And so, as you can see, you're off.

　I finish my explanation by turning off the video projection I had one of the Valkyrie's take on my phone.

'Well, there's a good chance they'll be back, so you might want to deploy your army towards the ruins.
Oh, yeah. Okay. I'm going to...

　With a pouting face, the Galdio Empire Emperor nodded. In the garden of the Imperial Palace where the owl-type golem Glaucus ran amok, I told him what happened in the Leve territory.

''But that thing is also quite......... That thing is merciless....
That's not the worst of it. I can't show mercy to someone who wants to kill me. If you don't break their hearts, they'll do it all over again.

　When I hit you, I hit you. Unfortunately, I'm not a saint, so I can't get along with someone who has beaten me and drink.
　There is no guarantee that you will win the next time you fight. No one knows what will happen, and I don't want to regret it. So I'm not going to get into a fight with myself again the first time. If they don't hit us, we won't have to hit them.
　But you've broken a soldier's heart, and you've got the top of your head on pins and needles. So, where do we go from here?
　Should I break the top guy's heart as well?　When I was in junior high school, I would get into fights with a group of delinquents like that, but the strategy my grandpa taught me in one-on-many was to aim at the top of the group as much as possible and attack them.
　Anyway, I would crush the leader of the group. I would thoroughly remind him, even if it meant biting him, that it was not worth it for him to ever fight with me again. They don't want to be in pain either. That way, they won't get involved again.
　However, I don't understand why Isengard is so concerned about the ruins in the first place. It seems that because he couldn't find anything in the "Blue Ruins", he is trying to obtain the "Green Ruins" that was discovered afterwards.
　Are they looking for something....is it Golem?　But what kind of golems does the Mage King of Isengard want so badly...?

In a case like this, it would be quicker to ask him directly.
"Directly....no way....

　The sergeant who was listening to my words widened his eyes.

''I'm going to ride directly into Isengard and see the Mage King. If I can find out what he wants, I might be able to get him to back off.
''Foolishly, you say you're going to jump into the enemy's bosom!

　Emperor Galdio shouts out, but I think that's a sure thing. Otherwise, there might be another unit invading Leve territory again.
　Furthermore, if that little owl's bombing squad comes again when I'm not around, the imperial capital will certainly be on fire. The sooner we deal with it, the better.
　........Maybe if a war breaks out between these two countries, the Galdio Empire will lose. Well, I don't think Galdio will lose so whimsically either.
　In Isengard, we can see the direction of a country that has analyzed the golems, the legacy of an ancient civilization, and has actively incorporated them to create new golems and weapons, to the point of greed.
　One senses the insanity of the country's willingness to sacrifice anything to develop new weapons. I don't know if this is the national character of Isengard or the personal nature of the Mage King.
　It is such a country. It's hard to know what kind of weapons they have hidden away. It could be that what they're trying to obtain from the Midori Ruins is some sort of incomparable ancient weapon.
　I think it's best to ask them directly.

Well then, I'm going to go.
Who in the world are you after all this time?　Why help us?

　Emperor Galdio peeked at me with a puzzled expression. Umm, I guess it's a huge explosion of suspiciousness from this person, me.

''You may not believe it, but I'm a king too. "You may not believe this, but I'm a king, too, in a different world. I'd like to travel around the countries of this world and get to know the countries I can get along with.
Another world?

　I can't help but chuckle as I look at His Majesty the Emperor, who has become even more confused by my words. Well, it can't be helped for now. But the time will surely come when you will think it was true. Whether you want it or not, that is.
　[Gate] Open. We can transfer to the place of Isengard where we fought the mutants before, so let's fly from there. Ah........well, I should let Yumina and the others know about it. I don't want them to get angry at me for doing something so selfish again.

Well then, I'm going to go.

　Leaving everyone standing there with a smack, I quickly transitioned and closed the [Gate].





''Kii, who are you people!　It's so suspicious that they're coming out of the sky!

　The castle in Isengard was a steel castle that looked like a fortress. Its unique design, which looked like a combination of junk parts, stood out with a lot of flair.
　It was like a steampunk world, with pipes and valves mixed in here and there, with meters and levers attached everywhere. It made me feel like I was on a warship or in a submarine. I've never been on either of those.
　As soon as I landed in a space in the center of the castle, soldiers appeared with spears at the ready. And in the blink of an eye, they are surrounded by golems on guard.

''What are we going to do, that is, Fuyoru-dono?''
Yae and I can handle this many, but...

