The Land of Steel and Faceless Humans – 13
Leaving Shiati alone, I stood up and spoke to the signalman over there.
“You must know that Captain Abbey and I are spherical, but why did you put Captain A. hostage? Or is it that the memory of meeting someone in person is so long that it is so unfamiliar to the point that you can’t talk without a substitute?”
Signal operator IA maintained his composure even when Aji broke through the door. The nursery rhymes I drew are only for a short time. The signalman fully grasped the situation and again performed his own magic.
Unique magic, cobweb.
Dozens of thin and thin threads stretched out around her. The thread touched a number of signalmen nearby and bound each other.
Memories, sensations, and information flow through the thin thread. Although the effective range is not as long as Captain Ab’s Morning Glory, it is a type of unique magic that is more closely connected than anyone else at close range.
IA, connected as one with all the signalmen on this module, got up and came out.
“different. This is our message.”
Even though it is coming out of a dark room after a few years, IA finished the appreciation with a slight frown. IA spoke in a dry voice that was no different from Captain Ab.
“At this point, in this module, we have determined that the cost of restoring your terrorist activity is overwhelmingly greater than the cost of maintaining military confidentiality. I have decided to reveal my identity for a conversation with you.”
“It’s a bit disappointing. I thought that if it was a military country I knew, it would keep a secret even if it was beaten to death.”
“Of course, it is not a simple decision. There was a disagreement during the calculation process. Originally, there would never be a conflict of opinion between the correspondents who sympathize with them, but… .”
Captain Ab’s flower bud touched the thread extending from IA. Like a butterfly sucking honey, IA, who took information and emotions from there, looked at me.
“Due to the strong arguments of signalman Ivy, this module is unanimously in favor of bringing you here.”
“Oh, it seems that Captain Abbey has given me strength. Do you think the ranks are high?”
“There is no hierarchy between the signalmen. Because everyone agrees and is equal. However, there is a difference in the ability of each individual.”
IA touched one of Captain Ab’s buds with her thread. Intrinsic magic would be invisible to other people, but it seems that the signal soldiers have a much closer relationship than others. The flower bud was forced to bloom while looking at IA.
“Abby. Closest to the first A, she is one of the most powerful signalmen. Her unique magic is erosion-type wide-range synchronization. Near, far, range, number of synchros. None of them have above-average stats.”
“Five. Have you persuaded me to accept you with that ability?”
That’s why people have to open up at least one string. After all, this is my political victory after discovering Captain Abbey first… .
“different. The signalmen are many and one, one and many. No matter how great her abilities are, there is no meaning of strength in synchronization magic. On the contrary, the stronger the character, the more defeated. And she made an unwinnable resistance.”
is not it? to no avail?
“I wonder if Captain AB became like that… .”
“When the opinion was not accepted, she listened to all the other signalmen. However, it is impossible for a single signalist to resist the module. Especially if you have a strong ability. After persistent resistance, she lost her seat in A.B. She was assigned to a vacancy in the Inner Circle module and is working.”
it’s double speed It’s practically a puppet.
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For some reason, the morning glory vine was forcing the captain’s body to move. He had been tied up by the headwinds of Synchronous Magic.
Right now, Captain Abbie is no different than a golem. I’m glad it wasn’t immediately disposed of… . I didn’t know it would be like that.
“Then it’s weird. If Captain Abbey’s attempts were unsuccessful, why did I call?”
“… So that’s it. The piped man. I don’t know what you’ve done to corrupt her mind, but if she’s been mind corrupted, confidentiality towards you is pointless.”
“What kind of disease are you treating people with?”
Aside from the murmur, I understood IA’s words. I already know the identity of the signalman, so there’s no need to keep it confidential.
“You are nibbling on the inside and outside of the military at the same time. Therefore, I demand that your hostilities cease immediately.”
“Hmm. Well, say so. First of all, if this is a negotiation, do you have something to offer? What does it offer?”
“First, I would like to be clear about your requirements for a smooth negotiation.”
“A captain or something like that would listen to our demands? Alright, call someone higher.”
hey The day will come when the captain will be called nothing. I’ve grown up a lot. But isn’t it a little bit just for a captain to come to the fore in front of a human who might destroy the military?
“Specifically?
“Well. At least the highest military commander. Wouldn’t it be a little bit of a story if you summon a member of the command center?”
“Command? Is that enough?”
“There is no one higher than that.”
I stretched out like a real guest and demanded that the person in charge be called. Because only they can satisfy the curiosity of me and the people here.
However, IA’s reaction was very surprising.
