Knights & Magic Vol 1 Chapter 8

The trees in the plains increased in number gradually, until its density matched that of a forest.

The road that is used frequently by caravans with Silhouette Knight escorts was desolated. It might be due to the Demon beasts stampede or the rumours spreading among merchants about the sightings of a gargantuan Demon beast.

The sound of hooves from dozens of carriages reverberated in the air, as they ferried the Laihiala Pilot Academy students who are escaping. The high school Knight runners are risking their lives to cover the evacuation, so the carriages were running at full speed. But this was too taxing on the horses, so the pace was slower than normal. Even so, they were already halfway to Jantunen.

"What happened to Eru―?"

"... Hey, could it be..."

"That guy, did he hijack a Silhouette Knight to join the fight?"

"Ah― Yeah, that makes sense. Eru will probably do that."

The magic invented by Eru called 'Aero Thrust' is surprisingly fast. Who can catch up with Eru who was faster than wolves and rivals that of a bird? Even if the opponent was that mammoth Demon beast, Eru can run away if he puts his mind to it. The two of them imagined that scene and laughed.

The instructor on the carriage in front alerts the entire convoy. Clouds of dust can be seen in the direction they are heading, and they heard the sound of the horses’ hooves in the distance. Everyone understood what was causing all that racket. A group of Silhouette Knights― the standard model 'Karrdator' was advancing in a column. All citizens of Fremmevira Kingdom were familiar with these figures and understood why they were here.

The voice of the instructor on the leading carriage reached the carriages at the back. The students poked their head out of the carriages one by one, their face bright with excitement.

Karrdators are the official ma.s.s produced standard model, with rugged exterior. After experiencing many battles, it has a unique charm to it. Their shoulder armour was decorated with the Fremmevira Kingdom flag and the Jantunen city crest, displaying the pride they had in protecting this land.

A sense of relief spreads among the Knights who had discovered the carriage at the same time. Although they had set off as soon as they could, they had already mentally prepared themselves for the possibility that the entire Laihiala student body being ma.s.sacred. From the looks of things, most of them made it out safely, and had brought with them valuable information about the current location of the Behemoth.

It included information on why the Laihiala students managed to evacuate safely. A lot of the Knights are graduates of Laihiala Pilot Academy, and are moved by the honorable actions of their juniors and steeled themselves.

The Jantunen Knights engrave this determination within their hearts; their morale grew stronger than before. The band of Knights learned that the Laihiala students met the Behemoth less than half a day ago, so their meeting with the Behemoth is at hand. The tension of the Knights grew sky high with each step they take.

A red Silhouette Knight was sprinting wildly in the lush forest. Its speed was incredible; double that of a normal Silhouette Knight.

Guyale maintains its peak performance as it runs, and heard the sound of howls in front. It was a mix of lightning explosion and raging winds. He will engage the Behemoth in a few minutes. Eru's expression twisted with joy, showing unrestrained happiness as he begins his first battle in a Silhouette Knight.

"d.a.m.n!"

Facing pressure that the Knights at the borders failed to withstand, the high school pilot's machine fell one by one, there were only three left.

I lost my shield! This is bad, the situation is desperate!

The Behemoth didn't let up its attack, shooting out Tornado Breath again. The raging wind has a large area of effect; they could be pulled in if they didn’t get further away.

Helvi realised that the Tornado Breath was aimed at her and scream like a banshee as she tried to get away. Trandorches squeezed out its last ounce of strength, despite the acc.u.mulated fatigue and damage, but lost its balance because of the fierce air current.

Edgar roared, commanding Earlec.u.mber to charge at the Behemoth, who was in turn closing in on Helvi in order to distract it. He hung on to a glimmer of hope and fires his Silhouette Arms, Arquebus. His full power attack bounced off harmlessly against the armoured sh.e.l.l, while the Behemoth was still locked onto the Silhouette Knight before it. The running Behemoth accelerates, closing in on Trandorches that was struggling to stand.

"Ah hahahaha! Hue hahaha! Found it ― I am here!"

Guyale increased its speed instantly, rushing to the Behemoth's left flank like a scarlet bullet. It draws its sword and lunges without thinking ― concentrating his power at a single point, aiming at one of the few weak points of the Demon beast known as a fortress, which were its eyes.

