Chapter 502: Hope Awaits in the Future (1/2)

After scolding Alice on the Special Monster Race, I plentifully enjoyed my time. It was a race comprised of Champions, and all the Monsters competing looked like Heroes of the past.

The races themselves were quite heated, with sweaty running battles and fierce direct battles occurring.

I didn't buy any tickets or place any bets, but the Monster Race looked so flashy that it's fun even without the betting.

Dr. Vier and Neun-san were also having fun and were able to forget about Alice, who didn't learn anything at all and keeps on messing around.

By the time we had finished watching some of the races, the sky was beginning to be dyed in deep red.

[Hnnn~~ That was fun! That was a heated race, wasn't it?]

[Yes, it was my first time in a Monster Race, but it was a swelteringly hot battle.]

[That's right…… Oh, it's already evening. What should we do? I don't think we have much time to go around too much anymore……]

Walking out of the Monster Race's racetrack, I talked with Dr. Vier and Neun-san.

The festival seems to be going on until about 10:00 pm, but I can't stay that late because I still have to bring Bell and Lynn back to Lilia-san's mansion.

[Ahh, in that case, there is one last attraction I want to go to…… Can we go there?]

[Yes, I'm fine with it. Neun-san, are you alright with it?]

[Yes.]

Saying that there was an attraction she wanted to visit, Dr. Vier started bringing Neun-san and I along.

[……By the way, what kind of attraction is it?]

[I think there's something called Flying Dragon Gondola somewhere…… Sister Ein told me about it yesterday.]

[Flying Dragon Gondola……?]

[Unnn. It's like the Flying Dragon Services, but they've adjusted the ride so that one can see the scenery better. I heard that it would take us around this big island.]

I see, that certainly sounds interesting. It's fun to fly and look at the scenery, and it was also just right since we would be able to see the beautiful sunset.

[That sounds nice. I've seen the view from the sky a few times, and it's really nice to look at.]

[Unnn, unnn, I can also fly by myself but…… there's a different kind of greatness in watching it like this.]

[I can't fly though, so I'm looking forward to it. Kaito-san, you mentioned seeing the view from the sky several times…… Do you often ride Flying Dragon Services?]

[I've ridden Flying Dragon Services for about three times already. I also flew with Kuro…… and then, there was that time ”I was thrown into the sky while traveling from the center of the Demon Realm to the Southern Demon Realm” once.]

[……That sounds strange, isn't it? I just can't imagine what kind of situation…… would lead you to experience something strange like that.]

[……It's that idiot's fault.]

I don't want to have that experience again. Ahh, I guess that time when I went to visit Shiro-san's Sanctuary counts too…… Does being in that place also mean I've seen the view from the sky?

Well, anyway, I think I've experienced seeing the view from the sky fairly well.

After a while of chatting and moving around, we arrived at the location of the Flying Dragon Gondola that Dr. Vier mentioned.

How should I say this…… It seems like everyone was also thinking the same thing…… In front of the sign that said ”Flying Dragon Gondola”, there was a very long line and at the end of the queue, there was a person with a sign that said ”Estimated Wait Time: 3 Hours”.

Stunned by the sheer volume of the queue, Dr. Vier approached the attendant holding the sign on the end of the queue.

[……We're the Black-Rank Miyama Kaito-kun's group.]

[Hahh! Understood! Just in case, please allow me to check your invitation…… Yes, thank you for your patience. Please come this way.]

[……Thank you.]

As expected of the Former Demon King, she uses whatever she could…… What an efficient person she is. Thanks to that, we didn't have to wait in a long line to get on the Flying Dragon Gondola.

……Frankly speaking, it was a tremendous view.

It seems like this Flying Dragon was flying at a considerable altitude, as I saw a scene in front of me that would have been impossible without flying, looking down at Magnawell-san.

I mean, I know it's a bit late to say this now…… Magnawell-san is too big. Just his vertical height alone is over 5000 meters, which means that considering the shape of an Earth Dragon…… His total length is many times more than that. It feels like it would be tens of thousands of meters.

[Wow~~ The sunset is so beautiful~~]