Knight's & Magic: Volume 6 [Parts 1 to 4] by Hisago Amazake-no

Author:Hisago Amazake-no
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, partial, anime, isekai, otaku, genius, mecha, male protagonist, giant robots, programming
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

Chapter 49: Residents of the Sky

A single ship flew through the air, its sails swelling with the swirling wind around it.

It was one of the cargo ships of the special fleet assigned to the royal guards, who served directly under the king of Fremmevilla. Its hold was full of goods that it was transporting to the eastern border—a new role that had only come about in Fremmevilla with the advent of the levitating ship. Colloquially, it was called the “Royal Post.”

“The wind is stronger than usual; hold the wheel tight. This thing’s heavy, after all. Be careful not to raise the speed too much.” The captain’s orders flew throughout the bridge located at the front of the ship.

The ship could move via natural wind in addition to its Blow Engine. That meant it could go even faster, but that wasn’t always a good thing. While going faster would shorten travel time, it would also make controlling the ship harder—it made it more difficult to change headings, for instance. This, in turn, would put a larger strain on the hull, which would shorten the ship’s lifespan.

Levitating ships were historic flying machines that came onto the world stage during the Grand Storm of the West, so not much time had passed since their creation. No one had any expertise in piloting them, so there were a lot of wrinkles to iron out. Despite the newness of all this, the captain had been accumulating knowledge little by little over several trips. In the same fashion, skill in laying these ships was not high enough, and there weren’t enough ships to go around—making them very precious commodities. That was why this ship had been placed directly under the control of His Majesty by way of the royal guards, though there were other reasons as well.

“It’d be nice if the rest of this trip was uneventful...”

The captain’s concern was understandable. Up until this point, almost no delivery made by the Royal Post had finished without a hitch, and the current one was about to be no exception.

The soldiers standing watch outside the ship saw an abnormality. They opened up the speaking tubes immediately and shouted their report as loudly as they could. “Shadows detected ahead of the ship, likely to be monsters! They’re flying! Estimated to be duel-class, numbers are...a little more than ten!”

They could see squirming shadows in the skies ahead. These flying monsters that let out disconcerting cries as they flew were a type of duel-class monster called a bladedancer.

They looked to be some ways away from the ship, but that was a trick of the sky, which had nothing to compare relative distance with. Because both sides had speed befitting this scale of distance, the space between them would disappear in the blink of an eye.

“Lower speed! Emergency turn!” the captain ordered. “We’re making a detour!”

The figurehead used its Blow Engine to manipulate the wind, changing its direction. One sail grew bigger than the other as the levitating ship’s prow diverted. The movement was sluggish because the ship was so laden, though.

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