Before Guyale's blade reached the Behemoth, it noticed the red figure ― because of that, it turned its head on reflex. The distance was too close to avoid, Guyale's sword accurately caught up with the eyeball on the Behemoth's head as it turned. The sword looks as if it was drawn in, stabbing at the eyeball and colliding with the sh.e.l.l.

The sh.e.l.l that should be protecting the Behemoth's eyes had a slit. That was a crack a certain Knight inflicted at the cost of his life, half a month ago.

Guyale used double the speed of a Silhouette Knight and attacked with a stab that focused its entire metallic body weight. The sword screeches and sparks flew because of the friction, as it penetrates the pupil of the giant beast. Eru thought his concentrated fatal attack will continue until it reached the hilt, but it snapped in two loudly and shattered.

Eru lets go of the sword when he realised that it broke, and leapt into the air to avoid hitting the Behemoth head on. Guyale slips pa.s.s the Behemoth's charge with its ma.s.sive body, spinning in mid air, followed by two back somersaults as it lands, pulling away from the Behemoth before stopping.

The Behemoth's remaining right eye is bloodshot as it searches for the accursed enemy that took its left eye. It lost interest in everything else; the only thing that matters is the red figure he last saw with its left eye.

The giant beast before them was howling furiously as it took aim at the red machine. It was only concerned about Guyale, ignoring Edgar and the others.

Edgar rush to the downed robot while the Behemoth was distracted. The exhausted Trandorches was damaged and couldn’t walk properly. But Edgar was reliefed that Helvi was still alive.

He even doubts whether Dietrich was piloting it. But he didn’t have the time to worry about that. If Guyale can dodge the Behemoth's fierce attacks, then that means Edgar has time to rescue his wounded comrades.

They turned their back to the scarlet robot dancing with the giant beast, leaning on each other as they escaped.

Edgar didn't know that Ernesti was piloting Guyale or what his situation was like. Inside Guyale, Eru was gleefully staring at the holo monitor that was displaying the approaching colossal body.

A ferocious smile appeared on his face.

"Come at me, come at me, come on, come on!"

It was the dream of every robot nerd. Was there anyone who didn’t wish for this? He had no intention of backing down, to move away from his happiness. Driven by the elation of his body, his chosen action was―

Guyale bends slightly and ran at the Behemoth while kicking up earth with each step.

"Ah, ah, ah, amazing! A sh.e.l.l with no gaps or weak points, invincible armour! It is too tough, even slashing at it with a running start won't help, magic attacks are useless, too. Alright, just use one of the cliché moves in destroying ma.s.sive weapons!"

"The weak point of ma.s.sive guys is usually the legs and joints. Let's start there!"

"Hmm ― it didn't go in! Other than the sh.e.l.l, is the rest of the body this tough too?"

The Behemoth was agitated by the injury to its hind leg and turned around. Even a slight graze from the limbs of the turning Behemoth will be enough to destroy Guyale. Eru pulls further back and runs out of the Behemoth's sight again as he reviews his previous attack.

Hehe ― Eru is wearing a happy, cute smile for some reason. He still stands a chance, but the execution is difficult, and needs tenacity and patience.

Eru is smiling casually in the face of the raging beast and advances with the red robot. The battle is just beginning.

Ug... Hmmmm...?

He sees a dark s.p.a.ce in front. As his dull conscious clears, he feels pain from his uncomfortable body posture.

He tries to resume a normal position in the cramped s.p.a.ce and groans, but a special pressure pins him to the wall in front.

He hastily a.s.sumes a normal position and lifts his head from the back of the seat. The first thing he saw was the looming Behemoth that filled the entire holo monitor.

You can't blame him for screaming like a headless chicken. He saw the close up of the ferocious beast straight after waking up. The sudden scream surprised Ernesti and he almost lost control.

After he recovered from tripping, Guyale slides to the left of the charging Behemoth, evading it safely. Eru pulled away from the Behemoth and glanced behind hime before the Behemoth gets ready to charge.

Dietrich’s jaws drop after listening to his calm tone that contradicts its contents. The words sound logical, but he couldn’t understand why he was back here when he should have ran far away, his head is full of questions.

