--Soon afterwards, we and Travis' diversion team began their journey aboard Ulysses' ship.

The hull was completely ashore and far from the waterway, but it was a ship called with Summon Skills.

Once repatriated with a skill, removed from the spot, relocated to the waterway on foot, and then re-summoned using the skill, you can move the ship to the waterway without any problems.

Of course, repatriation alone won't fix the damage, so it wouldn't have been long before I joined you.

"Anyway, I didn't expect sakura to come."

Garnett leaks a candid impression while resting on the stern fence.

Ulysses' ship boarded the intense currents of the airways without difficulty, and quickly accelerated to a tremendous rate of descent.

The long black hair of the sakura and the frontal hair of the garnet are also heavily flared by the sudden acceleration of the wind, but neither of them show any appearance of fear.

Severe shakes on the hull and the inclination that happens every time they hit a curve in the waterway seem to be just a little stimulating to them.

"Sure, [shrinkage] can move us in an instant. I won't waste any more time than meeting over there. Besides, if it's a sakura, it's not a bad fight."

"I agree. Thank you so much for coming."

"No, I didn't say that this time. It's the commander over there. That's not who the King chose."

While being so modest, Sakura is laughing at her.

The person who dispatched Sakura in this situation is probably the best possible choice.

First and foremost, the rendezvous is fast.

Normally, the rendezvous point should be determined in advance, and each other should aim for the site separately, and those who arrive early will have to wait at the site.

If we were to be attacked there, it would be a proportionately risky operation.

But if it's Sakura's [shrinkage], there's nothing to worry about.

However, if there is no concern that Sakura will come, it will be a lie.

"By the way, what's going on out there? Is it okay if you get out?

Sakura is certainly an impeccable force, but his presence here means that he has lost that much of his combat force.

Even though it is a state of retreat, I wonder if it will trigger a breakdown of the equilibrium to a bad one... such a worrying reaction would be natural.

"Weren't you informed through Lord Roy?

"Somewhat. But I don't have enough time to find out the details. Because he's the hub of the entire battlefield network, he has limited time to devote to each task."

It is a technique that should also be referred to as Roy's trump card outside the battle, emphasizing headcount over combat ability, and building a pseudo-telecommunications network by taking advantage of the characteristics that can be communicated through Spirit Beasts.

However, this is only a large messaging network via Roy, and there is a limit to the amount of information that can be exchanged in a given time.

Of course, in the field, others should be using their skills to support them, but they should still be able to overcome their limitations.

"I see. Now, to the best of my knowledge..."

Taking advantage of the short time it took to get to Central Island, Sakura briefly explained what happened after we were taken.

Firstly, the battle of the doll Galatia, powered by the demon generals Norzuli and Thunderbird, ended in pain, as reported by Roy.

The Ark's castle was still occupied by Explorers, and there was no sign of any new power coming in.

And the surfaces left in the castle seemed to be continuing their investigation and exploration with on-site judgment as expected, with some delightful results.

"Results, specifically?

"I'm sorry. Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to have spoken quickly, but my knowledge did not allow me to understand or remember."

Sakura shook her head sideways with a mixed attitude of regret and astonishment.

Noir, Alexia, Hild, Ambrose.

The surfaces of the Explorers left behind in the castle, with the exception of the escort's Lionel area, are basically what researchers and engineers can call full-time jobs.

With the excitement of touching the knowledge of ancient magical civilizations, it is easy to imagine that I embarrassed Sakura by relentlessly interfering with difficult terminology.

"Well, if we're all safe and the investigation's going well, there's nothing to say..."

At that moment, when I unexpectedly relieved myself of the consolation, a vibration different from that of the current shook the ship.

"What is it!? Hostile attack!"

Garnett immediately pulls out his sword and stands up.

The adventurers on deck also quickly entered the alert, and one of them called Travis aboard and jumped into the cabin.

I quickly grabbed my eyelids, poured the magic of [Disassembly], cut the string, and removed it with momentum.

The exposed "right eye of wisdom" instantly analyzes the surrounding situation.

The damage to the hull is minimal.

Supports only the self-regenerating abilities granted by Mother Hydra's Medallions.

The cause is a simple physical disruption caused by something hard and sharp descending at high speed from the diagonal front.

It was closer to a large crossbow (barista) arrow bullet (bolt) than a throw - but the moment I looked at its identity and (...) reasoned (...) I couldn't help but lose my words.

"Hey... are you kidding me? What a bad joke."

"If it's a beast, it could be enough."

"But what if I said there were dozens of them?

"Haah?

It was only one bird that penetrated the ship to the middle.

It is by no means huge, but at best about the size of a normal hawk.

However, the surface of the body is hard, close to metal, and even in the direction of travel, the sky is swarmed and winged.

"Perhaps that was a test run! Be careful, next time it's pouring down!