　The swordsmanship duo of Yae and Hilda, who are on either side of me, ask me while looking around. These two came because it was going to be a rough affair, but in reality, they are probably just chaperones to make sure I don't do anything reckless.
　Well, perhaps the two of them might want to go on the rampage too, but let's do it quietly here.

[Ice, wrap it up, eternal coffin, Eternal Coffin]

　They targeted only the golems in security and trapped them in the ice coffin. The countless icicles extending from the ground sealed the golems in and completely froze them from functioning.

''Hee!　It's freezing!

　Seeing this scene, the soldiers who surrounded us retreated a bit. I think they thought they were going to be frozen in the same way.
　Unfortunately, this magic is a bit too strong to deal with humans. It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for. I don't want to witness such a bizarre murder scene.

I'm sorry, do you know where I can find the Mage King?
Hey! What do you want, Your Majesty?
I just wanted to have a quick word with you. I'd appreciate it if you could answer me honestly.

　With the brunnhild he pulled out as he said that, Golem shoots at the base of an ordinary icicle that was not iced.
　Gogah!　The smaller 【Explosion】 granted with 【Explosion】 activated and blew away part of the ice pillar. He lost his balance and the ice pillar fell to the ground and shattered into pieces of wood.
　One of the soldiers, whose face turned blue when he saw it, pointed at the central building with a trembling finger.
　Looking up, the building was a solid block of iron, a rugged tower that had nothing to do with flamboyance or grandeur.
　It was like a battleship top that soared high, with its many turrets stretching out to defend against attacks from all directions. It looks like a battleship is really buried in the ground.
　We turned our feet to those glowering tops.

"But Fuyoru-dono is getting better at scaring us, that he is.
Heeeee, you're not very good at listening... Call it advanced negotiation skills.
It didn't feel like a negotiation, but...

　Yeah, well, I think so too. But I don't think they'd let us through even if we spoke properly.
　Suddenly, several gunshots echo from behind us as we head towards the tower.
　Before that sound, Yae and Hilda quickly turned around and pulled out the sword and blade at their waists like lightning.
　With a sword flash that was probably unnoticeable to an ordinary person (although I could see it), the two of them sliced all the several bullets that flew at them in half without any difficulty.
　The two swords and swords made by the crystal material of Fraise sliced through the bullets like tofu and deflected them in an unexpected direction.
　In front of the two men, the soldiers, who looked on in astonishment, stood there with their guns at the ready.

''Bah, that's ridiculous...!
You are prepared to be shot at now, aren't you?

　I set up Brunhild towards the soldiers who aimed at us from behind. When I shoot a bullet into their feet, the granted 【Cyclone Storm】 blows about ten soldiers high into the sky.

''It's certainly a hassle to do this every single time, that it is.
And you won't be able to handle hundreds of rounds.

　Hilda makes it sound like she can manage dozens of bullets, but I also think that she could probably really do it.
　The two of them are already close to the God's Household, and they are also disciples of the Sword God. Without a doubt, they must be one of the five best sword wielders in both worlds.
　Although both of them have their own underlying schools of 'Kokonoe Shinmei-ryu' and 'Restia-ryu' swordsmanship, they had already become completely different under the guidance of the Morobane sister.
　Basically, there are no kata in Morobane's sword. This is a very important lesson in the Itto-ryu style, which was created by the late Shusaku Chiba, who said: "Be quick on the uptake, be quiet in mind, be light on the body, be clear-eyed, and be quick on the uptake.
　Anyway, it's more like a gut feeling, or rather, it's like he's putting more emphasis on swinging his sword by instinct than by technique....... Well, common sense isn't an acceptable opponent to begin with, so it's a waste of time to think about it.

"But it really does look like a battleship top. If that was the bridge, would that area be the throne room?

　Looking up at the top, I get the general idea, and Yae.

Do you want to go up the stairs from the inside?
It's too much trouble. Let's go outside. There's some good stuff in there too.

　I took out a wok-like disc from 【Storage】. It's the one that Guillen, who attacked Emperor Galdio, was on. I've already analyzed it with 【Analyze】 and rewritten the command system with 【Cracking】. It was good that it was a simple magic tool [Artifact].

''Come on, ride it, ride it.''

