Surviving a Harsh Fantasy with Cheat Items - Chapter 111.1: Flying Guardian Knight

Well, I asked Kaara to lift the “ironwall” Herman in her arms and fly to the sky to reach the duchy of Lanct faster.

「Noooooooooooooooo!」

I was troubled by the fact that he screamed wildly and gave up.

He was the leader of the fearless imperial immortals but he was afraid of heights.

「What a surprising weakness for the world’s most powerful guardian knight.」

「Impossible. If a man can’t fly, he can’t fly.」

This kind of fear may not be logical.

It couldn’t be helped so I decided to get him with me in a big basket and have Oracle-chan and Kaara carry it.

It would have been quicker to have them fly with us in their arms but there is the fear factor.

「Silesie’s Hero-sama, what will happen to us if this thing crashes?」

The man who had always been calm and collected even after his battle with Louise, the ten thousand swords, looked pale and sweating coldly from his forehead.

I wonder if I should comfort him or tell the truth.

「Well, we’ll die.」

「Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!」

Hearing what I said, Herman shouted again for a moment and did not speak a word until we arrived at the Duchy of Lanct. He just sits there with his eyes closed as if meditating.

Ah, even if he’s afraid of the sky, he just meditated there and escaped to the spiritual world. As expected of a guardian knight.

Hermann, who had been sitting in the air for a long time, had a clear face that seemed to have reached some sort of enlightenment by the time we arrived.

Well, to be more specific, his eyes had gone to the other side of the world.

With a pale, bloodless face, he stomped on the ground and mumbled something incomprehensible like “nature, ground, self….”.

If I don’t get to the imperial capital soon, a new priest of the Asama Church will be born.

Well, that aside, air travel is as fast and comfortable as it is.

Aside from the genius Kaara, who can use both human flight magic and demon flight magic, Oracle-san is that thing….the one that eats a lot of my spirit and they can fly fast.

We landed in the great city of Lanct, a metropolis of white plaster walls and red bricks. Today, we didn’t have time for sightseeing and immediately visited the castle of Duke Lanct.

The citizens are pointing at us as we fly but I leave them alone since I’m wearing a black robe enchant with magic so I’m inconspicuous. What stands out is Herman, a giant knight.

No matter how many times I see it, this castle is really luxurious.

The Lanct Family is an imperial duke in terms of prestige so it can’t be called a palace but this castle is more luxurious than any king’s palace.

The floor of the large entrance hall is tiled with white and gray mottled marble that forms a geometric pattern and the center of the hall leads to an audience hall with a red carpet.

On both sides of the entrance are wide staircases leading to the balcony on the upper floor where you can enjoy the view of the City of Lanct.

The art collection, casually placed here and there, is so luxurious that I could only sigh.

The owner’s good taste is evident in the mix of antique ceramic figurines and exotic and unique pieces that I, a cynical person, would find amusing.

The castle is a museum where cultures from all over the Eura continent, from east to west, from north to south, are gathered.

The woodworking techniques are also impressive and even the patterns carved into the pillars are a sight to behold. I wonder how much money was burned on this hobby.

「Silesie’s Hero-sama, welcome!」

Kato-san, the silver-haired old gentleman, the butler knight, who is always busy cleaning up after Princess Knight Eleonora’s messes, came out. As one would expect, there is no room for secrecy here so I lifted my hood and greeted him.

This butler knight has an unusually calm face, loosening his usual dignified cheeks.

「Areh? Since Kato-san is here, that means Eleonora isn’t rampaging somewhere.」

「The princess herself is leading her troops to exterminate monsters and suppress rioters in the territory.」

「Hnnn, is she alright?」

「Hahaha, as long as it isn’t against Silesie’s Hero-sama, there is no way the “War Maiden of Lanct” would fail against lowly orcs and thieves.」

「No, that’s not what I’m worried about.」

「What do you mean?」

Kato-san asked with a curious look on his face. No, I shouldn’t say anything.

Well, I wonder if it’s okay to say that the fantasy where there is a princess knight is not applicable to harsh fantasy.

「No, it’s nothing. Since Eleonora is not here, is Duke Emehart at home?」

「Yes, he is.」