108 - - Chapter Xviii -- Something Happened In Preparation For Fight
"I can\'t give you the details, but for the time being, I\'m going to Juka. I don\'t know if I will be able to go, but I would like to visit your village if possible.
"Thank you very much, Marquis.
Until then, please make yourself at home in this room. And please wear your robe when you go out as much as possible.
Yes, I know. Yes, I know. We are Lamaranites by nature. If there is a war with the empire, we will be the enemy.
I didn\'t mean it in that way, but it would be better if they were under house arrest in a hotel.
We find out from Soleil and the others about her village in the kingdom of Juka. It seems to be in the "Forest of Lunois". It\'s just along the way and it\'s also my garden. Perhaps it will be easy to find her.
For the time being, I give them only a message and return to the house as soon as possible. And then I gave everyone in the house the "thought" skill. Posehaye and the others had "telekinesis" in their status, but we had "transmission magic level 1".
It is said that the transmission magic is literally the magic to convey something. lv1 is words, lv2 is letters, lv3 is the scenery you are seeing, lv4 is the situation, and lv5 is your memory.
As one would expect from Gon, he knows his stuff. In other words, LV2 can send an e-mail, LV3 is a picture, and LV4 is a movie. This might be a surprisingly useful function.
It consumed a little bit of magic power, but I have no problem with it at all. We all had a late breakfast and went about our own business.
Rico is transferred to Krumphal, May is transferred to Niza, and Peris leaves for the university. Feri is away at home. Then I, Gon, Ilimo, Ferris, and Ruara move to the capital and go to Kushana from there.
Today\'s objective is to set up a transfer boundary in Kushana. When we walk around the capital, we see a lot of soldiers of the defense force. They will be on their way to the Lamarong border in a few days. Naturally, since most of the soldiers are mobilized, the capital is even more crowded than usual.
It would take a day to reach Kushana from the capital. Since it took us a little time to get out of the capital, we were afraid that our arrival would be quite late. But as expected of Ilimo, he arrived in just a few hours. Her body has recently grown so large that she looks almost the same as a normal horse. Her running speed has increased and she can fly on her wings for half a day without any problem.
On the way, we feared an attack of some kind, but our fears proved to be completely unfounded. When the town of Kushana comes into view, we soar into the sky on the wings of Ilimo. The town of Kushana below us, illuminated by the setting sun, was quite beautiful. We pass through the town and land near the foot of the Jukka Mountains, where we set up our shifting wards. And once there, we move to the house.
Rico and his family had already returned to the house, and dinner was ready.
We all report to each other about the events of the day. Rico\'s Krumphal is doing well, and the recently opened Miraya Krumphal, Aunt Akima\'s brothel, seems to be fulfilling its function as a "cultural salon" with its sophisticated appearance and atmosphere, which took a year and a half to build. It seems to be frequented by royalty and aristocrats.
It is not easy for these high status people to meet ordinary people casually. If they meet officially, they are bothered about their status and etiquette, and cannot talk slowly and openly with each other. However, in these brothels and salon-like places, the status is nothing. I am glad to see that the salon is becoming a place not only for the sake of s*xuality, but also for the exchange of people of different social statuses.
May is also doing well. The crops are plentiful and there are no poisons. On the contrary, the king has been teaching us how to refine orichalcone in private. After talking with the Dwarven blacksmith, he somehow became aware of the technique of refining Orihalcon, and when he told the King about it, the King was so impressed that he told him. I\'m worried about touching the state secrets too much, but I don\'t think that the King would hurt Mei. I\'ll leave it alone for now.
After a lively and usual dinner, when everyone had bathed and gone to sleep, Riko, Ferris, and I had once again moved to Kushana.
We gave Ferris his lunch and asked her to leave for the Jukka Mountains first. She is to tell Kulkan about us.
Ferris\'s telekinesis is limited in scope. She can only communicate in a small part of the Juka Mountains. With her flying skills, she should be able to reach the herd tomorrow morning. It\'s going to be an overnight trip, but we\'re going to have to push her a bit.
Ferris, you\'re up.
I\'ll take care of it. I\'m sure I\'ll get your forgiveness.
With a big smile on her face, she flapped her wings toward the mountains.
The next morning, when I had finished breakfast, Ferris sent me a thought.
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<<< Ferris, what\'s up? >>
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We were immediately transferred to Kushana, from where we entered the Juka Mountains using Ilimo\'s wings.
After a while, a black dragon appeared in the sky above us, but it did not touch us and seemed to be observing us for a long time. Black dragons are said to be cunning, but they may be a surprisingly cautious race.
We continued on our way through the mountains without incident. Irimo is not tired and seems to be in great shape. Ruara is excited to see the mountain for the first time. She even has time to wave at the black dragon. Thanks to her, there\'s a lot of noise behind me.
Snap, snap!
Crackle, crackle, crackle.
"...What\'s that strange sound? Hey, Luara, what are you doing back there?"
I look at Luara, who is clinging to me in the back.
"I didn\'t do anything!"
"Ah? What\'s that noise you\'ve been making?"
"I don\'t know!"
Suddenly the "map" opens. I look around me and see that my surroundings have turned bright red.
It looks like we\'re surrounded by enemies.
Is this sound an enemy attack?
"I don\'t know. Maybe they\'re attacking, but my wards are holding them back. That\'s the sound.
"I can\'t see him at all. Shall I fire a spell anyway?"
Don\'t. If we hit another dragon\'s territory, it\'ll look hostile. Let\'s go back down."
Ilimo lands on a grassy area.
Snap!
Crackle.
Crackle, crackle, crackle.
Crackle, crackle, crackle.
As usual, all I can hear is the sound.
"Indeed, I can feel a small killing spirit..."
"Goaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~~~~~~!!!!!!"
Suddenly, a loud noise echoes through the air. At that moment, something falls down around me. I looked in the direction of the roar, and saw four rather small Krulkans.
"Oh, it looks like Kulurkan has come for us!"
"Master, I see it!"
Around me, dozens of small green dragons with butterfly wings on their backs lay unconscious.