Chapter 289: CH.278: interrogation.
( Yuuki's POV )
When I activated the exoskeleton a screen with information and various gauges appeared in front of me, I'm sure Matsu and Regina would love to examine this machinery so I decided to borrow this for a while, I gave Tsukiumi a signal to open the portal back home but before that, the lights in the hangar turned on and an alarm started ringing.
???: You intruders, stop there, this place is sealed!
A voice came through the audio system, and soon we were surrounded by a group of women in the same exoskeletons I was wearing, I shared a look with Tsukiumi, and when I raised my hands in surrender, she did the same.
The women who "captured" us were not wearing military uniforms, so I was not that worried, and because of our appearance, they did not treat us roughly, they put us in different rooms, and obviously, an interrogation was about to come, but we could communicate mentally so I wasn't worried.
For a while, they put us on isolation, probably to make me nervous, but that wasn't going to work, and when the wait was over, a woman with long hair tied in a low ponytail came in and sat in front of me, she had a serious expression.
???: I'm going to ask you some questions, if you cooperate things will be easier for both of us, you understand.
Yuuki: understood ma'am.
???: you are a man, is that correct?
Yuuki: ...I didn't expect that it would be your first question, but yes, I am a man.
???: ...what is your name?
Yuuki: Could you tell me yours, ma'am?
???: I'm asking the question here.
Yuuki: That's just common courtesy.
???: ...Chifuyu.
Yuuki: Nice to meet you, my name is Kurokawa B. Yuuki.
Chifuyu: Why were you trying to steal the IS unit?
Yuuki: That's what it's called, I was just going to borrow it, I'm an inventor, and I couldn't resist my curiosity.
Chifuyu: You don't know about IS, I find that hard to believe.
Yuuki: Oh, but it is, I come from a very faraway place, I doubt you've heard of it.
Chifuyu: What is the name of the place?
Yuuki: The Babylon kingdom, between the border of Belfast and Regulus
With my answer, Chifuyu frowned at me but she continued with her questions.
Chifuyu: And how did you get here?
Yuuki: a complete accident, a portal in space opened, and when me and my fiancée went through it, we ended up in that hangar.
The accident that happened eight years ago was what made me start working with the order of the cross so that's technically true.
Chifuyu: You expect me to believe that?
Yuuki: I'll leave that up to you, but I said nothing but the truth, what is this place, by the way? This doesn't look like a military base, but there are too many weapons here.
Chifuyu: Those aren't weapons, this place is a school for IS pilots.
Yuuki: A school, that's interesting, tell me, what would one need to enter this school?
Chifuyu didn't answer my last question, and she got up to leave the room, when she opened the door, she told me to wait here, and she went to question Tsukiumi.
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After the interrogation, we were moved to a dorm in separate rooms, but Tsukiumi teleported to my room and we talked about our plan, the best thing would be if they would let us into this school and we could learn more about those IS, this dorm was empty so the school year hadn't started yet but if that failed we could always grab the IS and run.
For now, we could only wait, and Tsukiumi did not want to return to the room assigned to her, so we slept together, the next day, Chifuyu appeared in the room and told us to move to a training ground.
Yuuki: What is it now, Miss Chifuyu?
Chifuyu: If you are really interested in attending this school, you will first have to pass a test.
Yuuki: No problem, we are ready for any test.
Chifuyu: Okay, then follow me.
Chifuyu then took us to some lockers and gave us special uniforms to pilot the IS and the one she gave me had a crop top to cover my chest.
Yuuki: don't you have something a little bigger, there are some things that I prefer others not to see.
I took off my shirt and showed Chifuyu the large scars on my chest and back.
Chifuyu: ...I'll see what I can do.
When I received a new uniform, I was taken to the hangar, and next to the IS was a woman with short green hair and glasses, when I got on and activated the IS, the woman let out a surprise gasp.
???: Yuuki-kun are you really a boy?
Yuuki: Yes I am.
In the past, some people have mistaken me for a girl, so I didn't pay attention to what they said.
A door opened in front of me and when I came out I ended up in a kind of stadium, and the first test seemed to be a flight test, Chifuyu's voice came over the audio system and told me that I had to cross the rings of light that appeared in the stadium within the time limit, this was extremely easy for someone with flying skills like mine, the IS responded to my commands and flew as if I were using my own wings, the IS was slower than my normal speed but that was not a problem and I passed the test easily.
Then came a shooting test, another thing that came very easy for me, many mobile shooting targets appeared in the stadium, and I destroyed them all without missing a shot, after that demonstration, I gave a thumbs up to Chifuyu, who was in a commentary booth.
Then for the last part of my test, the woman with glasses that I had seen before entered the stadium in her own IS, now I had to show my skill in a one-on-one combat, Just what I wanted, to push this machine to its limits.