Hmm. We're back.

　Yura, who had been brought back to the inter-dimensional space between the dimensions by "Shaking Back," murmured somehow. It was somewhat disturbing, but the objective was reached, so he figured there was no problem.

'Yo, how was the world on the other side? Anything interesting happen?

　Gira called out to her from the darkness of the chasm. Yura took one look at it, exhaled one breath and opened her mouth.

'I met that guy you were talking about, Touya, or something like that. You're right, he's strong. He cut off one of my arms.''
Well, I mean, look at me. I've seen it all before. I don't want to tell you, but that thing and the core of the King are mine. I'm going to crush you to pieces if you try anything.
Suit yourself. I'm not interested in either.
Hmph, you still don't know what you're thinking. Well, as long as you don't get in my way, I won't complain.

　Gila clicks her tongue and disappears into the darkness again. Fighting the strong and screwing it up, that's all Gira has in her head.
　I'm different, Yura thinks.
　Yura wanted power, too. But it wasn't direct power like Gira's. What Yura seeks is the absolute power to bring any being to its knees.
　He used to think that that power was to obtain the core of the "King" and control all of the Frays, including the other dominant species. That's why Yura resurrected the laws that the "King" had discarded and concealed, the laws that crossed the dimensions and broke the boundaries of the world.
　But as he crossed the world and crossed contradictions with various races, an emptiness arose within Yura.
　Even if I took the nucleus of the King and took its power into my own hands, I would still only be a reigning figure at the top of the Frays. Ruling over one of the worlds, that's the extent of it. How, then, can we get more power than that?
　It's as simple as that. Just reach a higher existence than "the King.
　In many worlds, Yura sensed an entity they couldn't grasp. It's called God.
　Its appearance cannot be confirmed and its existence is not even certain. However, its power could be seen all over the world. It's called a holy sword or a divine object, but it's clear that the thoughts of the "gods" dwell in it.
　And Yura felt a certain surge of energy before the current breakdown was born. A resonant sound that seemed to belong to Frase, but was completely different. The reason why it caught my interest is because there was something in those vibrations that smacked of "God". 'It' continued to resonate as if calling out to Yura.
　And this time, Yura decided to take advantage of the advanced species that was about to go out that way from the break near the source of that wave motion, and forced her way through the wards. He managed to retrieve 'it' in the short time it took for the 'shaking back' to occur. On the way, it was interrupted, but thus 'it' is in Yura's hands.
　On Yura's hand was a golden shining egg.

''? What is it?

　The egg seemed to shake in small increments, and then it melted in a slosh and left Yura's hands.
　Soon the amoeba-like golden mass gradually multiplied and took shape in the darkness.
　Eventually an old man, too skinny and gray-haired, appears before Yura. His cloudy eyes looked at Yura and eventually began to look around.

''This is........the inter-dimensional space? I see, there's no way they'll find us here.
Who are you?
Me? I am ... God.

　Looking at the old man, who flickered with a comatose golden supremacy and answered that, Yura smiled a thin smile.




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This is terrible.....

　Rosetta murmurs with a sigh as she looks up at Linse's Helmvige and Lean's Grimgelde, both recovered in the hangar.

The damage to the ship is severe. The damage from the Breunac is still a factor.
Total replacement parts? I don't know, Rosetta made that thing...
What the hell! The giant cannon is the flower of war. Even if it's not efficient or fuel efficient, it's still full of romance!

　Rosetta and Monica started arguing, so I sneak away from Babylon's "hangar" before it spilled over to us. Well, for me, I'm thankful that I was able to defeat that Likugame-type Flames thanks to the "Breunak".
　I'll have to think a little more about how to attack the advanced species.
　The biggest problem is that the weapons on the larger, more advanced types can't reach the nucleus. Do we need a long weapon like a spear? But with such a large weapon, I can only equip Suu's Ortrinde Overlord.
　If possible, I'd like to leave defense to Sue, but.......
　I'll end up with an ejection weapon like the Breunach.
　I'll have to think of another attack method other than Meteor Shower Meteor Zapper. It's possible that something like this will happen again.
　Suu said, "Hammer! Hammer! Make me a giant hammer! But when you make it, it doesn't have the effect of turning the opponent into light and making them disappear or anything like that. That was an effect in an anime that Suu watched....
　Ha, I stop and think about it for a moment. I search the internet on my phone and look at the robot anime setting site.



　Can you take Gravity and apply it to...? I have a feeling I could do it if I talked to the doctor, but........ It would be a horrible thing if I could.
　Anyway, I'll talk to him later. The more ways you can fight, the better. This could be the key to victory. It's going to have to be managed very carefully, though.



　Back on the ground, as we were walking along the corridor of the royal castle, the three newcomer kunoichi girls came over to us. Let's see, Sarutobi Flame, Kirigakure Shizuku, and Fuuma Nagi, right?

''Um, Your Majesty! Do me a favor!

　With that, the resolutions fell to their knees in unison on the spot. Wait, what the hell!

''Please give us the communication mages that the chieftain has, too!
Please.

　Next, Shizuku and Nagi also talk about such things. A chieftain is Tsubaki-san, right? A communication mage is........oh, you mean the smartphone.

''Just in case you ask, what's the reason?''
'Yes, sir. 'We have a lot of opportunities to break into and out of different places for intelligence work. That tool that allows us to communicate with our companions at a distance is very useful. Therefore....

　I see. Well, I don't see why not. It would be a great help to the infiltration team if there were photos and recording capabilities.

Where are you guys going to look for that now?
'The Kingdom of Sandra. There's a strange rumor that... All three of us will be leaving tomorrow.

