(300 Collections special, another 5 chapters) Judgement and consequences

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Neon: wow, i've never seen such a wide open space. the surface isn't so bad after all. hmm? hey rapi, anis. look at all that dust over there. this place isn't even a desert, and it's still got sandstorms? that's awesome!

Rapi:....

Anis:...rapi

Rapi: raptures.

Neon: what!?

Rapi: approximately. 200 or so.

Mihara:...oh my.

Rapi: FF formation.

Varakiel: there's no need….you know the 5 of you worked really hard today, you should rest for now…how much time until they arrive at our location?

Rapi:....2 minutes.

Varakiel: more than enough time...(gnome let's help our friends)

Gnome: (...)

gnome nods.

Varakiel then stands straight.

Varakiel: *inhales*

Varakiel then stomps the floor with his feet to gain stability.

Anis: what are you doing commander? now is not time to dance….

Neon: anis, look at master eyes…they Have change colors!

Rapi: what?

the nikkes notices that indeed varakiel eyes colors are now green and brown.

Varakiel: Oh mother earth, may you grant me your favor, and punish these invaders on my land, I ask of thee…!!

Varakiel then punches the ground

[MOTHER 'S RAGE!]

Suddenly the whole city begins to shake

*RUMBLE* *RUMBLE*

Mihara: w-what is this!?

suddenly like a dragon opening his jaws to swallow his prey the ground in the distance opens and it swallows all the raptures.

then it closes down and like nothing happened the land goes back to normal again.

Anis: w-wh-what the hell was that!?

Varakiel: magic.

Neon: magic can do that!?

Varakiel: how many times i have to tell you, magic can do everything! every-thing!

yuni:.....wow, I knew it, the commander is really awesome!!

mihara:.....no wonder he doesn't fear Syuen or anyone in the ark or raptures…he himself is a powerhouse…will humans finally win this war?

Varakiel then sits besides mihara

Varakiel: not only humans, nikkes as well, both of you have fought in this war, remember that.

Mihara:.....if you say so commander.

Varakiel: Also, hehe, welcome to the counters squad.

Mihara: What do you mean?

Varakiel then shows syuen message to mihara and yuni.

Yuni: yay! I knew the commander would make it!

Mihara:....he.hehe. hahahaha, you are really full of wonders, commander.

Varakiel: hehe, but first let's go back to the ark, shall we?

Mihara: alright.

Yuni: okay!

Varakiel then stands up and walks besides rapi

Rapi:.....commander…

Varakiel: yes rapi?

varakiel gives her a kind smile.

Rapi: nothing.

Varakiel: okay then…how long until the transport ship arrives?

Rapi: there it is.

A transport ship appears above the sky

and it slowly descends without trouble.

then three nikkes come out of the transport ship.

???: descent complete.

???: uh, where are the raptures?

???: I could swear I saw a company of raptures approaching the area.

Mihara:...absolute, the strongest squad Elysion has to offer.

Anis: talk about major backup!

???: status update raptures seem to have disappeared, entering caution mode.

Varakiel: the chivalry is here, haha.

???: don't talk to me, it was only because I was following orders.

Varakiel: If you say so.

???: um…Eunhwa…you DO know that one's a commander, right?

Eunhwa: your point is…?

???: well…don't you think

Eunhwa: spit it out, will you?

???: nothing…it's nothing.

Varakiel: hey leave that little guy alone

Varakiel then crouches to the silver haired nikke.

Varakiel: thank you for coming for us hm…..

Vesti: v-vesti, my name is vesti, commander.

Eunhwa: tsk.

Varakiel: vesti, thank you.

???: rapi!

Rapi: emma! long time no see.

Emma hugs rapi.

Emma: hey, what's the big idea? you left last time without even saying goodbye!

Rapi:...sorry.

Emma:...well, you seem to be doing well, and that's good enough for me.

Rapi: i…seem good?

Emma: your expression has changed.

Rapi: me?

Emma: yes so did you finally find it?

Rapi:....i'm not sure yet.

Emma: too bad. either way. i just want you to be happy.

Vesti: ra-rapi, how are you doing?

Rapi: vesti.

Vesti: oh boy…the tears…here they come…

Rapi: i see you all haven't changed a bit.

Eunhwa: that's enough chit-chat.

Rapi:...Eunhwa.

Eunhwa: your reputation truly precedes you, rapi. every single time we meet, you're getting yourself into a different jam.

Varakiel: well this time it might or not have been my fault, so sorry rapi, hahaha.

Anis: commander you're not making the situation better…

Eunhwa: you act like the entire world is your playground, but all you're doing is making everyone's lives more difficult. then again, that's typical of you, isn't it? i see you haven't changed much either. either way, you're still just a defective, that should be rec-

Varakiel: silence, brat.

Varakiel eyes turn crimson red.

Varakiel: i don't want to hear another single word from that mouth of yours, this is an order from a commander, understood?

Eunhwa:.....roger.

Varakiel: very well, let's go, mihara can you walk?

Mihara: yeah i-i think so.

mihara then tries to stand up but loses her balance and then…

Varakiel: woah there, it seems you're not well-versed in pain as you said haha.

varakiel catches her and put her arm over his shoulder.

Varakiel: c'mon let's go to the ship.

mihara: thank you commander.

Varakiel: mhm you're welcome.

Emma: hey rapi is that your commander?

Rapi:....yes he is.

