Knight's & Magic: Volume 3 [Parts 1 to 2] by Hisago Amazake-no

Author:Hisago Amazake-no
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 20: The Order of the Silver Phoenix Takes Off

It was now the year 1278 O.C.

Winter was at its harshest right after the new year, and it was snowing at the foot of the Auvinier mountains.

It wasn’t enough to force everything to close, but the thin sheet of white snow that covered the scenery meant there were fewer people on the street than usual. Those that were out and about had donned thick clothing in an attempt to defend themselves from the chill wind as they went about their business as fast as possible.

In a rare turn of events, a large group of knights was walking down the central street that did nothing to curtail the freezing winds blowing down it.

But they were no ordinary knights. These knights stood a gigantic three storeys tall plus change... They were silhouette knights.

From inside the buildings that lined the street, residents peered out with inquisitive eyes.

What were the knights here for? In this season, which was rather bereft of entertainment, even small things quickly became the talk of the town. And with this group of giants, it was likely to be the topic of choice at dinner tables for a while. Of course, the knights did not seem to care as they silently made their way forward. Their destination was the place that gave this city its name: Laihiala Knight Runner Academy.

In the knight runner department’s workshop, knightsmiths were swinging their hammers as usual. However, what was being swung were hammers so large not even dwarves could wield them, and the ones doing the swinging were the new silhouette gear models: Motolifts.

In the time since they’d been introduced, Motolifts had seen a lot of change. The Motor Beat that was their basis was made for combat, so it wasn’t suited for work.

In addition, since everyone had adopted the machines because they were so useful, a large number had been produced in a short time. Because of all that, their structure had been greatly simplified in order to streamline the manufacturing process.

What was most striking about the changes lay in the torso, where there was no armor at all. The pilots looked like they were sitting down on the machine’s pelvis, with their body secured directly to the machine’s main frame—essentially its spine—by a single leather seatbelt. The pilot was only protected by something referred to as an iron fence, which looked like a frame or a cage. It had almost no defensive properties, but it wouldn’t trap heat inside, so it was highly rated by the knightsmiths.

“Hmm...this is a problem.” Ernie groaned.

The Order of the Silver Phoenix seemed to be running smoothly, but behind the scenes a certain problem had arisen.

“You’re right...we were halved after the behemoth incident. Then we repaired them and made them into Tellestarles...and they ended up destroyed anyway.”

Helvi let out a sigh from her position beside Ernie, who was resting his chin in his hands.

Even though the introduction of silhouette gears was going well, these past few months the Order of the Silver Phoenix had been at an effective standstill.

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