157 Episode 102 Departure and Past

After all the preparations, noon quickly approached.

The Knights ride the Bad Wind Dragon (Wyburn), but not the six of us.

Of course I ride Sky Dragon (Sky Dragon) Blue, Sakura on Leaf, Mio on Mikazuki. Maria, Serra and Dora have chosen three from the culinary dragon race (DragonNewt) to ride.

For the record, Dora wanted to fly with her previous skills.

This time, however, it was to be dismissed because it was accompanied as a knight, that is, as a person (...).

And then, reluctantly, it was decided to cross other dragon races (DragonNewt) with great dissatisfaction.

For the record, this time, I was rarely bored about Serra's weight.

It is always heavy and extra labor, so this time it was prepared in advance.

Of course, in Sakura's < Magic Creation (Magic Creation) >, I was just asked to create a magic that reduces the weight... Oh, my name is' Float '.

This magic also allowed Serra to ride the regular dragon race (Dragon Newt).

Note that I would add that it was well received by Tiramisu of Tyrannosaurus, who had similar problems. Tiramisu finally made it upstairs. Don't be happy to cry......

If this is the case, I should have just made it for you. Reflections….

Eighty inferior wind dragons (Wyburn) and six of us are ready to ride dragon races (Dragon Newt) and are now assembled in a training ground on Eldia's side.

We are going from here to the border with the Kingdom of Eldia, to the Galan Mountains.

It should be noted that the 20 Inferior Wind Dragons (Wyburn) leave a message in Kastal as a defensive force.

Well, I hope you're lucky.

"I'll take care of it"

Sakya inspires us in a leisure tone.

The Queen herself is here to drop you off because the future of Kastal hangs over this operation.

In particular, it is true that the future of Kastal hangs, but it is not to say that an ambush operation on a route across the Galan Mountains is a must.

Normally from Lilalka, we could have invaded backwards from the path we once took.

This operation on the Galan Mountains route is what Sakya has been thinking and proposing to me. This is because this operation does the least harm to the general public.

As I said before, it is an operation by me (...) that does less harm to the citizens of Eldia.

I don't intend to harm the general public in any way, but I also have no reason (because of the war) to endure something unpleasant.

Originally, I don't have any good feelings for Eldia, so I would be more hypersensitive to hostilities than usual. Of course, Maria would react hypersensitively, and I can't even read the sawdust emotions.

Sakya, who feared our actions, barely gave us a drink. This operation is called "Across the Galan Mountains, Operation Wangdu Raid".

Whatever this is about a demonic opponent or something, it's about a nation on the human side that has made a brave summons.

I gave up all my actions, Sakya, but even when I thought about future rule, I decided that it was better not to inadvertently die, and I stood up and stopped me.

Speaking of how exactly you put yourself up... well, let's leave that story behind.

Sakya dropped us off and flew the Castle of Castar. We decided to fly the route that connected King Eldia and King Castar in a straight line.

Whatever the time when air combat became natural, it was because we thought that a world without even the concept of air warfare would be minimal vigilance against linear travel in the air.

I guess some brave men have similar blessings (gifts), but this can't be so much of a threat either.

We have to be vigilant because we are not even the Knights, the Royals or the Brave... No, do you fall into the category of brave man for once?

Since the speed of flights of inferior wind dragons (Wyburn) is limited, travel is slower than usual.

Still, it reached the Galan Mountains many times faster than running on horses.

Always fail to check the map.

"Hey, husband. Isn't anything too alarming?

Mio, who received my instructions, returns it strangely.

It's only natural that I should be reading because I'm in flight. There are dragon knights around.

"No matter how vigilant you are, it's not enough. There's a good chance he's over there."

Who is he?

"If I could, I wouldn't want to talk about him..."

"Hmm? That reaction...... Could it be someone you knew that you said during the Maneater fight?

See how I react and Mio gets to the right answer.

"... That's a good idea, Mio. Correct. I thought you remembered."

"Your husband looked unusual and unpleasant. I was impressed."

"I remember Jen, too."

Somehow, I feel like I'm remembering.

Yeah, you don't remember Dora on the boulder.

"Oh, I remember... With that said, you said that too...... How the hell do you know Jen to react like that...?

I don't want to talk about him if I can.

But you can't keep your mouth shut forever.

From now on, clashes with him should be more inevitable than going to Eldia.

"Can't we just keep quiet forever? He says his name is Akihito Ohara, but in a nutshell, he's a fan of mine.

