Change of Schedule
Winter school closure begins
It's quiet in the dormitory
The few people living in the dormitory, including me, enjoy quiet meals without talking too loudly.
"Ask-san, you’re going to work from today, right?"
"We're departing today. I don't know exactly when will it start."
Mileina seems to be working at the agricultural department building right after school was closed.
We never met other than breakfast and dinner.
"Ask-san, would you mind a moment?"
As I was enjoying a cup of tea with Mileina after dinner, the acting caretaker called out to me.
"What could it be?"
"I received a call from a person named Aristes."
"I see. As I told you before, I will be leaving today..."
"Yes, I've heard. But there's been a change in plans."
"Change?"
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"Prince, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
Aristes came to pick me up at noon after I heard from the acting caretaker.
"…What do you mean?"
Change of schedule
I was told to immediately wait at the entrance of the dormitory with the minimum amount of luggage.
Then Aristes came to pick me up in a carriage.
The carriage was covered with iron plates, although some decorations were used to deceive it.
The horse is also wearing minimal armor.
More than anything
"Who are those five?"
Inside the carriage are fully armed temple knights.
"Please proceed as planned."
"Ha! Please be careful about that too."
Then two of the five temple knights ran off to the south with heavy equipment.
"Then, Prince, let's go."
"Y-yeah."
Aristes doesn't talk about unnecessary things.
The three temple knights didn't say a single word.
Rocked by such a stuffy carriage, we enter the tunnel on the north wall.
It's completely the opposite of what we planned.
"…If we get this far, it will be safe for now."
Then Aristes finally calmed down.
"Please explain the situation."
"I'm sorry. It was an emergency, so I didn't have time."
"Okay, you're acting out of concern for me, right?"
"Yes. Let me explain. The Imperial Capital was attacked by someone two days ago."
Does a bolt from the blue mean something like this?
I couldn't help but let out a weird voice.
"What about the damage?"
"The castle suffered major damage, but no one was killed, and His Majesty the Emperor is safe."
"I see, what is the attacker's goal?"
"Two people in gray were taken away."
Shirufi-san and Serufi-san?
"What happened after that?"
"The problem is the means of attack. They attacked with airships that were several steps higher than the Empire's."
"An airship! Isn't there a barrier in the basin where the Imperial Castle is located?"
Center of the imperial capital
Where the awakening of the chief god Lute.
Meeting with the hero Shiro
The emperor's castle was built
Head temple of dragon worship that enshrines the chief god Lute
It is also the strongest and most sacred sanctuary of the Empire.
And a basin surrounded by the Empire's hardest barrier to match it.
"According to the information, the barrier disappeared the moment the airship appeared."
"Is there an insider?"
"I can't say for sure, but I think it's highly likely."
"So you think an assassin might come for me too?"
"Yes"
"Is the school life over?"
"We can't judge that yet. The airship that attacked us continued to head west."
"What about the pursuers?"
"As a matter of fact, all the airships in the Imperial Capital were unable to navigate due to the bombardment during the attack."
"To the west... that's the direction where Tuega is."
"It seems that a report has been made to Yukikaze-sama."
"It might be dangerous to return to the imperial capital."
Airship or sea ship
Either way, it would be extremely dangerous to be attacked at sea.
Then the remaining options are
"I guess I’ll have to stay holed up in the dominion territory of the Empire at the end of the tunnel for a while…"
"I think that's the safest place for the prince in this current situation."
"I understand. The situation is what it is. I won't be selfish."
"Thank you"
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