Heavenly Castle - Chapter 52

Chapter 52 – Beyond expectation

Oh?”

When I muttered that while looking at the screen, Ayla with an expression that exudes a sense of tension, opens her mouth.

“Why, why is the people of Empire……”

In the screen, there’s a beautiful woman being held by the robot and two men clinging on the back and feet of the robot.

One person is a strange person who I have met face to face and had a conversation, it’s Ditzen. There’s no problem because he’s a practitioner of the Imperial Country of Fleida. No, there’s a problem because I was thinking of inviting Yanual, but their turn have only changed so it’s not a big problem.

However, the latter two people is different.

One is a female General of the Empire who showed up during the war and the other one is a long-eared tribe, a magician of the Empire who was serving at the side of the Emperor.

When I asked Ayla, I’m told that both of them are famous magicians of the Empire.

“…… I think they came to the Imperial Country because they have things to do on this castle.”

“…… I can’t think of their purpose besides that.”

While we are having such a conversation, Yuri, who became completely familiar with the life in the castle, walked towards us. Yuri is wearing loosely a yukata with a pair of japanese sandals and stands next to me.

“When you say Empire, is she the Witch-sama of that famous Empire? And the other one is the Elf-sama who is the Empire’s Court Magician?”

“Yes. They are General Violette and the Imperial Court Magician named Aifa. The other day, they had just attacked the Azul Kingdom and retreated, but why are they here……?”

When Ayla answered that while looking at the screen, Yuri folded her arms as if to raise her abundant breast and sighed in admiration.

“Now that you mention it, I heard that the Azul Kingdom had entered into a war with the Blau Empire and won. My father also said that the Empire is very strong, but he must have described it as a historical large country after all.”

When Yuri said that and smiled airily, Ayla turn towards her without hiding her wry smile.

“A, ahahaha…… Actually, the Kingdom didn’t fight with the Empire directly……”

“Oh my, really?”

When Yuri blinks her eyes to that unexpected reply, Ayla turned her gaze in order to steal a glance at me.

“Because Taiki-sama kindly stopped the war using his large army corps of golems……”

“Large army corps of golems?”

While muttering that, Yuri stares at me seriously. Seeing that, I return a dry laugh and shake my head from side to side.

“No, she’s exaggerating it.”

I slightly denied it and turned to the screen. The robot with the three people is already approaching near the clouds.

“……. I wonder if the Empire is looking at us like an enemy who got in their way in the war?”

I don’t like that.

I asked with such a feeling, but Ayla nodded without a moment of hesitation and affirmed.

“It is dangerous to accept that two in the castle.”

“Like I thought?”

Hearing the advice of Ayla, I think deeply while smiling wryly.

Now then, what should I do? If they can fly in the sky, it seems that there is no problem even if I shake them off, but there is no doubt that I will be hated even more.

If that’s the case, can I invite them comfortably and establish a friendly relationship instead?

“…… Taiki-sama? It is better not to do something too rash……”

“Eh? Wha, what do you mean?”

Did it come out from my face that I’m thinking various things? Ayla was looking at me with reproaching eyes.

“But, we can’t cast them off above the sky……”

When I turn my eyes to Yuri while saying that, Yuri tilted her head with a carefree look.

“What is it?”

“Is the Imperial Country not hostile to the Empire?”

Hearing the response of Yuri who seems to be unrelated with the argument, I reflexively try to ask for her help.

“We are not hostile, but there are also too many interactions……”

Ayla, who was watching next to me, pouted to Yuri who answered that with a troubled expression.

“Taiki-sama. To ask Yuri-sama for the negotiation of the Heavenly Country and the Empire instead…… If she doesn’t like it, I will go.”

And, Ayla’s face become motivated.

However, if it’s wrong to ask a person from the Imperial Country, it would also be bad to ask Ayla who was from Azul Kingdom, but seeing Ayla who was full of unusual motivation, it was not an atmosphere where I can say it.

I return a laugh to Ayla who clenches her fist in front of her chest and looked up at A1 who stands at her back.

“Well, there’s also A1, so for now, I will go.”

When I said that, Ayla’s eyes becomes wide and she speaks.

“Are you planning to go alone!? Absolutely not! At least, take me and Mea-chan along too……!”

While I’m being confused at Ayla who becomes pale, I raised my one hand.

“N, no no…… rather, I can’t take everyone if it’s so dangerous, you know.”

“But……”

I smile at Ayla who refuses to back down even if I declined her offer, and I throw out my chest and nods.

“It’s alright. If Ayla is worried that much, let’s meet them with appropriate measures.”

When I said that, Ayla blinked her eyes, and looked at A1 and me alternately.

【Violette】

While feeling the threat deep inside from the golem that’s floating up to the sky without slowing down its speed at all, I looked up at the huge island that floats between the clouds.

That island, which is much bigger than how it looks from the ground, is certainly not something naturally found in this place and I can see things which are made by human hands here and there.

According to Aifa, there is also a magnificent castle and residences above this.

“…… Who in the world created something like this……”

Hearing my words which I muttered unconsciously, Aifa, who’s grabbing on the back of the golem, replied.

“I don’t know if they have hundreds or thousands of magicians, but one of the golem’s makers seems to be a person called Taiki.”

“Taiki…… That’s the same name as the King of the Heavenly Country.”

“King of the Heavenly Country…… The King of the magicians who are capable of making the finest golem.”

Aifa’s small mutter contains a heavy tension. I notice that the always calm Aifa is nervous and I have an uneasy feeling like a lump inside my chest.

Meanwhile, only the Imperial Country’s magician, who’s coiling around on the foot of the golem, seems to be enjoying it.

“I finally arrived, above the sky…… Fu, fufufu! Fuhahaha! I want to have various technical discussions this time for sure……! Thoroughly!

He’s an annoying man. If I’m not mistaken, he is a magician called Ditzen.

Ditzen was in this condition all the time when we fly to the sky. Maybe because he is not within his sight, Aifa didn’t show any behavior that he cared, but I recognize him as a very unsightly existence.

I want to knock him down with a strong magic, but it is probably better to stop using magic on this golem. After all, I am caught by the hands of the golem.

After thinking that and giving up, I took my eyes off Ditzen.

After a while, we arrive right below the island and rise along the rock surface of the island’s wall. While I’m watching the wall that passes by in high speed before my eyes, it suddenly became clear, probably because we finally got above the island.

After the inorganic rocky surface, a cloudless blue sky suddenly spreads out and a white townscape, big trees, and a magnificent castle comes into sight.

Seeing that scenery, I became speechless.