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While relieved, the leaders must have felt a sense of awe at the unfathomable power of the Machina, which was probably the true state of mind of the leaders.
Jin slowly lowered the altitude of the
The passengers are glued to the windows as they have a better view of the ground.
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Meanwhile, Fritz has begun to clear away the debris with the other four
As one would expect from a man of 6 meters, his strength is quite impressive.
"Oh, that's a lot of power," he said.
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"It's really quite impressive, isn't it?
About a third of the outside of the palace had collapsed. Some of us were exhilarated to see
After about 30 minutes, we managed to clear away the debris from the outer wall of the palace, and the entrance and exit became visible. However, there were still small piles of debris, and it seemed impossible to get in and out of the building.
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Then,
The onlookers are once again stunned.
Ten golems from Lands 11 to 20 have gathered.
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"Oh, what is that?
Is that Machina's force?
"I should say I'm glad they're not ...... enemies. ......"
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The representatives of each country had their own thoughts,
"I knew it was the golem from back then."
Gloria remembered the time when she had been saved.
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The golems start clearing away small debris that <
Even though they are small, they are too big and heavy for a human to move.
The RAND team carries them out with ease.
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In about five minutes, the doorway to the villa is exposed.
Lando's team dives into it.
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"Brother!
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"What's wrong, Erza?"
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Jin came out of the cockpit and asked Erza.
Erza hurried to explain.
"Well, ...... Mr. Fritz is also reckless, ...... even though it is not always safe inside the palace yet."
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The place was crumbling in places, and there was no guarantee that it would not collapse in the future.
"Old man, tell the Landtag to take care of Fritz's safety as well."
Jin instructed the old man in a whisper that could not be heard in the guest room to reassure Erza. Erza finally felt relieved.
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Inside the Guillaume detached palace, there were more collapsed parts than seen from the outside.
In the case of a stone building, it is possible to maintain its strength when it is put together as a whole, but when one part breaks, it is sometimes forced to adopt a structure that breaks in a chain reaction.
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This is the case, for example, with arched ceilings.
The stones are held together by gravity and are tightly assembled, but if any part of the structure collapses, it cannot maintain its strength.
There were several such places in the Guillaume Palace.
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"............ here, too."
Fritz was worried about the safety of those who remained in the palace, especially the king, the dauphin and the girl whom the dauphin had protected.
Most of the first floor is a large hall. Seeing at a glance that no one was there, Fritz decided to go to the second floor.
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Avoiding the collapsed parts, Fritz managed to find the stairs to the second floor and started to climb carefully.
Behind him are Land 12 and 16, watching over him in case of emergency.
On the second floor was the terrace where King Richard had given his speech, but the area was empty.
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"...... back, huh?"
Fritz went further in.
"......?"
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A leg peeked out from under the rubble.
"It's a man!"
Fritz runs up to it and starts to move the rubble away, but he is stuck because it is too big and heavy for a man to move.
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"...... d*mn ...... can't we do something about it?"
Then Land 12 and 16 showed up.
"We'll take care of it."
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"We'll take care of it." "Mr. Fritz, stay back."
"Oh, you guys..."
"We serve the Deus ex Machina."
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The two Landes answered Fritz's question shortly and went to work on removing the debris.
"Oh ......!"
The rubble that Fritz had tried to lift up was moved out of the way so easily that it seemed as if it weighed nothing.
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"......I have no idea how much power this Machina person has,...... like the knight Rey we saw before."
Fritz is both impressed and afraid.
While he was thinking about this, all the debris was removed, revealing the person underneath.
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"......Mr. Kirk ......?"
It was Kirk Apt, one of the Dauphin Cesar's bodyguards. His head was bleeding and his right arm was crushed. To say the least, he is seriously wounded.
"He's still breathing. We need to patch him up quickly.
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Land 16 took a bottle of something from the pack on his waist and sprinkled it on Kirk's wound. The bleeding stopped immediately.
It is a healing potion made in Hourai Island. The effect is comparable to an intermediate level of healing magic.
"This should stop the bleeding for now. I'm going to take him out.
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Fritz hurriedly told Land 16 who gently picked Kirk up.
"Oh, yeah. My sister Elsa is an excellent healer. Give her my name and ask her for me."
"Yes, sir."
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And Lando 16 left. Lando 14, 17, and 18 came in their place.
"We are here to help you, Mr. Fritz.
Fritz nodded in surprise when he heard his name called.
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"Thank you. There must be more rooms in the back.
Fritz regained his composure and went on to the back of the building.
Four land golems quickly cleared away the debris in the way.
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A heavy door appeared. It was made of wood and reinforced with a metal frame. It was carved with a crossed sword and a dragon, the emblem of the Kingdom of Selroa.
In case of emergency, Fritz knocked and put his hand on the door without hearing a reply.
It was unlocked, the door opened with a slight creak, and inside was .......
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"Get a grip!"
Fritz shouted as he ran into the room.
The ceiling had collapsed in several places and an elderly maid was lying on the floor, probably hit by debris.
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She seemed to be conscious, as she was moaning and groaning. Land 14 gave her some recovery medicine, and she recovered enough to speak.
She was taken out of the villa with Land 14 accompanying her.
And in the back of the room, buried in the rubble, is another girl. The girl the Dauphin had protected, the girl with no memory.
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"She's ...... Hey! Hey!
She seemed to be unconscious and did not respond to Fritz's calls.
The girl had a large wound on her left shoulder, but no blood flowed out.
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Without worrying about it, Fritz went to the girl. There was some debris in the way, but fortunately nothing too large, and Fritz succeeded in carrying her up and out of the room.
"Mr. Fritz, my colleague has checked the other floors and there is no one there anymore.
Land 17 tells Fritz. But Fritz shakes his head.
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"No. The king and the Dauphin must still be here somewhere. They could be in a hidden room. And we haven't found the Dauphin's other bodyguard, I think it's ......, or Scape, or Scaife."
"If there is a hidden room, it's probably in the basement. We should get out of here first."
Even as he said this, small pieces of debris began to fall from the ceiling.
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"Okay. Let's go outside for a while.
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Those who had evacuated to the ship had re-emerged, seeing that the danger was over, and the attendants from various countries were checking with their escorts and followers to make sure they were all safe.
The guests were unharmed.
It seems that they were lucky that only a few were allowed to enter the palace.
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The Kingdom of Cerroa, however, was not so lucky.
"...... is terrible, you know."
The soldiers who had been sent out in large numbers, partly to act as cherry poppers, had also failed to escape, and there had been considerable damage.
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The exact number of casualties is not yet known, so it is difficult to say, but it is estimated to be 15 dead, 21 seriously injured, and 11 slightly injured.
The number of casualties is expected to increase depending on further investigations.