A New Adventure
To the Empire, a knight is not something that owes allegiance to the state.
The management and operation of the knights are left to the temple.
The temple and the empire
It is a relationship where they monitor each other as a counter in case one of them becomes corrupt.
That does not mean that the Temple and the Empire are enemies.
So far, relations are good.
It is not uncommon for people from the Temple to marry people from the Empire.
"Excuse me. Shiro-sama, the cadets have arrived."
"Okay. I'll go now."
The knight who just came to report to me was once the second daughter of an Imperial noble.
A woman who wanted to become a knight even if she had to quit being a noblewoman.
"How were the candidates this term?"
"Excellent, but a little naive. The Empire has been at peace for a long time, so I guess that's why."
"I see. Should we be a little more lenient?"
"On the contrary, I would like to be a little stricter. I'll take care of the resentment in that area, and Shiro-sama can reign as a gentle boss. It's the candy and the whip."
"I understand. I'm sorry."
"It is my pleasure to serve the Chief God Lute. Shiro-sama, please use us to your heart's content, even at night if you like."
"I refuse that. Wince is here."
I can't have an affair, I have a scary wife.
"It is a pity"
"Well, if you want Shiro-san to embrace you, please become his concubine first."
Before I knew it, Wince was behind me.
"Are you eavesdropping?"
"Of course! Shiro-san is popular, so you can't be alone with another woman."
No, am I really that... popular?
"Well then, I'll meet the candidates!"
"…You're running away."
"You don't approve of premarital sex, do you?"
"I don't."
"I trust you. Here you go."
Wince handed over a stack of papers.
"Ginkei’s report?"
"Yes, it's the same material that was carried on the Empire's ferry."
"Right, well, I'll see it in the office."
"Then I'll bring you some food and drinks."
"Ah, is it that time already?"
"You never get used to this land, no matter how many years you spend here."
This place is called the Deep World.
A place once invaded by Prelati who were trying to cause the continent to collapse.
The place where I met Ginkei
The place where I visited to revive Wince
This world is even deeper than that
A world that extends to the horizon
A space so vast that it generates clouds
A world without sun and therefore without night
That's the world we're exploring.
It's the most exciting adventure I've had in decades.
"The current research area of the deep world is a radius of 5,000 km, and we can’t see the edge yet…"
"It's amazing, how far does it go?"
The map of the deep world is updated almost every day.
The original map could no longer fit in the office.
"No oceans have yet been discovered. Did they find another great river?"
"It's estimated to be 3,000 kilometers long."
"That’s another story on a huge scale."
Other hills and dunes were found, but no mountains.
Forests and grasslands exist in an almost flat world.
The ecosystem is different from the outside.
There are no monsters.
The current technology of the empire utilizes a large amount of magic stones.
In a world without monsters, this is a matter of life and death.
That's why we built a slime farming facility first.
But it failed.
The slimes that came to this world began to weaken the next day.
They just died.
Every last one of them.
Other wyverns that have magic stones can no longer fly.
The running dragon also showed a sudden decrease in muscle strength.
Anything related to magic cannot be used here.
Without the magic stones brought in from the outside, we can't do anything.
"This is the ecosystem report. What do you think about it, Shiro-san?"
"Hmm...... I guess they are similar after all."
Various photos are included in the report
Bears, deer, tigers, wolves.
Yes, this looks like Earth.
Most of the insects also fit my knowledge of Earth.
"My guess is..."
"What is it?"
"I estimate that the radius of this world is 20,000 kilometers."
"Centered on the large hole at the entrance?"
"Yes"
I think Earth's equatorial diameter was 40,000 kilometers.
If Wince's predictions are correct, this deep world will be large enough to fit Earth's surface.
And that length is
"The world before the continent's collapse would fit neatly within it..."
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