Eclipse - Special Operations in Another World

Episode 5's

"What do you have to do?"

That voice...

"Special forces are not bound by law. Do what you think is right, Hajime."

Even though he's dead, the old man is still watching me, right?

All right.I'll follow your errand.

I crept to the side of the road and grabbed my sniper rifle, carefully removing it from the gunbag. I then used the gunbag as a rifle butcher and took up the firing position. I also started looking for a target.

With binoculars, I observed the situation. The bandit group had attacked the train, but I didn't predict if the pink haired girl would fight back. I forgot he was a knight or something.

I saw him slashing one of the bandits with a sword. Another bandit attacked her from behind and quickly and gracefully, the girl brushed off the attack and retaliated by hitting her head with the blunt side of her sword. The long hair of his horse's tail fluttered every time he made a move.

After he crippled the two bandits, the girl stopped and pointed her sword towards the remaining 6 bandits. Behind this darkness I could see the clothes he was wearing.

White sleeveless shirt with light blue stripes behind the harness and white gloves along the sleeves which are gauntlet coated. At the bottom, she wears a short blue white skirt and also thigh-high white socks covered in iron shoes. I saw something on his back.Wait a minute, was it? World War 2-era Springfield M1903 rifle? Why is that thing there?

I ignored that thought, focusing on the six bandits who were still standing upright. They surrounded the girl from all directions. I'm sure he won't be able to fight 6 people at once, let alone be fully armed.

I slowly shifted the point of view towards one of the bandits who I thought was their lead. I carefully aimed at his head. The night wind was slowly blowing past my back. Closing my left eye, I focused my right eye vision on the target. With one breath, I squeezed the trigger.

The sound of a firearm explosion broke the silence of the night. My sniper bullet at 750 meters per second shot right into the target temple. The iron helmet he was wearing had absolutely no effect on my large caliber bullets.

The bandit fell and died instantly. Less than 24 hours after I landed in this world, I had already killed someone. I cocked my weapon and took a deep breath.

I'm aiming for the next target. The other bandits were shocked after finding out their leader had stretched stiff. I started shooting the bandit who was standing closest to the girl. I must aim carefully so as not to hit the knight girl. I held my breath and squeezed the trigger. The shot went through his left chest, where his heart was located.

I pulled the cocktail, opened the back of the barrel –or breech–. The worn blank bullet casings were thrown out and the new bullets went into the bullet chamber after I pushed back the cocktail. I realized that the girl was staring at me. No, she was staring right into my eyes. I don't know if he's aware of me, but it doesn't matter. At least the bunch of bastards looked confused, not knowing what happened to their comrades.

I shot the next enemy who brought the crossbow and hit his neck. He fell to the ground holding his neck. Blood continued to gush out nonstop. A painful way to die. They retaliated by shooting arrows at me, even if all missed miles away.

Seeing the criminals out of his mind, the girl got into action. He hit the back of the head of one of the bandits carrying the crossbow. The punch with the blunt side of the rapier was enough to render the bandit unconscious.

The knight girl attacked the other bandits. His sword...how can it be?! The silver-colored sword emitted a blue light that illuminated the night in the middle of this forest. The bandit frantically tried to shake off the girl's attack, but ill-fated, the sword he was wearing cracked and broke after colliding with the girl's sword. Not wanting to waste a chance, the girl kicked the bandit's left temple with a spinning kick.

After he made sure the man was already KO, the girl moved her gaze on the last remaining bandit. The bandit just stood there. Of course he was afraid, after seeing his herd defeated by a little girl and an invisible enemy. I had a grin myself imagining a group of thugs being beaten up by a high school student.

The girl stared intently at the bandit's eyes.

"Dosez votre arme!"

He shouted in a familiar language in my ears. I may not have mastered French, but I can guess what language he uses. I could hear her screams clearly because of the suniness of this forest. The bandit dropped his weapon and ran while screaming in fear.

