Book 5: Chapter 17 (1/2)
In front of the checking station, which was literally the “entrance” of the Lev Magic Empire, chaos ensued. The space where we adventurers used to spend the night outdoors before being admitted into the Empire was crowded with soldiers donning armors of different colours from different countries.
「Hey, I can’t pass through!」
「I need to go inside!」
「Who the hell pushed me!」
「General! General!」
I caught a few people and asked what was going on. It seems that the Supreme Commander of the Saint Knight Kingdom had already passed through the passage and entered the Empire, and his soldiers were trying to follow him. Furthermore, even the second-in-command of the Keith Gran Federation was heading to the front line, so additional soldiers were trying to get through the passage to support him.
The Kruvan Holy Kingdom side was also trying to send soldiers to the front line to confirm the situation, as the former Holy King was already at the front line, which extradited the chaos.
On the other hand, from inside the Empire, the Keith Gran Federation’s soldiers were staying near the passage as it was their usual time to substitute troops. The passage was blocked from both sides.
And I was too late to arrive.
「Uh… To think the knights of our kingdom would be this disordered.」Wilhelm muttered.
It was Wilhelm who stopped me from trying to leave Queen of the Night earlier. He said that if I rushed into the scene in the form of a knight of unknown affiliation, it would raise unnecessary suspicions and be troublesome, and that I should go with him.
However, Wilhelm was wearing ceremonial clothes at the time, so I had to wait until he changed into a knight’s uniform.
It was nice that I got to talk with Earl Sillys a little more, but now I couldn’t enter the Empire due to having a late start and getting caught up in this chaos.
…Lark is in there. And she is fighting.
「Wilhelm, I can’t wait for this situation to settle down. I’ll go ahead first.」
「What do you mean “go ahead”? How are you going to break through this crowd?」
「No, I am going to go from above.」
「……Above?」
Wilhelm and the other knights looked at me with a blank look.
「It’s going to be a little conspicuous, but it can’t be helped. People will notice this uniform, though.」
「No, that’s fine, but– H-Hey, Reiji-dono!?」
I started running. Not towards the passage, but the cliff that surrounded the open square.
(【Body Enhancement】,【Support Magic】,【Leg Strength Enhancement】,【Jumping Technique】!)
I bent down right before the cliff and kicked the ground as hard as I could. The ground exploded, forming a small crater.
「UWAAAH!?」
「What the hell!」
Some soldiers screamed, perhaps noticing the explosion sound.
My body soared to a height of about 7 meters, but the cliff was about 70 meters high.
「He can’t reach the top like that!」
「No, wait– What the hell again!」
I added【Fire Magic】right then. My body was launched by an explosion and accelerated with【Wind Magic】. I hadn’t reached the top yet. Add more magic, more, more——.
I heard more screams of astonishment from the soldiers.
It hurt quite a bit. I was still not an expert at this technique.
However, by using it in tandem with【Healing Magic】, I healed the mild burns immediately.
「He reached the top!」
「Amazing!」
My body landed on top of the cliff.
「Fuh…」
While dusting off the burnt uniform, I looked around.
The cliffs that separate the “Undeveloped Land Canion” from the Empire were raised plateaus similar to Table Mountain and Ayers Rock.
I raised my right elbow to shoulder height and put my right fist on my right chest – sending a salute of the Saint Knight Kingdom to Wilhelm and the accompanying knights who were looking at me with their mouths agape.
Surprised by my action, Wilhelm and the knights returned the same salute.
「Alright, then. Let’s go!」
Even while standing this high up, I could see End Fang clearly.
** Lev Magic Empire – Red Gate Frontline **