Kuro no Maou

The Atlas Desert is filled with intense sunshine. We're on the deck of a huge desert ship floating in the vast expanse of sand.

"Well, everyone, thank you very much for joining us today at the prototype weapon experiment of the Magic Development Bureau." Let me reveal one part of our research results, as the foundation of the magic technology that will develop the future empire ---- "

Simon, who serves as the director of the Magic Development Bureau, is making a firm greeting with a bit of a bar reading.

He wore a white coat on a school run-style uniform dressed as an Imperial officer. I've been building a neighborhood under my eyes lately, but today I'm out in public, so I have a nice complexion. Looks like it, but it's deceiving me with its makeup.

I couldn't help but notice that Simon was grooming himself like that.

I, the Emperor of the Empire of Elrod, am here, and I am treated as an official formality.

In addition to me, General Lily, Admiral Joseph, Lieutenant General Wilhard, and the following Imperial cadres. All the "anti-cross" members, including Fiona, were there.

A large number of other officers from the army were present, and the area on the deck was quite large.

At the launch of the Imperial Army, I selected my own cadres, but not even those under them. When I first became a pandemonium, I had more talent than I could handle. I can't be an amateur with the right personnel... Basically, after a formal process in which Lily and the others choose the talent they need and eventually approve of me as the Emperor, they'll be appointed as officers of the Imperial Army.

There are dozens, hundreds of them, and tens of thousands of organizations called the Imperial Army operate.

And when people gathered, a faction was naturally formed... There were already four factions in the Imperial Army.

First, the pandemonium faction of Lily's Homunculus and the loyal Brainwashed Carlamaran. Even if there is a top Lily, the loyal Homunculus, from my side service as the Demon King, has a monopoly on working in the highest-secret places of the Imperial Army, such as the central section of the fifth tier and the headquarters of Shangri-La, so their ranks are also quite high. Recognized by the Demon King and Queen, it was truly a super elite.

Being such a constituent member, it is the largest and most influential faction. Lily's absolute dominance was on display.

Next came the Karamara faction, headed by Grand Duke Joseph, who was also composed of Karamara people. These are the people from the periphery who escaped Lily's direct brainwashing, and Xenon Galt will be treated like one. Well, I can't complain directly to Lily because she's terrified, but I'm sure she'll be the first to rely on Joseph, who was originally the boss of the local gang.

Then, the Sparda faction led by Wilhardt. The leader of the Imperial Castle and the Sparda soldier who defended the capital were all here, so they had the strength to organize from the beginning. The Spardas are also assigned important positions to support the Imperial Army, which lacks human resources because of the high number of Homunculus requests. Many Spardas are simply Imperial soldiers, so they already have some influence in the Imperial Army.

And finally, the Atlas Faction. The Allied fleet was overthrown by Lily, but all the nations that joined them were rivaled by the great power of Sparda. It is difficult to say that they are actively using the countries that were once hostile, but their presence cannot be ignored since the pandemonium, which is the center of the empire, is in the Atlas Desert.

With such a wake, the faction, or the group to which each of them originally belonged, was naturally united, and the officers present at this meeting were mainly those other than Lily's pandemonium faction.

The next experiment with prototype weapons will be an exposition of the most advanced military technology in our Ellrod Empire.

At first, I would like to ask Simon personally to see what a prototype weapon looks like. When Lily and Fiona gathered together and there was something I wanted them to see, the story grew bigger and bigger... well, it turned out to be such a big event.

As a result, along with the main purpose of revealing it to me, it also served as an appeal to those other than Homunculus who were to belong to the Imperial Army.

"First of all, I'd like to introduce you to this ship that is already on board. The flagship of Atlas Fleet is Gustave."

The Admiral of the Kingdom of Jin Atlas, who commanded the Atlas Allied fleet that attacked the Pandemonium, has entrusted the Major General with the task of defending the great desert fleet in the Empire, given his background and strength.

This [Gustave] is the desert battleship that Major General Shergile embarks on.

Of course I named him.

"Wasn't there a legendary crocodile that killed about 300 cannibals in Africa?"

Gustave

Sarriel confirmed his fuzzy memories and gave him a name from the legendary man who ate the crocodile. Sherguille is a crocodile-shaped lizard man, and the elite of the Atlas fleet is basically a sailor of the Kingdom of Gin Atlas, so I think it would be good to have a name after the crocodile.

Instead of three hundred, I want you to eat and kill three thousand or even thirty thousand crusaders.

