"Come light, goddess of healing, mega-heels.

　I cast a recovery spell on Rengeki, who was squatting in the bamboo forest. The sword wound she received on her right shoulder closed up before she could even look at it, and she completely returned to normal.

''.........Amazing. It's completely back to normal.

　Turning her right shoulder around, Rengetsu-san stands up.

'But why is Fuyao-san in Euron? Well, it was His Majesty King Brunhild, wasn't it? I'm sorry...
Oh, no, that's fine. I'm a burglar. This is the Silver Demon Warrior. He's a floater from Yisheng.

　I hurriedly stop Rengetsu from trying to kneel. I wonder if it was a bad idea to reveal my identity. But it didn't seem like Sonia wouldn't back off if it went on like that.

I want to ask you something more than that. The three men who tried to assassinate the Celestial Emperor who are rumored to be in town are Mr. Rengeki and the others?
'An assassination? 'No, it's true that I snuck into the castle and tried to kill him. But this was not an assassination. It was an enemy attack.
d*mn it, Jaofa! We were so close, and I didn't know we had such a skilled guard...

　Sonia opened her mouth to spit.

'Jaofa?'
''I'm talking about the Heavenly Emperor of this city. His real name is Chei Jaofa. He calls himself Emperor of Heaven, but he's really just a bandit who doesn't want to be anything more than an adventurer.

　Rengetsu-san also speaks in a bitter tone. The Heavenly Emperor is a bandit? What do you mean?

There are more people claiming to be Celestial Emperors than the great Freys invasion of Euron. As a result of the deceased emperor's fatherlessness, his illegitimate offspring could be found in any city. In addition, the children of the rightful Queen and her side room had collectively disappeared with Shen Hai. Even the sons who were safe in other cities are all dead now. Under these circumstances, there was no way to verify the legitimacy of the Heavenly Emperor, no matter who claimed to be the Emperor of Heaven.

　Well, I guess so. It was enough for me to make up something appropriate and say, "This was handed down by the previous emperor when I, his son, was born.
　After all, there was no data or person in this world who could declare it to be a lie.
　The only thing left to do was to have the ability to do so. If he could show that, he'd be a candidate for the Heavenly Emperor.
　But of course, there are dangers involved. Of course, there is no way the other Celestial Emperor candidates would recognize that. They would insist that they were the most qualified to be the Heavenly Emperor, and as a result, they would clash with each other.

Jaofa was one of them, and he brought out the Jade Seal, the sign of the Celestial Emperor, declaring, "This is the sign of the Celestial Emperor handed down in my family.
''Jaofa is of the Heavenly Emperor's bloodline?''
No way. The Jade Seal was excavated from the ruins. It was obtained by killing the adventurer who discovered it.

　So, the Jade Seal itself could be the real thing. Then the Jade Seal itself could be the real thing.

We owe him both of our lives, that adventurer he killed. He has saved our lives more than once. We must give Jaofa his due.
''Normally, no one would have recognized Jaofa as a Heavenly Emperor, no matter if he had the Jade Seal or not. However, he had obtained a powerful power from somewhere. And now...
Ironmasters, huh?

　Kun Kun Kun, Rengyue nodded.
　The proof of the Euron Heavenly Emperor, the Jade Seal, the mighty power, the Iron Machine Soldier. It's certainly not surprising that he could call himself the Heavenly Emperor.
　But where did this thief named Jaofa get the Iron Armor? Could it be that the 'Golden Fleece Society' was pulling the strings behind the scenes?

By the way, Fuyu Yoru... what is Lord Onimusha doing here?
Um.........that Iron Legionnaire seems to have been modeled after the frame gear that was stolen from us. So I wanted to get a little revenge.
Then it's no wonder that technology is so strong. However, from what I saw, I felt that the Flame Gear that defeated the Wood Golem was stronger, though.

　That's right. It's a modified version. But even so, the skill with which it was recreated is something to be reckoned with. Hmm? Someone runs over.

'Miss Sonia, Mr. Lotus Moon! Dude, are you okay? You mean that guy!
It's all right, Jest. This person is an acquaintance of ours. He healed Lotus Moon's wounds.

　For a moment, I thought it was my pursuer, but it wasn't. Sonia-san, she's wearing the same robe as Rengetsu-san. It seems that the two of us were stranded together and let this person escape. He seems to have come back, though.

''Fuyuyo-dono Onimusha-dono, this is Jesty Parallax. He's the son of our benefactor I told you about earlier.

　Okay, so it's "revenge". The man known as "Jesty" removes his hood. He has short brown hair and hazel eyes. He's about 21 or 2 at the age of 21. He's nearly 180 in height.
　I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not the only one. There are a lot of female dragons in the dragon race that are taller than me.
　I'm only about 170. If he becomes a full god, he will stop growing...?

'I'm Jesty Parallax. Thank you for helping me with Rengeki!
'What? Oh, no, no, don't worry about it.

　I'm a little surprised when I'm approached while I'm thinking. He's a rather vivacious and clear young man.

I'm not sure if it's a good idea to stay here forever for now.... "Gate.

　I opened the 'gate' in front of me that led to the former imperial capital Shen Hai that I was at earlier.

''Come on, let's hurry up and move from here.

　Leaving the three of us surprised, we went through the 'gate' first. After a while, Sonia-san, Jesty-san and Rengetsu-san, in turn, came through the 'gate' in the same way.

''This place........!
This is former Imperial City's Shen Hai.
'Shen Hai! That far away!
''Wow......... This is transference magic........

