The same type of yoloi-clad demon as the armed ogre?
"Master!　Report!''

　Dick is followed by Cliff the bat, who comes to me.

'Uh, um,'
Don't rush. Calm down and talk to me.
'Yes!　Myself and Garum, along with Lord Ofelia, had gone to a town in the north of Torias territory. Consolation for the soldiers?　And to bring you food! Then all of a sudden, demons in Yoloi attacked!　And...
And?
''There is a monster that I have never seen before. He was covered in bright red Yoloi. He looked like a man, but also like a beast. It moves very fast and when it barks, the monster goes berserk!

　I don't know what that is.
　I don't even know what that is. I don't know what kind of monster that is.

"A creature in Yoloi, a creature like a man, a beast like a...?

　And what's more, a mysterious ability to make demons become violent....

　Come to think of it, the moving armor that we fought in the past - the Phantom of the Lord's Armor - had the mysterious ability to feed on magic power, didn't it?
　If the enemy this time also has that kind of special ability.......could it be that the one who attacked was the "Lord of the Road"?

What's going on?　Yuki.

　Odette looked at me with a serious look on her face.
　I told Odette what I had heard from the bats.
　Then Odette thought for a moment, and then...

I'll be down the mountain in a minute. Give me a hand. Yuki.

　─ He looked straight at me and told me so.

The Grand Darkbore in this mountain was defeated, so I should be able to at least get down the mountain. I'm sure you'll be able to help me. Please help me.
You can come down the mountain, but what are you going to do?
As a member of the duke's family and a member of the 'Magic Guild' I will see what happens. I'll help if necessary, and if that's not possible, I'll at least gather the right information. That would be my duty as a senior nobleman.
All right, give me half an hour no, 15 minutes.

　I struck the huge armor in front of me, the Lord's Armor.

　The jet-black "Lord" is standing with its wings outstretched, its long clawed arms on the floor and its hands and feet are covered in dust. It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. When you touch it with your fingers, you'll find dust on it, but there's not a scratch on its armor.
　The strange horns on the head, the tail that I don't know what it means, the legs with their oddly pointed knee covers - it looks like there are no missing parts.

''I'll have this 'King's Horse' ready for use in 15 minutes. Wait until then.
Is this how you're going to fight all of a sudden?
No way. It's just, this thing has wings, right?　And because of its size, you can't get in through the front door of the old castle. This one came here through a hole in the ceiling.
...that means you can fly!
''The legendary 'King's Horseman' should be faster than my 'flight' skill. I'll take this one to Ofelia.
I'm sure you have some great ideas.

　Odette rolls her eyes.

''To move around in this all of a sudden... no, maybe Yuki can do it...''
I'll try. At least I'll learn to fly.

　I looked at the jet-black 'King Rider'.
　The first step is to put this on, but how do you take it apart?
　The surface of this "Lord" is smooth and there is no place where my fingers could get caught.
　Even if you pull on the part that seems to come off, it doesn't freak out.......

"It can't be helped──activation 'hacking'.

　I pressed the "magic blood" that oozed from the wound on my finger against the black "king's horse".
　And when I activated the "hacking" method - it was shot.

　This is the same as the "Phantom". It has the ability to resist magic.
　I suppose it would be fine if I could scar her, but it would be troublesome. What about the joints?
　I chose an area where the armor at the base of the arms seemed to be thin, and poured in "magic blood"...

I'm through.

　There was a response.
　I close my eyes and start hacking the "Royal Horseman".

　The first bulwark──break through.
　The second and third bulwark. Breakthrough.

　I knew it. That's Lyle's guy. He has a lock on it that only I can use, and it's locked up tight.
　I can't just "hack" into the system and make it work.

...Unlock. Boarding gate is open.

　Bam.

　The front of the Yoloi opened up.
　I enter the Yoloi while continuing the 'erosion (hacking)' process.
　Odette is looking at me with a worried look on her face.
　I waved my hand in order to understand that it's okay.......and I entered the "King's Horseman" - Lord of Nosferatu.

''Activate. Please infuse the passenger's magic power.''

　When I entered, an unfamiliar character was displayed on the back of the helmet.
　Activation sequence.........activation of the 'magic crystal'.......

　If I read only what I can read.......it seems that this 'Royal Horseman' is powered by the magic power crystals inside.
　It seems that the magic power of the chosen user becomes the key, and the crystal body starts moving.

I'm not going to be able to get it right. If you put a lot of my 'Myster Blood' into it, it will work. In short, think of it as a huge 'wand'. I'm sure you'll be able to get some of my blood on the inside of a Yoloi, too.

　I'm going to turn him into my errand boy.
　Then you can move it as if it were your own body.

"In the name of the immortal sorcerer Yuki Glossalia, I make the Black Rider my personal messenger. You will be able to get the best out of it. Accept my 'magic blood'.