“This Gustave has a large Fairy Communicator and an additional Combat Command Post for more accurate and faster Fleet Command through accurate information communication with each ship in real time.”

The Gustave was originally a pandemonium renovation of the Kaiser Krull, which was Sherghail's proud ship.

His foresight led him to install telepathic communication devices, which set him apart from the traditional fleet. The fact that Sherguile had already operated it seemed to have adapted to the introduction of a more advanced Fairy Communicator earlier.

The usefulness of the Fairy's telepathic communications has already been proven in the Avalon Liberation War. Everyone who took part in that battle would have understood the importance of information communication, even if it wasn't me and Sariel, who have the knowledge of modern Japan.

"However, advanced information communication is dependent on the magic power of the fairy, so it is not suitable for long-term operation." Improving telepathic communications to support not only this combat command post, but also the Imperial Army's information communications, without relying solely on the power of fairies, will be a major challenge in the future. "

Although the fairies have demonstrated an effect comparable to digital information communication, there is a fundamental problem that they use their own manpower to spin. Even in the Avalon War of Liberation, the fairies were exhausted because they kept communicating throughout the capitals.

Thanks to this, there are so many complaints and it is difficult to keep them in a good mood...... Improving telepathic communication is a priority issue, even to suppress the harshness of fairies.

If all the fairies go on strike at once, the Imperial Army will disintegrate.

I think you've already seen the inside of the Combat Command Post, so let me quickly go into the description of Gustave's main gun.

Simon turned his hand, and the main gun sitting on the deck began to roar around the turret.

Weapons like cannons for massive attack magic can be found aboard large ships of the Battleship class. Although the shape and mechanism of the weapon vary from country to country, the most sophisticated in this world is probably the ancient weapon cannon.

“This primary cannon is an assembly of spare parts for the Sky Battleship's secondary cannon stored in the fifth tier hangar. It is identical to the shangri-la's sub-machine gun.”

Although it was originally a secondary gun, it was originally mounted on a mega battleship of the super D class. Put it all on board a modern desert battleship and it will be a fine main gun in terms of size.

In fact, if even one sub-machine gun is fully operated, it will boast tremendous firepower in modern times, and only one can be fired in terms of operation is close to the limit in terms of power ether supply.

"First of all, please take a look at the power of the test." Admiral Shergale, please. "

Hmm. First main gun ———— Shoot!!

Dong!

Rumbling and vibration can be felt, but even if it is at this level on the deck, the firing sound and impact may have been relieved considerably. The Rock is an ancient weapon, well controlled even here. Otherwise, we will not release the main gun with a large number of guns gathered on the deck.

The roaring primary cannon then fires its shells into the red smoky rocks that were shown a few kilometers away from the target.

The glowing etheric artillery shell pulled the tail of the red light and landed.

Zudodo sprayed a blasting flame crushing rocky areas. Excellent, that was a hit.

"Oh, oh..."

What kind of power is that? Isn't it light beyond advanced attack magic?

It's pretty accurate to say it was aimed at something that stopped.

Is this the power of an ancient weapon?

Those who had not yet seen the power of the ancient weapon screamed before the highly understandable demonstration.

From our point of view, there is nothing more surprising about it now, but it is a great achievement just to be able to confirm that the Sky Battleship sub cannon is fully operational even on modern ships.

Next, we will test the second main cannon.

A second main cannon mounted behind the ship is fired as soon as the noise has subsided. Makes louder noises and shocks than before, releasing them into the same targeted rock formations.

With the impact, the dust soars.

"The explosion is smaller than before."

But the firing was loud.

"Definitely inferior to power."

Hmm, the difference is obvious.

“No, but compared to conventional cannons, it would be overwhelming in power and range.”

Once again, the rumbling occurs because the difference between the power of the first, second and third main guns is clearly demonstrated.

“The second cannon was created to imitate the first cannon, a real ancient weapon. As you can see, this weapon is inferior in power, range, accuracy, and all aspects to the primary gun, but it can be produced with modern technology. In other words, we can increase it.”

Ancient weapons are incomparably powerful, but there are too many things that cannot be reproduced with modern magic technology. There is no other means of obtaining it than to exhume it from the ruins, and I don't know if it will work if it is found.

The ancient treasures that adventurers rightly pursue are no different. A steady supply of numbers is definitely impossible.

"Excellent. This second cannon will be the standard for Imperial Navy guns."

One of the officers in the row claps his hands and raises his praise, but he's right.

