It rained all day today and continued until school was over.
After returning home, the two junior high school students arrived earlier than the high school students.
After changing into slippers, before Katsu even walked into the living room, Kotori suddenly ran up and stopped him.
Looking at the black ribbon Kotori in front of him, Katsu scratched his hair in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"Brother Katsu, Natsumi Kyouno is gone and the spiritual waves of the [Witch] have been detected on Fraxinus and have appeared in the world."
"...What!" Hearing this, Katsu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, he didn't expect Natsumi Kyouno to actually run away.
"Let's go to Fraxinus. Once we find any trace of the [Witch] or Natsumi Kyouno, we will immediately teleport you, Brother Katsu, over there." Kotori said seriously. Despite the fact that Natsumi may steal some of Katsu's time to spent with her in the future but Natsumi is already a part of the family so no matter what Kotori won't give up on her.
"…Okay, I'll go with you." Katsu nodded, then turned around, went to the entrance, and put on a new pair of sneakers.
"Shidou, brother Katsu and I will not be back for dinner tonight, so you don't have to prepare dinner for us." Kotori said to Shidou while changing her shoes.
"Oh, okay." Shidou nodded subconsciously. In Commander Mode, Kotori had a very strong aura...
… …
Not long after they went out, just as they reached the door, Katsu and Kotori were teleported up by Flaxinus in the sky.
"What's the situation?" Arriving at the control room, Kotori walked straight to the command chair, sat down, and asked Kyouhei Kannazuki next to her.
"Hasn't found it yet." Kyouhei Kannazuki shook his head and said.
"…Is that so? Well, there's nothing we can do. Let's speed up."
"clear… …"
However, what Kotori and even the entire crew on the Flaxinus did not expect was that until eight o'clock in the evening, the AI still showed that the spiritual wave reaction of the "Witch" was detected, but the strange thing was that no matter what, Flaxinus could not find any trace of the other party. Even Natsumi couldn't be find despite dispatching more than hundred of people to find her.
However, just as Kotori frowned and thought about some possibilities. Maybe Natsumi is the Witch
A crew member suddenly shouted, "Commander! It's bad! There's a magical reaction coming from above Tengu City - wait... it's a satellite! There's a satellite falling towards Tengu City! No there are eight satellites coming"
"What?!" Upon hearing this, all the members of Flaxenas, including Kotori, were shocked. Even Katsu's eyelids jumped suddenly. Eight satellites fell toward Tengu City! 1 is crazy enough but 8.
What the hell?! Normally, when a satellite falls, it will slowly deviate from its orbit, revolve around the earth, and slowly decrease in altitude due to the influence of the atmosphere and gravity, rushing into the atmosphere and burning up, right? Isn't it a bit abnormal for it to fall towards Tengu City?
Then, the crew member immediately transferred the images he detected to the main screen, and everyone saw this scene---
The screen showed the image of the satellite - a quadrilateral body with solar panels on both sides, and an ugly round object on the top, the lower half of which was hidden inside the body. It seemed that part was acting as a propeller. It was obvious that it was not an ordinary satellite.
Moreover, the predicted orbit is also very strange. It seems that a vertical line is drawn on the satellite orbit, falling straight towards the earth. The state is obviously different.
While the other seven satellites left look more like normal satellites but once they are sent down can still cause massive destruction enough to wipe out a city.
… …
At the same time, Shidou, who was washing dishes at home, suddenly heard a shrill alarm. This time the alarm seemed particularly loud, and it was so loud that Shidou subconsciously covered his ears.
"What's going on? Space earthquake alarm? Are the spirits coming?" Shidou muttered to in surprise.
But just as he was about to tell everyone to evacuate quickly, he suddenly felt a vibration in his trouser pocket - it was the wireless headset used to contact Flaxinus.
Shidou raised his eyebrows slightly. If the spirit appears...isn't Katsu on Fraxinus?
Although he was confused, Shidou put the earphones on his ears without hesitation.
"Shidou, calm down and listen to me." Kotori's heavy voice came from inside.
"Hmm?" Shidou frowned slightly. Just by listening to Kotori's voice, he knew that something serious had happened.
"From now on, in about a few dozen minutes, dozen of satellites will fall into Tengu City."
"What?! A satellite crashed? Wait mutiplies satellite" Shidou widened his eyes in disbelief.
"That's right, so now you and everyone else must take refuge on Flaxenas immediately."
