Sky Striker Ace, but Symphogear

"Hmm, I just wanted to have a little chat with you about our feelings..."

Ignoring Raye's warning, Fine said this while trying to dodge the Sky Striker that was still repeatedly hitting her purple barrier.

Chengzi-

Then, in an instant, the sound of metal vibrating became even more intense. The black and red blade sliced through the purple barrier in just a few seconds, pressing its edge against Fine's throat and preventing her from making any further moves.

"Okay, okay, I understand. I won't touch her today, alright... Raye, quickly put her away."

Feeling the burning sensation on his skin, and remembering that this body was still somewhat useful and he couldn't die, Fine stopped what he was doing.

"Phew... I've lost count of how many times this has happened."

Looking at the Sky Striker pressed against Fine's throat, Raye sighed and said helplessly.

"I still suggest that Fine, you either control your bad habit of wanting to touch me inappropriately from time to time, or you should wear normal clothes normally when you're not doing this. It's no wonder you irritate her."

Then, while making this suggestion, Raye raised and opened her arms to her side.

The moment Raye did this, the Sky Striker, which had just held its blade to Fine's neck, eagerly vanished from Fine's neck and appeared beside Raye, obediently placing its hilt against Raye's palm.

"Alright, alright, I was actually thinking of collecting some of your rare skins, since who knows when I'll see you wearing anything other than your work uniform again."

Seeing that the Sky Striker had left his body, Fine relaxed, spread his hands, and said something that Raye was nonsensical, indicating that he would not do what he had done before.

"Ah, yes, yes... So, besides that, you have nothing else to say, right? Then I'll be leaving. Oh, right, there's something, although you probably already know: I kidnapped Hibiki Tachibana and brought her back, and put her in that Hazama. Well, that's all, goodbye."

Raye, ignoring Fine's occasional remarks that she had almost gotten used to, nervously tried to change her clothes to prepare for work.

"Oh, is that so? Then please wait a moment, Raye. Now that you've brought Raye Hibiki Tachibana back, I have a favor to ask you to do."

Then, Raye's steps were interrupted again by Fine with words that Raye wanted to ignore.

"Work..."

Raye wanted to pretend she couldn't hear, and she really couldn't, but she couldn't completely ignore the words displayed in front of her.

"Call..."

So, Raye had no choice but to give up her plan to change her clothes, accept reality, turn around, and resignedly prepare to see the new job that Fine was about to assign her.

"What do you want me to do? Fine, just tell me already."

Raye asked calmly.

"It's nothing serious. First of all, Raye, you should know that I kidnapped Hibiki Tachibana to explore the mysteries of the Polymerization of human Relic, right?"

Fine spoke slowly to Raye.

"Ah, I know you want to use Hibiki Tachibana a guinea pig, so could you explain what you want me to do in the simplest terms possible?"

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"Okay, so basically, I want to entrust the research on how Relic and the human body Polymerization to you, Raye. Well, the research goal is mainly to explore how to safely replicate that miracle on my body through the Bronze Serpent Armor."

Seeing that Raye's expression became uneasy, Fine obediently and quickly explained the work she wanted Raye to do.

"Can't you do this yourself? Your research capabilities should be sufficient, right?"

Raye said, her expression not looking good.

"Well, it's not impossible, but I have more faith Raye your abilities than in myself. Besides, I can't possibly perform surgery on myself, can I?"

Fine said quite naturally.

"Okay, I understand. I'll make the arrangements. Goodbye, this is really goodbye."

Having given up on arguing, Raye finally uttered these words and turned to leave Fine's side.

P. S. Good afternoon.

Chapter 109 Learning

The day after the incident, during lunch break, at the Second Division headquarters within the Lydian Music Academy.

At that moment, Kohinata Miku was sitting on the sofa in one of the rooms, inspecting two women's handbags that she had just received from the members of Second Division.

"How is it, Kohinata? You didn't forget anything, did you?"

