Knights & Magic - Book 7: Chapter 100: Just a Little Longer to The Sky

Bocuse Sea of Trees, a forest where the countless trees grow thickly.

There are many beast trails because of the demonic beast that have an enormous body walking slowly through on this forest. For a demonic beast that surpassed the duel class category, leaving path by tearing the trees on its way was an easy task. While the surviving plants evolved themselves to stretch their stem higher until the branches have reach at the height where the demonic beast cannot touch them and spread their leaves thickly. Thus, the beast trails in the Bocuse was shaped like a tunnel made by tree’s leaf.

In that natural tunnel formed by the trees, there was a huge shadow walking. Stand on its own feet, and shaped like a human being. But, no one couldn’t think it was something other than a titan.

Unlike titan in the Kaellous or even Rubel Clan, this kind of titan’s ‘imitation’ have a kind of mechanical form, oddly-thickish long arm that rubbed on the ground, and a rounded shoulder like an aged farmer usually do. Their neck was also not clearly separated from their body and there is a pointed head-like shape on the tip of their torso. When the small head move with a clacking sound, several small eyes sharply searching around the surrounding. Furthermore, the whole body is covered with an armor leaving no space for a softest part to be shown.

It’s looks like a titan wearing such an armor or even appear like a living being who have a shell on the body. Truly, a mysterious being.

There are five of them. Going through the natural tunnel without difficulties. Eventually that titan’s imitation went through the forest tunnel and arrive at the open hill. When the small eyes blink over the place in the corner of the forest, a village where the goblin lives can be seen.

Soon, the titans’ imitation noticed. In the middle of the village, there is a glimpse of huge presence between the trees.

There is a titan in the goblin village. Not a fake one but a real titan.

The titans’ imitation who had noticed that, began to leak a growling sound. Eventually they start to go downhill together. And their target is a certain goblin’s village——.

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“Oh, it’s Eru-kun! Guess what, would you like to see Parl-chan’s training today with me・・・・what are you doing?”

Adeltrud who had undergoing training with the young Sorcerer day by day, on her way she found and called Ernesti out. Although she always has joyful appearances, soon turn into doubtful looks. For some reason, Eru had brought a cart full of wooden boards.

“Yes, since I want to prepare this board for everyone, I’ll carve the emblem glyph from now on. Although the glyph requires quite a bit of space・・・・would Addy mind to help me too?”

“Eh?・・・・Err. You see, I still have to teach Parl-chan after all!”

“I see. I’m sorry to leave her to you all this time”

Addy retreated immediately after seeing the wooden boards were bulkier than Eru’s height. No matter how much she loves him, apparently, it seems there’s still have a limit. Meanwhile Eru began to nods in agreement without bothering anything.

Behind Addy, there’s a confident young Sorcerer while her four eyes sparkling.

“I do not mind, Magister Eru. Magister Addy has taught me well. Someday, I will show you the result of my training”

“I’m eager to see that happens. In my case, there’s still lot of work though”

“I see you have made a lot of thing, recently”

Said Addy while looking at the back of the cart. Even though no one who can stop Eru when he was working on something. This time, he has made something big again.

“Yeah, I caught on something very interesting this time! After all I have・・・・”

“Err, Eru-kun! Look, you can explain that later, okay?”

That’s surely will be long. Addy splendidly know too well how to avoid it.

“Hm. That’s right. Fufufu, I’m sure Addy will be surprised after seeing it”

“So, it would make me surprised too・・・・I got feeling Eru-kun’s brake already flew away in ages”

Thus, Addy and the young Sorcerer went to forest leaving the place where a dry laugh can be heard.

Because of the forest area near the village was already destroyed remarkably by the Kaellous Clan, their training ground are also gradually separated away from the village.

“Yeah, it seems I can’t lose too. I’ll make it with my fullest!”

Eru who just had left behind, excitedly leaking out the ‘Physical Boost’ on his limbs and run toward the workshop while nimbly dragging the cart.

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There’s one goblin’s village on the corner of great forest. Not too long ago, this village, which only had to spend their days by waiting their lifespan, now they are in the middle of unprecedented heat.

The center of the heat is located on the back of the village and known as the only workshop they have. This place was also used for making the titan’s armor, because of that, it has exceptionally large space and well-equipped.

The men who live in this village were mostly working on this workshop. Once in the past, they had to process the metal and demonic beast’s materials as a duty.

“What’s going on with this. I should have remembered all of this・・・・”

“What a complex structure. Were all of this assembled on this scale?”

“Look carefully at the assembling process. We have no future if we don’t make ourselves useful for knight-sama”

Right now, every one of them are trying to get close with a huge wreckage.

That were the wreckages of Silhouette Knight which have been carried by the Kaellous Clan; Ikaruga and Syrphirne.

Beside them, there’s a half-remained dissembled Descend Rad. And they are eagerly used it as a real object to master their skill. Because their lives will be greatly changed on the future depend on the result they have got in here. Just like before, they couldn’t help themselves to let their live in half-dead hunger state anymore. In order to not let that happen again, every one of them were desperate.

“Line up those similar parts”

“Prioritize the useable part first! Make sure to send the broken ones to the furnace!”

Next to men’s heavy laborers, the group of women are also busily moving around by collecting and sorting each part which had been dissembled. Granted, their job is not only to dissemble after all.

