Huh?

　When I muttered that while looking at the screen, Eira, whose expression was filled with tension, opened her mouth.

''Why, why are those from the Empire........''

　On the screen, there was a beautiful woman being held by a robot and two men clinging to the robot's back and legs.

　One of them was Ditsen, an eccentric man who I've had a face-to-face conversation with. This one is a sorcerer from the Breeder Imperial State, so there's no problem. No, it's a problem because I was planning to invite Januar, but it's just a change in order, so it's not a big problem.

　However, the latter two are different.

　One of them is the imperial female general's army that had shown up at the time of the war, and the other is an ear chief who seems to be an imperial sorceress who served at the emperor's side.

　Later, Eira told me that both of them were famous sorcerers of the Empire.

''........I guess they came to the imperial kingdom because they had business in this castle, right?''

I can't think of any other purpose.

　As we were having this conversation, Yuri, who is completely comfortable with the life of the castle, walked over to us. Yuri is loosely dressed in a yukata and stands next to me wearing a pair of sandals.

''Speaking of the Empire, is that person the famous witch of the Empire? And the other one, the stray elf-sama of the imperial court magician?

'Yes, sir. You're General Violette and a court magician named Aifa. Why did you come here when you just invaded and retreated to the Atul Kingdom the other day...

　When Eira replied while looking at the screen, Yuri crossed his arms to lift his ample chest and exhaled in admiration.

''Come to think of it, I heard that the Atul Kingdom opened a war with that Blau Empire and won. Your father also told me that the empire is very strong, but should we describe it as a historical power?

　Yuri smiled softly as he said that, and Eira turned her head without hiding her bitter smile.

''Ah, haha.......and that's why the kingdom hasn't fought the empire properly.......''

Oh, is that so?

　When Yuri blinked at the unexpected reply, Eira turned her gaze to steal a glance at us.

''Since Taiki-sama used a large army of golems to stop the war........''

"Battalion of the Golem?

　Yuri mutters that and looks at me seriously. I look into his eyes and return a dry laugh and shake my head from side to side.

''No, you're overreacting,''

　He gave a light denial and turned to the screen. Already, the robot with the three of them was close to the clouds.

''........Is the Empire looking at us with the eyes of an enemy who interfered in the war?''

　That would be disgusting.

　I muttered with that feeling, but Eira nodded her head in affirmation without pause.

''It's dangerous to let those two into the castle.

I knew it?

　He listens to Eira's advice and twists his head with a wry smile.

　Now, what is to be done? If you can fly in the sky, there seems to be no problem with shaking it off, but there is no doubt that they will resent you even more.

　In that case, can't we invite them pleasantly and build a friendly relationship?

''........Taiki-sama? We shouldn't do anything too lightly...

'What? Hey, what are you talking about?

　Did a lot of thoughts come out of my face? Eira was looking at me with an accusing look.

''But I don't want to throw it out in the sky either...''

　While saying this, I turned to Yuri and he tilted his head with a lazy look on his face.

''What is it?''

'Isn't the Empire hostile to the Empire?'

　At Yuri's reply, which seems to be unrelated to the conflict, I can't help but ask for help.

''We're not hostile, but we don't interact much...''

　Yuri replied with a troubled face, and Eira, who was watching next to him, spoke up.

''Taiki-sama. Asking Yuri-sama to negotiate with the Celestial Country and the Empire is a bit of a quandary... if you don't want to, I'll go.

　And Eira with a spirited look on her face.

　But I also thought that if it was out of line to ask someone from the empire, then it would be wrong to ask Eira, but I wasn't in the mood to say it when I saw Eira, who was strangely full of motivation.

　I laughed back at Eira as she clenched her fist in front of her chest and looked up at A1 standing behind her.

'Well, there's A1, too. Anyway, I'll go for it.

　As I say this, Eira opens her eyes and opens her mouth.

''You're heading there alone! Absolutely not! At least me and Maea and the others together...!

　He held up one hand, amused by Eira's changing hue of blood.

''No, no no no I'd rather not take everyone with me if it's so dangerous.

But....

　He smiled at Eira, who didn't back down from his offer, and nodded with his chest.

"It's okay. If that's all Eira says, I'll be ready to meet you in good shape.

　When I said that, Eira blinked her eyes and looked at A1 and me in turn.






[Violette]

　I looked up at the huge island floating between the clouds, feeling threatened inwardly as the golem floated up into the sky without slowing down at all.

　The island was much larger than I had seen from the ground, and there were certainly places where it was not natural, but had been built by human hands.

　Aifa said that there are also splendid castles and dwellings on it.

''.......Who in the world could have built such things.......''

　Aifa, who was caught on the back of the golem, replied to the words she unconsciously muttered.

'I don't know how many hundreds or thousands of sorcerers there are, but I heard that one of the creators of the golem is called Taiki.

Tiki that's the same name as the King of the Celestial Kingdom, isn't it?

"The King of the Skylanders - a sorcerer-king capable of creating a superlative golem.

　Aifa's little murmur contained a heavy sense of tension. Knowing that the always calm Aifa was nervous, even I began to feel a lumpy uneasiness in my chest.

　In the midst of all this, only the imperial sorcerer clinging to the golem's feet seemed to be enjoying himself.

Hahahaha! Now let's talk about all this tech stuff. Take your time!

　He's an annoying man. He was a sorcerer called Ditsen or something like that, as I recall.

　Ditsen has been like this the entire time we've been flying. I don't know if he's out of sight or not, Aifa doesn't even pretend to care, but I recognize him as quite an eyesore.

　I'd like to knock it off with a strong magic, but it would be better not to apply magic to this golem. After all, I'm being held by those golem's two hands.

　Giving up with that thought, I removed my gaze from Ditsen.

　After a few moments, I arrived just below the island and rose along the rocky surface of the island's wall. As I watched the wall pass by at high speed in front of me, my eyes opened up to see if I had finally slipped over the island.

　The cloudless blue sky suddenly opens up from the inorganic rock face, and the white town, large trees, and the stunning castle jump into view.

　The view left me speechless.