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Originally Posted by StratoSpear
Leaving a scene here, meant to be a different take on the aftermath of the Golem attack:
Spoiler for Post-Golem attack:
It is only a day after the surprise attack from the monstrous Golem yet the illustrious institution manages to uphold its image; the battle arena that was infiltrated by the drone is almost restored. Only a mere section of its arena walls missing as a replacement piece is inserted into place with the help of a few Academy personnel using the training Infinite Stratos unit, Uchigane; designed as a grey-colored, IS-scaled samurai armor along with twin shoulder armor plating suspended over the pilot’s shoulders.
Aside from the restoration works, everything else is intact with barely any signs of damages to suggest that a violent battle just took place and most of the Academy is completely empty as the students are out for an off-campus vacation.
Meanwhile within the depths of the Academy’s basement is a secretive base of operations belonging to the Academy itself and access to it is only given to a few the school’s top-ranked instructors. The infrastructure of the base takes form of a geodesic dome with tessellating hexagons similar to the shapes of the energy barrier projected by an IS unit as a defensive feature. Suspended holographic screens are neatly arranged around the room along with the main massive hologram screen towards the opposite end of the room.
The main screen shows a wireframe overview of the IS Academy and the neighboring Chiba Prefecture, showing two identical red blips with one located over the Academy while the other remained stationary at the southern tip of Ichihara, accompanied with another white-colored blip that is marked with an “Unknown” indicator. It is then apparent that the screen is showing radar detection records from the previous day when the Golem attacked.
The two instructors in the room, Maya Yamada and Chifuyu Orimura, both being Homeroom Teachers of Class One with the former being an assistant, are surprised by the revelation that another similar Golem unit was present on the day of the attack and paying very little attention to the unknown blip.
“I knew it… there were two of them.”
“You knew about this, Yamada?”
Maya isn’t certain as to what she should reply. Back when the Golem attacked the arena grounds, it was detected on the Academy’s early-warning radar system but the second unit did not show up until she was called out to assist with the threat, even that was just a brief beep and the other blip merely flashed for a fraction of a second which Maya passed as a probable glitch caused from the ongoing havoc on the surface.
“Not quite… Before we left to assist the students, the second blip only popped for like a split second. It didn’t show up again after that so I thought it was just a glitch. Guess I was wrong…”
“Don’t worry about it. Then again, we should probably send some of the security troopers to check out the area. Get Aegis One and Two in the air and have them scout the last known location of the second signal.”
“On it, Sensei.”
Chifuyu’s attention shifts to the white unknown blip that’s within the vicinity. Though her main concerns lie in the hostile Golem drones, seeing another smaller unit moving around the second Golem blip as though they were engaging in battle does not sit well with her too.
“And while they’re at it, Yamada, get them to look around for any signs that would give us an idea what that unknown unit might be.”
And I'm confused as to how Chifuyu addresses Maya. Seems as though she keeps switching between her first and last names... |
Well, I think Chifuyu calls Yamada by her first name when it's just the two of them and her last name when there are others around. Not really sure though.
Anyway did you see the scene I posted? It was something that's been floating in my head for the past few days. It takes part after Phantom Task's attack on IS Academy in Vol. 5 of the Light Novels.