Heavenly Castle

Flying through the sky, the two penetrated through thick clouds and eventually found an island floating in the sky.

Suddenly, the two of them find themselves intrigued by the appearance of a flying island and white houses, and a beautiful and majestic castle, spread out in front of them without a voice.

"... incredible"

Unconsciously, an exclamation leaked out of Katerina's mouth. He doesn't even utter a voice, but Gray's expression is similar.

As they descended to the island in the sky at ease, more than ten robots and three people appeared around them: Trane, Rant and Schnae.

"Welcome to the kingdom of the sky"

Trane bows his head and tells him so, and the two return greetings as they unconsciously follow with their eyes the ears and tails that grew over Trane and the others' heads.

"Ah, oh. Thank you..."

As Gray responded raw, Trane smiled and nodded.

"This way, please. The king is waiting for you."

That's what they say. Gray swallows his spit, and Katerina narrows her eyes.

"Go ahead, take it easy," a rant made sure they were nervous called out laughing, and Snay poking his elbow at that back.

"We don't talk except when we need to. Yuri told you, didn't she?

"Oh, I was"

and a distracting conversation took place next to the two nervous people, slightly loosening the faces of Gray and Katerina.

But it goes back to normal at the same time as entering the castle. I was stunned by the robot that opened the gate, breathed in the view in the castle, and by the time I got to the hall in the elevator, I had even lost my voice.

"Hey, why is there a view of Wang Du in a giant window..."

"Over here is the view of the sky and the view of the mountains......?

Two people who mistake the giant screen on all sides of the operating room for a window look around the screen with a chirp.

There, Tyki, who was watching the two of them, called out with a loving laugh.

"Nice to meet you. I am the owner of this castle, and my name is Shinobara Atmosphere. Welcome to Castle in the Sky."

To Tyki, who gave a brief greeting, the two look back.

Katerina immediately knelt on the spot, bowing her head and opening her mouth.

"... my name is Katerina Hafen. Thank you for inviting us."

Gray also kneels late and bows her head to Katerina, who replied so with a trembling voice.

"Gu, it's Gray. Thank you for inviting me."

"Oh, no, no... both of you, please stand"

When Tyke told them that with a troubled face to their awed attitude, they looked terrified.

"... you are from the kingdom of the sky...?

"Young... but not as old as you seem..."

The two looked seriously at Tyki with such a small grunt, realizing that a robot was standing behind them, breathtaking.

While looking sideways at the two immobile people, Tyke manipulates the console and changes the screen.

The footage on the front screen changed from a view from over the kingdom of Karluk to a slave shop in Taiki.

"Huh?"

"Hey, what..."

Before the two understandings catch up, Tyke changes the footage on the left hand screen a bit too. What was shown was an old building where Gray's people were hiding.

Whatever he thought of the sight, Gray glared at Tyke with a wrinkle between his eyebrows and a rugged face.

"... threaten, or"

A seeping voice of anger sounded, but Tyki didn't answer that, this time changing the footage on the right hand screen.

Caterina now opened her eyes to that reflected sight.

"... King Karluk..."

The screen showed Inicida del Carluc, king of the kingdom of Carluc, yelling and scattering soldiers with capes.

Gray also has a surprising look at the words and footage.

Looking back away from the operating board, Tyki opened her mouth as she watched the two compare the footage on the screen.

"Well, let's start with information sharing. As a result, if you two decide it's a good idea, we'd like you to help us."

When Tyke speaks that way, they lean their necks suspiciously.

"Cooperation?"

Nodding back at the words heard, Tyki laughed invincibly.

"No, I was just going to change the way slaves are..."

That's how he cut it out, and Tyke told us how it's been.

Dinner that day. The dining room was home to not only Tyki, Eira and Yuri, but also Grey and Katerina.

Sitting around a long table surrounded by Tyki and Eira, Yuri, and Gray and Katerina.

Mair and Aifa are neighboring tables.

The food and drinks were already done to some extent, and the Greys watched Tykes in such a way that they had finally settled down.

"... I see. If this country really wanted to invade, it would be like the Kingdom of Karluk blowing and flying."

So cut out, Gray stares into Tyke's eyes.

"On top of that, why are you helping us...?

Tyki grins and nods bitterly as she receives the kind of gaze she was able to make with suspicion.

"To be honest, Mr. Gray and the others are resented by the royal marquis nobility who is at the heart of this country and the largest chamber of commerce, so if you're going to trade slaves in due course, you just don't want to get involved. In fact, some senior aristocrats are already marked and will probably be moving in a few days"

"Hey, what?!?

To Tyki's words, Gray stood up and shouted as he knocked down the chair.

Tyke laughs bitterly at the shape, pulling his back, and those around him turn to Gray for the front of his body.

The air, which was instantly loose, strained, and Tyke flaunted his shoulders with a dry laugh.

"Well, if you do that flashy, you'll have witnesses somewhere, and if the nobility sprinkles the money and searches, they'll all find out."

"Oh, no... no, wait. We're always going back to the safe house on a complicated path so we can't follow. Besides, there's not one safe house. If anyone is uncomfortable, the safe house is immediately being thrown away. It's so easy to find out..."

Werewolf Gray doubts Tyki's dialogue. Tyki, however, unfortunately shook her head left and right.

"Sorry, it's true"

Answering that again, Gray looked at Katerina with a regrettable face after she looked like she didn't know how to answer.

Eyed Katerina, once sighed, narrows her eyes and looks at Tyke.

"... forgive the disrespect of opening your mouth at will, Your Majesty. Earlier, the noble movement… how could His Majesty have known?"

"Hmm? Here's the information the nobleman brought in and the slave traders who want to make money trading with us from now on."

Answering that without precipitation, Katerina pulled her jaw shallow.

"... I don't think one or two collaborators got all that information. Does that mean that a considerable number of nobles and merchants have come under His Majesty?"

"You've got quite a few more collaborators. However, merchants cannot guarantee the status of aristocrats anyway, so we are asking them to cooperate in a different way, in the sense of an alliance or something."

That's what I was told, and Katerina leans down to think for a few seconds.

And I looked up.

"... another form, what is it?

To Katerina's doubts, Tyki said it for the first time. But after a short tour, I answer.

"... it seems that some nobles will consign to revolutionize. Well, in the meantime, promise not to interrupt, I guess. Just in case the kingdom of the sky is on King Karluk's side, the revolution will be harder."

To Tyki's answer, Gray stiffened.