Men and women lined up with swords and spears in front of a single robot.

　Some were disconcerted by the motionless robot and looked around to see if there was a sorcerer behind it. But for all intents and purposes, there was no one within earshot.

　Therefore, while everyone was wary of the motionless robot, they were unable to do anything about it.

　That's when Gray and the others appeared with swords in hand.

''Gu.........! No way, really...!



　As Gray and the others surrounded the robot with their swords at the ready, the robot's head, which had not moved before, moved around.

''Ugh, it's moving!''

'The Golem is slow! We're going to attack from a distance!

　Mouths shouted in alarm, and the robot's siege was tight. However, with everyone watching, the robot quickly took Gray's back and grabbed his arm and restrained him in a flash.

''Nah!''

How did you...!

　A startled voice sounded, and Gray saw the tip of his sword pointing at him. He clicked his tongue and raised his voice.

'Don't fight! I don't think we can win by any stretch of the imagination! Leave me and run!

　When Gray shouted, everyone looked at each other and stepped back. But there was no one here who could easily choose to abandon Gray as the leader.

　Then, the sound of stiff footsteps echoed. For some reason, the sound echoed well, and everyone's eyes turned towards it.

　Katerina, a beautiful girl with long blonde hair swinging, looked at the robot and Grey expressionlessly and opened her mouth.

''I'm a magician who controls the golem. If you're going to take her, leave me alone. If you're a slave trader, you know what I'm worth, don't you? I swear in Hafen's name that if you take me alone, I will do whatever you say.

　Gray's eyes widened as Katerina told him this.

''Hey, why are you trying to take your place...!

　Katerina's eyes narrowed at the question and she exhaled shallowly.

'I have nothing. If there is, it is only my past of being the daughter of the Hafen family. So it doesn't matter what happens to me anymore.

　When Katerina muttered that in a resigned tone of voice, Gray fished the corners of his eyebrows and shouted in anger.

''You're going to throw away your life for that reason! We risked our lives...!

　Gray yelled at the robot while it was restrained, but then a loose voice sounded out of place.

''I'm sorry for misleading you...''

　Everyone looked at each other at the sound of a low, young man's voice. But no one looked like them.

'....that can't be it.

　Someone muttered that, and then the voice came again.

''I thought I'd have someone who seems to be the central figure talk to you first...''

　At the sound of his voice, Gray turned back.

'Don't tell me it's a golem talking!

　Gray said, and the robot's face turned toward him.

'Well, sort of. So I wanted to have a little chat with you and I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to ask you to come up to the sky.

　When I tell it that unilaterally, the robot floats up softly without any preliminary movements.

''Mm, it floats...!

Oh, really, the sky...

Gray!

　Seeing the way the robot floats in the air, the mouths of the people were astonished.

　Amidst the confusion, Katerina uttered one of the loudest voices.

''Take me with you, too.''

　At that line, the robot's face tilted at an angle. It looked as if a human was tilting his head, but everyone's eyes were on Katerina.

''........Why is that?''

　Katerina stepped forward and looked up as a question came from the robot's mouth.

'I should be of greater use to you than you are.

　At those words, the robot didn't move for a few seconds, but eventually landed on the ground and extended one hand to Katerina.

'Then, just in case you'd like to join us,'

　With such a light reaction, Katerina was taken to the sky.





　Those who had watched Grey and the others disappear into the sky were stunned, and when the robot's shadow was completely out of sight, some of them finally began to raise their voices.

''Oh, hey. We have to do something...''

'No, but up in the sky...'

That golem is the golem in the castle that's supposed to be up in the sky, right?

It's a golem in the land of the sky.

　As they were having this exchange, someone noticed something and called out.

''Oh, hey. That new slaver's shop in question was run by the Celestial Kingdom!

'You're going to the slave shop! We're going to be caught and sold on the spot!

'But if you were acting like a golem earlier...'

You can't trust that!

　Opinions were split in half. Seeing everyone debating excitedly, the leader men who had been discussing it with Gray earlier opened their mouths.

''..........First of all, everyone should hide out in another hideout. One of us will go there and check it out. And see what the Celestial State has in store for Grey and Katerina.

　A middle-aged man with a bad look in his eyes told them this, and they all nodded with a divine look on their faces.