Chapter 170: If returning to Japan, with Lumia and Monica too I won’t be able to meet again…

Clio was on the deck to watch so piled containers did not collapse at the swaying departure.

"After departing until past the route markers it becomes a bit busy state, so various explanations and introductions to everyone after that fine?"

"Yes."

At Uraka’s question Kazui answered immediately.

"For now go to the observation deck and regret the parting with Aquila. For a while probably can’t return."

"I’ll do so. But... the observation deck is?"

"I’ll guide, observation deck is near the bridge."

Returning answer, Uraka started walking the deck quickly toward the stern.

To Kazui following after, Uraka while pointing toward the bridge tower explained.

"From here a bit hard to see, but the deck connecting the left and right bridge towers where the signal flag pole stands is the observation deck."

Hidden by piled containers, the observation deck was in a hard-to-see state.

"Ah there, understood."

When looking down from on the castle wall he had seen the signal flag, and the deck connecting the two bridge towers... deck too when approaching Gabalda Roja Kazui had noticed.

That was why that he had already seen the observation deck, Kazui knew.

As approaching the stern the observation deck became an easy-to-see state.

Then Uraka kicked the deck and jumped, jumped on the observation deck like a bridge hung between the two bridge towers of about ten meters height from the deck.

Following Uraka Kazui also jumped on the observation deck.

Aura Speeder and Aura Mail the two had kept activated.

On the observation deck with railing installed there were poles for raising signal flags and deck chairs and tables for rest.

Left and right there were red bridge towers, but the right side higher and on the top floor a bridge with many windows.

On the somewhat lower left bridge tower also a sub-bridge with many windows.

Mainly used for watching rear so currently treated as watch room.

Right after the two got on the observation deck a clamorous siren echoed.

Following from the speaking tube near the railing a voice was issued.

"Soon jet flower ignition! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ignition!"

Right after the countdown ended a roar like an airplane jet engine echoed and the observation deck started shaking like an earthquake.

Around Gabalda Roja a large amount of dust rose.

"Jet flowers ignited! For a little while shakes and noisy but bear with it!"

So as not to lose to the jet flower sound Uraka raised a loud voice.

Jet flowers right after starting consume huge mana, so for magic used to stabilize the hull and for soundproofing hard for mana to be supplied.

Because of that easy to shake and noise also tremendous.

But after becoming cruising state and a certain time passed, the magic for hull stabilization and soundproofing magic obtaining sufficient mana supply and becoming a functioning state, so not much shaking and not that noisy.

Terrestrial ship soundproofing magic was to greatly suppress jet flower noise echoing inside the ship and on the ship.

That was why the sound echoing outside the ship... around the ship could not be suppressed.

To people not boarding, a terrestrial ship that lit jet flowers became an existence scattering tremendous noise.

Autonomous city ports often built outside castle walls, but noise also one of the causes.

As a soundproof wall preventing terrestrial ship noise, the castle wall was also functioning.

"Then I’ll go to the bridge."

Pointing toward the right bridge tower Uraka continued.

"Open the door right there and go up the stairs and it’s the bridge, so if something needed don’t hesitate and come to the bridge."

"Yes!"

Hearing Kazui’s reply, Uraka walked quickly toward the door just pointed.

Uraka opened the door and disappeared inside the bridge tower.

Kazui left alone on the observation deck looked at the surrounding scenery.

Shook to the degree of a light earthquake, but to Kazui whose athletic ability trained as a martial arts job adventurer, not a shake to the degree of minding.

Looking toward Aquila, but almost only castle walls visible.

This seven and a half months the Aquila townscape he continued living almost not visible.

Even so the people he became close with in Aquila probably beyond the castle wall, and the face of close friend Yuri, rose in Kazui’s head.

Especially Lumia and Monica’s faces he had come to frequently overlap bodies with.

(Not a note but properly meeting and talking after better?)

Recalling Lumia and Monica, while feeling awkward Kazui thought.

(But if meeting and talking probably wouldn’t have met Uraka either, so couldn’t have ridden this ship, good not meeting... probably.)

Kazui concluded so in himself.

Actually if he had gone to meet Lumia or Monica, he would not have coincidentally met Uraka at the terminal, so Kazui would not have been able to ride Gabalda Roja.

If prioritizing arriving at Virgo as soon as possible, finishing with only notes and not meeting and talking with the two could be said correct.

But even so for Kazui he ended up feeling he committed discourtesy.

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While feeling guilt toward Lumia and Monica, looking at Aquila’s castle wall, in Kazui’s vision the castle wall slightly lowered.

Because Gabalda Roja’s huge hull was gradually floating up.

Medium and above terrestrial ships normally navigated in a state of floating five meters or more from the ground.

Immediately Gabalda Roja finished floating to that state.

"Gabalda Roja departure!"

Right after Uraka’s voice echoed from the speaking tube, Gabalda Roja’s hull slowly started moving backward.

In a state of bow facing Aquila, so after reversing a certain degree, turning the bow left and advancing south, turning right in a form of circling Aquila, heading west.

If a terrestrial ship of high mobility like Black Maiden, even turning left as is could easily avoid other terrestrial ships and floating piers.

But huge and slow-moving Gabalda Roja could not do so, so first reversing then turning, needing to leave Aquila Port.

After reversing about two hundred meters, Gabalda Roja turned left ninety degrees.

First heading south and starting to advance at slow speed.

Ahead of Kazui’s gaze Aquila’s castle wall scenery slowly flowed.

After a while Gabalda Roja passed the south end of Aquila’s castle wall.

Around having gone about two hundred meters, Gabalda Roja turned right ninety degrees.

Facing the huge bow west, Gabalda Roja started advancing west.

Then Gabalda Roja’s speed gradually started rising.

Until now advancing slowly at about twenty kilometers per hour, but starting to shift to cruising speed of about fifty kilometers.

The speed of Aquila’s castle wall visible on Gabalda Roja’s right flowing also became faster.

The momentum of rising dust increased, and the jet flower jet sound also became more noisy.

A situation of sound and scenery too lively, but Kazui ended up feeling loneliness.

Departure made people sentimental, and Kazui against character immersed in a sentimental mood.

Then Gabalda Roja passed the west end of the castle wall and started separating from Aquila.

Because of dust the jet flowers raised, the somewhat hazy Aquila’s form gradually became smaller in Kazui’s vision.

Since thrown into another world, various memories spent in Aquila revived in Kazui’s head.

Life in an unfamiliar other world had many hardships, but various fun things too, a memorable seven and a half months.

The form of the town many memories made... Aquila becoming smaller and thinner, Kazui’s eye corners became hot.

"...Only separating for a while, what am I getting sentimental about."

No one watching or hearing, yet saying that kind of words, Kazui put on a strong front.

"Someday returning to Japan, so ending up separating from Aquila forever. Like this from now, what to do?"

While putting on a strong front, because of hot eye corners Kazui became aware.

That Aquila was becoming a town hard to leave like a second hometown to himself.

(If returning to Japan, with Lumia and Monica too I won’t be able to meet again...)