[Violette]

Why doesn't it open...!

　I pressed my hands against the round, strange, tactile wall and tried to see if I could somehow get it to move. But it didn't budge, even when I pushed or pulled.

　I thought about destroying it with magic, but that golem was stuck right behind me. It would be better to see that it can't be bypassed.

''........I wish you could open it, though.

　I muttered to myself while looking at the golem with a sideways glance.

　Then, to my surprise, the golem stood next to me and touched a hand to the wall.

　Immediately after, the wall splits off to the left and right without a sound and that round room spreads out in front of me.

　I enter the room and turn to the golem following me.

''Well thank you. Now, please show me down to Taiki-sama next.

　As I told him that, the golem silently turned around and put his hand on the wall. The wall that was open on either side closes and you can feel your body floating slightly.

　And just a few seconds. On the other side of the wall that opened again, a surprising sight was spread out on the other side of the wall.

　There was an eye-poppingly large rectangular window, and, to my surprise, the streets of the Empire were spread out.

　It was also the familiar streetscape of the Empire, the Imperial Capital. Strangely enough, even though it was a huge window mounted diagonally upwards, you could see the view of many people and carriages coming and going.

''........This, this is.......!

　A voice involuntarily leaked out at the astonishing sight.

''..... General Violette! How did you get here!

　Upon hearing my voice, Princess Eira turned around with a change in her blood and glared at me. Her eyes are filled with the strongest hostility I've ever seen in my life.

　While Eira bared her wariness, my intended person slowly turned her head towards me.

　As if greeting an acquaintance in the morning, the king of the sky country opens his mouth with a smile.

''Hello, Violette. Just the right place.

　His soft demeanor and voice made me feel like cold ice had slid down my back.

　Taiki doesn't care about me.

　I'm not even at the stage of being an enemy or ally or anything like that, I'm not even a threat to him.

　That would be the same feeling I have towards ordinary miscellaneous soldiers in the middle of a war, indifference.



　A laugh poked out of his mouth.

　If I was lucky, I would kill him through the gap. I was planning to take over the land of the sky, but any such motivation was easily crushed.

　Eira continues to stare at me, standing and unmoving, with grim eyes. However, Taiki smiled softly, tilted his head slightly and opened his mouth curiously.

''Come on, come on in.''

　Saying that, Taiki unexpectedly points to the one next to him.

　As expected, you are underestimating my power too much. If this is the case, if I hit it with a decisive resolve, perhaps........

　Just as I thought that, a golem crossed in front of me. It was the golem that had led me to this point.

　Furthermore, the golem that was standing next to Eira also turned its body and turned to face me. The two golems are standing between Taiki and Eira, and they are looking at us together.

　I don't have anything to say to them. Aside from Eira, Taiki still has the same meek expression on his face.

　However, it doesn't look like I could touch it in any way.

　After all, I can't win even if I exploit the gaps, can I?

''........Fine. Let's go over there.

　Laughing self-deprecatingly, I head down to Taiki. I stood right next to him and looked at Taiki.

　Then Taiki looked up at the huge window with a troubled smile.

'You may not want to cooperate, but I was wondering if you could give me some advice... do you know where the elves are?'

　That being said, I can't help but roll my eyes.

''....What?''

　And such a goofy voice escaped from my mouth.





[Yuri]

''Oh, there's meat in this place too.................The Empire likes meat. The empire has a good selection of fish.

　Saying that, Yuri looked at the shops that lined the main street. In front of him were skewered meat that had been grilled with seasoning, making a fragrant smell waft around.

''A delicious smell. I'm sure the Elf-sama will be caught by this smell and come walking in.

　Smiling, Yuri muttered to himself as he walked down the main street.

　Although her costume was the same as Ditsen's and the others, and her hood was also covered her face with her eyes, the man walking down the street occasionally looked back at Yuri's back and followed her with his eyes.

　Some of the men smiled wickedly at the fleshy, feminine lines that could be seen even through the top of the robe.

　Without noticing such a look, Yuri walked around the shops that lined the main street, scurrying around.

　Suddenly, his feet stopped and his head turned to the dimly lit alleyway.

''........A dense, magical atmosphere. It's similar to Aifa-sama. Is it Elf-sama?

　Yuri mouthed this happily, and then looked behind him. A Taiki robot in disguise was standing quite far behind him, attracting all the attention.

''Over here!''

　With a small murmur and a light wave of his hand in front of his face, the robot slowly walked away.

　After looking at it with a satisfied look, Yuri stepped out into the alleyway.

''Taiki-sama's golem is really smart, isn't it? Even if you give him instructions in a small voice that he can't hear, he responds well. If this is the case, if you make a decision with the shape of your hand or something, you may be able to give instructions without saying anything.

　Yuri said that with a smile on his face, and fluffed his way down the alleyway.