The Hard Work Will Never Betray Me

CH 42

“Hal! Help me!!!!"

“!”

I heard Lily's voice in the middle of the night, and I jumped. I am currently in my room. I fell asleep in my bed and Lily wasn't next to me.

"God!"

"Lily?"

I'm sure this isn't a dream. Lily called.

I hurriedly channeled my sihi to the sapphire bracelet and connected it to Lily's communication device.

“(Hello, Lily. Can you hear me?)

He might be in danger. I whispered to Lily so no one else could hear me.

“Okay, Hal! Thank God, we're connected!"

“What's up, Lili? Are you in danger?

Since Lily spoke in a normal voice, I replied in a normal voice without lowering my voice.

“I was taken hostage by bandits. But it's okay because there's no Mihari now."

“A bandit? Are you all right?"

“The knights are alive and well. Their goal seems to be to get money from me.

"alright. I'll help you soon. Do you know where you are now?"

“I don't think we're in a duke's area yet. We're in a big city."

“How long have you been held by them ……?"

"'…… yesterday the day after tomorrow. But they didn't hurt me."

The day before yesterday, which meant they were attacked two days after they left Heitburg, though they appeared to receive minimal treatment given they were safe for two days.

“'Do you know what the situation is like?'

“'Hmmm, ....., the number is quite a lot, so I can't say it. They didn't look too shabby for bandits. They look like mafia.

“'Mafia. I-i understand. If anything happens, call me right away. If you whisper, they probably won't notice."

"Yes. ……, Hal.”

"What's that?"

"'I'm scared."

"Don't worry, I'll save you.”

As soon as I turned off the communication, I hurriedly ran out of the room and searched around the study, shining on the surroundings with the non-attribute magic of "Lighting".

I took a map of the surrounding area, with the Farenheit border area in the middle. With this level of technology in the world, maps are confidential information, so they are stored behind learning spaces like this.

“That's what I need!'

I'm looking for a city that fits the criteria Lily mentioned.

A relatively large city in front of the rank of a duke, a city that took about two days to travel from here.

"This is it ……. City Canard.”

The city of Canard is a medium-sized city with a population of about 10,000, located about 150 kilometers southwest of Heidburg. There were several other small settlements, but no large cities.

“Wait a minute, Lily. I'll save you."

I picked up the map and ran out of the study. I went straight to my parents' room and woke them up.

“Eberhard? What are you doing here at this hour?”

“Lily is in trouble. I have to go to Canard city.

”Canard City ? And what do you mean by, Lily's in trouble?”

“I'll tell dad everything later. If you can, I want you to send the Territorial army or patrolmen to the city of Canard right now. See you soon."

"Hey, Eberhard, what's up?"

“Lily was kidnapped by bandits!"

"What?"

That's all I said, and I ran out of my parents' room. I wrapped a leather pouch around my waist and took the map. I left the mansion and ran into the night streets of Heitburg.

✳︎

“'May, you're awake!?”

I don't think a six-year-old girl should wake up at three in the evening, when everyone should be sleeping but I bet on the possibility that she might wake up, so I sent a message to May. After a while, I received a reply from him.

“'Nn ....., what's up ....., this hour ......'”.

I woke him up when he was sleeping.

“'It's an emergency. I need your help!"

“Emergency?

"'Yes. I'm already on my way”

“. I'll make the necessary preparations.”

"Thank you."

Not only was he not angry when I called him in the middle of the night, but he agreed to help me without asking what happened. He's a good friend.

"So what happened?'

Arriving at Arendelle's workshop, Mei was already standing in front of the workshop, waiting for me. He seemed to have made himself presentable in a short period of time.

“I want to go to Canard city now. Do you have a magic tool that will be useful for traveling long distances?

The town of Canard is about 150 kilometers away. It was much faster to arrive using magic than on foot, but no matter how fast I went, it would take about three hours to run at full speed. And after three hours of running, I'll be exhausted. And I'm not gonna be able to save Lily.

That's where Mei plays a role. I think he might have developed some sort of magical tool suitable for transportation as part of his hobby.

"What ……? I'm sure I have something like this.

"Oh! All right, then."

“Only the magic energy consumption is very low, so the thrust is also low.”

“......, let me see it.”

"This way."

