─ ─ Yuki viewpoint ─

I'm glad I made it.

We cannot let Mr. Roszo-Burns die on the way to Iris' border inspection.

That's too bad aftertaste.

As soon as I sent Mr. Roszo out in the village, I called Black King (Lord of) Riding (Noir) from Storage Magic.

After that, Iris asked me to draw the attention of soldiers and villagers, and I flew into that gap.

On the way, I joined Dick the bat.

Dick told me, "Roso said you didn't have to worry".

But I was worried about the big goblins and the orcs.

So I snuck in here to see how...

"I didn't know King's Horse was wandering around."

I have a knight with gold armor in front of me.

Full plate over the whole body. Besides, you're wearing armor to the horse you're riding.

Looking at him, a letter appears inside the helmet of "Black King's Ride".

"... Lord No.06 Lord of Paladin??? ???

After a few seconds, the display changes.

"Error.."

"Not as Lord"

"Illegal Copy-Lord"

Somehow, but I know.

The golden knight in front of you seems to be a replica of one of "King's Ride (Lord)": The Holy King (Lord = of =) Ride (Paladin).

So you're judging "Black King's Ride" to be a "copy similar to" Holy King's Ride "?

"─ Enter into engagement with 'Threat: S'"

A golden knight puts an assault spear (Lance) into his hand.

I spread the wings of "Black King's Ride" and fly up into the air.

You can't use the Dick's Bat Corps against this guy.

If I use it, Mr. Roszo and the others will know who I am.

I thought I'd start by taking a distance and see what's going on.

"─ Pursuit. Destroy" Threat: S "and bring back parts!

Wha!

A horse dressed in armor kicked the ground and flew up into space with every knight.

And fast.

He rolls his spear over the 'Black King's Ride' in the air.

but no!

The "Black King's Ride" claw received two assault spears (Lance).

The "Black King's Ride" I'm putting together is a black (shinkoku) wing (Tsubasa) and armor with huge arms with claws.

If it's aerial and melee, this one's stronger.

"─ ─ Change enemy threat to S + (plus)"

Beyond the golden helmet, I heard a voice.

"Abnormal. Weapons don't go through. It's uncomfortable to encounter such a thing while on a mission!"

"Shut up, it's this way that's offensive!

Ri, I grab the assault spear (Lance).

"You're not making a scene in the near field while my kid's at work! What if the injured get out and get traumatized! Think about it for a second."

"No enemies in the great 'Holy King (Lord = of =) Ride (Paladin)'. Re-check this weapon."

You didn't tell me to listen to people, did you?

Ba Jin.

The "Black King's Ride" claw devoured the assault spear (Lance) - crushing it.

I kicked the golden knight in the legs of the Black King's Horse.

With that momentum, every guy plummets to the ground.

"Hey, what... dangerous! Danger!? This enemy is dangerous!

A golden knight shouted.

"No way, this enemy is the original 'King's Ride (Road)'!? No way! The original should only exist in my organization."

"You've finally spoken in people's language."

What I heard was a tall voice.

A child, a woman, like that.

- Shit.

Don't know if the mastermind is an empire or a 'sanctuary church', don't use children.

So they are. What do you want?

"Abort the operation. Choose to escape!

A golden knight lets go of his weapon. He flips his body from horse to horse and lands on the ground.

The horse's feet bend to the limit. Absorbs shock (shigeki).

As it was, the golden knight turned his back on the 'Black King's Ride' and fled.

Straight ahead, there's a fellow cavalry, towards the border.

"Request support from my subordinates! Help me escape!!

Za.

In response to his voice, the silver cavalry, who had refrained near the border, runs out this way.

Golden knights don't look at me anymore.

He literally runs toward his buddies, with no sidelines.

That's annoying. Really.

I fly the Black King Ride at full speed. Follow his trail.

Then remove the armor on your right hand and draw a crest to activate the magic trick.

"" Flaming God Bullet (Ifried Blow) "!"

No, no, no!

"─ Allow nearest bullets. Prioritize escape!

A flame bullet fired from my hand blurs a replica load.

He's running off to zigzag the meadow.

