The Hard Work Will Never Betray Me
CH 43S
With a roaring sound, "M-1" took Mei and I through the summer night sky. It is quite exhilarating to see forests, plains, and villages scattered from such heights.
“Good today full moon."
If it is cloudy, we will lose altitude and reach the ground before we know it. Luckily though it was night time, the moonlight made it possible to see clearly like daylight.
“We're almost to the city of Canard.
Mei, who was sitting behind me, told me with a loud voice on my back. The problem with the "M-1" is that it is difficult to hear even if it screams loudly due to engine noise and wind.
After flying for a while, I saw some artificial lights in the distance.
………… We arrived.
If you look closely, there are many buildings that are crowded and surrounded by walls. It's still hard to be sure, but every few homes have some kind of light or light leaking out the windows.
"That's the city of Canard, and with a little maneuver we arrived."
Apparently, it was the city of Canard.
“We're ready to land. Hold tight!"
"Yes Hal!"
I slowed down the M-1 and gradually lowered its altitude. I pulled a wooden wheel from the fuselage and prepared to land.
I'm not worried about that because it's a magic tool made by Mei, but even if the plane can't handle the impact of the landing, it's a magical device, I'll put up a barrier and release the reverse phase shock wave to reduce the impact, so it won't hurt.
“.....3, two, one, land!”
–Zzzzzzz!
“............................... landed successfully.
“Succeed!
As expected, it was a magic tool made by Mei. The steering wheel was a little wobbly, but we managed to land without any problems.
“I'm not too worried about it because I managed to do an unmanned flight test with a small plane.'
“But it's not like we'll be doing the real thing soon. ……'
“I know Hal will be able to handle it even if it fails. ……'
Well, I'm the one who asked her to do it. I can't blame Mei for that. And it worked.
“I'll leave the plane here. Hard to find it here because of the grass, so we will use it again after finished.”
“Well, it's inevitable. And Hal, how much magic power do you need to be able to fly properly?"
This was a meadow a few hundred meters away from the city of Canard. There were no buildings nearby, only a small forest and a wheat field. Naturally, there was no one around.
“...... Should we go then?”
"Yes." Yeah."
We quietly approached the city, fusing with the tall grass. If guards or patrolmen are involved in Lily's abduction, they'll know that we've come to her rescue.
As I carefully approached the city, trying not to make a sound, I tried to contact Lily through "communication".
“Lili, can you hear me? If you can hear me, please respond.
“...... Hal? I can hear it. What's wrong?"
His voice was sleepy, as if he had been sleeping until now.
"I came to the town where you were being held, can you see what's going on out of there?"
I tried to check with my sonar, but I was unable to reach the entire city. First of all, it was still impossible for me to get a specific response from around 10,000 people. It might be possible if it was my mother or a hermit whose location was unknown but it would be difficult with my current abilities. So, I asked Lily if she could see things out there.
It's a kind of cheating that can only be done using the magic of communication. In the past, "communication" was a kind of magic that could only be used one way if both sides could not use it. The reason why I can have a two-way conversation like this is because I have a magic tool. This is not the best way to do it, but it is good that I have prepared a practical tool like a mobile phone to use.
"I can see the white wall and the tower in the distance."
"Tower?"
It wasn't a huge wall like the one in Heitburg, it was about three meters high, so I could easily climb it by firing shock waves from my feet.
“Tower…. That's it!"
In the middle of the city, there was a building that looked like a temple but a fairly magnificent bell tower. As far as I can see, there is no building higher than the five-story bell tower in Canard, so I'm pretty sure that's the tower. However, I could see towers from most of the city, so I could not narrow the area.
“This tower is visible from most cities. , but it is not enough information to find you ……. How close is the white wall?”
“'It's pretty close. Also, it's pretty big.
Large white wall. In modern Japan, this will be very important information, but most of the walls of buildings in this city are white. To be honest, it was not a requirement to narrow down the search.
"Hmmm. ……"
“Then why didn't you tell Hal to climb the tower and report to Lily so she could see you?
When I was in trouble, Mei suggested a good idea, and I immediately started following her advice.
"Lilly, I'm going to climb the tower right now, and when you can see me too, let me know."
"okay."
With this idea, I was able to narrow down the search area significantly. May may be a genius.
As we entered the city, we were careful not to be seen by residents or patrolmen using sonar, and headed to the building where the bell tower was in close proximity. Occasionally, drunkards, government officials on our way, and patrolmen would be caught within range of sonar searches, but we hid in the shadows whenever we got an answer, and somehow we managed to reach the bell tower without being seen.
"No army in sight, right?"
“Yeah, it's midnight. Lefs go.
"Yes." Yeah."
We sneaked into the temple grounds and ran to the foot of the bell tower.
“May, you stay below and keep security”
"OK, "
I used the Strengthening magic and took out a throwing knife from my pocket.
"Hm."
As my throwing knife was about to reach the top of the 15-meter-high bell tower, I activated the magic I had given the blade.
“Tali Fastener!”
Some magic cables with a thickness of about five millimeters flew out from the blade and got entangled in the bell tower. One of them wrapped around my arm.
It took about 30 seconds to reach the top of the bell tower, where the bell was located.
"Lily, can you see me?"
I activated my newly learned "telescopic vision" to look around the city, while I linked my "communication" with Lily. After a few seconds, Lily answered.
"I can see you ……! Hal, you're coming!
“Of course, I'll go anywhere to save you Lily.”
It was a sentence that horrified, but it was also meant to convince Lily. Then, I moved around the bell.
"'How about this?"
“'There is still a distance.”
"'How about this?"
"Almost there."
"Are you in front?"
"It exists! That's the front. You're pretty far from there. Can you see me?"
I activated my "telescopic vision" as quickly as possible and inspected every building some distance away. This way, I should have been able to see Lily at some point.
"I'm going to save you Lily!"
"God!"
I found Lily. I could see him staring at me from the window with iron bars in a small, warehouse-like building in the courtyard of a larger house about 300 meters from here.
“Iron rod ....., will not stop me.......”
There were no guards at a glance at the place, but there was a glimmer of light leaking from within that seemed to be the main building. I'm not sure if they're having a party to count the ransom they'll get from kidnapping the duke's daughter. Either way, it will be their last party.
I jumped down from the top of the bell tower and landed gently with a shock wave at my feet, then ran to Mei who was on guard to tell her that I had found Lily.
“May, I found Lily. Come quickly and save him “.
"OKAY. I'll help you.”
Saying this, Mei took out from her bag the magic weapon she had just developed. This is a revolver-type shock gun. It's a gun with 36 bullets.
“Now we can beat that bastard!
“...... Very reliable.”
To be honest, I didn't plan on letting Mei participate in the mission to save Lily ……. If I could handle this kind of weaponry, I should have no problem facing a big man. Better keep Mei out of the fight and let her shoot from a distance.
"Let's go."
"Yes." Yeah."
Now that I know the location, there's no need to hide. I ran at full speed through the city at night with May.
