Chapter 147

“At this age, I hate to see young guys. I’m just angry.”

“That’s because the mage’s personality is nasty.”

“If you know it, it means don’t make things cumbersome. how many times already Tsk.”

Despite grunting, Derek came at the right time for the message.

The surviving flying monsters were still in the air, and Derek waved his hand a few times to solve it.

“It’s Mage Derek.”

“Is the court wizard here? Why?”

“Did you come to help?”

“I guess he just came to see. You don’t need any help, do you?”

“but. At a time like this, you have to show off your strength to get a salary even for a court mage.”

Derek had to bite his molars as he smiled and waved amid cheers from the students.

“Heh heh, those cheeky bastards. I’m going to have to kick that ass.”

“Haha, it’s because the kids are immature. Please fix it.”

“Anyway, this is what the professors were making.”

Turning his gaze, Derek looked up.

As for the barrier, Derek had already witnessed the intermediate process, so he wasn’t too surprised.

“where.”

Derek uttered a short incantation.

thud!

A ray of white light leaked under the barrier and hit the outside.

It was a barrier that was maintained by my magic power, so the magic power was immediately cut off.

“It’s pretty strong.”

“… … Don’t let me waste my mana. I will leave later.”

“Anyway, there’s nothing for you to do, right? Unless you want to die prematurely. cluck!”

After the raid was all sorted out, I joined Ai-nim at the parking lot as promised. This time, he was able to use the imperial family’s wide carriage with peace of mind.

“I can’t believe Vector has calmed down. How scared you were.”

“If I get to know him, he might be a very scary person.”

“I’m just laughing all the time.”

“There is nothing to be angry with Your Highness.”

“right. I am also a scary person when angry. It’s because I’ve never seen Rox.”

Even so, he himself was a laughing child.

You know it’s scary when you’re angry.

“Can Derek come here?”

“Aren’t there a lot of things down there? You don’t have to use this old man’s hand. And besides, when he calls, it’s usually a matter of interest.”

The horse-drawn carriage began moving quietly toward the southwest. I took out something small from my chest.

“Where are you now?”

[It is 6km along the road from the station, about 400m in the direction of Cadecas, still suspended in the sky.]

“Uh, what is it? Are you Neil?”

“yes. I keep getting reports of his location.”

“It’s just a receiver.”

Since communication between transmission towers became possible, making a portable transceiver was also a scheduled procedure.

The location of the sky centipede is such that a person is sent to a nearby transmission tower to receive real-time reception from Nael, and Nael transmits it back there.

“It seems to detect nearby magical powers. Didn’t you say you ran away when the mage chased you in the past?”

“okay. Then, when you step back, come closer. Surprisingly, I stayed out of range. He’s a weird guy.”

“While coming this way, I took a few wizards from the Confederate Front and did some experiments.”

“Experiment?”

“Yes. What he evades is exactly the mage ‘coming towards him’.”

First of all, the centipede senses mana. Notices if wizards are around.

However, it is not unconditionally avoided. It is because they also have a clear purpose of finding a new home.

I explained by raising both hands.

“Even if the distance is reduced, it won’t run away if it’s not in a straight line like this, but in a direction that sneaks past. It’s just passing by.”

“You mean you found out about that? Then the reason why he ran away after seeing me was because I recklessly chased him in a straight line?”

“It must have been enough to make you feel threatened.”

“But Rox, no matter how hard it is, won’t the three of us run away? If it detects the magic itself.”

There was a point in that statement.

Child, Derek, me.

The three magic power levels are 8, 9, and 10 respectively. In fact, since they are the top three, it is not strange if the sky centipede gets scared and runs away.

“So I prepared this.”

braided!

Efficient with her mouth, she took out a roll of silk under the seat. It was very thin and light silk.

“It was airlifted from Berry.”

“Isn’t it just plain silk?”

Except for the fact that it sparkles a little, by the way, that sparkle is important.

Derek was aware of it.

“her! this is it It is used when the prisoner is a wizard.”

“you’re right.”

Blindfolding generally makes it difficult to cast magic, but it is not a perfect way to subdue wizards.

So, when tying up a wizard, I wrap this around my body.

All that glitters when spread wide is tea magic stone powder that obstructs the flow of magical power.

“Instead, since we’re not prisoners, we don’t need to talk about each other, we just need to cover ourselves up.”

In short, it’s something like Sea X Porter’s invisibility cloak. It is valid only for the sky centipede.

“And pretending to pass nearby, I move down and aim for it.”

“You should prepare thoroughly.”

“And your highness should stop by the imperial family for a bit in the evening?”

“yes? right. i will be back tomorrow morning how did you know?”

“I have something to do, so I can go with you.”

After arriving at the spot Nael told me and stopping the wagon.

From then on, he moved on foot, wearing prisoner silk.

[It seems to have turned around a bit, but the position is the same.]

“Looks like you didn’t notice.”

Because I was constantly moving while listening to the location. A large shadow quickly fell through the thin fabric.

The sky I looked up at was dark.

“Wow… … .”

“Was he that big?”

A whole building of the main building seemed to be floating around, and countless flying monsters surrounded the sky centipede like a swarm of bees.

That being said, they weren’t that threatening because they were like the flying flies that attacked Summer Turge.

“Both of you, fire the strongest magic possible on both wings. When I cast magic, I will take care of the monsters that attack.”

“I’ll aim for the left.”

“Then I’ll take the right side.”

We didn’t need to talk to each other.

flutter!

The moment the cloth was removed. At the same time as gathering mana, the sky centipede reacted.

