The kingdom has set the battlefield for the sea, far from the land.

　There, floating islands are brought in, resupplied and maintained, and prepared for battle.

　The floating island used is a floating island found by Leon.

　Once in the hands of the Kingdom, it was later heavily refurbished for reuse in the war against the Empire.

　From the airship, Nix sees the kingdom's large fleet.

'Dad, it's all airships up and down,'

　The airships of the kingdom floated in front, back, left and right, and above and below.

　Nix had seen the battlefield before, but he was surprised at the sheer number of allies.

　It's the same with Balcus.

''I've never seen numbers like this either.''

　On the bridge of the airship, the sailors of the Baldfart family were nervously taking their posts.

　The captain of the ship spoke to Balcas.

'And yet, boy Rion - oops, I didn't think that Master Rion would be leading so many airships.

　Barchus scratches his hair.

'He really is a mutant, isn't he? I didn't think I'd ever see my kid in this situation.

　The same goes for the Nix.

'I'm starting to feel like we could beat the Empire if we had this many.

　The refurbished airship was taking off from the floating island of Rion, where it had been refurbished.

　Maintenance, refueling, and refurbishment were being carried out at a rapid pace without charge.

　A large airship emerged from the lower part of such a floating island.

　Nix looked at the Paltner that came out and put his hands on his hips.

''That's Paltner, right?　Why are there so many big tubes on it?

　In addition to the refurbished Paltner, you'll also see a flat airship.

　It's the fact body of an aerial carrier.

　Other airships of the kingdom and differently shaped airships - no, the space battleships - appear as well.

　Barcus puts a hand to his forehead.

'Was it an ancient weapon?　It's amazing how much our ancestors can move without people, too.

　The mention of ancestors reminded Nix of one.

'Dad, come to think of it, didn't you used to say that we have some ancestor legend in our house?'

'Fool. You're just going to be miserable talking about our ancestors after seeing this stuff.

What's the story?　Let's hear it at this point.

　The airships of the Baltfart family are positioned at the front of the battlefield.

　This is because Barcus said, "If we don't get in front because we are relatives of Rion, we will get in trouble with that guy.

　The Baltfart family was in the front because it would be bad for morale if they were in the back.

　In other words, the probability of death was high.

　At this point, Nix wanted to ask them.

"-- My ancestors were not a successful adventurer's kind of people. You know this one?

You're a man of war, aren't you?

It goes back much further than that. My ancestors were adventurers from the outside.

That's a new one.

　In the Horfert Kingdom, adventurers were recognized, and if your ancestors were adventurers, it was normal to appeal to them.

'I heard that he was betrayed by his friends or something. That's why I don't want to be an adventurer anymore. The reason they came to our island was to spend a relaxing time farming.

You sound like Leon, don't you?

'Yes. So it's not a mutation - it's an ancestry?

'But it sure does feel like a small story after seeing a scene like this.

'That's why I didn't want to say it. Well, he's our ancestor, so he's not exactly a famous adventurer.

　As the father and son were chatting, they heard an ear-splitting sound coming from the communicator.

　Then they hear a human voice.

'Reporting from reconnaissance!　We have a large Imperial fleet on our doorstep!　The number--over three thousand!

　The bridge buzzed at once.

　After all, the enemy has prepared a force nearly twice as large as ours.

　Besides, we don't know the exact number.

　It could be three times as many if it was poorly prepared.

　Barcus raises his voice.

''Don't get upset!　If you do what you're supposed to do, you'll win!

　Nix wiped the cold sweat off his face as the great fleet of the Empire closed in on him.

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　Inside the ship of Ricornu.

　He prepared a large room and planted a young holy tree in it.

　Ricornu breathes in magical elements from the atmosphere and supplies them to the young tree.

　It was converted into energy through the young tree and used it as a power reactor for Ricornu.

　The one who controls Ricornu is Cleare.

'The concentration of magnesium is increasing. Arcadia is getting closer.''

　By absorbing the magic element and giving it to Wakaki, Ricornu hoarded more energy.

　Watching over the young tree were Noel and Yumelia.

''I know you're hoarding energy with this girl, but what are you going to use it for?''

