first commandment

If the old Freiburger could have predicted that that day would be the worst day in his life, maybe he would have pretended to pray as he had never believed in God.But there are too many unforeseen facts in the world. To give a few examples: For example, no one could have expected that the black car that carried Flora and her party out of the encirclement that day would be placed in the Weser History Museum in the future. somewhere.

"This is the car that escaped with Her Majesty Queen Flora." Children who came to visit with their parents would say so, looking at the shiny car with eyes full of admiration.

"Yes," said her mother kindly, "but it can't be regarded as a complete escape, because after that the enemy came up again, and His Majesty is still in great danger."

"It's terrible...so, who saved her?"

The little girl looked at her mother worriedly.

"The man who saved His Majesty?" The woman smiled and paused, "Of course it was him. You must know him, his name is..."

"—Slein!"

Amid the roar of ammunition, Flora screamed: "Be careful!"

Immediately afterwards, the front of the car turned suddenly, and the attack that descended from the air barely brushed the window of the passenger seat.There was another burst of explosions, and Flora in the back row was caught between two soldiers and hugged her head tightly.

"Sit tight!"

Whitehead, who was driving the car, said loudly, and then stepped on the accelerator hard, and the dilapidated car crashed straight into the glass door of the research institute.

Flora closed her eyes, only to hear the shattered glass falling on the car body like a waterfall, making a rhythmic knocking sound.Immediately after, the piercing sound of brakes penetrated into her ears, her body kept leaning forward, and then returned to its original position following the stopped car.

Freiburg's men were chasing after her. As soon as Flora poked her head out of the car, she saw several military vehicles parked at the entrance that seemed to have been knocked out of teeth.Then her sight was blocked, replaced by Slein's figure.He pulled her out of the car without saying a word, and then hugged her again.

But this time he didn't even say "Excuse me", and started to run.

"..."

Flora said nothing, her arms around his neck trembled slightly.

Playing a game of cat and mouse with the enemy in a huge research institute is certainly not the best policy.Their first priority, having lost contact with the outside world, was to get in touch with Earl Jung and Weiser.Especially Earl Jung, because he who is still stationed on Earth can rush to the scene of the incident faster than the Weiser Army who is far away from the Earth.However, his Yanglu City is quite a distance away from Binhai's research institute, and it must take time.

Of course, if there is no accident, the earth side should also send a rescue army.However, Flora and the others, who have been cut off from the outside world, have difficulty distinguishing the situation, and it is obviously unwise to bet their lives only on the Earth Army.After all, the previous attack on the embassy proved that the forces in Freiburg had already colluded with some officials on Earth.

"Before Lord Jung arrives, you must protect His Highness!"

Whitehead and several other soldiers stood guard at the corner of the corridor, keeping the others in the rear.On the way to the control room under the pursuit of the enemy, they had already consumed most of the small amount of ammunition.At the same time, a lot of physical strength of the soldiers was also consumed, and some of them were injured, but they were well-trained and still maintained the resolute posture of soldiers, without showing the slightest wavering.

Flora would be lying if she said she wasn't afraid.

She raised her head and looked at Slein who ran the whole distance holding her.The hair on his forehead was already wet with sweat, and the hanging strands of hair somewhat blocked his vision, but he couldn't move it away because his hands were full.

Flora let go of the hand that had been holding him tightly all this time, brushed away those locks of flaxen-gray hair, and wiped his sweat with her sleeve.

All the way down, they entered an empty area underground.It was almost pitch black there, only a row of emergency evacuation lights by the wall flashing green, as long as you follow the light, you can reach the central control room not far away, there may be a way to get in touch with the outside world.

Flora looked over Slein's shoulder vigilantly into the depths of the darkness.

The light of the flashlight flickered and shot into the center of the warehouse like a deep black sea.For a moment, Flora seemed to see something reflecting light...

Huh?

But before she could speak, a group of people entered the control room, leaving her doubts behind.

……

However, the only hope was lost.

The signal shielding was too strong, and it was impossible to send out any distress messages.

Just as silence enveloped the exhausted group of people, soldiers from the back of the team rushed in, bringing news that the enemy was expected to arrive within 3 minutes.

Whitehead, who has always been prudent, cannot help but be shrouded in gloom when he is forced into such a desperate situation.He was determined to protect the princess with his life, but judging from the current situation, even if he really lost his life because of this, it would only be a few minutes of delay, and the princess would still fall into the hands of those people.For a while, he fell into an annoyed mood and couldn't extricate himself, and his subordinates also became nervous when they saw that he was so abnormal.