“Wow. In the back of the armor, almost all of them are Crystal Plates”

Peeling the huge armor by using chisel, and tearing off the back part. All of these were from Syrphirne. While Ikaruga have nothing but the heart part after losing from the Stained Beast.

The cutting-edge Silhouette Knight technology in Fremmevira Kingdom are utilizing Capacity Frame on part of the armor. That is a simple combination of an armor and crystal plates, a method to increase mana pool, and it was easy to made with a little alchemy knowledge. For that reason, the materials were carefully separated.

Then, after all parts have been dissembled.

“Knight-sama, what should we do after this?”

The men who remained in the workshop are lined up in the front of the small ‘knight’. Around them, the workshop’s floor is filled with a large amount of steel and demonic beast’s materials which had been dissembled and stored all this time.

In the middle of them, there are an offal-like object and hardened metal pipes. It is Ikaruga’s Emperor Heart, which remains untouched.

“First. We will use this heart. While repairing the exhaust tubes, let’s reinforce the surrounding area”

This heart part is the innermost Silhouette Knight technology, which can be said it was impossible to reproduce it again.

If this part was damaged even a little, Eru shouldn’t able left unscratched. However, because of this, Eru can continue to walk again once more.

By following Eru’s order, the villagers start moving in unison. From now on, their battle has just begun.

“Please bring the firmest demonic beast’s bone here”

Around the heart part, a number of demonic beast’s bone are combined. On this area, sturdiness is prioritized more than anything. That also the reason why they had to made the small steel, and strong bone materials. Although, originally a Silhouette Knight must have a flexibility in movement, but this time the idea making Silhouette Knight more flexible has not to take into account.

In addition, the White Mist wood that has been cut out like a thread, are included on the gap.

This is the Silver Nerve alternative.

Without using any Crystal Tissue, anything can be used if the object does not move and able to passes through enough mana.

This processes steadily build up which make someone fainted if those blacksmith people back in the country see it.

“How is the limbs condition?”

“Knight-sama. I’ve tried as far I know but・・・・・”

After building the body which had been made by materials like from mysterious pot, the neck and arms are attached. In here, the mechanism for movement was included.

Unlike the body that must have to be firm, these sections are require more labor. After all their skill are still naïve. They must have to lower the difficulties as much as possible.

As expected, the demonic beast’s bone is usable on the inner skeleton, and the Strand Crystal Tissue based on the Descend Rad’s blueprints has been attached carefully.

“Because it would be dangerous if we fail, so let’s test it carefully”

A cheer come from Eru surrounding when he tried to show the temporary fixed arms in the uncovered pilot seat. Little by little, the knight has formed to the shape by their own hands. When they think who lives in the lower villages couldn’t do anything, now they have grasped the power to challenge the forest. How could they able to stand still after this. With that spirit, their morale has increased.

“Let’s increase a little more firmness. If we keep going like this, we would able to completed this soon. So, let’s do our best until we’ve finished!”

With a loud high-spirited voice, the workshop has been filled by a strong cry.

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And then, while the villagers were working desperately. Meanwhile Eru had to carve the Emblem Glyph on the White Mist’s board with full of concertation.

“At any rate, I still need a strong aerial operation. Let’s just divide the Sonic Boom magic and borrow from the fundamental script”

He uses the arrayed wooden boards to build up a magic which belongs to wind element.

Although no matter how much powerful it is, if using combustion type of propulsion, certainly Magi Jet Thruster was more efficient. Nevertheless, he has decided to choose the wind propulsion without blinking his eyes on the others.

“Gotta make many Amplifier script and many and many and more, more, more, more, more”

While singing some absurd song, Eru continues carving the script. Because it was too eerie, let alone the villagers, even Addy was keeping her distance.

Leaving that aside.

The time has passed, the terrific wooden board’s glyph which can draw out destructive power have been lined up.

In a simple term, the output can match or even exceeding the Gordesleo’s Blast Howling. If someone used this thing, it would even erase a half dead demonic beast in one hit.

However, more terrifyingly. This is not a weapon to attack.

“Well then, will it go well with this output?”

Eru who still remained in good mood, connecting the line on the middle of the airframe. Ikaruga’s heart was still alive. It still possible to process some mana at any time.

The Behemoth’s Heart which had awoken from a long time, began to generating large amount of mana while filly sucking the air. While the villager turned their eyes to the source of loud sound that shakes the workshop, only Eru who pleasantly gazing the wooden board.

“・・・・Reconverting large amount of mana. Release the Ether”

The radiance of overflowing mana, flowing through the carved glyph on the wooden board. And that faint light eventually turned into rainbow color. Producing a rainbow vortex. Painting a rainbow light on the stunned Eru’s smile.

“Fufufu・・・・・as I expected. Marvelous, truly marvelous. Well then, it seems you are able to move properly, my next beloved one”

It has deviant half-baked body as a Silhouette Knight. Including the terrifying magic. And the beast he wished for has gradually formed to shape.

Then, he suddenly realizes something and fold his arm.

“I know! Isn’t this a whole different form than Ikaruga. If so, I need to think a name for this new machine. What should I do・・・・・”

Thus, he began to tilt his head, while humming a song mixed with troubled expression.