　Claire's eyes looked at Libya as she answered Noel's simple question.

''I'll use this energy for a defensive shield. It's our job to protect our allies from enemy attacks. The rest--''

　Livia, who had been looking out the window, turned back to Claire.

'We're going to use the equipment on the royal ship, aren't we?

　However, its use was different from the time of the battle against the Principality.

''The enemy is taking countermeasures, so I'll use it against our allies.''

　Creare is displaying the images in the room.

'I'm going to use the device's mental interference to communicate. This is very useful because it's not affected by the magic element.

　Humelia nods her head.

Well, what do you mean?

　It was Kyle who explained to Yumeria.

'I mean, to be able to have a conversation with your mind,'

'Ha~ That's great. Ha!　Does that mean you can hear the embarrassing voice inside your heart?　What should I do? I can tell that you're always thinking that you love Kyle!

　As Yumeria blushed, Kyle was embarrassed and blushing to his ears.

''--Mom, shut up already,''

'I'll just deliver the words, exactly. I'll take it, I'll process it and let my allies know what's going on. I'll help you process the information, but it's too much work for you, Livia.

　Livia looked rather relieved to hear that.

'I'm fine,'

"Libya.

　A concerned Angel squeezes Livia's hand.

'I'm sorry. I can't help you.

　Livia shook her head.

'No, Angel has worked hard to get us here. So now it's my turn. Finally, I can help.

　Ange pools tears in her eyes and wipes them away with her fingertips.

'-- All I did was prepare. I can't help Rion directly like you did.

I wasn't ready for that.

　Hearing such a conversation between the two of them, Cleare looked at Marie.

　She has a thoughtful look on her face.

''What's wrong, Marie-chan?　Does this hurt in your stomach?　I warned you not to eat too much.'

What do you usually look at me like?

'What?　Isn't it?　Because the ten onigiri I prepared for you--'

Nine!　I don't eat that much!　It was a little nostalgic, so I ate a little more than I usually do.

　Thinking that it wouldn't change that much, Clairé asked for Marie's help as well.

''I'll lend Ricorne's energy to Marie-chan as well, so please use the saint's power to defend her.

I'll take care of it. You'll see. I can get it done. More importantly - how does this ship work?

　Clairé explains as Marie asks him a lot of questions.

　Noel puts his hands in his pockets.

'There's one person who feels out of place.

　As I muttered that, a communication came in the room from the fact that managed the first sphere - an aircraft carrier-type spacecraft.

'High heat source reaction sensing'

　Hearing that, Creare immediately gives me instructions.

'Maximum shield output.'

　Immediately afterwards, multiple layers of flat, pale light unfolded in front of Ricorne.

　It was like a translucent curtain.

　Noel's eyes widened.

''Eh?　What?

　The next moment when he thought something flashed in the distance, Ricorne was engulfed in light and violently shaken.

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　As an aircraft carrier, Facto was able to detect enemies that could not be seen with the naked eye.

''Will they hit us at this distance?''

　The artificial intelligences that will be on hand to assist Facto with the damage report.

One shield ship destroyed.
No damage to the Royal Fleet.
Bring the next shield ship forward.

　A single spaceship emerges from the kingdom's fleet.

　It is a shield ship prepared to defend against Arcadia's main gun - a spaceship that deploys a defensive shield to protect its allies.

　It will also protect you from the powerful Arcadia's main gun, but it will be wrecked and sunk in one hit.

''Enemy, time to fire the next round--estimated 1,800 seconds later.''
"Imperial Fleet Deploys Before Arcadia
"Enemy-controlled monster, closing fast!

　The fact is that the instructions are immediate.

'Intercept. Deploy mobile weapons unit.

　One by one, the drones, the armor, sailed out of the aircraft carrier.

　Then the old human spaceships pointed their weapons at the monsters.

''Shoot.''

　At the command of the Facto, optical and live ammunition weapons were released from the cannons all at once, followed by a series of missiles.

　When the optical weapons that penetrated the monster hordes approached the Imperial airship that was trying to protect Arcadia - it was protected by a magical barrier.

'Enemy shields in sight.'
Arcadia's Magical Barriers and Assessments
Disable my optical weapon.

