Is that really okay?
"What do you want, Lord Lassen?"
“Whatever happens, it's about where we're going this time and what we're going to do. Is it really okay to steal magic stones from the ruling land of that Brillia magic kingdom? Moreover, according to Valka-sama, he seems to be holding talks with aristocrats of the Brillian Mysterious Land, but if he is poor, it may become a nuisance."
“I'm sure you'll be fine, because normally, you can't go to Atmos from the Orient country in a small group of countries in a snowy winter. You don't have to find out. If you say something, you can just say you don't know it."
Lassen, who forced the Valkyrie to ride, talks to me on my way to Atmos.
Apparently, I was worried when I got here.
When I went to steal a magic stone called Spirit Stone from the land of the great powers, I asked if it was really okay.
Every time I did, I said I was fine.
Well, I'm sure you'd be worried about that if it were normal.
It is not a good idea to do something that would be obscured by that great power, given common sense.
However, the town of Atmos was far away from the home of the Brillian Magic Kingdom.
It was close to the foot of the peak, and it was a valley, and it was not a land where food could be grown.
Rather, it's a place where the Atmos warriors used to live.
That's why I don't know.
When Brother Arth went to Atmos for the first time, it was said that Kyle's wife, Charlotte, the Third Princess of Brillia, had been assigned to the army.
Because of the distance from my home country, the transmission of information will be delayed.
So I must have put someone on my mind who can supervise the scene.
As a result, it was subtle for the Magic Kingdom.
"Well, that's even more unsettling." Are you sure you're okay? If I found myself going to such a place and trying to extract magic stones on my own, I would be attacked without any questions. Besides, we're the only ones going there this time, right? "
In my explanation, Lassen, on the contrary, seems to be more anxious.
There is a man with a strong command on the scene who is assigned to defend the land.
It seems that it is still anxious to go to such a place.
It's okay, but it's time to see it.
Eh, what is it?
"That's right. That's one of the reasons people from the variant often listen to me." You'll never see it anywhere else. ”
"... oh, that's amazing." It really existed, didn't it? A castle in the sky. Is that a variant castle? "
"Yes. Welcome to the variant, Lord Lassen."
Something that could silence Lassen for a moment, who was always looking anxious.
It is a flying castle.
The Valkyrie, which ran on the ground, crossed a passage and opened its sight.
The landscape was truly mysterious.
A world on a white side.
Next to it is a mausoleum that is recognized as a mountain of death, and there is a deep ridge that is slightly overlooked.
But among them, the variant castle exhibited a different colour.
It is not as high as the mountains of the mausoleum that storms the heavens, but there is a floating land that seems to have flipped Koyama to a place that can never be reached from the ground.
Or maybe it's like returning a cup of tea.
You can see the castle on top of the land that floats in the sky from this passage.
Nature is full of monsters that have appeared along the way.
Among them, Lassen was stuck in words when he was shown an artifact, but clearly an excess of architecture in the hands of men.
I wonder if you've been so impressed by the sight or even forgotten to breathe.
"You seem surprised." Now, let's go. There's a small town under that castle variant. That's our bed today, so let's head there as soon as possible. "
"Oh, excuse me. Okay, let's go."
I slapped Lassen on the back and urged him forward.
Once again, we're not headed for a castle floating in the sky.
It's the land of the Sky Kingdom, and now it's in chains.
Previously, Elvis lived above the castle, and from there, he traveled to and fro on airships, etc., but now it's gone.
So you can't go up there.
However, on the contrary, the city of the terrestrial part is not part of the Sky Kingdom.
In a sense, would this be a city with its own governance?
For starters, Elvis managed this place, and it's still a place where our influence is strong.
"Is that so?" I thought the variant belonged to Lord Barca. ”
"This place is a little special." That's why we treat it like it's our own autonomous territory, not the sky kingdom or us. "
“Why is that?”
"Previously, there was a deal going on here with the Brillia Magic Kingdom." Until the sky kingdom descends the chain of nations and closes its diplomatic relations with foreign countries. "
Well, isn't it possible that someone from Brillia's Magical Land could still be in this city?
"That's right. But even now that I can no longer connect with the Sky Kingdom, it's still a place where I can contact the Magic Kingdom." Let's rest our bodies with variants today and get in touch with them tomorrow. ”
A variant that once had only a small settlement.
But now it's a big force.
Originally, it was the first place in the East where magic began to spread, and the people who inhabited it were trained like an army by Elvis.
For this reason, there is a group with such power that it is impossible to be in such an undeveloped land.
Well, the Barca Mercenaries were there, too.
And the presence of such power was not unrelated to the army stationed in Atmos.
Well, it looks like they're good at it in a way.
Because this variant is not known in the winter months, but there are quite a few paddy fields and they were making rice.
In short, the garrison in the Great Valley of Brillia had also bought large quantities of rice from this variant.
To do that, I have a hand with the soldier over there.
So, as soon as I arrived at the variant, I decided to create an opportunity to meet the people I was interacting with in the rice trade.