Sky Striker Ace, But Symphogear

"Well, I made the clothes myself later, and then the phone."

Raye replied briefly, then took out her phone from inside her clothes.

"I remember the Second Division Commander's private phone number is... Okay, got through. Moshi Moshi, hello, Commander Kazanari, it's me, Raye."

He took out his Raye, quickly dialed a number, and then pointed the Tiger Shark Cannon he had just taken out at the sky.

P. S. Good morning.

Chapter 101 Telephone

On the other side, bathed in the same moonlight, the Second Division had just struggled to restore order from chaos, and the entire Second Division was shrouded in an atmosphere of sorrow.

"Commander, it has been confirmed that the noise in this area and underground has completely disappeared, and the swamping of the ground in this area has also stopped."

Inside the Second Division's command post, Shinji Ogawa, with a grave expression, reported this "good news," the meaning of which everyone present knew.

Given that the enemy is almost never foolish, there's probably only one reason why they would stop interfering with their operations: they have successfully achieved their goal—capturing Hibiki Tachibana.

"Tachibana- kun... Ha, how did she manage to obtain our information without our knowledge and make such arrangements without us noticing?"

After listening to Shinji Ogawa's report, Genjuro Kazanari slammed his fist on the table and sighed with slight annoyance.

"Well, I don't know. Perhaps she used some kind of covert Heresy Technology Heresy Technology that we're not yet familiar with. As it stands, it seems that Raye has mastered more than just that Sky Striker, Genjuro."

- Ryouko Sakurai, standing to the side, added, "His eyes are glaring, and he can't see clearly because of the reflection from his glasses."

"So it's another unknown, Heresy Technology? That's not good news. Just how much more power does she have that she hasn't shown yet?"

Upon hearing Ryouko Sakurai's guess, Genjuro Kazanari felt some pressure. This feeling of not being able to see the bottom line and the lack of transparency was truly unpleasant.

"What do we do now, Commander? It seems this operation has been a complete failure."

Shinji Ogawa forward and asked Genjuro Kazanari for instructions.

"Phew, in short, let's leave the failure of this operation for later discussion and analysis. For now, let's focus on the present... Fujitaka, how's the casualty and loss statistics coming along?"

After thinking for a while, Genjuro Kazanari abandoned his focus on the current failure and turned to ask Fujitaka Sakuya, a member of Second Division who was working nearby, to start paying more attention to how to solve the current problem.

"The statistics are complete, Commander. The situation isn't exactly good, but it's not bad either."

After being questioned by Genjuro Kazanari, Fujitaka Sakuya, with a slightly puzzled expression, gave him this report.

"What's the meaning."

Genjuro Kazanari was somewhat confused.

"That's right. Although Raye's offensive, whether in the swamp or with the noise, caused considerable chaos, it only resulted in the loss of some military supplies, without any major casualties."

Fujitaka Sakuya went on to explain.

"Oh dear, Fujitaka- kun, does that mean no one has ever been carbonized by noise?"

Noticing Fujitaka's report of losses, Ryouko Sakurai raised this question that others in the area also had.

"According to other reports, those noises, after appearing, merely served as walls to separate people and did not show any aggression. In addition, they only existed for a very short time and disappeared before they could be tested further, so no one was carbonized."

"Most of the casualties are from pressure sores caused by being trapped in the mud, and... well, wounds caused by friendly fire bullets that were intended to deflect noise but missed the noise and instead struck friendly units as stray bullets."

That's about it.

Fujitaka Sakuya explained in detail to everyone the somewhat strange casualty report he had just compiled.

"Well... in short, it should be considered a good thing, since there weren't too many casualties."

Upon hearing the report, someone in the command center made the following remarks.

"Is it a good thing...?"

[Now that I think about it carefully, most of the battles with Raye didn't result in any unnecessary casualties, including the last one; it was just a matter of exploiting people's fear of noise to create chaos.]

Is this simply the composure of the so-called strong, or is it due to another reason, or perhaps both?

After hearing Fujitaka's report, Genjuro Kazanari fell into deep thought.