　Fact was one of those eyes, analyzing the images being sent from outside.

　Monsters were appearing from the periphery of Arcadia, one after another.

　They were releasing magical elements, remaking them as monsters and bringing them under their control.

　They produced monsters almost inexhaustibly and were ready to use them as weapons.

　In contrast, the facts were in a state of emergency repair.

　Their performance was far from perfect.

''Our performance is not as good as I thought. --I'll be approaching Arcadia. We're going to advance the kingdom's fleet.

　Fact gives the orders, and Ricorne receives them and passes them on to each ship.

　The Kingdom's airships begin to move, but because they are being moved by humans, there is some turbulence in their movements.

　There were variations in the level of skill here, and as a bonus, they hadn't been able to move well since they hadn't experienced such a large fleet battle.

''The rating of the Kingdom Army has been revised downward. Reduce the forward speed and turn the two ships to the rear.''

　The Royal Army is also struggling to move forward.

　That's because there are too many of them and they can't move well.

　In contrast, the Imperial Army has been preparing so far, or perhaps its movements were better than the Royal Army.

　However--.

''The evaluation of the Imperial Army has been revised downward.

　--This one, too, wasn't as skilled as I thought it would be for the preparation period.

　The supporting artificial intelligences begin to make a commotion.

''A group of monsters, they're going to break through our attack.''
The Royal Army's speed has dropped precipitously, sir.
"Royal Army deploys mobile weapons-- armor.

　Hearing the report, Facto's one eye glows.

'Ignore it and prioritize the advance. If we can't get close enough to Arcadia, we'll only get attacked unilaterally.''

　The Royal Army had no choice but to push through the main Arcadia guns and monsters charging at them in order to get closer to the Empire.

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　Imperial Army.

　In the command room inside Arcadia, Bartolt was getting impatient with the power of the main gun.

'This much?'

　He had hoped to see how many enemy fleets he could sink, but the result was that he only managed to sink one ship.

　A beam was released that could swallow airships by the hundreds, but the results were not accompanied by results.

　The magic creature explains to Bartolt.

The oily machines prevented them from sacrificing their spaceships. But if we keep firing, we'll win.

　The figure is round and black like Brave's, with one large eye, but its size is a meter in diameter.

　Because its master is Mia, its master's manner of speaking to the emperor, Bartolt, is also somewhat cold.

''I guess you just woke up and didn't get any good maintenance.

　He didn't know how many spaceships were capable of blocking the main gun, but he said they had the advantage.

　Bartolt crossed his arms.

'Can't let us win easily? How soon can we shoot next time?'

"Forty-five minutes.

'It's too late for that. Can't you shoot faster?　It was supposed to be thirty minutes on the schedule.

'Shields to optical weapons and the production of monsters won't allow us to turn energy into the main gun. Arcadia hasn't fully recovered in the first place.

"The Royal Army is coming toward us?

"There will be fewer by the time we make contact.

　Although the situation was advantageous, Bartolt was uneasy.

　Although he didn't show his face, he couldn't get any information about Rion - Luxion from the magical creatures.

''What happened to the enemy's main force?''

'We haven't been able to see Luxion. He may be hiding somewhere, just trying to get a look at us.

Find it now!

　The magical creature says to reassure Bartolt, who is wary of how Rion will move.

'Luxion is indeed a threat, but as long as we can hit the main gun while preventing his blow, there is no problem. Besides, the kingdom's army doesn't need to use the main gun to hit the exhausted area with conventional forces as it is.'

　Bartolt looks up at the ceiling.

'I hope so.'

　Bartolt thinks.

(From what I've heard from Finn, I don't think it's going to end like this.)

　The magical creature says.

'Luxion was originally an immigrant ship. If so, it may have already escaped into space with some of them on board.

　Bartolt thinks how much easier it would be, too.

(It would be easier for us if he'd just run away.)

　It's the same reincarnation.

　I wouldn't want to fight if I could, but I can only say that I was in a bad position - with my reincarnation.

　Bartold will give you an order.

"All troops retreat. Do not allow the Royal Army to approach.

　The imperial forces moved to distance themselves from the kingdom forces.