"Hey! Arrete-"

Before he finished his sentence, I shot the bandit's left chest. He was pushed forward by the force of the bullet thrust and fell while waiting for his death to pick him up. It felt like the bullet hit the lungs. Blood will fill the lung space, making it die slowly because it cannot breathe or bleed.

After finishing off the last bandit, I reassembled the weapon guard and sighed. My job is done here, time to go.

"Attendez!"

It seems he knows where I am. Without caring about the girl, I got up and walked away into the forest. If he asks me all sorts of questions it'll be very messy

"Arreze!"

In the blink of an eye he was in front of me, blocking my path. I looked back, there were only trains and unconscious bandits there.

I looked at him in wonder.

"How bi-"

"Who are you?!"

Ask the girl –whose height is no more than my chin– while looking up. I tried to pass him but he spread his hand. This girl pisses me off. A little irritated, because I haven't thought of punching a hole in his head. But it's good that he understands the language I speak best after Japanese.

"I'm a nobody" I replied in a low tone. I looked down. My eyes glared towards that pair of blue irises. "And also, is that how you thank the person who saved you?"

We were silent for a moment letting the sound of crickets take over the silence of the night. Whahuh? I didn't say anything wrong, did I?

"E-e-eeh?!" Her voice screeching. Her cheeks turned color like her hair. "Pardon me!" I scrunched my eyebrows. Why would he apologize? He looked down like a knight saluting. "My name is Captain Jeanne Pitts of the Order of the Knights of Santa Whales, I'm ordered to catch the criminals," This girl, Jeanne turned her head in the direction behind me.

"Knight Order...Santa Whales?" Askaqua.

"Oui, the order of knights from the Cathedral of Santa Whales who are in charge of maintaining the peace of the plains of Finia," he replied with a sweet smile. For some reason when those pink lips smiled, it was like seeing cherry blossoms blooming....

Maybe I'm a little overacting. Understandably, lately I almost never chat with women other than with mother and sister, let alone to date, I have no time for that. Well, I've actually got some exes, but....

This is not the time to tell that.

I try to distract my mind with questions. "Finia..is it a region or a country here?"

"How could you not know? You're in Finia right now" asked Jeanne in surprise.

"really?" He nodded. I took my eyes off him while rubbing my back head. I'm sighing. I already know the name of this place, but how can I leave this girl? He'll definitely come after me.

"Anu, sir..." Our eyes meet again. "Are you a wanderer? You need a ride? I can take you to the nearest town over there" he said, pointing westward, where the alpha checkpoint is located.

"No need to bother, I can do it myself," I walked a few steps away before the girl –Jeanne 'right?– called me.

"To be there is only a dangerous walk. There are a lot of monsters that will attack you at any moment," I stopped my steps and looked back. He still smiles at me. His right hand touched his chest, like a cop in a TV commercial. "It is also my duty as a member of the Order of Saint Whales to protect and protect the people, let alone immigrants like you."

I started to rethink. If I accept his offer, I can get a lot of information, about the state of this world. Geography, society, and political systems. As long as I don't tell you who I am, it won't matter, right?

"Take this the way I'll thank you."

I nodded and hung the rope of the rifle on my shoulder. "Alright, I accept your offer."

"May I know what your name is, sir?"

I nodded while looking at my boots. I have a feeling of being less wearing.

"My name is Wand" I stretched out my hand. As I expected, he laughed. I could only look away while waiting for him to stop laughing.

"Greetings, sir...Yes wand? Hehe..."

"A strange name, right? And also, please don't call me 'master'. I'm still in my 20s" I replied with a sigh. Without looking back, I could feel one of the bandits trying to get up. He stood staggering, like a man who had finished up a bottle of sake. The bandit pulled a knife out of his belt and lunged at me.

"Revelation!" Jeanne's screams were enough to make me more alert around.

"Death!"

