151 # 151 Dragoon, and attack.





 It's been a while since then, but there was no sign of Sakura regaining her memory. Not a single scar was left behind, and all of her injuries were fully healed, although it seems that she is in good health.
 Well, when I handed her the medal she originally had, she looked a little strange when I handed it to her. Still, it was the only thing she had, so I told her to keep it on her person for a while. It could be a sign of identity, too.
 I suggested once that we go to that canyon where we found her, but she refused to go. She almost died, and I wonder if the fear is ingrained in her body.
 It's as if she's avoiding reviving her memories. It doesn't matter, or it doesn't matter if I don't go back....
 Unfortunately, I've never had amnesia, so I don't know, but I guess I'll have a different personality than the one I have here. But then it's not amnesia, it's a dual personality.
 I think I read in some book that sometimes when people have a hard time, a personality called A can create another personality called B. It's the B that's having a hard time, not the A self. It's a defense instinct that protects itself by feeling like a stranger, or something like that.
 Well, you can't force them to not want to do it. You might remember it eventually.
 Once Sakura was able to move around, she wanted to take a look around the country. I didn't have any problems with it, so I gave her coral and chalk as a chaperone & bodyguard.
 He seems to go to construction sites and farmland a lot. From time to time, I've seen him with Linse. Both of them are quiet and talkative types, so I wonder if they get along with each other.

''How can you be so unconcerned with losing your memory, that boy?
I'm not fine, but I'm probably not even capable of feeling that way. It's hard to be sad if you can't remember anything about yourself at all.

 I responded to Julio, the gardener, by cutting holes all over the courtyard and replanting the cherry trees.
 I didn't come up with the idea with the amnesiac cherry trees, but I wanted to transplant Yishen's cherry trees to the castle. The season is about to turn to winter, so they won't be in bloom for quite a while though.
 It's a bit late now, but will they really bloom? I've heard that the climate around here is about the same as the climate in Eashen, so I think it's fine. If it doesn't work, I'll have to ask Flora to make a new species.
 I don't know if the image of cherry blossoms is different depending on the region, I wonder if they bloom in March or April, but in western Japan, it's the season of farewell, and in eastern Japan, it's the season of meeting. In western Japan, it's the season to say goodbye to someone, and in eastern Japan, it's the season to meet someone.
 I remember once, when I went to visit my relatives in Aomori during Golden Week, I was surprised to see the cherry blossoms weren't in bloom yet.

Do you ever take care of your cherry blossoms, Julio-san?
'No, there isn't. But, you see, there are more Yishen in this country, so I think we can work it out if you teach me.

 Ah, I see. It's true that the Duchy of Brunhild has many Yisheng people. Tsubaki-san's family and former Takeda's vassals. Also, lately I've seen beastmen and demons here and there.
 It seems that it's easier to do business here than in other countries because there's less discrimination against other races.

I'm thinking of planting some cherry blossoms along the road from the castle to the city one of these days. I think it would be beautiful, like a row of cherry blossom trees.
Nice.

 I spent the morning with Julio while thinking about this. In the afternoon, I hear Tsubaki's report.

'Relations between Paloof and Regnier seem to be going in the right direction. It's unlikely that there will be a war.
King Linie is doing a great job. Hopefully we'll have a proper non-aggression pact or something one of these days.

 Tsubaki-san's ninja operatives send me information from various countries with the "gate mirror" that I gave them. It's not so much that they are spies as they are gathering rumors and information about the city.
 Some of it is about the Frays and Babylon, but information is a treasure. You never know where you'll find valuable information lying around. It's not that I'm exploring the royal palaces of other countries, and if you ask the king of Belfast, he says they do it everywhere. Well, that's true.

'I guess what I'm a little concerned about is that the situation in Yisheng is unstable.
Yisheng?

 I was a little curious about the cherry blossoms, and I decided to ask Tsubaki-san for details. I heard that a skirmish between the lords had begun, though not to the point of warfare at all.

Yisheng had nine lords - Date, Uesugi, Tokugawa, Takeda, Oda, Hashiba, Chosokabe, Mouri, and Shimazu - but Takeda was destroyed in the recent incident, and Oda and Tokugawa grew in power. Hashiba followed Oda, and Tokugawa and Oda were on friendly terms. Oda's power seems to have been surpassed.

 I knew it would be so. In our world, it is Tokugawa who holds the kingdom, though. It's the Tokugawa's to sit and eat as they go.
 It's doubtful to be true, though, when I remember that well-dressed, little bearded Tokugawa Ieyasu-san. Well, not everything is going to be as it is in our world's history.
 I'm curious about Yisheng, but I'll leave it at that for now. As expected, if Oedo is in danger, I'm going to evacuate Yae's family alone.
 After listening to Tsubaki-san's report, this time I'm going to transition to Babylon's "hangar".
 The heavy knight "Chevalier" and its commander's aircraft, and the black knight "Night Baron" are each stored in the garage. It seems that for every 9 "Chevalier" heavy knights, there was one "Night Baron".
 This is just to make the ratio easier to count, but the Black Knight Baron takes a little more time to build, and as expected, the commander's plane requires more skill to master. And when it comes to ease of handling, the heavy knight's Chevalier is far superior.
 And right now, there's the heavy knight Chevalier with its superior defense, the black knight Knight Baron with its superior offense, and another one that Rosetta and Monica are working on right now.
 When I entered that garage, a red knight with a slender, sharp-edged design was standing there.
 The most distinctive feature is the large wheels attached to the tips of its feet and heels on either side, and large burners attached to the sides and back of its hips. He called out to Rosetta and Monica, who were working on its waist area.

