Chapter 122
Off to the
Empire
Translator : PolterGlast
"Where is
this...?"
"Is this...
outside the royal palace?"
"Then, again...
Jaunt."
I activated Jaunt two
or three times in succession.
I took up a position
on a high ground where people rarely come, then left the city and went outside
the city walls at the edge of my vision.
I activated Jaunt
again before the guards noticed us.
I left from the east
gate of the city and headed towards the empire using the same route as before.
First, I used Jaunt on
the main road to gain some distance.
If I kept spamming it,
my MP would run out, so I used it three times in a row to gain distance, and
then I had everyone move on their own.
"Wow, was that
space magic just now?"
"Yeah, it
was."
"Wow, Kazuno, I
thought I was doing pretty well, but seeing this makes me feel a bit
down."
"But everyone,
you have a lot of stamina."
"Well, we were
trained by the kingdom's knights, after all."
I'm checking on
everyone from the rear, and all the classmates running at a brisk pace can run
at the speed of a long-distance runner in the track and field club.
Perhaps it's the
result of their training, but their posture doesn't waver at all while running.
Even Tokushima Arisa,
who was supposed to be one of the least athletic people in our class, has a
better stride than me.
"I'm feeling a
bit dizzy..."
"Tell me if you
feel sick. Miku will heal you."
"O, okay. ...
Huh, Miku...?"
Kishikawa Airi, who
was Miku's best friend, stared at us.
We didn't intend to
hide our relationship, so I kept quiet for the time being.
"Miku, are
you...?"
"Yeah, V!"
"Yay, that's
great!"
Airi-san started
cheering when she saw Miku making a V sign.
Her female classmates
gathered around her, chatting happily as they moved.
Incidentally, their
running pace didn't drop at all.
Is this what they call
the toughness of women...?
"Hey, Kazuno, are
you...?"
"Well, we can
talk about that after we get to the empire. Right now, getting out of the
kingdom safely is the priority, right?"
"Tell me later,
that's a promise!"
I casually dealt with
the guys while running along the main road.
It's helpful that no
one is coming from the opposite direction, as the east road only leads to a
pioneer village.
After walking for a
while, my MP recovered, so I switched back to moving with Jaunt.
After teleporting a
few more times, we arrived at the grassland area beyond the main road.
It's a good memory now
that I fired Gungnir without knowing the limits when I first landed in
Aristella... no, it's still a black history.
Since I had decided on
the route beforehand, we moved smoothly without any hesitation.
I used Jaunt to
teleport to the lowlands and then ran to the highlands.
After repeating this
about three times, we reached the middle of the grassland.
We should be safe now.
It's a good time, so
we took a three o'clock snack break and then left the grassland.
The elevation
difference becomes even more extreme when we reach the forest, so this time we
used Jaunt continuously to move forward.
And we arrived at the
border with the empire before sunset and successfully entered the country.
We entered the empire
and then went straight to the imperial capital, Elmoregrad.
We headed straight for
the imperial castle, Novark, and since we had talked about it beforehand, we
were led to the audience chamber even more smoothly than before.
We have a lot to talk
about, and Empress Emilia seems to be starved for conversation, so we meet
regularly, but this is actually the first time we've come to the audience
chamber since that first meeting.
Empress Emilia, who
was looking down at us from the throne several steps above us, didn't show any
of her usual capable office lady vibe, and seemed to exude the aura of a ruler
from her entire body.
"Welcome, heroes
from another world."
We bowed our heads
together.
Even though we are
heroes from another world who are said to have saved the world in the past, we
haven't done anything special yet, and we haven't received any titles from the
kingdom.
So, naturally, we are
treated as ordinary people.
Of course, I know my
place, so I take a proper attitude in situations like this.
"You must be
troubled by being suddenly taken from the Grust Kingdom. But, though it's a bit
awkward to praise my own country, the empire is a wonderful country that is not
inferior to the kingdom. First of all, please take a good look at the empire.
Of course, we don't intend to force you to stay in the empire, so if you're
dissatisfied, you can always return to the kingdom."
As agreed beforehand,
Empress Emilia doesn't force the heroes from another world to do anything.
Even though they have
growth cheats, she doesn't intend to force those who are not good at fighting
or don't want to die to fight.
She said that the
heroes from another world are meaningful just by being here, even if they don't
fight.
For example, using
modern knowledge, they could create various things that didn't exist in the
empire, such as tools, food, and ideas.
Empress Emilia is
taking care of them, considering these positive aspects.
"""Yes!"""
I finally breathed a
sigh of relief as I watched my classmates bow their heads awkwardly.
Even if their own
heroes are taken away, they won't attack the empire, considering the difference
in national power.
They won't... right?
Even that king isn't
that short-sighted, right?
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