I twisted my body and let it stab my chest, which was covered in a bulletproof vest. Before he reacted to pull the knife, I held his collar, pitted my forehead against his face twice, then struck his temple with a rifle butt, making the bandit faint in a single blow. Maybe I was a little overdone, because the temple until it bleeds.

"You mind?"

I turned to Jeanne while she hurried to pick up a rope.

"I don't think so..."

*****

After tying up the surviving bandits and raising them to the back of the carriage, my new comrades and I continued on to the city of Darf. Along the way, I asked about many things. Jeanne happily answered all my questions without any suspicion of strangers like me. Either he could hide it well, or he was reckless.

"Oh so...So I am currently in the territory of the Kingdom of Finia located in the southern part of the Uressea Continent.and your order of chivalry is an army affiliated with a Cathedral here. I'm right, aren't I?"

"Right," he answered briefly as he occasionally glanced at my sniper rifle that I pinned between my thighs. He returned his gaze to the road and sped up the path of the donkey pulling the carriage. "But how can you not know all this? Everyone in the Uressea Continent would know of one of the countries with the widest territory. Don't you come from another world, "He then looked at me intensely, making me uncomfortable. "Suspicious~"

I was so uncomfortable thinking about jumping off the train. I'd better just answer 'honest'. Besides, there's no harm in me asking a little without having to divulge everything, right?

"Right, I'm from a place far away from here. My country sent me here to look for an air vehicle that had an accident around here."

"Air vehicle? What do you mean a giant dragon? I got word from the Village Chief in Rodgriz about a year ago. He said the dragon had iron-like scales, 2 pairs of tube-like objects it carried under its wings, and red and blue lights flashing from its body. The dragon also let out a very noisy whooshing sound. The dragon flew past their village at a very low altitude and flew towards the north. Is that the air vehicle you're looking for?"

Did ya? How could they think of a 200-ton flying metal lump as a winged reptile from a fairy tale?! But if he said that the dragon really existed, I would immediately believe it, because I had seen a herd during the landing.

"Yes," I better use these fantasy-flavored things as a pretext. Hiding my sneaky smile, I began to explain to Jeanne about this 'dragon. "As long as you know, the dragon has an evil power that can destroy a continent, or even an entire world. So my country decided to send me here to find and if possible, bring back the dragon."

Oh yeah by the way I'm not lying, I'm just 'translating' because people in this world don't know science and of course don't know what nuclear is. I glanced at his surprised face. However, he was able to endure his shock and question me again. "If the dragon has dangerous powers, why don't you just destroy it? Why bring him back?"

"Let's know, I'm just a soldier. I just follow orders. But I'm sure what they're going to do is right," I can't give him a political situation on earth. Like I said, I'm just a soldier. Tools for war. I'd rather be chased by hundreds of enemies than go into a minefield called politics.

"I'll remember well. Thank you." Thank you."

Jeanne then glanced at my gun again. "And also, did you use magic in that Musket? I've never seen such accurate shots over such a long distance."

"Oh," I raised my rifle and showed it. "This is a Remington M24A3 sniper rifle. A standard rifle for snipers from where I'm from." The girl nodded in understanding.

I looked up at the sky sprinkled with millions of stars. The atmosphere in this world is still very natural huh? Different from on earth. Blame air pollution for that.

Now it's my turn to question the rifle he has. "Where did you find your rifle? In my place it's already in the museum."

"It belongs to my great-grandfather. This musket is a replica of the one my great-grandfather had, "It was clear as he glanced at the rifle on his left side. After I noticed it was just similar. The shape of the coke looks very different and there is still gunpowder left in it. The gun's end hole also looks bigger. "He told me once that he was part of a legion called Screaming Eagle."

Screaming Eagles? What does Choking Chicken mean?* Ehem. But if his great-grandfather really was part of that famous 101st Division, then he was from the earth?

That means there's been a case of objects or people being teleported to this world, long before that cargo plane....

"He is from another country. At that time his country was still fighting against my country in the Second World War. The most terrible war in history. Sixty million people died in this war."

