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Chapter 8 : Breaking Via Barricades[]

The elven patrol airship could be very totally different from those in Halkeginia. Regardless that they’re each propelled by wind stones, elven airships do not need sails. As an alternative, just like horse carriages, they had been towed by dragons.

In comparison with the Halkeginian airships propelled by the wind, these elven airships, on common, have a 100 and fifty % enhance in pace.

The spheroidal airship, towed by dozens of dragons, moved by the air like an amphibious insect.

The hull of the airship was strengthened with armor, and cannons had been fitted into the armors between every armor plate. Rotating cannon towers, not in contrast to those discovered on a dragon whale ship, had been put in on the deck the place the sails would usually be discovered.

Though the connection between the Halkeginian nobles and the elves is horrible, buying and selling was nonetheless performed on a civilian stage, and it was widespread for air pirates to assault elven service provider ships.

The primary accountability of the patrol fleet was to guard the elven service provider ships from the specter of the barbarian air pirates. This was as a result of although every particular person elf are mighty warriors, the air pirates ships might nonetheless take out service provider ships in the event that they assault headlong collectively in teams of dozens.

The “Mestia” was additionally one of many air ships patrolling the skies above the “Unexplored Land”. The “Unexplored Land” was the stretch of forest and empty plains between Germania and the Sahara desert. No elf or human lived there. It was an enormous piece of virgin land occupied by principally demigods… beast-men, ogres, and avian-men.

It was almost dusk. Nevertheless, even when it was evening, they can not let down their guard. The barbarian pirates have arrange a well-concealed port within the “Unexplored Land”, so they may sneak into the Sahara desert below the quilt of the evening to raid and plunder the villages.

Regardless that the elves had good evening imaginative and prescient, they nonetheless can’t see in addition to within the day. So, the guard on responsibility has to make use of a particular telescope.

It was a telescope that used magic to amplify the moonlight.

Utilizing the large telescope that was immediately mounted on the deck, the guard on responsibility, who had been monitoring the borders, yelled out when he seen one thing.

“An unknown ship approaches from twelve o’clock!”

The air officer appeared by the night-vision telescope on the deck to seek out the blurry picture of an enormous ship heading their manner.

“It doesn’t appear to be a service provider ship.”

By the way in which, the ship had a wierd construction. The sails, generally discovered on most barbarian ships, had been lacking, and of their place was two outspread wings, which had been a couple of occasions bigger than regular ones.

“It’s quick!”

The guards exclaimed in shock after they seen that it was quickly flying in the direction of to them.

“Present them the sign to cease!”

Below the orders of the officer on deck, the “cease” sign flag was lowered from the mast, they usually repeatedly flashed the “Cease now!” sign with oil lamps. Nevertheless, the opposite ship confirmed no indicators of slowing down.

“Is it a air pirate ship?”

It was very totally different from the same old state of affairs. If it was a barbarian air pirate ship, then they’d have scrambled away instantly, but it surely simply rushed straight at them…

The deck officer started to panic.

“Put together the cannons!”

Nevertheless, by the point this order reached the guards in command of the cannons, the unusual ship had already reached them, and flew previous the “Mestia”. The broad wings of the airship made it seem like one of many monumental desert birds. Nevertheless, the scale of the birds was incomparable to the scale of ship.

“What the heck was that ship!” The fleet commander, who heard the commotion, yelled out as he noticed the ship that went previous them.

“There appears to be rotating fan leaves behind the ship, perhaps that’s what powering it.” The deck officer mentioned, dumbfounded.

“Ah! We’ll comprehend it after we see it! Chase after them now!”

“Jean! They appear to be chasing us!” Kirche shouted into the sound tubes from the clock tower in the back of the “Ostland” after confirming it. Her voice was transmitted to Colbert within the engine room together with Guiche and the others on the deck, who had been monitoring the state of affairs exterior.

“What? They’re chasing after us?” Colbert yelled as he struggled with the steam engines. To maintain the “Ostland” working at full pace, he needed to stretch each piece of equipment to their restrict, chant magic spells, management the quantity of coal that goes into the engine, alter the inner tank strain… so on and so forth. He most likely needed to proceed doing this for the entire day.

