A human being without wings came down from the sky!

　When we came to the village of the celestial man, we were surprised by the people in the sky.

"Well, isn't flying a normal thing?　And you'll be flying through the air and down to the ground too.

No, that's true, but you didn't even have wings and you were flying.

　A celestial uncle who was nearby pointed out to me while pointing at his own back with a hunched-over look.

''Yes, if you use your flying magic, you can at least fly in the sky.''

Hi, flying magic?　You mean the lost, ancient magic?

　Hearing the words "flight magic", the place is in an uproar.
　Or rather, lost ancient magic?

　It's funny, celestial people are supposed to fly with the wings on their backs, but these people don't have feathers on their backs, and they're surprised to call flight magic a lost magic.
　If you can fly on your own, there's no reason to be surprised by flying magic.

"Are you sure you can't fly?

　Maybe, but are these people and the celestial beings a different species?

And we can't fly. We're not like the Knights of Columbus.

　After all, it seems that the celestial people are the feathered people called knights.
　But if this is the case, then what are these people?

Um, who are you guys?　You're not like the celestial man?

Who are we? We're celestial beings. Who the hell do you think you are, anyway?　We've never seen people like you on this island of air before!

　Huh?　Are these people celestial?　But they don't have wings, do they?
　What the hell is this all about?

I've never seen anyone who can use flying magic. Are you guys from another empty island?

　Apparently they think we're celestial beings from another sky island.
　Well, what should I say to him?

"No, we are adventurers from the ground. We are adventurers from the ground, looking for the Sky Continent.

　There was no need to keep it a secret, so I decided to tell the people in the village about my original purpose.

''The sky........continent?''

　Hmmm, I'm slow to react and this was a waste of time?
　I can't seem to get any information about the Celestial Continent, so let's ask another question about the Celestial People here.
　Why don't you guys have feathers, why are you so modest when this village is a Celestial People's village, what is a Celestial People to begin with?

"By the way, about this village...

　And just as I was about to ask them about the village, the people of the village looked up at the sky and shouted.

They said, "Here he is, my knight!

　We looked up in the sky as well, and the feathered knights we had seen in the ground town the other day descended from the sky.

''Sir Knight, it's them.''

　An old man who seems to be a resident of the village is pointing at us and talking to the knight.
　Could this possibly be a report?

You two!　So, you are the transgressors who have illegally entered our celestial kingdom!　What did you come here for!

　A person who looks like the commander of the knights will question us.
　Since we seem to be treated like smugglers, I'll answer him honestly.

Hello, celestial. My name is Lex, and this is my traveling companion Liliella. We came to this land in search of the Celestial Continent. The Sky Continent is supposed to be around here, do you know where it is?

　But the knight commander nodded his head at our words and said

''The Celestial Continent?　Those things were crushed and destroyed a long time ago!

What?

　That's ridiculous!　That huge celestial continent couldn't have shattered so easily.
　I mean, what could possibly cause that big continent to shatter?

''Everyone who lives in this sky knows the legend that this Celestial Sky Island is the remnants of the former Sky Continent!　You can't use any trivial excuse!

"Yeah?　The Empty Islands are the remnants of the Sky Continent?　What does that mean?

　What the hell does this mean?
　But the knights don't respond to that, they hold up their spears and surround us.
　I'm sure that the tip of the spear is filled with light and is probably a magic item that releases light attribute attack magic.

I'm not going to tell you the truth, or else the judgmental light emitted from the holy spear will extinguish you. You are spies from another empty island, aren't you?

　Hmm?　Why is that?

No, we're from the ground.

I told you not to lie. A lowly groundling without wings would never get into the sky. Only the people of the Air Islands with our powers will be allowed to come up here!

　Hmm, apparently these people don't believe us because they don't know that we can do flying magic.
　Then let's actually fly in the sky to prove it.

'We really did come from the ground. We have proof.

Evidence?

Yes, you see, this is what happens when you fly through the air with flying magic.

　I activate my flying magic and float up into the air.

''Nonsense!　You flew through the air without using any wings?

Right?　It's flying, isn't it?

So you're flying on feathers other than our own!　What the hell are you using!

　Hmm?　I don't know why people don't believe in flying magic.
　I mean, do you use it?　Aren't they flying on their own wings?

That's why it's called flying magic.

Those who could do flying magic have been extinct for ages.　Yes, it has to be!

　Does it have to be that way?　So it's not a good time to have someone who can do flying magic?
　I don't know what it is, but it sounds like it's all very complicated.

'Catch these men!　If you resist, I don't care if I kill you!

　Wow, you're so motivated.　

'What are you going to do?　Fight?　Or would you rather be caught quietly?

　Liliera-san asks me for my policy on whether or not to fight.

It's not a good idea to be a part of this," he said. I'm sure you'll shake off the sparks of fire that descend on you here.

　And if you run away, they'll come after you.

'Yes. They're obviously not very good at talking to you.