Sitting opposite her on the sofa, Genjuro Kazanari asked her this question.

Last night, due to the chaos in various ways, Second Division simply didn't have the energy or time to help Kohinata Miku find her and Hibiki's bags. So, they just took Kohinata Miku, who was covered in mud and surrounded by flares, back to Lydian's dormitory.

Now, after tidying up the mess, the members of Second Division, having had a little time, quickly found their belongings, which were slightly stuck in the mud. After bringing them back to Second Division, they informed and led Kohinata Miku to Second Division Headquarters to retrieve their things.

"Hmm... no, although there's a little dirt on the outside, none of my or Hibiki's belongings are missing."

After zipping up the two shoulder bags and checking their contents, Kohinata Miku gently shook her head and said this.

"Is that so? That's good... And, I'm sorry, what happened to Tachibana is our responsibility. Please believe us, we will definitely bring Tachibana back."

Looking at Kohinata Miku, whose expression seemed calm, Commander Kazanari's guilt deepened.

Ultimately, it was because they didn't do a good enough job that Hibiki Tachibana was taken away in such a short time.

"Okay, I understand."

Kohinata Miku's face appropriately showed worry and sadness.

"However, could you tell me what exactly happened to Hibiki, and... why is Hibiki fighting Raye?"

Then, after considering it for a moment, Kohinata Miku asked the question to the members of Second Division in front of her with a bit of concern.

"You know Raye... Oh, you were also involved in that incident back then, so it's not surprising that you know her."

Upon hearing Kohinata Miku's question, Commander Kazanari was initially surprised, but after realizing something, he was no longer astonished.

They certainly knew about Raye's appearances and actions many years ago, after all, so many people involved had witnessed her activities.

However, because the difference between Raye and the past is too great, and the information they had only slightly improved their understanding of Raye, they could not help them defeat Raye in the current battle.

Therefore, even now, that intelligence has not received their attention.

"Yes, that's right. So, could you let me know? I really want to know. Please, I don't want to be completely ignorant about Hibiki and Raye anymore."

Kohinata Miku echoed Commander Kazanari's conjecture, her eyes filled with deep sadness and confusion as she asked the members of Second Division.

[Knowing nothing means being unable to do anything; only by understanding what happened can I find a direction to strive for.]

Kohinata Miku thought this through without changing her expression.

"Ah, of course, I'm ready too, since you're practically part of the Kohinata."

Seeing Kohinata Miku's sorrowful expression, Commander Kazanari spoke, a hint of guilt on his face.

"I remember the relevant documents and confidentiality agreements were kept here... um, here?"

He then turned around, rummaged through the documents placed to the side, and took out a stack of document bags and a printed sheet of paper.

"Kohinata, after you sign the confidentiality agreement, you will be able to access the relevant documents we have stored here."

After bringing the document bag and papers, Commander Kazanari handed them, along with the black pen on the table, to Kohinata Miku.

Thank you very much.

Upon seeing this, Kohinata politely accepted the documents handed to her, signed the confidentiality agreement, and began to browse through them.

[That way, I'll probably be able to learn more about things...]

With this thought in mind, Kohinata Miku began to slowly and carefully review the information recorded in Second Division.

[Hmm, so that's how it is. Something happened to Hibiki that I didn't know about. Raye, she did so much after she left.]

Soon, as she reviewed the information, a world that Kohinata Miku had never known before was revealed to her.

[Hibiki's body actually has something like this... I had no idea. Hmm, I'll observe more. This time, I can't remain ignorant.]

The more Kohinata Miku, the more she felt she had many gaps in her knowledge, so she examined the materials even more carefully and diligently.

Wait, oh?

Then, as Kohinata Miku was carefully reviewing the information, a seemingly insignificant piece of information caught her attention.

[During the battle with Durandal, because... we can basically confirm that Raye seems to have a serious hearing problem, and only one eye can see normally.]