Taking the return journey under consideration… occupied with this made Colbert snicker out bitterly. In the event that they had been to only go away this ship apart and rush forward with the plan, this ship will probably be captured or destroyed instantly.

Nevertheless, even the speediest elven airship couldn’t catch as much as the “Ostland” when it’s working on the best tank strain. Whereas Colbert was occupied with one thing else, Kirche’s scream rang by his ears.

“The state of affairs acquired worse! These guys despatched their dragon knights after us!”

Colbert jolted upright in shock, and instantly rushed out of the engine room to the quarterdeck of the ship. He discovered 5 dragon knights closing in on them.

“Miss Zerbst, that factor.”

Kirche confirmed a smile as soon as he talked about about “that factor”.

“The ’little flying snakes’?”

Colbert ran to the management panel which was put in on the quarterdeck, and pulled a big lever on the panel. A cylindrical factor opened up its wings, and flew out with a melodic chime.

The magic-seeking missiles known as “little flying snakes” had been invented by Colbert. They had been outfitted with magic sensing tools in entrance, and was propelled by the rockets on the again.

After they had been launched, Kirche started to chant a magic spell. A huge fireball emerged from her magic wand, and sped in the direction of the dragon knights.

The fireball flew in a straight line, and exploded distant from the dragon knights, lighting up the evening sky. But, the dragon knights elevated their pace, as in the event that they had been poking enjoyable on the feebleness of the magic spell.

Through the immediate when the dragon knights had been distracted by Kirche’s magic spell, the “little flying snakes” unleashed its payload.

The “little flying snakes” sensed the magical weapons on the elves, accelerated in the direction of them, and exploded proper in entrance of them.

They won’t have thought that the barbarians would have such a weapon. The elves didn’t have time to forged any highly effective magic. Metallic shrapnels and robust gust assaulted the wind dragons, tearing holes into their wings. The elven dragon knights fell one after one other.

“We’ve completed it!”

“Not but, there are two extra.”

The 2 left had been the higher riders, since they managed to dodge the “little flying snakes” assault and proceeded to shut in on them earlier than casting magic.

Historical Wind magic whipped up a twister, slamming into their route, however Kirche and Colbert nimbly dodged it.

The twister crashed into the deck and created an enormous gap. Its sheer energy scared Kirche almost to demise. As anticipated of elven historic magic, even whereas using a dragon, they nonetheless managed to forged such an correct magic spell!

“That is actually unhealthy.”

If the elves come too shut, Colbert and the others might solely use magic to defend themselves. In the event that they had been to purpose for the steam engines, then their plans might be ended prematurely. Nevertheless, elves could have the higher hand in magical battles.

The elven dragon rides rose up into the air to cowl one another’s backs, earlier than swooping down once more to proceed their assaults in a superb maneuver.

Colbert and Kirche casted their “Fireball” spell on the elves, however the dragon knights had been too quick for them to land a success.

Using on Sylphid within the skies above the “Ostland”, Tabitha surveyed the state of affairs under her.

They took off into the air simply because the battle began. Tabitha understood very clearly what it meant to be the one dragon knight within the “rescue staff”.

It was not possible for them to achieve their full potential whereas on the ship.

To forestall the moonlight from shining on them, Tabitha masterfully manipulated the wind to show the wind right into a veil of fog round them. Regardless that this camouflage would instantly be uncovered throughout the day, but it surely was not as apparent throughout the evening. The 2 elven dragon knights haven’t seen her whereas they had been wrecking mayhem under.

“Toddler, there’s two extra left, you already know!”

“I do know that.”

“If we don’t assist them now, it’ll turn into very problematic!”

Tabitha calmly noticed the 2 dragon knights. One in all them was attacking the “Ostland”, whereas the opposite circled above him and lined his again.

The dragon knights launched their assault as in the event that they had been dancing a duet, attacking and transferring to the rhythm of fight.

She can’t afford to assault with out considering forward. If she was flanked by the opposite dragon knight whereas she was targeted on attacking one in all them…

“I can’t miss my first spell.”

Nevertheless, it was troublesome for her to seek out a gap.

“If I had been to disrupt their rhythm…”

Sweat appeared on Tabitha’s brow out of anxiousness.

