Continuous Exodus to Sayjou Manaka

　　Ryota was about to set off again, rushing outside the Monolith.

　　Due to the convenience of the boundless soul power created by the Military Commanding System, he didn't need to rest to recover his physical strength.

　　Didn't even eat.

　　Soul power fully supports the body's energy consumption, which is equivalent in Xianxia novels.

　　Eating is nothing more than taste.

　　Saying that the only place where he could feel tired was probably mental fatigue.

　　But just 48 hours of sleepless nights wasn't enough for him to feel this way.

　　So, he wasted no time in going to bed.

　　...

　　"Wait a moment, Shiro-chan."

　　Just as Ryota was about to leave the holy residence, Manaka called him to a halt.

　　At the same time, Mine and Kiritsugu were stopped.

　　Seeing that Manaka wanted to say something, Ryota followed suit.

　　The four of them immediately came to the small conference room.

　　"How many Gastrea have you exterminated today?"

　　As soon as he sat down, Manaka asked curiously.

　　"Isn't the system calculating?"

　　Mine called up the system's light screen, glanced at the latest information on it, and answered:

　　"Stage 1 kills 1,700, stage 2 kills 300, stage 3 kills 53, stage 4... Eh? We can't find it?"

　　She didn't know how to judge Gastrea's stage, she could only judge by feeling.

　　Mine remembered very clearly that during the daytime battle, there were many Gastrea. She beats a few with magazines but fails to kill them. Ryota had to go to great lengths to kill them in the end.

　　She thought it was stage 4, but she didn't expect...

　　"What you want to ask is our own count?" Kiritsugu interrupted suddenly.

　　Manaka ignored him, turning to look at Ryota:

　　"Shiro-chan, have you counted it yourself?"

　　Kiritsugu: "..."

　　Better he shut up.

　　"I'm just focused on the fight, not counting." Ryota shook his head, looked at Mine and said, "Mine, have you counted?"

　　He almost knew Manaka's purpose in asking this question.

　　It is estimated that he wants to use the system count, reduce the count, and then see if there is an excess.

　　If anything, it proved that the hypnotized military officials were used to destroy Gastrea, and would count towards them.

　　"I only counted mine," said Mine helplessly, "As for yours… When fighting by your side, the aftermath caused too much chaos, and there's no way to count it for you."

　　"Countless… then it can only be judged roughly."

　　Ryota started trying to remember.

　　Indeed, his memory was very clear.

　　But this is not "full memory capability" like Index in Toaru.

　　If he doesn't pay attention to something on purpose, the relevant memory won't be stored in the brain.

　　In terms of metaphors, he could remember texts he read years ago.

　　But yesterday when he was crossing the street and waiting for the traffic light, how many seconds of waiting, of course there is no relevant memory.

　　(System count in the early 2000s. We almost killed every Gastrea in the area. In terms of senses...almost the same.)

　　Thinking of this, Ryota looked at the girl who was looking at him curiously.

　　"Manaka, how many Gastrea have been annihilated by the army this afternoon?"

　　"Probably more than a thousand," said Manaka.

　　"The least?" Mine was surprised: "Isn't that an army?"

　　"Time is too short,"

　　Manaka sweetly counts her fingers, as if listing events:

　　"Tell the important military personnel to rush to the holy residence, hypnotize them, give them orders, then mobilize supplies, gather troops, dispatch, find a suitable battlefield, and Seitenshi will let the troops return before dark… The actual time of battle, really not much."

　　"More than a thousand Gastrea who were killed by soldiers shouldn't count to us."

　　Ryota frowned slightly: "Theoretically, it can be calculated... What's wrong?"

　　"Could it be that the causality isn't enough?"

　　Since that wasn't a question Manaka asked, so Kiritsugu interrupted again, analyzing:

　　"Manaka is hypnotizing important military personnel, not soldiers who are actually out to eliminate Gastrea. There are layers of causality between them, not the most direct causal relationship. Could it be that the problem lies here?"

　　"That makes sense. We can only test this first."

　　Ryota looked up, met Manaka's eyes, and suggested: "Manaka, replace the hypnotized subject with a soldier who actually participated in the elimination of Gastrea."

　　Of course, he didn't forget to add: "Remember, do what you can, don't dare."

　　Although Manaka has the identity of being the daughter of roots. But this was a different world, she wasn't connected to roots, nor could she mobilize Magecraft.

　　The Magecraft she controlled now was completely refined from her own vitality. In this situation, it is better to use hypnosis magic to hypnotize several people. But the number had increased to thousands, tens of thousands...

　　In terms of Mana consumption, I it would exceed imagination.

　　If Manaka's tiny body is squeezed until not a drop is left, then Ryoya must be held responsible.

　　"Okay, let's stop here for the night."

　　Seeing that the discussion was over, Ryota stood up: "Mine, Kiritsugu, you guys rest first, as for Manaka... I'll trouble you to be a bit tired tonight, and do some hypnosis work first."

　　"Um."

　　Manaka smiled lightly, showing absolutely no perfunctory intentions. Maybe contacting a different person was something to look forward to for her.

