-- Another carriage of the same format is running behind the carriage in which Luke White Wolf, the leader of the group, has boarded.

　It's a boxy carriage with a four-horse structure that has plenty of endurance and can easily fit ten people if packed in.

　It is well-built but not extravagant, and it is built for quality, robustness, and durability.

　It's a sturdy carriage that will not be able to penetrate the walls and ceilings with traditional physical attack methods such as bows and arrows or throwing stones.

I'm sure this carriage was for transporting soldiers. How could they lend it to us?''

　The Purple Jade Knight's Mark, who had boarded the second vehicle, let out a voice that sounded impressed once again.

''Our Commander ...... your brother is a big deal. It's a good idea to have a good look at the senior knights even before you become a knight, right?　I heard that you were able to borrow this from the Golden Fang without any hesitation.

　The one who answered that was Chandler of the Akabane Knights sitting next to him.

　Normally, Chandler is dressed to expose a lot of strong brown skin, but now he is dressed like a knight without being unseemly.

　Mark heard his brother (Luke) being praised, and he raised his eyebrows as if he hadn't meant to say that, and blatantly tried to change the subject.

'It doesn't matter, you couldn't have done anything about the combination, could you?
Combination?　Sorted into a carriage?
"That's the Commander, Lord Garnett and Lord Hild. A beautiful boy who looks like a beautiful girl and a pretty girl who always wears a hood ...... and then comes over here.

　With a deliberate joke, Mark looked around the carriage.

　The carriages are loaded with travel supplies and materials to be brought to the royal capital -- not only documents but also physical samples -- and if all six people get into one carriage, it will be quite cramped.

　As you would expect, it's not feasible to spend the trip to the capital in that condition, so we borrowed two carriages to distribute the luggage and personnel.

　That in itself is fine. I'm just grateful for the comfort.

"I don't know why I'm in the company of a hot-brained, suspicious wizard.
'Hahaha!　I'm telling you!　I'd have been happy if Sir Hild had the same car!

　Chandler laughs out loud as he takes advantage of the joke.

　The first car has Luke, the Commander, Garnett of the Silver Wing Knights, and Hild of the rainbow rainbow scales.

　The second car has the Purple Jusen's mark, Chandler ...... of the Red Wing Knights, and another one, Ambrose of the Suigan Knights.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find the best way to get the most out of your new job.

''It's a perfectly reasonable distribution.''

　Underneath the bangs, tinted with a symbolic pattern of eyes, Ambrose emits a well-passed voice that contradicts the impression of his appearance.

'One martial artist in each vehicle. One person who can use magic-based skills. And one non-combatant. Lord Garnett is inseparable from the Commander since he is the escort, and given that we're trying to get Lord Hild away from the womanizing there, I don't see how it could be any other combination.

　Mark couldn't help but let out a small gulp at the toothless expression that popped out in a calm tone of voice.

　In contrast, Chandler put his elbows on his messily crossed legs, poked his cheekbones and sniffed bitterly.

''He doesn't care about me. I mean, you're a green-eyed knight. You're surprisingly light on your feet, aren't you? I thought wizards were confined to the lab all the time.
It's not uncommon for wizards to run to the east to spy on wizards. It's not uncommon for them to run east and west to monitor wizards in various locations. Well, ...... this time it's to report the results of my research directly to His Majesty.

　A face hidden in the front hangar turned to a piece of loaded luggage.

　Mark often closed his mouth to think, and tried to remember what Ambrose had mentioned about the research and development that Ambrose had mentioned.

I'm sure it's a ...... medallion, obtained from a special demon. They use it to enhance humans or something like that.
That's the perception in a nutshell. If you need a detailed explanation, just ask. I'll answer if you're available.

　At the moment, Mark has no detailed knowledge of this matter.

　It's more accurate to say that he wasn't taught, but rather that he didn't actively try to learn about it.

　If you think about the role of things, it's definitely not your domain, whether it's combat or strength....... That was Mark's self-awareness.

'Hey, Chandler. If you can be that strong, why don't you try it too?
Hmm?　No, I don't really need it.
Why not? The only thing you're supposed to do is fight. Then go to .......
I'm sure they've already done this and that for a long time. If it was Sir Garnett, who had plenty of room to grow, but if I were to do it, I'd have a hard time balancing it out.
Hmm. ...... That's about it.

　Mark didn't try to step in deeply, but instead ministered.

　--Fusion of magical beast factors using medallions, and limited awakening.

　Although Mark, who dismissed himself as an outsider, couldn't know this, there is a fact hidden behind it that could rewrite even the common sense of the world.

　According to Flaxinus, the administrator of the neutral city (Asropolis), the once glorious ancient magical civilization has been destroyed by a medallion created by a man named Loki.

　The medallion uses magical power to create the bodies of creatures known as demonic or divine beasts.

　The medallions were scattered around the world unnoticed and transformed into countless monsters and gigantic gods, driving the highly developed civilization to destruction.

　However, the humans and demonic tribesmen of that time were not sitting on their hands.

　They recovered as many medallions as they could, and while they defeated demonic and divine beasts, they also created an underground space to store life and the environment on the ground.

　This is the prototype of all the dungeons on the continent, and the Ark of the Elements near Green Hollow is the prototype of these dungeons - according to the administrator, Fraxinus.

　It's unclear how much of this is to be believed, but at least the medallions found on the ground are broken remnants, and complete samples were not discovered until the second level of the Ark of the Elements.

'I don't know the nitty-gritty, but don't say 'I should have finally done it' when it's too late, okay?
I won't tell you. It's our main business, so I'll be very careful how I judge it.
That's good.

　Mark opened the window and leaned forward, looking out over the unobstructed plains and gentle hills, and then turned his head to the rear of the carriage.

　The second soldier transport carriage was followed by another carriage.

　That one is a smaller civilian carriage, with half a dozen horses, but the body is suitably small and unarmored, and as a result, the speed was not much different from this carriage.

'Hey, Mark. Who's riding in that carriage over there? It's been the same since we left Green Hollow, right?
It's Miss Sylvia and her friends. I understand you have been invited by relatives in the Imperial City.
Really? It's gonna be a fun trip.
You shouldn't do that. You're the daughter of the Spring Wakabatei, you have a first-rate way of wooing a man.

　I can't let an outsider hear this kind of exchange, not very well, ...... Mark let out a sigh of disgust, closed the window and sat back in his seat.

　The carriage was heading to the royal capital without any trouble.

　It would be nice if they could just swing by without thinking about it for now, but they would surely have a busy day ahead of them once they arrived.

　While thinking about this, Mark decided to focus his thoughts on what he had to do in the royal capital.