Chapter 183 – Stopped Footsteps.

Holy land, what kind of place is Lak Saria? The Holy Land was an ancient legacy called the Great Magic Age, and among them, the most magical tools that could use magic. Therefore, in order to obtain the magic tools of the Great Magic Age. It is a place where numerous countries or groups gathered and waged war, sending expeditions even though they were far apart or difficult to wage war. The countless magic tools dormant in the ruins were worth it. However, no one was able to occupy the Holy Land in that war.

“Are you saying that the demon lord Bargazzet has fallen?”

Bargazzet, at least in this area, there should be no one who doesn’t know the name. Many people tried to occupy the Holy Land, but no one could take it because of him. It is said that feathers are like swords. It is said to handle the wind freely. He is said to be the only harpy capable of flying on his own. The king of the harpies, said to have reigned in the Holy Land for hundreds of years. It was strange not to know his name, as many armies had attacked the Holy Land several times, but each time he had annihilated every single one.

Even in Lantua, which was cut off by the cloud region, his story, which was handed down like a fairy tale under the name of the Demon King, was famous until now. Helena couldn’t believe Krikaliev’s words, because the fact that the harpies had been driven out meant that he had fallen.

“Wow, he must have been so embarrassing.”

Hearing her words, Krikaliev shook his head.

“Anyway, this is old news. But, seeing the harpies in Parz like this, you can tell it’s true, right?”

However, I wondered what kind of monstrosity had defeated Vargazet, who had reigned for 500 years by slaughtering numerous invaders, and took his place, but I couldn’t ask him about it.

“Oh, it’s starting.”

At the same time as the signal, the harpies standing on the cliff jumped down the cliff all at once. The sight of the harpies gliding through the sky with their wings taller than a person’s height spread wide to the left and right was spectacular. The wings of the harpies had as many colors as the number of them, so they caught the attention of not only those who watched, but also those who passed by. However, it was Nausicaa that stood out among them. She didn’t notice it because it was normally folded, but the inside of her gray-brown wings spread out was emerald. Even under the dark curtain created by the wings, the appearance that seemed to shine was outstanding among the many harpies.

“Yaho~!”

Even compared to most harpies flying or swaying unsteadily while flying, I couldn’t help but notice him shouting leisurely by himself and waving at Krikaliev and the girls. Then, it seemed to land on the tallest building, and then it spread its wings again and started running somewhere, going from roof to roof. The other harpies are also seen running up the building after her, seemingly unable to lose.

“Let’s move slowly.”

As Helena forgot her thoughts and looked at him, Krikaliev’s voice came.

“Aren’t you in the game yet?”
“You’ll have to start at the finish line before you can see it arrive.”

It seemed familiar to see the people who were watching the flying competition move somewhere one by one. Let’s arrive at the plaza while watching the harpies who fall or stumble because they can’t land properly, get their feet caught on vines that cover buildings, or crash into obstacles without being able to avoid them.

“You’re late!”

Nausicaa, who had arrived before I knew it, put her hands on her waist and puffed out her cheeks in displeasure.

“But today, Helena and the baby rabbit were with me, so I’ll look after them.”
“Thank you for making me cry.”

Nausicaa passed him and approached the girls, asking if they were not paying attention to Krikaliev’s plain reply.

“Hee hee! How was I? I won first place!”

It seems that she wanted to show off quite a bit by opening her chest with an ahem.

“How cool. When did you act like you didn’t win first place again?”
“Oops! Don’t press! Who asked you?! I asked Helena!”

Krikaliev bruised Nausicaa and pressed her head. Nausicaa barely escaped and hugged her Belka.

“How was the baby bunny? How did I fly?”
“It’s great that you look so happy.”
“Kyaaa! How can you pick out the words you like so much and don’t know what to say!”

Her joyous appearance as she jumped around after hearing her girl’s words was noticeable even from those around her.

“What, Nausicaa is number one again?”
“I can’t catch up.”
“Do you really have any secrets?”

She feels the gazes flocking to her little by little, and as Belka recoils, she just realizes, hot! While looking around her, Nausicaa scratched her cheek.

“The match is over, so let’s go somewhere else first!”

And the place I arrived was in front of a stall where I could simply drink a drink.

“Puha! I think I’ll buy some now.”

What she bought there was simply a hole in a large fruit that was vague enough to be considered a drink, and her reed stem was inserted into it. Nausicaa drank it in one gulp. Helena took a sip of the delicate taste she could not explain, but couldn’t touch her, and neither did Krikaliev. He didn’t intend to drink it in the first place, just shook the fruit and listened to the sound of the liquid inside.

“What flavor do you eat this with?”
“Why? Aren’t there a lot of people besides me looking for Arbus? There are a lot of people who say it’s sweet.”
“I’ve said it a few times that it’s usually something you drink Arbus right before you die. It’s not really sweet, Ming Ming Hundy.”
“It’s much better than your uncle’s cooking!”

It certainly wasn’t without sweetness, but even so, the taste of the fruit called Arbus was not very delicious. Still, just in case, Helena put her mouth to the stem of her reed once more and drank.

“It’s better than I thought.”
“What are you doing?!”
“Look! You’re a strange man!”
“Tell me honestly. Don’t look at the kid for nothing.”

Krikaliev covered her mouth with her hand and asked her in a whisper, but Helena meant it. She didn’t like the first taste, but when she drank it again, it was sweet and light, which suited her taste even though she doesn’t like sweet things.

