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After marching non-stop for three days and nights, we arrived at the port city of Triin.

I wondered if this was nonsense since there was not even a trace of the sea in sight, but the ships docking here were airships that did not need the sea.

The meaning of airships in this world is somewhat special.

A world where administrative power cannot spread everywhere due to lack of communication and transportation technology.

The area between cities was like a lawless zone, and only the capital and other large cities, where police forces were mobilized, maintained enough security to allow people to barely move around at night.

The existence of an airship that can move while avoiding the hands of demonic beasts or evil people crawling on the ground is of such high value that it is worthy of being called strategic.

So, it is natural that many cities compete to attract airship berths.

Triin, the first place to be assigned a route, was a city that the emperor had been keeping an eye on in order to respond to the demonic beasts coming across the Macal Mountains.

Siron, who was walking down the street and listening to the reason why Bertha became the only port city in the inland region, looked around at the surrounding scenery.

Perhaps because it was quite far away from the Demonic Land, there were green plants here instead of white snow, and warm sunlight tickled my face instead of the biting cold.

and.

After walking for a while, I came across a hill so tall that it seemed out of nowhere.

The top of it.

Gooo-

As if the sky were the sea,

Huge airships showed off their presence by sounding their horns.

“Amazing… There’s a real ship floating in the sky.”

It is natural for people who see it for the first time to lose their attention. Lucia looked up at the sky with shining eyes.

“Right? I thought you would like it too.”

Siriel expressed pure joy at Lucia’s admiring response. Indeed, it was worth running non-stop for three days while my butt was tired.

The sight of dozens of steel whales floating around clearly showed that a long period of time had not passed in vain, but that civilization had developed by sacrificing the history that had passed away.

“…”

Shiron was also looking upward. His eyes were now the same as when he faced the mystery called sword energy.

I had flown a few airplanes in my past life, but this was my first time riding an airship, a product of the old world. It was not a box hanging from a huge balloon, but an imaginary being flying in the sky with a sail spread out and riding the air currents, which made my heart pound after being exhausted from the arduous march of the past few days.

However, apart from the heart pounding, the subtle incongruity brings out a bitter smile.

‘There is no root, there is no root.’

Siron clicked his tongue in regret.

This is quite different from the shock I felt when I saw the demons wandering around the old castle.

‘No matter how much I think about it, this isn’t it. It’s a fantasy, so does an airship make sense? Even though it is a game and has its own unique setting, the area around Dawn Castle is a slightly better level of life than in the Middle Ages…’

Whether he knew what Shiron was thinking or not, Yohan smiled as he looked at the children with their colorful expressions.

“Isn’t it amazing?”

John continued speaking while looking at the airships floating in the sky.

“It is said that it has been developed by the Research and Planning Department for a long time, and it was completed a few years ago and can now be showcased. Thanks to this, the travel time between this place and the capital was greatly shortened.”

“The number of ships is large considering that they were completed in just a few years?”

Siron looked down from the sky and asked John a question. It suited his temperament to resolve curiosity immediately. In times like these, it is convenient to look like a child.

“Haha, that’s an unexpected question.”

John stroked his beard and expressed disappointment in response to Siron’s blunt question.

I knew how to ask how a huge ship stays in the sky, and I even completed a simple investigation into the flotation device and ether engine…

But soon a triumphant smile appears on his face. John was already ready to answer any question Siron asked.

“In total, it is not a large number. It looks like there is a lot of queue waiting for one’s turn.”

“Do you mean the order?”

“Yes, that’s right. Just four times a day. Just waiting for that turn. In addition, you must complete various procedures and evidence tests before you can move. It’s because of an unknown threat.”

John said with a kind smile. This place, where one could enter the capital where the emperor resided without any additional inspection, was an easy target for the subversive.

Therefore, this place called the anchorage area has tighter security than other places.

That’s not all, the entire hill where the airship was anchored was surrounded by several layers of rainbow-colored magic barriers.

“…Smugglers and smugglers are also a problem. Terrorists are probably the biggest problem.”

Berta, neatly dressed in uniform, helped explain.

