Sunday, July 4
30 minutes after Koutarou and the others departed, the surface troops led by Theia began moving out. Their destination was an uninhabited island off the coast of Kitsushouharukaze city. On that island was the radical faction's secret base. And on it, should be a weapon of mass destruction that would cause massive damage both to the surface and to the underground. Theia's surface troop's objective was to destroy that weapon, the Earth Dragon.
The girls of room 106, the Sun Rangers and 80 of Kiriha's subordinates were waiting to arrive at their destination onboard the Cradle's cargo compartment. Everyone had stern expressions as they were all aware that this battle would decide their future.
“...This is the first time I've seen this kind of vehicle”
“We have a bunch of strange tools too, but... this is on a league of its own”
Amongst them, the Sun Rangers seemed the most shaken. But that wasn't because of the coming battle, but because of the strange vehicle carrying them.
It had a design they had never seen before that relied heavily on curves. While they had heard the sound of boosters at take off, they were flying far quieter than a plane. On top of that the flight was incredibly stable, and it hardly shook at all. The guide onboard was filled with characters and signs they had never seen before, and not even the international standard of english could be found.
At first the Sun Rangers believed that it might be a secret weapon designed by a different country, but that confidence gradually vanished. It felt like they had been thrown into a different world, especially the more intelligent Kotarou and Hayato.
“Everyone, I know it's strange, but let's not think too much about it. Everyone has their own circumstances. The important thing is that we can land on that island without being detected thanks to this thing”
Kenichi was filled with doubts as well, but he had no intentions of pursuing the matter.
The Sun Rangers would participate in this battle, but it was unofficial, and they couldn't make their circumstances public. It wouldn't be strange for the others to be in a similar position. As long as they were allies, it was best for both sides not to touch the subject.
“...Sorry for making you take us into consideration, Red Shine”
Theia smiled wryly. Truth be told, overlooking it all, Theia was an invader, and the Sun Rangers enemy. It would be difficult to gauge whether they would understand even if she told them the truth. So Kenichi's consideration was a welcome thing.
“No... that goes both ways”