Kirche desperately tried to return fireplace whereas dodging the elves’ assaults. Nevertheless, it was not possible for her to land a blow on the elves, who had been darting out and in three dimensionally. However, their spells repeatedly hit the hull of the ship.

“Are you okay!?”

Guiche rushed to her facet.

“Isn’t that apparent? We will’t deal with them!”

Colbert was making an attempt his finest to guard the propellers. Malicorne and Éléonore had been on the helm so that they weren’t ready to make use of any of their spells, whereas Louise…was most likely doing one thing someplace.

She might solely depend on herself and Guiche to handle the dragon knights. Nevertheless, since Guiche’s magic affinity was “Earth”, he wouldn’t be capable to use his spells on the airship.

So, in the long run she has to consider one thing on her personal.

“What’s that child doing!”

Kirche directed her yelling at her petite blue-haired shut good friend. If that they had Tabitha’s magic right here, this battle wouldn’t be as exhausting…

Simply then, she abruptly understood what was occurring. Tabitha, with years of expertise below her belt, wouldn’t have stayed round doing nothing, and he or she positively would have considered a plan.

“Ah, the sky!”

Kirche mentioned, as she appeared up into the evening sky.

Tabitha have to be ready for an opportunity to strike up within the evening sky. In that case, what she must be doing could be to…

Kirche shouted out.

“Guiche! Get within the air!”

“Eh? What! Wouldn’t I be unable to make use of every other magic whereas I’m casting the ’Flying’ spell?”

“It’ll be alright, Tabitha will consider one thing, so simply go!”

Kirche pushed Guiche off the deck.

“What do you assume you’re doing? Ah, ah, I’m falling!”

Simply as he was about fall of the deck, Guiche started to chant the “Flying” spell, so he slowly floated within the air. Kirche additionally jumped into the air after him.

Guiche tried his finest to fly, however the dragons had been a lot adept at doing so than him. It was like combating in opposition to a shark within the water.

“Whoa! They’re coming to me! They’re coming to me!”

Guiche struggled within the air, like a canine swimming within the water. He might see the elf on the dragon elevate his hand whereas chanting a magic spell.

“Cease! Don’t do it! I can’t swim!” He began shouting out nonsense…

All of the sudden, the dragon’s physique shuddered, as a large ice arrow went by its cranium.

“An ice spear? From whom?”

The dragon lowered its head and plummeted to the bottom with its elven rider, and as an alternative was Tabitha who descended with Sylphid from above.

“Oh! Oh! Isn’t that Tabitha?” Guiche exclaimed ecstatically.

“As anticipated as knight of the North Parterre, seizing the possibility and putting instantly!”

Kirche murmured after she witnessed one of many dragon knights fall off the sky. The dragon knight who was chasing after her appeared away with a stunned route on his face. Kirche instantly stopped the “Flying” spell, and her physique succumbed to gravity. Nevertheless, as a veteran in magic battles, she shortly started to chant one other spell.

Kirche triumphantly unleashed a “Fireball” in the direction of the dragon knight whose consideration was diverted by Tabitha and Sylphid. It didn’t veer off path and hit the wings of the dragon, inflicting it to deplete.

The wind dragon couldn’t resist the warmth and opened its mouth large, just for Tabitha’s “Ice Spear” to pierce by its head. The dragon knight slowly fell down from the sky.

After a couple of seconds, Kirche felt that her physique grew to become unexpectedly mild. Sylphid swiftly flew to her and picked her up. Kirche gently sat on Sylphid’s again.

Tabitha appeared in entrance of her with a deadpan look on her face.

“Good work.” Kirche caressed her shut good friend’s brow with a form look on her face.

Three hours after they defeated the dragon knights, the evening has deepened additional. Clouds hid the dual moons, and darkness engulfed the land.

Malicorne and Éléonore rotated the accountability of taking the helm, Colbert labored on the engines which had been weakened as a result of elven dragon knight’s magic, Kirche was maintaining watch of the rear deck, whereas Guiche was doing the identical on the entrance deck.

Éléonore, who was at the moment in command of the helm, gave a anxious sigh.

“After breaking into the elf’s base, would I come again alive…”

Malicorne answered absentmindedly,

“Mm, nicely, we did chunk greater than what we are able to chew anyway.”