What Mei showed me was a large object that looked like a cruise missile with an extra seat and motorcycle handlebars.

"That's M-1."

"…… What is this?"

I had a pretty good idea of what it was, but I thought it was impossible, so I asked him for more information.

“Science and Technology Paradigm Shift!”

I wonder if Mei is the reincarnation of a modern Earth scientist? The god of forging must have possessed him, because he made a rocket ship after seeing the paper plane I made earlier.

“M-1 requires three C-rank magic stones to fly in the sky, even at its lowest point. It can only fly for a few minutes.

"The fuel consumption is very low."

It only took a few minutes of May's magical power for the three people to fly.

“That's why I thought it would be hard to make it useful.”

"Don't worry. Now I'm here."

With the amount of magic power I have, I should be able to travel 150 kilometers without losing half of it. It would be much faster than running, and it was still the right decision to ask May for help.

"thank you. The truth is that Lily has been kidnapped by the bandits and she is in trouble. So I want to save him.

“What is a drug dealer? …… ”

When Mei heard this, she looked complicated. But when he thought of something, he looked up and told me.

"Please wait a while."

Mei went back to the workshop and brought something. He carries a backpack on his back.

"Please take me with you."

“May?"

“If something happens to Hal's fiance, Hal will be sad. That's not good."

“May ....”.

"I'll help you."

It is nice to have to hire transportation at this time.

"alright. Thank you, Mei”

"You're my friend, so, that's a natural thing."

I couldn't hold back my tears, but I was too embarrassed to see it

“Well, we can't fly with this thing in town, so we have to go out of town first.

"really. I'll take it. . …… Hmmm!

I increase my muscle strength by "Body Strengthening" and lifting "M-1". It's pretty heavy, but it's not too heavy until I can't carry it.

Mei and I continued our journey through the city at night. The castle gate was closed, but the guards were standing there, so I showed them the Fahrenheit family crest for them to let us through.

“Be careful, sir."

"Tell my father I'll go."

"All right, sir."

I explained the situation to him and he agreed, so I guess this guard is a very clever person.

"Now, let's use a shock machine."

With that, Mei turns on the starter and starts the engine.

After sounding “ooh....”, a loud explosion and the machine started working.

Geez, …………

“It's pretty strong.

“The speed is about 300 kilometers per hour.”

Three hundred kilometers per hour is roughly equal to the speed of a bullet train, right? It was an extremely rare thing for this level of world technology.

“I can't save magic power. It requires a lot of magic power. I'm sure you can handle Hal”

There is a miracle in this world. It's good with magic it's possible to make things work.

"Now, let's go inside."

"You want me to drive?"

“It was a system that required people to grant magic power.”

Turns out, I had to fly a jet without a license.

“I have to do it on the spot. Well, maybe Hal will be fine.”

"Maybe?"

But if I don't do that, Lily will be in danger. There is no choice not to do it.

"Let's go.

"okay."

I ride the M-1, put Mei in the back, and turn the engine on.

“M-1” accelerates with sound “GOOOOOO.....”. The wind blows heavily while accelerating, but the windshield works well to keep it from affecting us.

"It's a good design."

"Thank you "

May may even develop a passenger plane someday. I didn't think my magical power would be able to power a passenger plane, so I might just hand over the technical issues to him.

The plane finally took off at a speed of more than 150 kilometers per hour. It was the first flight of my life since I was reborn in this world.

"We're flying!"

“It was a success!

"What?"

"This is the first flight I did!"

"What the hell is wrong with you? I know you're a mad scientist!”

It seems like this is the first time for Mei and also me to fly. I don't know if there's flying magic in this world, but this might be the first time in history a magic tool was used to fly.

They say that people will do anything to achieve it, but no one in the world can imagine that a six-year-old can create it.

"Wait for me, Lily."

Its height is about 100 meters. “M-1 sucked up my magic power and accelerated quickly. The speed is probably 200 kilometers per hour. The city of Heitburg is getting closer.

“I will hand you the road planning.

Behind me, Mei, holding the map in her hand, corrected the direction with reference to the terrain. If all goes well, we should be able to reach the city of Canard in less than an hour.

–Wait for me, Lilly. I'm gonna save you!

—-wait me, crime organization. I'll kill you all, every last one of you.