　The discs are now not so big, but not so big that they can't be ridden if the three of them are squeezed together.
　You'd think we could go with [Levitation] and [Fly], but the two of us are very uncomfortable with the fluffiness of [Levitation].
　This disc is still better because it has the stability of not being fluffy or wobbly when it floats. Or rather, this one is more dangerous in terms of safety.
　The three of us huddled together on the disc and slowly let it rise. I'm not sure if it's a good idea to have an elevator without an exterior wall, but it's a scary thing to have an elevator without an exterior wall. I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to put two of them on the disk and fly alone, but that's fine.
　When I ascended to the height of the bridge area, Yae sliced through the thick steel wall into a square. The cut out wall fell on the other side and we jumped from the saucer to the top of it. Of course, we collect the flying saucer.
　We came out to a large passage somewhere, and once again the security golems stood in front of us.

''【Shield】!

　An invisible shield is deployed throughout the aisle. From there──....

【Power Rise】!

　The entire 【Shield】forcefully pushed the golems in front of me with my enhanced power. The golems pushed by [Shield] fell over and were rolled over as it was.

''Fuyou-dono, there's a staircase over there!

　Yae found a staircase at the end of the passageway on the right, and Yae headed towards it. I also followed Yae with Hilda while keeping my 【Shield】 intact.
　I don't know if the Machiavellian king is there, but if the theory is correct, I thought that the master is supposed to be in a high place like the top of the sky.
　The end of the stairs was closed off by a heavy iron door, but once again Yae slashed through it without a hitch to make an entrance. That's foul, isn't it?
　Thud!　And with the sound of thick steel plates falling, we stepped into the end of it.
　At the end of a fairly wide corridor with a red carpet stretching out, there is a door again, and a man and a large golem are standing in front of it.
　The man was dressed in ramshackle armor like a soldier and wore a helmet with horns extending from both sides on his head. A stern, bearded face was staring at us from underneath the helmet.
　The golems are quite large types, but the red-copper body itself is not so large, and instead has thicker and larger limbs. It's a bit different from the golems I've seen before.

They are daredevil types who have never before rode into His Majesty's iron castle of Eisenburg. You are lucky that we have the opportunity to expose your corpses in the square below the castle.

　Perhaps this heavily armed infantry-like man is the gatekeeper here. After all, the Mage King of Isengard is beyond that, right?

You're not going to let me through, are you?
What a load of bullshit!　If you want to pass by, take me down here if you must!

　As the man howled and jumped up, the golems behind him suddenly broke apart and flew through the air to be attached to the man's body. As if clothed in armor, the man's limbs were covered by the large golem's limbs. This is.........!
　An equipped golem. I think it's called the armored soldier [Panzer] or something like that. It's the golem that Nia and the others in the Red Cat taught me.
　With a thud, a soldier wearing the parts of a rugged golem landed on his hands and feet. It's exactly the form that is appropriate to call it an equipment type.
　The head, torso and thighs are bare, so it's not a complete machine armor, but those parts are covered by the original armor, so it seems that it's as close to fully armed as possible.

'Let's go!

　With many times the power and ground shaking of a football player, a soldier wearing an equipment-type golem rushed like a raging bull on the red carpet towards us.
　Yae and Hilda cut the carp mouths of their swords and swords.

''【Gate】''
"What?

　Yae and Hilda's voices overlapped with my words.
　At the gate of light that was unfolded in front of me, the American football fierce bull man who couldn't stop jumped into the gate of transition by himself as it was.

''Owaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!　Whoa, fall, fallen, fallen, aaaa──!

　The next moment, I heard a small man's scream outside in the distance and something dull falling to the ground.

''.........Where did you connect it to, that is?''
"The entrance to the wall that Yae cut and we came in. You can't deal with a bother, can you?
'We didn't mind, but...'

　He was a sturdy-looking golem, and he's not dead. ...maybe.
　Let's get on with it and move on. If he's alive, the trouble is, he'll be in trouble if he comes back.
　With a dull sound, I open the heavy door that was at the end of the red carpet.
　Inside was a large hall, which had an atmosphere similar to an audience room. No, maybe it was an audience room, but the dreaded pipes, gears, and things like a blackboard with something scrawled on it around it didn't remind me of that.
　There were tools, screws, and small gears lying around all over the room, and I don't think it was the kind of place the king of a country would use during an audience.
　In front of the room were several large windows with dull clouds and the royal capital of Isengard. In front of it, a plain iron throne is set in front of it.
　And sitting on that throne is an old man. The old man was grinning at me, and both of his arms were the same arms as the mechanized golems.
　There's no doubt about it. This man was Gibram Zain Eisengard, the Mage King of Isengard, Gibram Zain Eisengard.