"Are you a fan...?

"Again, I don't really understand the relationship..."

In a nutshell, I said, but I don't think I can explain this.

You'll need enough characters to explain all the relationship between me and him that a single copy of the manuscript isn't enough. We need to put it together as short as we can.

He thinks of me as a story or something.

If you see how convenient it is for your husband, you can't do that either.

Mio shows his understanding of what he thinks.

So, he's hostile to me to make the story interesting.

Yeah, I don't understand.

Mio gives up understanding what he thinks.

"I'm a fan of the story, but it's one of the things he's changed about putting his hands on it. If you want to analogize, set yourself up as an enemy to your favorite comic strip and put your hands on it. It's not a secondary creation, it's going to the author's house and going directly to the manuscript."

"That's a hell of a man... Sure, I'm probably a fan at first, but the main characters and authors who get attached to people like that aren't."

"Agree fully. And the protagonist says it's me. Worst of all, he's moved into this world just like me. Unlike me, of course, as a formal brave man."

I think it's a little impossible to assume that I'm not hostile when I attack Eldia in this fashion. Fortunately, you will be hostile to me.

"I see, that is certainly alarming. But isn't your current husband the one you can take down? 'Cause there's nothing particularly unusual about you, you're a normal brave man, right?

"I'd like to ask you one thing, do you think the person I'm so vigilant about is a normal brave man?

"Is it not...?

Sakura asks anxiously.

I guess that's the only level of anxiety I get when I say who I'm so vigilant about.

Maria's eyes are also overflowing with alarm.

"Oh, I don't know exactly what's going on, but it's got to be something that draws a line with normal braves. Whatever..."

At that moment, I sensed an attack from the enemy.

"Flying Swordsmanship!

- Do-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o!

Maria, who, like me, sensed the attack, unleashed it with Serra, offset the impending polar laser at high speed.

I don't accept the scratch about being able to offset the laser with slashing.

Sakura, Mio, and Dora seem to have detected the attack themselves, but they saw us moving to intercept it and kept it just to set aside their weapons.

The successor dragon knights are also wolfy, so give them a signal and get off to the ground once.

"What, now...? Where did the attack come from? That's what's on the map..."

Mio thinks about the source of the attack as he goes down to the ground, but that's been decided from the beginning.

"Maps can only be displayed in neighboring areas. There's no way you can sense a laser released before that."

Are you kidding me? What laser did it fly from 2 areas away now?!?

"I'm sure of it. There's no reaction to the attack being fired on the map..."

If we were getting ready to attack, Alta couldn't have missed it either.

A: Yes. There were no signs of an attack up to the adjacent area.

It is an astonishing precision shooting as it would be at least 30 km away from here if it were a 2 area.

Well, there's hardly any damage if you hit it...

Hmm? Why did you intercept it when it didn't do much damage when you hit it?

Easy, because even though the six of us were safe, there was no guarantee that the inferior dragon (Wyburn) and the knights would be safe. Shouldn't be inadvertently damaged in the air.

Gilbert came to ask questions on behalf of us down in the mountains.

"Lord Gene, what the hell is the offense now!?

"Perhaps an attack by the blessing (gift) of the brave. I don't know why, but I'm pretty sure this behavior was leaking."

"Oh, such an idiot......!? Are you saying there was a traitor in our country!?

"It's not zero probability, but I think it's pretty unlikely. Because if there was a traitor, there was no way he was going to make that kind of attack. I would have prepared a hand to do more damage here."

As I said earlier, that degree of attack, even if it hits, doesn't do much damage.

If it hit the Dragon Knight, it could have fallen, but it would still be far from saying it was wiped out.

If there is a traitor and he can only do so much with the first surprise attack that works best, I don't feel a great threat to such a traitor.

I would choose a more effective attack.

... Either that or the attack now seems like a message to me and I can't help it.

Because ultra-range attacks from out of map recognition can be one of those (...) tactics that can be effective against me.

Even the laser today would have been more likely and powerful to hit it after we got closer. Yet I dared to take the style of calling it an attack from a super distance.

As if he knew if he shot at close range, he'd find out.

As if to insist that it be a measure against me.

Oh, there he is. This one's here.

"I see...... But it would be no different to say that it is dangerous to keep going. It's not like this."

"No, keep going"

"Why!?

Amazing, loud Gilbert.

