Elena Volkova

[USU commander Elena]

Don't pick a fight with USU recklessly.

When people start fighting, I'll be the only one who feels annoyed.

Although I leashed them, they keep thinking about running out ...

Maybe their brains are filled with gunpowder. Silly weirdos.

Cookie? I don't like sweets.

Lebedev guys baked it...

Then, I have no choice but to taste it. Give it to me.

...Why are you empty-handed? Where is the cookie?

It smells good.

Seems like they gave a great effort. Tell them thanks.

Wait, who are you?

I haven't seen you before.

You can't be in this place. Strangers like you are not supposed to be here.

>>>Snap<<<

Tell me exactly how you got here and where you came from unless you want to die.

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I am... You revealed you're an adventurer who came to help Secret Wings and requested cooperation to the Rebellion.

Secret Wings? They are just rookies. All they do is suck up to the president.

You're so brave. Who told you to visit me?

I don't want to dance to chicks flapping their wings. Just go away.

No, wait please. In fact, I... no, my companion...

Your companion saved Gonie?

...... So? You want a reward?

I really hate those who try to use other's lives as they please.

Well... I have a better idea.

Unlike the wimp chatting downstairs, you look quite interesting.

You said you were just an adventurer, didn't you?

Great. If you defeat me in a fight, I will listen to your story.

Pardon?

Let's fight! I will listen to someone who fights me.

Talk to me when you are ready. Then I will let you enter the waiting room of the arena.

Should I fight you all of a sudden? Well, I don't feel like...

If you don't want to fight, I guess you don't need any cooperation. Go back.

(I'm in trouble. What shall I do?)

(I have no choice. Let's prepare for the fight and talk to Elena Volkova again.)

I don't listen to someone weaker than m...

Hmm? I misheard something. Haha, could you repeat it?

Yes... I'll do it.

Great. Tell me when you are ready.

Are you ready?

Shall we go to the waiting room now?

In the waiting room, there is Ivan, the person in charge of entrance in arena.

Enter the arena according to the order in reference to Ivan's guide.

You have two minutes. If you defeat me during two minutes, you win.

If you want to surrender during the fight, tell Sorita beside Ivan.

Then you're going to be told off.

Hmm... By the way, are you really going to fight me?

I am an expert in killing people. And fighting is not your main occupation. You cannot beat me.

Good. Knowing one's limit is wise.

You're a cleric. Fighting is not your duty. I'm sure your companion also knows that.

Besides, you're just an adventurer. You have no business with us and those guys either. I'm afraid you might get hurt.

You're wise. You don't have to get hurt yourself being nosy.

You must a fool who doesn't know what's going on.

Do you think I'm kidding? Or your life is too heavy and you'd like to put everything down?

This is the final warning. You stay out of this.

Tell the guy downstairs that you had no choice because I intimidated you.

You're wise. Life is important, especially when it's mine.

...Why is this your problem?

That talkative guy is a stooge of the President. But you're an adventurer who can just leave.

You're wise. Enjoy your adventure in a safer place.

Well, well, well.

Haha, you are so obstinate.

I like your spirit. You said you need a cooperation? Why not? I agree.

Oh... Pardon?!

You said you needed my approval to persuade us. So I approve it.

I like spunky fellows. It's fun to fight with them.

Ah, don't misunderstand it. I'm not saying I will fight you. I'm saying that I will be on your side.

I didn't mean to fight you anyway.

I don't mess with clerics. I don't feel good after fighting them.

So I'll support the cooperation with the Secret Wings. Do you need my signature?

No, you don't have to. Please show your opinion in front of others next time.

No problem.

Since you are our cooperator now, go around and see if there is anyone who has any problem.

Who knows? If you keep helping them, they might have good feeling about you.

While we never forget the blood that we must take a revenge for, we do not forget the gratitude either.

If you help them, they will give you a token proving your honor.

Just like the one I'm giving you now.

If you want to know what this is for, ask the stubborn guy named 'Strasse' below the stairs.

Aren't you going to fight me?

Haven't you come here to ask for the cooperation between the Secret Wings and Rebellion?

Will you give up the fight?

Good. I will wait for you.

Tell me when you feel like fighting.

...... Hmm.