"Whitehead!"

At this moment, Flora, who had been silent all this time, spoke in a trembling tone:

"Whitehead, go outside and have a look! If I'm not mistaken, the one parked outside is..."

Whitehead keenly sensed that the trembling sound was not from fear, but from the hope of survival.

Under the illumination of the flashlight, the transport plane hidden in the darkness is like a sleeping bat in a cave, and the brand-new pitch-black body is extremely shiny.

"This is……"

Seeing its unusually familiar appearance, Slein couldn't help showing a hint of bewilderment.The memory of flying freely in the air once appeared clearly in his mind like a sprout breaking through the hard soil.

"It's a transport plane jointly improved by Weisser and Earth recently." Flora in his arms looked in the same direction intently. "It was supposed to be put into mass production after this start-up ceremony, and it will be transported using the power of Aldnoah's No. [-] furnace." Work. I didn't expect the testing machine to stop here..."

"Wait a minute," Slein interrupted her, "using the power of the No. [-] furnace, that is to say..."

Flora looked at his rekindled hopeful face, and broke into a smile:

"Yes, it flies on Aldnoah's power."

The hope that was on the verge of extinction was rekindled in an instant.The solemn expressions on everyone's faces eased a little.

But these people did not include Whitehead on the side. He touched his chin and said hesitantly, "But... excuse me for your incompetence, we will never fly this kind of transport plane..."

"You don't have to worry about that."

Flora's eyes stayed on Slein's face.As she spoke, she put away the smile on her face, and then straightened her body.Then she withdrew her hands from Slaine's shoulders and cupped his face instead.

In his arms, she was a little taller than him with her upright body, and she was also a little closer to him.She looked down at him, her slender fingers touching his cheek, making it impossible for him to turn his head away from him.In this way, his sight was locked on her alone, except for her shining warm jade-like eyes, he couldn't see anything else for a while.

"Srain Troyet," he heard her say, soft as a gust of wind.

"I am willing to risk death with you."

"What about you? Are you willing...to win the hope of the next life for me?"

It was clearly an irresistible order, but her tone seemed to be pleading.

He saw only him reflected in her eyes.The blond girl looked at him seriously, as if she was not just looking at his body, but the soul deeply rooted in it.

【I need you.Only you are needed. 】

The twinkle in her eyes seemed to say so.

At that moment, he thought of many things. The light of Aldnoah, the swaying flowers, the blue sky, the rapidly changing perspective in the cockpit.The sense of life accelerated with the beating of his chest, pouring into his blood.He felt the lost and found power gradually filling him up.

【I need you. 】

...Maybe this time, he can make the right choice.

The girl held his face gently, as if treating him as an extremely precious person.Before that, he had never understood why she would put her trust in his hands so calmly, even though it was only a few acquaintances.But now, these are not important.

Her sincerity is the best answer.She made him feel that he was needed, and that he was no longer the sad prisoner who was cast aside by everyone and was worthless.She pulled his soul and led him to find the light of hope in his life again.

Now that the matter has come to this, is there any reason for him to refuse?

"—to the utmost delight."

He heard the voice of himself rekindling his fighting spirit.

At the same time, the Earth Army Command Tower.

"Report! There is a landslide, and the rescue team with the vehicle cannot reach it."

Inaho Kaizuka, who was standing in front of the podium, heard the report from his subordinates.He was blocked by the blindfold, and was about to turn his head to ask the subordinate for details, but he heard another message.

"Colonel Kaizuka! A transport plane was found at the research institute near the incident!"

……

What?transport plane?

Inaho, who was a little surprised, turned his gaze to the front of the podium.Affected by poor signal, the image displayed on the screen is not only stuck but also blurred.But even so, he recognized the one that was firmly etched in his mind...

"……bat."

He looked up at the pitch-black transport body across the blue sky, and called out the familiar name.

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BGM of this chapter: Nodifferences--AimeeBlackschleger

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This is a song that comes with AZ.I understand.

The feed is from the lyrics:

【Cuzit's time to wake you up.】

[Because it's time to wake you up. 】

After thinking about it, it's better to double update.I want to leave a message and say it three times, don't hurt me who is so diligent and double-up.I'm usually very busy and don't have time to code words. Although I can write by myself, I am too lazy to climb up and post when I get frustrated.