“For that reason, it is also designated by law. There is a rule that a wizard of at least 7 stars must use detection magic, and a wizard of 5 stars or higher must ride together.”

“It’s surprisingly tight. I guess there was a lot of preparation above.”

Siron felt that the holes in the setting, which he felt were clumsy, were finally being filled.

In a world where an individual can attack at the level of a naval gun or higher, it is rather strange that there is no preparation.

“Then, what should they do?”

Shiron finished speaking and looked back.

“Why are you doing that?”

Encia and Ophelia, who were carrying duffel bags larger than their own bodies, blinked and responded.

“No, I wonder if you guys are okay. I heard there was an inspection, but I didn’t know if I had to go separately.”

“Don’t worry about that.”

Someone placed a hand on Siron’s shoulder. It was Hugo.

He had left the children with John for a while while going through the boarding procedures for the knights.

“It can be done by signing an identity guarantee in my name. So, it would be better for you to take a position with a good view like your younger siblings.”

At the place Hugo pointed to with his eyes, the children were shaking with excitement.

*

however.

“Ugh, uh…”

“Are you okay?”

My heart, swollen with anticipation, was cruelly betrayed. Within a few minutes after the airship took off, Lucia lay down on the floor of the deck. I was seasick.

“Do you want to try this?”

Siron handed a glass of lemonade to Lucia, who was lying on the floor.

Although he was worried about Lucia, Siron was curious about whether the item that removed exhaustion would actually work in this situation.

“Thank you.”

Lucia accepted the cup with a grin on her face…

Immediately, I started to gag and put the cup down.

“Huh.”

‘This isn’t working.’

“Ah…”

Is it because Siron had a sullen expression? Lucia spoke to Siron and Siriel with sad eyes.

“I… that’s enough. Go, go and have a look…”

“It’s okay. How can you leave behind a friend who is having a hard time?”

Siriel said, massaging Lucia’s pale hand. I felt regretful, but I couldn’t help it. This is because I felt sad when I saw Lucia, who couldn’t hide her joy from anticipation when the airship fell from the ground.

“I’m fine too.”

Siron also massaged Lucia’s hand across from Siriel.

“I’m sorry… It’s because of me…”

A smile spread across Lucia’s pale face.

“There is no need to be sorry. You are my precious little sister. How could I leave you behind?”

Rather, I am grateful.

Siron nodded with a happy smile. An event that increases friendliness comes out of nowhere. I couldn’t miss this rare opportunity.

*

Magyeong.

A strange place where day and night exist simultaneously.

This place, also known as the land that gives death to those without demonic energy, stretched out endlessly beyond the Makal Mountain Range, which rises as if dividing the world in two.

It may be strange that the scenery can change so much with just a single mountain range, but this is the original magic landscape.

A woman wearing clothes that did not suit the place was walking through the wasteland.

Aside from the black dress and crimson hair, the vertically slit pupils and the horn on the left side of her head seemed to say that she was no ordinary human.

She is just walking, but within a radius of several hundred meters around her center, no one dares to approach her.

Grumbling- Grumbling-

“…”

But sometimes, guys who don’t know whether they’re scared or just curious get in Yuma’s way.

The hideous creature, which had the appearance of a slender woman and was big enough to grab Yuma with one hand, had drool dripping from its grotesquely torn mouth.

But it doesn’t really matter to her.

For hundreds of years, she has been crossing the mountain ranges alone and going through the process of reaching the Demon World. I have encountered this countless times.

The solution is simple. Yuma clapped his hands in front of his chest.

match-

Pasasasasat!!

Countless ice needles formed in the air and plunged downward. The monster that blocked her was pierced, torn apart, and torn apart to the point where its form was unrecognizable.

“…”

Originally, magic was the act of using mana to embody an image into reality. Although it is possible to create a clearer image through the medium of starting words or chanting,

Yuma, who had lived for hundreds of years and honed his mana, had no need for such a catch.

yet.

Yuma reached his destination.

A bonfire lit in the wilderness like a remote island.

Next to him was a man who used the sky as a roof to count the stars.

“Matriarch. I am.”

The man stirred and stood up at the unexpected presence of a guest.

“…Letter.”

Glenn knew what Yuma was there for.