The Night Before
"C-Commander! There's trouble!"
Six months later
Me and Wince were exploring the deep world and training Alex and Sarah.
At that time, a knight hurriedly came to report.
"What’s wrong, why are you in a hurry?"
"An airship!"
It seems that an airship carrying supplies has arrived from the Empire.
But that's not something to panic about.
"The Commander's guests are on board."
"What, for me?"
I have no choice but to go above ground for the first time in a long time.
I don't want to go back to that black sandy land.
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"Yaho! How have you been, Shiro?"
"You're too slow!"
If you're mad at me, you should have contacted me in advance.
My guests were actually Yukikaze and Tenrei.
"Huh? It's been a while?"
"Been a while? It's been three years! We haven't seen each other for three years!"
Was it so?
Time passes so quickly
"Ah... well, that's fine. Shiro, Wince."
"Hmm?"
"What?"
"Get on the airship and leave the center."
Why again
"Did something happen in the empire?"
"Seltense Madrick. Do you remember?"
Seltense... huh? Who was it?
"He's your student. He quit his knighthood and became a civil servant."
"Ah! Him!"
I remembered
He's like Tarkas, the current cadet.
His knowledge was better than his ability.
He was also very careful about checking for mistakes.
"Seltense, the bridge-breaker!"
"Don't tell him. It's a bad memory for him."
Well, he didn't have a lot of people who understood him.
The Emperor did appreciate him quite a bit.
When he was a cadet, he was scolded by his colleagues for being slow.
Yeah, he was slow.
He was a little slower than the others when it came to checking the inventory of items.
But he had never made a mistake in writing or counting.
He must have checked it three times, whereas everyone else only had to check it once.
"I was surprised to hear that he wanted a job where he could work at his own pace."
"The result is a solo investigation on an unexplored continent."
"Is the unexplored continent south of the Holy Kingdom?"
"Yes, he flew out using Eckzacks."
"That’s dangerous, he's not going to leave me like Tyler did, right?"
Seltense is like my child too.
I don't want anything unfortunate to happen to him.
"He's back to the Empire."
"Oh, did he get some important information?"
"Yeah, there's a lot of amazing information."
"I'm looking forward to that. What kind of information?"
"Before that, there's something I want to tell Shiro."
"What is it?"
"This time we brought four airships."
"There are always three ships, right?"
Usually, there are two ships for personnel and one for supplies.
"One is the latest airship. It's extremely fast."
Streamlined in the direction Tenrei pointed
Rather, it is an airship that looks more like a fighter plane.
"Now, let's get back to the topic."
"O-oh?"
"Seltense has been in contact with a nation on an unexplored continent."
"Heh, that's very impressive..."
"Furthermore, when he returned to the empire, he brought the royal family of that country with him."
"That's amazing..."
"His name is Olasha Marguerite. He's the second generation of the Marguerite Kingdom."
"Second generation? A new kingdom?"
"It was once destroyed, but it seems to have been revived."
He's a really talented guy who's been able to rebuild in these difficult times.
"It was five months ago that Seltense brought Olasha and had a meeting with the Emperor."
"I see."
"Soon after that, he returned back and the Emperor made a top secret request to me and Yukikaze."
"He wants me to come back to the Empire?"
"No, he wanted to arrange a way for Shiro to get to the unexplored continent."
I'm not quite getting the point.
Or rather, it's a bit of a roundabout way of putting it.
"What are you trying to say?"
"I thought if I told you the answer first, you'd jump out without preparing anything."
"I’m not that emotional, am I?"
"Really?"
"Really, really."
"Then let me give you the answer. King Olasha Marguerite was Tyler no matter where you looked from."
"……………"
"Hey? Heeey? Stay calm, okay? Don't jump out recklessly, okay?"
"...Ah, ah yeah. Sorry, I'm sorry."
If I had heard that first thing, I would have jumped out.
Definitely
"Um... what should I do?"
"Even if you ask me. For now, if Shiro leaves the center, I will take over the investigation."
That's right
What I'm taking with me
"I'll follow you, okay?"
Yeah, I'll definitely bring Wince.
There are times when she runs out of fuel in the deep world, so I can't help but feel anxious if she's not nearby.
And then…
"Yep... Alex. Are you coming?"
"Is it okay?"
"Yes, yes! Commander! Can't I?"
Sarah cheerfully raises her hand
"If Alex says it’s good, then okay?"
"Huh? Then no."
"Why? Take me with you! I'll be useful!"
"Because you'd be an asset, but you'd cause unnecessary fighting."
"What is that? I don't think so..."
"Do you have a guarantee that your fists won’t come out before your words?"
"No!"
No way
"Take me with you!"
"Ah, you're already annoying!"
We were forced to take Sarah on board.
"Who's going to steer it?"
"Of course, I'm steering!"
The helmsman was Yukikaze.
"It's just a prototype, but it's a great one that can be driven by one person."
That's amazing
Modern airships must have had a minimum of 20 people operating the ship.
"All right! Then we're leaving tomorrow."
"""Roger that!"""
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