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86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
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“If we have to die, we’ll live each day without regrets—always smiling in the face of death. That was our one and only form of resistance.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“He may have had the face of a coldhearted Reaper and a blunt, indifferent attitude… But Shin was so wonderfully, awfully kind. So much that it hurt.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“Having something to lose would just be a distraction. Having something to hold dear would just cause him to hesitate. If he didn’t cut away all the things that were unnecessary for battle…he would never survive.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“I never doubted that you’d reach our final destination. I worried that contacting you or coming to see you would make it seem like I didn’t believe you could do it on your own.” “You remembered.” “Of course I did.” Shin said it with his usual placid tone, as if it was nothing at all, but there were no other words in the world that could have made Lena happier. He’d remembered—he’d believed in her and that she would catch up to them someday. Lena bit her lip. If there was ever a time to say what needed to be said, it was now, and if she didn’t take the opportunity, she’d likely never be brave enough again.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“If we have to die, we’ll live each day without regrets—always smiling in the face of death. That”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“…I'm begging you, please come back.”
That prayer escaped her lips before she even knew it. But it didn’t reach him. The way he was now, Shin couldn’t perceive that the girl was even there. Yet still.
"Please… come back to me. Whatever it takes.”
...
Half of his unit seemed to lop to the side, and Undertaker lost balance, falling to the ground pathetically. With his field of vision turning red and slanted from the blood, Shin watched as the High-Mobility type’s metallic shadow advanced to pursue him.
It was then that he heard someone’s voice, like the chiming of a silver bell in his ears.
"I’m begging you, please come back.
"Please…come back to me.”
Lena.
"…?!"
It took him a moment to realize it, but when he did, his breath caught in his throat.
Had he just…? Lena… And the order she’d entrusted him with… Had he just completely forgotten about her…?
Now wasn't the time to fall into bad habits. He'd been told to return at all costs, after all.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
That prayer escaped her lips before she even knew it. But it didn’t reach him. The way he was now, Shin couldn’t perceive that the girl was even there. Yet still.
"Please… come back to me. Whatever it takes.”
...
Half of his unit seemed to lop to the side, and Undertaker lost balance, falling to the ground pathetically. With his field of vision turning red and slanted from the blood, Shin watched as the High-Mobility type’s metallic shadow advanced to pursue him.
It was then that he heard someone’s voice, like the chiming of a silver bell in his ears.
"I’m begging you, please come back.
"Please…come back to me.”
Lena.
"…?!"
It took him a moment to realize it, but when he did, his breath caught in his throat.
Had he just…? Lena… And the order she’d entrusted him with… Had he just completely forgotten about her…?
Now wasn't the time to fall into bad habits. He'd been told to return at all costs, after all.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“... I never once doubted that you would catch up to us, Colonel.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“She remembered the blunt, youthful voice speaking to her from beyond the transmission crackling with noise. He never did give her his name, but she did remember the Personal Mark on the damaged armor... A headless skeleton shouldering a shovel. Realizing she'd seen that same personal mark only a moment ago, she turned her eyes to Undertaker again.
The same headless skeleton shouldering a shovel didn't quite return her gaze, because of its missing head, but it was there all the same. The Personal Mark of a reaper burying the dead. A reaper...
...It can't be.
Shifting her attention back to Shin—to the Processor who piloted that Reginleif - she gawked at him, which only resulted in Shin averting his gaze. Shin obstinately refused to look Lena in the eye. And that made Lena sure of it,
"It was you...?!"
Shin's eyes darted around for a moment, as if looking for a way out...before he dropped his shoulders in resignation.
"...Yes, it was."
In contrast to Lena's eyes lighting up, Shin looked away awkwardly.
"I'm sorry... for back then."
“... I never once doubted that you would catch up to us, Colonel.”
"Huh…?"
“I never doubted that you’d reach our final destination. I worried that contacting you or coming to see you would make it seem like I didn’t believe you could do it on your own.”
