I need to fly.
That being said...

　Leanne frowned as she sipped her tea on the balcony. As she had thought the other day in Lamish, and during the Imperial coup before that, there were times when she had to deal with a flying enemy. There's a big difference between being able to fly then and not being able to fly.
　Calling a griffon or something like that and fighting on it is possible, but flying by yourself should be more convenient in some way. So I asked Leanne if there was any such magic.

'You can use the wind attribute to fly yourself, though. Probably not at will, right? It's originally a magic that blows enemies away. It's more like being blown away than flying.
''Hmm, that's........ Is it still attributeless magic?
Of course. Unfortunately, I don't know.

　When I asked him if there's any magic that even the fairy race who are skilled in magic don't know about, he said it's impossible to learn unattributed magic, so it's meaningless. Ah, I see. Non-attribute magic is personal magic. It's not normally possible to use it when others know about it. It's not a good idea to look up such magic.
　The only way to find out is to look up the literature on non-attribute magic. I bought a thick, dictionary-like encyclopedia of magic from the bookstore and gathered it in the castle's study. The book contains explanations of non-attribute magic from all over the world. The contents range from trivial magic to useful magic. What's the purpose of this magic to make the ants' steps straight?

''Brother Fuyao you're really going to search through all of this?''

　I was going to ask Rene, who had a free hand, to help me, but he gave me a woo-hee look at the thickness of one of the books. That's right........
　The bad thing about this kind of book is that each publisher or editor is different, so the magic in it is all over the place. I've seen the magic once and now I have to see it again and again in another book.

I'm going to look for it anyway. It seems like Sheska and Rain and others will help us in the afternoon.

　I sat down in a chair in the study and went through the book briefly, page by page, with Rene. The one I'm looking for is 'flying magic', but I asked her to check it out if there's any magic that's similar to it or that I could use.
　I think it should be 'Flight' or 'Fly' or something like that, but it doesn't work even if you just guessed the name of the spell. I'm not sure why. Do I need to recognize that it's a properly existing magic, or do I need to understand it?
　Sometimes I wonder if this ability of mine is a copy ability. It's like duplicating an existing magic and making it my own.
　But I don't have it. I'm not going to be able to find any interesting magic, but sometimes I can find it. The "taboo" that makes you unable to speak a certain word is interesting, but I don't know how to use it. No, for example, if you make "Fireball" a forbidden word, will the opponent be unable to use that spell? It seems to be one word per person, so it might not be that effective.

''Brother Fuyao, what is this?''
Well no, not this one.

　What I saw on the page that Renee showed me was "mosaic". What kind of time do you use it for........ It seems to be a magic for visual obstruction, but all I can think of is an obscene image. To begin with, mosaic is a decorative method to express a pattern. Why is this effect that way?
　Sleep, which puts the opponent to sleep, Silence, which erases any sound, and Shield, which puts up an invisible barrier against attacks.
　We also found a few things that could be used. Silence only makes it impossible to hear sounds, though it doesn't seem to prevent spells. It doesn't stop you from chanting, it just stops you from hearing it, so it's not surprising.
　But I can't find anything vital........

'Oh.'

　I stop flipping through the pages. 'Levitation. A spell that causes an object to levitate. As far as the surgeon can reach. About two meters? I guess I could use it to carry heavy stuff, but it has "storage". Oh, but "storage" doesn't hold any living things, so it's useful for carrying people and animals.

Levitation.

　I tried it out on the books on my desk. The thick, heavy book floated softly in the air. Oh, it really did float. I tried moving the book in the air. Hmm, it can move freely. It certainly doesn't seem to rise higher than my reach.
　When I applied "Levitation" to Rene to try it out, it seemed that she couldn't move freely in the air with her power. She's moving like a swimmer, but she's only advancing a little. But if it's advancing even a little bit, does that mean that if there's something like a fan, it's going to advance in a certain way?
　Rene was happy to let me fly around the room, but is this "flying"?
　It can only go up to about two meters high, and its speed is about the same as walking speed. Oh, but is it possible to create a magic carpet like the Arabian Nights if you "enchanted" it?