Only a few shots were hit. But he was just a little annoyed.

Replica's "King's Ride," so magic tolerance is weaker than the original. Big attack magic is going to work.

But it travels strangely fast.

From the air, it's going to be hard to pinpoint him.

"But we can't let them get away with it."

He is going to flee after being dispersed by his cavalry. Not good when they merge.

Ahead is the border with the Empire. I can't go that far.

'Cause you're probably guarding the border over there.

"I can't help it. Let's use that one Rhodelia gave us."

I develop Storage Magic.

Remove metal bottles (bins) from the space. Eight in total.

This is the new weapon I asked Rhodelia from the 'Grail Chamber of Commerce' before.

The material is made of cheap metal.

The lid and bottom are flattened to draw the crest of 'Ancient Sorcery'.

Of course, there's my "Magic Blood" in the bottle.

Paint a crest on the lid of the bottle for now.

The "Black King's Ride" arm is ready to fly, so let me grip the bottle.

And then we're gonna go around in front of him at the highest speed.

"Name it... Floating Magic Bullet."

I sprinkled eight bottles in front of the golden knight.

Fly the arms of "Black King's Ride," extensively.

The fallen bottle is of the meadow, floating around the ground.

"─ Confirm attack. Avoid!"

A golden knight also runs out to Zigzag.

But he's already within strike range.

"Activate simultaneously -" Red Lotus Star Bullet (Burning Meteo) "!"

At the next moment, eight Floating Magic Bullets flew.

Eight, huge fireballs erupted, like surrounding a golden knight.

"Floating Magic Bullet" has the same structure as the wand I use.

There's "Magic Blood" inside, so as part of me, I have the ability to float easily.

It is also possible to remotely activate Ancient Sorcery by drawing a crest on the lid.

However, because it is made of cheap metal, it is frightened the moment it activates magic.

Because the cost is low and light for that matter, it has the advantage of being hit in large quantities.

So...

"This is a widespread sorcery attack - evasive - evasive - impossible! What the...?

The golden knight keeps running to the zigzag.

But there's no escape.

The fireball created by the "Floating Magic Bullet" scattered across his path completely blocks his path.

The Red Lotus Star Bullet fireball is about the size of a carriage.

That's eight, half a circle, surrounding him.

Before, before and beside the diagonal, this is the "Red Lotus Star Bullet" attack course.

"─ ─ At the expense of speed ─ Avoidance is a priority!

He slapped his horse and changed course directly beside him.

For that matter, the speed dropped.

But even though it's a replica, this speed?

I wonder how fast it is with the original "Holy King (Lord = of =) Ride (Paladin)".

"Well, okay. Activate" Goddess Random "Force of Earth" "

Throat.

In front of the golden knight, a pillar of rock is born.

Reflectively, he jumps and avoids.

Waiting overhead, I grabbed his arm.

"Gotcha."

─ ─

I scratch the armor of a golden knight with my 'Black King's Knight' claws.

Spill 'Magic Blood' into it - 'Erosion (Hacking)'.

1st Defensive Wall - Breakthrough.

Second defensive wall - breakthrough. You're surprisingly insecure.

I just broke through the second fence and put it in the internal magic area.

Take away the authorization to use it for now.

All you have to do is set the course to just run straight.

Make sure another trick is activated when it stops.

"Yes. Liberation"

I took the golden knight down to the ground.

"─ Huh? Oh, oh!?

At the next moment, the knight runs out with all his might.

It's the opposite direction to having this guy's people. For those with fortifications.

"Impossible to understand - uncontrollable!? Ahhhhhhh!?

It's no use shouting or flirting. I took control of the horse.

"Erosion (hacking)" and I found out. This horse is a magical golem.

That's why they can jump to unusual heights or absorb falling shocks from the air.

So I took control with 'erosion' so I could only run the horse straight.

Speed is a normal rush.

But I can't turn right or left. Of course, it's forbidden to jump.

"─ Wow, our leader?

"─ What do we do? I'm not allowed to step into an enemy country any more..."

"─ To get it back, even with that black armor... get close."