'How much longer will it take?'
Well, it will be done by tomorrow, sir. But, Master, this thing chooses its rider, doesn't it?
It's not really suitable for mass production. It's going to be completely different for different people.

 If the heavy knight 《Chevalier》 was for defense and the black knight 《Night Baron》 was for attack, the dragon knight 《Dragoon》 is a machine that focuses on mobility.
 However, in order to take advantage of its mobility, its armor is thin, and its own power is low. To be honest, I'm not sure if it will be able to compete with the Freys. I can use it against giant beasts, so I only have two for now, with the one I originally had and one I produced for now.
 I tried it out, but it was ridiculously difficult to handle. With the heel wheels down, it was very difficult to balance the machine when running in high maneuverability mode. Fast is fast, though.
 On top of that, if you lose your balance and fall over, the fuselage is prone to pain due to the thin armor. It's not so much that it will break, but if it mocks many times, it may break.
 This is a difficult aircraft to use. The skill of the pilot is also required, and the lack of power makes it impossible to use super-heavy weapons. I don't know what to do with it. Ah.
 Come to think of it, can we use that weapon that was made by filling the shards of Fraise with magic to increase its hardness? That should be able to cut through Frase. The reason for this is because I have yet to face off against Fraise with that weapon.
 If the dragon knight "Dragoon" was given a weapon similar to Yae's "Clear Flower", he might be able to use his mobility to fight.
 However, I don't have the flames to use as an ingredient..... I'm sure I can make some with the stock I have, but it's not like I can replenish them at will.
 When I returned to the castle again, Red Ball flew in from across the corridor.

''What's the matter?''
"We've just received word from the scouts that the remains are similar to those we found on an isolated island to the west of Sandra. These are similar to the ruins we found on an isolated island to the west of Sandra.

 The island to the west is when you found Monica's "hangar". Good guess.

"Where is it?
"The knightly kingdom of Restia, east of the Lyle Kingdom. To the south of it, in the ruins of a ruin.

 The Knight Kingdom of Restia? Isn't it ruled by a man called the Knight King or something? And his father, the previous king, is a gold-ranked adventurer just like me.
 I'm a bit interested in him, but I'll have to pass on that this time. If those ruins of Babylon are called "storehouses", I can enhance my frame gear, and maybe even make my own special machine. That'd be nice, wouldn't it?
 What to do for now? I used to travel in Babylon, but now that I've learned 'fly', I don't think we'll be going all the way together.
 I told everyone that the fifth Babylon had been found and that I was going alone. Everyone was against it at first, but they reluctantly agreed because of the speed of Fly and the fact that I was the only one with all the attributes that could enter the ruins in the end. However, he made me promise to call him at "Gate" as soon as I found Babylon, though.
 Well, I haven't told Sue about Babylon yet, even though I've become her fiancé. I haven't even gotten the engagement ring yet. I'll give the ring one to her later, but what about the Babylon one?
 I wonder if it's okay to tell Sue. I told her about the anime story before and she said, "I'm going to find the castle in the sky! I'm a little worried that he'll tell his father, the Duke of Ortlinde, about it. I'm a little worried that he'll tell his father, Duke Oltrinde, about it.
 I'll talk to Yumina.

'Sue is a smart kid, so I think she'll be fine in that area. But I'm afraid he'll get carried away and say he's going to go looking for it too.

 It's possible. That boy is kind of too dynamic. It's not a problem as long as the actuality goes with it, but sometimes he goes out of control without thinking about the consequences.......
 Yes, let's keep our mouths shut for a bit longer.
 I asked everyone to take care of Sakura (although I think it's okay since I have Coral and Kuroshio with me), and then I opened the "Gate" and transitioned to the border between the Great Sea of Trees and the Lyle Kingdom, where I fought the giant beasts before for now.
 From there, I'll fly to the east in a single "fly". It will use its "shield" to protect itself from all wind pressure and continue its high-speed flight.
 After flying for a while, I stopped and displayed the map. I think we've already entered the Knight Kingdom.

'Hmm........ A bit more to the southeast. Okay.

 Just as I was about to turn off the map and start flying again, I saw something strange out of the corner of my eye. Was that ... smoke?
 Something is burning. Is it a fire?

"Long-sense.

 Extend the distance in your vision and see what's going on. The city. The city is burning. People are fleeing. As if to protect them, knights in fine armor hold their swords at the ready and head towards the enemy that is attacking the villagers.
 The demon with a body like crystal, Frase.

''Nah...!

 Fortunately, the flaze that was there was not an intermediate species. It was small in size. They were the same lower class species as the first cricket type I encountered.
 But there were a lot of them. As far as I can see, there are nearly 10 of them.
 It looks like a beetle in shape. It's not a Japanese beetle, but a Hercules beetle or something from over there.
 Someone was swinging a sword down at that beetle-shaped flay. Dressed in silver armor and with his golden hair fluttering, he swordshot at Fraise, but it all bounced off and only gave him a few wounds. Moreover, the wounds would regenerate quickly.

''Do not be frightened! Knights, you must buy time for the people of the city to escape! We must not take a step back!

 It was a girl. I turn around and give a proclamation to the knights around me. I wonder if she's a captain even though she's about my age.
 At the girl's target, Kabutofreise instantly extends her head horn and tries to pierce the girl. Quickly, the girl knight flicked it with her sword and rolled to the side to avoid it.
 Oh no, this isn't the time to watch!
 I released my long-sense and flew as fast as I could towards the city at once.