A coward who's scared at me won't be helpful for the Rebellion at all.

Get lost.

... Hmm. So this is it.

If you want to fight me again, I will give you another chance.

Great. You have guts.

Ivan will guide you inside.

If you want to surrender during a fight, tell Sorita.

Let's do it!

Haven't you come here to ask for the cooperation with the Rebellion?

Haha! I lost.

My feeling was right. It was such a thrilling fight after a long time!

As I promised, I will listen to you. Go ahead.

(So she's listening to me now. Persuading her will be much more difficult.)

Yes. I have come to request a cooperation between the Secret Wings and the Rebellion.

In order to persuade the people of Rebellions, I would like to ask you for help...

Okay. I will help you.

What should I do?

Pardon? You haven't heard my story yet...

You don't have to tell me the story. You've already told me the story physically. If I can fight on the same side with you, I will welcome whatever it is.

So I support the cooperation with the Secret Wings. Do you need my signature?

Good. ...... By the way,

If you have time, visit the arena any time.

I will fight you even if you come every day.

Hi. What is it now?

Have you met our members?

A fight? Welcome!

Are you sure you have to fight me now?

If you really think so, come back tomorrow. I called it a day now.

No. Not now.

I would like to fight you when you are in the top condition. Come back tomorrow.

Oh, great!

Tell me when you are fully ready. I will go to the waiting room.

Hmm...?

I told you. I don't fight clerics.

I would like to fight you! Please allow me!

Oh, every time I beat the hell out of a cleric, I become quite unlucky on that day. It's true.

So I'd rather not fight a cleric...

............

...Huh, look at your eyes. I have no choice but to fight you.

But I will go very easy on you. Don't make drama after you defeat me.

Hm...

Great, I will be waiting.

I enjoy fighting you.

As I told you, you don't have to do this... You're so persistent.

Well, I remember I told you that I like it.

...You made me expect it. And what are you doing now?

Good idea. You'll be quite sad if you are beat up without having done anything wrong. Won't you?

Don't you think you've had enough of it by now? If you want to quit, tell me any time.

...Hmm. You're not in a top condition?

If you want to do this again, welcome.

Ho, you have the guts.

I like it.

If you want to surrender, tell Sorita.

You're not in a top condition? Go inside and take some rest.

Shall we stop?

You're not in a top condition?

Take care of yourself.

Don't make me feel sorry for you.

Hey, you don't have to do this...

Right. Let's stop the fight.

...We have no choice. Come back later.

I told you that I'd go easy on you. Although won the fight, you didn't actually win it. Got it?

...Being mean is not my character. This is why I don't want to be entangled with clerics...

Hey, pronounce the benediction for me before leaving.

Hahaha, great fight!

What a pity. I wanted to win today...

I'm glad that you are becoming stronger.

I can see the result of steady training.

Come back. I can fight you everyday.

Not busy? That's good.

Enjoy it while you can.

Not busy? That's good news.

Apart from fighting... I would like to ask you for a favor.

I'm not sure if I can say this to an outsider... But you are close to the Rebellion now.

Will you keep the secret?

... Then I can't tell you.

Forget what I've said.

Yes. Make sure you keep the secret.

Good. First of all... do you know about USU that I am commanding?

... No. It's not true.

It's actually the opposite.

... What?

Haha... Kaka. Right. You know very well about it.

But don't say that in front of the troops. They might shoot you.

USU stands for Under Seal Unit. It's a group of weirdos who did some crazy things.

Since they had done great job for the Rebellion, we isolate them with lead on their neck rather than death penalty or discharging.

As I told you, it's a unit outside our regulation. So I can't tell you about it in detail. But we do several things that Rebellions don't do.

You can imagine all you want, including murder or violence. It will be worse than that.

But we still have a absolute rule. We don't mess up with other Rebellions.

Although we let them do whatever they want outside, we teach them who's holding their lead.

And there are new members... Jana Levedeva and Ilya Lebedev. They are twins and still young.

Although they are young, their ability is outstanding. The problem is that they are out of control.

They skip the training and hurt a squadder by causing an accident during training... Recently, they tried to run away from the unit and got caught. So the duty manager and I had a hard time.

According to the regulation, we have to discharge them.