"Okay... okay." Shidou swallowed his saliva. Even though it was hard to believe, there was no need to hesitate about seeking refuge.
… …
Within the Fraxinus.
Shortly after Shidou and Kotori finished their conversation, several figures were teleported up one after another. They were Shidou and all of the spirits group.
The others were placed in isolation to prevent any accidents, but Shidou ran to the control room as soon as he entered Fraxinus.
Arriving at the control room, Shidou couldn't wait to ask: "What is going on? Why are there so many satellites falling into Tengu City?"
Glancing sideways at Shidou, Kotori spread her hands and said helplessly: "I also want to know about this..."
At this moment, a crew member suddenly interrupted Kotori's words: "Commander, I found a weak magical reaction... Wait... This... This is a blasting technique!"
"What?!" Suddenly there was an exclamation in the control room.
"Commander! Captured footage!" a crew member said loudly, and then immediately switched the footage to the main screen and enlarged it.
On the screen, the letters DEM were printed on the huge artificial satellite, and on the satellite, there was mechanical monsters---
"Bandersnatch?!" Having fought with DEM many times, Kotori was no stranger to that combat machine.
Katsu raised his hand, pinched his chin, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face and thought to himself: "Where did they get the funds to build so many satellites?"
"...The motive iof using this weapon is a little unclear... However, such a large satellite, coupled with the blasting technique, falling from space, the power should not be less than a nuclear explosion. Combine with seven more satellites. It has exceeded the limit of what the underground shelter can withstand." Kyouhei Kannazuki said seriously.
"Ah - that's true. However, it won't matter as long as we smash it." Kotori raised the corners of her mouth slightly and said domineeringly while holding a lollipop in her mouth.
"Destroy it... That's right, then everything will be fine." Shidou said with relief.
However, just as everyone was preparing to smash the satellite, Katsu suddenly frowned, as if he suddenly remembered something. He looked at Kotori and asked in a deep voice: "Kotori... didn't you say before that the [Witch]'s spiritual wave appeared? What about now? Is it still there?"
Hearing this, Kotori was also slightly stunned. The satellite issue was so urgent that she had forgotten about it. Now that Katsu mentioned it, she remembered---
"Yes! The [Witch] spiritual wave is still reacting..." A crew member answered Katsu's question loudly.
"So what about the location?" Kotori asked immediately.
"Still haven't found it... Maybe he is deliberately covering her tracks." The crew member said this while looking at the screen in front of him.
"Hiss---In that case, wouldn't she be in danger?!" Shidou, who understood Katsu and Kotori's thoughts, immediately said worriedly.
Hearing this, Kotori glanced at him, and then said helplessly: "There's nothing we can do about it - after all, it's a space earthquake alarm that's sounding now. It's impossible for the spirits to take refuge with humans. The debris from the shattered satellite may also affect her... But it's too dangerous to go back to the ground to look for it now..."
"I'll go!" Shidou spoke immediately with a determined look in his eyes the moment Kotori finished speaking.
"… …I knew you would say that." Kotori slapped her head and looked at Shidou with a sigh, her face full of helplessness.
At this time, Katsu, who was paying attention to the other side, couldn't help but fold his arms, raise his eyebrows and looked at Shidou, wondering: "I say, Shidou, when I was not awake, you were beaten badly by that [Witch], right?"
"Ah... that's true, but... protecting the spirits is what we should do - so, let me go find the Witch!" Shidou clenched his fists and said firmly.
"… …"
For a moment, Katsu and Kotori were speechless looking at Shidou's expression. After a while, Katsu sighed, walked up and patted Shidou on the shoulder: "Come on, with your small body, it's better to be protected by the spirits..."
Hearing Katsu say this, Shidou immediately became anxious: "But Witch..."
Katsu looked at Shidou's anxious and confused expression, and couldn't help but smile: "Alright, you just need to stay here and take shelter honestly. Dangerous things should be left to people like me who are capable of dealing with dangers---Kotori, teleport me back to the ground."
"Katsu..." Shidou was slightly stunned, then looked at Katsu's half-smiley expression, and sighed helplessly: "Okay, then I'll leave it to you, Katsu."
"…Well, in that case, then Katsu-kun, you should rest safely, and you must come back before the satellite falls." Kotori, who had been looking at this side, finally shrugged and said so.
"Ah - of course, I'm not so spirit-deprecating as to think that I'm less important than a stranger, but I will try my best to bring her back." Katsu said with a chuckle.
"Well---then, let's start!"