Himeko seemed to have made up her mind. With a bold flourish, she tossed aside her coat and began issuing orders in a grave tone. "Immediately activate nuclear reactors five and six. Maintain reactor output and switch the battleship's power to backup energy."
"In two minutes, move the battleship near those two girls!"
"W-Wait!!"
Upon hearing Himeko's orders, the bespectacled girl suddenly realized something, and her expression changed.
"Could it be that you intend to use that...?!"
She understood what Himeko intended to do. While that would allow Himeko's strength to rival that of a newly born Herrscher for a short time, the consumption and strain would be immense. Not only would it burden the Valkyrie herself, but the battleship would also be unable to operate again for a long while.
It was absolutely not to be used unless they were at the brink of life and death.
"Right now... there's no time to think of any other way out!"
Himeko did not take it to heart in the slightest. She strode out of the main bridge and headed for the armor installation chamber.
As she walked, she removed the gorgeous gown she was wearing and casually tossed each piece aside.
"Also... I'll leave command of the battleship to you for now."
"Huh?"
The bespectacled girl froze slightly upon hearing Himeko's words, clearly unable to process them.
But Himeko said nothing more to her. By then, she had removed every piece of clothing from her body, leaving only a pair of black stockings wrapped around her long legs.
When Himeko arrived at a certain lift platform, the battleship system's voice rang out as well...
[Backup energy switch complete! Preparing to descend.]
However, things did not seem to be going so smoothly. Just as Himeko was about to