It was so sudden that my reaction was delayed.
　Originally, I should have activated 【Prison】 on the explosive and prevented its impact, but it was the people who were inside from the second floor window that I activated 【Prison】 on.
　To be precise, though, I expanded the range of 【Prison】 with me at the center and took everyone into it.
　As a result, the feather-shaped explosive blew out the window side wall that had been broken through, blowing out the entire window and exposing a gaping vantage point towards the Imperial Palace's gardens.

''Huh........ That was close........

　As expected, this is not a joke. If we take a wrong step, there will be dead people for sure. For the time being, everyone is safe.

I'm sure everyone is safe.　Doesn't seem like anyone died. Have I failed?　I don't like making mistakes, though.

　An out-of-place joke reaches us.
　That guy" was floating above the garden. He was in his late thirties in his age, wearing a gray cloak and light armor. He wears a rapier at his waist. At first glance, he was an elegant man in the style of a literary man, with a blond head and a smirk on his face and round glasses shining underneath it.
　At his feet is a floating disc. Is it some kind of magic tool 《artifact》? Riding on it, that Yuu-man is floating in the air.
　However, what is more eye-catching than that is the 1.5 meter long golem floating next to it. Its arms are wings, and its legs are clawed out. And on its stocky body is an owl face.
　An owl-shaped golem...or perhaps you could call it an owl-human golem. The golem, whose entire body was unified in gray, was strangely still in the air, not even flapping its wings.
　A golem with an animal head on it..... Could that thing be.........

'It's you after all........!　Traitor, Guillen Greedo!

　The Colonel, who stood up, stared at the Yuu-man in the sky with an indignant look on his face.

''Huh?　Hmm?　Oh, you are Colonel Dolph Landiner are you Colonel Dolph Landiner?　Hahaha!　You're alive!　It's a masterpiece!　I never thought I'd see my former comrades in arms here!
I hate it when you call me a friend in arms.
What's that?　What?　Are you still angry?　That was ten years ago, let bygones be bygones.
You did it!　If you hadn't run for Isengard, Levee wouldn't have perished!　It was you who pulled the trigger on that war, Guillen Greedo!

　The colonel glares at the kind man named Guillen with eyes filled with anger.
　If I had to guess, this is the traitor who betrayed the Rave Kingdom and sold the secrets of the "Beast Emperor Plane" to Isengard.

''I've run out of love for those fools who blindly think that the 'Beast Emperor Plane' will keep the peace if they have it, I've run out of love for them. Not even to the outdated king who doesn't even look at the outside world, who is confined to his own world and doesn't even try to develop his country. It was ridiculous for me to spend my life as a general in a small, poor country and I wanted to expand my potential.
"Do you think that's why you betrayed Levee?
"There's nothing wrong with turning your back on your incompetent master. I thought about killing the king and taking over the country, but as expected, I couldn't take on the remaining eleven generals on my own. I'm surprised to see a survivor of that.

　The lieutenant and the sergeant also stared at the man named Guillen, who was grinning and smiling thinly, with a look of anger on his face.
　The colonel pulled out a storage card from his pocket and called out the leopard-headed golem, the thunder leopard Leopard Leopard Leopard, beside him.

I'm sure it is the guidance of everyone who died that led me to meet you here. To avenge their regrets, I'll send you to hell right here and now!
You were the youngest in the line of command?　That's a pretty interesting offer, but I'm afraid he'll be furious if I don't finish my work now. I have to ask the Emperor of the Gardia Empire for an order from the Mage King.

　A few feathers shot out of the wings of the owl-shaped golem beside Guillen. The aim was all aimed at Emperor Gardia.
　A series of explosions occur. But there was not a single piece of dust dancing in the area protected by the [Prison].

''Nn~?　What the hell is this?　I'm sure Leopardo didn't have these golem skills...

　I moved behind Guillen, who had a curious look on his face, in an instant with my [teleportation] and tapped his shoulder.

'Let's go down there and talk first. [Slip]
''Wha, eeeeee?!''

　Slipping from the saucer in the sky, Guillen slipped off his feet and fell into the imperial palace garden.
　Immediately, an owl-shaped golem swooped down after its fallen master.

''Hee!''

　Guillen is caught by his own golem just in time to hit the ground and is slowly lowered to the ground.
　I was more intrigued by the disk that remained afloat than the fallen Guillen, and I tried stepping on it with one foot while flying with my [fly]. Heh, it's pretty stable.

''Oh, hey, you!　Don't touch it without permission!

　I'm saying something downstairs, but this is a hassle if it's used again.......I'll take it.
　I'm going to store the disk in the [storage]. The doctor has an interesting souvenir.

"Whaaat?　Glaucus, shoot that thing down!

　Numerous feathers shoot out of the owl-shaped golem's wings. They fly straight toward me, but is this going to explode again?