“Don’t say issues like that. Aren’t you a person? Consider one thing, would you please.”

“Ha? What are you speaking about? Why do I’ve to consider one thing simply because I’m a person? There isn’t such a factor as chivalry throughout these occasions, is there? Huge sis, you already know, perhaps the explanation that you just’ve misplaced your probability to reside a blessed life was because of that considering of yours?”

“Who did you say lose her probability to reside a blessed life, huh!?”

“Um, nicely, you’ve acquired your engagement canceled and all.”

Éléonore’s eyebrows twitched.

“If I weren’t on the helm now, you gained’t be standing up for lengthy.”

“Yeah, yeah.” Malicorne mentioned dreamily. “As I used to be saying…”

“Don’t joke round. Be vigilant of what’s taking place round you.”

“Hey, I’m vigilant. How about huge sis you keep targeted in your job…”

Simply then, a scream got here from Guiche, who had been maintaining watch in entrance.

“Ah! Ah! There’s an enormous warship forward of us! They’re aiming their cannons at us! Ah!”

They had been most likely contacted by the patrol fleet, and stayed right here to ambush them after predicting their path. The warship shaped an eerie scene because it was regularly revealed by the moonlight below the darkish sky.

To say the reality, it was a totally totally different ship as in comparison with the patrol ship earlier than. It was monumental, sporting a complete of 4 cannon towers on the deck, two on every finish of the ship.

Every cannon towers had two turrets, so there have been all in all eight cannons. There was no different phrase than horrifying to explain the sensation of getting all eight massive caliber cannons pointed in the direction of them. In the event that they had been hit by it, with out its armored hull, the “Ostland” may need shattered into items.

“What’s that factor…”

Éléonore mentioned, trembling in worry.

Malicorne’s respiration quickened when he noticed her like that. So it was one thing innate in spite of everything.

“What occurred? Oh huge sis, it’s so scary, so very scary. Are you afraid of that huge warship?”

“Ha? Don’t joke round, consider one thing! Fatty!”

“Then why don’t you say ’Ah, the warship is simply too huge for me to deal with!’?”

“What are you joking about proper now!”

“I’m not joking. It’s as a result of I wish to hear huge sis say ’Ah, the warship is simply too huge for me to deal with!’, you already know. You don’t wish to say it?”

“Y-you…!”

“Outdated hag. How about ’Ah, the warship is simply too b-big for me to deal with…!’?” Malicorne mentioned this into Éléonore’s ears whereas respiration excitedly.

“As I used to be saying!”

“Alright, alright.”

“No, it’s not alright in any respect!”

Oh? Malicorne muttered as he noticed what was taking place in entrance of him. “Ah, they appeared to have fired their cannons at us.”

“Ah, the warship is simply too b-big for me to deal with…!” Éléonore, spooked by Malicorne’s heavy respiration, screamed as she turned the helm a few occasions round.

The “Ostland” creaked because it made a sudden U-turn.

In the meantime, in that immediate, the primary cannon of the elven warship fired.

The cannon shell that had been fired by the elven warship brushed the hull of the “Ostland” which had simply modified its route, and flew previous it.

“It missed!” Guiche’s shout from the entrance finish of the ship failed to achieve Éléonore’s ears. The fats boy beside her who was holding on to the helm tightly appeared like he was going to faint.

“You! In the event you dare to even joke once more now…”

“Ah, that’s not what you mentioned, was it? ’Ah, the warship is simply too b-big for me to deal with…!’, proper? Okay, now inform me! Which is greater, this one or the one earlier than!” Malicorne continued to say this into Éléonore’s ears. Goose bumps stand up Éléonore’s backbone, and he or she spun the helm shortly.

All throughout this time, the elven warship continued firing at them, however unexpectedly, not one of the shells hit the “Ostland”, which was swerving wildly left and proper. One way or the other her haphazard steering managed to permit the ship to miraculously evade all of the cannon shells.

Nevertheless, everybody on the “Ostland” rolled across the deck every time the ship circled.

“What sort of steering is that this!” Kirche yelled from the quarterdeck. In fact, Malicorne and Éléonore couldn’t hear them.

After the “Ostland” dodged every cannon shell from the primary cannons, it whizzed previous the highest of the warship.

The elven warship was not in a position to react inside such a short while at that pace.

