The Imperial Castle is located slightly north of the center of the city and rises on a gentle hill.

Originally an ancient fortress, the Imperial Castle has the tallest and majestic tower known as the Tengu (Keep), which is surrounded by a beautifully appointed courtyard.

Focusing on such a heavenly guard (keep), there was a residence (Paras), which was the living space of the royal family, a court building (Hof), which was the center of politics, to the west, and a castle gate, a square for the people, and a guest house to the south.

A vast castle.

Looking at it from a distance, beside me is Abel with a special flying gear.

We kept looking down until today, which is the closing date, but we decided not to make this decision until we saw the situation on that day.

It was almost impossible to optimize the tools suitable for infiltration or create new technologies.

And see if they've figured it out and if there's anything special going on with the security.

He concluded that there were no problems and opened his mouth to sort out his head.

"One of the plans is to turn into a servant of the nobility with a transforming magic tool, and dive through the gate pretending to have a purpose in the court hall (Hof).... but this is risky, isn't it? "

"Oh, there's no way the castle gate hasn't been equipped with a magic tool."I can even think of getting caught in a physical examination... and it's time to check out once I'm noticed.You can't just go through there like that. "

“Yes, we have to go in some other way.”

I nodded and looked at the magnificent temple (keep).

It might be possible for me to say that I have something to do with Grandpa, but even if Abel had changed the color of his eyes, he would never have let me through.

Nevertheless, it is too dangerous to infiltrate alone.

I was worried that Abel and Ville-sama would "protect (imprison)" me.

In other words, if you want to know the secret hidden in the Imperial Castle, you and Abel had to break into it in an irregular way.

It is possible to enter from above the ridge like in the time of the cathedral, but even if you use hidden magic tools, it is difficult to cross a large number of visible places.

If they find out and can shoot arrows, the "Tower of Oce" might not be able to defend in time.

Unlike the Great Church, the Imperial Castle was originally a citadel.

The double walls surrounding it are high and thick, and the corridors above them are lined with guards at equal intervals.

There are soldiers evenly spaced out on the open porch and guard tower, so even if they disappear with hidden magic items, they can't open doors or windows.

Besides... there's no magic trap or detection technique in those places.

So what do we do?

With that in mind, Abel and I saw the Heavenly Protector (Keep) at the same time.

... exactly the direction of the Sven River, the great river of the capital── that flows under the cliff behind the cliff on the hill where the Temple of Heaven is built.

After all, I have no choice but to go with those two plans.

Yeah.

The second plan.

They break into the ship from the "ship yard" that they found when they were under sighting.

The Imperial Castle had two berths.

One is a large dock where servants unload and unload.Stairs, lifting equipment, and ropes stretch up the cliff, and there is a back gate at the end of the climb.

You're always busy with people and people carrying supplies.

Of course, there are several soldiers watching over people with steep faces.Probably a guard at the front gate.

And the other one... a little boat yard on the corner of the cliff.

The pier is made to crawl out of the cavity beneath the cliff, using natural caves.

Probably the aqueduct that leads to the underground space of the temple (keep).It has the atmosphere of an ancient shipyard.

Along with Abel, I flew off from the front of the Imperial Castle and went around the back to observe the dock at a distance.

The waterways in the cave are narrow enough to accommodate a three-seater boat.

Probably small enough not to get into the castle at once even if the enemy attacked it. I don't usually use it, so the guards are weak.

There were only two soldiers within sight.

"After all, we have no choice but to go in there..."

"As you can see, it looks like a cave."Unless the trap is made transparent, I don't think the entrance will be tampered with. ”

Of course, I couldn't deny how strangely helpless it felt.

It was undeniable, but it was the most unnoticed way to go into the castle.

"... let's go."

Yeah.

It was Abel who nodded to my words, but he was told to wait before putting on his weight and launching his flying gear.

As she turned around, Abel shut up for a moment and lined up next to her.

Eyes like red strawberry candles add a serious color.

"Don't forget your promise."

"... you're Mr. Abel"

I dare you to laugh back.

If either one of you is captured and used to create a crisis in this world, don't hesitate to kill them.

Strangely enough, that's the most reassuring ingredient we have.

The peace of mind that this person can fly without worrying about the back means a lot to me, the rampaging demon.

Well, I didn't promise exactly because I said, "I'm not going to kill you and I'm going to rescue you."

I kept doing everything I could to make it Yamaya, so I probably tried to make her promise again.

But when I started to descend before I got pushed in, Abel followed me in a hurry.

I was lined up and heard a stunned voice.

"Alice... you're the one, aren't you?"

"Hmm. Look, Mr. Abel, I'll be there soon."

As a result, Mr. Abel didn't say anything for a moment.

But even if I didn't see it, I could see the wrinkles between my eyebrows, and I laughed.