Bring Down the Ancient Aerial Fortress! 13
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Thud BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The sudden explosion of the aerial fortress Soul Conqueror, floating high above the royal capital.
The people of the royal capital, in the outskirts, or in the royal castle garden, which was opened as an evacuation shelter
Watched with bated breath.
BOOM!
BOOOOM!!
BO, GOGO, BOGOOOOM!!!
Seeing the ancient artifact, continuing to explode intermittently, emitting black smoke
Did she do it?
I-Is it destroyed?
Were saved!!
Cheers gradually began to rise from the people!
Hey, but wait a minute!
But unfortunately for the people
Especially for the citizens of the royal capital who had evacuated to the royal castle garden
It wasnt over yet.
That thing floating in the sky isnt it falling towards us!?
Yes.
The power source of the aerial fortress Soul Conqueror was destroyed, and its now uncontrollable.
Which means
That giant mass, a lump of steel and dirt
Is falling to the ground.
KYAAAAAAAAAAH!?
H-Help
Calm down! Everyone, please calm doooown!!
And its landing point
Unfortunately judging from its trajectory is clearly this royal castle garden, where theyre taking shelter!
Panic spread through the shelter, despite the soldiers desperately calling for calm !
But, however!!
Ah!?
Several people noticed it.
And they pointed at the aerial fortress.
And shouted!
It stopped!!
As they said.
The aerial fortress Soul Conqueror, which had been falling towards the royal castle garden, emitting black smoke suddenly stopped.
And then, in the completely opposite direction
Towards the east side of the royal capital where this aerial fortress was originally buried, in other words, the former site of Mihabyushira Hill
It started moving!
Looking closely
One of the magical cables hanging down from the aerial fortress to the ground
Was taut
Like a string connected to a kite.
Someone is grabbing it and pulling it towards the east!
None of the evacuees in the royal castle garden noticed the state of the magical cable.
And even less so, no one understood the rather absurd reality that someone was pulling it.
But
Its the Grim Reaper!
Who was the first to say that?
Was it the female bartender?
Was it the mustached merchant?
Or was it the rough-looking adventurer?
I dont know.
I dont know, but it was probably said almost simultaneously by everyone.
Im sure that young lady! Shes the one who stopped it!
And then, here and there
Such voices began to be heard!
Many citizens of the royal capital witnessed the heroic battle of the girl, Emi Rune, this day.
There are many people who were saved by her.
And that fact
Was passed from person to person, even to those who didnt see the battle
And many people came to know it.
So, even without any evidence
They were convinced.
That the one whos doing that
The only one who could do such a thing!
Is a new hero!
A new Grim Reaper!
That black-haired, black-eyed girl!
Hang in there
Thank you!
Hang in there, Grim Reaper-chan!
Uooooooh!
Go goooo!
Hang in there, young lady!
Looking up at the aerial fortress, spewing black smoke, being pulled towards the east!
All the people of the royal capital prayed for the heros success and her safety!
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RAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
And their belief was correct!
The one gripping the thick magical cable, pulling the aerial fortress Soul Conqueror as she ran through the main street, was indeed the black-haired, black-eyed girl, Emi!
Aaaah, guuuuuu!!!
Emi Rune gritted her teeth, sweating, and ran!
After all, what shes pulling, even though it still has some buoyancy, is a giant aerial fortress.
Its incredibly heavy.
From a distance, it might look like a child flying a kite, but this is nothing so cute.
Its a tug-of-war with her life on the line!
Gugugu, gugyugyu, gyurururururu!!
Emis stomach growled.
Shes been operating at her limit for a while now.
If she lets her guard down even a little, she might lose consciousness.
Its that dangerous.
But strangely, somehow, she felt strength welling up inside her.
Whats creating that strength?
Its the feelings of the people.
Their gratitude towards Emi, their prayers for her safety.
Thinking of someone.
Cheering them on.
Being grateful.
In this world
Those feelings definitely reach the person.
A tiny, tiny amount
As mana
Thats why gods try to gather faith from people but that aside.
Now, at this moment
The feelings of the people of the royal capital
Their feelings of supporting the hero
Have definitely become the driving force that pushes Emis legs forward!
R-Aa, aa!!!
And finally!
She reached the giant hole gaping open at the former site of Mihabyushira Hill!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
She swung the magical cable like a shoulder throw, and slammed Soul Conqueror towards the hole!!
ZDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!
With such a deafening roar, simultaneously.
A large shadow enveloped the Ashgo Kingdoms royal capital in the early morning.
Because on the east side of the royal capital
Roughly in the same location as before
Mihabyushira Hill returned.
And then, from behind Mihabyushira Hill
The warm, white sun peeked out again.
The second sunrise of the day.
Now, at this moment.
The long night has finally truly ended.
And the Dawn Day has begun.
This concludes the fourth stage of Arc 17.
Well have one side story, and then start the epilogue.
I think itll be shorter than the previous stages.
Speaking of which, this fourth stage
I, the author, wanted to end it as the sun rises but I realized that sunrise had already started during the battle with Soul Conqueror.
I was wondering what to do, but Emi-chan, with her considerable strength, created a second sunrise.
As expected of the protagonist!
So reliable!
Well then
Were almost at the end of Part 1.
I would be grateful if you could stay with me until the very end.
Thank you very much!