The elves would by no means have thought {that a} barbarian ship would be capable to fly above them. A traditional sail-ship can’t be in comparison with the nimble and quick “Ostland”, so the elven warship was tricked.

“Now could be our probability!”

Colbert pulled one other lever within the quarterdeck, opening the stomach of the “Ostland”, and barrels of explosives rained down onto the elven ship.

The barrels of explosives exploded after they crashed into the deck of the elven warship. Whereas this was not sufficient to sink it, it managed to destroy all the cannons on the warship, and fireplace unfold rampantly throughout the deck, so that they had been in no situation to battle.

The “Ostland” ignored the flaming elven warship and proceed on to Adyl.

Louise trembled alone in a room throughout the ship. The sounds of the cannons, and the fixed motion of the ship made her terrified.

Everyone seems to be becoming a member of the battle, so she couldn’t simply keep within the room and tremble alone. Regardless that she thought this manner, she couldn’t transfer in any respect.

“Simply as I believed, I can’t do something with out Saito.”

She couldn’t summon her braveness. If she did that, malicious ideas will engulf her thoughts, she couldn’t take it anymore. That group of elves, after they’ve captured Saito, they’d not simply go away him alone, proper? They’d have taken away his sanity, and he is rather like a doll now…

She didn’t wish to see Saito like that. If she noticed him like that, she would most likely additionally lose her thoughts. Even when they battle so valiantly now, even when they managed to battle their manner by…

“To see Saito, who has misplaced his sanity.”

“It’s going to be alright.” She stored repeating this to herself, however that picture merely wouldn’t go away her thoughts.

Why don’t she simply, earlier than seeing Saito like that… As soon as she considered this, she misplaced each as soon as of her braveness to even proceed occupied with it. If it was like that…

Simply then, somebody slammed the door open.

“Siesta…” the one who got here in was Siesta. She held a plate of bread, meat and wine.

“Okay! Time to eat!” Siesta mentioned that with a cheerful tone that she had by no means misplaced irrespective of the state of affairs she was in. Louise shook her head nervously.

“N-now just isn’t the time to be consuming, proper? Isn’t everybody else nonetheless combating…”

“The combating has stopped, you already know, in the interim no less than. Now, everyone seems to be consuming. Okay, didn’t I let you know earlier than that you may’t battle in case you’re hungry?”

Louise stared on the meals earlier than her. It had been ready in such a manner that they didn’t require forks and knives to eat it so they may eat it in battle. There have been boned meat and bread that had been reduce into bite-sized items. Even so, she didn’t have any urge for food in any respect.

“Thanks in your concern, but it surely’s alright.”

Siesta shook her head when she heard Louise say that.

“Don’t be like that. I don’t care if anyone else doesn’t wish to eat, however Miss Vallière, it’s a must to eat.”

“Why?”

After that, Siesta mentioned with a straight face, “That’s as a result of Miss Vallière is the core of this rescue mission.”

Louise checked out Siesta with a dazed look. I’m…the core of this mission?

“That’s proper, we are able to’t afford to lose our cool now, can we? The one factor that might maintain its personal in opposition to these scary elves is Miss Vallière’s magic. Regardless that we managed to flee efficiently simply now, we gained’t be capable to save Saito in any respect if all we do is to flee.”

After listening to Saito’s title, tears started to move out of Louise’s eyes, and with that, she started to sob.

“Even when we managed to avoid wasting him… it gained’t be the Saito of earlier than anymore… they wouldn’t simply go away him alone like that, proper? They may also take Tiffania’s sanity away, gained’t they… Possibly they don’t even know who I’m anymore…”

Siesta gripped each of Louise’s hand tightly, and Louise cried even louder.

“I don’t wish to! I don’t wish to see Saito like that, I don’t wish to in any respect…”

“Even then, it gained’t be too unhealthy, proper?” Siesta mentioned, with a mild voice. “Even when he has misplaced his sanity… Mr. Saito remains to be Mr. Saito, isn’t that so?”

Louise fastened her gaze on Siesta.

“The three of us will reside on fortunately in Des Ornières. If the pope and everybody else says that it’s troublesome for him to be like that, they usually wish to take his life away… I’ll choose up my frying pan and battle in opposition to them. Miss Vallière, wouldn’t you battle with me too? It’s probably we’ll lose anyway, however in that case everybody would stand up as much as the heavens collectively, hand in hand.”

