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Chapter 213

Shion responded to some of my questions, but when she realized that I didn’t have any more questions for her, she immediately flew into the sky to follow Kyoukaikun, who had escaped to Mikelka City.

Fumu, I can understand that she wants to hurry back to her master, but I wonder if she really needed to launch into the sky in such a flashy way. Is she planning on landing when she gets close to where Kyoukaikun is, or will she use some sort of camouflage equipment?

「Master Dran, let us hurry to where His Highness is. I’ve already recovered the fragments of the Tenkeiki’s armor and their discarded equipment」

「I knew I could count on you, Lynette. You did a good job. His Highness is together with Kyoukaikun, but they’ve already met up with the guards who were waiting for them outside of Mikelka. I don’t think Kyoukaikun is going to make Shion do anything, but as you said, we should hurry anyway」

When I tried to view Mikelka by using Dragon magic in my eyes, I saw His Highness with a large group of close to a hundred guards, and they were heading toward a splendid mansion within the city.

Fumu, the battle with the Tenkeiki did not take all that long, but I wonder how they managed to travel that far in this short time. Was that mansion the city hall used by the mayors of Mikelka of every generation? In times of emergency, it could be used for a siege, and in this case, it was a convenient place to escape to.

As Lynette and I ran toward His Highness and the others, we passed by several citizens and soldiers who had heard the sound of the explosions and the thunderous roar of the battle, and were heading toward the mansion, which was now a mountain of debris.

It’s a good thing that Lynette already collected the equipment left behind by the Tenkeiki, without me having to ask her to do it. From the looks of it, she’ll take the investigation of the mansion in her own hands, without taking much time at all.

By the time Lynette and I entered the city of Mikelka, His Highness was already done talking with the city mayor, and they were now sitting in a room in the basement of the city hall.

Shion is… fumu, she is already there. Lynette and I headed toward the city hall immediately.

The city hall was protected by the Mikelka soldiers and the Imperial Guards, who were hiding, so it was fortunate that we didn’t have to waste time on arguing our way in.

Together with a young Imperial Guard who offered to show us the way, we made our way through the city hall where the other guards were gathered and into the basement, where we were greeted by Kyoukaikun and His Highness, who had a stern look on his face.

Oh, my, it might be a grave situation, but there was no need to look so murderous.

Shion was standing by Kyoukaikun’s side, still wearing her armor, and the fact that even just one of the Tenkeiki had stayed with him must have been one of the few things that made him feel safe.

「Your Highness, Lord Kyoukaikun, Lynette and I have returned. As you may have already heard from Miss Shion, we have managed to successfully repel the seven Tenkeiki who rebelled against us」

「Ah, Dran, Lynette, you did well. Lord Kyoukaikun and I just heard about your fight from Miss Shion. You did a great job fighting them, even though you were outnumbered. You have my thanks」

「I agree with Prince Sperion. I have heard of your name before as the new rising star of Arkrest Kingdom’s next generation, and that you are one of the candidates to be the Arc Witch’s successor, but I never thought you could be strong enough to take on my country’s trump card, the Tenkeiki, and come out unscathed.

It might cause some misunderstandings if I say this, but it’s reassuring to have you on my side. If our positions were changed, I’m sure it would be terrifying」

The fact that Kyoukaikun was able to admit that with a bitter smile on his face, fumu, he should honestly be complimented for his thoughtfulness.

I had heard that he was a boorish and careless person, but in light of his interactions with His Highness and what he just said, he has quite a bit of potential in his future.

「Lord Kyoukaikun, your words are too kind. So, about the Tenkeiki that we fought off, I saw them fly in the direction of your country, at least as far as my eyes could follow them.

I don’t know about the scale of the facilities involved in operating the Tenkeiki, so this is just my conjecture, but in human terms, I would say that they were inflicted with serious wounds.

At the very least, I think they won’t attack us again for a few more days」

There must be more than a hundred or two hundred of the Tenkeiki. There was no way we could tell the exact number to other countries, if we did, the number might even go higher by a digit.

If all of them are as strong as the ones we just fought, and if they were to all turn against us at once, just how long could we last with Korato’s regular strength?

Every single one of the Tenkeiki are powerful magical warriors that know no fear, and have limitless physical strength and enormous output power. With the exception of myself, Lynette, and Merle, taking down even one of them would result in a mountain of dead soldiers and mages.

