'The Sky King's throne is here.

　After that, the captain of the Konoe Guard, who was completely defeated by us, accepted to lead us to the Sky King instead of fixing the wings and other equipment.

''But that's the thing. I must say that Lord Rex's skill as an engineer is superb. Thus, even inside the castle, he can use his wings to fly freely!

　The Captain of the Konoe Guard slowly flew through the corridor, which was never wide, while talking in an amused manner.

''Ha, haha.......It was a mistake to take on an opponent who could offer so much skill so unreservedly......''

　For some reason, his laughter was snatched and he felt like he was somehow desperate.

''By the way, why is this castle in such shambles?　I mean, this isn't a castle in the first place, it's a fort...

　I asked about the discomfort I felt when I saw the castle, since it was still a long way from where the king was, for now.

We don't know much about it either. According to the legend, His Majesty the First Sky King designated this place as his castle.

　Hmm, there's a reason why they chose this place as their base of operations.

But why is this place in shambles?

　As I started chatting, Liliera-san also expressed her doubts about this castle.

''It's...''

　For a moment, the Captain of the Konoe Guard looked at Karm, but Karm didn't respond at all, so he let out a sigh and answered the question.

''The rocks and minerals in this empty island have a special composition that makes them a bit problematic to process.

　Oh, you mean the gravium.

"There used to be a way to deal with them, but that technology has been lost. So they only do this kind of stopgap measure.

　Indeed, if a material containing gravium, which can be lifted even with the slightest magical power, was used as a building material, that part of the building would be the only part that would be lifted.

Even if the material was initially fixed with some kind of glue, if the part kept trying to rise up again and again, it would eventually break and fly away.
　I'm sure that was the case in the past, and that's why they had no choice but to give up on repairing the fort.

Even in such a state, you continued to use this place as your headquarters.

　Yes, Liliera was right, there was probably a reason why they were still forced to use this place as their base.
　Was it a matter of location, or did they need something from this fort?

　The questions aren't being resolved, but rather they're increasing.

　.........But, well, that's what makes it such an adventurer's journey so exciting.
　The sky continent that disappeared, a mysterious race, and a half-destroyed fort.
　It's just like the setting of a story, isn't it?

　It's a parade of mysteries that reminds me of one of the most popular episodes of the Great Swordsman Rygaard's story, the undersea labyrinth adventure tale!

　You're not going to be able to do that.

"This is the throne room of His Majesty the Sky King.

Here?

　It's an ordinary door to the throne room.

　Then the captain of the Kingsguard knocks on the door.

'Your Majesty, it's Bardi, sir.'

　Oh, the Captain of the Kingsguard is named Baldy.

...Come in.

Excuse me.

　When I hear a reply from inside, the Captain of the Konoe Guard, or rather Mr. Bardi, enters first.

'Please come in.

　Mr. Carm urged us, and we followed him into the audience room, and Mr. Carm followed behind him and closed the door.

''This is....''

　The first thing I saw when I entered the room was a group of armor placed on the wall.
　It was like knights escorting the Lord, as if they were threatening the humans who entered the room.

''I mean, this is...''

You're late. Did you catch the illegals?

　A voice from up ahead pulled my attention back from being robbed by the armor.
　A large desk was placed at the back of the room, and a man was sitting at the back of it.
　That's the Sky........King?

　It was truly a king.
　He was a man with a crown on his head and a red cloak from his shoulders, a man who looked like a king.

　However, his appearance was too out of place in this room.
　After all, this room was just a work room by all accounts.

　The large desk seems to be a reasonably good one, but it's only on the level of the person in charge of the fort, and it doesn't look like a throne or desk for a king to sit on.

''Your Majesty, I have brought a guest who has come from afar.

　With that, Mr. Bardi introduces us.

''This is Lex-dono, the traveling magic item technician, and his companion, Liliella-dono.

'Our guest?　Magic Item Technician?　　What are you talking about?　I'm the one who ordered the arrest of illegal aliens.　Why do you bring these dubious men with you?　I gave no such orders.

　Well, it's tempting to say that, isn't it?

Well, you see... this Mr. Lex here is a highly skilled technician, and we thought he would be of great use to our country.

'What does it matter?　I ordered them to be arrested!　Let's just get those people!

　However, against the Celestial King's orders, Mr. Calm and the others did not move at all.　

''What's the matter!　Why don't you listen to my orders!

　The Sky King was furious with Calm and the others for not obeying his orders.

