Genjitsushugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki

Chapter 4 FDF C

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Minasan oideyasu. This is Yukkuri demasu!

It’s a day of another release!

Without furtherado…

DISCLAIMER: There is noguarantee that my translation is 100% correct. Please correct me if I waswrong.

Author:

Dozeumaru(どぜう丸)

Translator:

Yukkuri Oniisan

Editor:

So-Chintzy

Enlightenment Arc

Chapter 4 FDF C

「Youmay take off your blindfold now」(Souma)

「……What’swith these high-handed measures?」(Castor)

Castor grumbled while he took offhis blindfold, and he found out that he was in a forest. There were only fourpeople at this place, Juna-san, Castor and Excel and me. Around us, there were onlytrees. 「Where is this place……?」, saidCastor while making a puzzled expression, but he suddenly knitted his brow asif he noticed something. Then he threw a question to me.

「Isthis place…… an island?」(Castor)

「Oh……Why do you think so?」(Souma)

「Thereis the scent of salt from all sides, so the ocean should be near.」(Castor)

「……How perceptive.」(Souma)

Castor had been blindfolded the entiretime and we also travelled by using the Royal Wyvern Gondola, so he shouldn’t haveknown where he was going. Despite all that, he was able to guess that thisplace was surrounded by the sea from all sides. This might be because of theresults from his experiences in the Navy. Then, I noticed that Juna-san was ina stunned daze.

「Is theresomething wrong?」(Souma)

「Ah,no…… It’s just, I had seen some amazing things enroute……」(Juna)

Juna-san, who realized that her shockedstate was seen by me, answered in a slightly shy demeanor. Ah, that reminds me,I haven’t told Juna-san about 「this place」 until now. After all, I had entrusted this matter to Excel’s group all thistime. Seeing Juna-san’s reaction, Castor asked me with an even more puzzled face.

「My King,just what kind of place is this?」(Castor)

「Hmm?Well, to put it simply... this place is a secret weapons and military testing facility?」(Souma)

「Secretweapon?」(Castor)

「It willbe faster for you to see it yourself. Please follow me.」(Souma)

Under my guidance, we started towalk. After walking for awhile, the forest ended and we arrived at an open location.It was a empty plain that was thickly covered with short gra.s.s. There was nothinghigh around us, so the blue sky was spread out over our head. When we looked atthe blue sky, there were Wyvern Knights flying in formations. I pointed at thoseWyverns.

「Castor.Try to look at that, what do you think?」(Souma)

「So……fast ……」(Castor)

Castor said while squinting hiseyes.

「Orrather, they are too fast. That is not a speed that a wyvern could make. Didthey use magic?」(Castor)

「No, theydidn’t. I mean, if they were using magic to make a tailwind blow, do you think theycould fly in a formation like that?」(Souma)

「…… Thatwould be impossible. If they were accelerating due to magic, their formation shouldbe more disorderly.」(Castor)

Just like what Castor had said, therewere individual differences in magic abilities. Even if they can use the same typeof magic, the power, the range and the consumption would depend on the person.So even if we gathered people who had the same 『windmanipulation』 ability, theywouldn’t be able to fly in such an ordered formation like that if theyaccelerated using magic. That"s why that speed was not due to 『magic』,but rather, due to 『technology』.

「Lookat the place behind the wyvern’s saddle」(Souma)

「…… Thereis something attached. Is that…… A ring?」(Castor)

Just like he said, behind the Dragoon"ssaddle, there were two rings on both sides. I answered while looking up at thesky.

「Thething that is attached to the back of the saddle is a compact and lightweightmodified version of 『Susumu-kun · Mark V Maxwell-type propeller』. Byequipping this ring, the flying dragon is able to reach a higher speed andrange than before.」

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It was the day when I, guided byLudwin, visited Ginya’s Dungeon Workshop. I had been shown with inventions like『Susumu-kunMark V』 and 『Mechadora』. Although there was some uneasiness that remained (especiallyabout how to deal with 『Mechadora』), I had the conviction that we could reform thiscountry, and just when I was about to contentedly return home, I came up withsomething.

「……Hey Ginya. Is it possible to ma.s.s-produce『Susumu-kun Mark V』?Then can you modify it to reduce its size and weight?」(Souma)

「Well……Let’s see…… The only problem was whether or not we could secure the specialmetals, but if we could, then it is possible to ma.s.s-produce it. Reducing thesize and weight…… It’s not impossible, but then the output will decrease, youknow?」(G)

After Ginya thought about it fora while, she answered. So, special metals, right? The mineral resource outputof our country is extremely small. In that case, it might be difficult…… While Iwas thinking about this, Ginya tilted her head in confusion.