We held our weapons back to back and rushed towards the knights in front of us.

'Do you resist!　I don't care, just kill him!

Get your head down!

Yeah!

　Liliera-san behind me responds to my words.
　Suddenly we bowed our heads and crouched down, so the knights who surrounded us and held their spears attacked each other's companions who were in front.
　You can find a lot of people who have a lot of experience in this field.

''Captain, your allies will be hit!

Fool!　Let's not point it at the enemy!

　Well, if you surround it from all directions, of course this is what happens.
　I mean, I was surprised because I really hit my allies.

　I had a vague feeling that this was the case, but don't these knights have too little experience in actual combat?
　Liliera-san, having seen their siege, immediately understood my intentions and even invited the knights to fight each other.

''Haha!''

　I jumped into the bosom of the knights with speed enhanced by my body strengthening magic and destroyed their armor and weapons, while at the same time neutralizing them with enough blows to not kill them with the hilt of my sword.

''Sigh!''

　Unlike me, Liliera-san attacks the knights mercilessly.
　While brushing off the opponent's spear with my own spear, I repeat shallow attacks in small increments to hit the gaps in the enemy's equipment.

''Gwaaah!''

'Nonsense!　Our armor is not effective?

　The knights seem surprised, but I think this isn't a matter of weapon performance, but a matter of actual battle experience.
　To be honest, I'm not sure if their level of training is enough.

　This is how we cut down the knights one by one.

"Oh no... our king's chosen Celestial Knights of the Sky...

"If only you had a spear of light.

　One of the knights shoots a spear light at us repeatedly.

'A spear of light?'

　Even though it's called "if it hits," it's not that powerful by any means.
　I intercept the light of the spear fired by the knight with my own magic to test it out.

"Photon Lancer!

　The light of the spear that the knight released was easily destroyed by my magic, and even the spear that the opponent was holding was destroyed in one fell swoop without being offset as far as it was concerned.

''It was even more fragile than I expected.

How dumb is that?　The Spear of Light was destroyed?

It can't be!　This is an armor given to you by the king!

Hmmm, that magic item isn't very strong. It's not very strong, at best.

"What?

"The power of the weapons we have been given by our king is greater than the power of our own?

　The knights look at their weapons with a horrified look on their faces.

"Kyu!

　And that's where Mofo Mofo jumped on one of the knights I had just defeated and bit into its wings.
　Hey, hey, don't eat those people.

''Peh!''

　But for some reason, Mohammed stopped gnawing on the knight's feathers and spat at him.

'Huh?'

　Did the celestial man's wings taste bad?

　　Anyway, we beat back the knights so easily that it was anticlimactic.
　It was a bit unexpectedly weak.

''That's ridiculous...''

'This is the celestial man?　How disappointing.

　Liliera-san is also puzzled that the celestial knight is weaker than expected.

''Ki, the knight-sama has been hit!

　And the villagers who were watching the battle fled in a hurry as the knight was hit.

''Oh my, they all ran away.''

　Well, we don't have anything against the people of the village, so we don't have to go after them.

Liliera-san, are you okay?

Yeah, I'm done.

Nicely done.

　I complimented Liliera-san on her fighting skills, but she seemed to have a delicate look on her face.

"It's nice of you to praise me, but after watching you fight, I can't bring myself to give it up unreservedly.

　Geez, you're still a stoic thinker.
　You should be a little more easygoing and happy.

''Now then, let's go talk to them.

　It was only because of a misunderstanding, so I hadn't killed the knights.
　It seems that Liliera-san was also careful not to take their lives.

''Well, the commander who was just in charge earlier, well...''

　I look for the knight who just identified us as a one-sided spy.

''Huh?　Not here?

　Yes, the commanding officer who was giving orders earlier was not there.
　Did this one get away?

No..........

　I half avert my body and sideways to avoid it.
　And right after that, a line of light passed through the place I was in.

''I knew it was a surprise attack!

　I reflexively put magic power on my sword and released a slash.
　The slash created by the magic power hits the knight who was hiding and blows him away.

''Huh, Mine strike.

The power of the flying slash created by magic can be adjusted by the user.
It's a convenient attack that won't inadvertently hurt you badly if you reflexively fight back.
........That was supposed to be the case.

''Gwaaaaah!

　But for some reason, the flying slash easily destroyed the knight's armor and even cut the knight's back wings in half.

''Whoa!　I'm sorry!

　''Oops, I've done too much, I have to do some recovery magic soon!
　There's no way my recovery magic would be able to restore a severed body.

What's that?

What's going on, Mr. Lex?

　I rushed to treat the fallen enemy commander's feather, but there was no red blood flowing from the feather at all.
　On the contrary, the feather was neither flesh nor bone.

''This feather, this is a magic item.

''What?!''

　Yes, the feathers were filled with metal and magic catalysts, and the lifelike wings were fake and fake.

What the hell does that mean?

　Apparently, the celestial beings are not the mystical beings we thought they were.