''To tell you the truth, these people are so strong that even though all of our knights were fighting against them, they were unable to do anything about it.

Our Kingsguard is no different.

　Mr. Carm and Mr. Bardi bow to the Sky King, saying they are sorry.

''You think you're unbeatable opponents?

　The Sky King looks at me in disbelief.

"I'm a travel adventurer, my name is Lex.

　For now, I'll just smile and say hello.
　Since Carm-san and the others told me that they couldn't win even if they were bundled together, they wouldn't do anything strange.

　But the Sky King's reaction was the exact opposite of what I expected.

''Shut up, Gentleman!　It is the height of disrespect for a commoner to speak to me!

　Oh, man, I pissed him off.
　It seems that this was the more difficult to communicate with.

　There are two types of aristocrats: those who can be talked to, and those who only want to impose their own convenience on the common people, thinking that they don't care about them.
　Most aristocrats don't care about the commoners, but the former can have a conversation with them if it benefits them.

　But the latter don't listen to those who are below them anyway, regardless of their interests or circumstances.
　They stubbornly believe that those below them will complete their orders if they are ordered to do so.　
　So, they throw a tantrum like a child if they don't carry out the order.
　And that's exactly what we're doing now.

"You have no idea who I am!　I am a descendant of the great House of Seraphyam, which has ruled the Sky Continent since the time of the Witch Wars!

　Here's the deal.
　If things don't go his way, he'll just bring up his family name.
　I'm just saying that I'm getting sick of that pattern.

"The Seraphiam royal family?

　When I heard the name, I couldn't help but ask back.

'Yes!　The great and singular ruler who once ruled the Celestial Continent, the Royal House of Seraphium!

What's that?

　No, really, what is it?

''What, what!''

　The Sky King, who had expected me to prostrate myself upon hearing the name of the royal family, was puzzled by my unexpected reaction.
　I'm sure you've heard of the Seraphium royal family for the first time in your life.
　It's a name I've never heard in my previous life or in my previous life.

I'm sure you've heard of it. I'll tell you what it is. The Seraphium Royal Family is the name of the great royal family that once ruled over the Sky Continent, a huge empty island that existed in the sky!

No, that's not true.

　Without a moment's pause, I denied the Sky King's words.

''What, what?!''

　The Sky King said earlier that he was a royal family that had been around since the time of the Fiendish War, but such a royal family didn't exist in the Sky Continent to begin with.
　At least, during the time when I was fighting against demons.

''There are only five royal families in the Celestial Continent, Sky Ark, Lysandra, Orsilfes, Stolmbar, and Clewdom. There was no such royal family as the Seraphium family during the time when the battle against the demons was taking place.

"What kind of nonsense is this?

　The Sky King tries to deny it, but it's not going to happen.

''No, it's not a bunch of nonsense. At that time, the Celestial Continent was ruled by five countries, there was no room for any other country to enter. Because since the Celestial Continent was ruled by five royal families, the kings of the Celestial Continent were called 5-star kings, and if there was a sixth king, he would be a 6-star king, wouldn't he?

My God, that's the first time I've ever heard of such a thing.

Well, my late father also said that all the literature from before the fall of the Sky Continent has long since been scattered.

　Even Calm-san and the others, who are celestial people, rolled their eyes in surprise.　
　The fact that they didn't know the reason for the collapse of the Sky Continent, it seems that Mr. Calm and the others have lost the records of the past over a certain period of time.

''This matter can be clarified by going to the library in the earthly country and examining the ancient documents related to the Celestial Continent.

　Even back then, there were quite a few books about the 5-star king.
　I'm sure those books are still in the library somewhere.
　Most of them are just gossip, though.

Who the hell are you...

　The Sky King glares at me with a bitter face.

''I'm just an adventurer. So what exactly are you?

　There's no doubt about it. This man is the king of imposters.
　But how long have he and his ancestors been deceiving the people in the sky?
　Is that also connected to the mystery of the Sky Continent's disappearance?

Uhhhhhh....

　And then the sound of the king's voice that was grunting changes.

''Kukukukuk, kuhahahahahahaha!

''Heh, your majesty!''

　Mr. Calm and the others are astonished at the Sky King's sudden change in appearance.

You will be able to get a good idea of what is going on. But you have talked a little too much. I can't even lock you up, let alone bring you home alive!

　I guess this is standard muzzling time.

'My faithful knights, obey the Lord's command!

　When the Sky King raised his voice, the eyes of the armor displayed in the room flashed and his body trembled for a moment, and then they all started to move at once.

