Heavenly Castle

[Sky Castle]

Eira suddenly left herself motionless in the footage shown on the screen in the operating room.

I get caught by the robots, I look at the person heading this way, and I open my mouth.

"He's dressed more flashy than the others, and I know he's a great guy..."

That's right, squeal, put your arms together.

Can we negotiate or something about the treatment of the princess? No matter what they say about royalty, they can't pin it, but they were able to stop the war. Then some more than that would consider this one a threat.

Watching the screen with that in mind, another robot caught people at the edge of the screen.

"All right, then let's go downstairs and pick him up."

"Huh? Ah, yes!

I panicked and replied, taking a leg inside the elevator, sideways as Eira ran.

Mair and the others found us when we went outside the castle. Apparently, he was mowing weeds around the castle. Me and Ella will give you A1 and stop in front of the castle gate.

"Oh, Lord Tyki."

Stand up, head down Trane.

"Customers will be here soon, thank you."

When I told him that, Trane and the others looked at each other haphazardly.

"Finally, a great magician other than Lord Tyki...?

Don't be nervous.

"Oh, can we still cook in time..."

I smile bitterly at the misguided Trainees and I shake my head left and right.

"No, I'm a soldier in the kingdom of Atul."

Answering that, Rant and Schnae's face stifled.

"Soldier, is it..."

"What if..."

The two of them started discussing it with some kind of harsh face. Trane also seems to be silently thinking of something, but only Maire looks at this one with the same face as she normally does.

"Why are the soldiers of the kingdom of Atul coming?

Maire asked, and next door Ayla shook her body with a victory. Answer Maire's question while pretending not to realize it.

"Oh, there's something I'd like to negotiate with someone from the Atool Kingdom for a moment. Looks like he was in trouble just when the Blau Empire attacked him, so I joined him. It's easy when you feel grateful for me."

With that said, Maire moves her cat ears pico.

"The Blau Empire? Increasing?"

Never would I have thought there was a battle on the ground, Maire shrugged so with a strange face tilting her little neck.

And, at that time, two black shadows approached us were in sight.

When I turn to you, everyone turns the same way.

Each is caught on the back of a robot, and two men in fine armor descend into the land of a flying island.

Seeing the appearance, Trane and the others quietly thanked each other. Eira hid behind my back in an unexpected manner.

Until then, the two men who had looked up at the castle noticed this one and thanked him.

The first to raise his face was a middle-aged man wearing the most flashy armor near the walls of the Wang capital.

"... I am the general of the kingdom of Atul, it is Dukel Klein"

When the middle-aged man named him that, a little younger than Dukel opened his mouth.

"Likewise, I am the general of the kingdom of Atul, the Hylat Dolphin. Thank you for your help with our army."

When a man named Hylat said so, Dukel's one-eyebrow rose.

"... I thought more than General Hylat was here... no way, nor the Imperial Army of Falbe..."

"Is it still Wang Du too?"

Heilart nodded shallow at Dukel's whining, saying so.

I smile bitterly and bow my head looking at both of them like that.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Oshi Shinohara. With all due respect, I have invited you both here."

When I say hello like that, the two of you who were looking at me as you observe, notice Eira hiding herself on my back.

They both opened their eyes and opened their mouths.

"Fuck, Princess Retizia!?

"Duh, how could a princess..."

To the two words, Rant and Schnae and Mair also looked surprised. Trane is the only one who didn't change his expression.

Eyla, who sadly saw Maires' face, gently stepped forward from behind me.

"... Dear Dukel, Dear Hylat... Long time no see"

To Eira, who said so and bowed her head deeply, the Dukels show great confusion.

I sighed softly and laid my hand on Eira's shoulder.

"Shall we change places and talk?"

[Dukel]

An island that rises high in the sky and floats far into the sky that also reaches the clouds.

I thought you were lost in the miga, but apparently it's real.

There was a majestic castle lined up with abundant nature and beautiful houses, and in the center was the likeness of God dwelling. A magnificent castle I've never seen.

And there were a few beastmen and a strangely dressed young man. In addition, she was Princess Letitia, whose information had become unknown.

The color of confusion and amazement also appeared on the face of the Highlat that meets me.

"So let's change places and talk"

That being said, the young man named Shiiharataiki took that golem into the castle.

He was distracted by the fact that he showed us his back lightly, but he would be convinced if he was the magician who was moving that whole golem thing by himself.

I snorted silently at Heilart and followed him.

I walked into the castle without loosening my guard, but the moment I stepped foot in, the feeling disappeared.

It was a stunning hall. It's bigger and more luxurious than you could have seen from the outside. I've never seen a castle more stunning.

"O, golem......"

"Mm."

Turning to Hailat's voice, there was a golem standing behind the castle gate. Dressed as if he were only there to open the gate, the Golem had his hands on the gate.

How many golems are there?

And that there are hundreds of magicians?

I walked in the castle with incredible comfort and into a giant pillar. Inside the huge pillars was wide, and the view changed whenever the door opened or closed on its own.

Even Heilart is no longer able to speak.

"Shall we stay here?"

That's what Tyki said and let us through the lavish hall. It is a stunning hall that can also be used as a ballroom and other venues. There were several long longitudinal windows and a view outside.

It was so creepy that no one else had come out yet, even though it was such a large and stunning castle.

[Taiki]

Taking the surprised Dukels, I moved to the hall on the fourth floor. Get a table and chairs and sit back.