　I poured my "magic blood" into the crystal body of magic power inside the plane.


　With a thump, the crystal body began to beat.


　The crystal body begins to vibrate. The armor itself begins to creak and move.
　Okay.........it has been activated.



"──Lord No. ■■■■■... Lord of ■■■■■■■■... .mode.0001



　A letter appeared in front of me.
　It looks like a number and a name but I can't read it. The letters are out of order.
　But for now, it's good enough to fly. The detail will have to wait.

Get away from it.　Odette. Move this thing!
Yes, sir!

Perhaps because the "Mystel Blood" seeped through, it felt as if this "Royal Horseman" had become one with my body.
　To be more specific, it's as if my height has increased and my vision has become a little higher.
　Right now, in my vision, I can see the top of Odette's head.
　I can see the ribbon that holds her blonde hair in place, tied back. When you think about it, Odette changes the ribbon every day.....

　I moved my arms while thinking about this.
　My arms creaked as I lifted them up. Dust and dirt fall from the joints.
　My legs move more smoothly than my arms.
　Finally, I focus my senses on the wings on my back.
　Move them. Slowly. Somehow, I'm sure I can fly.

　Now all that's left to do is figure out how to get out of this hidden room and oh, those wings are foldable.
　Of course you can. Otherwise, there's no way for Lyle to get into the room.

　Activation. Checking for movement. Feeling it again.
　Yeah, it's probably workable.
　You don't want us to fight with this, but it should be enough to get me out of trouble.

Are you sure about this?　Yuki.
Yeah. This will take us to Ofelia. Odette, go back to the throne room first.
I understand!

　Odette runs out of the hidden room.

　I focus on the sensation of the fuselage and start walking away.
　But even so........I can hear a voice inside the fuselage from a while ago.

".........check the list of the aircraft of the King's Horse (Lord).......

　Come to think of it, "Ancient Artifacts" can speak sometimes.
The same thing happened with "Holy Sword Lean Kaal" but the words you hear are unintelligible.



"No.01 to No.08, eight planes of the 'Lord'.
"Our trump card" is the key to stopping our...
"But for the sake of... So, please - for the - for the - for the - for the - for the - for the - for the -

"In this lord of ■■■■■, everything...


I'll listen to the story later.

　This "Lord" is going to take its time to "hack" into the system and strip it all bare.
　If it has something to tell me, then I'll listen to it slowly.

　Then, when I'm done with the human world, I'll take my time and make a copy.
　To make life easier for Iris and Martha, to make their lives easier.

Let's just say we're going to Ofelia's place to see how it works before we get there.

　He's also a descendant of 'Fira Village' and he gave me a hint of where Lyle's heritage is.
　I just want him alive as long as possible.

Yuki.....

　I noticed that Odette was nearby, looking up at the jet-black 'King Rider'.

''Isn't it moving really well?''
Huh?

　I was walking around thinking, and before I knew it, I was in the 'throne room'.
　And there's no longer any discomfort in my movements.

'It's amazing. It's like being a living, breathing human being itself...
I think it's because the 'magic blood' has gone around.
Your 'magic blood'?
"It's just like my 'wand'. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. I'm sure that this is the reason why it is one with me, because it is soaked in my blood.
You sure you don't want me to hold your arm?
I'll try.

　I lifted Odette up in the arms of the 'King Rider'.

'Awesome. I'm not sure if this is a good idea. Is this really armor?
What's going on?
I can feel it in my hand. I can feel Odette's body temperature. And a heartbeat.
'That's an amazing ability...........................even the heartbeat!
Yeah. They're all barking up a storm. The temperature is also.... a bit high... why do you hit it?
'Don't feel every detail of the maiden!　Enough!

　With a flick, Odette's palm slaps the arm of the plane.
　I can even understand that feeling. It's amazing, really.

　There are eight such things........no, except for this, there are eight?
　That's amazing ancient magic civilization.
　I have no idea why they put so much effort into making these things, though.

　But I can go with this one.
　I think I can fly to Ofelia's place with Odette in my arms.

Bats!　All together!
"Goshujin! "Grandpa's master," "Grandpa's master," "Grandpa's master! "The Five Tribesmen of Tomorrow! "Squeak." "Squeak.
'You guys follow Cliff to Ofelia's place. I'll appear at random while the others are distracted by it.
''It's time to go!''

　Dick, Cliff and the others and the bat army fly away.
　I reconfirm that Odette is holding on tightly.
　I concentrate my magic power on the wings on my back──and fly up.
　The basics are the same as the 'flight' skill. You can rise just by thinking about it.

　I went into the sky through the hole in the roof.
　I look down on the old castle and village where I lived 200 years ago.
　And then I change my course right beside them...

...aircraft number unknown, Lord Nosferatu, we're on our way to support Torus territory!
'Please!　Yuki!

　The jet-black 'Lord' flew in a straight line towards the Torus territory.