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	Her presence took Kannon's breath away in an instant.		Her presence took Kannon's breath away in an instant.

	She was short at barely one-sixty (5'3"), around the same height as Kannon, with a similar thin, petite build. Her short cropped hair was a pristine apple-red, while a pair of brilliant heterochromic eyes, peridot-green left and blossom-pink right, lit up a charming late-teen appearance full of focus and energy. She wore an odd-looking uniform: a black Japanese yukata of sorts with lavender and pink trim, but with a short pleated skirt instead of the usual. A gap cut diagonally down each shoulder, connected by cords, separated the robe's main body from the short, loose sleeves, exposing the sheer white underlayer otherwise revealed only at the edges. Tight archery gloves hugged her forearms, while black over-the-knee socks ran down to her black calf-high boots~~. A long sash was anchored to her chest with black cords, its remaining length billowing about her in the breeze~~.		She was short at barely one-sixty (5'3"), around the same height as Kannon, with a similar thin, petite build. Her short cropped hair was a pristine apple-red, while a pair of brilliant heterochromic eyes, peridot-green left and blossom-pink right, lit up a charming late-teen appearance full of focus and energy. She wore an odd-looking uniform: a black Japanese yukata of sorts with lavender and pink trim, but with a short pleated skirt instead of the usual. A gap cut diagonally down each shoulder, connected by cords, separated the robe's main body from the short, loose sleeves, exposing the sheer white underlayer otherwise revealed only at the edges. Tight archery gloves hugged her forearms, while black over-the-knee socks ran down to her black calf-high boots.

	In that moment Kannon realized, even though she wasn't sure how or what it meant, that this girl was exactly the same as her. However, the newcomer's powerful presence could not be any more different from her own.		In that moment Kannon realized, even though she wasn't sure how or what it meant, that this girl was exactly the same as her. However, the newcomer's powerful presence could not be any more different from her own.
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	Her right hand slashed downwards, and six silvery torchlights, each flying in midair like will-o'-the-wisps, shot out and began to orbit about her as though a layer of electrons. The hand then touched the tip of a torchlight, instantly materializing the silvery flame into a handle that she gracefully wrapped her delicate fingers around. With a single, fluid motion, she pulled the rest of the sword, a Japanese katana in style but with the blade curvature of an Arabian saber, through the shimmering air. The metallic blade left ripples behind in its wake as though drawn from water.		Her right hand slashed downwards, and six silvery torchlights, each flying in midair like will-o'-the-wisps, shot out and began to orbit about her as though a layer of electrons. The hand then touched the tip of a torchlight, instantly materializing the silvery flame into a handle that she gracefully wrapped her delicate fingers around. With a single, fluid motion, she pulled the rest of the sword, a Japanese katana in style but with the blade curvature of an Arabian saber, through the shimmering air. The metallic blade left ripples behind in its wake as though drawn from water.

	"''Personal Aura Emanate, Float Union Impulse Shift!''" She called out in flowing Japanese as the hilt of her sword ejected a single cartridge. Her boots left the ground and began to float in the air just a decimeter above. Simultaneously, a circular array of glyph-marked papers seemed to fall off her gloves to form a disk-like ring around her wrist, before disintegrating in a pulsating burst of red light that flooded into her sword ~~before vanishing~~.		"''Personal Aura Emanate, Float Union Impulse Shift!''" She called out in flowing Japanese as the hilt of her sword ejected a single cartridge. Her boots left the ground and began to float in the air just a decimeter above. Simultaneously, a circular array of glyph-marked papers seemed to fall off her gloves to form a disk-like ring around her wrist, before disintegrating in a pulsating burst of red light that flooded into her sword.

	Shirayuki reached down with her left hand, strengthing the grasp on the hilt as she twisted the sword edge towards Arkadi.		Shirayuki reached down with her left hand, strengthing the grasp on the hilt as she twisted the sword edge towards Arkadi.

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	Yet instead of putting it in my hands like I was expecting, he unclasped the chain and reached around my neck with his hands, flipping my uniform's collars as he went. Images of last night flashed before my eyes as I instinctively took a step back before he could fasten the hooks behind me.		Yet instead of putting it in my hands like I was expecting, he unclasped the chain and reached around my neck with his hands, flipping my uniform's collars as he went. Images of last night flashed before my eyes as I instinctively took a step back before he could fasten the hooks behind me.

	(~~I should really set some~~ boundaries ~~since this is~~ a professional relationship~~. But why do I have to think of that? Stupid subconsciousness~~.)		(There are boundaries to a professional relationship; mistaking such will bring Lysette's contempt, which only hurts my position.)

	"Sorry," he said, covering up his surprise with an apologetic smile after only a split second, his expression without a trace of worry.		"Sorry," he said, covering up his surprise with an apologetic smile after only a split second, his expression without a trace of worry.

