Arc Epilogue – Gifts
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Translator: SFBaka
Editor: Thor’s Stone
Takaba Hyoue was sitting on his chair in his office. His Familiar partner, Ta-kun, was sitting on his shoulder.
Due to the Accipiter theft case, he was obviously not in a good mood.
Before long, the company CEO Kawakage came inside the room.
「Chairman, we’ve finished delivering forty Shrikes and twelve Lanius A1s to Metal Iris at Fortress Area P336.」
「They’re a big client. Do take good care of them. We still have many orders from them to complete after all.」
「We’ve actually received a thank-you gift and a letter from them. Here they are.」
「What did you say?」
Kawakage handed Hyoue a letter.
Hyoue hurriedly took it from him and looked at the name of the sender.
Only the name ‘Mozuya Kou’ was written.
Kou only ever exchanged research results and blueprints regarding Lanius C type with Hyoue lately. He’s only introduced himself as a Development Engineer belonging to the Silhouette Base during those exchanges, so it couldn’t be helped.
『It has been a while, sir. This is Mozuya Kou. I thank you dearly for all your support.
I especially prepared a Silhouette-use katana for you, chairman. I hope you will find it of good use.
I will also take this opportunity to gift you the silhouette transport and attack aircraft Thunderstorm that I personally designed. Please use a metallic hydrogen generation type Silhouette in order to power and control them.
I would like to personally come to visit you soon.
If Shuuji and Asia are with the chairman, please give them my best regards.』
「I see…… Kou-kun. You still don’t know about what happened to Shuuji.」
Hyoue muttered in a forlorn tone. He wondered how disappointed Kou would feel once he gets to know the truth.
「Where is that gift?」
「We’ve already placed it at the feet of your Accipiter, chairman. Why don’t you go and see it now?」
「Ou. I’ll go ahead then.」
A smile floated on Kawakage’s lips as he sent Hyoue off to the company hangar.
A thank-you gift that instantly uplifted Hyoue’s mood in exchange for a large order. Metal Iris really was akin to a god of salvation.
A large white wooden box was placed under the feet of the blue-painted Accipiter.
The box was made of cellulose nanofibers, but it had a distinct aura.
Next to it were two heavy attack aircraft painted in TAKABA’s iconic blue colorway.
Hyoue immediately boarded the Accipiter, opened the box, and revealed the short and long swords stored within it.
Accipiter picked up the Silhouette-size uchigatana and pulled the blade out all at once.
Just as Hyoue anticipated, the blade was made of Tungsten alloy. The sword weighed more than its external appearance suggested.
「This one is definitely a superb sword. Just who was the master who forged it?」
He involuntarily raised a voice of admiration.
First, he tried lightly swinging it, then slashed out with all his might.
The sword physically emitted white light when it was swung, greatly surprising Hyoue.
「Oi, was this thing forged with some sort of special gimmick installed?」
He reflexively asked his MCS.
『There is no gimmick. It simply allows Whis to flow through it. The exact principle is unknown, but it is able to emit plasma if it is swung at a certain velocity.』
The MCS of his partner machine answered. Hyoue has been using the same MCS since he piloted his very first Silhouette.
「Oi. Sorry, but can you guys bring over a test board for me? I wanna try cutting it with this sword.」
Hyoue called out to the employees watching from a distance. They hurriedly brought over a test board with work Silhouettes.
It was a test board that used the Whis provided by a work Silhouette in order to turn into a high-dimensional armor piece.
Hyoue slashed out in an instant. The sword easily sliced the board apart, just like paper.
「What sharpness…… That rascal Kou sure sent me something amazing.」
「Chairman, would you like us to bring over a thicker test board?」
An employee cautiously called out to him.
「I want to test something out. Connect a thin pole to the building.」
「Huh? But it’s gonna be directly reinforced by the A-Carbuncle if we did that!?」
「I don’t think this katana will break that easily. I think it’s worth a try.」
「U-Understood.」
A-Carbuncle. It was of a different caliber to the low-purity A-Spinels that were mounted on weapons.
It was able to generate tremendous amounts of Whis and was able to reinforce entire Fortress Area shelters and spaceships.
Could the katana actually cut through an A-Carbuncle reinforced structure?
The employees who were interested in what Hyoue was about to do had gathered inside the hangar. Kawakage also came over.
The pole was now set up. If it wasn’t being reinforced by Whis, it was just an ordinary steel pole. But when it’s powered by Whis generated by an A-Carbuncle, its hardness will be on another level. It will become even tougher than tank armor material.
The Accipiter’s katana flashed–
It emitted light, caused only a slight metallic clang, and cut the reinforced steel pole in two.
An uproar instantly erupted within TAKABA.
「This thing really is amazing.」
Even Hyoue himself couldn’t believe what he’d just done. It was exceedingly sharp but also quite flexible. It definitely recreated the feel of a true Japanese sword.
「Oi, you guys wanna analyze this thing?」
「Please let us, chairman!」
「Do your best, but as much as possible, don’t damage it.」
「But, of course!」
The employee reverently received the sword with his work Silhouette and excitedly skipped over to the testing laboratory.
The related employees also followed after him in a hurry.
「I’d also like to ask the master who forged these swords exactly how they made them even if I have to bow my head and beg. But I don’t think I can meet them anytime soon.」
Hyoue picked up the wakizashi and seemed to never get tired of looking at it.
「Chairman! I’m sorry for intruding. Guests have come over…… It’s an emergency.」
「What’s the matter? Is it really that urgent? Just wait a bit.」
Hyoue regretfully placed the wakizashi back in its scabbard.
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