「Whatare you using it for?」(G)

「Well,if it could suck and expel air, then I was thinking if we could put it under a wyvern’sbelly or behind the saddle.」(Souma)

「!? Isee! I had never thought about that!」(G)

There were 3 creatures that were treatedas the aircraft in this world: the common and widely used wyverns, the gryphons,which had only been successfully bred by the Empire, and the dragons of theStar Dragon Mountains. If their flight speed, turning ability, and cruisingrange was put into statistics, then it will be as follows.

【Wyvern】 Flightspeed B Turning ability C Cruising range A

【Griffon】 Flight speed A Turning ability S Cruising range C

【Dragon】 Flight speed S Turning ability A Cruising range S

…… It will roughly be like this. Seeingthese statistics, wyverns can fly long distances, but their air-fighting prowesswasn’t that strong, just like bomber planes, while Griffons can’t fly longdistances, but their air-fighting prowess is strong, like fighter planes.Dragons are the “Almighty”-type, but their numbers are overwhelmingly smallcompared to the other two species and they were also sapient, so they couldn’tbe enslaved/tamed (although there is a certain country where dragons andknights were bounded by contract, but this is an extremely exceptionalexception).

In other words, if we fought withthe Empire, then our Wyverns wouldn’t be able to deal with the griffon squadrons.But what if we were able to reduce the size and weight of the propulsion devicethat Ginya developed and equip the wyverns with it? Perhaps, other than its turningability, won’t their other stats be increased?

【Wyvern (with equipment)】 Flight speed B (Souma) Turning ability C (C) Cruising range A (S+)

…… Perhaps, if we were able to dothis, then even if we can’t toe-to-toe with the gryphon squadrons, we might beable to withdraw after attacking. So I had thought. However, because it seemedthat there were no prospects to secure the special metals for the ma.s.sproduction, this case was shelved away, but the situation changed when Roroa pushedAmidonia to me.

Amidonia had a low foodself-sufficiency rate, but it had abundant mineral resources. Those resourcesalso included the special metals we needed. Since there was the possibilitythat we could have a stable supply of the special metals that were the cause ofconcern, once again I asked Ginya to develop the 「Susumu-kun/ Mark V」 lightweight version that could be equipped by a wyvernand so the ma.s.s production of it started.

◇　 ◇　◇

「That’show 『 Susumu-kun Mark V – Light』was developed.」(Souma)

It was a modified version of thehuge 「Susumu-kun · Mark V」tobe more compact and lightweight, so that it could be equipped behind the wyvern’ssaddle. The reason why there were two rings was because if it was only one ringthen it will suck the rider who was located in front of it, so the rings were placedon the sides to prevent that situation. By the way, when it wasn’t in use (wheretight turning is important, or when the wyvern is flapping its own wings), bothrings would close up each other like a clam. Conversely, when this device was inuse (when performing a high speed / long distance flight), the wyvern only needsto concentrate in keeping its own wings wide open to generate the liftingforce.

With the invention of this 「Susumu-kunMark V – Light」 invention, as expected, our country’s wyverns were ableto surpa.s.s the Empire’s gryphon squadrons in every area other than in turningability. After listening to my explanation, the former Air Force Marshall,Castor was impressed.

「Surely,I believe that this is a great invention…… but can you do something about the name?」(Castor)

That point is the only disappointingpart…… Well, I could understand his feelings.

「Forthe moment, I registered it as the 『Maxwell type propeller – lightweight version』」(Souma)

「Ah,I think that is a better name.」(Castor)

When we were talking about thismatter, I noticed that Juna-san had an overcast expression.

「Um, issomething wrong, Juna-san?」(Souma)

「It’sjust…… Your Majesty…… Are you going to fight with the Empire?」(Juna)

Juna-san asked me with an anxiousface. Ah…… My explanation so far caused her to think like this, right? Indeed,in developing weapons, there were points that employed the Imperial Army as a potentialenemy. In a hypothesis, we should always think about what we need to do to dealwith someone stronger than us. However,

「As longas the Grand Chaos Empire’s Empress Maria doesn’t abandon her ideal and standsfirm on them, then it will be alright. I don’t have any intentions to take anaggressive position against the Empire for now.」(Souma)

「.........」(Juna)

「However,no one knows what will happen in the future. There is no guarantee that the Empirewill continue its current policy endlessly, and perhaps one day the Empire maystand in front of our country as a formidable enemy. We must always be preparedfor the worst, so hopefully when that time comes, we will not be caught off guard.」

We might be overly cautious in crossingthe broken bridge, but it was also the right moment to rebuild that bridge withadvanced technology. After all, Machiavelli had once said, 『APrince must be always prepared for the change of fate』.

