episode_0146

An airship that flies across the sky at lightning speed.

Because there was an invisibility spell, it couldn’t be noticed from below.

This kind of high-level magic… no, great magic, is not something you can see often.

“What the hell, what the hell did you do?!”

The magician jumped up and hit his head on the ceiling barrier.

Lanian rubbed her forehead with her eyes sparkling.

“Autonomous flying ships are a subject every wizard would want. When on earth did you start preparing them?”

“A week ago.”

“Ugh… !”

Lanian falls, clutching his heart.

Not knowing how great this was, Elin just wiggled her brows.

“And it’s not exactly an auto-blimp. It takes a lot of horsepower.”

Although she looked fine, Elin’s mana was draining away like waves.

Even after the curse was lifted, I could feel my mana becoming close to infinite.

Isn’t the price too high for something automatic?

“But it moves according to the princess’s will!”

Ranian jumped up and shouted.

There aren’t many airships on the continent right now.

In fact, it was only used for demonstration purposes, consuming resources.

It’s not just about using a lot of horsepower.

It would take 20 experts just to get it into the air.

It takes 30 minutes to change direction once.

But what Elin created now moves solely with magic power.

The speed is also incredibly fast.

“You’re making this large structure transparent?”

It has a stealth function by casting a transparency spell.

Elin put it in without much thought because she had to sneak up on Luke.

Put your life into magic.

To Lanian, who had married magic, it was a revolution in itself.

“This, this is something that only the princess can use, so it should be called a unique magic. We should announce it to the academic world quickly… .”

“There’s no time for that, Lanian.”

“No, why!?”

Lanian got angry without realizing it.

I’m afraid that people will think I’m someone’s disciple, so I’ll develop my own magic and keep it hidden.

Even during my undergraduate years, I had a serious fight with Luke over whether or not I should present my space magic.

Ellen is stepping on the same train!

“Well, I have to secretly follow the teacher, but if I announce it, he’ll find out.”

“Oh, and for that reason…!”

Lanian grabbed the back of his neck.

I felt like my blood was boiling.

I can’t announce it because I’m secretly pursuing this great magic.

It’s a unique magic that’s so great that it would change the paradigm of the magic world if it were just made known to the world!

“… Only?”

“hic.”

I thought so though.

I met Elin’s cool gaze and calmed down my excitement.

“I just made a mistake.”

“That’s what it should be.”

With those words, Ellen turned around.

Lanian reached out his hand to the air in regret, but held back tears and pulled it back.

Why do geniuses develop magic like this so easily and don’t know why it’s so great…!

“Now, wait a minute, Your Majesty. You’ll come back and catch Luke and then make an announcement, right?”

Anne asked belatedly.

It’s not that I’ve been keeping my mouth shut on purpose until now.

It’s just that it’s so shocking that I can’t even bring myself to say anything.

“… I haven’t really thought about it?”

Ellin’s face looks like she has no thoughts at all.

Lanian couldn’t bring himself to scream, and just made an expression as if his soul was screaming.

“Then do it now.”

Anne had never sympathized with Lanian’s madness over magic.

This time it was different.

“You must do this.”

“Is this so great…?”

At this point, even Elin was taken aback.

I thought Lanian was making a fuss because he had a history of trying to take her by force from the Academy (which seemed like a ploy to separate her from Luke).

If even Anne reacts like this, it must be some truly extraordinary magic.

“Of course it’s not that great… ?”

“Your Highness! There is a limit to humility!!”

Nia and Benado also provided support fire from behind.

Could it be that you really created this kind of magic to catch the teacher?

“Your Majesty.”

Public opinion finally turned in the right direction.

Lanian took Elin’s hand with a serious face.

“I’ll do everything I can to help you. So please… After you catch Luke, announce this airship to the academic world.”

“Uh…um, okay.”

All I could think about was Luke.

It’s not that I didn’t want to announce the transparent airship.

Let’s accept it obediently.

“Thank you…!!”

A look of joy appeared on Lanian’s face.

“Let’s go right now! I’ll find the magic tower somehow!”

A determination bordering on madness burned in his eyes.

It was a blessing that Lanian, who had been hesitating, willingly offered to help.

“Haah… Haah… .”

The scene where he walks around as if he’s licking the airship and breathes heavily.

“Um… .”

To be honest, I was a little scared.

* * * * *

“Stay still, senior.”

Anne subdued Lanian.

It was because I kept going around the airship in a crazy manner.

“Ha, but isn’t it amazing that the airship flies at this speed, uses invisibility, and flies by the will of the wizard? Are you qualified to call yourself a wizard after doing that??”

The image of a madman I had only seen in my undergraduate days awakens.

Anne replied with a frown.

“I’m also curious. To be honest, it doesn’t feel real right now. So, just stay still for a bit.”