He had loads of questions to ask, but has to shut his mouth as Guyale starts to run.
The Behemoth's furious face fills the whole holo monitor. The giant beast is emitting a much more murderous air compared to his prior escape. This was beyond the extent of chasing obstacles away, but raging killing intent. Guyale is moving at a speed that was faster than anything the Knight runner Dietrich has experienced, dodging the ma.s.sive beast's attack by a hair's breadth. After seeing several scenes of imminent death, Dietrich didn't care about appearance and was on the verge of tears. He suppressed his voice and gritted his teeth, enduring it with a pitiful face. He knows if he said anything that distracts Eru, Guyale might really be done in.

What... is this!? What's happening!? Is this my punishment for running off alone?

Seems like I am fated to stay here... Why did he bring me along? He wants me to see the fight until the very end? He wants the man... who abandoned his comrades to watch?

The Behemoth used its devastating strength to shatters the earth, its Tornado Breath uproots the trees. A glancing blow from these will be enough to kill, but Guyale that is piloted by the pet.i.te youth is evading them happily and is even counter attacking the limbs of the beast.

The problem lies with this pilot. Dietrich also knows this short first year that shows up at pilot school occasionally. He would never have believed this small youth had such outstanding piloting skills. But since he is taking the beast on right now, Dietrich have to give in.

Dietrich fell into the chasm of despair once, but he saw hope in the scene before him. A sense of longing grows in the feeble youth who lost to himself.

First is the mana pool of Guyale. The maximum time a Silhouette Knight can fight at full strength is one hour under normal conditions. Anymore than that and the mana supply will not be able to keep up with the usage rate, leading to diminished performance. It has been two hours since Guyale started the battle... This means that it has kept up peak performance for double its time limit.

But that was still not enough; he has exhausted half his mana reserve. If this goes on, he can optimistically hang on for about two more hours.

After attacking the Behemoth repeatedly for two hours, Guyale's blade is twisted and is full of cracks, making the attacks that causes minimal damage even less effective. There is also the magic armament, but Guyale's 'Chasm' is not suitable for pin point attacks.

If I knew this would happen, I would have armed myself with several swords like a porcupine.

As the battle continued, even Dietrich noticed the frequency of counters was dropping. If they just want to survive, dodging will be fine, but they will lose in terms of endurance. If they plan to escape, they had to use this chance to attack the giant beast's legs and lower its mobility. And attacking is a possibility with Eru's piloting skills. But Eru has let a number of opportunities go.

Dietrich anxiety rises as he can only watch. As a Knight runner, Dietrich knows Silhouette Knights can't fight for long. He chose a time when Eru has evaded an attack and asked:

Eru was slightly surprised when the Dietrich, who has been quiet, suddenly spoke. But Eru explained the situation.

Dietrich stole a glance at the sword through the holo monitor; the blade was twisted badly and was totally blunt. Dietrich moans.

He searched frantically from the scene displayed on the holo monitor for something that can be used as a weapon. Ernesti is piloting Guyale, but there are things Dietrich can do as well. Dietrich is finally back on the battlefield by his own will, his mentality has changed drastically without him noticing, and his partic.i.p.ation yielded great results. Eru was also scanning the surroundings as he fights, but he has to dodge the Behemoth's charges, so he can't focus too much on their surroundings. That's why Dietrich was the one who noticed 'that'. He shouted loudly when he discovered it:

Eru took just a second to look at the spot Dietrich pointed at and saw a Silhouette Knight that had broken down. Eru comprehends Dietrich's intention, accelerating after evading the Behemoth with a low posture almost hugging the ground. Eru charged forward and picked up a sword from the fallen robot. Since the high school pilots mainly used Silhouette Arms to attack, there was almost no damage on the sword. An invincible smile returns to Eru's face.

"No... No need for thanks, just carry on fighting the Behemoth!"

"Okay, mana pool is less than 50%. If I don't take down a leg, it will probably catch up if we escape."

The Behemoth used its endless stamina to rampage. Although it has been attacking nonstop, it has yet to land a single hit. Guyale on the other hand is dealing damage consistently to the giant beast. The wounds on the Behemoth's leg is significant. Dripping water can hollow a stone. With its eyes and limbs bleeding, even the fortress Demon beast Behemoth was slowing down.

Eru heard a shout from behind and scanned their surroundings quickly, and saw many Silhouette Knights. He won't miss that even if it is just a glance. These are 'Karrdators' that are synonymous to Silhouette Knights in Fremmevira Kingdom. They are spread out, surrounding Guyale and the Behemoth in layers. After seeing their machine model and the flying flags, they understood their ident.i.ty.