"You remembered."
"Of course I did."
Shin said it with his usual placid tone, as if it was nothing at all, but there were no other words in the world that could have made Lena happier. He’d remembered—he’d believed in her and that she would catch up to them someday. Lena bit her lip. If there was ever a time to say what needed to be said, it was now, and if she didn’t take the opportunity, she’d likely never be brave enough again.
"Shin."
She called his name firmly. Shin turned to face her, closing the door to his room. Lena gave a dry cough before continuing.
"Can we…can we call each other by our names? In public places there are appearances to keep up, so that’s not acceptable, of course, but whenever we’re not…"
"Major."
The Eighty-Six had called her by her rank before as a sign of their reservations. To signify their relationship as the oppressor and the oppressed. One was a white pig sitting safely behind the wall, and the others were proud Eighty-Six fighting outside it. An invisible line had been drawn between them, marking the fact that they weren’t close enough to pretend to be friends by calling one another by their given names.
But she was finally outside the wall, even if she didn’t stand beside them on the battlefield.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
The same headless skeleton shouldering a shovel didn't quite return her gaze, because of its missing head, but it was there all the same. The Personal Mark of a reaper burying the dead. A reaper...
...It can't be.
Shifting her attention back to Shin—to the Processor who piloted that Reginleif - she gawked at him, which only resulted in Shin averting his gaze. Shin obstinately refused to look Lena in the eye. And that made Lena sure of it,
"It was you...?!"
Shin's eyes darted around for a moment, as if looking for a way out...before he dropped his shoulders in resignation.
"...Yes, it was."
In contrast to Lena's eyes lighting up, Shin looked away awkwardly.
"I'm sorry... for back then."
“... I never once doubted that you would catch up to us, Colonel.”
"Huh…?"
“I never doubted that you’d reach our final destination. I worried that contacting you or coming to see you would make it seem like I didn’t believe you could do it on your own.”
"You remembered."
"Of course I did."
Shin said it with his usual placid tone, as if it was nothing at all, but there were no other words in the world that could have made Lena happier. He’d remembered—he’d believed in her and that she would catch up to them someday. Lena bit her lip. If there was ever a time to say what needed to be said, it was now, and if she didn’t take the opportunity, she’d likely never be brave enough again.
"Shin."
She called his name firmly. Shin turned to face her, closing the door to his room. Lena gave a dry cough before continuing.
"Can we…can we call each other by our names? In public places there are appearances to keep up, so that’s not acceptable, of course, but whenever we’re not…"
"Major."
The Eighty-Six had called her by her rank before as a sign of their reservations. To signify their relationship as the oppressor and the oppressed. One was a white pig sitting safely behind the wall, and the others were proud Eighty-Six fighting outside it. An invisible line had been drawn between them, marking the fact that they weren’t close enough to pretend to be friends by calling one another by their given names.
But she was finally outside the wall, even if she didn’t stand beside them on the battlefield.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“She opened the bathroom door and put on the RAID Device resting on top of her towel, activating the Para-RAID. The target was, of course, Shin, who was waiting in the corridor outside her private quarters.
"Er, Captain…"
The call was shut down wordlessly. She reconnected the Resonance and asked as soon as the call was connected:
"Why did you hang up?"
His response came in a disconcerted tone.
"If anything, why did you Resonate now of all times?"
“We were in the middle of a conversation.”
"We can finish it later. At least wait until after you shower, please."
Lena refused to back down.
"Why can’t we do this while I’m in the shower?"
"What do you mean, ‘why’…?"
There was an exasperated pause between them, which Lena broke by persistently pressing him.
"You were fine with it before. When you told me about the Black Sheep and the Shepherds, two years ago in the Spearhead squadron’s barracks, you, er…you were connected while you were in the shower."
"Yes… But you don’t seem fine with it, so you don’t have to force yourself."
That’s…
Well, yes, she was quite embarrassed about this.