Even though it is a genuinely deteriorated imitation product, it boasts performance that can be called the next-generation type at the modern level. If I wanted to replicate this power with the Sorcerer Squad alone, how much strength would I need?

At the very least, it would be cheaper to produce counterfeit main guns than to develop a well-trained elite mage force.

"Let's take a closer look at the power of the first, second, and third main guns." The next step is to fire on moving targets. ”

Dong! Dong!! and the roar resound in the great desert, and the main gun fire continues.

Witnessing their superior prowess, the officers breathed a sigh of admiration and unstinting admiration for the completion of their mighty arsenal.

"Well, the main gun will be fired for the last time... but before I do that, I'd like to introduce you to it."

“Fiona Soleil, the witch of 'Element Master'.”

"Foona-san, that's an introduction to adventurers." I need to properly say the rank of the Imperial Army. "

”Is that... cumming...?”

"Uh, this is Special Agent Colonel Fiona Soleil. The most powerful witch in the Empire is this one."

While being followed by Simon with all my might, I watched Fiona with a dazed expression as she appeared in front of me.

Why does Fiona come out here? I was supposed to be sitting nearby until a while ago. At the very least, you can come out with a single shout.

"Actually, I had something I wanted to try and shoot." I'd like to take this opportunity to ask Chrono to take a look. ”

Your Majesty......

Isn't that related to the majesty of the Demon King?

"However, that girl must belong to the Demon King." Some rudeness cannot be blamed. "

"There's nothing more to be said."

Hmmm, Queen Lily won't say anything, so I guess that's fine.

"Nevertheless, is she the most powerful witch of the rumored Empire?" What a poor girl you look like. "

”You idiot, don't you see that unusual sign of magic power... without a doubt, it's a monster.”

Ahh, it's making some unpleasant noise...

Fiona's attitude remained the same in a public place lined up with a large number of officers. Even with the curious gaze, Fiona doesn't seem nervous at all just looking at me.

Perhaps you're really only talking to me, and the others here aren't as concerned about vegetables as they are about them.

"Quiet, Fiona and I have been together since the adventurer era, and we will eventually become companions." I'm not asking her for proper manners. Everybody take it that way. "

"Haha! Do as the Demon King says!!"

Joseph Rodríguez, the Imperial General, was the first to fall flat.

Ever since I was the boss of a weak gangster, I've only been swayed by Lily's recklessness. It was the ability to deal with drifting rocks.

”Hahaha!”

The top of the Imperial Army after Lily lowered her head in a quick attack, and the others immediately followed suit. For the time being, the noise caused by Fiona's appearance subsided.

"Oh, Chrono-san, that was a bit like a king."

Who is to blame for such unfamiliar imitation.....

More like that, Fiona, let me see what I'm going to try and shoot.

Yes.

Fiona quickly grabbed her usual witch hat and pulled out a shell as big as she could hold it with both hands.

"This shell was made in my workshop." It's a different technique from the main gun ether shell. ”

“I see, that means you're more confident than an ether shell, Fiona.”

“Yes, in theory it would be as powerful as the Golden Sun (All Soleil).”

Seriously? Fiona, when did you do that?

I heard that the secret witch workshop was built somewhere in the pandemonium, and sometimes it was flustered, so I think it was research and development at that time.....

That said, since it was in the prototype stage, the power was still about half that ————

Got hit! The shell slid out of Fiona's hand and slammed into the deck.

And as the sand drifts slowly, there's a gentle slope on the ship, and it's rolling and rolling -- we're lining up, heading this way.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!?

The screaming officers.

Yeah, well, I just saw the unbelievable power explode. If a new artillery shell rolls in, it'll be a life-threatening blow.

"---- 'The Magician (Binding Arts)'"

I stretch out a tentacle from the shadows and pick up a rolling shell.

"Look, Fiona, don't hold on to something too heavy."

"Excuse me."

Return the recovered shells to Fiona.

"Everyone, calm down. The shell is only in shape and will not explode." Isn't that right, Fiona? "

"Yes, the real shells are loaded on the main gun." I didn't carve any surgery into this shell.

"... what was that?"

Well then, I'd like to start the test run.

What is that "ah"?

I don't know if the shells that rolled were really just gawa, but I thought it would be important if I didn't say this, so I said something... I wonder if it was the one that was really at risk of explosion?

Fiona, I don't want a surprise next time, so let's have a close-up meeting.

As if nothing had happened, Fiona puts the shell in her hat and indicates the target of the first main gun.