	~~(He really doesn't care about what I saw.)~~		I forced a smile and shook my head in reply, determined to shake off the strange, rising disappointment and pressed myself to focus on the real business.

	I forced a smile and shook my head in reply, determined to shake off the rising disappointment and pressed myself to focus on the real business.

	Arkadi pressed the emerald pendant gently into my hands before he reached back into his pouch. It was one of several attached to the magical utility belt that more or less functioned like hammerspace pockets by accessing the fourth spatial dimension. He then pulled out a cylindrical-looking device with a crystal rod inserted through its center.		Arkadi pressed the emerald pendant gently into my hands before he reached back into his pouch. It was one of several attached to the magical utility belt that more or less functioned like hammerspace pockets by accessing the fourth spatial dimension. He then pulled out a cylindrical-looking device with a crystal rod inserted through its center.
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	"An advice of goodwill from me, little girl," Lysette stated as if warning me. "Don't involve yourself with the Captain too deeply, if you know what's good for yourself."		"An advice of goodwill from me, little girl," Lysette stated as if warning me. "Don't involve yourself with the Captain too deeply, if you know what's good for yourself."

	Was that her view as a professional? Or ~~simply a pre-emptive challenge~~ as a lover?		Was that her view as a professional? Or was she preemptively challenging me as a lover out of misunderstanding?

	"I only intend to keep a necessary relationship--"		"I only intend to keep a necessary relationship--"

	I ~~was surprised by how calmly my words came out.~~		(Why do I feel unsatisfied saying that?)

	~~(Well, they are true, technically... No, definitely.~~)

	"--But what of yourself?"		"--But what of yourself?"

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	Lysette's angry face began to calm itself as her eyes grew glazed with a dreamy, far away look:		Lysette's angry face began to calm itself as her eyes grew glazed with a dreamy, far away look:

	"--Being used, drained, ~~violated~~ until one is completely spent and worthless -- that feeling, it's just... ''perfect'' ~~for~~ people like ~~me. So don't even think~~ you can understand it."		"--Being used, drained, taken advantage of until one is completely spent and worthless -- that feeling, it's just... ''perfect''... I doubt people like you can even begin to understand it."

	'Worthless' was just about the anti-thesis of my life.		'Worthless' was just about the anti-thesis of my life.

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	Lysette's angry face began to calm itself as her eyes grew glazed with a dreamy, far away look:		Lysette's angry face began to calm itself as her eyes grew glazed with a dreamy, far away look:

	"--Being used, drained, violated, and ~~tossed aside~~ -- that feeling, it's just... ~~just~~ ''perfect'' for ~~worthless~~ people like me. So don't even think you can understand it."		"--Being used, drained, violated until one is completely spent and worthless -- that feeling, it's just... ''perfect'' for people like me. So don't even think you can understand it."

	'Worthless' was just about the anti-thesis of my life.		'Worthless' was just about the anti-thesis of my life.

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	As the team members crouched down, they began extracting their combat equipment from the 'extradimensional pouches' on their utility belts that were far too small to hold the items in question.		As the team members crouched down, they began extracting their combat equipment from the 'extradimensional pouches' on their utility belts that were far too small to hold the items in question.

	"''Burst Hemisphere Up, Spectrum Veil Expanded!''" Kaplan chanted before all of our figures faded to semi-transparency. We were now invisible to everyone else.		"''Burst Hemisphere Up, Sanctum Union Spectrum Veil Expanded!''" Kaplan chanted before all of our figures faded to semi-transparency. We were now invisible to everyone else.

	Within seconds, a gaping hole nearly five meters (15ft) in diameter suddenly materialized in the transparent diamondweave glass wall on the east side after a mint-green beam struck it. A split second passed before the structure shook again, as an armored aircar crashed straight into the hole and tore through the glass wall. More civilians ran for their lives as the aircar's forward hatched opened into the hall.		Within seconds, a gaping hole nearly five meters (15ft) in diameter suddenly materialized in the transparent diamondweave glass wall on the east side after a mint-green beam struck it. A split second passed before the structure shook again, as an armored aircar crashed straight into the hole and tore through the glass wall. More civilians ran for their lives as the aircar's forward hatched opened into the hall.

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	It was the same component that was strapped onto each of their belts' backs.		It was the same component that was strapped onto each of their belts' backs.

