"The cruiser Haruna, currently on patrol, has reported a massive submerged object off the Kii Peninsula. Data transmission has begun. Cross-checking the incoming data... the wavelength analysis pattern is blue. It's an Angel!"
In the Headquarters command room, the three pilots, who had hurried over from school, watched the surveillance footage together. A new Angel was roaming through the sea.
Several UN fighters sent to intercept the Angel circled overhead, occasionally firing a few shells at the target below. With so little ammunition being fired, the barrage was nowhere near as imposing as before.
It was not because the higher-ups, whom Misato Katsuragi and Ritsuko Akagi had called ammunition-wasting fools, had suddenly learned to be thrifty.
Rather, the previous battle against Ramiel had badly damaged Tokyo-3's defense systems. Only 26% of their functionality had been restored, leaving them almost incapable of actual combat.
The screen showed another new Angel with a humanoid body and a peculiar "Taiji Yin-Yang Face," its facial coloring sharply divided between black and white.
The Angel's torso was black, while its limbs were purple. Its long arms ended in three sharp claws each, riblike structures flanked its chest, and a red core sat at its center.
Music Angel
Compared with Ramiel's geometric beauty and the Fish Angel's wild presence, this Angel looked more like a giant, much as Shamshel had.
"How long has it even been? This Angel came way too soon. They won't give us a moment to catch our breath," Misato Katsuragi sighed helplessly.
She had barely had two days to rest, and yesterday she had already lost an entire evening. Now she would have to work overtime again.
Overtime was the only thing troubling Misato Katsuragi. She hardly seemed to consider the Angel a threat anymore.
Of course, one of her friends had