[Flame on, come on, red barrage, fire arrow]

　A number of flaming arrows that appeared in the air due to my magic intercepted the flying feathers one after another.
　Boom, boom, boom, boom, with a loud explosion sound, all the feathers shot out exploded and turned to dust.

''What?!''
''........Uh, is it okay to look away?　I don't think it's me you're dealing with.
What?

　Leopardo, a leopard-headed golem that leapt at once from the blown-out walls of the second floor, attacked Guillen as he stood in the garden.
　Crocodile claws like knuckle claws had popped up on both of his arms before he knew it.

''Poof!　Glaux!
"Gi

　The owl's wings deformed into a large blade-like shape as it flew out in front of its master, blocking Leopard's claws.
　The owl is said to be a messenger of the God of Wisdom in Greek mythology and elsewhere, but in Japan and China, it was believed to be a bird that ate and killed its mother bird and grew, so it was thought to be a bird that killed its parents.
　My grandfather once told me that the word "owl" was born from the meaning of killing a parent or master and using it as a stepping stone to rise up.
　When I looked at the Golems fighting below me, I thought that Guillen, who betrayed his master Levée and rose to the top, might be just such an owl.
　Incidentally, the Chinese character for "owl" is said to have been created from the Chinese character for "owl", which is said to have been created by striking the ominous bird that killed its parent and exposing it to a tree. It is said that this is also the origin of the name "Owl's neck".

Guieng!
''Kuh!''

　Before I knew it, the colonel's sword 《sabel》, which had landed in the garden, was swung down by Guillen. I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what I'm talking about.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. A ray of blood flowed down the colonel's cheek. Contrary to appearances, he's quite a good user, that guy.
　It's a good thing that you're able to have a good time with your friends.

''Don't mess with me!　This is our fight!

　Nuh-uh. If you say so, it's hard to interfere.......
　It's like taking revenge on the enemy, so is it wrong for an outsider to stick his or her nose into it?
　I looked over and saw that the lieutenant and the sergeant were also watching the colonel's battle with bated breath. Ummm, it seems that it's still not good to mess with them.
　The sound of the wall exploding was lost in [Silence], but the sound of the collapse is outside the room, so it echoes around the area. The knights of the imperial palace would already be heading this way. As long as we can manage that guy's flying golems, there's no way to escape.

''Hahaha!　This reminds me of something.　I've had to train you a few times at Rave!　Remember when you couldn't even beat me once?
N....!

　A series of rapier thrusts, using his speed to create wounds on the Colonel's body. The colonel did his best to avoid them and didn't get to the point of attacking.
　Beside him, Leopardo was similarly at the mercy of Glaux's swift attacks.
　Glaux was running on the ground, as if his wings were blade-like and he couldn't fly. However, it was still quite fast.
　Leopardo was not a slow aircraft by any means, but the slight difference between the two was significant in this battle.
　Originally, Golems could only bring out their maximum power when they were in coordination with their masters. There was nothing that could be done if it was completely divided. Of course, it's the same for the other side........

'Hoorah, hoorah, hoorah!　Ten years in and you haven't made any progress!　Slow, slow, slow!　I can see your every move!
G....!

　Guillen's thrusts became even faster. The colonel was already unable to handle the tip of his sword and had created wounds all over his body. It's as if he managed to stand despite being ragged.

''Well, I can't keep dealing with you forever. It's time for me to finish. Please give my regards to His Majesty the King of Leve when you go to the other world.

　With a winding sword move, Guillen's rapier entangles the colonel's saber. As Guillen moved his sword as if to continue to leap up, the saber left the colonel's hand, spun around and flew high in the air, stabbing directly into the ground.

''Well then, I'll say goodbye. It was quite fun.''

　With a grin on his face, Guillen stepped in deeply, and with a zshhhh, a rapier pierced the colonel's abdomen with a sound.

''Guhaha...!
No.
''Colonel!''

　The voice of the lieutenant and the sergeant came out, and blood poured out of the colonel's mouth.
　Guillen watched with satisfaction as he thrust the rapier in, but suddenly the colonel's stout left arm grabbed his right hand.
　The rapier stabbed deep enough to stick out of the colonel's back. The smile disappears from Guillen's face as the half-dead man grabs the hand holding it.

'I've got you,'

　Then, with a bloody face, the colonel smiled a terrific smile. He clenched his fist tightly while his remaining right hand trembled.

''Think of Rave's anger........!
''Hee!''

　A craggy fist caught Guillen's face and he swung out with all his strength.

''Ugohahah?!''

　Guillen, who spun with great force, fell to the ground with a white eye, sprinkling his nose with blood.
　With a rapier in his stomach, the colonel looked down at it and grinned, and eventually fell to the ground himself as well.