443 - - 13-31 In Toka Village
Using the giant warp gate that Condor 3 carried, 50 army golems, Titan 2, Pegasus 1, and Boulton were evacuated to Horai Island. 1, and Boulton, Land 21 to 25 and Pelican 3 were moved to Horai Island. Condor 3 will return to the island via a warp gate located in the mountain north of Kaina Village.
Pegasus 1 exits through the warp gate at the back of the institute and lands in the plaza in front of the institute, which is illuminated by magical lights. Jin, Erza, and Saki landed looking a little tired.
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The three were greeted by all the detainees.
"Jin, good job! You've worked hard! Erza and Saki, thank you!
"Jin-sama, that was amazing! Erza-san, Saki-san, thank you for your hard work!
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"Jin-kun, you're still amazing!"
"Thank you for your hard work, Jin-sama. Your meal is ready.
It's already past ten o'clock in the evening on Horai Island. Meine had thoughtfully prepared the evening meal for us.
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"Oh, I'm starving. I'll be thankful for it."
Jin looked relieved when he was greeted. For him now, this Horai Island is his home to return to.
By the way, considering the time difference, Stearena must return home soon.
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If the time difference is about five hours, it would be past 5:00 p.m. at the place where the carriage Stearina is supposed to be riding in.
"Oh, that's too bad. But I can come back tomorrow, right?
"Of course. Of course. I'll be waiting for you. I'll pick you up.
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At Stearina's question, Jin nodded broadly.
The old man interrupted. Jin was impressed by what he heard.
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"Oh, I see! Yes, it would be more efficient that way.
If Pelican 1 is near the stagecoach in Sta. Arena, it will be very easy to get to and from there. We will go that way for the time being.
"Well then, Mr. Jin, see you tomorrow, everyone.
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Stearena, who seemed to have been dyed a lot over the course of the day, said goodbye as she retreated to her room.
The morning after the Gigantorpeeder fiasco, Jin went to the village of Kaina.
As Jin had expected, no one had noticed anything unusual here, and the night was peaceful.
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Relieved, Jin went back to Horai Island once more and repaired the damaged land team by himself.
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Meanwhile, Toka village.
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"What happened?"
The noise is coming from beyond the road leading to the village of Kaina.
Occasionally, there are flashes of light in the twilight sky, and the villagers cannot hide their uneasiness.
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Incidentally, in the village of Kaina, all the fighting was on the other side of the Togolese Pass (Toka side), so it was difficult to hear the sounds and see the flashes, so no one noticed anything out of the ordinary.
"I'll go and check it out when it gets light."
Gloria, too, decided that it was too dangerous in the dark and decided to wait until early the next morning to find out what was going on.
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After that, when the noise died down and no abnormalities were detected, the villagers were relieved and went to sleep.
The next morning, at 5:00 a.m., the villagers went to bed.
Gloria woke up early and went to check the cause of last night's noise by horse and found someone lying at the entrance of the village.
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"...... father!"
As she approached, she saw Gloria's father, Boulton Allstadt, the knight Heinz Rasch, and a man who appeared to be an unnamed governor. And then there was Viscount Beyer, who was wounded in the head.
"What's going on?"
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I decided to stop checking on them for a while, and take care of the four of them.
It was early in the morning, but as it was a matter of fact, he first reported it to Licia, the lord of the house.
"What? Gloria's father? And Mr. Heinz and Viscount Beyer?"
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Licia was still awake in her sleep, but when she heard what was happening, she woke up at once.
She tells the soldier on duty to take her to the soldiers' garrison. There is a nursing room there.
Soon Licia had Viscount Beyer's wounds treated. At that time, Licia learned an unexpected fact from the soldiers.
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"The Viceroys have been mining ore in the Inard Mine for a long time. ......
What? ......
Licia knew that the Inad mine was to be included in the Jin lease from August 1. I could understand if they were just going to maintain the mine, but according to the soldier's story, they had been mining the mine for about half a month. As a result, four wagons full of ore had been sent to the capital so far.
