Chapter 101

Chapter 101

41. Alpha Reinforcements, the Secret Knight Order

“It’s not enough,” Davey murmured seriously as he followed Megatron, which was marching forward while ripping up whatever came at it.

“What do you mean it’s not enough?!” Illyna screamed.

Perserque also looked fed up with the aftermath of the golem she had helped create.

-I think so, too. It’s too plain!

“Is it the appearance? Or should we add some music?”

A picture came into mind as Davey gave it a little bit of thought.

‘A guardian swinging an electric chainsaw, an exceptional method of communication, while blasting rock music.’

“Man! It’s invigorating!”

Although it was actually a magic-made enchanted golem rather than a robot, its appearance was no different from a transformer robot that was made with greed.

“What nonsense are you talking about?” Illyna asked in bewilderment when she spotted Davey’s wild, hungry gaze. Davey didn’t hear her question, though.

The evil beasts hiding in the surroundings were charging toward them, rumbling the ground and roaring fiercely. However, they were all going to be victims of the electric chainsaw.

–

Whine!

Screams rang out from all over the place when the evil beasts were being ripped to shreds. Megatron stomped on a retreating mutant wolf’s head before storing its weapon away. Then, it looked around with its shining blue eyes.

[Extermination of all evil beasts in the current terrain confirmed.]

The addition of an enchanted mithril alloy metal sheet was clearly effective. Although the mithril alloy sheet wasn’t attached to the golem during its battle with Illyna, the sheet’s effect during its latest alteration was clear.

“Are there any other monsters around here that are stronger than the mutant wolf?” Davey asked.

“...At least not around here. There are a lot of them because the mutant wolves have a high reproductive rate. The knight order is getting rid of them regularly, but they sometimes show up like that.”

Like Illyna said, this area was the region of the Alpha Reinforcements, the secret knight order she was part of. They wouldn’t have let evil beasts run wild like this unless they had lost their sense of responsibility.

“I heard that evil beasts that aren’t transcendental but are incomparably stronger than mutant wolves exist in the Pandora Region located above this place,” Illyna explained.

“Transcendental?”

“Yeah. I haven’t seen one in person, but they are said to be the strongest and most superior beings among the evil beasts in the Pandora Region. Apparently, they are strong enough to easily rip a Swordmaster apart,” Illyna said bitterly.

“Of course, we won’t have to go up against them. That’s not the job of the trainees, but the job of the official knight order’s extraordinary members.”

Davey just nodded as Illyna spoke calmly. Then, he addressed the golem, “Megatron, resting mode.”

[Command accepted. Entering resting mode.]

Clunk!! Drr! Clunk!!

As Megatron, which was walking in front of them while still on guard, turned into a large carriage, Davey opened the door without hesitation and glanced at Illyna.

“Wh—What?”

“Get on. I don’t think there’s anyone around, and it’s going to take forever to walk there.”

Although she looked confused, Illyna couldn’t hide her fascination as she got on the carrier. “Oh my... Expansion...magic? The cost to expand a space for a normal living thing to get in is astronomical...” She stared at Davey with suspicion while murmuring in shock. It was natural, since the inside of the carriage felt much bigger than how it looked from the outside.

“Isn’t it the end of this golem if it gets destroyed? How much money did you spend on it?” Illyna asked.

“Sio?!”

“Illyna...”

“What do you think you’re doing?!” Surprised by the situation, Illyna shouted in anger. She completely forgot that she had fallen into Davey’s arms after losing her balance.

“We exclude intruders. Illyna, what are you doing by letting in an outsider?” Sio asked in a frosty, cold voice. Along with his cold expression, small bullets of ice, which had already been cast, quivered as they pointed toward Davey and Illyna. The icy bullets were ready to strike at any moment.

“Even if he is an outsider, you don’t have the authority to do this.”

“You have no right to question me right now. Currently, you clearly violated the rules, and as such, you are subject to punishment.” As soon as Sio stopped speaking, a black-haired boy of a similar age slowly began walking toward the carriage.

“There’s no one else around, Sio,” Illyna said.

“...I guess you weren’t that stupid. You would’ve been executed right here if you brought others.”

“Stop kidding yourself. Who do you think you are to punish another member?” Illyna stood up while guarding Davey with one hand and opened her other hand. At the same time, her brooch began floating toward her hand with a bright light. The brooch started transforming into a large, white silver-colored sword.

“Everything is for Alpha Reinforcements,” Sio simply stated.

“Stop kidding yourself. Your actions are clearly an overreach of power. I will make you pay if you don’t get rid of your magic and retreat right now.”

“This is no place for a human other than a member.”

“I brought him here.” Illyna looked furious, growling.

Peeeeeep~

That was when a bird’s unique chirping was heard.

“It’s a command to return, Sio. It’s telling us to bring Illyna and the civilian,” the black-haired boy said.

“...” Sio clicked his tongue in irritation and glared at Davey. “Consider yourself lucky.”

Davey was at a loss, surprised by the situation. Illyna held his hand tightly when he tried to do something once Sio backed away after threatening him. Then, she smiled bitterly and said, “Sorry, I’m baffled at the situation, too.”

Davey didn’t expect Illyna to explain this situation properly. It was clear that this had been out of her expectations. “Killing aura,” Davey commented with a smile. He stared at Sio, who was leaving the carriage without hesitation.

“What?” Sio said.

“Be careful of your killing aura. There are no second chances.”

“You...” The moment Sio tried to talk back as Davey smiled...

“Sio, we protect mankind; we didn’t become members to point swords at them.”

“...”

The black-haired boy stopped Sio, and their conflict came to an end.

* * *

After about thirty minutes of following the two boys who were accompanying them like they were criminals, Illyna and Davey stopped upon reaching a High Palace.

-Wow... I wanted this kind of thing!

Davey didn’t know why Perserque was excited, but seeing her look around in delight made him quite elated as well.

‘It looks like a pretty old design.’

-That’s right! This is an architectural design that existed in my time period!

Excitement was unusual for her, but Perserque flew all over the place. Normally, Davey would’ve said something about how she had lost her usual calmness and was making a fuss, but she looked so delighted that he couldn’t say anything. It was a relief that he was the only person who could see her.

Technically, Red Ribbon and Blue Ribbon could see Perserque as well, but they were asleep in their sheaths on Davey’s waist.