Chapter 171: I hope he doesn’t say he is going….

While recalling Lumia and Monica, the form of Aquila that became small disappeared in the dust Gabalda Roja raised.

(Even though no longer visible, continuing to look forever is pathetic.)

Gripping the rear railing and looking backward, Kazui moved to the front of the observation deck.

Gripping the front railing, this time decided to look at the front scenery.

That way able to become a positive mood, Kazui thought.

What appeared in Kazui’s eyes was a vast grassland like a green sea.

Places terrestrial ships often passed, grass blown away so ground exposed, so becoming like a path.

But ground left rough, so like a real path difficult for automobiles to run.

A few minutes after starting to advance the grassland, a white tower of a feel similar to a lighthouse engraved with Aquila’s crest towering right front, Kazui noticed.

Several times when going to surrounding autonomous cities for work he had seen, so what that tower was Kazui knew.

"Route marker..."

The tower like a lighthouse was a route marker that became an indicator of terrestrial ship navigation.

Around autonomous cities to avoid accidents and such, terrestrial ships could not navigate freely, places allowed to pass decided, autonomous city territory.

But exceeding the route marker engraved with the autonomous city’s crest, that kind of restriction vanished.

Terrestrial ships could freely decide routes and navigate.

Soon Gabalda Roja passed the route marker of height about the same as the bridge tower.

Gabalda Roja left Aquila’s territory.

At some point Gabalda Roja’s hull no longer shaking much.

Becoming cruising state and a certain time passed, so the magic for hull stabilization started functioning.

Almost simultaneously the soundproofing magic also started functioning, so inside the ship and on the ship not much noise.

But difference in magic effect, so on the ship noisier than inside the ship.

"Noisy but scenery is the best."

Under the blue sky, waving in the blowing wind. While looking at the green grassland Kazui muttered.

Kazui raised his gaze and looked at the west sky with slight clouds floating.

"Under that sky is Virgo..."

About the yet unseen Virgo probably under the west sky, Kazui let thoughts run.

Ebony and Ivory’s faces that were the reason for going to Virgo rose in Kazui’s head.

"Even if someone like me goes, whether becoming help unknown, but anyway what I can do I’ll do anything!"

Kazui decided anew in his heart.

"Returning received favors, I’m a dutiful man!"

The expression of Kazui who strongly declared, the sentimental feel until a little while ago had vanished.

Maybe because facing front... the side Virgo aimed at, at some point Kazui had become a positive mood.

Recovering usual condition, loading the positive Kazui, Gabalda Roja went the grassland like a green sea.

Via two autonomous cities, to arrive at the destination Virgo.

The guild hall operated twenty-four hours, but late night and early morning mostly empty.

But despite early morning today the guild hall was crowded to the degree of being able to be called congested.

The cause was Black Maiden Hell Gate used and Iron Maiden falling into annihilation crisis reported in this morning’s newspaper.

Adventurers who knew Iron Maiden’s crisis in the newspaper visited the guild hall to know more detailed information and the guild’s response.

Before reported in the newspaper the guild side had obtained information about this incident.

Information about this incident transmitted by a communication ship that arrived late night.

Not only newspaper company employees but guild staff boarded the communication ship, so simultaneously with the newspaper company the guild side could obtain information.

Immediately the guild gathered executives and held a meeting and decided a provisional response policy.

When the monster brigade attack happened in May, the number of adventurers in Aquila temporarily decreased to about twenty percent of normal.

Adventurers participating in a large festival held in the autonomous city nearest Aquila for play or work was the cause.

Excluding slight exceptions such as city defense battles, the guild did not bind adventurers’ actions.

Forbidden by the Hero Charter, so could not bind.

When the brigade attack happened in May, Aquila’s guild and adventurers saved by Iron Maiden wanted to participate in Iron Maiden’s rescue.

Wanting to return received favors ordinary creed as people.

Opinion of actively organizing a rescue team and sending to Virgo also came out.

But opinion of not being able to increase the number of adventurers leaving Aquila too much also came out from guild executives.

Just already current Aquila the number of staying adventurers less than normal.

Already some adventurers unrelated to this matter had departed for Virgo for Reverse Festa participation.

Moreover Reverse Festa participants many of middle-class and above ability.

More than the decreased number, Aquila’s adventurer combat power in a fallen situation.

After heated debate the guild executives decided a provisional response policy.

The response policy the following three measures.

First sending a ten-person party for Iron Maiden rescue.

Second requesting cooperation in Iron Maiden rescue to adventurers already headed to Aquila.

Third when Aquila’s adventurer number cut sixty percent of normal temporarily making the guild side’s fee to adventurers free.

This a measure to retain adventurers trying to head to Virgo with economic benefit.

While cooperating in Iron Maiden’s rescue, to keep Aquila’s adventurer number at a level not causing problems, a desperate measure.

The notice written with these three response measures immediately made public on the bulletin board of the guild hall lobby.

Naturally adventurers rushed in front of the bulletin board and became a big fuss.

What should be done, among companions and among friends and acquaintances a state of noisily discussing.

Monica was not in front of the bulletin board but in front of the counter.

Still companion adventurers not visiting the guild hall, so talking with Lumia already inside the counter for work.

"...Slow. What are they doing."

While concerned about the entrance situation, somewhat irritated, Monica muttered.

"Party companions? Or Kazu?"

To Monica in front of her own booth Lumia asked.

"Both."

Answering immediately, Monica added.

"Kazu returned earlier than me, so not strange if already came long ago, what is he doing."

"Kazu... hope he doesn’t say going to Virgo or something."

To anxious Lumia Monica returned words.

"Said not going to Virgo yet, so fine?"

"But Kazu... dutiful type, so if benefactors fell into absolute life-or-death crisis, no way not trying to go help I feel."

"...That might be so."

Monica had parts that came to mind of what Lumia said.

"If Kazu says going to Virgo or something, still level insufficient, have to stop."

"Right, if Kazu says something stupid, even breaking legs let’s stop."

Right after Monica agreed with Lumia’s words in a somewhat dangerous way, around the entrance Yuri in combat uniform appeared.

Yuri confirmed Lumia and Monica’s forms around the counter, while walking close with quick steps did morning greeting.

"Good morning!"

"Morning!"

Following Lumia, Monica while returning greeting asked Yuri.

"Morning! What about Kazu?"

Yuri stopped in front of Lumia’s booth, while looking around asked Lumia and Monica.

"Kazu... hasn’t come here?"

"Hasn’t come."

Not only Monica who answered immediately but Lumia also felt anxiety.

That their speculation might have hit.