I Reincarnated as the Captain of a Battleship in a Robot Anime, but at This Rate, I’m Going to Be Assassinated – Chapter 69

Chapter 69: It’s Still Too Early for Ragnarok; I Want To Believe That They Are an Existence Too Valuable To Abandon
[space_man][space_man]Trismegistus, which had plunged into Babel with Goetia, was severely damaged. The armor, which had been like a beautiful sculpture, was cracked, and the right shoulder, which had been pierced, had been torn off somewhere at some point. Cracks ran through the faceless face, and most of the armaments had ceased to function. The only things that could be used properly were the five-barrel beam on the left side and the barrier, but even those were questionable in how well they would function.
[space_man][space_man]But the same was true for Goetia, who was facing it. Trismegistus had grabbed it by the neck and used it as a shield when entering Babel.
[space_man][space_man]Inevitably, the damage would be high. The jet-black body had its limbs torn off, and a fragment of Babel’s structure was stuck in its abdomen like a sword.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Trismegistus casually throws away the remains of Goetia.
[space_man][space_man]Still, it did not let down its guard.
[space_man][space_man]Neither the pilot Yuuki nor the core, Thoth.
[space_man][space_man]They had no intention of clinging to an “empty shell.”
[space_man][space_man]They arrived at a place with a particularly wide space within Babel. It was a hangar. The space, which was originally supposed to be able to accommodate five battleships, was empty, and there was a vast emptiness.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Thoth, did Goetia run away?”
[space_man][space_man]”RUN AWAY, MORE LIKE, IT WENT BACK”
[space_man][space_man]”Went back? So, this Big Cannon is its main body after all?”
[space_man][space_man]”NO DOUBT”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]That’s why they didn’t have time to deal with Goetia’s empty shell.
[space_man][space_man]As expected, they were now inside Goetia’s main body. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that they were in the palm of its hand, in its trap, depending on the case.
[space_man][space_man]Yuuki was now prepared for anything to happen.
[space_man][space_man]To begin with, the Trismegistus he piloted was a machine that behaved quite inexplicably. There was an enemy with the same performance, and above all, he hadn’t forgotten that they could replicate themselves.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”I’m counting on you, Thoth.”
[space_man][space_man]”HMM. ARE YOU ALRIGHT?”
[space_man][space_man]”Maybe, I’ll try. More importantly, show me the route to the central hub. Worst case scenario, I’ll abandon this machine. More than that, Franny is……”
[space_man][space_man]”SHE’S ALIVE. EVERYONE. I UNDERSTAND, AS IF I’M HOLDING THEM”
[space_man][space_man]”That’s good.”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Before he knew it, Franny was gone. He understood that Thoth had warped her away at the same time as the intrusion. He also knew where she was going.
[space_man][space_man]She must have gone to settle her own score.
[space_man][space_man]That would be one way to draw a line. The rest was up to him.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Geez…… why am I doing this?”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Complaints came out along with a wry smile.
[space_man][space_man]Until just a while ago, he was just tinkering with machines on a rural planet, but now he’s fighting a battle for the fate of the world and even pretending to be a space pirate.
[space_man][space_man]He had exchanged lives and taken many lives.
[space_man][space_man]It was to survive, and he had no intention of making excuses for it now.
[space_man][space_man]No, this was all the fault of that old man Fauden. Yuuki realized that his way of thinking had become quite bold in a short period of time.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”No more complaining. Let’s get this over with.”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Trismegistus was rattling all over.
[space_man][space_man]But it still moved. Although there was self-repair by nanomachines, it wasn’t dramatic. How many months, no, years would it take for the armor and weapons to be fully repaired?
[space_man][space_man]He knew that they weren’t very convenient nanomachines.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Thoth, I’ll leave the rest to you.”
[space_man][space_man]”HMM.”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]For a moment, Trismegistus’ system went offline.
[space_man][space_man]After confirming this, Yuuki manually restarted the system.
[space_man][space_man]Thoth, who was beside him, had switched to power-saving mode. Now, Trismegistus was nothing more than a tattered Teurugia. Thoth, the main core, had begun his battle.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Aside from the protection against being taken over, how long will it last? I have to hurry.”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Yuuki made Trismegistus move forward. First, they had to get out of the hangar.