　The Sandra Kingdom........ That country still continues to have slavery, and now that Euron is gone, it's the world's largest slave kingdom.



　It is said that there is a strict class system, and if one class is different from the other, those below them are not allowed to rebel against those above them. That country is not in contact with any other country, so it has formed its own culture.
　And yet, slaves seemed to be gathered from all over the world. After all, there's even a saying: "If your daughter has disappeared, turn to Sandra first". Rare races such as elves and dwarves are said to be traded at a high price.
　There's even a story about a third of Sandra's population being slaves. It sounds terrible, but slaves are tools, and when they're used up, you can just buy new slaves. Is it just a sense of replacing old shoes with new ones?
　To be honest, it's a country I don't really want to get involved in........

'Well..... Will the intelligence unit need it? I'll be back in a minute.

　I don't want the girls to become slaves because of some mistake. I decide to call Tsubaki-san and ask her to come to the courtyard.
　When I take the three girls and head to the courtyard, Tsubaki-san is already standing there. You're early! That's a ninja.

''So, I'll give it to the other intelligence knights.

　Tsubaki-san heard that and glared at the three girls with a jittery glare. Maybe they are angry at me for pleading with me without permission. All three of them shriveled up.

''Oh well. I was going to give it to all of the knights eventually, and, well, since it's your role, the intelligence unit is ahead of you.''
"...if Your Majesty so wishes. It would certainly help and thank you for that.

　In the meantime, the phone has a return magic attached to it, so even if you drop it or lose it, it will return to the person's hands. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. That's why it's never been stolen.
　From 'Storage', I take out a dozen yellow-green smartphones, simplified versions of the ones I gave to the king of each country and Tsubaki-san, and hand them to Tsubaki-san.

You can find the numbers for each of them in the 'Settings' section under 'Phone'.

　Then I handed it directly to the three girls. Staring at the phone handed to them by me, all three of them were happy and excited with sparkling eyes. That's why I had to be chided by Tsubaki-san again with my eyes, though.

''And I'll leave the intelligence knight's vehicle with you.

　I hand Tsubaki three of the so-called 'magic carpets' I took out of 'storage' to her. These are useful because they also have an 'invisible' effect that makes you invisible.
　If you put your back to the wall and hide yourself with this carpet, you could do the 'Wall Hiding Technique', right? Of course, if you touch it, it will be noticed.
　I will take you to the gate to get you to the desert of Sandra, but if anything happens, you can run away with this.

Thank you for everything.
No, I'd rather be on the back foot than on the back foot, as was the case with Euron. There's a lot of black talk going around in that country. It's a little late for that, don't you think?

　The "collar of enslavement" that binds the slaves. As it were, this is the foundation for that country. And I can break it. I don't think they know that fact yet, but when they do, it might get them in trouble.
　Even if the rumor goes around that "If I go to Brunhild, I'll be freed from slavery. If that happens, the Sandra Kingdom might look at us, and there's no guarantee that there won't be another idiot like Euron who will send assassins or something like that.
　Well, if they do the same thing again, I'll do whatever I can to expose the mastermind and have him pay for it.

What do you think, frankly? Sandra's kingdom?
'I can only speak from my own perspective.... It's a class system with the king at the top and complete control over the class system, so the rich get richer and the poor don't have any hope of getting richer. From the moment you are born, your class is determined. The child of a slave is a slave and the child of a citizen is a citizen, no matter how much ability he or she has. You can fall in rank, but you can never rise in rank.

　Indeed, the royal capital of Belfast, for example, was also divided into two sections, one for the nobles and the other for the ordinary citizens. That in itself is not uncommon, but in Belfast, it is possible to rise in the ranks if you have the ability to do so.
　It's difficult but not impossible for someone from the slums to become an adventurer, gain fame and become a knight. It's the same with mine.

'Those who are citizens can still abandon their country and flee to another, but slaves cannot. They are forced to work until they die, not fed satisfactorily, and usually die.
That makes me sick, doesn't it?

　There are plenty of alternatives, is that the idea?

'So, what's King Sandra's reputation?'
Reputation and nothing else. No one in Sandra talks about the king in any decent way. "He's a wonderful man," "I have nothing but gratitude for him," "He's our sunshine," are the platitudes.
Is that what they really want?
'Well..... The higher ups may mean well, and the lower ups will rarely say anything and not want to be dropped into slavery.

　So, it's not permissible to condemn those in the upper echelons of society. If that's the case, it's unlikely he'd have any staff to admonish him. I'm under fire every day. It's doubtful that a king who is always being congratulated by others will become a great man.

I'm sure you'll find that Sandra's military power is not to be underestimated either. The Demon Beast Warriors are a nuisance.''
Oh, I see. 'The Enslavement Collar was originally designed to tame demonic beasts, right?

　The Demon Beast Warriors. As the name implies, this is a warrior group with a "collar of enslavement" of demonic beasts. Since Sandra doesn't have borders with any countries, they are not subject to invasion.
　However, it is also a land where extremely dangerous magical beasts roam around, due to the environment of a desert with many magical beasts and a large sea of trees.
　The Demon Beast Warriors are the ones who will exterminate them. However, what is surprising to me is that not only are they nothing more than a warrior band, and the monsters that become the cavalry are followed with the 'collar of enslavement', but many of the warriors that ride them are also slaves. In other words, they are slave soldiers.
　So they want slaves to do all the dangerous work.

''It's awkward to send everyone to such a dangerous country...''
We'll be fine. We'll be in touch with you every day, and if you're in danger, we'll be here in a heartbeat. The intelligence community's number one mission is to bring back information!

　Flame said that and stretched his chest. I wonder if it's okay........