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"What a shameless thing to do. ......"
Lysia wanted to hold her head in her hands.
"Did your father also take part in such a conspiracy?"
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Gloria, who had been listening to the conversation with Licia, was also indignant.
"No, I don't think I could refuse if my superiors ordered me to do so."
"...... that's true."
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Unlike the female knights who have the freedom to move at their own discretion to a certain extent, the bureaucrats who work within the company are not likely to accept Gloria's request to be Licia's bodyguard this time. It is a sad state of affairs in the service of the court.
"...... Still, I wish you'd had the guts to admonish her, father. ......"
"We'll talk about that later. ......I'm sorry, but even though I can use healing magic to heal injuries,......, oh, yes."
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Licia recalled the healing magic tool she had borrowed from Jin. She kept it in her golem horse to return it to Jin this time. Licia remembers it and runs to get it.
"......If I use this, I'm sure..."
Licia returns, gasping for breath, and without giving Gloria time to ask any questions, she uses her healing spells.
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"What is this place?
Help me!
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Father!
Viscount!
Boulton wondered where he was now. The Viscount Beyer panicked and screamed.
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"...... Gloria, is that you? And that's the ...... quasi-Baron Fahrheit, isn't it?"
Heinz Rasch calmly analyzed the situation. He saw that in front of him were Gloria Allstadt, the vice-captain of the women's knighthood, and Licia Faarheit, the new lord of the village of Toka.
"Ah, ah, ah, ah ......"
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The last man, who seemed to be the governor, was only trembling. Licia asked Heinz and Gloria asked her father Boulton. They decide to ask each other what is going on.
"............"
"What? The noise last night was ...... mine was not supposed to be like that,...... is this village safe? ......"
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"What? ...... What a ...... treachery, Father!"
Licia was horrified by the threat of the giant centipede, and Gloria was angry at the fact that they were mining. At this moment, Viscount Beyer was mumbling and not speaking. He seems to have suffered a mental breakdown.
"...... understands the situation. Gloria, I'm glad you didn't go to check on him.
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Licia felt a chill run down her spine at the thought of Gloria meeting the giant hundred-legged monster head-on.
"But five such monsters? Can we evacuate the villagers in time?"
Even the vivacious Gloria, who understood the desperate situation, turned pale.
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But...
I remember that the deus ex machina protected us. ...... has he come to this village?"
Heinz said as if he had just remembered.
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"What? Is it Makina-sama?"
"Yes, I remember now. When we were helplessly running away from the demons, five golems, which he said were his instructions, appeared and evacuated us. ......I don't remember what happened from there, but he must have taken some steps, didn't he?"
"...... Well, there was a lot of noise and flashes of light for a while, but it soon quieted down."
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"Flashes? That demon didn't emit any flashes of light, did it?
What? No, there was definitely a flash of light in the night sky. ......
"Hmmm... ...... wishful thinking, but what if Makina-dono did something to it and it was the light?
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Heinz speculates. But Boulton is skeptical.
"What? You mean to tell me that she has killed five such monsters?"
"Maybe Makina-sama can help you, or ......."
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Anyway, I still have to check it out. ...... Gloria-san, would you still go and check it out? But with great care. Just in case, please take some recovery medicine with you.
Licia gives Gloria the rest of the recovery medicine that Jin entrusted to her.
"Listen, please don't overdo it. Please come back. Depending on the result, we will evacuate the villagers.
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"Okay. Leave it to me. I'm off.
Gloria mounted her horse again and was about to leave the village when she noticed something.
There was something where the four had fallen. As she approached, she saw it was a piece of leather paper.
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There was a..,
was written on the paper.
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Gloria, who was about to leave the village, turned around again and showed it to Licia.
Everyone was relieved to see it. However, Gloria left the village this time to make sure that the confirmation was still necessary.