Just as Genjuro Kazanari was about to delve deeper into his thoughts, the vibration emanating from his body interrupted his train of thought.

"Why is the phone ringing at this hour? Did they dial the wrong number?"

He took out the source of the vibration—his own phone—and looked at the unfamiliar phone number. Genjuro Kazanari was a little puzzled, but he still answered the call subconsciously and turned on speakerphone because of the noisy environment.

[Moses, hello, Commander Kazanari, it's me, Raye.]

Then, the next moment, the voice of the girl they had always remembered came from Genjuro Kazanari's phone.

"..."

Silence was the defining characteristic of the Second Division members tonight.

[Hey, did you hear that? If you don't answer, I'm going to keep going.]

The phone continued to make a Raye sound.

"Why would she call at this time?" "I never expected Little Raye to be doing this." "What exactly is going on?" "What is she trying to do?"

As time went on, whispers quickly filled the Second Division's command center. With just one phone call, Raye had the members of the Second Division on edge.

"Phew, at this time, after you've already captured Hibiki Tachibana, you're calling us? Are you trying to mock us, Raye?"

In the end, it was Genjuro Kazanari who calmed down first and began to try to communicate with the girl on the other end of the phone, asking her why she had called.

[Oh, so you guys can talk. But, mockery? I'm sorry, I don't have time for that. I'm calling simply because I need your help with something.]

In response, Raye quickly denied the other party's guess and said the following.

"Please... after doing something like that, what do you expect us to do for you?"

Genjuro Kazanari remained calm and composed as he continued his questioning.

[I'm just asking you to do it; whether you actually do it or not is up to you.]

When asked by Genjuro Kazanari, Raye's voice conveyed an indifferent attitude.

[Alright, I'll cut to the chase. Simply put, I want you to take Kohinata Miku, whom I no longer need, home. I'll mark her location with a flare. Oh, and if it's convenient, could you please take her luggage with you?]

Then, before Genjuro Kazanari could say anything more, Raye simply and directly stated her purpose.

"Send Kohinata Miku home... aren't you going to take her away?"

Genjuro Kazanari asked, puzzled.

[Alright, my time is precious. I've said what I needed to say. Goodbye. I'm launching the flare now. You can find Kohinata if you look around. Ciao~]

However, Raye did not answer his question. She hung up the phone as freely as if it were a phone call, leaving only a sound like fireworks breaking through the air amidst the ringing of the phone.

P. S. (The remaining text appears to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated gibberish.)

Chapter 102 Suppression

At night, in the Fine Mansion, a specially designed platform inside the main hall suddenly appeared with a red light, and the next moment, Raye, dressed in casual clothes, emerged from the red light.

After informing Second Division about Kohinata Miku's situation, and having nothing else to do, Raye took the opportunity to return to the base via the red teleportation crystal.

"The operation went relatively smoothly, so we can probably relax a little now."

Back at the well-defended base, Raye's previously tense nerves relaxed.

The emerald green eyes of the woman briefly closed, no longer fixed intently on the screen. In an instant, darkness and silence enveloped the entire world of the Raye.

"Exhale--inhale--Okay, relaxation complete."

By closing her eyes and taking deep breaths for about half a minute, Raye managed to relax her tense body and mind to some extent.

"Let's go and confirm the results first."

Opening his eyes, Raye briefly discerned the slightly chaotic directions caused by the teleportation, and then prepared to check on the situation in the underground prison he had meticulously constructed.

"I wonder if Chris did keep a close eye on the Tachibana I sent... Hibiki, as I instructed?"

Raye muttered to herself, her gaze drifting past the window in the backyard to the disguised location of the basement she had dug.

Raye wanted to say something, but for a moment she was speechless.

On the leveled muddy ground, she spent a day constructing the prison area using Alchemy, a prison area equipped with various Heresy Technology for intelligence concealment and anti-detection camouflage.

At this moment, what she saw reflected in her eyes was a mess, just like her current psychological defenses, shattered by some violent force.

"Phew... Now that things have come to this, let's figure out what happened first, and then we can start working on solving the problem."