That's a keeper for now.

　It's a magic that could be used in many ways, depending on how you think about it.
　Later that afternoon, Sheska and Rain helped me find it. With the four of us searching at twice the speed, Sheska found it about two hours later.

"'Fry'. There's no doubt about it, that's it. Floating and propelled by magic power. It seems to eat quite a bit of magic, but it will probably be fine.''

　It is said that those who were able to use it were able to fly freely for about three minutes. However, when the magic power runs out, you go headlong into the ground. Well, in my case, I can use the Gate to evacuate in an emergency, so I can probably manage it. A Gate's worth of magic power can be recovered in three seconds.
　Let's give it a try first. We'll just have to try it out.



　We're going to go to the castle's training grounds and concentrate our magic. In addition to Rene, Sheska, and Rain, Nicolas, Else, and the old man from the mountain prefecture who is training came to watch, but I don't mind them. Focus, focus.

'Fly.'

　My body floats about a meter away. Oh. I turn my body around in a circle on the spot. Hmm, it moves just as I thought it would. Let's try flying a little higher. As I reminded myself of this, I suddenly rose several dozen meters in a single bound. Whoa, whoa, whoa!
　I still don't understand the additions and subtractions. I feel like I'm operating a radio-controlled car that I've never touched before. But it's expensive. I tried to see how high I could go, but I stopped when I started getting cold. It was stuffy and stifling.
　This time, I tried to see how fast I could go. But I gave up halfway up too. The wind resistance was so strong. I couldn't even keep my eyes open. Hmmm, what should I do? Oh, should I put up the "shield"? I tried it and it was quite comfortable. Yeah, I can fly pretty fast.
　I can fly pretty fast. I tried somersaults, sudden stops, sudden drops, rapid ascents, zigzags, etc. It's getting fun. Alright, next time, do a three-turn somersault!



So, you were in a good mood and came downstairs to get sick?
Don't you dare...

　I slumped in the shade of a tree, with Else kneeling on my lap. I've calmed down a lot, but no, I was in a bad way.... Well, I've never really been on a screaming machine or anything like that. I never thought I'd feel like this.... I thought it was the same when I crossed the river in Gau, but it's not because I don't get sick on a boat or anything.
　I don't know why "recovery" doesn't work for this kind of drunkenness. I tried to call an old man who was drunk on the boat before, and he came back to his sober side. Well, drinking and motion sickness are two different things. Baba's old man had started drinking again after he was sober.

So, other than that, there were no other problems?
I think I'll be okay but it's too cold to fly too high.

　Oh, well, there's a "warming" spell that keeps you out of the cold........ But the air is thin anyway, and there's no need to force myself to fly higher.
　I didn't want him to stay on his knees forever, so I sat up. I'm not too embarrassed about these things anymore........ I wonder if we're not looking like a couple.

It's not a good idea. If you can cast that flying spell, can I fly too?
No, it's probably not possible. It's not manipulative magic. You can't cast Else's 'boost' on Linse, can you? It's just like that one.
'I see...'

　Else sighs in disappointment. What, did you want to fly?

If I pick him up, he can fly?
No, that's... it's embarrassing...

　Else squirms and turns over red. Even though she's fine with the knee pillow? I don't know what the criteria are.

'Oh, but if you combine it with "Levitation" can it fly? It's not like Else can fly at will, though.

　I use "Levitation" to try and make Else float in the air. All of a sudden, Else was surprised and flailing about, but after a while, she seemed to calm down, so I let her rise. She stopped at a height where I could reach her, after all.

''Fly.''

　This is where I use my flying magic. As I rise, Else rises too. I knew it. She can move up and down according to my height. If I'm properly aware of it, I can fly with the person I made float with Levitation.
　I flew straight up and landed on the castle's balcony. Yeah, there's no problem. Else patted his chest as if he was relieved.

