Editing Masou Gakuen HxH:Volume 14 Chapter 7 (section)

===Part 1===
「Just what is going on?」

Reiri was sitting beside Kizuna in Nayuta Lab’s sickbay.

Kizuna was laid down on the bed. He was continuously breathing painfully in an unconscious state. He was thoroughly examined and the data was sent to Ataraxia’s medical AI, but they couldn’t obtain any answer.

Kei’s perplexed face was projected in the window floating in front of Reiri.

『Our conjecture is that a powerful magic power impairment is occurring due to the explosion of the remodeled Tri-Head. Most likely a considerable number of cores were loaded inside that magic weapon. Our conjecture is that forceful remodeling was for loading even more core inside it.』

「……」

Reiri looked at Kizuna’s suffering sleeping face and gritted her teeth.

『By exploding those cores simultaneously, a colossal magic power burst occurred. It caused a wide range magic power abnormality. Its area of influence is practically the whole earth. The gears within that range all become unusable. In other words, it’s something similar with EMP pulse attack caused by high altitude nuclear explosion.』

「Something like that doesn’t matter!」

Reiri glared at Kei with a terrifying look.

「Why is Kizuna the only one who ended up like this!?」

Kizuna was moaning painfully even now. He was sweating heavily, and his breathing was also rough.

「Aine and others also become unable to wear their gear, but they don’t collapse. Why is it only Kizuna!?」

『That’s……』

Kei looked down and bit her lower lip. Seeing her expression Reiri told herself to calm down.

「……Sorry. Kei, I……」

『I don’t mind. More importantly, battleships and aircraft carriers from many countries are starting to move toward Ataraxia.』

「……Annoucn the first class emergency alert. Ataraxia can fight well enough even in battle of conventional weapons.」

『Also we have confirmed a Heart Hybrid Gear force at the other side of earth at Austalia. They’re in the middle of haeding to Ataraxia with transport aircraft.』

「What!? Why can they use Heart Hybrid Gear!?」

『Most likely the other side of the earth is just barely outside the explosion’s effect range.』

「So this is going as they planned……」

Reiri gritted her teeth and squeezed out her voice.

『I will report again as soon as the information come.』

Kei said that and cut the communication.

Silence returned to the sickbay and only Kizuna’s pained breathing could be heard.

「Shit……」

Reiri held her head and looked down.

They had no hand to play.

They could fight against the landing force, but if they were pushed back with quantity, it was only a matter of time until they fell. Even before that, the match would be decided when the enemy’s Heart Hybrid Gear force arrived.

Would it end like this?

What’s wrong Hida Reiri. Show that you’ll manage somehow.

Are you only someone of this level in the end?

Your name as second generation devil is crying here.

But she couldn’t think of any breakthrough solution.

Would Kizuna die like this?

Would Ataraxia get taken over?

Everyone would be captured and become subject for experiment and torture.

She wouldn’t let such thing to happen.

But, it was pointless to just think that.

Was there some kind of concrete──,

Tears were blurring her eyes.

「……Kaa-san.」

She muttered that for some reason.

Tears trickled down Reiri’s cheeks and her lips smiled in irony.

Pathetic.

For her to cry and asked for help from her mother.

Even though that person wasn’t anywhere anymore.

At that time, her breast pocket vibrated.

A mail arrived in her communication terminal.

The sender’s name was──,



nayuta



Reiri stared on that name in a daze. And then, her eyes immediately changed into a sad one.

「The timing is too good even for a joke……」

A chuckle unconsciously slipped out.

The mail’s title was 『Regarding the method to restore Genesis』.

「Why is……something like this, at this time……」

Reiri’s hollow eyes chased after the mail’s letters.

And then,

Those eyes were gradually opening wide.

When she finished reading.

Light had returned to Reiri’s eyes.