Perhaps he thought it was too late to run away, so he hurriedly sent away all the flying monsters.

Padduk!

If it’s magical power, I’m overflowing. He was able to slaughter hundreds of flying monsters with only the 1-star magic [Wind Blade].

“I’ll shoot.”

Piyung!

A bright red flame shot from the left covered the left wing, and a ray of light shot from the right tore off the right wing.

Kieh eh eh—

ensuing monstrosity.

Although flying centipedes do not fly by flapping their wings like normal birds, the core of them floating using magical power is in their wings.

Wow!

Before long, his huge body crashed toward the ground. After lightly clapping my hands a few times, I spoke into the receiver.

“It worked. Please call people. I will take it to Summer Turge.”

[okay.]

It was also easy to wipe out the remaining monsters.

When the people arrived, only the overturned centipede was left with hundreds of legs struggling.

“How about it, is it easy?”

Derek laughed at what he said as a joke.

“Well, it’s nothing special to you unless it’s an air raid.”

“I’m kidding, it’s thanks to the transmission tower built by Nayel and Mage. Then, please take good care of me until Summer Turge.”

Since the Sky Centipede is the parent body of monsters, monsters often crawl out of its body. Because of that, Derek decided to take care of it until Summer Turge.

And I rode the horse-drawn carriage with the child and headed straight to Jedo Island. Today’s schedule is busy.

“What’s up with the Rocks Islands?”

“Ah, that’s it.”

I answered, turning my head out of the window.

“You will find out soon.”

“soon?”

Ai tilted his head.

Whether I say it now or later, there’s actually no big difference, but my tongue doesn’t come off well when I say it directly with my own mouth.

Maybe it was because he wanted to see the frightening ‘child’s angry face’ even a little later.

* * *

On this evening, a large banquet hosted by the emperor was held in the imperial court.

In general, if it’s annoying, even the children who don’t participate have to participate in the banquet tonight.

In fact, the flying monsters were not a big threat, and it was a good opportunity to show the confidence that ‘the empire is not a big deal’ externally.

“As this is the first banquet since the children returned, everyone should enjoy it.”

The first imperial banquet in 1318, held after Tania and Vector returned from Enpyrian.

“But now I see they’ve grown too big to be children.”

“Hahaha, it’s already time for that, Your Majesty.”

“Anyway, rest in peace.”

The Emperor, Gawill von Rongrth, waved his hand with a sullen face. In this respect, he was similar to Ai-sama, and he himself was not the type to enjoy banquets.

Gawil sneaked out behind the blackout screen of the banquet hall.

As much as he likes to drink alcohol alone, it was a space reserved for the emperor whenever there was a banquet hosted by the imperial family.

“I thought you wouldn’t be interested in a place like this.”

“It was just necessary. I don’t like it either.”

And I secretly sat there, receiving the Emperor’s consideration.

“It was unnecessarily heated up. I don’t think it will sink to the level of a banquet.”

“Leave it to me.”

“If you’re going to do something, wouldn’t it be nice to tell you in advance?”

“Isn’t this part interesting?”

“… … I hope so.”

After Tania returned, the confrontation between the three factions, Tane, Tania, and Ainim, which had been quiet, intensified.

It’s worth knowing that even if you make eye contact, you get into a fight. So the Emperor must have misunderstood my purpose.

I’m not particularly interested in that either.

“Now, could you pay attention for a moment? His Highness Prince Vector says he has an important message.”

It was a voice coming from the banquet hall.

While my attention was focused on the center, I returned to the banquet hall beyond the blackout screen and walked slowly outside.

“Prince Vector?”

“It’s nothing.”

“It seems that you have decided on a marriage partner.”

“Let’s applaud for now.”

The reaction of the nobles was apathetic until Vector hesitated and stepped forward to the banquet hall.

That’s because Vector has no real supporters at all. No matter what he said, the response was only moderately polite.

It was then.

“Oh, look over there!”

It was someone’s voice pointing toward the entrance of the banquet hall.

“Count Aindarroch?”

“Coltman Aindarlocke… … ?”

Eye-catching black hair.

The same cold expression, neat clothes, and tall height as always make the audience easily overwhelmed.

Although he had seen his face a few times in recent years, Coltman Aindarroch was still a person far from social circles.

This was especially true with ‘Banquet’.

Even if he visited the imperial family and met the emperor or Shilin, he did not show his face at banquets where laughter and alcohol were shared.

And he walked slowly through the nobles, who naturally parted ways, toward the center of the banquet hall.

“You arrived just in time.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“Okay, come over here and stand.”

Without looking at anyone else, Coltman exchanged a conversation with Vector, who was virtually absent from the banquet hall.

Around that time, I also quietly stepped forward.

“What, what?”

“Until Lord Rockstryn?”

“Since when have you been here?”

“This, this is a precious scene… … .”

“It’s historic… … .”

Who would have imagined that the father and son of Aindarroch, who had a high reputation on the continent in recent years, would hang out with the lousy Vector von Rongrth.

It seems to have been buried because of the face.

“Hmmmm, it’s a serious matter, so I hope you’ll listen.”

Vector, whose nose had risen in the meantime, continued.

Yeah, it’s better to be shameless than groping. I’m glad this guy is stupid.

I lightly bowed my head and stood next to Coltman. Vector got lucky first.

“Earl Coltman.”

“Yes.”

So that no one coughs and no one thinks it’s a joke.

Coltman said in a determined voice.

“Aindarlock will dare to state here that he supports the second prince, His Highness Vector von Rongrth.”

Silence fell in the banquet hall.