Episode 176: New training begins. (1)
You’re saying you’re going to jump off here? You’re saying you’re going to die anyway, so you’re going to die faster and not worry about it?
Alfoy asked in a trembling voice.
“What? Why? Why are you jumping?”
The speed at which I was falling was getting faster and faster, making it difficult to even open my eyes.
Even now, I’m holding on to the basket with both hands for fear of being thrown out, and now I’m willing to jump out!
I didn’t want to do something so scary.
But Kaor spoke quickly, as if he didn’t have time to explain.
“If you ride here, you can’t really see how far you are from the ground! Even if you use magic at the right time, if it gets tangled with an air pocket, you never know what kind of accident will happen! It’s safer to use it outside!”
It made sense. It could have been more dangerous if it got tangled up with the equipment and fell.
“Oh, I get it! Then I jump off alone?”
“Are you crazy? I’ll catch you and run with you, so do as I say!”
As soon as Kaor finished speaking, he grabbed Alfoy’s waist and jumped out of the machine.
Jumping from a high place with no safety equipment is incredibly terrifying.
Alfoy squeezed his eyes shut as the strong wind hit his body and screamed again.
“Eww! Save me!”
“Shut up! Please shut up! I’ll check the distance, so when I give you the signal, use your magic! Got it? Stop struggling! Touch me!”
“Eww! Got it!”
Kaor opened his eyes wide and concentrated.
There can be no mistake. Falling from a great height and gaining acceleration would be difficult for even a sword master grandfather to survive.
There was no need to hold on tight until you hit the ground. You just had to go as high as your body could handle.
This time, as I practiced and gained some level of skill, I was able to withstand a decent height just by surrounding myself with mana.
If it didn’t work out, I was prepared to break at least one arm.
Booooooo!
The closer I got to the ground, the faster my falling speed became. With just a blink of an eye, the distance from the ground quickly decreased.
Kaor, who had carefully calculated the distance, shouted loudly as soon as he reached a height where he could withstand it.
“Now is the time!”
Alpoy, who had his eyes tightly shut, heard Kaor’s signal and immediately stretched out his hand to release his magical power.
I really gave it my all. Since I learned magic, I’ve never used it so desperately.
Magic is more likely to fail the more your concentration is disrupted, but as expected from the successor to the Magic Tower, Alfoy risked his life to succeed in his magic.
Bam!
The bodies of the two people who were falling suddenly stopped in midair.
“Ugh!”
“Eww!”
The direction of the force suddenly changed, so their bodies could not be okay. The two screamed, unable to bear the pain of having their heads hit by a hammer and the feeling of their internal organs being crushed.
But it’s better than falling to the ground and getting smashed to pieces.
Kaor, sensing success, used all his might to raise his mana.
Now, all you have to do is use your body as a shield to withstand the impact of hitting the ground.
Then it will work… … .
Booooooooo!
The two bodies quickly rise upward again.
“Huh? Huh? Hey, stop! Stop me, you crazy bastard!”
Alfoy was so scared that he half lost consciousness the moment the shock hit his body.
Because I had my eyes closed, I had no idea how far I was from the ground.
Casting magic with all my might to survive ended up being a problem.
“Stop, you idiot!”
Alfoy came to his senses at Kaor’s shout. However, he had already risen to a great height.
“I, I’m sorry… … . I applied too much force without realizing it… … .”
“Okay! Get your mind together! You almost succeeded, so do it again! I’ll give you the signal again… .”
“Sorry… … . I’ve run out of magic power now… … .”
“what?”
“I used a lot of magic power during the demonstration earlier… … . I ended up using too much magic just now… … . Sob… … .”
Alfoy lowered his head and shed tears. His tone was that of someone who had already given up on surviving.
Kaoru was furious. It was understandable, since he had squandered his only chance like an idiot.
“Hey! You little punk! You should have just slowed down and stopped!”
“I’m sorry… … . I’m so scared… … . But I don’t think I’ll feel lonely on the way since I’m not alone… … . Let’s die together… … .”
“Shut up! I’m not dying!”
Kaor gritted his teeth and tightened his grip on Alfoy.
‘How did I survive until now and come this far!’
I had finally learned the Mana Ascension method and swordsmanship, so it was too unfair to die like this.
But it’s too high up. If you hit it like this, your body will be shattered.