"Because there are no problems to this extent. Besides, I've been thinking about the possibility of information being leaked to the enemy since the beginning. Now it's not enough to change the operation."

"What!?

It is true that we anticipated the possibility that the information was leaking.

If it is more accurate, is it correct to say that it is possible that he is prepared?

Whatever, it took me three days to prepare for the inferior wind dragon (Wyburn). If we had mounted an immediate attack, we would have reacted a little less.

Well, I was on a tour of the Izmo Republic with my understanding. Is that what I'm saying?

"If it's that level of attack, I can intercept it no matter how many times I come, and I'll try to respond to any more attacks. Even if the entire army of the Eldians, including the brave ones, waited for them beyond the Galan Mountains, they would eat them and destroy the king's capital."

Even if he waits, he won't change anything more than once he decides to destroy it.

"That much, can you say with confidence...... Believe me, is it good...?

"I'll take care of it. I'll make sure this fight ends with victory."

"... ok. Let's keep going."

Tell the dragon knights that no matter when an attack comes from here, they are ready to fly into the sky again.

Given the orbit of the laser earlier, he decides that it would be better to fly somewhat low altitude and proceed to the Galan Mountains critical.

After the first shot, it was decided to cross the area with no laser attacks.

So the brave men who attacked us were able to confirm it on the map. Apparently, he's staying in a village near the Galan Mountains.

Oh, the neighborhood changes when you're in the village...... Was that also...

Name: Yaguchi Lima

LV27

Gender: Female

Age: 17

Race: Human (otherworldly)

Skill: < poison resistant LV3 >

Blessing (Gift): < Unseen Mist (Mystic Mist) >

Title: Metastatic, Divergent Brave

Unseen Fog (Mystic Mist)

It generates fog that causes state abnormalities such as status loss, poison, and paralysis around the perimeter. The effect and scope will be inversely proportional.

Name: Asaga Yu

LV33

Gender: Female

Age: 17

Race: Human (otherworldly)

Skill: < light magic LV1 >

Blessing (Gift): < Glory Light (Glory Ray) >

Title: Metastatic, Divergent Brave

Glory Ray

It can converge and reflect the light of day. It can also be filled and emitted by prolonged exposure to the light of day.

Name: Takato Pictorial (Eri)

LV34

Gender: Female

Age: 16

Race: Human (otherworldly)

Skill:

Blessing (Gift):

Title: Metastatic, Divergent Brave

The Sword of the Race (Slater Slayer)

Instead of being in a runaway state for a certain amount of time, your physical abilities will increase dramatically and you will be able to slash just by touching your body.

Apparently, it's a threesome of female students. Hmm? I recognize this name somewhere......

"Huh!?

As I handed over my memories, I changed the complexion of the sakura flying beside me.

Sakura, what's wrong?

"Nothing... nothing..."

I don't think it's a face.

Sakura's complexion is bluer to see.

Sakura, Daijibu?

"Yeah, Dora, thank you...... I'm really fine..."

I give it back with a grin I couldn't do to my worried Dora, but not a face that says it's okay no matter how I look at it.

Even when you talk about past trauma, you won't look so bad.

So, the thread of memory connects.... No way!?

"This threesome, if you think you've seen it somewhere, was it the threesome that was involved in Sakura at the Royal Castle?

"... Yes. These girls abused me the most... the threesome..."

Sakura snorted at me with certainty.

"I knew it..."

I thought it was a name I'd seen somewhere.

At the Royal Castle, I checked the status of the person I was worried about.

When I found Sakura, I guess it was in a corner of my memory because I was beside her.

Are you saying that Sakura-sama has been in the business of being talked about in the dark sometimes?

That's what you're gonna say. You just feel bad about listening to me. Abuse, right?... So, Master, what do you do?

"Dear Jen, if Sakura wanted, I would cut it off, but what would you do?

Three people who were listening to abuse that just makes chest feces worse by listening to fragments from Sakura ask me as I watch them care about Sakura.

I can see the anger in Sakura's caring face that I cannot forgive those brave men.

Of course, I'm in the middle of an unpleasant mode, too.

"No matter how you look at it, you're not a friendly opponent. If you look at Blessings (Gifts), you'll be sure to be the brave man who just attacked you, so you don't have the option to defeat them..."

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Sakura is listening to me in silence.

You look pale, but your expression is serious.

"I don't... except for this one. As you can see, those brave men are opponents of Sakura's cause. I want to leave it up to you to decide what to do with them."

