Let’s me get back to the story.
 
After the monsters broke through, the defense unit that was originally stationed at the city hall was apparently wiped out before they could evacuate her.
 
The main force fighting on the front lines also couldn’t spare reinforcements for the city because they were protecting citizens from the surging monsters.
 
In the end, they couldn’t retreat on their own because they couldn’t confirm the safety of the girl who was their employer’s daughter, but they didn’t have enough forces to push the battle lines forward either—they were in a complete deadlock.… Read the rest

First, they surround the prey so it can’t escape, then corner it.
 
Then, just when the prey sees hope thinking “I can almost escape!” they deliver the despair of “actually, you were surrounded all along” before killing it. It’s something that intelligent monsters often do.
 
…Since humans originally did this, there’s something unpleasant about not being able to condemn monsters for being in poor taste.
 
“But I found you.”
 
“Dogyu!”
 
The fact that they’re hunting means the target isn’t monsters but humans.
 
Moreover, they’re weak individuals who couldn’t resist even by a slim chance.
 
“Gyawa!”
 
At this point, someone who’s … Read the rest

Chapter 7: Into the Monster-Infested City

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The main battle weapons that Mogami Heavy Industries envisions are primarily the Shirataka and the Nishio.
 
The standard usage involves creating a barrage with a total of three guns: two Nishio units held by the auxiliary arms at the shoulders, and one Shirataka unit (or cannon) held with both hands.
 
However, since Keita can be enhanced with magical power, he can equip Shirataka units with both his left and right arms while also equipping Nishio units with his auxiliary arms, making it possible to construct a barrage with a total of … Read the rest

In the first place, Takafumi is a parent with a child. While he has a tendency to prioritize hobbies and company profits in all matters, there’s no father who wants to show his daughter a shameful back.
 
When returning to Japan, would he report to his wife and daughter that [the business failed because we abandoned a city being attacked before our eyes]? Impossible. As a company president, as a husband, and as a parent, he would refuse.
 
Additionally, he couldn’t ignore the impression on his employees.
 
Anyone with common values should feel resistance to abandoning people … Read the rest

Far Eastern Russia is a constitutional monarchy, and its sovereignty is held by the Grand Duke, who is the monarch, and the nobles who oversee the cities. Therefore, depending on the other party, they might say “I don’t know about something a civilian requested on their own” and then criticize us for “entering the city without permission.”
 
So even if we entered the city with the intention of providing reinforcements, we might be treated as looters and face demands for compensation.
 
“That compensation would also be to help with reconstruction. I understand that we can’t simply condemn it as noble … Read the rest

 
Naturally, trailers traveling through the wilderness are conspicuous, so they end up being attacked by magical beasts and monsters and bandit-like groups.
 
At first I thought “mechs aren’t necessary for escort missions,” but they are necessary, yeah.
 
Japan has cityscapes like the peaceful Reiwa-era Japan I vaguely remember, but step outside Japan and this is what you get. Seeing this, people wouldn’t think of becoming coexistence advocates and trying to get along with magical beasts and monsters.
 
So I think this kind of thing should be taught in school classes, or important people should be sent for inspections. Especially for … Read the rest

Chapter 6: Encounter

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In a foreign land, wearing a new type of enhanced exoskeleton, engaging in combat against small magical beasts and monsters, identifying various problems large and small found each time, and continuing to make corrections—this had been repeated more than ten times.
 
Thanks to persistently continuing this troublesome work to the point where counting had become bothersome, by the time about three days had passed since crossing Khabarovsk, the capital of Far Eastern Russia, the defect-ridden enhanced exoskeleton had become reasonably usable.
 
With this, I thought, “The minimum work is finished. All right, let’s … Read the rest

Interlude: From the Demonkin’s Perspective
 

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“Well now. It won’t be long before we reach the planned numbers, will it?”
 
While Keita and Takafumi were refining their powered suits and earning magic power and experience by hunting wild monsters,
 
a terrifying plan orchestrated by a certain demonkin was about to unfold in a land not far from the Russian Far East.
 
“Honestly, I think our seniors are lacking a bit of motivation.”
 
That said, the plan itself was something Japan had already anticipated—
 
namely, a large-scale offensive by the monsters.
 
“Applying pressure through gradual deployment of forces? If you … Read the rest

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“Damn it. It’s heavy!”
 
On this day, in the forest that served as a training ground, borrowed from a noble acquaintance of Takafumi’s, light sounds of “pa-pa-pa-pa-pa” echoed, contrasting with a clearly disgruntled voice.
 
The owner of the voice is, of course, me.
 
The reason I’m so annoyed that I’m voicing my complaints is, naturally, because of the weight interfering with my movement… no, it’s because of what they call the “auxiliary arms.”
 
“I can move it. I can move it, but!”
 
Indeed, by applying the command system, I can move the auxiliary arms and attack with weapons held … Read the rest

Chapter 5: The Far Eastern Russian Grand Duchy

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Considering the circumstances of its founding, it might seem surprising, but the Far Eastern Russian Grand Duchy and the Japanese Empire maintain an ostensibly equal alliance.
 
While their nominal main enemy was monsters, their actual primary targets were the Soviet Union—or more specifically, the Russian Republic—and socialist nations like the Republic of China and the Korean Republic that were established with Soviet support.
 
However, since those nations they considered their main enemies have all been overrun by monsters, their current relationship has shifted from a military alliance to one with stronger … Read the rest