The girl was shocked after hearing my story. I could see his eyes trembling with shock and sadness. "Me-terrible. The 10-year war isn't that bad..."

"That's why my superiors ordered me to search for the dragon. To prevent such bloodshed from happening here."

Is correct. Only 2 nuclear bombs were used....

"Oh yeah by the way, do you know anything about this 10-Year War?"

I asked casually, but Jeanne never answered. I glanced at his face, which was filled with sadness. His eyes were covered by the bangs of his hair, making him look moody. His hand held the coachman's rope tightly. I looked at him for a moment and stroked his shoulder. I could feel how soft the white skin was as my finger that was not covered in gloves stroked it.

"If you don't want to tell me, that's fine. Sorry..."

"It's okay..." Answer in a low tone. I'd better not ask her about it again. He was probably a victim of war.

*****

"Wake, Wand! We've reached Darf City!" Jeanne said while shaking my shoulder.

I'm asleep? Damnit. I was exhausted from walking for 6 hours without stopping, but how could I fall asleep while in a foreign area? I slowly opened my eyes. Around me is a medieval city. The city I thought was only in RPG games. All the buildings are made of wood with ancient architecture. Lanterns installed on buildings illuminate the night. The roads are made of earth, not asphalt. There were several horse-drawn carriages parked on the side of the road.

People were passing by in very different clothes than I knew. What surprised me was not only the humans here, but also the various fantasy creatures such as Elves, Dwarves, Ogres, Beastmen, and others.

I also have no idea what the guards of this city are thinking. Why would a man dressed in combat gear and carrying sharp weapons and arrows be allowed to roam about at will? Yes indeed, in America as far as I am allowed to carry firearms, but it must be hidden not displayed like this.

I feel like the main character in the cheap Light Novel genre Isekai. It's just that I came here to bring home the 'dragon' instead of killing the dragon, and there was no plot to kill the Demon king.

I was so focused on observing that I realized too late that almost all of my eyes were staring at me. Maybe my striped uniform makes me look like I lost a fight with a paint brush, who knows?

I try not to care about them and look around. Sometimes I secretly take photos with a digital camera. This could be evidence I sent to Mabes.

A few minutes later, Jeanne stopped the train at an inn. An ordinary inn that I often see in fantasy stories. There were already 2 knights waiting for us in front. They wore uniforms identical to Jeanne's complete with light blue crosses on their bodies.

"Greetings Captain!" They bowed, saluting Jeanne.

Somehow a girl who can't even have a SIM in Japan can become a Captain here. This world is endlessly giving me surprises....

"Please take this train to Darf branch headquarters. Our fugitives I've tied up in the back,"

"Ready!"

Before the two knights left, they looked at me suspiciously. I understand they're worried because their commander is with a stranger. Moreover, the person was wearing clothes and carrying a strange weapon.

After the two knights and the carriage went away from our sight, Jeanne opened the entrance of the inn and grabbed my hand.

"Come on!"

I just nodded and let the tiny hand pull me. We entered the lower floor - which was a bar - filled with visitors. Most of them looked like adventurers of different races and carried various types of sparkling weapons, yet they were still ancient in my eyes. And again, the people there looked at me curiously.

As Jeanne asked the innkeeper, I just kept quiet and heard their rant.

"Who is that man with the knight of Santa Whales? Is he an adventurer?"

"His face is like a Fuso? Maybe he's a ronin, or something."

"What is a crossbow? The musket? What a strange design. The one on his waist is a helmet, right?"

"Hey, look at that dirty shirt. Is he too lazy to wash?"

"But she's great too yeah, being able to get a girl from that order of knights."

That's what I would get if I went to the primitive area. But the last man's words irritated me. Not to mention Jeanne also slightly blushed –seen from her flushed ears. A half-wolf sits in a bar with his friends. He took a bottle of beer and raved it.