They are here... sooner than I expected, I thought it will take a bit longer before I can escape and rendezvous with everyone.

The gargantuan beast is not concerned with the situation around it, and continued to stubbornly chased Guyale. Eru dodges easily, luring the Behemoth to turn its back to the Knights. He then slipped past the left side of the Behemoth where it is blinded and dashed towards the formation of the Knights. The band of Knights probably understood Guyale's intentions and aimed with their Silhouette Arms.
The giant beast only had an eye for the detestable red figure, and was finally being led to the stage of the final battle.

A short time before the Knights arrived at the battlefield.

After bashing into the forest from the highway, they found the density of the forest to be very high. Compared to using carriages and traveling by the highway, the team travels much faster by cutting through the forest. The Behemoth is much closer to the highway than the position reported by the students, so the scouts completed their mission and reported back in no time.

Philip Hallhagen comments, after listening to the scout’s report. He was prepared to fight the Behemoth on the highway if the situation calls for it, but that wasn't necessary. But his face turns stiff as he listened to the next report.

The high schooler's Silhouette Knights retreated from battle because of Guyale's intrusion made it to the highway, and was being protected by the garrison Knights. Trandorches and another machine were critically damaged, and were sent to the maintenance crew at the back for major overhaul. The remaining Earlec.u.mber suffers minor damage and joined the fighting ranks after receiving simple repairs.

Philip and Gottfried plans the operation based on the gathered intelligence and relays the orders to all units. Their plan was as follows: They will spread out by squad level (9 machines) around the target in a semicircle. From the intelligence of the students who fought it, it is judged that close quartre combat with the giant beast is very dangerous, so they will be using Silhouette Arms and attacking in waves from a distance to damage the Behemoth.

The howl of the mammoth beast makes the forest tremble.

"What, what is that..."

This is a great chance for the Knights.

"Scarlet Knight... Thank you! Don't let this chance slip away! Everyone, ready your Culverin !"

The red machine did not slow down, slipping to the back of the formation. Philip swings his sword down as it pa.s.s through the last of their ranks.

The Knights antic.i.p.ated this signal and shot out flames on cue at the Behemoth with their culverins. The high pitched sound reverberated as fire trails flashed through the sky towards the centre of the semi-circle, raining down on the mountain sized monster.

Guyale who made it past the Knights stopped at the rear of the formation to rest his machine and recover its mana pool. The machine appears to be fatigued after making through a fierce battle; the ether reactor churns noisily as it runs at full speed.

Eru frowns when he heard the maniacal laughter of Dietrich behind him. Eru didn't relax as he watched the h.e.l.lish flame before him. The culverins kept up its attack and the scale of the fire was increasing gradually, determined to burn everything inside it. Even the Behemoth, who took pride in its defenses won't be able to escape unscathed from this attack.

It was impossible for the situation to go as Eru hoped and the s.p.a.ce that is burning is changing. The fire that is burning fiercely is swirling in the form of a whirlpool. No, it was not just the flame that are swirling, but the air current around it was sucking the flames in, turning it into a tornado of fire. The Knights sensed that something was wrong and adopted a defensive stance, but kept up their attack.

"What, what is that!"

With the formation falling apart, the attack from the culverins slowed down. The Behemoth realised this and kicked at the remaining fire and leap out of the fire pit. After its sh.e.l.l was baked in h.e.l.lish flames that can melt steel, it is burning hot and several wounds can be seen on the giant beast. The injuries on its limb sustained from Guyale's slashes are burnt badly after the baptism by fire. On the whole, the colossal beast suffered serious damage.

Some of them tried to engage the Behemoth. The sh.e.l.l that was weakened by the heat can be sliced by the sword, but the blade twist and shatters before it reaches the interior. Even wounded, the close quartres battle between the beast and the Silhouette Knights are hopelessly one sided, a squad of Knights are forced into a corner.

"Squad two, four and eight, ready the 'hammer'!"

The Silhouette Knights carrying a ma.s.sive weapon and starts running to either flanks of the Behemoth. They are moving the 'Hard Crust Bunker' that requires four Silhouette Knights to use ― simply put, it is just a giant lump of steel in the shape of a stake.

The Battering Ram is a powerful weapon, but it has the weakness of being 'slow and heavy'. It is a type of weapon that changes ma.s.s into destructive force, so it requires four Silhouette Knights to wield. It is also big in size, so it is a ha.s.sle to deploy or withdraw with it. To hit the Demon beast, they need to seal its movement. That is why the Knights are deploying their ace when the giant beast stopped its advance.

