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Arifureta After IIThe Deternificent palace before the dawn, hurried footsteps echoed

The servants ere already starting to work turned their gaze in wonder about the loudly sta footsteps, there their expression turned startled because they recognized the figure of the high official with a grih official of the divine country wasn't a co up before the dawn

The es, and before long he arrived in front of a rooh the guards recognized the high official's face, but they instinctively put theuys, announce ency business-」

「Silas-sama However, his h official who raised an angry voice――Silas was answered by one of the guards, but Silas cut hirier voice

「I don't care-, wake hier!」

One of the guards called out to inside the roo thin clothes with a displeased expression When the guard explained the situation, the wo even more displeased even while she drew back into the roo The guards were stirring aardly seeing that

After a while, the displeased woman just noed out her face with her clothes in order this time And then she pro aside the wonored the s toward the door inside the room The room he was currently in was the room before the bedroom It was a place for reception

He knocked on the door a bit roughly, then he obeyed the voice「Enter」co from inside that was said with a voice that sounded deliberately bad-tempered and he opened the door

「Silas Do you really have a reason to rouse e He was gulping a that Although his appearance was only wearing a gown, his eyes' sharp glint and grim expression had the pressure that naturally overpowered anyone who saw

Thisof Sky Divine Country Qwailent――the usurper Gregor Cluzet Qwailent

This king who had lived until now by stealing from other people since the ti would easily turn his back on other even if it was his trusted confidant Silas knew that Thisviolence, and his craftiness that fully made use of that violence, and then his atrocity that was deeply dyed by his pillaging nature, his aura that came from all those wasn't just papier mache

Such atmosphere would usually ulped his saliva and opened his mouth

「The mother ship Ostinato, fell ――It was shot down」

「……What did you say?」

Ashot down had never happened since the founding of the country Gregor's eyes slightly opened wide fro further than before while he urged Silas「What happened?」to continue

「Last night, a sky battlecraft that belonged to Ostinato returned back alone The pilot was a s from Glowser squad His sanity was mostly lost, so it was difficult to question hi to him, they were attacked by two ainst Avenst, and then Ostinato got shot down」

「Monster? Is it about Bovid's squad? Indeed, their skill is like a monster but――」

「No, that's……he said that they were done in by a man who fired a bombardment in the level of a on that flew in the speed of sound whilefla No matter how you think, heht?」

Gregor whose displeasure was increasing drastically had his finger gliding toward the gun placed on the desk Hethat if Silas was that kind of incompetent, than he didn't need him any cold sweats

「Of course, I' that it's not nonsense After the questioning, we sent a call at Ostinato using wide area communication But, there was no result And then e sent an investigation unit at the place where Ostinato fell……」

「It was true?」

「Yes」

The investigation unit here referred to a unit that ated the land They were e their airship was fast and thickly ar special protective clothes that could defend against the black rain's encroachment for a little while

The co down for many years on the land was also included by a lot into the et touched directly, their body would get eroded just by breathing the air To investigate the land, as needed wasn't respiratory device that purified the air, but a fully sealed protective clothes with oxygen tank

Therefore, even if they were called as investigation unit, but their activity on the land was liation unit that was sent urgently, so they didn't look around for much detail but――」

Silas was at loss for words His lips distorted as though he was hesitating and choosing his words carefully Gregor urged him「Doesn't matter, just report it as it is」in irritation

「It seeun turrets as well as the ship's rear bottoed out wholly The sky battlecrafts onboard are one, h they were exploded from inside And then……about the crews……」

「Hht?」

「Yes But, it see that, Silas took out a data storage of recording video inside the ation teaor received the data storage while looking suspicious and inserted it into his personal console

What was projected in the display was……

『That guy-, that guy is co- Run away quickly-』

『Stop-, it's o away- Someone-, hel――』

『Aa, aAAAAAAAAAA-』

『Die-, DIEEEEEEE-』

It was a scene of chaos andwas only showing the crews of Ostinato However, everyone was fighting, bawling, or desperately running away as though they were being chased by so unseen

And then, the people who lost their sanity early attacked the people nearby, and then the stray bullet from the attempt to counter attack that would attack other people……after that it was just like a stone that rolled down a slope It was a crucible of ainst the comrade before them

「What, is this……」

「……」

Silas couldn't answer at the or's , when the madness reached its peak, everywhere inside the ship exploded unnaturally, and Ostinato ulti strike inside the sea of clouds further destroyed the inside of the ship, but so their last obstinacy, because the ship recovered its floating power for a round and it somehow avoided coure that looked atrocious even just fro

「Silas, what happened with Ostinato?」

「I don't know We cannot confir Just what is "it" the creere frightened at……or perhaps, itabout」

Inside the room became deathly silent It was an eerie silent that wouldit was like even the insect was holding breath

「……What about the battle record against Avenst? You will knoas "it" Ostinato was fighting froht?」

「That's, because of the explosions from unknown cause, all the record inside the ship except this one was destroyed and couldn't be recovered」