"Damn it! If it wasn't for that stranger, I would've bought the girl a drink and nullified"

He stopped his words after I glared into his eyes. It seems like my intimidation technique is still quite useful.

Jeanne pulled me up the stairs to the top floor in silence. She let go of her grip and I followed her through the hallway. After the noise at the bar was no longer heard, he asked.

"Oh yeah Wand, I heard this inn was full. No more rooms available. It seemed like it was now the season of adventurers hunting," He opened one of the many rooms in that place. Only a minimalist room with some furniture of wood, 2 beds, and a window in between that closed...

Wait, 2 beds? So, do I have to sleep in one room with her?

"Eyeah, Jeanne. Is this okay? I mean..."

"It's okay. Another inn is very far from here,"

He smiled mischievously at me.

"After all, I'm sure you're not going to do anything 'stupid' right?" You're the one who did the stupid thing. Where would a girl want to sleep in a room with a guy she just met a few hours ago? Well, besides, the world is pretty weird. I don't know what the otaku would do if they were in my position.

By the way I also have no money –Dollar America and Yen useless here. "Thank you for your trust" I replied sarcastically. He only replied with a small laugh.

As he walked into the bathroom, I took off my shoes, combat shirt, vest, and helmet and placed them near the bed. I also took off my combat shirt, so I only wore gray shirts and pants. Hot dude! I hid my gun under my pillow, just in case. I don't need to take a shower because what do I try? I will be dirty again. I'm used to taking a shower once a week.

Please don't imitate this slovenly habit of mine.

After a few minutes, I saw Jeanne walking out of the dressing room with a wet towel. Quick as well. I think women take a while because sister can be up to an hour in-

I was at a loss for words as I looked at her. My eyes are glued towards him. She had already changed her uniform to a white nightgown. Words may not describe all that.

"What's Wand?"

Ask this girl while tilting her head. His pink hair is now unraveled so it looks more sparkling. I try to take my eyes off and let out a sigh. "Ah, there is no. I'm just thinking about something.forget it, it doesn't matter..."

"Well, you need to rest" the girl went to the next bed, pulled the blanket and lay down on the bed. "Good night..." With that, Jeanne fell asleep.

I turned off the lantern in the room and covered my body. I took a deep breath.

For some reason since I was with him, I started to lose control of my mind even though I could cover it with the flat face I always put on. As a normal man I have hormones that interest me in the opposite sex, but I'm on duty right now. I have to act professionally.

"GREEN 2, monitor! This is GREEN Lead!"

Especially anyway?! Disturb people's daydreams only! With a little annoyance I grabbed my headset and replied. "Here GREEN 2, send a message."

"Report the Situation!"

"We were at the inn around Checkpoint Alpha. From the information we got, humans and other humanoid beings inhabit this place."

"GREEN 2, Interrogative: Please describe 'other humanoid beings'!"

"'Other humanoid beings' I mean Elves, Ogres, half-beast humans and other creatures from fantasy stories," I guess it must be hard for him to believe.

"Understanding," Blade sounded like he was not surprised. Maybe he had time to wrestle with the wolves and beat up the primitive bandits like I did. "Is there anything else?"

"We had a chance to meet and open contact with one of the members of the 'law enforcement force' in this area. This girl says she owes us a debt of gratitude for saving her from a criminal, "I replied, glancing at Jeanne, who was asleep like a cat.

There was a long pause, but I could hear him laughing behind the radio. "Oh yeah, Muse's radio broke during the landing so he sends you his regards. I don't understand what he meant, but he said 'congratulations on getting 3D waifu'."

You wibu stinks of onions. "Please tell him, sir, 'Go fuck yourself, Weebs'," I can hear Muse's laughter bursting out behind the transmission. Blade cleared his throat slightly, trying to hold back the laughter.

"Here you go, tomorrow meet us at Alpha checkpoint at 8 o'clock, all right," After Blade disconnected, I put the headset back on the vest and lay in bed. I closed my eyes and let my mind slowly drift into the dream world....