The Karrdators that are charging with the Battering Ram can see this scene clearly. The Knight runners in their seats grip their control sticks so tightly that it creaks. They step on their pedals with all their might, wanting to crash into the Behemoth immediately. This is the battle where they are ready to sacrifice their lives. Even so, their wrath towards the enemy that ma.s.sacred their allies burns on. The Battering Ram squad roars as they charge in respond to the sacrifices of their allies.

The weight that requires four Silhouette Knights to move has amazing destructive power. The sh.e.l.l being cooked in flames, causing it to soften might play a part. The Battering Ram pierced cleanly through the sh.e.l.l of the Behemoth into its stomach.

"Great! The Hard Crust Bunker is effective! Use this chance to attack and kill it!"

The moaning and dazed Behemoth suddenly looks downwards. All the Knights and Eru didn't know what this means and was perplexed. The team that is charging with the Battering Ram didn't notice―

Amazingly, the Behemoth uses its stomach to withstand the explosion and the impact of the tornado and 'stood up' with this momentum. All the Knights that were maintaining the encirclement of the Behemoth stared at the images on their holo monitor in awe.  The eighty metre long Behemoth had incredible weight, and its foreleg is completely off the ground as it stands. This bizarre situation made everyone's reaction slower by a beat.

The team aiming for the stomach knew something was awry before Philip shouted and attempts to dodge. But they are carrying the heavy Battering Ram with them and had been charging at full speed. Even if they wanted to retreat, they couldn’t stop their accelerating machine in time.

The Battering Ram team that didn't get away in time was decimated, the Ram was flattened and the Silhouette Knights were beyond recognition.

But the Knight’s casualties were more severe. Including the squad that was attacked in the beginning, they had lost 40% of their forces and the flying boulders caused medium damage of another 20%. And losing their ace seriously hurt the Knights’ morale. The attack they placed their hopes on was negated, this impact their psyche deeply. Anxiety higher than before seizes the Knights.
The culverin held by the Karrdator are shaking, the movement of the Knight runners were unconsciously transmitted to the machine. Not only the giant beast's power, but even its existence brings pressure that corrodes their heart.

"..."

"... Unforgivable..."

"You dare destroy robots before my eyes!"

"The only thing that is permitted to destroy robots... is other robots..."

Eru mumbles reasons unfathomable to Dietrich as he stands Guyale up. Although he has a faint smile, his blue eyes differed from its usual shine, burning like a devil. As if it is channeling Eru's wrath, Guyale's air intake valve screeches louder, the mana flows through all the crystal tissue in the body, the body encased in armor is full of power.

The scarlet Knight took a step forward, Eru who has become a vengeful spirit returns to battle. The red Silhouette Knight charges at the giant beast, the cry of despair from Eru's pa.s.senger can be heard along the way.

On close observation, it is on its last legs. But the Knights with their devastated morale lost their will to fight when they see the Behemoth is still moving. They shoot their culverin in response, but their scattered efforts are ineffective. It can't even break through the weakened sh.e.l.l. The encirclement of the Knights that was sealing the Behemoth's movement also fell apart.

The red Silhouette Knight was prominent among the earth colored Karrdators. It made a beeline for the Behemoth before anyone could react.

Eru, who is piloting Guyale didn't even look at the Knights and Dietrich's nonsensical scream didn't reach their ears. Eru's deep blue eyes locked onto the Behemoth.

The gap between them disappears.

"Sword attacks are effective! This mean the enemy is at its limit!"

The Knights were shocked by the scene before them. In their eyes, Guyale is a machine piloted by a Laihiala Pilot Academy student. A student younger than the Knights is standing up to the giant beast without fear and attacking it. At a glance, it seems like foolish bravery, but this is why it has a motivational effect that fires up the hearts of the Knights.

The Knights felt shamed from losing heart before the Demon beast's might and move with renewed conviction. The units with restored morale formed up quickly and encircled the Behemoth. Each squad took note of the scarlet machine's position and started magic attack support, restraining the Behemoth's movement and damaging it.