Perhaps, that too was the work of the " it into words, the two of the

Silence ruled the place for a while Gregor was looking across theat the sky that was nearing dahile he suddenly gulped down his alcohol He drank directly straight froh and quite so in it, but he drained it dry without feeling bothered by that

And then, he threw the bottle to the floor that it broke into pieces He wiped his aze

Silas's body julared by a wild beast Gregor ave his order

「Summon the ship captains Everyone of them except the defense fleet」

「Wha-, that's…… Your uys?」

「Yeah The struggle of those Avenst bunches was a suitable a to raise, but this time they overdid it I'll have them disappears now」

By no ainst the divine country In the first place there was overwhely between the two sides If Gregor felt like it, it was a trivialsolely because battle that happened unpredictably becaor's amusement That was all

But, as expected the pridedshot doas a situation that he couldn't turn a blind eye on Because they introduced theod that ruled the sky, they couldn't have thele scratch fronity of the nation

Therefore, he would overwhel the fleet that was left behind for the country's defense He would exterle dust behind

Silas lowered his head wordlessly and turned on his heel in order to accomplish his task

「Come to think of it, that princess too should be in a suitable age about this time……kukuh, maybe it's also not bad to take in the royal blood Or perhaps, I should even sho the last royalty fall in front of the survivors」

A delighted laugh echoed

Gregor Cluzet Kwailent――he ithout a doubt a usurper

The gigantic mother ship Avenst was moored in the valley of a cloud mountain

The mother ship of divine country Ostinato that Hajier than it

Although, if it was asked whether its majesty surpassed Ostinato because it was superior in size, then the answer could be no other than "No"

After all,

「……The gun turret, has a lot of laundry aired there」

「……The deck, hath plantation spreading through the whole thing there」

Haji Avenst using binoculars muttered so spontaneously

Yes, the mother ship Avenst was horribly peaceful froun barrels and turrets on the exterior were linked with each other by wire and laundries were hanged in a row there A panty of so on the tip of the main cannon Honestly the two of theth drained fro that

In addition, there was a splendid plantation on the deck There were a lot of people taking care of it diligently even now And then, on top of such deck children were running around energetically There was even a daredevil that slid down so that looked like a slide that stretched to the outside froo

「I, it'si……in the first place, Helon that becah it has weapons but they won't work satisfactorily And so, if that's the case then it's better to use it for valid practical use……」

Roze htly in shame

Actually this mother ship Avenst was the battleship that the prince once created using the dragon core of his partner Although, its dragon core was taken out by Hel only sky core, and thethat, Hajiaze of what they would do if they were discovered by enemy, to which Roze puffed up her chest and pointed with her finger

「It's fine Its weapons are , but the thickness of its ar airships in the present tiot hit by the main cannon of a mother ship, it is able to endure several shots with roo Avenst are always at its side」

Looking closer, there was an airship moored beside the mother ship Avenst

Airship Averia――it was the sister ship of Roze's battleship Rozeria If it had to be said then Rozeria put importance on speed and maneuverability, in contrast Averia was a battleship that put importance on firepower

These two ships had protected the descendants of dragon kingdo at such girl while cocking his head in puzzlement inside his heart

(Just two ships, what's more their mother ship is not even in destroyer level……they are really pulling through continuously until nohile burdened with protecting baggage? Is there just how much the difference in skill between the two sides? No, even so……)

Hajiaze to Tio Coincidentally Tio also turned her gaze to Hajiaze met and their expression was at loss for words Roze herself said that they had protected all these continuously until now, but perhaps, that was……like that the two of the that, thecloser and closer

Naturally the existence of the airship Rozeria was also noticed by the other side, so the people ere tending to the plantation, and also the children were gathering toward a spot on the deck bustlingly That spot side

Roze waved her hands energetically A loud cheer was raised just fro of a queen

The Crow siblings and Bovid and others of sky battlecraft squad also came out to the deck and started the preparation to transfer to Avenst

When the airship caside the mother ship Avenst, the deck of Avenst was jah Hajiree, but Rozeria was really in a terrible state It seeh tothe queen to turn pale

「Everyone, there is no need to worry We were attacked by Qwailent, but it's as you see! I and also Kuwaibel are safe!」

「Piih!!」

When Roze lifted up Kuwaibel high with both her hands, joyful cheers occurred once ed Kuwaibel back on her chest and lifted one hand to calm down the cheers, and this time she raised her voice with a meek expression

「But, a lot of pilots offered their precious life in order to let us survive Please direct your feeling toward the brave warriors who are unable to go back hoive them praise We are protected by the up on the deck Sobbing voice resounded froure of their important people that they should have seen off at the departure Bovid and others put their fist on their chest and looked up to the sky That was the salute in dragon kingdoone ahead of them

The people on the deck naturally also offered a silent prayer

Silent prayer was spreading in the sky where gentle breeze was blowing

After the silent prayer continued for a while, an aging man stepped forward in front of the crowd