Only their sense of hearing was being Resonated, but it gave the impression that they were face-to-face. Lena realized that this meant that her feeling of embarrassment over the situation was being directly transmitted to Shin, which left him feeling restless.
And to top it off, the sounds of the running water and her breath, leaking out from the heat and the steam, as well as the sound of the water dripping from her long, satin-like hair, were also being transmitted.
"But this time we can’t—Ah…"
The Sensory Resonance ended again, and this time it seemed that he’d removed his RAID Device, since she couldn’t reconnect.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
"Er, Captain…"
The call was shut down wordlessly. She reconnected the Resonance and asked as soon as the call was connected:
"Why did you hang up?"
His response came in a disconcerted tone.
"If anything, why did you Resonate now of all times?"
“We were in the middle of a conversation.”
"We can finish it later. At least wait until after you shower, please."
Lena refused to back down.
"Why can’t we do this while I’m in the shower?"
"What do you mean, ‘why’…?"
There was an exasperated pause between them, which Lena broke by persistently pressing him.
"You were fine with it before. When you told me about the Black Sheep and the Shepherds, two years ago in the Spearhead squadron’s barracks, you, er…you were connected while you were in the shower."
"Yes… But you don’t seem fine with it, so you don’t have to force yourself."
That’s…
Well, yes, she was quite embarrassed about this.
Only their sense of hearing was being Resonated, but it gave the impression that they were face-to-face. Lena realized that this meant that her feeling of embarrassment over the situation was being directly transmitted to Shin, which left him feeling restless.
And to top it off, the sounds of the running water and her breath, leaking out from the heat and the steam, as well as the sound of the water dripping from her long, satin-like hair, were also being transmitted.
"But this time we can’t—Ah…"
The Sensory Resonance ended again, and this time it seemed that he’d removed his RAID Device, since she couldn’t reconnect.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“Lena tore her eyes away from the smile Shin was unable to restrain and started walking away, her heels clicking against the wooden floor. She felt his presence quietly following her, half a step behind. The realization that he had a habit of moving without making a sound also made her oddly excited.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“What you fear is not being unable to move forward but being unable to go back. All you wish is to return to the relationship the two of you had in your youth, when you were happy. You wish to make it so your sin is undone… Even as you say you’ve hurt Shinei, all you wish is to find peace without once seeing the scars inflicted on him.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“I never doubted that you’d reach our final destination. I worried that contacting you or coming to see you would make it seem like I didn’t believe you could do it on your own.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“then…the Republic must have reeeally coveted the color white, to put it mildly. And if that was the case, they shouldn’t have accepted immigrants to begin with.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“…All units, switch ammo to APFSDS.” APFSDS—Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“…What does that subhuman filth think it is?” Lena felt the blood instantly go to her head.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“Its hair is all black and dirty, and its red eyes are creepy. How come no one’s gotten rid of such a scary monster? Don’t get close, ’cause it’ll get us all dirty!”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“He ejected the magazine when there was one bullet in the chamber and two in the magazine and loaded the next one in while standing up and firing. That was a technique called tactical reloading.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“Sins required punishment. Even if a sinner was never forgiven, they could atone by apologizing. But if the sin was forgotten, even that would be rendered impossible.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“the Republic’s capital of Liberté et Égalité.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“made up of those disgusting Eighty-Six. Once again, those stains try to befoul this beautiful country with their filthy colors, as if they own the place.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“I understand that you’re about to be very angry, but please, direct your anger only at me.” “I beg your pardon?” Suddenly, a thick voice bellowed out like a tank turret’s fire. “Take aim!” Lena braced herself as she turned to see… “Fire!”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
“Color me surprised, Willem. And here I thought you’d say, Our solution will be a single bullet for each of them.” “You have to consider the cost of the fuel for burning the corpses as well as mental-health-care fees for the ones doing the deed, not to mention the paperwork it’d take to cover up their disappearance and the hush money for everyone involved. Even then, it’d eventually come to light…”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