They had to choose: would they both die, or would they gamble that at least one of them would survive?
‘shit!’
I considered using Alfoy as a cushion to brace myself, but quickly gave up on that idea.
It’s not because I’m sorry. It’s because I’m too weak to even act as a cushion.
Even if he tried, Alpoy wouldn’t be able to withstand the shock, so they would both die.
‘You stupid kid! You can’t even use magic properly! You’re dumber than Vanessa!’
Kaoru, who had cursed inwardly, changed her posture.
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He can strengthen his body with mana. His skills have also improved, so if he falls first and cushions the blow, Alfoy might be lucky enough to survive.
‘There’s no need for both of us to die. I was thinking of dying together, but if you can live, then live. You’re a piece of shit, but you’ll still be more useful than me.’
I made up my mind and raised my head, and I saw people running from afar.
But what good would it do if I came? They wouldn’t be able to do anything in this situation.
Kaor looked at Giselle, Belinda, and Gillian standing at the front and said goodbye in his mind.
‘Butler, I’m sorry for troubling you every day. Eat well and live well. I don’t have any money, so take the remaining alcohol from my room. It’s a farewell gift.’
‘Sir, I wanted to have a go at it, but I couldn’t. But you know I’ll win if we fight, right?’
‘Young-ju, it was fun playing with you. Thanks to you, my skills improved a bit, but I’m going to die without being able to use them.’
‘It’s a shame, but I have no regrets. It was fun in its own way.’
Now his body will collide with the ground and be completely shattered.
Kaor closed his eyes. A tear welled up in the corner of his eye.
‘Grandma, I’ll go see you soon.’
When I gave up on living and raised my mana to the limit to save Alpo, I heard Giselle’s voice loudly.
“Kaoru! Release your strength! Calm down the mana!”
‘Why? What are you going to do? Just die?’
Despite her confusion, Kaor reflexively followed Giselle’s words. It was the training effect that had been imprinted on her body after being beaten by Giselle several times.
Paaak!
Jiselle extended her hand towards the two people and released a blast of mana.
Since the acceleration was already there, it would be impossible to catch them with my weak strength. I caught them with as much strength as I could, which was enough to explode the three-stage core at once.
Thud thud!
It felt like the threads of mana were breaking, unable to hold on. However, the speed at which the two were falling had noticeably slowed down.
“Kaor! Throw Alpoy away!”
As soon as Giselle shouted, Kaor quickly threw Alpoy away.
I didn’t hesitate even a bit because I wanted to throw it away from the beginning. That bastard really deserves to die.
Jiselle continued to emit mana from both hands, slowing down Kaor and Alfoy’s falling speed.
“Gillian! Belinda!”
As soon as Giselle’s words fell, Gillian and Belinda jumped into the air.
As soon as Gillian received Kaor, he threw him to the ground to disperse the shock.
Kuung!
“Keep going! You, inspiration!”
Kaor screamed as the pain struck his entire body. Gillian snorted and wrapped mana around his legs to land safely.
But Belinda, who was in charge of Alfoy, did not solve the problem as easily as Gillian.
Alpo is the weakest in the territory. He is just like a puffer fish. If he were to hit the ground like Kaor, he might just die.
“Ah!”
Belinda let out an annoyed cry and snatched Alfoy into her arms, spinning him around in the air several times.
Alfoy cried out as he landed on the ground, his strength moderately released.
“I, I survived! I survived! Thank you, butler! Hahahaha! I survived!”
“Hahahaha! The Lord is truly amazing! Good job, Young Master! Cool!”
Kaoru and Alfoy were lying on the floor laughing without stopping. How could they not be happy since they had come back from the dead?
Jiselle let out a sigh of relief and approached the two men, asking.
“Are you okay? What happened?”
Then Kaor and Alfoy pointed at each other and said:
“It’s because of that kid! That stupid kid who can’t even use magic properly!”
“He said let’s go up first! That kid is such a bad boy!”
After stopping the two arguing and hearing the whole story, Jiselle shook her head.
It seemed that the air pockets in the hot air balloon could not hold up as the altitude increased.
Since it went beyond the originally promised safe altitude, it could not be said that it was entirely due to a defect in the hot air balloon.
Because the two of you are the ones who invited danger.
However, accidents can happen anytime and anywhere. Because it is so high, it is dangerous if an accident occurs, so there was a need to further strengthen safety.