Having regained her composure, Raye took a deep breath and confirmed what she needed to do next.

"Roar---You guys!!" "Damn it, what are you anyway!?"

Then, very quickly, Raye understood what had happened.

A howl like a wild beast, mixed with inexplicable words; a girl's voice, extremely irritable yet at a loss; and a huge commotion comparable to an earthquake.

These sounds were transmitted to Raye through air vibrations, and then collected by the miniature airspace around the Sky Striker, appearing before Raye's eyes and Raye the location from which the sounds came.

"Ah, I found it."

Looking towards the location marked in the airspace, Raye saw what was happening in the woods to the side.

"It turns out it was just Hibiki Tachibana who went berserk."

Raye's lips curled into a dangerous smile as she raised the Sky Striker she had just rested in.

"It turns out that Chris, who was wielding the Bronze Serpent Armor, simply failed to subdue the rampaging Hibiki Tachibana."

The white light clung to the girl's shapely body like a bodysuit, removing her clothes and replacing them with black and white armor.

"It turns out it was just a minor incident —Hibiki Tachibana, who couldn't be subdued, was recklessly unleashing the Relic, which would likely reveal the approximate location of this place..."

The Multirole Sky Striker System unfolded behind her, and a set of mechanical wings covered the armored girl's back.

"... That's all! Armed Request, Eagle-Type Thruster, level up, level one!"

As these words were spoken, the mechanical wings on the girl's back emitted a violent trail of flames.

The next moment, as if teleported, the girl's body disappeared from the hall, leaving behind only violent air fluctuations and shards of glass from the shattered window that hadn't yet fallen.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Chris lay in pain on a broken tree she had knocked down in the forest, her Bronze Serpent Armor now tattered and worn.

"What exactly is this thing?"

Chris Yukine clutched her lower abdomen in great pain. Beneath her fair, relatively flat skin, something seemed to be slowly growing, revealing veins like small snakes.

"Roar

The culprit that turned Chris into her current state was the creature in front of her, half of whose body was shrouded in a dark, unknown substance, possessing a strong destructive impulse, and formerly known as Hibiki Tachibana.

"I'm the one who possesses the Complete Relic, so why can't I defeat someone who only has Relic Fragment in their body and has lost their mind? This is the Fusion Case No. 1!"

Chris sighed, unable to comprehend it.

At first, when she discovered that Hibiki Tachibana had suddenly gone berserk, she thought she could vent her frustration through fighting, just as she had previously planned.

However, after the battle began, she discovered that while someone was indeed venting their emotions through fighting, that person was not her; in fact, she was the one being used to vent.

Her attacks with the Bronze Serpent Armor not only failed to cause effective damage to her opponent, but instead further fueled the opponent's ferocity, causing the opponent's strength and speed to suddenly increase dramatically.

The opponent's fists, though seemingly just ordinary attacks, repeatedly managed to break through and shatter the self-healing defenses of the Bronze Serpent Armor, striking her heavily.

Once she was pulled into extremely close proximity, she was practically a punching bag, relentlessly attacked by the opponent's relentless assault.

She breached the basement in minutes, and on the ground, she couldn't gain an advantage in close combat either. She could only barely survive in the woods, using the cover of the trees and the self-healing power of the Bronze Serpent Armor.

"Damn it, don't underestimate me. I won't give up easily. Ugh—the erosion of the Snake Armor!"

Chris tried to stand up, but the corrosive effects of the shattered fragments of the Bronze Serpent Armor within her body made it difficult for her to move.

"Roar

Hibiki Tachibana, whose upper body was covered in black, noticed Chris's movements and prepared to unleash a ruthless, monstrous attack.

Then, before Chris could react, she saw a platinum-gold figure, like lightning, with tremendous kinetic energy, crash into Hibiki Tachibana, whose body was half covered in black.

The immense kinetic energy impacted the ground, raising a cloud of dust that covered the battlefield.

"Quiet!"

The next second, the sound entered Chris Yukine's ears from an unknown direction, making Chris realize what had happened.

"Raye?"

Chris couldn't help but say.