s hangar. Also, prepare the transport vehicles for takeoff. Use everything that can fly and transport everyone.」

「I get it Hida-kun. But, where are we going to withdraw to?」

「The Battleship Ataraxia is hiding inside the sea of clouds. We are abandoning this megafloat and only the people will retreat. Please.」

Hyakurath showed a bright expression and she turned to her best friend with shining eyes.

「Let’s go Mercuria.」

「Roger. Leave the transmission to each class to me.」

Kizuna and the others also entered into the lab following the rushing ahead duo.

And then they parted with Mercuria who was running to gather the students and together with Hyakurath they headed to the hangar. Suddenly a loud voice greeted them when they rushed into the hangar.

「AAAAAAAH! EROS-MAOU!」

「IT’S HIDA KIZUNA!」

Kurumizawa Momo was maintaining a railgun with her upper wear taken off, wearing only a black bikini on her upper body.

「Eeh? Why? How? You are here? What about Chief Shikina?」

Kizuna soothed Kurumizawa who was attacking him with a barrage of questions and requested her to prepare the takeoff of the transports. She immediately gathered the research department in the hangar and started checking the machines that could possibly fly in a hurry.

「Himekawa, you search for a place to set up the Portable Love Room. If possible please set it up too then.」

Kizuna put down the backpack he was carrying on his back and handed it over to Himekawa.

「Roger. When the preparations are over I’ll contact you.」

Leaving those words behind, Himekawa held the backpack into her embrace and ran off.

The silent Ataraxia was suddenly getting flurried. With Mercuria’s communication, the students were coming into the hangar one after another.

「I, isn’t this boss Kizuna!!」

The door opened and a girl with short black hair in twintails appeared.

「Gertrude! You, is your injury healed already!?」

Gertrude rushed to Kizuna’s side and gave a thumbs up with a wide grin.

「Yes, after all, it has been some time since we were locked here. I’m still in the middle of rehabilitation to be in the best condition but……there won’t be any problem for real combat.」

「KIZUNAA-!!」

Scarlet’s voice resounded, continuing after her the members of Masters also arrived merrily.

「You girls……seem lively too huh. Or rather……you all look like you are having fun. It’s just as always.」

Masters’ Scarlet, Henrietta, Clementine, Sharon, and Leila were appearing in the hangar with appearances just as they pleased.

With Scarlet who looked tanned and wearing an aloha shirt showily on the top of her swimsuit in the lead, Henrietta was wearing a seven colors wig and a roast chicken in hand for some reason, Clementine was looking drunk, Leila was also in a swimsuit with a lot of paint on her face and body. And then Sharon was in a goth loli outfit as always. Basically all of them looked like they had just arrived from a party just now.

But even Masters who were like that had their expression changed completely when they heard the story from Hyakurath.

「Now it’s getting interesting!」

「Momo! Lend me a gun! Free of charge.」

Leila ran towards Kurumizawa followed by Scarlet and the others. Only Gertrude remained behind, staring at her comrades who were like that.

「Gertrude isn’t going with them?」

Hearing that Gertrude shrugged her shoulders and smiled wryly.

「I’m still not in normal condition after all……Sigura!」

The Heart Hybrid Gear, 『Sigura』 was equipped on Gertrude’s body. Gertrude took a deep breath and withdrew two handguns instantly.

「For now taking back my instinct with this guy is my first priority.」

「I see……I’ll rely on you yeah, Gertrude.」

Hearing that, Gertrude spoke bashfully.

「Just leave it to me. Boss Kizuna, needs……me after all.」

That voice resounded a bit sadly in Kizuna’s ears. Kizuna felt like he understood Gertrude’s feelings. But, she didn’t need consoling word.

In exchange, Kizuna thrust out his fist.

「I’ll depend on you, partner.」

「Boss……」

Gertrude also clenched her fist and brought it forward. Their fists bumped. When she pulled her hand back, Gertrude made a smile and ran to where her comrades were.

――Do your best, Ger-san.

It was when he was whispering that in his heart, the entrance of the hangar opened and a yelling voice came.

「CAPTAIN――――!!」

A small shadow was charging at Kizuna while raising a cute voice.

「SYLVIA!」

Sylvia leaped at Kizuna. Her small head struck Kizuna’s solar plexus.

「Guh……n, nice headbut……are you well, Sylvia?」

「Captain, captain-, captain, captain――!」

Her small head was rubbing on him while tears were flowing from her eyes. Her actions were cute, that Kizuna’s face naturally loosened and he felt that the inside of his heart turned warm.

「You worked really hard until now. Good child, Sylvia.」

「Sylvia, Sylvia was, lonely desu……but, as captain’s subordinate, Sylvia worked hard so as to not be a shame desu. Captain too, Sylvia is glad that captain is safe desu.」

「Good grief……making Sylvia this anxious. Aren’t you a failure as a captain?」

Ragrus arrived while spouting out a thorny line.

「But, you were supporting Sylvia right? Thank you.」

Ragrus’s face flashed red and she talked back in a fluster.

「Wha, no, not really, I didn’t do anything like that! I, I just looked after her sometimes but, it, it’s not like I did it because I like it or anything just so you know!」

Even while Kizuna was gently patting the back of Sylvia who was hugging him tightly, inside he warned himself that this wasn’t the time to be carefree and happy with their reunion like this.

It was at that timing that Hyakurath came running with gasping breathing.

「Hida-kun. It will be about thirty more minutes until the first transport can takeoff. But, they cannot all depart simultaneously. There is the turn for waiting to use the runway and the fuel supply replenishment……The last transport can only depart about fifteen minutes after the first transport takes off.」

「If we assume, that we finish Connective Hybrid in thirty minutes, we will have to protect this place for fifteen minutes to the last then.」

――First who am I going to make into Connective Hybrid partners?

One is without question, Himekawa whose core is reinstalled already.

As for the other one?

The Holy Sword Hyakurath before him here?

Or else the long range attack specialist Mercuria?

However in Connective Hybrid a trusting relationship is necessary.

It’s my duty to look at the situation on-site and make a decision. Think about what is needed right now.

What will happen after this?

During their journey here, they saw quite the number of mechanical angels. It was better to consider that all of those would stand in their way on their journey back. In the worst case, even the appearance of Thanatos was possible. Thinking about that, the answer was obvious.

Kizuna stared at the girl sobbing on his chest.

――The strongest Heart Hybrid Gear that boasted the greatest firepower on this Ataraxia.

「Sylvia, I have a request.」

「Funyu?」

Sylvia raised her tear-stained face.

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