Mob MC 364.1

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Chapter 364.1. Heading To The Decisive Battle

The airborne battleship Asgard floated in the sky, about to fly over the Imperial Capital on its way to the destination.

[Queen Takano! His Imperial Majesty is summoning you! Stop the battleship immediately and come to the castle!]

The wall in front of the bridge was a 150-degree monitor, showing helicopters deployed to stop the battleship, yelling through loudspeakers.

It seemed like Mii-chan was getting scolded, and it was quite unpleasant. Sitting on a captain's chair made of a peculiar soft yet rigid material, Mii-chan swung her legs discontentedly.

Touching the panel with her finger, she turned on the microphone and pointed her mouth outward.

"Mii-chan is currently planning a field trip to Tokyo. It's like a small private car, right? So, please don't disturb us!"

[Don't talk nonsense! Where did you hide such a battleship? His Imperial Majesty wants to discuss everything, including the construction site!]

"I built it in 30 seconds with the materials I had! So, I didn't hide it. Anyway, since we've concluded our discussion, we're going through with it!"

Turning off the microphone, I looked around the bridge. The interior was sleek, with smooth walls and desks with semi-transparent monitors neatly arranged.

Although there should have been many operators, only Frigg-oneesan and Freya were sitting. Odin, looking curious, walked around observing the walls and monitors, while Heimdall danced while playing the harmonica.

Nimue, Gamon, and Matsu looked hesitant about whether they could sit, and the mascots stood against the wall looking lost.

Yeah, I get it. Without assigned seats, nobody wants to sit in unfamiliar futuristic chairs. 

I'm pointing casually and waving to the mascots. Then I gave them some instructions.

"Who can drive~?"

"Um, I've been on it. But I can't drive. But I'm excited because I usually just watch."

"Too bad, young lady. I'm the same on the right. How about creating attendants who can operate? Let's make about 200."

Freya happily tapped the monitor. Frigg-oneesan shrugged and began eating snacks.

It turned out that neither of them could operate the battleship. Scenes where operators move briskly and coolly must be like that. Please don't touch it, Ant-san. You might break the touch panel with your forelegs.

"Well, can't be helped. But if we make more attendants, it will be troublesome. It's the era of AI now!"

It's okay even if there are not many people. The game-specification airborne battleship has an auto mode.

Tap tap tap.

-Auto mode activated-

A reliable response from System-san immediately came, and Mii-chan was in a good mood. It should be fine if we leave it to the system. 

The airborne battleship Asgard began to fly smoothly. The scene on the monitor changed, and it started descending rapidly towards the ground.

"Wow! We're heading towards the ground! Towards the ground!"

Since the battleship has an inertial nullification function, the bridge only tilted slightly, but the ground rapidly approached, making people panic and scream.

The airborne battleship, flying dangerously close to the buildings, adjusted its posture and pointed the bow skyward, rapidly ascending. Oh, did we graze that one? 

The built-in water tank on the building tilted a bit, but we'll compensate for it later—sorry about that.

[The up button is actually the descent button. Hmm, down is ascent, left and right buttons for rotation. A button for cannon attack, B button for acceleration. There's no button for brakes. Failure, failure.]

System-san uttered something unbelievable. Eh, did you make it like that? What game did you reference?

[Hey hey, what kind of controller is that? What kind of controller? It only has a D-pad and two buttons! Why isn't there a brake?]

[I chose the most expensive controller.]

[That's because it comes with a premium! What will you do when you need to stop?]

[Stop by the recoil from the cannon attack? If I shoot, it'll stop with a beep.]

[Uh, side effects of [Perfect Synchronization] appeared!]

It feels like System-san is gradually becoming a clunker, huh? Usually, as the story progresses, these systems become smarter and more competent. Why is it turning into a clunker instead?

"Hey, young lady? There's a reason for having many operators. Eventually, you'll need humans' help."

"That's an old-fashioned idea of the elderly... no, it's nothing."

Even if automation progresses, checks by human hands are necessary, the wise old man began to say, but Mii-chan stopped herself. She's a child who can read the atmosphere. Frigg-oneesan's gaze became a bit sharp, and it was scary.

[H-Hey! Stop, stop!]

Shouting from the helicopter echoed, but Asgard continued ahead without paying any attention. The helicopter hurriedly turned and took evasive action.

[Goodbye. Mii-chan is heading to her territory, Tokyo. Please inform whoever needs to know that it's entirely legal.]

Turning on the microphone, I conveyed the message with a cute voice, like a chirping bird.

The airborne battleship continued to rise until it reached an altitude where the helicopter couldn't catch up. The sky darkened, and the imperial capital below became smaller than a diorama, no longer visible.