Pokhan......

I couldn't believe the sight in front of me.

Ariest dock. Grey hull-colored giant ships are seated.

Overall elongated hull, similar to the Ambal class. But its size, in excess of the extra 250 meters, was just as compelling to call it a battleship.

The backrest type of combined turret is in the direction of the bow, two units up and down. It also has one up and one down on the stern side, and its caliber is probably about two or three times that of the Ambal class.

And, in fact, I wasn't surprised by the look of the cruise ship. No, I'm a little surprised, but what's even more surprising than that is that people stood on the ladder to get into the ship.

a woman with long silver hair flowing back. In his mid-twenties and thirties, the man, who gathered a pitiful atmosphere, wore an officer's hat and a grey military uniform. From anywhere, he was a modern military man.

The female officer is staring at me. Am I wrong to tell you to come this way?

I'm heading to the gangway with the shapeshifter soldiers at the escort.... and it's still a big ship.

By the way, there are no Early's here. I don't think it's a trap, but it's troublesome if we don't have all the people up there when something happens, so I'm monitoring this one at Ariez's command.

Climb up the stairs and finally board the cruise ship - before the female officer picking you up. Now that she's saluted me, I'll give her a quick salute. It's a common military ceremony, a salute with a raised hand. Even if the world is different, it's like what humans think.

"Welcome to Terra Fidelitia Air Force, second fleet flagship Diamante"

Without breaking his stern expression, the female officer told him he was hazy.

I don't care where you look from, you're human...? Humans of the ancient mechanical civilization era, their descendants? No, maybe he's the one who lived longer with Cold Sleep or something, like when he was an unbancer.

And I can't stand there either.

"Welcome and thank you. My name is Velilardo Kingdom, Lord of the Marquis of Tokitomo, and Gin Tokitomo. I am in command of the Willidis army.... will you allow me to embark?

For a moment, the eyes of a female officer moved to make the universe wander. But it was a moment, too.

"You can show it to me at the Marquis. I beg your pardon. I am the control core of our ship, 'Diamante'. Of course, Your Excellency will be allowed aboard."

So the woman who named herself Diamante...... no the control core smiled small.

"I'm sorry I'm not a person as you can see, thank you, Lord Tokitomo"

... I can only see it as human. Though there is an example of a Dungeon Core anthropomorphized Deacy, it is still only surprising that the existence that names the Core is human.

This way - and Diamante lured me aboard.

Captain's office on the cruise ship 'Diamante'. In addition to desks, chairs, simple bookcases, and sofas for reception, the rooms that historical captains have used felt like regular private rooms.

Diamante asked, while operating the machine embedded in the wall, "Would you like some coffee? I've heard."

"Magic here, you said. It's a product."

The coffee I was offered, I see, was a magic product I was looking after at Willidis. We find common ground and have a sense of intimacy.

When I said that ingredients and cooking in magic generation are also done by Willidis, Diamante also said, "Really!," he smiled softly.

From then on, previous stories. About the present and its world, where years have flown since Terra Fidelitia existed.

I told Diamante. Even so, I am not so familiar with the history of this world.

And the current situation. Great empires looking to dominate the continent and the nations against it. Here in the kingdom of Verilardo. Don't forget. Also about recent unbuncer battles.

"Unbancer......"

When the alien's name came up, the look on Diamante's face became more disturbing.

"If I'd known it existed, I'd have to rush right away."

That is the raison d 'être of the Terra Fidelitia Air Force.

Fortunately, the Unbancer forces were destroyed by us Willidis and the Royal Verilards.

"So far, we haven't talked about them showing up again. To be honest, it was a long time ago that you Terra Fidelitia were fighting an unbuncer. There's no way to know what's going on with them right now."

I'll get the coffee to my mouth. It has a stronger bitter taste than the product at Willidis. But I don't mind drinking because I'm thirsty talking.

"Out of the blue, it is possible that the last unbuncer that existed in the world appeared the other day..."

"I hope so"

Diamante closed her eyes.

"Terra Fidelitia also no longer exists. Our weapons are the raison d 'être to protect humanity from ambassadors and invaders. If that's what you think, maybe we should just sleep quietly like this."

……

It was me who thought, so to speak, that if I could put the battle weapons of ancient mechanical civilization into battle against the Great Empire,

But when it comes to the flagship control core, it seems to me that we are thinking like humans and trying to adhere to the mission, the norms, that we have given ourselves.

When that happens, well, Diamante might want to give up. To speculate from the raison d 'être of protecting mankind, I probably don't feel comfortable getting involved in a fight between humans.

"-So, I'd like to ask His Excellency Tokitomo"

Diamante stretched her spine.

"How do you, or you Verilaldo kingdoms, intend to treat us?

"How, what?

It was as if I was reading what I was thinking. I don't think I can read my mind, but I also get cautious.

"As I said earlier, the Terra Fidelitia Air Force no longer exists. There is no master of ours, and his ownership lies with you who have discovered us and are thus negotiating"

"... I mean, the airship, that also wants to get an au part called a cruise ship and know what it's going to do and what it's trying to make you do,?

"My Lord Left, My Lord"

Did you say "ownership"? Adventurer rules, anything recovered in a dungeon becomes that collector's thing - no way, does this also fall under that rule?

I stared at Diamante's face.