The silver cavalry stopped moving.

It's a normal horse they're riding.

Those guys aren't "Replica Road," they really seem to be regular cavalry.

"Do I catch the other one? To gather information."

I flew towards the silver cavalry.

"I'm here. I'm here. Everybody, spread out!!"

"You're going to fall apart and run away!

"The rendezvous point is an example location. Survive alone and tell them whether the operation is successful or not!

I'm not going to kill you.

I accelerate the Black King Ride.

Grab the shoulder of the cavalry that was nearest you and keep going up.

Flip back to Mr. Roszo-Burns.

Drop a silver cavalry (disarmed) in the middle of their unit, all the way.

"You'll need information. I give you a prisoner."

I made it up and told Mr. Roszo-Burns.

It's a grown-up, low voice that made it look like it was from a previous life. It also makes the tone similar.

"... are you the one who defeated 'King of Beasts (Lord = of) Ride (= Beast)' in Torrias territory...?

What. Did Mr. Roszo know that, too?

Well, if you're in the military, you deserve to know.

But I don't know what to do.

"Coincidentally, it took me through here" is too unconvincing.

I just want to make a setting that wouldn't be weird if "Black King's Ride" were here......

"─ I am an enemy of the Church of the Sanctuary."

In the meantime, I said it in a weighted tone.

I'm not lying. I hate them.

"I use ancient technology for bad things and hate things that disrupt the world. I know that knowledge and technology are meant to make use of people, although it's just something I've lived for a long time. Therefore, the Church of the Sanctuary, which fought a turbulent battle against the world, is my enemy"

"─ No way, you are!?

Mr. Roszo-Burns opens his eyes.

Oh, no way.

You're not gonna lose your identity, are you? Huh?

"Living since the days of the Ancient Sorcery Civilization - Guardian of Ancient Objects and Ancient Sorcery..."

Is that it?

... I see.

You don't have to tell me who you really are. Let's get on it.

But you can't just say, "I'm your protector."

"... I have lived a long time and have watched people fight"

Blurred appropriately.

Of course, I'm not lying.

"Something like" The Church of the Sanctuary "is also dark in this day and age. It's sad."

"... oh"

"To those in the kingdom I hope to grasp ancient technology to make use of man"

Leaving that behind, I left Mr. Roszo-Burns.

Flip up the wings of "Black King's Ride" and go toward the fort.

The golden knight was rolling in front of the wall surrounding the fort.

There are signs of something hard hitting the wall. I hear he crashed into the fort wall like that.

The armor the knight was wearing is off and scattered around the wall.

When I 'eroded' earlier, I left my armor off when the horse stopped.

The contents of the armor were... a brunette, tall girl. Losing consciousness, falling to the ground.

The soldiers of the fort approach the fallen knight, feeling roughly like...

The golden 'Replica Road' was rendered powerless.

As a prisoner, he also handed over one of his cavalry.

Let's leave the rest to Mr. Roszo-Burns and the others.

I raised the altitude of "Black King's Ride," and I looked at the border.

I can't see the cavalry running away anymore.

Instead, we saw a fort built on the border between the kingdom and the empire.

It is surrounded by long walls and has a number of towers.

Over there is the Gaiur Empire.

There is probably the remnant of the 'Sanctuary Church' and the First Priest who gained immortality.

... I wonder what's going on. In that country.

If this incident is passed on, the royal family should strengthen its border protection.

Maybe the 'Sorcery Guild' will have border security work to do.

Let's go home and talk to Iris.

"Ohhhhh!

Away from the fort, I rendezvoused with Dick the bat.

When Dick and the others are nearby, I'll find out they're using Black King's Ride.

I just had to act differently this time.

"I'm annoyed - I hope you're safe. '

"Thanks. How's Iris doing?

'You're safe. I told you about your situation and you gave me your feedback.'

"Let me hear it"

Iris... Alice has a weird idea.

Maybe I came up with something about this one as well.

'Yes. I'll tell you -.

"Mr. Dick told me that a giant demon and a soldier from the fort were fighting.

If that's what the Empire did, how could it be a demon?