One of the webs that stretched out of his body trembled. A very subtle astonishment passed by IA, who read the information from the minute vibrations. However, for a brief moment, IA regained her composure in an instant and read the transmitted information.
“Then tell the main building. The qualifications are good enough.”
IA brought out the military’s most secret and secret information.
“Because Command is really ‘us’.”
The ripple of mentioning the command was great. Shiati, Princess, and even Historia. Everyone opened their eyes to the unexpected truth.
“Strictly speaking, there is no individual or group that directs all the signalmen and gives orders. However, if the command refers to an entity that combines information to make a value judgment that is beneficial to the military, it is nothing other than a signal operator.”
Therefore, the signalman is the command, and so was the claim of the IA. Even Historia made an unbelievable face at the unexpected information.
“The command that has moved the military so far… Were you a communicator?”
“It is not an order issued by an individual signalman arbitrarily. The information transmitted from the dispatched signalmen goes through the signalmen throughout the military to determine the authenticity, is transmitted to the module, finds the optimal future through simulation, and spreads the corresponding command throughout the military. In other words, what is called the command of the command is the will of 500 signal operators, and the significance of the existence of signal soldiers.”
Once upon a time, I compared the signalman to the nerves of the military. It was because he was a being who sent orders to every corner of the military through the golem.
The analogy was actually correct in a slightly different sense. Because the head of the military was an aggregation of many nerves intertwined just like the human brain.
“-so that. If you are looking for the head of the military. The target is inevitably ‘we’. Because the signal operator is in control of all information, controls it, and decides whether it is confidential.”
Command that never appeared. Likewise, the signalman who did not open anyone’s eyes. The military headquarters appears only as a command. Like a ghost, or a metaphysical being like a god.
However, it was revealed by the confession of the correspondent who stood in front of us.
“The military was an utopia. A country where everyone is ordered by someone.”
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From what I have seen while living in the military, only innocent people live in the military.
Citizens are subject to all sorts of harsh rules. He works like a cow with a kotour, fattening the military. Soldiers who appear to be harassing them are actually only working under the command of the command.
In the meantime, the person giving orders to everyone was actually a signalman.
“But to all soldiers. The only signalman who gives orders to the absolute force of the Six General is the captain. Trapped in that tiny room, a pitiful, pitiful being who can only communicate through a golem for the rest of his life. What about you, Shiati?”
“You don’t have to worry about their circumstances!”
Shiati, who had not yet fully understood the story, burst into anger.
“What does that matter?! they killed my friend I swore not to forget them! The military should repent of their mistakes. If not voluntarily, even intentionally!”
Imagine that someone has committed murder by wielding a knife. The sword is not guilty. It’s only on the person who wields it.
But the military treats all humans as tools.
All humans are tools. It works according to someone’s orders, no, it only functions. Therefore, all human beings in the military are innocent.
Even this correspondent who seems to be giving orders… .
“Chiati.”
“why!”
“Would you like to ask her age?”
“If you know, what’s the difference?!”
“yes. it’ll be different Try pretending to be deceived This is really the last one.”
Shiati, who was staring at me, briefly clicked his tongue and looked at the officer in front of him. Wearing a stiff uniform and looking at her with unfeeling eyes, there was a presence in front of her that seemed to embody all the militaries that Shiati hated.
“okay. I’m old enough to be written on a tombstone before I die. Age is?”
A conversation that is common in everyday life. Asking and evaluating the age of the other person and how long they have lived. In a way, this is a question that seems to add a little to the old bad habit of seniority.
“Twenty-one.”
But even this makes a huge difference.
twenty one. Even after the military establishment was established, the children born three years later became signalmen.
it’s bound to be Because the very existence of a signal soldier can only be obtained by oppressing and educating children in a perfectly controlled environment.
So, in other words.
“Young… ?”
Even Shiati’s burning anger. Even if his ability is not enough, his anger alone is strong enough to swallow the army.
In front of a face younger and whiter than her, there is no choice but to lose direction and wander.
At the time of the Hameln incident, they must have also been receiving harsh instruction from the Communications Headquarters.
“If it’s twenty-one, what about Hameln’s case?! I remember… ?”
“I remember it as information left by the squadron signalmen.”
“Then, where is that squadron signal man?!”
“The fate of the squadron signalmen is confidential, so even the main building does not know.”
But you have to know What would the military do if this valuable human resource, who was virtually no different from the headquarters, was in a state where it could no longer be used?
“He must have died. either voluntarily or unintentionally.”
“So it was a psycho-pass with catgirls?”
“Always has been”