"Ahem! Rentaro, what are you two talking about?"
A familiar voice suddenly rang out, interrupting Rentaro and Enju's conversation.
Rentaro silently looked at the phone in his right hand, his face flushing despite himself. "K-Kisara, why... why didn't you hang up?" he stammered.
"You idiot! You're the one who didn't hang up!" Kisara's slightly embarrassed scolding came through the phone, loud enough for everyone in the command room to hear.
"I never imagined you were such a lewd person, Rentaro."
"No! No! Seitenshi, let me explain!" Rentaro fumbled in a panic.
"I'll deal with you when you get back, Rentaro! You idiot! Moron!"
"Click! Beep... beep..."
Rentaro stared at the disconnected phone, then shot Enju a fierce glare.
Enju spread her little hands and gave Rentaro an utterly innocent look.
Meanwhile, on Tokyo's coast, the Holy Light Cleric Squad watched Scorpio draw close to shore. "Captain! Let's do it!"
"Yes. Everyone, link your holy power together and attack with everything you have."
"Yes, Captain!"
A golden thread linked the Holy Light Clerics together.
Everyone in Tokyo's command room also watched nervously as the battle was about to begin.
"Kisara, do you think Captain Aiki and his squad can destroy Scorpio?" Worry showed in Seitenshi's eyes. The survival of all Tokyo was at stake, and that immense pressure rested entirely on her shoulders, those of an eighteen-year-old girl. At that moment, she felt as though she could barely breathe.
Kisara quietly watched the Holy Light Clerics radiating golden light on the screen, unable to hide the astonishment in her eyes. What were these abilities? Could this be the latest foreign exoskeleton armor? But if a country had actually developed it, it should never have appeared in civilian hands. Surely the military would have used it first.
"Seitenshi, don't worry. If Rentaro