Louise checked out Siesta for a while, earlier than chewing her lip, and wiping the tears in her eyes away.

Louise felt a little bit ashamed of herself. Even Siesta has made up her thoughts…

“Sorry, Siesta.”

“Why are you apologizing to me?”

“Regardless that…I’m a noble, although I’m a ’magic person’, although I’ve management of surprisingly highly effective magic…”

“Yeah, as a result of I don’t have all these skills, so I can simply say this stuff simply. If I’ve some spectacular energy, I most likely will simply crumble below the strain. And that’s why I’m grateful simply to be a traditional individual.”

Louise shortly rubbed her tears away, and stood up.

“The place are you going?”

“I’m going to battle. I can’t simply let everybody else battle, I gained’t!”

Siesta then took Louise’s hand.

“No, you may’t. Miss Vallière’s first job, is to complete this plate of meals, then… protect as a lot psychological will as you may.”

“I’m, the trump card. The weak and good-for-nothing me, is the trump card.”

“That’s proper. The weak and good-for-nothing Miss Vallière is our trump card, and Miss Vallière is so ineffective that God granted you this energy. Can’t you please be extra helpful to everybody? You’re solely price that a lot due to this energy.”

Louise couldn’t assist however smile at this. “I’m so insignificant, eh.”

“You’ve acquired that proper. Irrespective of your breasts, or your persona, and even the worth of your life, they’re all so small. What did Saito even see in you?”

“I’ll, positively not be good-for-nothing anymore.”

“I feel so too.”

Louise nodded, and took the robust bread in her fingers earlier than biting exhausting into it. It was insipid, and he or she had no urge for food, however she gulped all of it down with a glass of water.

“Fuah!” And with that, Louise started gorging down the meals.

After consuming up all the things, Louise mentioned slowly.

“Thanks. I’ve eaten my fill.”

“Okay, then let’s speak in regards to the future.”

“The longer term?” Louise appeared dumbfounded for some time. “Even when the state of affairs seems to be so bleak now?”

“Sure, this bleak state of affairs is why we’ve to speak in regards to the future. We must always speak about one thing happier, be sincere with one another and speak about nonsense. Even when we placed on such a severe face, it gained’t change the state of affairs we’re in in any respect.”

At the moment, cannon fireplace could possibly be heard once more. The “Ostland” immediately modified its route. Each Louise and Siesta slammed in opposition to the wall.

“Speaking nonsense at this type of time?”

“In fact. Wouldn’t that be enjoyable? Simply earlier than I die, over the last immediate of my life, I nonetheless want to be doing one thing attention-grabbing. Or one thing like that.” Siesta mentioned with an overbearing voice.

Is she severe? Nevertheless, occupied with it lit one thing up in Louise’s thoughts.

Louise burned with the need to antagonize the cheerful and brainless individual in entrance of her.

Didn’t Saito take me as a peach-haired idiot too? Louise thought.

There was no motive for her to lose to this bubbly fool. Louise took in a deep breath, and mentioned with a radiant face. “That man… is deeply in love with me, you already know?”

Siesta smiled. “Sure, in fact. Regardless that I don’t know what he sees in you.”

“After this battle has ended, I’ll let him do all types of light issues to me.”

“What light issues do you imply.”

Louise whispered into Siesta’s ears. Siesta pinched up her nostril and poohed.

“… Miss Vallière, you’re so merciless.”

After that, Siesta additionally whispered into Louise’s ears, making Louise’s ears flip crimson.

“W-what did you say! Are you loopy!”

“Miss Vallière, that’s you. Anyway, as a reward for cheering you up, I need three days out of every week! Lend me three days, okay?”

“Ha? Two days! Three days is simply too lengthy!”

“…you stingy woman.”

“What did you say?”

“I didn’t say something.”

“Nicely, as a result of that man is deeply in love with me, he may not even go to your facet throughout these three days.”

“Go to hell.”

“What did you say?”

“I didn’t say something.”

Within the midst of limitless cannon fireplace, the 2 women chatted continuous gleefully in regards to the man they liked.