Chapter 115
Fortress
Translator : PolterGlast
The day after
celebrating the successful negotiations with Miku over a glass of wine, we
decided to return to the kingdom to gather information about our classmates,
having cured our hangovers with Cure.
Since we had obtained permission
to bring everyone with us, we could now bring them to the empire whenever we
wanted.
However, just as we
were about to set out to confirm everyone's intentions, we received a summons
from Empress Emilia.
It was an invitation
to a tea party, to have a chat.
To improve our
standing, it would be unwise to refuse the Empress's invitation.
Although I was the one
invited, it was mentioned that I could bring Miku along.
So, I assumed Miku
would come with me as usual, but...
"Ah, could you
take me to the royal castle of the Grust Kingdom? There's something I need to
discuss with Alice."
"The royal
castle? Sure, no problem."
Apparently, Miku
intended to do various things through Princess Alicia.
Indeed, it would be a
waste of time if both of us were confined, so it would be better for her to do
things on her own.
"See you
later."
"Yeah, I'll come
pick you up later."
After acting as Miku's
chauffeur (posthumously), I left Princess Alicia's room and departed from
Grisnia.
Checking the time, it
was still before noon.
The tea party was
scheduled for three o'clock, so I had some time to spare.
(Oh, that's right. I
completely forgot about Mitsukawa-kun.)
Since I had some free
time, I thought I might head to the front line.
I was thinking of
putting it all together and talking about it later, but Akira-kun was often
sent to the front line, so there was a chance our rescue operation wouldn't
coincide with his availability.
I had been
prioritizing bringing our classmates to the empire, so I had put it off, but I
hoped he wouldn't be angry.
If I remember
correctly, Mitsukawa-kun was at... Fort Castilla, wasn't it?
I had wanted to see
the front line, so this was a good opportunity.
Might as well
participate in the battle.
To get to the fort, I
realized that my [Home] did not have any locations registered in the northern
part of the kingdom.
Ah, that's right.
In that case, I
decided to go there as a rehearsal for bringing our classmates to the empire.
After discussing it
with Miku, we agreed that it was best not to reveal the power of [Home] to our
classmates.
You never know where
information might leak, and if they found out about the refresh and training
room functions after entering the house, it was easy to imagine a future where
we would be used as an automatic food production and soldier factory.
I didn't want them to
have too high expectations for my gift.
I would help them live
peacefully, but I wanted them to handle the rest on their own.
So, when we sent them
to the empire, we would do so without using [Home].
I had two methods in
mind. One was to have everyone ride on a giant board and carry them by running.
However, while this
would work for transportation, everyone on top would likely become nauseous.
Since I didn't want to
proceed while they were vomiting, I preferred the other method—using continuous
Jaunts.
Jaunt, when used for
long-distance teleportation, consumed a significant amount of MP.
And the MP consumption
increased when teleporting with companions.
Though teleporting 30
people at once would be tough on MP... I decided to give it a try for now.
In conclusion, it
seemed feasible with breaks.
Currently, Jaunt's
teleportation was limited to visually perceivable areas. However, using
Perception to grasp the area beyond walls or hidden places could cover some
distance.
Well, in the hero
stories here, there were people who could travel anywhere, so I hoped for that
in the future.
Therefore, when using
Jaunt to cover the distance, I needed to choose high-altitude spots with a clear
view and teleport as far as possible.
This consumed about 15
MP. Teleporting all the classmates at once would require about 150 MP.
The MP consumption
might improve if my AoE Casting skill level increased, but since I had mostly
fought alone, I hadn't used it much, so it couldn't be helped.
Thanks to my MP
recovery skill, I could recover 3 MP per minute.
So, I could recover
the spent MP in about fifty minutes.
My current MP had
increased to about 3650.
If I used continuous
Jaunts to cover distance and shake off pursuers in the early stages, and then
took breaks or slept to recover MP, I could probably reach the empire in less
than a day.
It might be a tough
journey, but I had to convince them that staying in the kingdom would be even
worse.
Anyway, I had arrived
in the northern part of the kingdom... and it was a barren wasteland.
There were no proper
roads, probably to prevent demons from using them, and only paths trampled by
military boots.
According to the map,
it should be visible soon... ah, is that it?
I saw a fort-like
building made of stone, emitting magical energy.
There were no soldiers
outside... was Mitsukawa-kun inside?
It was still daytime,
so I was a little worried about using shadows, but like in the royal castle,
there were plenty of shadows inside buildings.
I decided to use
Shadow Dive and Wind Search to find Mitsukawa-kun.
The fort was
relatively simple.
It seemed designed for
easy transport of supplies, and I could move through it without much
difficulty.
Perhaps Fort Castilla
was designed for monsters and demons rather than humans.
The interior space was
quite large, with rooms containing bunk beds. It didn't feel cramped despite
being inside a fort.
Perhaps the low number
of injured soldiers was due to the efforts of the Holy Church's healers.
As I proceeded inside,
I quickly found Mitsukawa-kun.
I found him in a
private room that seemed to be for someone with a certain status.
"Yo."
"...If it isn't
Kazuno. It's been a while. I thought you had forgotten about me."
"Ah,
haha..."
Since I had indeed
forgotten about him, I gave a vague laugh.
When I tried to smooth
things over with a smile, Mitsukawa-kun didn't bother to hide his exasperation.
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