''It's fluffy and scary if you don't get used to it. I don't mind not being able to fly, after all.''

　Argh. Well, if you fall, you might die, and it's inevitably going to be like that when it's someone else controlling it and not you.
　At any rate, the objective is accomplished, and now I can fight flying monsters on an equal footing. It's not necessarily the case that a flying type of flames won't show up, like the manta type.

'I'm going to fly again.'
Try not to get drunk this time.

　We flew around the sky above the castle and flew along the city road, after being seen off by Else. I can see how the town has expanded from above. It's a very impressive sight.
　It doesn't feel like a town yet, though. We landed in an alleyway where children were playing with sesame seeds.

I thought to myself, "What the hell? What a bunch of hooch! You scared the shit out of me!
You flew through the air!
Wow!

　It's kind of nice to see the respect in the kids' eyes. Not enough to float.

'Oh! This restaurant can't just say sorry for serving this stuff to customers!

　A wild man's voice echoes through the street. When I turn my head from the alleyway where the children were, I see that there is some kind of dispute at the coffee shop.
　Two large, warrior-like men were crowding the waitress on the cafe's terrace.

'There's a cigarette butt in your food! I can't pay for this stuff!
How will you pay for this? It's a good thing we figured it out, because if we'd eaten it, we'd have had a stomach bug! Do you understand, ah!

　They're a bunch of ruffians. A bunch of punks. It's a complete accusation, isn't it?
　I walked up to the front of the restaurant and spoke to the waitress.

"What's going on?
Oh...! You said that these people had cigarette butts in their food...but that's a lie. There are no waiters in this restaurant who smoke!
Yeah, you know what? Didn't one of you guys drop it by mistake?

　As I said that, sheltering the waitress behind me, I kicked the chair over and the two warrior-like men glared at me.

''Oh! Oh, kid. You've got a lot of licks in your mouth.
Looks like you really want to hurt me...!

　They walk over to us, bobbing their fingers. It's a bit of a distraction here.
　I took the men's arms and tossed them in the middle of the street with a pop.

''Geez!''
Oww!

　I made it light with "Gravity" so it doesn't fly well. Two people who didn't seem to understand what was happening stood up and came at me, one with an axe and one with a large sword in their hands.

'Slip,'
Yikes!
Whew!

　The two goons take a big tumble. As it is, I add weight to them with "Gravity" and make them unable to move. I crouch down and call out to the two people who are immobilized by the excessive weight.

"Ugigi.........!
I don't like it when people do that in my country. As a king, I can't just overlook it.
!

　When I reveal my identity, their eyes widen and they look genuinely surprised. They are really, really annoying, aren't they? So, what should we do?
　Well, we don't have a jail in our country. It's a good time to make one.
　I take out a lump of iron from the storage and make a prison cell of about three tatami mats, and throw the two men in there after confiscating their equipment and belongings. It's an iron box that is transparent on one side only. There is no grating. There is a small air hole in the ceiling.
　Now, let's have you punished. As soon as I closed the door, two people started screaming and screaming. I think they are screaming, to be exact. They cover their ears and continue to writhe in agony. But their voices don't reach the outside. I'm preventing it from doing so with "Silence.

'Oh, that Your Majesty? What's in there...
Hmm? It's just a sound. I'm just letting you hear it.
Sound?
'I could go on and on about the sound of clawing at the chalkboard, or scratching the dishes with a fork, or something like that.
'Wow....'

　The waitress is pulling away, but, well, let's not worry about it.
　Eventually the guards finally come running in. I tell him to open the door and the noise will stop if he opens it, so I'll let him go when the time is right and give him the key.
　There's still a lot of work to be done. The security of the country needs to be made safer with people like him around. It's time to formally form a knight's club.
　While thinking about this, I took off for the castle.