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The arrests in the Eguilla Mine underground were entering their final phase.
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"Everybody, move in!"
A hidden door on the side wall about 10 meters back from the end of the staircase. This was the hiding place of Garrison Yak Arks.
To be precise, Garrison was just Garrison, since he had been disowned by the Arks family at this point.
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"Uh-oh!"
No wonder the old man was not worried, this was just a
"Got him!"
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"Got him!"
There were six people hiding there. Four men and two women.
Except for Garrison, all five were former nobles of the Klein Kingdom. No, Garrison is a nobleman now.
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"No! I can't be a commoner!
"Let go of me! I'm the second son of House Arks!
Don't touch me, nobleman! You're a common soldier!
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"...... is all I have to say. I surrender.
At this point, there were still five men who were still stuck in the electorate, and one woman, not ...... a man of integrity.
"All right, take them away."
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"Ha!"
Here, the plan to sabotage the <
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"Now, we have less than two kilometers to go! The race is about to be over!
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Number 9 was still in first place, but numbers 1 and 2 were making desperate efforts to catch up, and the gap between them was not as great as it had been at one point. At best, they were only a length, or maybe a plane length? or maybe even a length or two.
And then numbers 1 and 2 were in a dead heat, side by side ......, so close that their wings were almost touching.
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"Lo is doing well, too.
Theon muttered.
"By the way, Lord Rhodes, number 1, is a relative of Mr. Zion, isn't he?
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Josephine Lumeth Klein, Queen of the Klein Kingdom, spoke.
"Yes. < clan, so I take the name of that clan now, but I'm your great-granddaughter.
"Great-grandchildren?" ....... I envy you Northerners for your longevity."
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It is Josephine's virtue that she can say this without a trace of sarcasm and with a smile on her face.
She is a very good person, but she has a lot of hard work ahead of her. I lost a longtime friend the other day."
Of course he was talking about Maricka.
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The queen senses this and changes the subject.
"We are almost at the finish line. I guess the winner will be number 9, right?
"Yes, because of the performance of the aircraft and the way the race was run.
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Sion avoided making any definite statement, but admitted that the number 9 was still favored.
"But there are two points in favor of number 1," he said.
"Well, what are they?"
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I'd like to know too, Mr. Theon.
Corwin Racka Kiddo, the Minister of Magical Technology of the Kingdom of Klein, also took an interest.
"One is the concentration of free magical element (ether). As you know, the further north you go, the higher the concentration of free ether is, and the further south the concentration is, the lower it is.
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"Yes, that is true."
"I see. ...... I am beginning to understand."
The queen nodded and Corwin Raqqa Kido, Minister of Magical Technology, seemed to have an idea.
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"The efficiency of the air jet, is it?"
Theon nodded.
"You are half right. <
Rhodes has had many interactions with our countries, and has traveled back and forth many times, and has been here for a long time.
In contrast, this is the first time that Kondak of Shinra has left the Nordic Federation.
Although the difference in the concentration of free magical element (ether) is no longer as great as it was 400 years ago, the fact remains that it is lower here. Even if it is only a few tenths of a percent.
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"I think Rho has the know-how to make full use of limited resources.
I see.
The other thing is that he pilots his own plane.
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The number 1 Rhodes car and the number 9 and 2 cars vying for the top position were both piloted by automata.
The automaton's control is solid and error-free, but it is one or two steps behind in terms of tactical maneuvering when the time comes.
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Theon said that the advantage would not be so good against Rhodes, who had traveled all over the world.
True to Zion's words, the gap between numbers 9 and 1 with one kilometer to go had narrowed to a half-mile.
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"Number 1, he's catching up fast!
The sound of the race was like a shout as the final kilometer passed.
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"Just a few more seconds and it will be all over!"
At speeds approaching 200 kilometers per hour, a kilometer can be covered in less than 20 seconds.
The spectators were also very excited, leaning forward to see the approaching aircraft.
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The crowd was so excited that they leaned forward to see the approaching aircraft.
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"We're almost there, go!
Rhodes pushed his machine to the limit and chased after the leader, number 9.
It was all worth it, as the gap was now almost nothing.
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"......, if only we could reduce the weight a little more ......!"
The gimmicks that had been incorporated to achieve both stability and mobility had resulted in an increase in weight.
"Or maybe a lightweight golem like the one in the number 2 ......, but I'm not sure how it would respond in an emergency."
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Rhodes was determined to drive the aircraft he had built with his own hands.
"d*mn! I didn't think I could catch up so much with that machine, which I was so concerned about the ...... speed!"
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Meanwhile, Kondak of Shinra, the creator of the number 9 aircraft, was chewing on his navel at the participants' table.
"I should have piloted it myself. ......!"
It is frustrating to just watch when you know what you should have done.
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As expected, he was not allowed to communicate with the automaton he was piloting, which was causing Condak a lot of stress.
"That's Rhodes. Is this my limit? ......"
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Harunata, the puppet who created the number 2, was a friend of Rhodes.
Harnata was also watching from the participants' seat, leaving the control to the automata. .......
"Oh, I knew I should have ridden by myself!
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I felt so bad that I should have just been watching.
But it is also true that in that case, I probably would not have made it this far to the top.
"If there is a next time, I will steer myself this time. ......"
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And the fourth-place finishers and below also had various thoughts as this long but short race was coming to an end.
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Entry number 3, Archista of <
"I guess it was a mistake to set up an either/or situation. ......"
Entry number 4,<
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"I should have piloted it myself. ...... but O'Cloke, we'll hear all about it when we get back!"
Entry number 5, Zeddice of <
"Zerar, you did well. Let's aim for a higher rank next time!"
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Entry number 6, Immyr of <
"Marikka-sama, please watch us! We will try harder and harder!"
Entry number 7, <
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"The wall of the top three is thick ......, but we will do our best!"
Entry number 8, <
"I didn't make it to the top, but it was a very fruitful tournament!
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Entry #10, Lulu Stoner of <
"Dear Marikka, I realized that I am still inexperienced. I will work harder and harder!
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With the participants' thoughts in mind, 10 blow floaters take to the skies.
And then...
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"Now, gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"
At last, the game was over.