	"This is a Vector Negation Shield Generator," he explained. "It's an ether-tech device that generates a bubble field around yourself, capable of immediately dropping the relative inbound velocity and momentum of any incoming attack to zero. It only affects the vector component perpendicular to the shield surface of impact, negating movement in the direction of the surface vector cross product and leaving only the tangential... Basically stopping any direct hit cold while deflecting any glancing hits."		"This is a Vector Negation Shield Generator," he explained. "It's an ether-tech device that generates a bubble field around yourself, capable of immediately dropping the relative inbound velocity and momentum of any incoming attack to zero. It only affects the vector component perpendicular to the shield surface of impact, negating movement in the direction of the surface vector cross product and leaving only the tangential... ''Basically'' stopping any direct hit cold while deflecting any glancing hits."

	I thought back to the spherical shield flares I had seen so many times~~---~~		I thought back to the spherical shield flares I had seen so many times...

	(So this was what they had used.)		(So this was what they had used.)

	It was magical technology, ether-tech, that rely on the fundamentals of Euclidean Mathematics.		It was magical technology, ether-tech, that rely on the fundamentals of Euclidean Mathematics and Newtonian Physics.

	"But make sure you stay behind us and out of melee. Any close-combat specialist will know how to form a Resistance Field around a weapon, which will delay the shield's effect just long enough to pass through. Direct hit bullets may not be useful at zero relative velocity, and even a triggered explosive shot won't pierce through the secondary shielding projected just over the body~~. But~~ polearms and swords are a different matter."		"But make sure you stay behind us and out of melee. Any close-combat specialist will know how to form a Resistance Field around a weapon, which will delay the shield's effect just long enough to pass through. Direct hit bullets may not be useful at zero relative velocity, and even a triggered explosive shot won't pierce through the secondary shielding projected just over the body; but polearms and swords are a different matter."

	"The shield will still cancel out their velocity and mitigate most of the impact force. But once the Resistance Field breaches the shield, the synergism effect of the overlapping fields will allow the rest of the weapon will enter unimpeded. Shaft thrusters and swordback boosters are also installed on most weapons to further boost the attack once the shield is penetrated."		"The shield will still cancel out their velocity and mitigate most of the impact force. But once the Resistance Field breaches the shield, the synergism effect of the overlapping fields will allow the rest of the weapon will enter unimpeded. Shaft thrusters and swordback boosters are also installed on most weapons to further boost the attack once the shield is penetrated."
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	I wasn't sure if they used missiles as personnel weapons. But insofar as my knowledge of the military went, everyone used missiles for starship battles at long ranges. I doubted it was hard to adapt a miniaturized version.		I wasn't sure if they used missiles as personnel weapons. But insofar as my knowledge of the military went, everyone used missiles for starship battles at long ranges. I doubted it was hard to adapt a miniaturized version.

	"Since the advent of point-defense spells and miniaturized turrets, personal anti-personnel missile launchers have mostly fallen out of use. Even with Resistance Fields, self-propelled burst missiles are large, bulky, and easy to detonate on interception~~. Meanwhile~~ most self-propelled slugs can't accelerate fast enough after penetration to breach the secondary shielding before gravity pulls them down."		"Since the advent of point-defense spells and miniaturized turrets, personal anti-personnel missile launchers have mostly fallen out of use. Even with Resistance Fields, self-propelled burst missiles are large, bulky, and easy to detonate on interception, while most self-propelled slugs can't accelerate fast enough after penetration to breach the secondary shielding before gravity pulls them down."

	"The real danger to vector shields at ranged really comes down to magic-resistant starsteel ammunition and those knights adept enough to bind telekinetic effects onto Resistance Field spells. Also, the shield depletes ether from the crystal rod to negate motion, so avoid open areas where heavy ranged fire may overwhelm it."		"The real danger to vector shields at ranged really comes down to magic-resistant starsteel ammunition and those knights adept enough to bind telekinetic effects onto Resistance Field spells. Also, the shield depletes ether from the crystal rod to negate motion, so avoid open areas where heavy ranged fire may overwhelm it."
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	"My most sincere thanks for your hospitality, Director Elias Baugency," Arkadi greeted with a bow before stepping up to shake the director's hands.		"My most sincere thanks for your hospitality, Director Elias Baugency," Arkadi greeted with a bow before stepping up to shake the director's hands.

	The Captain was by no means short or scrawny~~. But~~ he seemed ~~positively small~~ in comparison as the giant shook hands in a toothy, homely smile before reaching over with an one-armed embrace.		The Captain was by no means short or scrawny, but he seemed almost tiny in comparison as the giant shook hands in a toothy, homely smile before reaching over with an one-armed embrace.