[Supplement: In subsequent combat, it was discovered that they possessed what appeared to be a means of observing the environment beyond conventional audiovisual means. After discussion, this intelligence was determined to be "difficult to utilize."]

Against the backdrop of Raye's many powerful abilities, such as intelligence gathering, high-mobility flight, and land manipulation, his minor physical disability, after discussion by Second Division, was deemed to be intelligence that, while worthy of attention, had no practical value, and therefore was not taken seriously by most people.

[...]

However, Kohinata Miku's attention was drawn to this information, and she couldn't look away for a long time.

To others, this might just be a physical flaw in an enemy that cannot be exploited, but to her, it represents a painful memory.

[Ah, ah, is that so? I understand now, it must be because of that time.]

Kohinata Miku closed her eyes and murmured to herself.

At that moment, before her tightly closed eyes, a hallucination seemed to appear: a young girl who had always been optimistic and strong, with a dazzling red stream running down her cheeks after a huge bang.

"What's wrong, Kohinata? Is there a problem?"

Just as Kohinata Miku was lost in her unspeakable memories, Commander Kazanari, noticing that she had stopped moving at some point, stepped forward out of concern and asked her what was wrong.

"No, no, it's just that I'm a little surprised by this news that I never knew before... Hmm, I didn't expect that Hibiki would have been doing such dangerous work and still have such health problems."

After being asked this question, Kohinata Miku composed herself and gave a half-truthful, half-lie answer with a melancholy expression.

P. S. Good morning.

Chapter 110 Reflection

[I guess that's how you get through this. I'm sorry, I know most of you are probably very nice people, but I have reasons I can't tell you.]

After answering the other party's questions, Kohinata Miku thought to herself, lowered her head, and continued to look through the materials that Second Division had brought her.

"Is that how it is? Oh, I see. Something like this happened to Hibiki in a place I didn't know about. She never told me about it."

Not long after, after a quick and casual glance at the remaining materials, Kohinata Miku organized them and neatly placed them back on the desk, thinking to herself.

"I hope you won't blame her, Kohinata. To protect the lives of many others, including yours, Tachibana has to abide by the confidentiality agreement and cannot disclose any related information."

Genjuro Kazanari said somewhat apologetically.

"No, I didn't mean to blame Hibiki. I understand. To protect people's lives and safety, and to prevent important things from being lost, there are certain things that must not be revealed to others."

Kohinata Miku shook her head, indicating that she understood Hibiki's difficulties.

"Yes, is that so? Kohinata you understand, Hinata."

The girl's understanding nature only intensified Genjuro Kazanari's inner turmoil.

After all, the people who suffered the most after Hibiki Tachibana Hibiki Tachibana arrested were undoubtedly her family and friends.

What forces them to confront this pain is that Liu Yierba, as adults, failed to fulfill their duty to protect them.

"Also, please rest assured, we will definitely find Tachibana's location and rescue her."

So Genjuro Kazanari stood up and made this promise to the girl in front of him.

"This... um, thank you."

[They seem to care about Xiang; they don't seem like bad people.]

Looking at the other party's assurance, Kohinata Miku thought for a moment, then, with a slightly sad expression, said this.

"Also, it's getting late, I think it's time for me to head back."

After thanking her, Kohinata Miku glanced at the time and, feeling she had nothing else to do, decided to head back.

"Oh, is that so? Do you need me to give you a ride? The layout here is quite complicated; people who aren't familiar with it might get lost."

Genjuro Kazanari asked.

"This..."

Buzz

Just as Kohinata Miku was about to say something, the vibration of a phone interrupted her. Upon closer inspection, she saw it was Genjuro Kazanari's cell phone on the table.

"... Excuse me, I need to take this call. Hello, it's me."

After glancing at the phone screen, Genjuro Kazanari answered the call while saying this.

"Yes, it's okay."

Since it was the weekend, Kohinata Miku wasn't in a hurry, so she waited there while digesting the information she had just received.