「I……I see.」(Juna)

Juna-san didn’t say anything anymore.She was still anxious, but in the end, it seems that she choose to believe in me.In this case, she was similar to Liscia and Aisha. Well, only Roroa didn’t feelanxious at all, and it only reignited her instead. Really…… My fiancées arejust too good for someone like me. Then, Castor inquired tp me.

「Justbefore, Your Majesty mentioned that this is a secret weapon and military testingfacility, correct? I understand the matter with the weapon, but what exactly doesthe secret military testing mean?」

「…… Ifyou want to know about that, then we need to take a short walk.」

Everyone started walking out withmy lead once again. As we travelled through the open fields, the gra.s.slandsended and we could see the bare ground. That place was covered with red clayjust like a sports ground. But there were no baseball bases or soccer goals, onlytwo tents (of course they were not the camping-type of tents, but the open-typeof tents that you usually saw in athletic festivals where the broadcastingequipment was located)[1]and one anti-air ballista.

As we approached the tents, wecould see Ludwin’s current aide, Kaede Foxia, the fox-eared(kitsunemimi) magician, conversing with people wholooked like researchers and engineers, under the tent.

「Ohmy, Your Majesty, and d.u.c.h.ess Excel too. I bid both of you welcome nanodesu.」(Kaede)

She greeted us with a very wide smile.

「Longtime no see, Kaede. How do you do?」(Souma)

「Great!Both Kaede and Hal are well nanodesu.Are, today you are not with theprincess nanodesu?」(Kaede)

「(Ah……My partner for today is this person.)」(Souma)

I replied with a low voice, I softlypushed Juna-san’s waist. Juna-san stepped forward and lightly lowered her headto Kaede.

「It’sbeen a while. I am a former Navy member, Juna Dohma.」(Juna)

「Hawawa! Aren’tyou the Café Lorelei’s 『Prima Lorelei』-san!? It"s been a while!」(Kaede)

Kaede replied while holding Juna-san’shand with both of her hands and shaking it strongly.

「Noway! So you are a member of the Navy…… Are?But you are now His Majesty’s partner, so that means……」(Kaede)

Kaede blinked with surprise whilelooking towards my direction. I thought that since it’s Kaede, then it wouldn’tbe a problem if she knew about the engagement. I already referred to Juna-sanas my partner, but to explain it once again… is a bit embarra.s.sing. I looked atJuna-san and she was also slightly flushed.

「Ah,well you know…… that’s how it is.」(Souma)

「……Isee. So that’s what it is.」(Kaede)

From Juna-san’s and my facialexpressions, it seems the smart girl Kaede had guessed everything. Then shelowered her voice volume a bit.

「(Ithasn’t been announced yet, so it’s still a secret for now, is it correct nanodesu?)」(Kaede)

「(It"sgreat that you are sharp. It’s because Juna-san"s popularity is too great.)」(Souma)

「(Ahthat’s true. If it is announced right now, then there will be a riot nanodesu.)」(Kaede)

Kaede said this seriously. Well sinceI already know about that, I was trying to shift her popularity from as an idolinto as an song onee-san.

「Well,let’s leave that for now. I want to show Excel and the others the new armybranch, so?」(Souma)

「Isee. In that case, we are now about to perform a training exercise nanodesu.」(Kaede)

Kaede replied and then orderedthe nearby engineers. With a chalk, they made a large double circle on thecenter of the ground. Then, at the center of that circle, Kaede carried theanti-aircraft ballista with Earth magic (gravity manipulation). After finishingplacing the anti-aircraft ballista, Kaede returned to the tent.

「Fui~,we are ready nanodesu.」(Kaede)

「Hey……What in the world is about to begin?」(Castor)

Castor asked me and so I pointedtowards the sky.

「If youlook upward you will understand.」(Souma)

「Up?」(Castor)

He looked up and in the skybefore him, there was yet another wyvern formation pa.s.sing by. It was a scenethat was similar to the one before, but this time, the wyverns were carrying“something” on their hind feet (wyverns are different from dragons, just likebirds, their forelimbs became wings). Just when that wyvern formation pa.s.sed usoverhead, they simultaneously dropped that “something”.

The countless “somethings” thatwere falling in the air, were heading straight toward our direction. As that“something” approached the surface, its appearance was gradually recognizable. Theywere people. Countless people were falling from the sky. In addition, it was clearthat each of them were carrying weapons in their hand. It was faint, but I couldheard something like their screams.

「Ooooooooooooooooo!」

――― Amongst those screamingpeople, there was the figure of Halberd.

☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽

It’s raining man, Halleluyah.

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