　The three of them were scurrying around the area, but suddenly Sonia-san became mid-stride and took a battle stance. What is it?


Hey, hey, hey, kid. Leave all your money and the b*tc* behind if you want to live.
...not you guys again.

　The ones who crept out from behind the rubble were the strippers who had escaped earlier. They haven't learned their lesson, these guys. It was the exact same line as before.
　I'm wearing a mask and a different costume than before, so they don't seem to know it's me.

"Paralyze.
Whew!


　We'll "paralyze" both strippers and round them up. They don't seem to be remorseful unless they're in pain.

''So that's what I was talking about earlier. What do you think will happen if this Jaofa guy becomes the Heavenly Emperor?
As far as I'm concerned, we already know it's not going to happen. 'Have you seen the city? There would have been few women and children. This was because Jaofa's soldiers were violent and violent. Furthermore, they would collect money and goods from the capital's big stores one after another, and as a result, the merchants would run away and no food would come in. Even if they did, if everything was taken back to the castle, it was the same as saying that the citizens should die.

　Hmmm. Could it be that those bad chashu-men are from such a situation? .... no?

What would they do with all that money?
It's an ironclad. We are trying to further improve and mass produce them. We have information that a large quantity of material was shipped to the castle about three days ago.

　Jesty answers my questions. It looks like the production plant is inside the castle.
　But still, where did that large amount of material come from? If Jaofa and the Golden Society are connected, are they from Felsen?

"If we leave Jaofa alone, he will surely bring his iron-clad soldiers to attack other countries. He doesn't want Euron. He doesn't want Euron; it's just a stepping stone. He will surely try to take over a wealthier neighboring country.

　Sonia may be right.
　If I were to go for it, where would it be? The Rhodomea and Xenoas area will be tough indeed. Yisheng is also difficult to place.



　Where would I aim?
　...Hanok. Here, the west is blocked off by the great river and Euron to the east has no enemies. Moreover, there are many mines in Hannock that can produce rare steel. It's the perfect place to manufacture new ironmongers.
　You will use the power of the Ironmobile to conquer Hanok and bring it under your control to build a new kingdom. With so much wasteland and ruin, Euron may think that he doesn't need it anymore, as it will only cost him money to rebuild. Is that why he's not taking money or playing politics as far as he's concerned? It's a land to be cut down anyway.
　Right now, they're producing iron machine soldiers and calling themselves Heavenly Emperors for the sake of their troops, but it's only a means to an end, and they're only using it, right?


'You do! Even though it's none of our business, we can't just sit back and let other people's misfortune happen. We have to do something about it now, after all...!

　Jesty clenches her fists with a regretful look on her face. It's my parents' revenge, you know. It's not surprising.

''We've hunted down Jaofa before. He hadn't yet called himself the Heavenly Emperor, but that time he failed and got away with it. If only we had defeated him back then...

　There's no point in talking about tara, tara, tara. The question is what we're going to do now....

Anyway, you'll hear from my colleagues who are investigating what's going on inside. ........Speaking of which, everyone, do you know about the 'Goldieus'?
'Well, I don't know.... Rengeki, Jesty, do you two know?
No, I'm afraid so.
I don't know.

　We both shake our heads.
　It's a secret society, for one thing. It's not that easy to get information in.

What's this 'Golden Society' thing?
It's an organization that may be behind the development of the Iron Armor. Perhaps they are controlling Jaofa as well.
''Speaking of gold.......the two guys in Jaofa's guard, they were wearing strange golden pendants.......''

　Sonia-san murmurs as she recalls.

''What kind of thing?''
It was a pendant with a six- or rather a heptagonal design within a circle of gold, I think.

　Sonia painted on the ground with a piece of stick on the ground with a gingerbreadth.
　That's fishy. The fact that it is gold is suspicious. Furthermore, the fact that it's a heptagon is also suspicious. I've heard from Leanne that the heptagon represents the source of attribute magic. In other words, the seven attributes are fire, water, wind, earth, light, darkness and nothingness.
　The "Golden Society" is a magical society. It's very likely that the symbol will be used as a symbol.
　Let's ask King Felsen........well, I didn't give King Felsen my phone.
　It can't be helped. I take out my phone and call the butler, Lime-san, from 'contacts'.

'Hello, Mr. Lime? Oh, is this Mr. Lime?

　I asked Mr. Lime to send a letter to Felsen in the "Gate Mirror". It reads, "If you have a symbol for the 'Golden Society', let me know.
　We wait for a while, so I pull out a table and chairs from the "storage" and also offer him a snack donut and a cup of tea that I had put in there.
　If I had eaten this from the beginning, I wouldn't have bothered to eat the troll's shins. But don't you want to try the local flavor at least once? It wasn't quite right, though.
　All three of us were surprised by the table and the donuts that were suddenly served to us, but we were probably hungry and began to devour the donuts. Especially Sonia-san eats so much. Do the dragon race have poor gas mileage? It's good that we still have donuts, though.
　I take a handful of doughnuts and start eating them too. It's delicious. As expected, our head cook, Claire-san's skill is the best in the world.
　Just as the doughnuts on the table are about to run out, I receive an email with a photo attachment from Lime. I'm impressed with her skill for someone so old.
　I looked at the photo of the illustration on the screen.

It's a done deal.

　There was a projection of a symbol with a heptagon in a circle.
　There was no doubt about it. The New Heavenly Emperor and the 'Golden Society [Gordian]' were connected.