Anne pressed the back of Lanian’s neck as he struggled.

I looked outside.

A building that looks as small as a toy.

Clouds passing by sideways.

But I can’t feel the wind.

It was because of the barrier that Elin had set up as a barrier of transparency and defense.

I am once again struck by Luke’s insight.

When I said that I turned down all the offers and became a tutor after graduation, I thought I was crazy for going too far ahead.

I never thought I’d see a future like this.

“Your Majesty.”

“Huh?”

Ellen didn’t seem to be particularly focused when driving.

I’m looking through the Imperial Newspaper to see if anything unusual is happening.

The airship was moving forward on its own.

“Where are you going now?”

“It seems like the teacher has crossed the imperial border.”

Ellen waved the newspaper around.

In newspapers where there were no unusual issues, Luke’s clues could not be found.

“Going to the Holy Land.”

“Ah, to the Holy Land… … the Holy Land?”

Anne, who was almost convinced, was so surprised that she threw down the Lanian she was holding.

Kkudangtang!

The limping Lanian rolled over and ran back to explore the airship.

“No…Why?”

There are quite a few small countries around the empire that are worth hiding in.

Compared to a small kingdom, isn’t it not so easy to hide a holy country…?

“Because you may have come into contact with the saintess.”

“… Have you ever thought about contacting me first?”

“did it.”

Ellen showed me the long-distance communication paper as if asking what on earth she thought of me.

It was a brief conversation that began with the content that Luke had escaped.

That was the end of the letter.

The crazy bitch… no, the saintess even mentioned the goddess’s name, so it’s clear that Luke is not in the Holy Land.

It is also certain that it has been confirmed that it is okay to visit.

however….

“You didn’t say you were coming by airship like this.”

“Ah.”

Elin, who was proudly standing up with her hair on her head, let out a loud noise.

“I forgot.”

“C… No, there’s something else I forgot!”

Anne, who almost swore at that moment, quickly covered her mouth.

“Please contact us immediately!”

Even Anne, who was an orphan, knew this one thing.

When crossing foreign countries, you must not enter in an unauthorized aircraft.

Even more so if it’s a unique magic that never existed in the world!

“I thought you’d just come over to the portal, how surprised would you be!”

“Well, but.”

“Why are you procrastinating instead of writing it quickly?”

Anne’s true personality is starting to come out.

It revealed sharp shark teeth.

It’s good to find Luke, though.

If you were rude to the Holy Land, you could end up in real trouble later.

Anne tried to send a letter even if it meant snatching the long-distance communication paper.

“It’s already the border.”

“!?”

Anne suddenly turned her head.

A small castle completely made of white really caught my eye.

The airship that Elin had modified was faster than Anne could have imagined.

* * * * *

Luke conducts an operation in the northern outskirts with a secret task force.

“There doesn’t seem to be an answer.”

“… I know that too.”

You never know what kind of bomb might explode in the Holy Land.

I was whispering with Tristin.

Apparently Luke promised to make room for Tristin and Leo to talk.

-We plan to conquer the entire northern outskirts within three days without rest. I assume there are no objections.

But the schedule was tighter than I thought.

Luke tried to leave Leo out every now and then.

-Leo, have you ever thought about needing a companion?

-None. Check if there are any traps around.

-The neighborhood is safe. But have you ever really thought about it?

-I thought you said there wasn’t any. It seems like the heat retention magic has weakened. Can you reinforce it?

-……yes.

Leo didn’t give an inch of room.

After realizing that the reason I had to work on such a tight schedule was because of Luke’s lifespan, I felt bad about continuing to bother him.

“I’m fine. Actually, it’s not something I should ask of my senior who will die soon.”

As the forced march continued, Tristin’s expression grew darker.

How can a woman who continues a seemingly hopeless unrequited love look so pitiful?

Maybe Elin too… … .

It was when the thought was about to flow towards Elin, who had been left behind.

Sling-

Suddenly Leo pulled out his sword.

“Stop.”

“I really won’t bother you anymore.”

I thought it must have been quite annoying to hear someone nagging at me.

“I apologize if I offended you.”

I bowed my head politely, not having the confidence to deal with Bertain’s eldest son and the leader of the secret task force.

“What are you talking about? Look ahead.”

Leo pointed in front of me with his finger as if he was dumbfounded.

Because of the fiercely blowing snowstorm, it was impossible to see anything.

Woof-

I used my spatial perception magic to figure out what was in front of me.

“Can you feel it?”

“… is a living thing.”

Keying-

Dismissed-!

At Luke’s words, the secret task force quickly got into battle readiness.

The tension is overwhelming.

The atmosphere changes.

The northern outskirts are uninhabitable for humans.

It was definitely strange to feel a living being.

“Approach with caution.”

The secret task force approached cautiously, following Leo’s instructions.