Chapter 169: Ah, right! As I said a little while ago, our ship is women-only, so to fool the crew, Kazu will cross-dress

"Ah, right! As I said a little while ago, our ship is women-only, so to fool the crew, Kazu will cross-dress."

"C... cross-dress?"

Kazui unintentionally recoiled.

"Joke. You can ride normally."

Knowing the cross-dress talk was a joke, Kazui was relieved.

"Then follow me."

Saying so, Uraka started walking toward the lobby entrance.

"As soon as I return, it’s set to depart."

The two left the entrance and went outside the terminal building, then immediately activated Aura Speeder and Aura Mail.

Both still had Aura generated before coming to the terminal remaining, so no need to generate Aura newly.

Toward the east side castle wall Uraka started running, and Kazui followed after.

In front of the two running at high speed, a concrete gray castle wall of height exceeding twenty meters towered.

Uraka and Kazui kicked the road surface and jumped, soared in the air.

Stairs were installed on the castle wall, so the two only jumped about ten meters and first landed on the stairs.

Then the two jumped again on the stairs and this time jumped on the top of the castle wall.

In Kazui’s head standing on the castle wall, the memory of seeing off Black Maiden’s departure revived.

(That time without using stairs couldn’t get up here.)

While looking down the east side scenery of the castle wall from on the castle wall, Kazui immersed in emotion.

Same as that time the scenery was painted in sky blue and grassland green, vast green grassland spread, and mountain ranges visible far away.

In the near side there was the artificial Aquila Port, and floating piers and terrestrial ships visible.

Floating piers excluding the fourth were in use, and at the third floating pier a familiar terrestrial ship was moored.

A crimson catamaran type of twin-hull type, cargo ship cargo ship so fully loaded with colorful containers.

Largest class among Dolphin-class, overall length near one hundred meters, overall width about seventy meters.

Bridge towers existed on each of the left and right hulls, but the right side was the main bridge tower and higher.

The left and right bridge towers were connected by deck at the upper part, and on the deck pole a yellow signal flag was raised.

"Yellow... because preparing for departure or departing so danger, non-crew do not approach... is it."

The meaning of the signal flag, Kazui muttered.

When Kazui first visited Black Maiden he did not know the meaning of the signal flag and was warned by Kid.

But studying in preparation for departure, now the meaning of signal flags Kazui had put in his head.

"Soon lighting the jet flowers, so if non-adventurers approach it’s dangerous."

While selecting around no people, Uraka returned words and jumped down from the castle wall.

If colliding the other would be in danger, so aiming at places with no people and jumping down.

Kazui also followed after, and the two landed outside the castle wall.

Unlike when going up, in one jump landed on the ground covered with soil.

Around Aquila Port and the paths of entering and exiting terrestrial ships, blown away by jet flower jets, so grass did not grow.

Soil also blown away, so Aquila Port and nearby paths once about every three months carried in soil and filled the dented parts.

There was a period paved with concrete, but tended to be destroyed by monster attacks so stopped.

Strong concrete paving with strength able to support terrestrial ships took huge money, yet if immediately destroyed not worth it.

Kazui following Uraka started running toward Gabalda Roja.

Aura Speeder activating, so the third floating pier at a relatively close place from the castle gate arrived immediately.

Looking up at the bright red Gabalda Roja high like a building.

Even same Dolphin-class larger than Black Maiden, deck a little high degree but bridge tower quite high.

Piling containers on the deck, if bridge not high vision obstructed and hard to operate.

That was why cargo ships mostly bridge towers high and bridge at high position.

Uraka kicked the ground and in one jump jumped on Gabalda Roja’s deck.

(When going up Black Maiden’s deck used the lift.)

While recalling the time when Aura Speeder could not be used, Kazui kicked the ground and soared in the air.

Same as Uraka, in Kazui’s eyes who jumped on the deck in one jump, Gabalda Roja’s deck scenery appeared.

To use as work space and passage, on the decks of left and right hulls containers not piled.

But on the wide deck between the two hulls containers a little higher than humans piled in three tiers.

"This doesn’t collapse?"

Intimidated by the containers piled high, Kazui asked Uraka.

"Containers connected to each other and fixed with metal wires, so rarely collapses."

At the existence of Uraka who returned words, one crew on the deck noticed.

"Ah, Boss! You returned!"

The one who called out was a brown-skinned woman with short hair of wavy tendency of color like orange peel and large black eyes impressive.

Overflowing with boyish charm, tall though not to Uraka’s degree, chest size ordinary.

Wearing orange overalls of automobile mechanic style, but hot so not putting sleeves and only wrapped at the waist.

Upper body olive tank top form.

"Clio! The departure preparation side?"

To the boyish woman... Clio Gazalil, Uraka asked.

"Can leave anytime!"

Answering immediately, then Clio asked Uraka.

"That kid?"

Clio was concerned what the Kazui Uraka was bringing was.

"The kid who helped our ship yesterday, defeated Viper."

Hearing Uraka’s reply, Clio raised a surprised voice and rounded large eyes.

"This kid is that!"

"Wanting to go to Virgo in a hurry but seems no ship to Virgo, so decided to let ride on our ship."

"Is it fine? Even though appearance like a girl, letting a man ride?"

"Benefactor, so this time special."

"Well if Boss says fine, no problem. We were also helped by this kid."

First person "boku," so Kazui glanced at Clio’s chest.

Chest swelling, so confirmed female.

"This one is Clio, our deck crew."

Introduced by Uraka, Clio named herself to Kazui too.

"Hello, Clio Gazalil. Clio is fine."

"I’m Kazui Kazu, call me Kazu."

While the two self-introducing, Uraka walked close to the speaking tube installed on the nearby deck railing.

The metal pipe of the speaking tube protruding from the deck fixed to the railing pillar.

"Uraka! Procedures finished!"

The instruction Uraka put out in a loud voice transmitted through the speaking tube touring the ship interior and transmitted to various places in the ship.

"Departing! Light the jet flowers!"

"Understood! Entering jet flower ignition preparation!"

Through the speaking tube from the engine room controlling jet flowers, the engineers’ voices transmitted.

"Then I’ll return to container watch too."

Saying so, Clio walked close toward the containers.