... But they are still under age. According to the commander of their former unit, they don't have parents.

If we kick out these guys, they might become hooligans. At the worst, they will be involved in crime.

It sounds funny that I'm saying this as a commander of USU...

At least I don't want to see kids disgracing themselves.

But by looking at what they are doing, they will live as animals with lead in USU at best.

... Maybe they are already regarding me as an enemy. So they won't listen to me.

I know how to make them listen to me. But it will only make the situation worse.

So I request you to check their problem and solve it, adventurer.

If they don't say anything, ask other fellows around them.

Would you help me?

I don't want to demand you to do this.

It's a problem inside our unit. So we'd better handle ourselves.

Forget what I told you.

Thanks.

Yana and Ilya twins are in the lobby.

They have bright silver hairs and they're always together. You'll find them easily.

In case you don't get any outcome after talking to them, talk to other fellows.

The mess personnel... and another fellow in the outside store seems to want to say something.

So, you talked to them?

Hmm, not yet...

You are the only one I can trust now.

I'll count on you, adventurer.

Did you talk to them?

If you cannot judge it easily, you can talk to other fellows around them.

So, how is it going?

Hmm... Not at all?

I though they might open their mind to a stranger. But I was wrong.

...There's someone you should talk to lastly.

I didn't want to do this.

Go downstairs and find Ericsson Adler, commander of a detached force. He must be nearby the fireplace.

He's middle-aged man... and a former boss of the twins.

Since the guys have been assigned to my unit, I wanted to take care of them here. But they're not helping us.

If I ask Adler about the guys, it won't look so good. That's why I am requesting you. Please.

Ericsson Adler, commander of a detached force must be nearby the fireplace.

He's a former boss of the twins.

How's it going on now?

You told Elena Volkova what Lebedev twins told you.

So... That was the reason.

I had already heard about that accident.

But I had no idea they were feeling such a burden.

Since they were out of control... there was no way for me to recognize it.

Well, they're still kids after all. Since they have great ability, Me and other squadders treated them as adults.

We should not have done it...

And I should have talked to Adler beforehand.

Thanks,

I guess I have to tell them something anyway.

Will you help me once again? Tell them that I'm looking for them. And you come with them please.

The twins will be nearby the place where they've always been.

Tell them about me and come back with them.

So you're all here? I've heard the whole story.

[Ilya Lebedev]

Yes.

[Jana Levedeva]

......Yes...

Jana Levedeva and Ilya Lebedev! Attention!

Are you insane? You ran away from the unit for a private reason. And you hurt your companion!

This may look like a mercenary group like a piece of garbage. But we deal with people's life. We have disciplines that you must abide by.

[Lebedev twins]

......

......We're sorry...

But before I scold you about it...

I am sorry.

I didn't know that you had been forced so much and could not consider it. And I wasn't there for counseling even though I was your boss.

This is totally my fault and my mistake.

I apologize. You had a rough time of it.

......No, no... We have to apologize.

From now on, I will pay more attention to you.

Would you please try to make sure this never happens again?

...No... We are the ones who should apologize.

It will never happen again...

Since this is a military group, you have regulations to abide by.

But since you are minors, I would like to give you an opportunity to grow as much as possible.

Jana Levedeva and Ilya Lebedev. I will exclude you from the real fight for some time.

Instead, feel free to do the works that you can do inside the unit.

You can make new friends, start a hobby or enhance your shooting ability. You can even do things that I cannot expect.

Do what you want to do. Make sure you abide by the regulations.

So we're... not being kicked out?

Don't make me say it twice. I told you I was responsible for what happened.

Oh... Thank you so much!

And... Sorry.

Thank you, commander...!

That's all about it. You can go back now. There's something I'd like to discuss with the adventurer.

And if you need anything, talk to me any time.

Yes!

Phew...

Great job,

Thanks to your support and concern, we managed to do this.

Ha... I told them to do what they want. And they will wonder what to do for a while.

For those guys to do what they want, they'll need your help again.

Please help them at that time.

......Thanks.

I will count on you in the future.

Are you taking care of them well?

Wow, I am relieved that they have a babysitter now.

Haha! Just kidding. Thank you for your support. You're so reliable.

Take care of the guys please.