I was the only one who sat in the chair for some reason, so go ahead and ask Dukel and the others to sit down.

Trane and the others are upstairs preparing meals, so only four people in the hall are me and Ella, Dukel and Heirat.

No, there's an A1 standing next to me, so what the hell with the four of us?

I stare at the faces of the Dukels looking up at A1 with a nervous face and exhale.

"Well, what should we start with?"

When I said so, Eira, standing opposite A1, opened her mouth.

"... first, you should tell me why I'm here"

In that dialogue, the eyes of the Dukels narrow.

"Right...... I was only somewhat surprised to hear that the news went unknown on my way to marry the Empire"

When Heilart shrugged so, Dukel looked stunned.

"It's not somewhere. They say the Empire killed the princess to make a pretext for attacking the kingdom? It's not about talking in front of Princess Retizia, but it would be impossible for a princess to dive into the eyes of an Imperial soldier and escape."

To that word of Dukel, Eira leans down with a frown root. Heilart replied in a blameful tone, looking sideways at Eira like that.

"We have heard the rumors. But in Falbe, where some pedestrians are from the Empire, rumors that our country hid the princess were also powerful..."

"Our king has such balls."

Heilart frowns at Dukel, who denies it in no way at all, such as reluctantly.

Eira, who was listening to the two exchanges, agreed with a pitiful face.

"... Father is not helping me or anything. I threw my duty as a royal."

To that word, Dukel and Heilart turn their harsh expressions to Eira. Eira looked them in the eyes and was frightened for a moment, but managed to stop and open her mouth.

"It was a town inn on the way, and by chance there was a moment when there was no more watching. I can get away with it... when I thought so, my feet were moving out on their own..."

Eyla says she was selfless and obsessed with getting out of town and had her identity faked in the carriage of the guards on the move who happened to want to go through.

But he was annoyed by the guilt of renouncing his responsibilities as a royalty along the way and tried to turn back.

"But then I was told by the guards... that because of my escape, the Imperial soldiers who were on watch that night were suspected of being between kingdoms and executed, and that I was already being chased from both empires and kingdoms,"

The look on their faces grew more rude as Eira explained how she had been so far.

"Hey, wait a minute!

Dukel shouted, blocking Eira's dialogue, which spoke loudly. Never mind that Eira is surprised, Dukel speaks up.

"Princess, is the story true now?

That's what they ask in a strong tone, and Eira snorts in horror. Then Dukel turned his face to Heilart.

"Weird. It's full of discomfort"

"... Yes. A journey with a princess from another country, even if she dowries a prince from her own country. It's not that easy to escape..."

"No, it's weird there too, but so are the guys who name that guard. Why would you lie like that? If the Empires were to create a pretext to attack the kingdom, they wouldn't go around like that."

To the conversation between the two, Eira looks up.

"... Shh?

When Eira spoke, Hylat nodded.

"Yes, the Empire has revealed that Princess Letitia was concealed by the Kingdom. There are rumours that the Royal Army moved and so on, but we have not heard of the execution of the Imperial soldiers."

"Oh no..."

Dukel tongues at Ayla, who is stunned.

"... something moves behind me. It's too late to deceive both the Empire and the kingdom to kill the Princess."

As soon as Dukel left, everyone was silent. I look at the three faces in turn and open my mouth.

"May I have a word?

With that said, everyone turned this way.

"It's a different story, Ayla... no, can the princess go back to the kingdom of Atul?

When I asked the question, the look on Hylat's face clouded. Eira also pulled her jaw and silenced, but Dukel was different.

"You won't be able to."

Clarified to say so, Hylat lays his eyes down.

"... a princess of a country was sent out with a slave stamp and the treatment below the side chamber. This is tantamount to the declaration by the Kingdom of Atul that it belongs to the Blau Empire. I don't think Princess Retizia, who was given to the Empire under such circumstances, can send a decent routine within the kingdom."

Eira leaked a whimper impatiently at Dukel's harsh words. Heilart also has a harsh look on his face, but there is no way to deny Dukel's words.

Lie down and watch Eyla weep quietly, then move your gaze to Dukel.

"... may I have the princess here? It's out of the question to go to the empire, and if you can't go back to the kingdom, I thought you should live in this castle."

Asking so, Duquel roared with a troubled face.

"No, I can't do anything here if I'm robbed of it by doing my best, but if they ask me if it's good, I'm in trouble... well, let me be honest, if I can change the spearhead of the empire, I have no problem."

"But now even if the princess turns to the Empire, war cannot be avoided. Then decide what we didn't see..."

I roar when I see Dukel and Heilart having such an argument with a complicated look on their face, and I still wonder if it's difficult.

Maybe if you take the side of the kingdom every time and send a robot, it'll work out, but it's a hassle. It would be best if the Empire took a hand from the kingdom.

"... I don't think the empire can blame the kingdom, either, if some other country or something kidnapped Eira."

Somehow when I said so, they opened their eyes.

"... Princess kidnapped?

"The princess was kidnapped while the Imperial soldier was escorting... sure, complaining about the kingdom because it's going to be a mess on the Imperial side"

When they said so, they looked at this one at the same time.

"Lord Tyki!

"Will you decide that you kidnapped Princess Lettizia!?

He did such a hell of a favor with a big serious face, and I blink.

Become a kidnapper.

Does that mean, in short, that you were asked to do so?

"... to?

Unexpectedly, the missing voice between them came out of my mouth. If you look next door, Eira also has her eyes round with tears in her eyes.