Chapter 5: Lunaltia Base / Opened door / Battle on the moon’s surface
Three days until the memorial ceremony of the space advancement of mankind.
It was in the middle of that.
– … Hayato, Hayato…
– Hmm, hmmmm…
– Wake up, Hayato. We’ve already arrived.
– Huh?
Hayato’s consciousness awoke in an instant hearing the words of Emilia.
They are in the spaceship that headed to the moon.
Hayato rubbed his eyes while being surprised.
– Did we arrive already?
– Yup, we have to get off now.
– … I see…
When looking around, the other passengers are beginning to come out.
– Come on, unfastens the belt quickly, Hayato.
– O-okay…
Hayato and Emilia.
Their seats are the last.
Therefore, they are the last to leave from the spaceship.
By the time Hayato finished unfastened the belt, the figures of the other passengers were no longer visible.
– Okay then, let’s go.
They came out of the spaceship all together.
– So, this is the moon…?
The cylindrical bridge connected between the spaceship and the space port of Lunaltia Base, and like the one on the earth, it was all transparent with the floor as the exception.
The scenery looks like wild land and what’s in sight is endless.
A gray irregular ground that continues anywhere.
Beyond that, sparkling planets and stars that float in the darkness can be seen.
There are many celestial bodies that cannot be compared with the Earth.
– Hayato, look this way, look!
– Eh…?
His sleeve being pulled by Emilia, Hayato looks back.
– … this is…
He gasped in surprise at the same time he looks at the scenery that jumped into his field of vision.
– Yup, it’s the Earth.
Emilia and Hayato take a look at the Earth where they have lived until recently.
Most of the other passengers going ahead also stop their feet and gazed admiringly at the azure shining planet.
The wild land where many celestial bodies can be seen was also beautiful, but its beauty is unparalleled.
– It looks like an ice cream somehow. Or rather, like a hybrid of vanilla and soda.
– What are you saying?
Looking amazed, Hayato smiles wryly.
– Ehehe.
Emilia turned her eyes to the Earth again after she showed a mischievous smile.
– Looking the Earth like this, it makes you think that we really came to the moon isn’t it?
– Yeah, I think the same.
After being hooked to the Earth for a while, Hayato and Emilia go through the bridge and stepped into the space port of Lunaltia Base.
After receiving their luggage and going to the terminal, two girls ran up to Hayato.
– Nii-san!
– Hayato-kun!
Karen and Sakura.
They can spot behind them the figure of Souffle, their manager.
Furthermore, behind her——
– What’s up, Hayato.
– Long time no see!
Fritz and Latia.
– You arrived nicely shitawane, Kisaragi Hayato.
– It’s been a long time.
Claire and Erika.
– It’s been a long time, Hayato-sama.
– Greetings!
Chris and Mei Mei.
And——.
– … long time no see, Hayato.
Nesat.
Behind her were Krovahn and Nakri.
– Oh, it’s the first time in a month, right?
As promised, Hayato shakes hands with Nesat.
It’s Claire who cleared her throat with an *ahem*, looking at them.
– Welcome. I’m truly glad that you have arrived safely at Lunaltia Base desuwa.
– Thank you very much for receiving us, Claire-senpai.
Saying so, Hayato smiles and Claire smiled with her face dyed a little red.
Next, Hayato looks out over the other members and,
– Thank you all for receiving us too.
– Nii-san, what do you think about the moon?
It’s Karen who asked.
– I think it’s like I was told.
Hayato had a troubled expression, looking at his surroundings.
Even though it’s the space port of Lunaltia Base, its appearance is almost the same as the one of the Earth.
The interior of the terminal where he’s now is like a small airport.
– Oh right, the Earth was the first thing I saw when getting out from the spaceship, it was really amazing. It gives the feeling of “I came to the moon”.
– I know right!?
Karen raised a delightful voice.
– That’s really moving! Karen was moved at the beginning too, she was unable to take her eyes from it!