　　Seeing her like this, Ryota told her again with a serious expression, telling her not to be deceived by anyone.

　　Simple hypnosis is fine, don't make deep contact with strangers at will.

　　If she's having trouble, call him right away to come over and help.

　　After listening to that, she agreed.

　　But this time her attitude seemed a bit perfunctory.

　　Maybe not take it seriously.

　　"Manaka!"

　　Ryota suddenly grabbed the little girl's shoulder and looked at her very oppressively.

　　"What is it?" Manaka blinked slightly.

　　Ryota exerted so much force that her shoulder hurt a little.

　　But she did not immediately reject the struggle.

Being rough for the first time, sensually seems... attractive?

　　"Do you remember what I just said?"

　　Ryota looked into Manaka's eyes, his attitude was a bit harsh.

　　"Remember."

　　"Then repeat, I will listen."

　　"..."

　　"It seems that you don't remember it, so listen carefully, and I will say it again."

　　So, as if brainwashed, Ryota repeated the words to the little girl, reminding her not to casually hook up with strangers out of curiosity.

　　According to her, Manaka is now in a very dangerous period.

　　Just stepping from "known" to "unknown", there are too many things in this world that can seduce her.

　　Although her intelligence is ordinary, even far better than the average person. However, wanting too much to satisfy her emotional curiosity... In general, that desire will limit her intellectual output.

　　Manaka at this stage was almost like a little girl about to be tricked with a lollipop. And it's easier to go to extremes.

　　If Ryota hadn't been paying attention, Manaka might have been tricked into helping out…cough cough.

　　"Do you remember this time?"

　　Ryota looked at Manaka who was already showing impatience, and asked.

　　"Remember!" Manaka emphasized her voice.

　　"Then repeat it to me."

　　"..."

　　"It seems that you still don't remember, let's continue..."

　　"Shiro-chan, if you do this again, I will hate you!" Manaka got a little emotional, "I told you, I judge people well, so don't worry."

　　"Ah, I'm not worried."

　　Ryota answered nonchalantly, then told her about various things that needed attention.

　　Completely ignore the little girl's verbal refusal.

　　Manaka wants to break away from him, but her strength is no match for Ryota.

　　She could only hold his shoulders tightly and passively accept his brainwashing instructions.

　　Kiritsugu and Mine saw it and wanted to laugh out loud. But considering Manaka's magical abilities, the two of them could only endure it by force.

　　Ryota ignored the two teammates who were stifling their laughter, and continued to chant.

　　Manaka said that she was very accurate in judging people, but she was right. She is connected to her roots and knows all about humanity.

　　Even now disconnected, "knowledge" and "experience" are still there.

　　However, Ryota knows that all of this is based on theory.

　　Manaka also learned so many dragon slaying techniques when she was a child, how many can she use now?

　　And if Ryota remembers correctly, when Manaka killed Omniscient, she was directly stabbed in the back by King Arthur.

　　Is it surprising?

　　Surprised or not?

　　So Manaka said that she is a good judge of people... Actually, it is open for discussion.

　　With this in mind, Ryota continues to instill common sense and basic precautions in Manaka.

　　When the little girl could barely stand it, Ryota stopped his lesson. Then, in the relieved eyes of the other party, he waved his hand and said: "Then see you tomorrow."

　　After Ryota finished speaking, he took advantage of the night to leave the sacred residence.

　　...

　　In the next time, the Gastrea in the area around the outskirts of Monolith ushered in a brutal massacre.

　　A butcher with a sword seeks them out, slashing and killing if caught.

　　The butcher didn't know what fatigue and injury were, and Gastrea's resistance became a joke.

　　Roaring and wild laughter echoed through the night outside the Monolith.

　　the next morning.

　　Just after dawn, Ryota returned to the sacred residence, picked up Mine and Kiritsugu, and started the third round of Gastrea massacre. But this time it didn't go as smoothly as yesterday.

　　I don't know if Gastrea has good intelligence, or they are just out of luck.

　　Halfway through, several Gastrea began to gather and attack Kiritsugu and Mine.

　　Ryota had no choice but to return to support, and took the two of them, escaped from the encirclement of Gastrea, and went to the next plateau secretly.

　　Fortunately, the military personnel had discharged their weapons in advance at various high altitudes.

　　After the three reached a new judging point, they started the process of repeated killing again.

　　However, just a few hours later, Ryota discovered that the Gastrea had started dividing their forces again, and some of them were attacking Mine and Kiritsugu.

　　He had to come back to help the two of them again.

　　In this way, only half a day passed, and all of the previously selected high altitude plains were captured by Gastrea one by one.

　　No way, the three of them could only carry out a guerrilla war in the dense forest.

　　The killing efficiency slowly fell.

　　As night gradually descends.

　　Mine and Kiritsugu's last strength was drained.

　　Ryota brings them both back to the Tokyo Area.

　　After taking a short break, he planned to activate the stand-alone mode again.

　　But right before he was about to leave, Manaka brought Seitenshi to find him.