The table has been turned and the Behemoth was on the verge of defeat. This bolsters the morale of the Knights and Guyale moves freely. The colossal beast finally reached its limit, its sh.e.l.l is dropping off from the damages and its blood turns the ground into marsh. Anyone can tell the beast has lost its ability to resist.

A sudden pressure a.s.saults Eru and Dietrich out of nowhere. As Guyale was turning its body to evade, the strength in one leg disappears and it leans heavily to one side. A strong force pushes the scarlet Knight to the ground and Guyale's red armor was twisted and peels off, scattering in mid air.

Eru continued to control Guyale in a panic, rolling backwards and kicking off the ground with all its might. Guyale finally steadies its posture with one knee on the ground.

Eru shift the machine's head to scan the status of the legs, finding the joints stiff and sees shards of crystal tissue falling out from the gaps in the armour.

This long battle has also exceeded the operation time of a normal Silhouette Knight, which adds to the stress, damaging the legs which took the brunt of the burden. Living beings will be alerted through pain stimulus. But Silhouette Knights are robots without the function of reporting feedback of abnormalities. You will only know when it exceeds the limit and suffers damage.

There is not much time left for him to worry about this. The Behemoth is rushing at the hated red machine as usual.

To break down with this timing... It's a pity, but I have to escape.

That's right, if... it is just me.

It is not good for my conscience to leave senpai here... But it is not easy to survive this.

... There is a way, but it is a gamble. There is only one chance; the chips are our lives... But to die with a robot is an acceptable way to go out with a bang.

"Senpai, can you hear me?"

"If you hear me, please switch with me and take over the controls."

Eru ignores him, pulling Winchester and the silver nerves to the front, almost hitting the holo monitor. Leaving the empty seat.

"It doesn't matter. Sit on the chair now if you want to live."

"s.h.i.t... s.h.i.t! What are we doing! What can we do!?"

Part of the silver nerve was pulled along with the Winchester, but several of them are still connected to the control stick. It can still be operated normally. Once he confirms Dietrich is holding the control stick, Eru release his control from the magius engine's domain.

He push his unique skill 'the processing speed that can fully control a Silhouette Knight' to the limit and programs a large scale script. It's an overed spell in scale, similar to those used by Silhouette Knights but larger.

Silhouette Knights can't construct magic alone. Eru didn't have the mana for tactical level spells. But they can cover each other’s weakness and Eru is executing this never seen before plan.

Dietrich screams without realising. Fear made him stiff, but Dietrich believes the young boy before him and acts.

The Behemoth's head is like a protruding boulder, closing in on Guyale to smash it. Their distance is close enough to make out the details on the Behemoth's skin.

Guyale extends its arms as if to hug Behemoth and creates an air bullet but did not fire it out, constructing an air bag. Eru uses the magic he conjured to decelerate when moving at high speed, 'air suspension' and enlarged it to the tactical level.

"Now! Jump back―!"

The Behemoth has broken through the air cushion and is about to pierce the scarlet Knight ― Guyale leaps back recklessly at this moment. The crystal tissues in the legs snap completely, but it has completed its task.

Eru's operation is not over, he casted an armour hardening spell on Guyale's front armour. At this moment, the Behemoth's head touches Guyale and the hit lands.

"It is not enough after doing all this...!"

Anyone would think the red machine was lost, but Guyale looks like it is hugging the head of the Behemoth, still retaining its humanoid shape. The Behemoth was baffled by the Knight that didn't fall apart from its charge. The attack still carries on, the Behemoth advances and pushes Guyale along.

The time to strike back is here.

The broken half of a sword is stuck in there. Eru grabs the broken sword and activated all the remaining mana in Guyale's crystal tissue. He overrides all safety limiters, emptying all mana reserves, using all his processing power to construct the largest spell.

After uttering this phrase softly, the largest scale lightning the world has ever seen channels through Guyale's arm into the broken sword, striking the Behemoth's head directly.

The Land Emperor finally took its last breath.

― The giant beast collapsed to the ground slowly.

"... It was dangerous till the very end, any mistake and we would have turned into minced meat."

Although this was a plan that might kill them along with the Behemoth, Eru was relieved to have survived. He let out a long sigh and showed a gloomy expression.

Eru ignores the unconscious Dietrich whose pupil had turned up and shakes his head, worrying about the wrong priorities.
"Ahh, I can't stay depressed. Guyale, I will fix you, please wait for me!"

Eru made a strange resolution and left the half destroyed c.o.c.kpit.