"I decide...? Jen, what do you mean...?

Sakura tilts her neck as if she didn't know what she meant by what she was told.

What does Sakura want with them? What do you want me to do? Tell me about it. You want to kill me miserably? Don't you even want to get involved? You want to miss him? If Sakura wants it, I want to bend the doctrine, but I want it to come true. "

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Originally, I don't condone hostiles, and I try to kill them without suffering as much as I can. But I'm only going to make an exception for this one.

If Sakura wants it, she thinks she can miss it without killing the brave men, and vice versa, she doesn't want to inflict the greatest pain and crucify them.

Why did you suddenly say this, because it's been quite a while since we've been in this world, and I thought it was time for Sakura to get past the trauma of the original world.

Sakura, who has been acting with us and smiling for a long time, is still sometimes traumatized by the effects of past abuse.

If you're happy now, it's just a loss to be tied to the past. You should get over it.

Because it's not worth it for Sakura to look dark in the presence of the abusers.

To do this, I thought it would be a good cut to relate to the abuser, a symbol of the trauma of the past. I always wished I had the opportunity.

Irrelevant brave men like Nippon and Sano are the opponents, which is not an essential solution.

I'm sure it's hard, but relative to those who were actually abusing Sakura, it doesn't divide them into one, no matter what the end.

With a separation, it won't be as dark a face as it's ever been...... maybe.

At the corner, there will be little opportunity for a threesome who was abusing Sakura by any chance, isolated from a group of brave men and hostile to us.

Yeah, let's stop pretending not to notice. That would be a coincidence though!!!

Absolutely... that's what he did. Here......

I don't mind riding it even though it's served, but I'll still have to ride it this time. Whatever you think, the effect on Sakura's mentality is too great.

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Sakura thought for a while and started talking in a lean state.

"I've been thinking, what do I want to do...? No matter how much I look for that answer, I don't get it..."

So what do we do? If you don't even want to think about those brave men, do you really want Maria to kill you for a second? Of course, that's it. "

I'll take care of it.

'Don't think' is one delimitation, but it's not a very beautiful way to end it.

It's the most likely route to pull after number one in a conceivable way.

If you can, ask Sakura without denying, even though you don't want me to choose that route.

"No, it's not... Jen, would you let me talk to them...?

What do you mean?

I was a little more surprised by what Sakura said.

"I can't sort out my emotions... I'm willing to resent it, and I want to forget it. Then I also feel scared...... I can't sort out what to choose and what I want to choose...... So…, I want to meet once and face my true intentions…"

Are you okay?

Indeed, it was among the options to say 'Talk to the brave'.

That is also a route that, if successful, allows us to completely get past the past.

But there is no mistake that the No. 1 burden is heavy for that matter.

"To be honest, I'm not so sure...... But if I miss this opportunity, I don't think I'll ever have a chance to face my past with them again... So please.........!

It would certainly be quite unlikely that similar opportunities would come around.... because this is the situation where he dined.

And there's no reason for me to stop Sakura from choosing to do it myself, and I'm not willing to let someone get in the way.

Okay. I'll leave it to you to deal with those brave men. So, should we go with you? Or do you just want to go to Sakura? Of course, I can attach about Tamo... "

If Sakura wants to go to see you alone, I have some concerns, but I think that's fine.

I don't know if it's good or bad, but the village where the braves are is a little off our course.

You can change course slightly, or you can go see only one person by acting differently.

Truly, it is because of all that is done.

"I'm a little scared to go alone...... But I'm not going to kill my time here even though I'm going to Eldia now...... So let's go alone..."

If so, I will accompany you like Sakura.

Serra offered to accompany me before Sakura finished.

"If I were you, I would be confident in defense and annihilation, so even as an escort for Sakura, I would have no problem crusading for the brave depending on the outcome!

"Selah...... Is that good...?

Absolutely. I will always protect you from Sakura. "

Sure, if it's Serra, I can safely entrust Sakura's escort to you.

If it was a simple defense, Dora in shield gear hasn't lost either, but this time she needs an escort, even in a mental sense. In that regard, it would be a little harsh on Dora.

Because Mio doesn't make up for the lack of sawdust, and if it's me or Maria, you might overdo it.

Is that all right with Serra? From now on, the Royal Palace will be in battle, so we won't have any trouble playing field, will we?

"Master, I can give you as much time and place as I want. There's no way you can leave Sakura-sama alone in this state. Escorts are required."