''This, what in the world is this!''

　Calm-san and the others were upset by the armor that suddenly started moving.
　Apparently, they hadn't taught their subordinates anything.

It's a mail golem for guarding important people. Normally, they are disguised as artifacts and placed at key locations in castles and forts, but when the inside of the facility becomes a battle, the golems are activated as a defensive force to fight the intruders.

Well, you know your stuff. It's no wonder you're a magic item engineer.

　The Sky King looked impressed for the first time here.

Yes, and that's exactly why the Sky King chose this half-destroyed fort as his castle, so that he could use it as a trump card in case of his own disaster. "Yes, and that's exactly why the Sky King chose this half-destroyed fort as his castle, so that he could use it as a trump card in case of his own disaster.

　The Sky King grins.

''I know the golem is a force to be reckoned with, but why are you sticking to this fort?　If the golem is so important, why don't we just take it and build a castle elsewhere?

　Liliera-san expresses her doubts while being surprised by the golem.

'The reason I couldn't do that........probably because those golems were deployed for the defense of this base. Perhaps those golems are restricted in some way so that they can only be operated at this base. So knowing that, the Sky King's ancestors decided to use this fort as their base of operations.

And I pointed to the Sky King, or more correctly, the chair he sat in, the chair in which magic power travels.


'And that chair you're sitting in is the magic item you use to give orders to the golems - the throne that controls the base.

　The Sky King claps his hands at my reasoning.

''You've done well to understand that much. But there's a difference between knowing and being able to fight!　These golems are the ones who were once renowned as the strongest soldiers in the Sky Continent!

　The Sky King chuckles with amusement.

You have no chance now that these golems are on the move. I'm going to kill you here and make sure that no unnecessary information gets out.

　I guess what I mean by superfluous is that there is no royal family called the Seraphium family.
　It would be a bad idea if they find out about it.

"Golems, kill them!

　Following the Sky King's orders, the golems begin to move.
　They make a creaking sound and draw their swords, which are probably magic items.

''Heh, Your Majesty, are the golems coming at us as well?

　The fact that the golems that were supposed to attack only us were coming at us, and that they were coming at us as well, Mr. Calm asked the Sky King for help.

I've heard something that you guys shouldn't have heard, too. Just as well, you will die with those men.

''Oh, no!''

　Mr. Calm and Mr. Baldy let out a distressed cry.
　Well, you might want to at least whine about it if the person to whom you have sworn allegiance in the past simply abandoned you.

Come on, get it done!

　The golems come towards us, swinging their swords.

''Ha!''

　Liliera-san holds up her spear, but I control it with my hand.

''Leave it to me.''

　Saying that, I pointed my hand at the golems without a hurry and quietly released my magic.

''Burst Wave!''

　A fan-shaped shockwave of magical power was released from the palm of my hand and intercepted the golems that attacked me.
　The heavy metal armored golems were easily blown away by the shockwave I fired.
　And the fact that they were blown away right behind me means that they were blown away to the Sky King who was behind them.

''Guffaw!

　The desk was destroyed by the blowing golems, and the Celestial King fell from his throne, crashing into the falling golem as it was, and ended up underneath another flying golem.



　Yeah, it's a cause and effect thing.
　It's a fitting end to someone who ignored the discussion and attacked me.

''Well, a golem that hasn't even been maintained as far as maintenance is concerned won't be a match for you, right?

　And these golems were clearly outdated.
　Probably the same as the knights' feathers and armor, it was probably a fort that had been deployed with out-of-shape equipment.

''Silly........golems, you know!　A weapon that was feared as the main weapon of the Sky Continent.......a weapon!

The reason why the golems were feared is because they were able to fight tirelessly day and night with their inexhaustible numbers and their inorganic nature, and a small number of golems can be dealt with by people with a certain level of ability without problems.

''Oh, no...?''

　This time, the Sky King is speechless and quiet.
　The reason for the Sky King's defeat was that he was overconfident in his golems.

　Furthermore, since the number of people in the Sky Continent was small, the golems that were originally intended for labor were also used as a fighting force, and because of the distortion of this, they were misunderstood as possessing an inexhaustible army of golems.
　Of course, that fact was a state secret that only a few important people knew about.

　How did they know about it?　That's because I was the one who created the basic form of the golem for use in the Celestial Continent at the time.

''Now, let's have you tell us everything you know, shall we?　T-u-u-u-o-sa-ma?