– … although, when comparing it with the present, we ended up becoming familiar with that sight.
Sakura said so. Emilia continues.
– But we don’t have that much of a “we came to the moon” feeling being in a building like this.
– Even if you move to the Lunaltia sections, it’s the same there. The principle is underground living and its appearance is the same as Little Garden.
Fritz said that there is a total of 12 sections of each country and organization that currently exists at Lunaltia Base, and like this space port, cosmic rays and cosmic radiation are cut and both temperature and gravity are controlled in the same way it’s done on Earth. Adding up, Claire continues the explanation.
– In the near future we will also control the atmosphere to create the same air as the Earth in the residential section masu. With that, we will be able to spend more time on the exterior with more nature on the surface, which should really look like Little Garden.
But it will take 3 to 5 years.
– Until then, the focus of the everyday life of the humans will be the underground facilities, right?
– Just like you said desuwa.
– As for me, that’s a little suffocating.
Sakura complains with dissatisfaction.
– I’m already used to it. This is also thanks to the piled up hard training above ground!
– Having the nerve to pretend to be tough. In the first days, her attitude became rather unstable. She was getting homesick or perhaps I should say earthsick?
– Hey, Fritz, don’t say unnecessary things! I’m already used to it, so I don’t have any problems or whatsoever!
Latia shouted, shaking off the hand of Fritz placed on her head.
Even though they came to the moon, the two of them remain the same.
That’s somewhat comical and Hayato raised his voice, laughing.
– … so, where are we going to be from now on?
– In the residential section of Little Garden desuwa. There, each of our rooms are prepared masu.
– Currently, we can get there moving and even walking through the underground passage of the airport and each residential area, but we will move using Linear Metro and its foundation is——lighting.
Following Claire, Erika adds an explanation.
– Oh, that’s right!
It was Sakura who raised her voice so suddenly.
– The venue of the ceremony seems to be completed yesterday. So, Hayato-kun. Would you like to go to the residential area with us?
Sakura takes his arm.
Then Emilia, Karen, Claire and Nesat, those four girls, show an indignant look.
– Erika, do we still have time masuno?
– Yes, we have around 30 minutes left.
– If that’s the case, there’s no problem masenwane. We can also go to the venue of the ceremony by Linear Metro desu. Let’s move.
And thus, everyone got into the Linear Metro and headed to the venue of the ceremony.
– The Linear Metro is free now. As the population of the moon increases, it seems like they will charge money though.
As Sakura said, there were no tickets at the Linear Metro station.
When they got in the platform, the railcar got where they are right away.
Its appearance is a futuristic streamlined shape.
The interior is also futuristic and the latest technology is used.
However, on the liquid crystal panels, advertisements and videos such as news are displayed just like the railroads of Yamato and Liberia.
The paper is absent.
As soon as they got out of the station, the venue of the ceremony was in front of their eyes.
And at the same time they enter.
– … rather than a ceremony venue, it’s more like the venue of an open-air live.
Hayato murmured so.
The audience seating has around 2000 seats, the stadium is a medium-sized one.
Although it’s tightly sealed, the ceiling is transparent when looking at the frame, so that the whole starry sky can be seen.
– After the ceremony is over, it will be used for training between Slayers, matches, etcetera masuwa.
Claire explains so.
Subsequently, Sakura said.
– If we come and do it like this, then it might be a more interesting production plan. Souffle, the rehearsal is the day after tomorrow, right?
– Yes, that’s right.
Souffle nods.
– If so, and until then, I’ll polish my ideas in my room once again. Karen-chan, can you tag along with me from now?
– Ah, yes!
– By the way, we also have to verify the security plan according to the rehearsal arimasu. Prior to that, Kisaragi Hayato, Emilia Hermit——it has been decided that you will participate in the practice training on the moon tomorrow masuwa. Understood desuwane?
– Yes.
Regarding Claire, Hayato replied.
Next, Emilia also answers.