Vesti: woah he's supporting her like it's nothing!

.Eunhwa:.....(what was that just now?)

Varakiel then goes back after putting mihara on the ship.

Varakiel: alright yuni are you okay to walk?

Yuni: don't worry commander, i can do it myself thank you.

yuni then walks to the ship too.

Emma: …..commander i apologize for Eunhwa's behavior.

Varakiel: you should apologize to rapi not me.

Emma: is that so? i am sorry then, is just that Eunhwa doesn't take too kindly to strangers.

Eunhwa: hey, stop talking nonsense.

Emma: what, you can't tell me that's not the truth!

Eunhwa:...tsk. get on the plane. we're heading back to the ark.

Varakiel: ladies first.

Eunhwa: Tsk!

—-

the judge of the ark, Enikk, was giving out her sentence….

Enikk: First, you went to the surface to carry out an operation without any prior report. Second, you brought five nikke along with you, far more than was necessary. third, despite this, your intentions were indeed an attempt to bring peace to mankind. on the basis of these facts, a search has shown that there are two cases perfectly matching this incident. the judgment for both cases was consistent, therefore, i hereby pronounce the same sentence, which is as follows: Varakiel will be banned from all operations for two days. that is all. next, i shall pronounce the sentence of the nikkes who were involved. first, despite you realizing the operation violated the command system, you proceeded to carry it out. second, your misguided actions resulted in damage to valuable property belonging to the ark. third. despite this, you managed to protect your commander above all else and managed to return with minimal damage. on the basis of these facts, a search has not shown that there are cases perfectly matching this incident. as such i hereby pronounce the following sentence: given that rapi and mihara, the captains of counters and wardress, were the primary instigators behind this incident….but by petition of the same commander that was safe due to their efforts they shall share his sentence…rapi and mihara will be banned from all operations for two days. that is all.

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back in the dormitory of the outpost.

Anis: I oughta kill you!

Syuen: hey now, watch your mouth!

anis: and if i don't ? what are you gonna do about it!?

Syuen:...

Anis: why didn't you say anything back there? why didn't you tell them you ordered us to do all that? you're a CEO. you'd be able to weasel your way out of this with no problem.

Syuen: i had my reasons.

Anis:...argh…just because the commander put his reputation ahead and prevented a possible memory wipe for mihara and rapi, ill let you go for now.

Syuen: i told you that this was a black ops, you shouldn't have communicated with the ark in the first place!

Anis: we nearly died out there! we had that damn chatterbox hunting us down!

Syuen: that's right, didn't you say that you met chatterbox?

Anis: that's not what's important right now!

Syuen: hey, so a few nikkes get their brain scrambled. what's the problem?

Varakiel: syuen, say something like that again and i swear to the goddess nikke that i will make sure you get turned on a nikke and ill throw you everyday in the surface.

Syuen: EKK! fine!.....ah,i get it now. you're acting this way because you and them are all buddy-buddy, aren't you?

Varakiel: what is it? jealous? you seems to be barely able to make friends such a cold existence you are.

Syuen: y-you argh!!! i swear to god one day i will get you in a corner you can't escape!

Syuen then storms out of the room.

Anis: good job commander!

Neon: Master 5 Syuen 0 way to go master.

Rapi: i honestly though you would try to slap her this time commander…

Varakiel: hey, i have a lot of self control, and that brat just needs a lot of correction,

Mihara: she indeed needs a lot of correction…

Yuni: should i help with that next time she come's commander? hee-hee-hee.

Varakiel: if it's not an order from me don't do it.

Mihara: understood…

Yuni: alright commander…

Varakiel: well we have 2 days of paid vacations should we go finally get those furnitures everyone?

Anis: wo hooo! finally! let's go everyone i know where to go!

Rapi: remember that we only have 10m credits anis, we can't use them all at once.

Neon: this is going to be fun.

Varakiel: mhm, let's go mihara, yuni.

mihara: we are going to?

Yuni: but we just arrived…

Varakiel: c'mon a machine it's bound to have crooked gears to work properly.

Mihara:....hehe, very well commander.

Yuni: if you say so, let's go then!

Hope 0.03% → 0.05%

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in the deputy chief office andersen and ingrid are talking

Andersen: missilis' CEO is on thin ice. she gave an order that completely circumvented the chain of command. she's getting more and more brazen.

Ingrid: but it was not illegal.

Andersen: that only complicates the matter. we've let the big three run wild for too long. time to tighten their leash.

Ingrid: i may be one of their beneficiaries, but i agree with you. all we can do is sit back and take it on the chin. the ark still needs syuen.

Andersen:...yeah. so what did syuen get out of all this?

Ingrid: you think she'd tell me?

Andersen: what good does it do her keeping a secret from you? i don't understand.

Ingrid: neon's report says that chatterbox encountered them.

Andersen: that's concerning, what does he want…

Ingrid: apparently, they also came across the pilgrims.

Andersen: !! does it say who they met?

Ingrid: no. the situation was pretty hairy, and both sides were quite far from each other.

Andersen:...Shifty.

Shifty: yes, sir.

Andersen: call the new commander in.

Shifty: ah yes sir about that….he told me an hour ago that he will come soon he's currently shopping for supplies in the ark….

Andersen:....

Ingrid: heh, the rookie not only has balls, but he's also is very perceptive with his situation.

Andersen: I have to admit, he indeed is, very well thank you shifty.

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