「Is that so? What a headache I’ve gotten myself into. Prince Sperion, I requested this meeting and you kindly agreed to come here, but due to the emergency situation in my country, I have put your life in danger, and I have no idea how I can apologize for that」

「No one could have imagined this situation, from either your country or ours. The mansion was destroyed, but fortunately, there were no casualties. Human life can never be brought back, so it was a blessing in disguise that none were lost」

「I see, it certainly was good that no one died. Despite the current situation, I would like to ask you to consider the offer I made to your country just earlier. No, this conversation was more necessary than ever because of the current situation.

But now we must hurry back to our country and gather information about the Tenkeiki’s actions. I don’t really have to hide this, but we’re going to have to greatly rethink our strategy due to this situation」

Kyoukaikun wasn’t lying. For them to lose the Tenkeiki, who were a major factor in deciding to go to war with Todorokuni, it was no doubt a major blow to the country.

It would even have a huge impact on the cooperative strategies with Mashur and Gandula, which was scheduled to happen soon. It wouldn’t be strange for Kyoukaikun’s stomach to be boiling with anger at this point.

「We will provide as many escorts as we can from Arkrest, at least up to the borders of your country.

If some of them act separately from the other Tenkeiki, then there is a possibility that they are different individuals from the ones Dran and Lynette fought off, or it could mean that someone else is targeting you, Lord Kyoukaikun」

「Thank you very much for your numerous kind acts」

Kyoukaikun will be escorted back to the border, but His Highness and the rest of us will be parting ways with Kyoukaikun here, and we had to hurry up and contact Professor Edward to collect information from the perspective of the Arkrest Kingdom.

After making contact from Mikelka as quickly as we could, we gathered the escorts and sent Kyoukaikun’s group off, and while we were staying at the Mikelka city hall, we used a magical communication device to inform His Majesty and his chief vassals in the royal capital about the emergency situation, and then sent a call to the Headmaster at the Galois Magic Academy.

At this time of the year, the new students at the Galois Magic Academy should be getting used to their new lives, and have started to settle in.

I couldn’t help but wonder if Lenia, Fatima, Nelneshia, Joshua and the others were doing well at school right now.

The magic communication device in the basement of the city hall was a large and rather old model that projected the image of the party from the other end of the call onto the entire wall.

On the table in front of the screen, there was a device that adjusts the accuracy of the voice and images that the communication device projects, but that’s not important right now.

The Headmaster’s face appeared in vivid colors on the screen inside the communications room, which wasn’t all that large. Why is His Highness in Mikelka? Why is there an emergency transmission coming from Mikelka? I’m sure the Headmaster has a lot of questions she’d like to ask about, but…

『Prince Sperion, I heard there was an emergency』

「Headmaster Olivier, I’m sorry for contacting you so suddenly. We have a bit of a problem. There is a certain teacher from the Galois Magic Academy that I want to contact. That is why I am calling you」

『It seems that something unusual has happened. I understand. I will do everything I can do to help. So, who is it that you need to get in touch with?』

The Headmaster glanced toward me and Lynette, though we were probably at the edge of her screen, but she didn’t say anything more to us. I wonder, was she thinking of questioning us, considering my abilities and that I am His Highness’ favorite?

「I need to get in touch with Professor Edward immediately. In this situation, I would like to rely on Professor Edward’s knowledge of Celestial Beings. It is difficult to tell if it is alright to share the details of this situation with you at this time, so I will keep it to myself for now」

『I see, so it’s that kind of situation. As a vassal of the Arkrest Kingdom, I can’t question it any further. Right now, Professor Edward should be investigating ruins of the Celestial Beings in Korato.

He is scheduled to return to Galois in a month, but since the investigation often takes longer depending on how the progress goes, I can’t deny the possibility that it could take two or three months.

Since this is an urgent matter, I will try to make emergency contact with him. As soon as I get in touch with Professor Edward, I will contact you, Your Highness』

「Yes, please do, that would be a great help. In addition to Professor Edward, I would like to ask for the wisdom and insight of other people who are experts on the Celestial Beings. We will head over there as soon as we can」

『I see, so it has something to do with those troublesome Celestial Beings. I understand. It would be good if I could make contact soon, but I will do my best』

「Thank you. Depending on the situation, Arkrest Kingdom might have to make major moves. I want to gather as much information as I can, so that we don’t get caught a step behind the enemies」

『Understood. I’ll convey that to Professor Edward as well』

The Headmaster understood from the way His Highness spoke that this was a grave situation, so she spoke in an equally serious tone as she nodded back, and then the screen went black.

Since not only the Dragon Emperors, but also the Ente Forest also once exchanged blades with the Celestial Beings, the Headmaster and the other residents of the forest have a natural aversion to the civilization of the Celestial Beings. But she doesn’t hold such feelings toward Lynette, who was born from the use of Celestial legacies, and for that, I am really grateful.