You can't occupy the fort by sending demons in, can you? Even if they could, they'd take it back soon, wouldn't they? You need a lot of infantry and supplies to take the fort, don't you? Why did you do this?

What do you think of My Lord?

- '

"You're throwing judgment round me as much as you want..."

Sure, I just let the demons go, and I can't occupy the fort.

There were some golden knights and fellow soldiers, but they're the only ones who can't drop the fort.

There were no backpacking soldiers either.

So, is that a "replica road" operation experiment (or not) using a giant demon?

No, that's weak reason to involve fort soldiers.

Could it have any other purpose?

No way...... did you draw attention to the fort and aim for Iris?

"Dick, I'm going back to Iris. You need to check this perimeter. I don't know if anyone's suspicious."

"It's my home -!

I'll leave the investigation to the bats, and I'll run Black King's Ride at full speed.

Straight back to the village where Iris was.

"Your Highness Iris!?

"Oh, yes."

In conclusion, Iris was safe.

Or I was practicing 'Ancient Magic' with May of Slime stuck to my arm.

with Neil the bat.

Even though you look like you're dancing a suspicious stomach...

"... you're nothing. Iris."

"Yes, of course."

"Any enemies or intruders?

"Not at all. Neil and the other bats protected me."

"... well"

Good.

It didn't seem like a plan to make a scene at the fort and aim for Iris in the meantime.

... I think I was worried too much.

It was only a few days ago that Iris decided to come around here. Besides, I'm rescheduling along the way. Is it impossible to aim with a pinpoint?

"Something... was there?

"'Replica Road' came out at the fort"

I explained the situation to Iris.

Iris nodded,

"Really... so my lord, you were worried"

"Oh. But, Iris, it sounds like you weren't after me."

"... eheh"

"Why are you laughing?"

"I'm glad my lord worried about me."

"No, don't let me worry, my life expectancy will shrink"

"Immortality, isn't it?

"You shrink in the mood. Alice did all the weird things in her past life, and she worried about me."

"What? Not so much, huh?

"I was in" The Village of Fira "... when you were ten." Alice is helping out with the field, "and she snuck into the old castle."

"Didn't that just try to make my lord look like the new clothes your mother made for me?"

"Ho ho. Are you going to let that happen?"

"Shouldn't you?

"You. When you get back to the old castle and open your closet, imagine how I feel when Alice suddenly pops out of the inside. In thirty words."

"'Alice in her new clothes is so cute. Be your daughter-in-law now'"

"It's not an imagination, it's a delusion"

"'Cause MyLord told me, didn't he?' When targeting prey, first draw attention elsewhere. In the meantime we should approach and serve our purpose '. I just put it into practice."

"Don't prey on the person you taught."

"Because Alice is a hunter of love"

"... Was my education policy wrong in my previous life"

"No, I think Mylord educates everyone in the village, including Alice, correctly. It's definitely because the person I was taught to say it!

I wonder.

When I was my godchild in my previous life, I used the Holy Sword to reincarnate, dive into the 'Sanctuary Church' and destroy it from within, create a chamber of commerce that lasted 200 years - something that made me feel like my education policy was wrong at the time...

"... let's make it tea for now"

"Right."

Iris stands to make tea.

Speaking of which... Iris said earlier.

'When targeting prey, first draw attention elsewhere. In the meantime we should approach and serve our purpose'. It's one of my education from my last life.

It is also a common hunt and tactic.

Looking at the fort case from that point of view, it is still believed that a separate task force was trying to do something about it by drawing attention to the place.

Suppose the aim isn't Iris......

"'I'm back now -'"

"Good day. So, was there anyone suspicious around the fort or on the streets?

"'I didn't -'"

"... right"

If it's nothing, I've never been over it.

But... don't worry. Martha, Remy, and Odette are also in the capital.

"Bad. Dick and a few others, will you fly to Wang Du? I want you to tell Martha and Odette what happened here. And just in case."

"" "It's Ourselves -" "

"Rest a little and replenish my Magic Blood."

Then, me and Iris will be at ease with the Bat Corps.

After that, Dick and a few bats were sent to the king's capital.