– Understood.
– Well then, we will move to the residential area soon. I think that Kisaragi Hayato and Emilia Hermit are tired due to the long trip, so take it easy and have a good rest today. Everyone else will get back to work masuwayo. There is still some work to be done for the day after tomorrow.
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The leaded rooms were narrow unlike the rooms of the dorms.
Although it’s a single room, it’s only six tatami mats wide.
After all, that was something expected.
There are more than 10 sections in total at Lunaltia Base, and it’s said that each one of them is managed independently. If problems arise in one of them, they work in a way where they can evacuate to the other sections. At that time, they can travel by getting on board of the Linear Metro that is connected with every section.
By the way, although the area of Little Garden City——the section that was given to Little Garden on the surface of Lunaltia Base is relatively larger compared with other sections, it’s still a fifth of the size of the floating academy-city ship.
Moreover, most of the living spaces, research facilities and so on are below ground.
Therefore, the size of the residential space has a limit.
There’s a toilet in the room, but there’s no bath.
There’s just a shower, so if they want to soak in hot water, they will have to use the only public bath in the section.
(As for me, I think it’s big and too spacious)
Involuntarily, Hayato smiles bitterly.
It reminds him of the time before entering Little Garden.
At the institution of Motomatsu before being rebuilt, he lived together with Karen in a room of the same size as this room.
(Besides, Liza is in a place smaller than this)
Hayato suddenly remembered the conversation heard from Dr. Charlotte.
It seems that her power is being utilized to quickly make Lunaltia Base useful.
That’s why she’s basically passing time in a capsule installed in the central part of the underground side of Puritaria——the heart of Lunaltia Base.
He thinks that that capsule is the one he saw in the deepest part of Little Garden.
– That’s a little pitiful, isn’t it? She was finally able to wake up.
Emilia, who heard that story with him, said so.
– But, that’s what she herself wanted.
Charlotte responded as if it was the most natural and continued her words.
– Yeah, it’s possible to say that she’s embodying Noblesse Oblige, and by acting rashly, she was awakened by me and her brother Judal Harvey in order to help him since he’s dying and ——and it’s also a kind of repayment from her, since she wants to fulfill the wish of her mother because she gave birth to her.
– Judal-san and Charlotte-san… and also the wish of Linis-san…?
– Uh huh.
Charlotte replies.
– The wishes of each one of us differ, but Liza is trying to fulfill them all. Well, she thinks that it’s her role, that she was born as a tool to go against God.
Taking a shower and changing to his sleep-wear, Hayato lay on the bed.
(I’m going to sleep for now…)
He fell asleep in the spaceship, but that was just for two hours only.
From tomorrow morning, he’s going to have practice training in the moon all day, so it would be better to have a good night’s sleep. Thinking so, he was about to close his eyes.
*Knock* *Knock*, the door of the room sounds.
– Hayato, are you awake?
The next he heard was the voice that came from Emilia.
– What’s the matter at this hour?
He opens the door, the sleep-wear figure of Emilia stood in the corridor.
– I’d like to talk to Hayato for a moment.
While saying so, Emilia came into the room and sat down on the edge of the bed.
– T-to talk you say, and about what…?
– Hayato doesn’t know what I want to ask?
– I don’t know what you’ll ask so…
– It’s about Claire Harvey.
Saying so and standing up, Emilia approached Hayato.
– Somehow, the mood between you two is strange, right?
– … is-is that so?
While stepping back, Hayato answers.
Then, Emilia got even more closer while pointing her suspicious eyes.
– I thought something was off before coming to the moon… Yeah, it was when Hayato went to the house of Claire.
He’s startled.
Because he remembered that night.
– Hayato, are you calling her “Claire-senpai” since then? Or maybe you had a quarrel!?
Flowers suddenly bloomed on the expression of Emilia.
– No, there’s no such a thing at all, it’s your imagination. It’s because we meet after a long time, don’t you think so too?
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