Chapter 7: Aragami’s civil strife?

"Just call me Asuna, this child is Alyssa."

　　Asuna gently tore open the package of the compressed biscuit and ate it in small bites.

　　"Then, Asuna..."

　　Sakuya looked at Asuna's legs exposed outside the cloak.

　　Because, until now, Asuna is still wearing the uniform of the Blood Alliance Knights like cos.

　　Although the defense power is amazing, in the eyes of others... it is really just a useless cosplay suit!

　　Such clothes must be easily damaged, right?

　　Sakuya thought this, and was curious about where Asuna got this outfit.

　　Because from the way she looked at Asuna and Arisa's outfits, they didn't seem to be scavengers around here.

　　And the only safe stronghold nearby is their Far East branch.

　　"The clothes you are wearing...are you okay?"

　　Asuna followed Sakuya's gaze and looked down, her face hidden under the cloak couldn't help but blush.

　　In the dungeon, such light armor is easy to buy.

　　In addition, my travel time is still short.

　　When I first came to this world yesterday, I saved Alyssa, and I was keeping vigil again last night...

　　Coupled with the recent Aragami siege, Asuna couldn't help but forget that in this world, things like armor and swords had long been eliminated.

　　In their opinion, his outfit is probably a willful cosplay, or maybe he wants to find some sense of security from the armor and rapier, right?

　　Asuna shrank her legs and reached out to cover the useless light armor and white knee-high socks with the lower edge of her cloak.

　　"It's...very...warm to wear like this."

　　"..."

　　Sakuye was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and glanced at the top of his head. The sun was shining brightly...

　　Asuna glanced at her and turned her head away as if she was frightened.

　　"Hahahaha." Upon seeing this, Amamiya Ryuden could not help but cover his forehead and laugh.

　　"Sakuya, I told you to wear more clothes, but you see I'm scaring Miss Asuna, hahahahaha."

　　"I'm not doing this just to support you." Sakuya rolled his eyes at Amamiya Ritsou.

　　"No, you should explain this to Miss Asuna."

　　When Sakuya heard this, he realized that Asuna's head was hanging very low. It seemed that if she tilted her head, she could see a certain part of herself...

　　"..." Sakuye silently stretched his hands behind his back and tightened his ribbon. Although it was a little tight, it didn't reveal much.

　　"everything is normal."

　　Soma walked back slowly carrying his magic machine.

　　He glanced at Asuna, who was lowering her head to eat, and Alyssa, who was lying on the sleeping bag, and frowned.

　　He looked at Riki Amamiya, who was smoking, and said extremely coldly: "Don't tell me that I will take the two of them on a mission later."

　　Amemiya Ryūdō shrugged, "Well, we're just protecting two girls. With our strength, there will be no problem."

　　"Then you have to keep an eye on them." Soma pulled the hood on his head, hugged his divine machine and sat aside, "to prevent them from being attacked and eaten by the Aragami."

　　"Don't worry, don't worry."

　　Amamiya Ritsou said very perfunctorily.

　　"I'm sorry, Asuna, Soma is just like that, don't worry about it."

　　Sakuya said apologetically.

　　"fine."

　　Asuna shook her head.

　　"You can just go about your business, we'll be fine."

　　"How could I leave you alone?!"

　　Sakuye's tone couldn't help but raise a few decibels.

　　The serious expression on her face reminded Asuna of her mother, Yuuki Kyoko...

　　When she was a child, Kyouko Kyoko also used such a serious expression to monitor Asuna's study progress.

As a result, Asuna had some kind of psychological shadow over this.

　　For a gentle adult woman with such an expression, Asuna felt as if she had been given a weakening buff, unable to be strong...

　　In other words, it is to follow your heart's choice.

　　"Ha ha..."

　　Amamiya Ritsou smiled and shook his head. At the same time, he walked behind the jeep and took out the communication machine to confirm their mission.

　　"Do we still need to clean up two more areas of Aragami..."

　　He secretly glanced at Sakuya who was teaching Asuna a lesson.

　　"Let them both follow Sakuye..."

　　Sakuya plays the role of remote support in the team.

　　Her divine machine is also a gun type, and she and Soma are both melee-type divine machines.

　　Moreover, Sakuya's strength is enough to destroy the small Aragami approaching them.

　　If there is a medium-sized one, it will be enough for him or Soma to support it when the time comes.

　　I just hope that I don't encounter a large Aragami.

　　Otherwise, even Amamiya Ritsou would not be confident that he could save the two of them from the attack of the large Aragami.

　　Ryu Amamiya didn't know that one of the two girls he wanted to protect could knock him to the ground and hammer him.

　　The kind that can't get up again.

　　After the group rested in place for half an hour, Amemiya Ritsou restarted the car at Soma's urging.

　　Asuna faced the apologetic look in Amamiya Ritsou's eyes and shook her head.

　　Soma sat aside without saying a word, exuding an indifferent aura of "don't come near", but Asuna didn't feel any hostility from him.

　　instead...

　　"He seems to want to complete the task quickly?"

　　Asuna was holding Arisa in her arms, while Sakuya was protecting his magical power beside her.

　　She is a remote volunteer. If there is a problem with the divine machine, it will not be good news for Amamiya Ritsou and Soma.

　　"ding ding ding"

　　The communicator that was put aside made a series of calls. Sakuya put down what he was holding and opened the communicator.

　　"What's the matter, Skylark?"

　　"Urgent news just came from the Russian branch."

　　In the video, there is a girl who is also wearing a military uniform, but is surprisingly cute.

　　She looked about the same age as Asuna, and her shoulder-length hair was bright red and tied into two braids.

　　If it were blond twintails, it would add a lot of settings, but it's a pity that it's red hair.

　　"The Russian branch has detected large-scale clustering behavior and seems to be looking for something."

　　"But during this process, the gathering of Aragami suddenly dispersed and continued to return to its previous state."

　　Because Sakuya didn't target Asuna with her camera, she didn't know that there were two more people in the ace team she was responsible for contacting.

　　"According to subsequent investigations by the Russian branch, a gully several hundred meters long was discovered in the center of where the Aragami dispersed."

　　"The traces seem to be high-heat attacks created by Aragami."

　　'Aragami's civil strife? '

　　Asked Ryo Amamiya who was driving.

　　"I don't know, the satellite was subject to strong interference at that time, but it seems that the 'Aragami' that caused all this disappeared after a burst of blue light."

　　"If you discover the behavior of the Aragami gathering, please notify the headquarters immediately."

　　Hibari said with a serious face.

　　"Ah, don't worry Hibari." Amamiya Ryudan said while holding a cigarette: "We are just on a mission, and we will meet that kind of strange Aragami by chance."

　　"Well, this is just a routine announcement."

　　Skylark smiled, "Then, please complete the task as soon as possible and return to the branch."

　　As Sakuya and Hibari said goodbye to each other, the communication ended.

　　Asuna pressed down her hood and pretended to be an ostrich.

　　When I showed up... I wasn't exposed to blue light, was I?

　　Ahead, Ichiamemiya Ritsou and Soma glanced at Asuna through the rearview mirror, while Sakuya continued to maintain his magical machine as if nothing had happened.

　　You know, after becoming God Eaters, they increase not only their physical quality.

　　Hearing, vision, and even thinking skills have been enhanced.

　　As for when Asuna will tell them the truth, it depends on Asuna's own considerations.