After a while, the dwarves who had been examining the hot air balloon that had fallen to the ground approached, hesitantly.
I was so confident about making it, but then I had an accident, so I was really discouraged.
“What was the problem?”
“I don’t know if it was because… … it couldn’t withstand the high-altitude winds, or because the air was too hot, but… … either way, the joint of the air bladder was torn, and the fabric was torn.”
Galvarik answered Giselle’s question politely. Whenever he talked back, he became polite because it was at his disadvantage.
Jiselle nodded several times and continued speaking.
“I’ve confirmed that it’s fine up to the height you want, but I think it’d be better to reinforce it. Make the air pockets three layers deep and wrap the outside with a fishing net to prepare for emergencies. Also think about ways to make other parts stronger and safer.”
“All right.”
Jiselle, who was in charge of reinforcing and further manufacturing the hot air balloon, looked around and said.
“Okay, there was a bit of an accident, but you all saw that the flight went smoothly, right? These two people are just pushing themselves too hard. If you climb up a little, it’ll be safe, so don’t worry. If anyone wants to ride during the next demonstration, just let me know.”
People laughed and shook their heads. They never wanted to ride something so dangerous.
In the awkward atmosphere, people who had finished cleaning up left one by one.
I was already busy with work, so I wasted too much time looking at hot air balloons and accidents.
Claude returned to his office and chatted with Wendy.
“Even things made by dwarves aren’t always perfect. Don’t you think so too? Don’t you think they look a little shabby?”
“… … Sir, just a moment.”
“Isn’t the reputation of dwarves all just a bubble? For example, something like this. ‘You may be short, but you’re good with your hands.’ They’re just trying to package the race as is… … Ah, why are you pushing me! Let’s walk slower! My legs hurt!”
Wendy quickly left, forcibly pushing Claude away. But the dwarves had already heard her nagging.
“Ugh… … . My pride is hurt.”
Galvarik bit his lips several times.
The first work I made after coming to this territory was a failure.
Of course, it was true that Kaor and Alpoy had gone up too far, but it could not be denied that they had not anticipated such a risk during the safety tests they had conducted several times.
This was a heartbreaking mistake that the craftsman dwarves could not possibly tolerate.
“Okay, let’s go quickly. We have to make it perfect even if it means staying up all night.”
The dwarves nodded resolutely at Galvarik’s words.
Now it was no longer a question of how much or little there was to do. It was a question of the pride of the dwarves.
The reason Giselle didn’t criticize the dwarves too much was because she knew their temperament well.
On the way back to the workshop, Galvarik kicked the ground and grumbled.
“Oh my, look at all this dust. I guess I should sprinkle some water. Doesn’t it ever rain in this neighborhood? There’s dust everywhere.”
The weather has been feeling noticeably dry lately. It seems like it hasn’t rained in a while, but no one seemed to care and seemed like there was no problem.
Even when I asked around, the only answer I got was that it had gotten a little worse than before, but there wasn’t much of a difference.
“But why is it getting hotter and hotter?”
Dwarves, accustomed to the cold and heat, were more sensitive to changes in the weather than others.
I heard that the north is cool, but it is not cool, it is hot and dry. It is no different from desert weather.
I knew it was barren, but it felt strangely worse than when I first came.
“Tsk tsk, I don’t know how everyone lives in a place like this. Oh, but I have to keep living here too. I really hate it.”
Galvarik, who came from the warm and sunny South, was not very acclimated to the northern environment.
“Ugh, the weather is bad, the work is bad, it’s a really shitty town. Ah, the more I think about that bastard, the more I hate that General.”
Galvarik’s grumbling didn’t end until they reached the workshop.
In fact, it was more frustrating that the hot air balloon failed than the weather.
I just had nowhere to vent my anger, so I used the weather as an excuse.
As the dwarves grumbled and started building balloons again, Giselle went to the knights who were resting and spoke.
“Did you all get some rest? We’re starting a new training session now. There’s not much time left.”
The knights doubted their ears at those words. How could they be training again after so long without rest?
Honestly, I really didn’t want to do it.
A few brave ones raised their hands and shouted.
“it’s okay!”
“We have a lot of time!”
Jiselle smiled and shook her head.
“No, I’m not okay. We don’t have time. Everyone, gather together.”
‘If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have written a story.’
The knights rose from their seats, their eyes filled with tears.
