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Chapter 160: The End of the Iririka–Zylink War part 2

「Has it absorbed enough mana to start yet?」

「It should have. She will likely start the engine any moment now.」

The battleship Iris Conrad was floating in orbit—in other words, outside the planet’s atmosphere—so unless it generated mana on its own, there was no mana aboard. That meant any technology using mana could only be activated after planetary entry, once the craft had absorbed a sufficient amount from the atmosphere.

「The mana taken into the landing craft has exceeded the required threshold.」

Following Iris’s guidance, Officer Candidate Yutta activated the gravity-control engine.

The unpleasant vibration caused by atmospheric friction vanished at once, and the craft stabilized.

「Gravity-control engine functioning normally. We will continue descending toward the objective.」

「I’m counting on you. How’s the ride?」

「The descent was incredible. I think I’m going to get addicted to this.」

Officer Candidate Yutta’s reply carried open excitement.

Back in my days in the Space Marines, descents in landing craft were never anything