Kays Translations
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Chapter 30: White Lightning
“He finally went silent…”
Lord stood up, having observed the entire battle.
“Gillian and even my daughter wouldn’t be able to match him. Even at my peak, I wouldn’t have stood a chance.”
Watching the battle footage, Sieg and Reina muttered in disbelief.
However, Reina couldn’t shake a growing suspicion.
(He fought just like Kenya… A Resistance fighter… A Japanese pilot… Could it be?)
At that moment, Reina realized the truth.
Having fought countless battles alongside Kenya, she recognized his habits, his fighting style—just from watching.
“But now he’s out of energy. Such exceptional skill… It’s a shame to lose a talent like that. But judging from his fighting spirit, I doubt he’d ever switch sides.”
(And yet… that fighting style… I’ve seen it before… somewhere…)
Lord wasn’t well-versed in combat strategy.
But his extraordinary observational skills told him there was something familiar about that pilot’s movements.
He had seen that fighting style before.
But he lacked the necessary information to connect it to Kenya.
“Indeed, a man willing to stake his life on battle… Such people rarely betray their cause.”
“…!”
“What is it, Sieg?”
“No… I was just thinking… he may already be dead. I’ve seen it many times on the battlefield.”
Sieg recalled countless formidable warriors—
Proud fighters who, rather than become prisoners, chose to take their own lives.
It was entirely possible that the KOG’s pilot had done the same.
“No… Lord! Please, I beg you! Show him mercy! At least spare his life!”
Hearing this, Reina panicked.
She was beginning to connect Kenya to that pilot.
It wasn’t certain yet, but if there was a chance, she had to do something to save him.
Then—
“Lord! A transport vehicle from the Asgard army just passed through. Is it for resupply?”
A transmission came through the command room.
“Resupply? I haven’t heard anything about that. Are you sure it was ours?”
“Yes, it was confirmed to be one of our transport vehicles, so we allowed it through the perimeter. We verified its ID, but… it was heading straight for Point E, so we thought we should report it.”
(What? An ally?)
“ID? Who was it?”
“Uh… the ID belonged to… the KOG Research Institute of Special District 13… Issei Tanaka… Rank 2 Asgard citizen.”
“Tanaka!?”
“You know him, Sieg?”
“Yes, he’s a researcher specializing in KOG development. Wait—was that transport carrying a KOG!?”
“…We’re not sure. But the transport vehicle is one normally used for moving KOGs…”
Hearing this, Sieg began to piece everything together.
An exceptionally skilled Resistance pilot—most likely Japanese.
And Tanaka… transporting a certain KOG still under research.
There was only one person Sieg could think of who could pilot that machine.
(No way… Could it really be… Kenya? Are you the Resistance pilot…?)
Lord and Sieg looked at the footage—
The silent KOG, and the transport vehicle speeding toward it from behind.
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“This is terrifying… all it takes is a little pressure…”
Kenya hesitated.
He had fought with the resolve to die.
But taking his own life required a different kind of courage.
Still, if the empire captured him, he had no idea what they would do to him.
So—
“…Alright.”
He steeled himself, about to pull the trigger—
When suddenly, a vehicle raced toward him at full speed from behind.
Through a speaker, a familiar voice rang out.
“It’s me! Tanaka! I brought it! You can still fight, can’t you!?”
Kenya understood everything in an instant.
He threw the gun aside and hurriedly climbed out of the cockpit.
The speeding vehicle drifted to a halt right in front of him.
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He leaped onto it, opened the hatch, and jumped inside.
He didn’t know why Tanaka had come.
But right now, this was his only chance.
If it was that machine—
If it was his partner—
Then even this hopeless battle could be turned around.
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“Lord? One of our own vehicles has arrived. Is it to capture that pilot?”
“I don’t know! Sieg! What’s going on!?”
Lord shouted, unsettled by the sudden development.
“I-I don’t know either… but my guess is, that transport is carrying the KOG our forces have been developing…”
Sieg was confused as well.
But there was one thing he knew for sure.
If—
If the person inside was Kenya.
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And if the KOG they brought was that cutting-edge prototype—
Then the tide of battle—
“Takemikazuchi… Activate!”
—was about to change completely.
“Sieg! I’ll be expecting a full report later!”
“Yes, sir!”
“Transmit to all units! Cancel the encirclement! Head for Point E!”
Lord’s command echoed through the entire army.
Nearly 70 remaining KOGs moved toward Kenya’s location.
His voice wavered slightly, betraying his unease.
(This… So this is what my bad feeling was about.)
Lord shuddered as he laid eyes on the white KOG emerging from the transport vehicle.
His instincts screamed at him—this was dangerous.
If that abnormal pilot, already unmatched in skill, was no longer using a mass-production model but a state-of-the-art custom machine—
“All units, destroy that white KOG!”
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“Tanaka-san, you saved me. I have a lot of questions, but—”
“Yeah, we can deal with that later. First, we survive this.”
Kenya, now in the KOG’s cockpit, communicated with Tanaka, who remained in the transport vehicle.
“The adjustments are complete. It’s performing at its best—this will be its first battle. Have you decided on a name?”
Tanaka had asked him to name it beforehand.
For Kenya, there was only one choice.
In his previous world, this was the machine he had piloted countless times—
The one that took him to the top of the world championship.
“Yes, I’ve got the perfect name for it.”
Gripping the controls tightly, Kenya called out with a commanding voice—
“Takemikazuchi-no-kami! The war god also known as the thunder god. A name worthy of this lightning-fast machine!”
“Takemikazuchi-no-kami… From this country’s mythology? A great name. Thank you, Kenya.”
Kenya activated the KOG.
The transport vehicle’s hatch opened, revealing the gleaming white KOG.
Like a bolt of white lightning, it rose to its feet.
Before it stood an army of black-clad enemies.
And against them—
The White Lightning.
“Go, Kenya! Show those invaders—”
“Let’s do this, Takemikazuchi!”
“Blow them away!”