[space_man][space_man]A simplified map was displayed on the main monitor. It showed the inside of Babel, but it pointed to the space where the main system was located.
[space_man][space_man]In other words, that was Goetia’s main body. The source of this crazy battlefield.
[space_man][space_man]He had to do something about this. That’s why Yuuki and Thoth split up.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”As expected, you’ve come……!”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Alert. Thermal reaction. Number: three.
[space_man][space_man]Forward direction. Lock-on warning. Irradiation light!
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Ugh!”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Trismegistus raised its remaining left hand and deployed a barrier.
[space_man][space_man]Light and impact from the contact of plasma. It should have been able to defend easily, but it was severe damage to the current Trismegistus.
[space_man][space_man]Trismegistus’ main camera finally captures the enemy.
[space_man][space_man]Two Rabi Reivus, fire support equipment. And floating along with them was Goetia.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”I knew it would be something like this!”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]There’s no way it wouldn’t self-replicate.
[space_man][space_man]Yuuki had thought that this was why the Goetia he had been fighting until just now had been moving so strangely. It wasn’t just manipulating the battlefield. Goetia was also manipulating Babel.
[space_man][space_man]At the same time, it was possible that it was preparing its next body using Babel’s internal maintenance system.
[space_man][space_man]That was spot on.
[space_man][space_man]The only saving grace was that the Goetia in front of him was clearly shabby. The shape of each part was exactly like Goetia, but the equipment and overall appearance were clearly simplified.
[space_man][space_man]Should he call it a mass-produced type?
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”In any case, it’s definitely a threat to the current Trismegistus……!”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Even the Rabi Reivu looked like a demon to the half-destroyed Trismegistus.
[space_man][space_man]However, he had to get through here.
[space_man][space_man]Yuuki adjusted the power distribution. He sent most of the power to his left arm and propulsion functions. At this point, functions such as the life support system were significantly reduced, but that was compensated for by the spacesuit.
[space_man][space_man]The only things left were the minimum radar and map. The passage itself indicated a one-way path.
[space_man][space_man]Then all he could do was charge.
[space_man][space_man]Yuuki took a deep breath.
[space_man][space_man]And then.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Guh!”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Charge.
[space_man][space_man]He deployed the beam barrier to its maximum and charged straight ahead.
[space_man][space_man]Naturally, he was intercepted, but the barrier somehow managed to prevent it. However, the aftermath of the plasma collision relentlessly damaged Trismegistus.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Get out of the way!”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Body slam with the beam barrier.
[space_man][space_man]That was the only means of attack left. Three enemies stood in his way. Goetia easily avoided his charge, but the Rabi Reivus, perhaps for fire support, remained in place without moving and were crushed by the barrier.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”This guy likes to get behind me!”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Goetia came around behind him, looking triumphant.
[space_man][space_man]Yuuki immediately deactivated the barrier and fired beams randomly. It was a barrage in a narrow passage.
[space_man][space_man]Even if it was Goetia, it was a mass-produced type. It wasn’t fully equipped. That’s why it couldn’t warp.
[space_man][space_man]It was currently evading with its mobility.
[space_man][space_man]Yuuki wasn’t aiming for a direct hit either. He was only concentrating on shooting through the surrounding walls and releasing debris.
[space_man][space_man]And he accelerated with the force of the explosion. Naturally, the damage to Trismegistus accumulated, but he didn’t care.
[space_man][space_man]Right now, he had to reach the central hub no matter what.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”I don’t have time to deal with you, but……! If I don’t deal with you, I’ll be killed!?”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Goetia passed through the explosion.
[space_man][space_man]As expected, its movements were monotonous. It was only thinking about getting behind him.
[space_man][space_man]In that case, the Goetia main body must still be doing something. If Goetia was in full control, he would have been taken down immediately.
[space_man][space_man]”Whoa!”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Roundhouse kick.
[space_man][space_man]Trismegistus swung its body around and kicked Goetia with its right foot. The sound of metal crumpling echoed. Trismegistus’ right foot was no longer usable.
[space_man][space_man]Instead, he was able to crush Goetia’s left arm, but it also fired a pistol-like beam cannon it was holding in its remaining right hand.