It was right next to the rocky area where the first shot was made. Towards a landmark with red smoke,

"---- Shoot!!"

Zudododo ————

A golden burst of flame. A thick swirl of black smoke.

The way it exploded is certainly very similar to the "Golden Sun (All Soleil)".

It was carved into the shell and reproduced in its own chanting pear. Because it is my own original magic (original), no, that's why it should be difficult to activate it so easily except by the magician himself.

I don't know how you managed to put so much magic into the shells.

"The boulder is Fiona." This Soleil warhead will be a special blow to burn down the enemy. ”

"Soleil, is that a warhead? In the meantime, we will do our best to establish a completion and mass production system."

"Oh, I'm begging you."

That's right, I nodded with satisfaction, clapping and clapping.

The difference in power between an etheric shell and a regular shell called an etheric shell is clear. The explosive power and caloric energy are clearly different.

Solaire warheads are lava-crushed by high heat against rock-crushed artillery shells. Even if I glanced at it, it would be more than twice as powerful.

”Hmm, I can't believe you're crossing so lightly... after all, Fiona-san, you're a magical genius”

Simon was staring at the reddened impact point with a difficult expression that clung to his eyebrows.

Well, this is how better things come into being by polishing each other.

Yes, it's Lily's turn next!

"Ah, Lily-san, it's kind of on my own..."

Ignoring Simon, the director of the Magic Development Bureau who was supposed to be the moderator, the toddler girl Lily appeared.

Just like Fiona, she left me next to me at some point. What, you keep quiet about my surprises?

"Lily's made something amazing, too!" Look, Chrono! "

Ahh, erm, if you change your schedule, General Lily will definitely introduce you first.

You were inspired by Fiona, and Lily, who was full of curiosity, had a rough sniff and made a pose towards me. Yeah, it's cute.

While I was doing this, Lily's prototype weapon was being carried on a rattle and a big trolley.

"This is a new weapon that you have been directly involved in developing... rather than a special equipment."

Hey, what the hell is this thing?

Hmm, it's an ancient artifact, isn't it?

I think I saw a similar part of that sky battleship.

“I can't imagine what kind of thing it is.”

There's a different rumble going on than there was in Fiona's day.

I don't know if I can help it. The appearance of the prototype weapon makes it completely useless. Especially if you're not familiar with ancient magic.

What I saw was an engine that was built.

Large chunks of metal intertwined with intricate pieces. Several cables are crawling and peeling metal parts are shining bluntly.

Could it be a booster?

“This is part of an ancient staple weapon in the hangar, the Night Frame propeller.”

I see. Behind the box, like an engine, there is a spout similar in shape to the back main booster of my [Maximilian] Tyrant Armor. It's not a round shape like a rocket, but rather a diamond-shaped nozzle.

"Now Lily can fly a bean!"

This equipment was developed to allow Lord Lily to exert her full air combat abilities even when she is a child.

I see, that's why you're appearing in a toddler state.

Lily is the main pillar of the Empire, but her only weakness is that she has a time limit for transformation. The toddler girl Lily was never weak, rather she was quite strong... but maybe Lily remembered it too. Bitter experience in Alsace, just like me.

At that time, Lily was the one who suppressed the attack of the enemy Pegasus Knight. However, I could not achieve results in the second battle because I was discovered to have limited time for transformation, and by using obvious delay tactics.

That's probably why Lily wanted it. The ability to fight through the air to destroy the Tenma Knight Squad alone while still a toddler girl.

"The basic structure of the Sky Battleship is the same as that of the propeller, and the ether is jetted to give you a powerful propulsion to fly at high speed. The power ether and flight control are all done by Lord Lily herself. This is impossible to manipulate without Lord Lily, who is one of the most powerful fairies in the fairy world."

With Simon's explanation echoing, Lily was positioned to carry the booster on her back. It was as if Lily was on the tip, and it looked very anxious.

Are you sure you're all right, Kole?

Lily, let's go!

Along with the courageous and adorable voice, the booster lit up with an etheric fire.

Lily's magic power is converted into ether, and red particles glowing from the booster erupt.

Quo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-on ————

Instead of a mechanical sound, it made a creepy sound like a monster's high-pitched sound, and then glowed even more intensely ─ The next moment, Lily jumped up and down the deck at a tremendous acceleration.

"Oh, it's flying!"

It looks like a jet fighter from an aircraft carrier.

Drawing a bright crimson trajectory in the clear blue sky, Lily gnawed at the altitude.

Zudooooooooooooooooooooooooon!!

It exploded.