Editing City Series:Volume6e Chapter7 (section)

===Part 11===

“You only have to do it if you want to. Please make your own decisions.”

Hazel smiled a little, let go of Berger’s hand, and stood up.

Then she slowly, slowly looked around at the others.

But none of them responded right away, so she asked again, still smiling.

“What do you say?”

“Yes, ma’am,” replied a Heavy Barrel on the rear of the two-hull warship flying alongside them.

The speaker named himself before she could turn that way.

“Geheimnis Agency Army Division Chief ‘Eisen Panzer’ Karl Schmitt reporting in. I agree with the Messiah.”

A short man responded by standing up from the ring of people. That was Müller.

“Air Force Division Chief ‘Standhaft’ Herbert Müller reporting in as well. I will provide what little assistance I can.”

Someone else nodded next to him. Elrich pulled some plans from his pocket and breathed an exasperated sigh.

“Development Division Chief ‘Dachs’ Konrad Elrich. I will help to clean up my own tech’s mess.”

Witzmann pursued each of them with the click of a camera each time.

“I, Intelligence Division ‘Hellsehen’ Galue Witzmann, shall serve you for my own amusement and for the practical benefit.”

“Pipe down. We got to know Hazel before any of you,” said Corelle with a shrug and an exaggerated look of annoyance. “Not a fan of working with the Geheimnis Agency, but AIF Aerial Division Corelle Sevan is with you to the end.”

“Same. I don’t like a lot about this, but AIF Army Division Robert E Coolers is in too.”

It wasn’t just the ones who spoke aloud. The volunteers stood up and turned to face Hazel.

Then a higher-pitched female voice spoke up.

“Geheimnis Agency Commander ‘Neue Erde’ Lowenzahn Naylor will be serving the Messiah too.”

A hatch on the upper armor opened and Lowenzahn emerged wrapped in a blanket.

Schweitzer helped support her and nodded toward Hazel.

Lowenzahn smiled with just her lips and viewed the others.

Her eyes stopped on the black color standing up in front of Hazel.

That was Berger.

He sighed and looked her in the eye with a look of defeat on his face, but then he spoke.

“You’re being way too selfish here, Hazel.”

She didn’t say a word. She only listened to him call her name.

“But I will protect you, even if it won’t last long, Hazel Mirildorf.”