	"Always the formalities, Arkadi. Come on, I watched you grow up. It's only natural for me to help out."		"Always the formalities, Arkadi. Come on, I watched you grow up. It's only natural for me to help out."
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	"If the current plans meet your needs," said Elias as he stopped and turned around to face us, "one of my men will accompany you to the gateport tomorrow afternoon. Two of our agents will have complete control over a security checkpoint for that shift. You should be able to easily make it across, disguised only as officer trainees headed for the Tintagel Academy."		"If the current plans meet your needs," said Elias as he stopped and turned around to face us, "one of my men will accompany you to the gateport tomorrow afternoon. Two of our agents will have complete control over a security checkpoint for that shift. You should be able to easily make it across, disguised only as officer trainees headed for the Tintagel Academy."

	"That would be most convenient. The equipment regulations are always viewed far more open-mindedly for transiting training personnel," Arkadi replied. "A question first, if I may --- we haven't been able to tap into the network during our journey here~~. Communications~~ were opened only on a need-know basis~~, so~~ I must ask of the current political situation surrounding the ''Hadrian'''s destruction."		"That would be most convenient. The equipment regulations are always viewed far more open-mindedly for transiting training personnel," Arkadi replied. "A question first, if I may --- we haven't been able to tap into the network during our journey here, as communications were opened only on a need-know basis. I must ask of the current political situation surrounding the ''Hadrian'''s destruction."

	Elias looked taken back for a moment, and Arkadi chuckled in response:		Elias looked taken back for a moment, and Arkadi chuckled in response:
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	"---But what of yourself?"		"---But what of yourself?"

	Lysette raised her arm upright~~. A~~ dagger with trailing rope attached instantly appeared in her palm. She finally turned to look at me. Her burgundy-red eyes neither tranquil nor shimmering in excitement, but as hard as stone when she retorted with in an irritated and angry tone:		Lysette raised her arm upright; a dagger with trailing rope attached instantly appeared in her palm. She finally turned to look at me. Her burgundy-red eyes were neither tranquil nor shimmering in excitement, but as hard as stone when she retorted with in an irritated and angry tone:

	"Don't compare me with a sheltered little princess like yourself!"		"Don't compare me with a sheltered little princess like yourself!"
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	"Alright sir, you're clear. Please gather your belongings and have a good trip."		"Alright sir, you're clear. Please gather your belongings and have a good trip."

	Passing the security checkpoint went as smoothly as one could ask for. In fact, given the shrunken TSV-9 craft packed inside nothing more than a large luggage case, they must have purposely ignored some major details~~. Maybe~~ they swapped the scan results with prepared fakes.		Passing the security checkpoint went as smoothly as one could ask for. In fact, given the shrunken TSV-9 craft packed inside nothing more than a large luggage case, they must have purposely ignored some major details; maybe they swapped the scan results with prepared fakes.

	With his job finished, our contact with Director Elias saluted us from the other side of the gate with all the formality one could expect from a young noncom tasked with sending off several officer trainees.		With his job finished, our contact with Director Elias saluted us from the other side of the gate with all the formality one could expect from a young noncom tasked with sending off several officer trainees.
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	She was short at barely one-fifty-five (5'1"), around the same height as me, with a thin frame and small body about the same as mine. Her short cropped hair was a pristine apple-red, while a pair of brilliant heterochromic eyes, peridot-green left and blossom-pink right, lit up a charming teenage face full of focus and energy. She wore an odd-looking uniform: a black Japanese yukata of sorts with lavender and pink trim, but with a short pleated skirt instead of the usual. A gap cut down from the shoulders, connected by cords, separated the robe's main body from the short, loose sleeves, exposing the sheer white underlayer otherwise revealed only at the edges. Tight archery gloves hugged her forearms, while solid black stockings ran down to her black calf-high boots. A long sash was anchored to her chest with black cords, its remaining length billowing about her in the breeze.		She was short at barely one-fifty-five (5'1"), around the same height as me, with a thin frame and small body about the same as mine. Her short cropped hair was a pristine apple-red, while a pair of brilliant heterochromic eyes, peridot-green left and blossom-pink right, lit up a charming teenage face full of focus and energy. She wore an odd-looking uniform: a black Japanese yukata of sorts with lavender and pink trim, but with a short pleated skirt instead of the usual. A gap cut down from the shoulders, connected by cords, separated the robe's main body from the short, loose sleeves, exposing the sheer white underlayer otherwise revealed only at the edges. Tight archery gloves hugged her forearms, while solid black stockings ran down to her black calf-high boots. A long sash was anchored to her chest with black cords, its remaining length billowing about her in the breeze.

	In that moment I realized, even though I wasn't sure how or what it meant, that this girl was exactly the same as me~~. Although~~ her presence could not be any more different from my own.		In that moment I realized, even though I wasn't sure how or what it meant, that this girl was exactly the same as me; although her presence could not be any more different from my own.

	"The Crimson Spectre," Kaplan's disbelieving voice was barely a whisper.		"The Crimson Spectre," Kaplan's disbelieving voice was barely a whisper.