"Very well, it's good to see that everyone is gathered" - Chifuyu nodded as she looked around - "I'm sure you must be curious to know what we will do today since we will return to the Academy first thing in the morning"
The girls looked at each other as they nodded.
"What we will do is the following..." - the teacher on the black horse smiled as the students watched as Maya and Tabane arrived with a large number of carts with so much meat that their mouths were watering.
"Today we will end with a barbecue and a fireworks show!" Maya exclaimed as Cloud arrived with a shipment of fireworks.
The girls screamed with excitement when they saw this as they ran to where the blond boy was to check the merchandise.
Chifuyu was about to tell them something else but her expression changed when her communicator started to ring-"I'll be back in a moment"
"What will have happened?" Maya asked as Tabane's communicator began to ring as well. The inventor slowly looked at the message that had come to her, only to widen her eyes in surprise, though her expression turned serious as she continued to read the message.
"Tabane-san?" Maya asked with concern.
"Ma-chan, I want you to call Cloud and the others, this is important, we will meet at the hotel to continue the conversation" - said Tabane as she walked towards the hotel.
Maya could only give a look full of concern to her students who seemed not to have noticed the change in the situation.
"Maya-san?" - Cloud asked seriously - "What's wrong?"
"I don't know... but from Tabane-san's expression, something very serious is about to happen" - replied the green-haired teacher.
Cloud further frowned at her as he remembered the fact that it was time for the [Silver Gospel] event-"Raiden..."
[Sir... I managed to infiltrate the Japanese Government's central computer and discovered information that is critical]
"We'll talk soon, for now don't give me the information because it could create panic if someone is listening to us"-Cloud said seriously as he walked towards his group and motioned for them to follow him.
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"How is an IS out of control heading towards our location?!" Chifuyu roared as she clutched her comm tightly.
'You don't have to be mad at us, Orimura...we weren't the ones who sent that IS towards you.'
"I'm sorry sir, it's just that the information couldn't come at a worse time"-sighed the black-haired woman as she calmed down.
'I am sorry to tell you that the bad news does not end there'
"What are you trying to say?" Chifuyu asked as he frowned.
"Because we don't just have to worry about an IS out of control, but also an Army of completely mechanized IS"-said Tabane as she walked towards her friend-"It seems that Phantom Task is serious this time "
'Shinonono Tabane... it's a pleasure to talk to you once again'
"I don't think the same, general" - snorted the inventor - "Although it is not time to talk about these nonsense things, now we have to concentrate on the problem that we have in front of us"
'I agree with Tabane... the matter is critical and we cannot provide support'
"Why?!" Chifuyu exclaimed furiously. This was no longer about not having a good relationship with the high command of the Japanese government, but about a possible crisis resulting from the death of not only the Representatives of the different nations, but also the death of at least twenty students.
'We have found rejection for the idea of sending support from more than half of the council'
"That's ridiculous!" - exclaimed Tabane furiously - "If they really wanted to help us, then they would take action despite the rejection!"
'I'm sorry, but that's not how politics works'
Chifuyu clenched her teeth furiously upon hearing the general's words - "Well... we'll resolve this situation ourselves... but from now on, my service as a Japanese military force will be over."
'. . .'
"It seems that your words struck a chord, Chi-chan"-said Tabane as she let out a small laugh
'Ok... your service with the army is over, from now on you won't need to take our orders into account... I just hope you don't regret this decision'
"It's not me who has to repent, but you" - Chifuyu said coldly - "Because of your lack of skill, the lives of more than 25 cadets are at stake... I hope the repercussions are not catastrophic"
'Good luck, Chifuyu...'
"It's not the information I wanted to see, but I'm glad you put those bastards in their place, Chifuyu-san" - Cloud said as he walked past a worried group of Representative Cadets.
"I'm sorry you heard something like that but at least I don't have to worry about telling you what's going on" - the black-haired teacher sighed - "The situation is critical as you saw, but it's still manageable"
"You don't have to embellish things, Chifuyu-san"-said Cloud while his bracelet shone slightly, showing a hologram of the world that little by little began to move, showing the area of the United States where there were a lot of points.
"What's going on?" Tina asked with concern because she had a bad feeling seeing that her country was involved in all this.
"The IS out of control comes from the United States"-said Tabane with seriousness while he looked at the girl and from her communicator, it showed the image of the target.
"!" -Tina was surprised to see the IS because she didn't think it was available to pilot-"Silver Gospel]"
"Exactly" - Tabane nodded as the image changed to a more detailed one of the IS - "[Silver Gospel], an experimental IS built by the United States and Iraq as a token of peace, designed with a state-of-the-art reactor and core capable of absorbing energy solar to be able to accumulate it for future uses, it also has the ability to convert that energy into different weapons, an interesting invention"
"What about the pilot?!" Tina exclaimed with fear because she had previous knowledge of who it could be.
"Pilot's name, Natasha Fairs" - Tabane said as the image changed to that of a beautiful woman with golden hair, green eyes and a body that could fight against Chifuyu's. She was in her 20s and from what the girls could see in the picture, she seemed to be someone calm, honorable and with unwavering conviction.
"Sis..." - Tina muttered in terror - "What happened to her?!"
"From what the USA managed to inform Japan, Natasha is unconscious and the AI of [Silver Gospel] is the one in control" - answered Tabane seriously while Chifuyu frowned.
"[Silver Gospel] has a support system similar to Raiden but obviously on a much smaller scale" - added Cloud.
[That's obvious... I'm the most advanced AI in the world]
"Raiden, you better not learn Cloud's bad habits" - Tabane said as Cloud rolled his eyes at her in response.
The girls gave him a smile when they heard this because they knew that Cloud was someone proud.
"Let's get back to the main topic" - Chifuyu said seriously - "Because we have to remember that we are not only facing against this [Silver Gospel], but also against an unidentified amount of automated IS like the ones that invaded the Academy"
The girls were shocked and quickly connected the two events.
"Indeed, Phantom Task is involved in all this" - agreed Tabane while the image changed to a recording of one of the security cameras of the United States Base.
"I'm not going to ask why you have that recording because I'm sure you got it by hacking into my country's computer…" Tina sighed as she decided to ignore this offense against her country's computer security because Natasha was much more important.
". . ." - Chifuyu looked at the recording with a combination of surprise and sadness because the attacker really did resemble her in many ways.
"She is M, a member of Phantom Task and probably one of the deadliest members of the organization despite her age"-said Tabane while the image changed to a 3D model of the girl.
"[Silent Zephyrs]?!" - Cecilia exclaimed with surprise when she recognized the IS.
"Do you know about that IS?" Ichika asked in surprise.
"Obviously you know of it... that's the latest IS model in the [Blue Tears] line built by the UK" - Tabane answered calmly - "Although it was stolen by an unknown group, although they were obviously members of Phantom Task "
". . ." -Cecilia only looked at the image while she sighed with regret.
"So that IS is designed as a Long Distance combatant?" Rin asked seriously.
"No..." - denied the inventor - "[Silent Zephyrs] was designed to fight at all ranges"
"It has a sword for short range, a spear for medium range and an Assault Rifle for long range" - answered Cecilia - "Her Stats are completely balanced although they can be modified in the configurations"
"[Silent Zephyrs] was designed to be able to adapt to any situation with the right modifications and configurations" - Tabane said seriously - "I know because I helped build it so I could get the adaptability of the IS and use it in the creation of [Akatsubaki], [Silent Zephyrs] could be said to be the older sister of [Akatsubaki] and the twin sister of [Byakushiki]"
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