“Delicious.”
“So is the baby rabbit!”
“Grunt, then you can drink more. I can’t drink.”

Even Belka seemed to suit her taste. Let’s drink and talk. Seeing Nausicaa’s spirited appearance, he shook her head and gave Arbus to Nausicaa.

“Oops! It wasn’t enough though.”
“Do harpies often have flight competitions?”

Helena asked, watching Nausicaa put her mouth to the stem of a reed and drink the contents of Arbus. It was spectacular to see the harpies jump off the cliffs and fly like birds and over the house. She knew that harpies were people who enjoyed flying on the wind at the top of the holy land, and it was a long story that if you go to the holy land, you can often see harpies flying in the sky.

“It’s not like that. Is it once a month or not?”
“Because Harpies don’t like flying more than I thought.”

Therefore, the words of Nausica and Krikaliev were more unexpected.

“Aren’t Harpies proud to fly?”
“To be precise, they are proud of their wings. There are quite a few harpies who like to decorate their wings.”

It is said that even if you look around for a bit, you can easily find harpies with colored wings or ornaments. However, it seems that there are not many harpies who want to spread their wings and fly. If you think about it, it seemed that the number of harpies watching from a distance was overwhelmingly greater than the number of harpies who participated in the flight competition.

“I can’t understand it! Why don’t you think about flying when you have wonderful wings?”
“Don’t be so displeased with it. Even if a harpy is on the light side, it’s the same as being killed or injured if you fall by mistake.”

Nausicaa grumbled as if she couldn’t understand those harpies even though they were her own kind, but she said that it was Krikaliev who surrounded them.

“Still!”
“There are harpies who support their families, but what if they make a mistake while flying and get hurt or die?”
“…That too.”

When she heard him, she realized that she stopped grumbling and drank the arbus that Krikaliev had given her.

“But despite being afraid, it seems that there were quite a few harpies participating in flight competitions.”

Although the number of harpies participating in the flight competition was small compared to the overall number, it was by no means a small number. Although the wings of the harpies are said to be large, if the sky is covered for a moment when viewed from below, it means that there were many harpies who took risks and participated.

“Ugh, that’s just nothing.”
“That’s right. It’s because of this guy.”

At that, Nausicaa put on a puzzled expression and avoided her answer. Helena wondered if she had asked something wrong, but Krikaliev informed her about it.

“Ah! Mister! Don’t tell me! How hard I’m working on that!”
“Yes?”

It’s because of Nausicaa. Could it be that she’s in a good position among her harpies? When Helena couldn’t hide her puzzled look, Nausicaa let out a sigh.

“The truth is.”

Originally, it was said that flying competitions were not competitions involving so many harpies. However, when she was young, she was often ostracized among her harpies, so she participated in her flight competition in the hopes of suppressing the nose of those ignoring them and took her first place. That the number of harpies increased.

“She was mostly like if she won first place, she would ask me to marry her, right?”

As Krikaliev said, the number of such harpies increased one by one, and it is said that they reached this size before they knew it. Somehow, that seems to be the reason most of the harpies in flight competitions were male.

“Ugh, if I had known this was going to happen, I would have been satisfied with second place from the start.”
“Is that because of your personality? The guy who enjoys riding the wind.”
“But how can I have so much fun!”

Originally, he had no intention of reaching 1st place, but as he flew, his excitement rose and he said that he even pushed aside the Harpies who were older than him at the time. Because of this, until now, she has been in first place, and other harpies are working hard to claim a new first place.

“Actually, if you find someone you like, you can give them a moderate amount, and after winning first place, you can reject the marriage proposal.
“How is that?! I don’t know if I lost because I made a mistake, but I absolutely hate losing on purpose!”
“Did you see it? With this kind of personality, a guy you like will have a hard time.”

Judging by the way Krikaliev shrugged her shoulders, she must have been like this normally. She was like that when she had a drink and set her mind at ease.

“Kyaaaaa

The footsteps of the people walking down the street came to a halt at the sound of a sharp scream coming from somewhere. However, except for a few of the people who heard the screams, they moved on calmly. Could it be that monsters have invaded? However, the people’s too relaxed appearance confused Helena. Krikaliev asked, as she stood in her haggard position.

“Will you go for a visit?”
“But isn’t it dangerous?”
“I know when I go. More than anything.”
“Mister! You’re not coming soon, what are you doing!”

When she left her seat and ran, she saw Nausicaa waving her hand from afar.

“Because there is a guy who is wider than me.”

By the time they followed them to the place where the screams had been heard, the situation had already ended. The screams came from a public bathroom, and in front of them was a woman whimpering and trembling. In the toilet bowl of the public toilet with the door open, a head resembling a man’s object and a white tentacle-shaped monster with a body corresponding to a pillar were drooping and bleeding. That monster was something Helena knew too.

“Pacitilla?”

On the way to Parz, I had seen Jude take care of the attack on Belka and the guards take care of it.

“I’ll have to be careful when I use the bathroom today.”
“That lady is also unlucky.”

But Helena thought that the reaction of the people watching it was even stranger than the monster itself.

“Ladies too, be careful when using the bathroom. The guards will block you, but there are cases where they crawl in like this.”
“…Yes.”

In Lantua, it was enough to cause a stir just by having monsters like this enter the city, but she realized that Lantua was definitely on the peaceful side when she saw them accepting this as a daily routine.