Boundary Labyrinth and the Foreign Magician

Kushgana is a base with cities on the ground and aqueducts.

The Diabolos' Troud, the head of security for the above-ground urban section, and the Cave Otter's Orbil, the head of security for the aquatic urban section, will pick you up and show you around as they did during the last visit.

We've been expecting you.

"It's shabby." Welcome to Kushgana. "

Troud and Orville greeted me.

Upon arrival in Kushgana, we unload the ship for teal and prepare to see the race track.

It was the launching type of the cargo ship with the same weight as the actual cargo.

When Teal, ornamented at the entrance to the underground water vein, towed the ship and launched it, everyone smiled and applauded it. Teal also shouted happily from the water.

We'll be waiting for you at the castle for a while.

"Yeah. I'll go then. I'll see you later."

"Yes. Come on in."

Grace and the others waited in the castle with Olivia. There are enough people in the water to work, but I don't really want to take my kids on a walk on the waterway. There are also rapids in the waterway, and children can't use magic tools on their own.

That's why I was accompanied by Queen Megiastra, Bolceol, and Verito. Grace was accompanied by Kara, the Dragonian Knight Commander, and Rogi.

Gently stroking the children before they left, they grunted. Then everyone will see us off and enter the Aquatic City. I went through the water and arrived at the current waterway. The area around the waterway is maintained like a station, and staff are also assigned to unload and manage people's entrance and exit.

When you show up with Queen Megiastra, Kushgana's warlords and officials will salute us. As I returned my greeting, I entered the waterway from the dock.

Since the composition and temperature of the sea water are different from the current part, the color is different from the sea water inside the watercourse city, and it is not easily mixed. In addition, the waterways are physically and magically maintained, and the separated currents are reinforced to maintain them.

Are you ready?

Asked, Teal nodded. That's why I decided to move into the waterway. Some ships are used to travel by waterway, and the Queens of Megiastra and the ships are boarded and moved in parallel with the ship towed by Teal.

We don't have much of a hurry, and we're going to pick up the data around us.

"The competition will start here in Kushgana, and you will come back here in a circular fashion to connect the main bases around the capital."

Queen Megiastra explains it to me.

I see. In the meantime, the departure point is quite spacious, and it looks like there's no problem starting with multiple cargo ships.

"At the actual opening, we will wait to avoid touching the watercourse, and from there we will land at the same time as the signal to begin."

I was caught by something like a three-dimensional bar, and it seemed that I would wait at a certain height on the waterway. At the same time as the signal to start, he leaves the bar and lands on the waterway to start the race.

As for the order of the lines in the waterway... it seems that this will involve some lottery luck in order to become a lottery. Well... we all have the same conditions.

Anyway, how to move before and after landing can be simulated so that you can start from any position by showing the real thing later.

Teal has a bigger body, so even if he has a high swimming ability, he has to act on it. It is better to keep in mind what to do in situations where movement is restricted.

Well, the waterway is a little wide. You can use the course three-dimensionally as a rule, so you can actively create opportunities to miss the competition. If you move away from the current, you will have to accelerate with your own power, so you need to be careful.

Teal, who goes next door, is quietly riding the water, but he can tell by the sidelines that the inner tension has already risen considerably. She circled her neck, raised her voice from time to time, and watched the situation around the waterway with interest.

If we keep going, we'll get out of Kushgana and into the hole in the wall... and into the tunnel. Even if it enters the tunnel, it is still straight and stretching, so the outlook is good for now, but if it gets close to a curve or something, it will be difficult to understand the structure.

"There is still a wide straight stretch around here, but the competition path is specifically tailored for that purpose."

Orville will explain. It's a mixture of sections that are used for normal logistics and sections that are adjusted for competition.

In order to enhance the competitiveness and reversibility of each race, it seems that they have also built an irrational structure if they think only of transportation.

Steep curves and continuous gradients like hairpins...... where they deliberately narrow down and the strength of the flow...... In normal times, it seems that it also has the role of adjusting the overall water momentum by taking in ocean currents from outside and merging them into normal sections or branching them off...

The competition route itself is for adjustment in normal times, and it is also a detour route in the event of an emergency.

Stefania nodded across the crystal plate.

"That's right." Therefore, if you bend from a wide, straight section and enter a turning point during the competition, you may think that you have entered the interior of the compartment adjusted for the competition. On the day of the competition, the paths that are marked and not used will be blocked, so you will not enter the wrong aisle by mistake. "

Queen Megiastra nods to my words. However, there is a possibility that if they compete, they will take a course out of the crossroads without turning.

Even if I did, I wouldn't be disqualified if I returned soon... but there's always a flow in the waterway. Defy the flow or use the tunnel section three-dimensionally. I have to do something about it to get back, so it's definitely going to be a huge loss.

... you need to be careful about the possible course out. At the same time, it would be practical to practice some of the recovery methods if that happened.

You need to know exactly how to turn the route.

When I say that, Teal nods gently. Structure of the waterway. Strength and weakness of the water flow. I was wondering if it was okay to install magic tools for relay. While investigating the waterway, will the orthoses also get in the way? Confirm with Teal how comfortable it is to swim while towing the cargo ship.

Teal exclaimed, “There's nothing wrong with either.” Neither the gear nor the cargo ship is in the way of swimming. It's slower than wearing nothing on a boulder, but it doesn't seem to be a problem in situations where instant momentum is needed.

You're going to have to be patient. Since the competition will travel a considerable distance, pace allocation is also required.

Due to the nature of proceeding silently by riding the speed of the waterway, you can save and recover your health while moving, but on the other hand, since it is a competition, you can also reduce the opponent's health by running. It seems to be deep in the middle around here.

As for the specific pace... we still don't have enough data. It seems that Volkeols have also visited it, so it would be good to have them show me their memories. When it comes to stamina, Teal is a big deal.

We live in extreme cold, and we need to survive the weather. I don't think it's the best for Teal because it's not too hot with the water temperature... but it's not bad.

As for the water temperature... there was something unusual about the ocean in the demon realm. There seems to be a plankton that has the property of generating heat due to the fact that hot water is prone to spurt out, and due to the magic power emitted by the environment and others...

The water temperature will also be suitable for life activities in places where magic is accumulated and mutated, the life zone is thick, or there are powerful individuals like the open sea. At least in terms of groundwater veins along the shores of the Demon Kingdom.

Since the sea of the demon world is a dangerous area, further surveys of the open sea have not progressed.

Well... maybe it reflects the thoughts of Tiela and Geo Granta in this kind of magical ocean.

Anyway... it's good that I don't have to worry too much about Teal's health, stamina, and condition.