219-213 Air travel

The airship continued to fly towards the Holy City, maintaining an altitude of about a hundred meters visually.

However, there are five different speed modes, and the speed is the highest of them all, yes, the maximum speed.

The story goes back to about two hours ago.

When the flight started, I was amazed at the smoothness of the launch, but I was also impressed by this vehicle that was flying in the sky.

'Awesome, Dolan,'

"Mmm-hmm. Now you just need to get used to it and increase your speed.

With that, Doran moved to an empty seat.

It felt like his eyes had changed, even his view of the forest and the mountains had changed, and everything seemed so much fresher.

The amphibian was fast enough to run lightly on a horse as it flew in the first stage mode.

It was about 30 kilometers.　As expected, this was too late, so he checked for people and carriages on the street, and then stroked the crystal forward.

Then it accelerated at once to a speed comparable to that of the Forenoir running with the horses in tow.

Apparently, it also turned out that the five levels of modes were supposed to go up about thirty kilometers at each level.

It's like a motorcycle or a car that you can't really feel its speed until you cut the wind.

Thinking about that and still comparing it to my previous life made me crazy, and the tension slowly dissipated.

'How many steps ... what speed were those Dolan and the others chasing us?

It's hard to say how many steps, so I rephrased it to many speeds.

'That's three speeds,'

Dolan replied, without any resistance, that it was three speeds.

I'm sure it would be close to or even faster than the full force Forenoir had me on my back.

I was a little excited and decided to raise it to third gear.

'Alright. Then I'll raise it to third gear.

Thus I put it in third gear.

So far, it was normal.

However, there are three factors that can increase the speed.

The first one is familiarity.

In addition to the fact that on the road from Meratni to the Holy City, there are no obstacles beyond an altitude of more than a hundred meters, the amphibians fly without swaying, no matter what the wind blows.

It is like driving on a straight, newly paved highway, and the aircraft is stable, so there is no slippage.

The only things to watch out for are bird strikes and demons, so we have plenty of room to maneuver.

Next, it's time.

Galva-san was putting pressure on me to be silent........

He might not be executed, but he seemed to imagine that Catherine-san was being tortured, and muttered "I want to save her as soon as possible", which sounded like a curse.

And then all the pressure comes because no one is talking to that Mr. Galba.

And finally ... a master.

Normally it was supposed to be the master's role to play with Galba-san.

That master had been frolicking so much just now, but now he was like a borrowed cat.

It's a good thing that you're able to have a good time with them.

You'll be able to find a lot more information on the newcomers to the site.

For a combination of such reasons, they decided to increase the stage and fly at full speed, but the speed that felt fast at first, but by the time their eyes gradually got used to it, they had passed the village they had stopped in early yesterday morning.

At this rate, I'm thinking that we'll arrive in the Holy City quite a few more hours soon.

As expected, I can't cut off my eyes, but now that I have more time to think, I decide to talk to Dolan, who stayed behind in the cockpit, just in case he seemed to be doing something in the back.

"Dolan, what have you been up to earlier?

'Master Luciel once told me he was testing a magic-detecting grimoire.

That's what you were talking about on your way to the dwarven kingdom, right?　I think it was Lisian who designed it.

''Well is that Lisian's?　Was it already completed?

'No, it's just a prototype. It's too inaccurate to be useful.

'I see. It's called Paula, who expanded the space on this ship, and those two are doing a great job too.

'Yeah. A friend, a rival and a collaborator. I am truly grateful to Master Luciel.

In that case, I'm grateful to Dolan and everyone else.

Okay.

Dolan's voice seemed to be laughing as he muttered that.

This conversation with Dolan reduced the curse that Garba-san was muttering, and I was able to successfully complete another less than two hours of operation.

As the Holy City gradually came into view, we gradually slowed down depending on the distance.

''Galba-san, may I have my master wake up?''

Yes, sir.

Galva-san said and hurriedly left the cockpit.

''Hmph. If we get this close, there's a chance that the adventurers might see us, and if we're not good, the church headquarters might be able to causally accuse us of being an enemy attack...''

With Mr. Galva's tautness gone, I let out a breath and start thinking about where to land the amphibian.

'What's bothering you. We could just keep going to the church headquarters.

No, that would make them think it was a hostile attack, and they'd attack us.

'It doesn't matter if we are attacked, unless there are those who can slay the ore.

Huh?　I don't know why Dolan seems to be so belligerent, is it my imagination?

''........Even if the amphibians currently have enough magic power, we have to think about escaping, so I'm thinking of leaving the Holy City......''

Luciel, go down to the church.

I was about to tell Doran my thoughts when I heard a voice from behind me.

''........Master, are you okay now?''

Behind him, everyone was gathered together, including the master.

''Oh. It's been a while since I thought I was going to get ramped up, but something's healed.

The Master laughs, but I can only feel bad when I land at the church headquarters.

''Master, it's true that you can land an amphibian on the training ground, but if you're not good at it, you'll be in a battle soon, right?

'It's not like he's done anything wrong, is it?　Then why don't we just get in with aplomb? That's exactly what we should do, if the church guys attack us, why don't we just crush them all for now and get the guy who gave the order?

''It's certainly a good idea to attack a small group of people and get turned back, etc., and I'm too embarrassed to divulge it to the outside world.

It's really a blast to think about these two, but I wonder why it doesn't sound like a mistake.

'Well, let me be the one who gave the orders.

We're not allowed to kill.　I'll let the Pope be the judge.

'It's okay. It just makes it hard to be alive, phew.

Galba-san smiles a very black smile, so I look away and think about what will happen after I get off the amphibian.

"....Suppose we have to put the amphibian in the magic bag right away. When you do, will Dolan, Paula and Lisian be able to fight the Order?

'It's a bit difficult. If it's a demon, you can go all out, but if you can't kill it, you can only defend it because you can't go all out.

Can Nadia and Lydia protect the three of them, including Doran?

''I don't know how strong the Order is, so it's hard to say...''

I'll do everything I can, but...

Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure the two of them had never fought the Order before.

''If it really comes to a battle, we'll support them first with area barriers and recovery magic, but we don't want to fight them if we can. Besides, there are some things we need to confirm in this case, so please promise us that you won't set up anything from us until then.

There's something going on here, isn't there?

''Yes. It is conceivable that we may end up in a battle with someone other than the Knights, so I will rely on my master and everyone else at that time. Oh, Galba-san, you may go and find Catherine-san.

Thank you.

No, I hope you don't mind that it's just to punish me this time.

I laughed and told him so, and the amphibian reached the skies above the Holy City just in time.

Looking down, the residents of the Holy City looked surprised...or not, I don't know if they were, but they seemed to stop and look at me.

As I flew the airship directly towards the large training ground behind the church headquarters, I could see that there were many knights.

''As expected, I didn't expect to see this many knights, but I'm going to keep going.

But there was no one to respond to my call.

I turned around in doubt and saw that the masters who should have been there a moment ago were already nowhere to be found.

''What? Are they all ready to fight?''

I was a little sad, but it was my first time to land, so I took care of myself carefully and safely, and we landed safely.

I thought to myself, "Huh, I don't have time to rest. But how is this thing going to stop?

I took my hand off the crystal and was thrilled that it didn't stop in the middle, and after about ten seconds, the movement stopped.

'Good thing it stopped. Now let's go.

As I walked to the lift, I made up my mind to do my best for my last job at the church.