Chapter 167: Um, when riding a terrestrial ship to go to other autonomous cities, you go to the terminal, right

Ether points were avoided by monsters, but quasi-ether points monsters rather appeared frequently.

Regarding this point too quasi-ether points differed from ether points.

Not only Virgo but all twelve labyrinth cities were this quasi-ether points.

Said to be so by the influence of dungeons, but the accurate cause was not known.

Anyway the place able to gather large amounts of ether within ten kilometers radius from Hell Gate was only the labyrinth city Virgo.

In other words the culprit who used Hell Gate on Iron Maiden would be lurking in Virgo.

The culprit’s purpose currently unknown.

Rumored the aim was crushing Iron Maiden who had the highest possibility of winning among this year’s Reverse Festa participants in underdog ratings, but only a rumor.

Hell Gate was the thing Gloria Alba Kingdom lost the other day, sure to be viewed.

Not loss but possibility of theft by this culprit side also.

If Virgo’s autonomous police and adventurer guild and adventurers aiming for bounty found and killed the culprit within one month, Iron Maiden would be saved.

But if unable to kill, all those captured by Hell Gate would die and Iron Maiden would be annihilated.

The coming one month, in addition to Reverse Festa, searching for the culprit who used Hell Gate would be performed, so Virgo would become a terrible thing....

In that kind of feel the article was concluded.

"...Really became a terrible thing."

The shock received too big, so in a somewhat hoarse voice Kazui muttered.

Recalling Ebony and Ivory’s faces, worrying about the two’s safety, Kazui felt as if his chest would tear.

The two who were life benefactors were exposed to a life crisis.

Kazui worrying about the two’s safety was ordinary as a person.

But Kazui was a type fairly dutiful more than ordinary people.

Returning received favors was Kazui’s creed and personality.

"Someday absolutely I’ll properly return the favor!"

When seeing off Black Maiden, the words Kazui said had no lies.

(Seems the time to return the favor came...)

Putting on a serious expression, Kazui continued in his heart.

(I have to go to Virgo for searching the culprit!)

But immediately Lumia’s face and the received advice rose in his head.

Until becoming level 20 should not go to Virgo... labyrinth city, that appropriate advice.

Going to labyrinth city without reaching level 20 was a dangerous thing, Kazui had received advice from Lumia many times.

(No but... still not reached level 20, so going to Virgo might be bad...)

Wanting to head to Virgo to help Iron Maiden.

But not keeping Lumia’s advice might be bad, Kazui ended up thinking.

For a little while after worrying Kazui put out a conclusion.

(I’ll go to Virgo! About two levels, while searching the culprit I’ll raise immediately!)

Going to labyrinth city in a state level somewhat insufficient might be a dangerous thing.

Even so to help Ebony and Ivory who saved his life, that degree of danger was not a case of minding, the dutiful Kazui thought.

Toward Lumia who worried about his own safety and advised, Kazui thought bad.

But the feeling of wanting to help life benefactors was far stronger in Kazui.

"Can’t stay like this! Have to prepare for the journey!"

Putting on a tightened expression of decided will, Kazui declared, folded the newspaper, generated Aura, and made the whole body shine.

Then activating Aura Mail and Aura Speeder, kicked the road surface, soared in the air, and jumped on the roof of a nearby building.

Leaving the mobile sales vendor woman and customers dumbfounded, Kazui ran on the building roofs like a gale.

To arrange preparations to depart for Virgo as soon as possible, accelerating with Aura Speeder, Kazui headed toward his home.

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"Yuri also morning return..."

While reading through the memo paper that was Yuri’s note, Kazui muttered.

Right after Kazui who returned home to the apartment unit noticed Yuri’s note on the dining kitchen table.

"Probably Kazu is also staying, but for when not so I left a note. Tonight I’m also staying, so unlike Kazu not woman-related."

Reading that kind of note, Kazui recalled.

Yuri a little while ago talking of participating in a study meeting of new mages, so might stay.

"The usual study meeting? Well either way good Yuri is out."

Kazui intended to head to Virgo alone leaving Yuri.

Unlike himself level 18 who seemed able to become 19 immediately, level 15 Yuri better not go to Virgo, Kazui thought.

If knowing himself going to Virgo, Yuri might also say to go together.

That was why if Yuri out and no need to face, that better convenient, Kazui thought.

Kazui took out cold meat pie and milk bottle from inside the refrigerator, washed down the meat pie with milk, and hurriedly finished breakfast.

Then after brushing teeth and washing face at the washstand, going to his own room, quickly changed to martial arts uniform and started arranging expedition equipment.

For someday going to Virgo, Kazui had prepared long-term expedition equipment.

That was why without taking much time Kazui finished arranging preparations for departure.

Shouldering a forest camouflage pattern rucksack larger than usually used, Kazui moved to the dining kitchen.

Kazui again saw the memo Yuri left on the table.

"Right! Not only Yuri... to Lumia and Monica better leave notes."

Kazui put the rucksack on the floor and returned to his own room.

Then from the desk drawer taking out letter paper and envelopes he had because sometimes needed for work, hurriedly made notes toward the three.

Black Maiden Hell Gate used, Iron Maiden on the verge of life crisis, so going to Virgo to help, a simple note.

In the note to Yuri, even wanting him to hand the notes to Lumia and Monica, Kazui added.

Putting the letter paper in the envelope written up to the address, Kazui returned to the dining kitchen and put the envelope on the table.

Then shouldering the rucksack again, moved to the entrance.

"Then I’m off!"

Calling out for form’s sake to the room with no one, Kazui closed the door and went out to the apartment passage.

Walking with quick steps and going out to the road, Kazui activated Aura Mail and Aura Speeder, kicked the road surface and soared in the air, jumped on the roof of a nearby building.

Incidentally when using Aura Speeder mostly simultaneously used Aura Mail preparing for collision accidents.

"Um, when riding a terrestrial ship to go to other autonomous cities, you go to the terminal, right."

Terminal was the facility at or near the port for terrestrial ships.

A large building where terrestrial ship entry and departure procedures, cargo customs business, ticket sales of passenger ships and such were performed.

Kazui also for work had gone to nearby autonomous cities.

But tickets when working were arranged by the requesting vendor, so Kazui had not used the terminal.

On the premise of someday heading to Virgo, Kazui had researched methods of traveling by terrestrial ship.

That was why no experience but knew the way.

Kazui immediately started running on building roofs toward the terminal.

Incidentally when using Aura Speeder inside autonomous cities, the manner of running on roofs so as not to collide with people, Kazui had been taught by Monica.