[space_man][space_man]It gouged Trismegistus’ side.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”It’s a good thing the cockpit is in the neck……!”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]If it had been in the torso, that would have been a fatal blow.
[space_man][space_man]As if to retaliate, Trismegistus used its left arm to deliver a body blow to Goetia’s torso.
[space_man][space_man]Two consecutive blows, and the third one deployed a barrier and pierced through.
[space_man][space_man]Goetia’s reaction disappeared with the explosion.
[space_man][space_man]But he couldn’t let his guard down. Even though he shouldn’t have, Trismegistus’ remaining left foot was shot through.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Another new reaction!”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Trismegistus’ radar had caught a new enemy.
[space_man][space_man]Number: two. Goetia.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”How many are there!?”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Beams were fired from the two Goetias ahead.
[space_man][space_man]In that case, he had no choice but to deploy a barrier.
[space_man][space_man]He deflected two beams. He saw one of the fingers on his left hand blown off.
[space_man][space_man]Yuuki deactivated the barrier and switched to beam fire. He had no choice but to create a barrage.
[space_man][space_man]That was also avoided. The enemy’s attack.
[space_man][space_man]Beams rained down like rain!
[space_man][space_man]Even if he deployed a barrier, the particles pierced through and burned the armor.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”This……!”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Yuuki quickly turned the machine around and used the debris that had flowed by as a shield to advance.
[space_man][space_man]That too became riddled with holes in a matter of seconds.
[space_man][space_man]He threw the debris that had become like that and hit the wall with a beam again. It was a repetition of that.
[space_man][space_man]The damage was definitely increasing.
[space_man][space_man]Before he knew it, the enemy’s reaction was increasing. Two more Goetias had appeared from somewhere.
[space_man][space_man]He didn’t care. He had no choice but to push through.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Beams relentlessly attacked. The barrier was still functioning, but its effectiveness was clearly weakening.
[space_man][space_man]The destination was close. If he accelerated a little more, he could reach it.
[space_man][space_man]At the end of the darkness, he saw an electronic light.
[space_man][space_man]That was the destination.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Just a little more!”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Suddenly.
[space_man][space_man]Trismegistus’ left arm was blown off with an explosion.
[space_man][space_man]At the same time, a beam shot through the head. It was gouged out, and the armor disappeared.
[space_man][space_man]The cockpit was exposed.
[space_man][space_man]Yuuki grabbed Thoth, kicked the seat, and jumped out into zero gravity.
[space_man][space_man]The abandoned torso of Trismegistus seemed to remain in place, acting as a shield.
[space_man][space_man]But Yuuki didn’t look back. He used the small thrusters built into his spacesuit to continue moving.
[space_man][space_man]The enemy was still approaching.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”……!”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]A jet-black giant appeared in front of him.
[space_man][space_man]Goetia. Not a mass-produced type. The Goetia that had tormented them so many times was there. It must be a spare body. If this Babel was its main body, there was no way it would only have those mass-produced types. Rather, those mass-produced types must have been prepared in a hurry.
[space_man][space_man]It had been here from the beginning.
[space_man][space_man]To protect its own central system.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”I’m surrounded!?”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Before he knew it, four mass-produced types had also deployed themselves to surround him.
[space_man][space_man]Four beam guns were pointed at him.
[space_man][space_man]Goetia raised its staff.
[space_man][space_man]And then, like a command, it swung it down.
[space_man][space_man]Four lights were released. The dazzling flashes of light extended in a straight line towards Goetia.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”……!”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Goetia’s movements showed human-like agitation.
[space_man][space_man]Naturally. The mass-produced types here were supposed to be under its control.
[space_man][space_man]But it had been cut off at some point.
[space_man][space_man]Furthermore, the mass-produced types shot themselves in the head with their beam guns. In an instant, Goetia’s pawns fell silent.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]At the same time, as if to cut between Yuuki and Goetia.
[space_man][space_man]A single Teurugia warped in.
[space_man][space_man]Its appearance. The added thrusters spread out like a cloak and also looked like nine wings.
[space_man][space_man]It held a spherical part in its right hand and a staff that resembled a wing in its left hand.
[space_man][space_man]Two wings on its head, two wings on each arm, and two wings on the heels of each foot.
[space_man][space_man]Its name was.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Hermes Trismegistus……”