I joked and asked Serra, who was looking for a show, and she said so with a little obstinacy.

Okay. Then Serra will escort you to Sakura. "

Thank you, Serra.

Copy that.

A village with brave men approached us as we talked.

"Ha!

The laser was released again some closer, so Serra intercepted it.

Apparently, the laser earlier was quite build-up, obviously losing its power. Weaker so far, it would be intact to hit the Dragon Knight Squad directly, even if it did.

Still intercepts. Being attacked because there is no damage is not a hobby.

It's time to act differently from the Sacraments.

Send a signal to the successor Dragon Knight Squad that the troops will be separated.

Good luck, Sakura.

"Yes...!

Sakura's riding leaf and Sella's riding culinary dragon race (Dragon Newt) deviate to the side.

Given his character, it would be unlikely that he would directly attack Sakura. He's basically only interested in me. Not happy at all......

Well, you don't have to worry about making Sakura act differently. I can't thank you enough. Yeah, I can't.

We continued our flight after we broke up with Sakura.

Even though it fits the speed of the inferior wind dragon (Wyburn), it is progressing so fast that it is not comparable to going far around using a horse.

In another half an hour you will arrive in the King's Capital.

There have been no attacks on us since the laser attacks of the abusive braves.

I saw how the village was doing when I checked the status of the brave, but there was no force but the brave. Likewise, no force of war existed in the villages on the road.

Is the kingdom of Eldia aware of our intrusion? Or is it his arbitrariness?

Either way, you can't be alarmed just because he's on the enemy's side.

Confirmation of the map is mandatory, but other sensations will need to be sharpened.

I decided to take a break once I told him I was about to arrive in the King's Capital.

The Dragon Knight Squad has also only been on the inferior wind dragon (Wyburn) for 3 days. Long flights would be a huge burden.

Get down into the woods not so big, and be careful not to see the riders.

The demons in the vicinity are low-level, so if you keep them slightly intimidated, they won't attack you.

The Dragon Knights are wary of the surroundings, but they are actually futile. Excuse me.

"Sakura, are you okay?

"I have Serra, so I think she's okay with the injury or something..."

Mio and Maria seem worried about Sakura.

Of course, I'm not at all anxious, but I have the trust that Sakura will be fine now.

"Hey, what does your husband think?

"If you really want to ask Alta how Sakura is..."

You can also see the information on the sawdust map, so you know that the sawdust HP hasn't decreased. But since we don't even know the mental state on the map, it's quick to ask Alta, who we recognize at the video information level, to help.

"Hmm, you don't like to peek even though you haven't asked me to. Is it better that you don't care as much as you can except when Sakura sucks?

"Right. But I don't think it's going to be that bad. Well, if you really think Sakura sucks, even if you put Eldia Royal Castle behind you, you're going to go to Sakura."

"Right. Let's do that. Yeah, I got it. I'm going to give the knights some food."

"I'm going"

Until now, Mio and Maria, who were chatting but cooking, handed out sandwiches prepared as snacks to the dragon knights.

Yeah, needless to say, I didn't do anything. It won't be a force for war.

By the way, these days Dora has also begun to help cook. Stirring the soup while still singing my nose song.

... awesome and uncomfortable.

Damn. Usually it was still better because it was me and Sakura outside the fighting power of the dish, but I didn't know the harm would come from pushing Sakura and another action here...

No, I know this is the right way to use slavery...

Gilbert and the others received a sandwich and soup made by Mio and were stunned by its deliciousness.

The cuisine that comes out of the Royal Castle of Castar is also improving with the results our maids have made us train, but it won't be far into Mio's realm on boulders.

I can see that my attitude toward Mio and Maria has become more polite than my attitude toward me.

I'm the leader... Is this the strength of those who held the stomach......

And I had to step up my intimidation of the demons around me. Because I was attracted to the smell of cooking and the demons started coming at me with my mild intimidation.

Having had a snack and had a good enough break, we decided to fly to the King's Capital of Eldia again.

Recently, fighting with the army of the Kingdom of Eldia and the brave men who have allied themselves with the kingdom has raised tensions among the dragon knights even if they have not responded.

Because the outcome of this battle will determine the future of the Kingdom of Kastal, it will also be natural.

Frequently flying like this, he finally arrived on the adjacent map of King Eldia's capital.

"This is..."

I checked the map of Zergadia, the king's capital, and I couldn't hide my surprise.

"Wang du is in a state of devastation...?