I tried to find a pose to relax and sleep.

Despite my countless attempts, the barebones chair is the last thing where you could sleep properly. Unless you have absolutely nowhere to sleep.

“Well, I may’ve made a mistake.”

“You think?” Jester was trying to stretch, after sitting for a long time.

“I’m sure it is ‘just a feeling’.” I silently prayed for the driver, whose seat is the worst of all.

I guess I am in the best position of them all.

Children can fall asleep anywhere, if they are tired. And even if this body doesn’t sleep by itself, I would still be capable of resting by entering the war room.

So I did.

“Hey, Ether! Are you listening, you lazy a*?” I tried calling him.

“The subscriber is not available. Please, try again later.” (E)

“When that lazy a* hears the message, make him answer. Do I have the ability to call for the AWACS? I want to hear that I have a clear sky, and clear path to the capital.”

“One moment. Yeah, AWACS cleared for request. Though, I would rather call for…” I changed the frequency.

“Papa Crow, this is Beril-Main, requesting sortie to our area. Do you read me, over?”

“Reading you loud and clear. Anything specific we should search for?” I started setting up the search zone.

“I want to know about any and all aerial targets that are larger than a crow. If you are able, search for ground targets, just don’t let them notice you.”

“Understood, we will tune the radar to search. A reminder, we don’t need to approach. We see everything. Over.” (PC)

“Got it. Waiting for updates.”

“Wait for our arrival.” (PC)

“Aha-ha, yes, sorry…” I giggled, and after I was done, I left the war room.

‘Pom’

Something was hitting the armor from outside.

“Have you woken up? Great. What are we going to do about those little f*s? They are starting to get cheeky.” (J)

“Turn the turret. Don’t shoot.”

“Understood.” The turret slowly turned towards a couple of cheeky guys. When they saw the gun turning, they immediately ran away behind a building.

“They will return… And soon…” It is a nuisance, since they are incapable of damaging us. They will be fearing us at first but when they understand that we are just a slow sleepy giant, they will get reckless, and attack from the other side while we are busy here.

“I wish those slow bastards would walk here sooner.” I complained about the allies’ speed.

Only by the night the enemy soldiers became active.

Not because they planned to attack us but because the allies approached.

I deduced it from the way they grouped on the walls and prepared to fight.

“I guess it’s time for us. Load AP shell. Jester, I want you to hit the gates.”

“What if we hit the allies?” (J)

“I don’t care. If we blow up the gates, we’ll be stuck here for longer. The allied casualties would be times smaller than if we let them assault this fort.”

“Understood!” (J)

‘Whuuuu-ch-whuu’

The gun was aimed at the wooden gates. I waited for some time, until the enemy noticed our activity.

When we attracted some attention, I ordered.

“Fire.”

“Shooting!” (J)

BOOM

The kinetic shell pierced the gates like a hot needle would pierce warm butter.

The gates were broken, and ripped off the hinges.

“Aim the gun at the wall!”

When the gun was aimed at the enemy soldiers, they understood that their fate is already decided.

The allied forces walked into the fort, and we immediately turned around and drove towards the capital.

“Beril-Main, this is Papa Crow, we detected an abnormality. Over.” (PC)

“Papa Crow, we hear you. Go ahead with the report.”

“We have a group of unknown aircrafts enter the area. They are 30 kilometers to the south-west of the capital. Requesting instructions.” (PC)

“It is up to you.”

“Copy that. Sending a fighter to intercept.” (PC)

Our crew was finally on the way to the capital. The things are about to get hot.